{"id":29166,"date":"2023-04-04T17:44:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/?p=29166"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:44:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:44:49","slug":"starman-bowies-stardust-years-london-book-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/starman-bowies-stardust-years-london-book-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Starman: Bowie&#8217;s Stardust Years &#038; London Book Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1972, the rock\u2019n\u2019roll messiah\u00a0<strong>ZIGGY STARDUST\u00a0<\/strong>was born. His provocative play on sexual identity and gender roles laid the foundation for\u00a0<strong>David Bowie<\/strong>\u2019s ascent to becoming one of the most successful pop musicians of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reinhard Kleist\u2019s\u00a0<em><strong>STARMAN<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0weaves the gripping tale of this outrageous character\u2019s genesis, rise, and fall, as well as of\u00a0<strong>David Bowie<\/strong>\u2019s hapless efforts in the London music scene before Ziggy\u2019s arrival, and of the struggles he experienced with his own creation at the height of his fame. As Bowie transforms himself, ever more frenetically, into the egocentric rock star he first conceived, the extravagant lifestyle he had only ever imagined threatens to engulf him, and bring everything down before his eyes\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BowieStardust1-310x310.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SelfMadeHero invites you to\u00a0<strong>celebrate the launch of our new graphic novel <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/selfmadehero.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=51ed17a04184a6eedc90845c8&amp;id=b1641ccc0a&amp;e=80043fd6e7\" target=\"_blank\"><em>STARMAN: Bowie\u2019s Stardust Years<\/em><\/a>, by Reinhard Kleist, at\u00a0<strong>Gosh Comics<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Thursday 6th of April from 7pm<\/strong>. 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