David Bowie, photographed by Ray Stevenson while relaxing at home in 1969, shortly after the release of “Space Oddity”, his first single which launched him to stardom.
“…This is Major Tom to Ground Control, I’m stepping through the door, And I’m floating in the most peculiar way, And the stars look very different today, For here am I sitting in my tin can, Far above the world, Planet Earth is blue, And there’s nothing I can do…”
Debbie Harry performing with Blondie at Le Stadium in Paris in 1978, as documented by Christian Rose (photos no.1-4) &
Jean Louis Rancure
(photos no.5-6).
I firmly believe this is the sexiest set of photos from her early live performances (and god knows I’ve posted a lot of her pics through the years) and the best way I can think of to kick-start the year.
Wikipedia says she was an American stage and silent screen actress, pathologist and expert on syphilis, and that she was part of the team that developed the modern intravenous drip technique.
It goes on to say: When Johnstone’s husband fell ill in 1927, Johnstone became acquainted with his doctor, Samuel Hirschfeld. He convinced her to enroll in some science courses at Columbia University, where she studied plant research. Her work so impressed Harold T. Hyman, head of the science department of Columbia, that he and Hirschfeld hired her to work with them in their research. She joined the staff of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1929 as a research assistant in the pharmacology department.
She co-authored a paper with them concerning the development of the modern I.V. unit. Their key breakthrough was to slow down the rate of delivery and avoid what was then known as “speed shock” by introducing the now-ubiquitous drip technique. The three also conducted numerous experiments that led to the cure for syphilis.
During her time at Columbia, Johnstone co-authored (with a Dr. Blackberg) two other published papers. One dealt with the organization of resuscitation measures; the other, with melnauria. Later, Johnstone and her husband moved to Los Angeles, where as a research assistant to physicians she studied cancer and helped develope the discipline of endocrinology. To aid this research, she installed a laboratory in her house in Hollywood.
pay attention to how you speak to yourself. we would never in a million years speak to others how we often speak to ourselves. don’t let your inner dialogue become toxic. we so often talk about self love yet we’re our harshest critics. be kind to yourself.