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    The Thin White Duke Gets Busted

    posted by Chris on November 13, 2007 7:35 AM in Geek Culture, Music

    1108072bowie1.jpgOver at The Smoking Gun (always a source of random, web-surfy fun) a huge amount of celebrity mugshots have recently been acquired, including this one of David Bowie circa 1976. Bowie was 29 at the time and was arrested by Rochester, NY police on pot possession charges. This was taken not at the time of his arrest, which is probably why he looks so put-together. Though, I always imagine Bowie as this incredibly well-dressed man at all times. At the grocery store, around the house, in mugshots...

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    MikeAuthor Profile Page says:

    posted November 13, 2007 8:47 AM

    He should capitalize on this and put out a record using one or both of those pictures as an album cover. How rad would that be?

    Eric says:

    posted November 13, 2007 4:22 PM

    He looks totally supervillain here. This is a mugshot of a guy taken down by Bond or Batman.

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