After he retired Ziggy Stardust...
...and before The Thin White Duke period he did actually consider calling himself 'The Colossal Helmet' but Mick Taylor talked him out of it.

Fact.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:23, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

You cunt
I just burst out laughing in a silent office and now I have to explain why
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:26, Reply)

'Helmet played.....
....geeeeeeeeeeeeee......taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh'

(Bauhaus version was way better too.)
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:29, Reply)

the Bauhaus version is great.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:31, Reply)

Cracking version of Eno's 'Third Uncle' on the b-side too...

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:33, Reply)

did you se them last year?
My brother went to two gigs - one brilliant, the other terrible, apparently.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:42, Reply)

Missed it....
...felt that some things are best left in the past.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 16:50, Reply)

I agree.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Dec 2009, 17:02, Reply)