These 2 David Bowie shirts each tell a story. The dark shirt on the left is a shirt my Dad got when he attended Bowie’s American Tour in 1978. 
The white shirt on the right is the shirt I got the night I saw David Bowie perform live on his 2004 Reality Tour, 20 years ago on this very day, 25th April 2004 (thank you so much Laurie for this shirt)!
That night, I had the honour of wearing my Dad’s 1978 shirt. Anyone who knows me well knows my deep love for Bowie, courtesy of father, Robert Campbell. That Reality Tour performance at Loveland’s Budweiser Events Center was my first and only time I saw Bowie live–for a girl who grew up listening to Bowie from practically the womb, this performance meant the world to me. My birthday was just over a week before, and getting tickets to see a David Bowie concert was by far the best gift–thank you Dad! It was only natural that a girl who grew up watching Bowie music videos would eventually see the man in concert.
That night 20 years ago, Bowie more than delivered with a long set of both classic and new songs. My dad, his brother Iain and his wife Laurie, and I were all utterly spellbound by the man who brought the world Space Oddity, Ziggy Stardust, Fame, the Thin White Duke, Let’s Dance, etc. For me, that night was utter magic, and yet bittersweet, especially for my Dad, as it would mark the 10th and last time he would see Bowie in concert.
We didn’t get home till about 1-2 AM in the morning, but I immediately set upon recording the experience in a journal entry. And the next day at school, I proudly wore my Reality Tour shirt. This day lives forever in my memory, and I can’t thank my Dad enough for providing me the opportunity to see our hero. As Bowie would say, love on ya!
-LMC
