she said, finally.“You’re my mum,” he said, without any hesitation.That he had invited her to the show was naturally a given, but that he had taken the trouble to greet her himself was quite another story. He had proffered his mother an olive branch from afar. Now, however, he had upped the ante by making the effort to come to see her face-to-face, taking a tentative first step toward the kind of acceptance that only age and experience seem to draw out of families. The reunion, however, did not herald a new closeness between David and Peggy, but it was a start.British TV personality Janet Street-Porter was on hand at Earls Court that night to interview David. He had invited her because he was impressed by her brassy burgundy hair. Beforehand, he stipulated that the interview be filmed while they walked from his dressing room to the stage, so that the screaming fans would be seen in the background.“Bowie was charming, softly spoken, and completely captivating, although he said absolutely nothing of note,”
