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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 05:27 PM
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Listening to a Bowie bootleg from the Thin White Duke Tour: should I assume he's coked out?
They literally jam through the set - faster than usual

Don't get me wrong, its an amazing high-energy show. But even on slow tunes like "Word on a Wing" he's doing it faster than usual.

Should I assume Coke plays a part in this?
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 05:45 PM
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1. Coke or speed
I'd go with coke, though.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 05:59 PM
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2. Great bootleg, whatever the drug
Nothing like hearing Rebel Rebel sped up
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XOEnterprises Donating Member (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 07:32 PM
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3. Coked out and drunk.
TWD was around the height of his addiction, so yes. He was really, really high. He cut himself off around '77, when he went to Berlin.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 07:49 PM
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4. Yes this is true
But the show is awesome!
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XOEnterprises Donating Member (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 07:59 PM
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5. Have you seen the Station to Station Tour rehearsal clips?
They're on YouTube somewhere. It's even more obvious how hopped up he is.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 08:08 PM
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6. I've seen a few of them
Everyone seems so -um, energetic!
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