Browsing the web on a quiet night at home I let the The Smoking Gun's extensive
mug shot collection entertain me for a while. Among a plethora of stars, starlets and superstar athletes, it offers the classic shots that we all know & love, of
Sam Shepard, several of
Robert Downey Jr. over the years, and
Nick Nolte, of course. Interesting are TSG's Favorite Mug Shots, "images of the not-so-famous that chronicle the rich assortment of American misbehavior."
Leona Helmsley e.g. is pretty funny. Among all the dazed and disheveled, for once human looking celebrities
The Thin White Duke stands out in his magnificent artifice. He did have a chance to tidy up, though, the "Rochester Police Department mug shot was taken three days after Bowie's arrest, when the performer appeared at City Court for arraignment." 1976. Still lovely! This incarnation just never went out of style. Iggy was nabbed the same night, apparently, but we don't have any pictures. And while we're at it, guess who declared: "Bowie said that after Let's Dance, which is his biggest album ever and obviously not his best, he was doing these stadium gigs and looked out at the audience and suddenly realized that he had Phil Collins fans instead of Iggy Pop fans. And that's how I feel about everything I do: I want Iggy Pop fans." Guess!
Ricky Gervais. Biggest Bowie fan. "See his pug-nosed face" in one of the top
cringe-inducing scenes in comedy history! If you're not familiar with
Extras, you might have to watch the whole episode, though, to appreciate it, including the Bowie interview. They've been mates & at it at least since back in
The Observer days. And yes, I'm feeling a little sentimental tonight!
Browsing the web on a quiet night at home I let the The Smoking Gun's extensive mug shot collection entertain me for a while. Among a plethora of stars, starlets and superstar athletes, it offers the classic shots that we all know & love, of Sam Shepard, several of Robert Downey Jr. over the years, and Nick Nolte, of course. Interesting are TSG's Favorite Mug Shots, "images of the not-so-famous that chronicle the rich assortment of American misbehavior." Leona Helmsley e.g. is pretty funny. Among all the dazed and disheveled, for once human looking celebrities The Thin White Duke stands out in his magnificent artifice. He did have a chance to tidy up, though, the "Rochester Police Department mug shot was taken three days after Bowie's arrest, when the performer appeared at City Court for arraignment." 1976. Still lovely! This incarnation just never went out of style. Iggy was nabbed the same night, apparently, but we don't have any pictures. And while we're at it, guess who declared: "Bowie said that after Let's Dance, which is his biggest album ever and obviously not his best, he was doing these stadium gigs and looked out at the audience and suddenly realized that he had Phil Collins fans instead of Iggy Pop fans. And that's how I feel about everything I do: I want Iggy Pop fans." Guess! Ricky Gervais. Biggest Bowie fan. "See his pug-nosed face" in one of the top cringe-inducing scenes in comedy history! If you're not familiar with Extras, you might have to watch the whole episode, though, to appreciate it, including the Bowie interview. They've been mates & at it at least since back in The Observer days. And yes, I'm feeling a little sentimental tonight!
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