Angie Bowie

I never found Angela Bowie's androgynous looks all that appealing, but there was something glittering and wonderful about her and David in the early to mid 70's, wasn't there?  I haven't read her books yet, but she has always struck me as an ultimately tragic figure, which is perhaps why I find something intriguing about her life. She met David Bowie when she was 19 and spent her young adult life traveling around with him and being his female counterpart of sorts, but never really attained any real fame or celebrity by her own merits. Maybe it's the song "Golden Years" (which always makes me want to burst into tears), written about her, that seems so heartwrenching. Alas.  Enjoy these scans, and please credit if you repost. <3

Partying with Bianca Jagger:

all photos  = my scans from old issues of Creem, Rock Scene and Muziek Expres.

The Jean Genie (Part 2)

(All of the above photos taken by MICK ROCK; scanned from his amazing picture collection "Moonage Daydream: The Life And Times of Ziggy Stardust". Click on images for larger copies.)

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DAVID BOWIE: "One most fun companion at that time was Cyrinda Foxe. Cyrinda had hung out with the Warhol crowd back in NY. Well, she had been virtually adopted by them. They had her pegged as their very own Marilyn Monroe. Andy loved her, took her out to fun places, had her dine in fancy restaurants, got her introduced to big stars. She had also had a small part in the infamous New York production of Pork and I think that if events hadn't taken over her life she may have had a good chance of doing a lot more theatre. What I liked about her so much was that although she had been exposed to the most caustic and world-weary set of queens ever unleashed, she retained innocence and had a light but effective sense of humour. She rarely drank or drugged, she didn't fuck around with too many guys. She really seemed to enjoy life just for what it was. She was FUN to be with. I would get her to tell me how she met Marcel Duchamp, what did he wear, what did they talk about, did the old genius hit on her?"

Talking 'bout Monroe and walking on snow white...

Cyrinda Foxe (far-left) with Angela Bowie:

Iggy Pop, Cyrinda, and Bowie:

Cyrinda Foxe (Blog Part 1) was a Pisces born in 1952. She ran away from home to New York City as a teenager, met good friend Leee Black Childers and became a darling of the New York rock club scene, holding court upstairs at Max's Kansas City. When David Bowie came to town, he and wife Angie were only going to hang at the hippest spots, and he inevitably met Cyrinda and they began an affair. She also became very close friends with Angela. Cyrinda, whose autobio "Dream On", though terribly written, I HAVE indeed read, says that David wrote "The Jean Genie" for her, although it's about Iggy Pop. She explains that David wanted to wrote her a song, so she told him she'd like something that sounded like the Yardbirds. Here are photos of Cyrinda and David in the music video for the fantastic '73 tune.