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Travel: London to New York

Joe — Thu, 10 Mar 1977 12:00:52 +0000

David Bowie and Iggy Pop flew from London to New York on 10 March 1977. The flight was to continue Pop’s The Idiot Tour, for which David Bowie played keyboards. Following the opening six dates in England, the tour resumed in Montreal on 13 March. This was Bowie’s first flight in five years. A particularly turbulent journey from Cypress to London on 30 July 1972 had put him off, forcing him to travel mainly by road, rail, and sea in the intervening years. On the flight back from Cyprus to England, about halfway through the trip, lightning hit the tips

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David Bowie arrives at Victoria Station, London

Joe — Sun, 02 May 1976 11:00:16 +0000

David Bowie returned to the United Kingdom on 2 May 1976, to continue his world tour. He arrived at London’s Victoria Station to be greeted by ecstatic crowds. His return was well publicised and highly anticipated. Bowie arrived standing in an open-top Mercedes limousine, waving at fans. Unfortunately, however, he was photographed appearing to give a fascist salute. That didn’t happen. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I waved. I just WAVED. Believe me. On the life of my child, I waved. And the bastard caught me. In MID-WAVE, man. And, God, did that photo get some coverage… As if I’d be

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Travel: Philadelphia to Los Angeles

Joe — Sat, 24 Aug 1974 11:00:16 +0000

Following the completion of the first phase of Young Americans recording sessions, on 24 August 1974 David Bowie embarked on a three-day train journey from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. Bowie arrived in LA on 27 August, and began preparing for seven nights of sold out shows at the Universal Amphitheatre.

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Travel: Orlando to Charlotte

Joe — Thu, 04 Jul 1974 11:00:57 +0000

David Bowie’s concert at the Exhibition Hall in Jacksonville, Florida, on 4 July 1974 was cancelled. Instead Bowie, accompanied by his PA Coco Schwab and bodyguard Stuart George took the train from Orlando, FL, to Hamlet in North Carolina. From there they took another train to Charlotte, NC, where Bowie performed the following night.

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Travel: New York to Montreal

Joe — Wed, 12 Jun 1974 11:00:33 +0000

Having completed three days of rehearsals, David Bowie and the Diamond Dogs Tour cast and crew left New York for Montreal on 12 June 1974. Bowie was driven on the nine-hour journey by Jim James, and accompanied by assistant Coco Schwab and bodyguard Stuey George. The Diamond Dogs Tour kicked off in Montreal on 14 June.

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Travel: Cannes to New York

Joe — Wed, 03 Apr 1974 11:00:56 +0000

David Bowie left Cannes for New York aboard the SS France on 3 April 1974. He and friend Geoff MacCormack had arrived in Cannes earlier that day. They had intended to stay for three nights but were only there for a brief time before the ship set sail. David fell in love with a girl on a revue show and I had a girlfriend there at the time. We had a suite in the Carlton Hotel for three nights but all we managed was to get back just in time to grab a banana, have a quick wash

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Travel: Paris to Cannes

Joe — Tue, 02 Apr 1974 11:00:52 +0000

David Bowie had travelled from London to Paris on 29 March 1974. On 2 April he began the six-hour train journey to Cannes. Noted for his metallic jumpsuits, Martian spaceman costumes and gobs of eye make-up, Bowie appeared rather conservatively dressed in Cannes recently, sporting nothing louder than a satin-quilted suit and a borsalino hat. People magazine He and friend Geoff MacCormack had intended to stay for two nights at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, before boarding the SS France for New York, but their extended stay in Paris meant they spent just two hours in the south of France

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Travel: London to Paris

Joe — Fri, 29 Mar 1974 11:00:47 +0000

David Bowie left the UK on 29 March 1974. Although he returned numerous times, he never again lived permanently in his country of birth. The move abroad was primarily for tax purposes, although Bowie did not at this time have a fixed destination in mind. He travelled on this day to Paris, by train and ferry, accompanied by Geoff MacCormack, to meet stage and film producer John Dexter to discuss the Diamond Dogs live show. Bowie and MacCormack checked in at the Hotel Raphael in Paris. They had intended to stay for just one night, but remained for several nights.

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Travel: Amsterdam to London

Joe — Fri, 15 Feb 1974 12:00:17 +0000

David Bowie returned to London from Amsterdam on 15 February 1974. He was accompanied on the busy three-day trip by his wife Angela and son Zowie, plus an entourage consisting of Tony and Mary Visconti, their baby Delaney, Bowie’s costume designer Freddie Burretti, chauffeur Jimmy Jones, and DJ Barry Bethell. While in the Netherlands Bowie attended the Edison Awards ceremony, promoted the ‘Rebel Rebel’ single on Dutch television, and finished mixing the Diamond Dogs album.

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Travel: London to Amsterdam

Joe — Tue, 12 Feb 1974 12:00:25 +0000

David Bowie chose to leave the UK for tax purposes in early 1974. One result was a three-day promotional visit to the Netherlands. Bowie travelled to Amsterdam on 12 February 1974, accompanied by his wife Angela and son Zowie, plus an entourage consisting of Tony and Mary Visconti, their baby Delaney, Bowie’s costume designer Freddie Burretti, chauffeur Jimmy Jones, and DJ Barry Bethell. The trip was arranged by MainMan and paid for by RCA. A telex sent by MainMan prior to the trip stated: “David has to be out of the country for tax reasons and it seems an ideal

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