indessed roscivs

I once knew a kid named David who thought it unfair that there were so many Davids in the world, but no Nightvids, and so wanted to change his name. His parents, for whatever reason, went along with the idea and he legally changed his name to “Nightvid”. As far as I know, he’s the only one.

This post is not about him.

It’s about one of the many Davids in the world—one of the stranger ones: David Bowie. Apparently, we’re all supposed to write about David Bowie this Halloween, and since it’s Halloween, I’m writing about David Bowie.

I don’t have much to write about Bowie; my major exposure to him was through the Jim Henson movie Labyrinth. I’ve listened to a few of his songs here and there, but although he’s generally considered widely influential in the music biz, only one or two of his (non-Labyrinth) pieces have ever really stood out for me.

But I will say this about Bowie: when I was reading about The Prestige on IMDB and discovered that David Bowie played Nikola Tesla, I didn’t believe it. I watched the entire movie, in the theater, and never once suspected it was Bowie. Even upon learning that it was him, I refused to believe it until I saw photos of him side-by-side with screenshots from The Prestige. The man has an image, but he never hesitates to reinvent himself with a new one.

Happy Halloween, David Bowie!

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