“The androgynous bisexual rock star from another planet.”
2pm (Jakarta time)
The BBC News with a devastating headline and report about starving citizens in Syria trapped between two warring sides ground to a virtual halt as this scrolled along the bottom of the screen:
Breaking News: David Bowie dead at 69
The next five minutes the news presenter read from hastily gathered notes about his career, spanning six decades, and his ever-changing persona: Antony Newley ‘clone’, glam rock, Ziggy Stardust, funk, avant-garde … and his latest album released just two days ago …
… and closed by saying that the newsroom had reacted with utter shock as the news came through.
3pm
Bowie Dead … the lead story … 10 minutes talk about his constant reinvention of his music and stage persona, tweeted tributes from musicians, a Prime Minister and an Archbishop and a host of politicians, clips from his three movies and some of his 29 albums.
5pm
Eulogies extended to 15 minutes, with vox pops, talking heads.
In years to come folk will answering the same question which gets asked about JFK and John Lennon: What were you doing when you heard …?
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My favourite albums: his trilogy with Brian Eno: Heroes, Low, Lodger … and Young Americans with this track …
Jakartass' Music 
Dave had something for everyone.