Cisco Kid

A caballero.

[Cisco Kid @armstrong_art]

@MrPitbull07 Awesome story to tell the tale behind the music. Thanks!

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

By 1976, Iggy Pop was expected to be dead. The wild man of The Stooges—walking on broken glass, creating punk rock, pushing himself too far—was burning out.

A brutal heroin addiction had completely destroyed his band, his solo attempts were falling flat, and he was broke, falling apart, and totally isolated.

The music world watched the chaos like a car crash, but almost nobody actually cared about him.

Except for David Bowie.

The two had met years before, and Bowie was completely captivated by Iggy’s raw, fearless honesty on stage.

By the mid-1970s, Bowie was a global superstar at the absolute peak of his fame, while Iggy was viewed as a tragic cautionary tale. But instead of watching from a distance, Bowie made a heavy choice.

He decided he was going to save his friend, not with charity or a handout, but with total, hands-on commitment.

To escape the toxic, drug-heavy scene of Los Angeles, they packed up and moved to West Berlin.

At the time, it was a gritty, divided city still scarred by war, far away from the shallow glamour of Hollywood. For Bowie and Iggy, Berlin wasn't a place to party.

It was a stark, quiet sanctuary where they could focus on survival through a simple daily routine and pure artistic creation.

They rented modest apartments in the Schöneberg neighborhood. They rode bicycles, visited local art museums, and lived relatively quiet lives.

Bowie put his carreer aside to focus entirely on resurrecting Iggy’s life. He co-wrote and produced two of Iggy's most legendary albums, The Idiot and Lust for Life.

During this intense period, Iggy finally learned how to create music while sober. He realized his identity didn't have to depend on slow-motion suicide.

Tracks like "The Passenger" and "Lust for Life" were born out of this survival, becoming massive anthems that proved he was far from finished.

When it came time to tour, Bowie didn't demand the spotlight. Instead, he quietly joined the live band as Iggy’s keyboardist, happy to fade into the background so his friend could shine.

Reflecting on that dark period, Iggy later admitted,

"He brought me back to life. He salvaged me from certain professional and perhaps personal ruin."

Bowie treated Iggy as a true creative equal, engaging him in deep conversations about German expressionism, literature, and electronic music.

That loyalty bonded them for the rest of their lives. Decades later, Iggy was still thriving and influencing generations of punk and grunge musicians, all because someone refused to look away when he hit rock bottom.

When Bowie passed away in 2016, a heartbroken Iggy openly mourned him. He shared his devastating loss with the world, saying, "David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is."

We live in a culture that loves to watch people crash and burn, treating human tragedy like a spectator sport. It is easy to applaud a comeback story after the fact, but it takes real courage to pull someone out of the wreckage while they are still on fire.

David Bowie proved that the ultimate rock 'n' roll legacy isn't about the fame, the money, or the chart-topping hits. It is about having the guts to look a dying friend in the eyes and tell them they are still worth saving, even when the rest of the world has already written the obituary.

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

Gunther, it might surprise you to learn how little your Lord and Savior focuses on congressional in-fighting.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

“Five Leaves Left” by Nick Drake was released 57 years ago today.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Meanwhile on the Sun

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

It's weird to me how trump never lets go of a grudge, he still bitches about Obama, Biden, Hillary, and even Rosie O'Donnell for some reason.

He never says a word about any of the people who supposedly tried to assassinate him.

Nothing. Weird.

[John Densmore @JohnDensmore]

Missing my friend @JimMorrison a little bit extra today.

People often focus on the myth, but I remember the guy sitting across from me in a rehearsal room, chasing words and ideas with the same intensity that he brought to the stage.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Were AR15s a thing when the second amendment was?

[Poetic Outlaws @OutlawsPoetic]

Jim Morrison, December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971.

“Jim’s contribution to music was that Jim was real. Jim was real onstage. Jim was real when he wrote his songs. He was real when he sang his songs in the studio. He was not a performer. He was not an entertainer. He wasn’t a showman- he was a shaman. The guy was possessed. By vision, by a madness. By a rage to live. By an all consuming fire to make art.”

- Ray Manzarek

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Remembering the great Jim Morrison, who passed away 55 years ago today.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

Correct. Trump is at once more enfeebled and more dangerous than ever.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

The Founders didn't risk the gallows because they hated America.
They risked everything because they loved it enough to confront tyranny.
Patriotism isn't pretending everything is fine.
It's defending the republic when it isn't. (Link in reply)

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

«If you wish to understand the universe, think of energy, frequency, and vibration»

— Nikola Tesla

[Punt Road @punt_rd]

Jimi Hendrix, guitar god, with ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return)’ then into Cream’s ‘Sunshine of Your Love’, a brief instrumental version that the broadcaster, the BBC, did not want him to play! But he did it anyway!
Over 8 mins of Hendrix brilliance!🎸🙏
RIP, legend.

[𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖗 @LucifersTweetz]

Forcing kids to read the Bible isn’t religious freedom it’s religious tyranny.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Researchers are working urgently to identify a unique compound in a recently discovered wild mushroom that triggers remarkably consistent visions of miniature human figures.

Lanmaoa asiatica a species found in the forests of East Asia has gained attention for its dual nature. While traditionally enjoyed as a flavorful edible mushroom it produces vivid lilliputian hallucinations when consumed undercooked. Individuals report seeing dozens of tiny elf like people moving across surfaces and even appearing on plates.

What distinguishes this mushroom from typical psychedelics is the predictability of the experience. Nearly every person who ingests it encounters the same type of miniature humanoid visions lasting between one and three days. The phenomenon has led to numerous hospital visits during the peak harvesting season.

Scientific teams are now sequencing the mushroom genome in hopes of isolating the responsible chemical agent. Early indications suggest the compound is novel and unrelated to psilocybin or other well known hallucinogens.

Beyond the immediate scientific interest the discovery may offer broader insights. Understanding the mechanism could illuminate how the brain generates rare lilliputian hallucinations observed in certain neurological conditions. This knowledge might eventually contribute to new therapeutic approaches for disorders involving altered perception.

[Wang Y et al. Lanmaoa asiatica sp. nov. a new species from East Asia inducing lilliputian hallucinations. Mycologia or similar journal. DOI 10.1080 00275514 2025 1234567]

[Guitar Gods Unleashed @gguworld]

Just David Gilmour, a Stratocaster, and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” in an empty studio.

Some things don’t need an explanation.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Impeach and convict.