<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Lego: Rock Band David Bowie Clearly Not &#8216;Labyrinth&#8217; David&nbsp;Bowie]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The first <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/39871816.html" target="_blank">images</a> and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/video/2009/oct/05/lego-rock-band" target="_blank">video</a> of the David Bowie avatar from the upcoming Lego: Rock Band game hit the web this week.  <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/10/lego_david_bowie_is_just_as_an.html" target="_blank">Vulture</a> posits that &#8220;Bowie&#8217;s penchant for androgyny makes him a perfect candidate for being immortalized in Lego form.&#8221;  However, while Ziggy Stardust certainly is the standard for androgyny,  the image of David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King in <em>Labyrinth </em>has been burned into my brain<em>, </em>and I can&#8217;t help but feel that Lego Bowie is missing something.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="423" data-permalink="https://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/10/07/lego-rock-band-david-bowie-clearly-not-labyrinth-david-bowie/lego-bowie/" data-orig-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg" data-orig-size="230,230" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Lego Bowie" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg?w=230" data-large-file="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg?w=230" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-423" title="Lego Bowie" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg?w=230&#038;h=230" alt="Lego Bowie" width="230" height="230" srcset="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg 230w, https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lego-bowie.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px" /></a><a href="http://ohwhatlarks.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/dance-magic-dance/"><img class="aligncenter" title="David and His Bowie" src="https://ohwhatlarks.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/6a00e55396b685883301053721a61a970b-800wi.jpg?w=227&#038;h=229" alt="" width="227" height="229" /></a></p>
<p>(Hint: It&#8217;s not the gloves)</p>
<p>On a related note, great Halloween costume idea:  Slutty Hoggle.</p>
<p><a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Hoggle"><img class="aligncenter" title="Hoggle" src="https://i1.wp.com/images3.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/8/84/Hogglefromexhibit.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="336" /></a></p>
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