Admittedly, there is a bit of hypocrisy between channel-surfing past Bowie one day, and mourning him the next. Nonetheless, stars and idols draw mental associations to them like glitter, and when they die, it pulls a piece away with them. Bowie took with him one of my first rock albums, a little piece of the Guns 'N' Roses story, dating advice from the early days of college, and rocking out with Guitar Hero.
Also, public mourning is one of the few mass activities we do that's uncomplicated and purely positive. A moment of shared humanity is a good legacy for the man who caught and wore lightning.
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(Written after reading someone on Facebook, complaining about how there'd be posts all day from people who couldn't name more than two Bowie songs.)
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