In the San Francisco Bay Area, where I lived for decades, October brings news of The Bridge School Benefit line-up. The charity events are organized and star Neil Young and an ever-changing cast of musical friends playing stripped down sets to the delight of the always capacity crowds. On October 19th, 1996 between a surprise appearance by Pete Townshend and show closing performances by Pearl Jam and Young, we were treated to a self-acknowledged rare acoustic concert by David Bowie, Reeves Gabrel and Gail Ann Dorsey of Bowie's "Outside" touring band. I was really surprised when they launched into "I Can't Read" (Megaupload WMA) from "the late lamented Tin Machine", Bowie's short-lived band featuring Bowie and Gabrel along with Tony and Hunt Sales - sons of the legendary comedian Soupy Sales ("Ohhhhh -I did not know that" - said White Fang)
My wife Pam and I were lucky
enough to be feet away from Bowie and Tin Machine at a showcase for the band in San Francisco to celebrate the release of the first album. The bar was open, the show was great and Reeves Gabrel pulled off a first for me - a vibrating dildo electric slide solo!
In celebration of that arousing musical memory and as an educational service of Radio Free Wohlman, launch the slide show for the History of the Vibrator.
Please support The Bridge School, see Bowie when he hits your town and hit Soupy with a pie if you get the chance.
See you on Tuesday,
Dave
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