Christopher Hoppe

David Bowie is the most influential artist in my life. However when I first heard his music I didn't know that yet. The first incarnation of Bowie I heard was "Let's dance/ China girl modern love" 80s era Bowie. Not very the most inspiring music that he ever did in his life, and he's the first one to admit it too. The very first cool vision that I witnessed of Bowie I was his portrayal of John Blalock in the Hunger starring Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon. Bowie plays

It's strange making this connection between the passing of Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead and what it would feel like when somebody from one of my favorite bands passed away. This experience happened to me on Aug 23, 1995. The internet did not exist yet, so to get information, you either heard it in a radio broadcast, television news, or a newspaper article. I was at a bar with some friends in the City of Chicago having a great time. When things started to mellow out, for