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I attended his concerts twice, both times he was well past fifty and his posture was probably better than most of the audience (as was his fitness).

And it's really strange to see a thread discussing someone's height on this forum.

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I've seen him several times over the years - firs time was '87, his "original" come back tour. I lived in Boston at the time, and the afternoon before the show I happened to be at the bar the show was being held. Iggy was sitting at the bar drinking water and talking to the bartender. I got a chat very briefly with him, but being in my early 20's at the time and a huge fan, I was too intimidated to really speak to him. About 2 years later, I met him for real at a wealthy person's BBQ in Los Angeles. I got a chance to sit and speak with him, and Bowie, for hours. One of my highlights of my life.

I saw him live about 3 years ago, so he must have been over 70 already, and he was still great. He even joined us briefly at the pit.

It was funny for me as I had gone through several hours of security compliance videos just that day, so that pogo (something I hadn't done in at least 20 years) was incredibly liberating. Had a few bruises for a couple of weeks but absolutely worth it!

I saw Bowie's stage costumes at the V&A exhibition in London, they were like a child's clothes, they were so small. I was just surprised to see in the photo that Pop appears even smaller.

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