David Bowie - Asset or Liability?

My friend, writer Derek Hill, and I stumbled across a game involving Mick Jagger while watching videos of the Rolling Stones one late, smoky night. Called "Asset or Liability?" we charted Mick's evolution from cool countercultural icon to embarrassing fashion victim possessed by an undiagnosed physical disability whereby he cannot control or curb his nonstop spastic movements. His overarching evolution can be traced through the '60s (where he was a cool asset) through the '70s (mixed bag, but weighing heavily towards liability) through now (vocal asset, physical and lyrical liability). Variations and anomalies, of course, do occur, and the asset/liability pendulum can swing several times, even within the course of one song!

Charting the course of David Bowie's career, we see less of a steady decline. Surprisingly, Bowie has stayed an asset throughout most of his career, successfully maneuvering between the almost irreconciliable poles of commercial viability and artistic integrity. That's why it's all the more shocking when he does go wrong (Surprise! He went way wrong with a certain Mick Jagger in the '80s. Remember Dancing in the Streets, anyone?). In this clip, he goes very wrong. All I can figure is Cher bribed him with a hefty paycheck, obscene amounts of coke, and possibly a roll in the hay. Fans of the late Bill Hicks will know exactly what's going on here. It involves Bowie and a certain engorged member belonging to the Lord of Darkness.



David Bowie & Cher

Answer to a reader's question

Since some of you might not read the comments section (and who has time to indulge every yahoo's ill-informed opinion), I thought it would be worthwhile to post my response to a reader's question, especially since it deals with my ability to "predict" the future.

This reader (I will call him Derek) asks if I can predict tomorrow's winning lottery ticket numbers. My response:

"Sure, I can predict the next day's winning lottery numbers, but not necessarily all in the same dimension or time period at the same time. I see the winning lottery ticket, but the numbers fluctuate (much like how your old movies would depict the passage of time on a calender) since I'm seeing all possible outcomes in all dimensions. The future is hard to predict specifically since there are an infinite number of tunnel realities to factor into the equation. The fact that I'm from the future is no guarantee that I can know the future of your local time-space backwater. I'm only from one possible future.

If you're curious, the most numbers I've "seen" in the same time-space locality was three. You'd be better off guessing the winning numbers.

You are also correct Derek in your assessment of my esoteric knowledge. You 21st century humans are not ready for all the knowledge I have to share. I do not use the phrase "mind-frying" in jest. Have you ever witnessed a mindfry. It's not a pretty sight. And you never forget the smell."

I will answer any other readers questions to the best of my abilities, while keeping in mind what is safe to reveal to you collectively at your current evolutionary level.