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    theUnBetrothedGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:46am

    “It’s official. David Bowie will never perform in Rochester again, in part because he is dead...”

    Gabrielle, it’s been less than 24H since he passed - do you think you bring it upon yourself to muster at least a teeny-tiny bit of civility and class when you write about someone’s death?

    What are you...12 years old?

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      TibberstheUnBetrothed
      1/11/16 10:50am

      meh, she also acted like a total ass to Rochester NY, which isn’t all that bad. Most likely because she lives in NYC and is all “NYC is the best, no other NY city can be as awesome as here, you all suck.” attitude. I don’t live in Rochester, but i’ve got family there and visit all the time, it’s ok. It’s not exciting, but it’s fine. Clearly she wanted to win the internets for snarkiness today.

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      burps25theUnBetrothed
      1/11/16 10:56am

      And most of us only got the new within the past few hours, for those on the west coast, this may be the first thing they read on it. Seems a bit harsh to use “because he is dead” rather than a softer phrase.

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    Watchu Talkin Bout WillisGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:39am

    Dear Facebook, Twitter etc. / All Humans,

    When you abbreviate your loss, it only demonstrates your lazy acknowledgment of said loss... So, it should be known that every time I read R.I.P or R.I.H (like so many Christians like to post these days), I will be forced to unabbreviate your message as I please...

    Therefore, I can only assume that most FB users want David Bowie to Roll In Penises or Run In Place or Reign In Hell or Rage In Pasta.

    That said, Regulate Industrial Practices (R.I.P) David Bowie. You will be missed.

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      moscratchWatchu Talkin Bout Willis
      1/11/16 10:41am

      This is a weird thing to be upset about.

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      Watchu Talkin Bout Willismoscratch
      1/11/16 10:44am

      You’re on Gawker. Are you shocked that you’ve found someone that may be talking directly out of their anus?

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    monpetitchouGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:38am

    Did Rochester kill a member of your immediate family or something?

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      Cylontater: Genital Whisperermonpetitchou
      1/11/16 10:43am

      No, it’s just horrible.

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      therealdealjohnnyscarecrowCylontater: Genital Whisperer
      1/11/16 11:01am

      From there.

      Can confirm.

      However; counterpoint: Wegmans and garbage plates.

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    beatrixkiddoGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:46am

    gorgeous mugshot tho

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      ElwingtheGreybeatrixkiddo
      1/11/16 11:02am

      I would happily put that mug shot on any of my walls.

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      XrdsAlumbeatrixkiddo
      1/11/16 11:03am

      The look on his face says he’s checking “American mugshot” off his lifelong to-do list and that he’s going to do it right.

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    Jujymonkey3Gabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:40am

    He stood demurely in front of the bench with his attorneys. He wore a gray three-piece leisure suit and a pale brown shirt.

    What was Iggy wearing? Peanut Butter I’d guess.

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      GELLA - LLAPJujymonkey3
      1/11/16 10:46am

      just pants, just pants

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      GeorgeGeoffersonLivesJujymonkey3
      1/11/16 10:46am

      The dried sweat of last night’s groupies and nothing else, of course.

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    EatTheCheeseNicholsonGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:52am

    Out of the Lou Reed/Iggy Pop/David Bowie crew, it is pretty surprising that Iggy Pop is the one who lasted the longest.

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      Sanders/Kasich 2525EatTheCheeseNicholson
      1/11/16 11:05am

      Not really, if you know anything about the lifestyle/history of all three of them.

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      EatTheCheeseNicholsonSanders/Kasich 2525
      1/11/16 11:09am

      They all went through their heroin/etc days, but Reed had gotten into Tai Chi and clean living, and Bowie supposedly has had his act cleaned up at least since he had that heart attack in 2004. Pop was the only one I thought was still known to party hard every now and then.

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    CatdogWhispererGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:47am

    Regional terminology always fascinates me; here in West Virginia everyone calls him Iggy Soda.

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      Funbags On HerCatdogWhisperer
      1/11/16 10:55am

      Up here in Boston it is Fuckin Queah Iggy Tonic.

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      InTheStillCatdogWhisperer
      1/11/16 1:58pm

      Now that’s how a regional spoof is done.

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    EvenBaggierTrousers4Gabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:47am

    “The two were identified as James Osterberg, Jr. 28 of Ypsilanti, Mich...”

    Was Iggy Pop not known back then or was this reporter the most clueless and unhip reporter in Upstate NY at the time?

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      Dusty Baker Street IrregularsEvenBaggierTrousers4
      1/11/16 10:50am

      I noticed that too. My guess is that either the reporter or the editor said “No way in hell, am I going to recognize a pot smoking criminal with the name Iggy Pop.” A rearguard action at best against creeping social change.

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      CanuckistanislausEvenBaggierTrousers4
      1/11/16 10:54am

      The reporter was clueless, maybe, but Iggy was pretty obscure too, at least compared to Bowie. He’d been around, sure, but never saw a Stooges royalty cheque until 1990. The Idiot and Lust for Life — neither a huge hit in its day — came out only in 1977.

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    FlapMouthedGingerGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 10:38am

    Best mugshot ever. Styling, make up, attitude. Bowie was just cool.

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      EvenBaggierTrousers4FlapMouthedGinger
      1/11/16 10:53am

      And this from a longer version of the newspaper article:

      “They (city police) were very courteous and very gentle,” Bowie said. “They’ve been just super.” Quiet and reserved, Bowie answered most of the reporters’ questions with short answers, shaking hands with them when they entered and left. Asked if the arrest would sour him on returning to Rochester, Bowie said “certainly not, absolutely not.” He also said he was “very flattered” by the fans who turned out for this arraignment. “I felt very honored,” he said.

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    99Telep☺dpr☹blemsGabrielle Bluestone
    1/11/16 11:09am

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