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In [[1971]], Vince signed up with [[Hell for Leather Promotions]], and the "notorious" [[Arthur Korn]] became his manager. At this time, he was now known as "Vince Cosmos", and soon he had a series of powerful dreams in which the [[Galactic Godhead]] spoke and dictated the lyrics of Vince's songs. He then released an album of space themed songs ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Biography (short story)|Biography]]'') in [[1972]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hang onto Yourself (short story)|Hang onto Yourself]]'') | In [[1971]], Vince signed up with [[Hell for Leather Promotions]], and the "notorious" [[Arthur Korn]] became his manager. At this time, he was now known as "Vince Cosmos", and soon he had a series of powerful dreams in which the [[Galactic Godhead]] spoke and dictated the lyrics of Vince's songs. He then released an album of space themed songs ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Biography (short story)|Biography]]'') in [[1972]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hang onto Yourself (short story)|Hang onto Yourself]]'') | ||
◇This gave way to the "invention" of [[Glam Rock]], and Vince let go of his previous band, [[The Extraneous Organs]], and replaced them with a new band, [[The Sky Rockets in Flight]], and together, they released an album called [[Those Crazy Martian Cats]]. | ◇This gave way to the "invention" of [[Glam Rock]], and Vince let go of his previous band, [[The Extraneous Organs]], and replaced them with a new band, [[The Sky Rockets in Flight]], and together, they released an album called [[Those Crazy Martian Cats]]. Vince quickly became a household name, in part for his outrageous [[outfit]]s and persona, but his popularity also lead several [[assassination]] attempts. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Biography (short story)|Biography]]'') | ||
It was believed that one such attempt was when he suffered from a near-fatal [[shooting]] at the [[Hammersmith Odeon]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Biography (short story)|Biography]]'') in [[1973]]. The truth of the assassination actually involved a pair of [[Martian Time Agents]] who were sent to assassinate Vince by [[Anthony Marvelle]], but this was foiled when [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]] and [[Panda]] earned Vince of the imminent attack, and Panda scared off the Martians due to there being an ancient legend of a panda who arrived in a [[Celestial Omnibus|scarlet chariot]] on [[Mars]]. However, according to this account, these events were in an [[alternate | |||
He stole a map with the location of the souls of all the Martians on Earth from his ex-manager, [[Arthur Corn]], after discovering that Arthur was a Martian. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective (audio story)|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective]]'') | He stole a map with the location of the souls of all the Martians on Earth from his ex-manager, [[Arthur Corn]], after discovering that Arthur was a Martian. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective (audio story)|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective]]'') | ||
On [[May Day]] of that year, Vince attended a party at [[Hobbe's End]] hosted by [[Iris Wildthyme]], along with a number of other celebrities. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[From Wildthyme with Love (novel)|From Wildthyme with Love]]'') | On [[May Day]] of that year, Vince attended a party at [[Hobbe's End]] hosted by [[Iris Wildthyme]], along with a number of other celebrities. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[From Wildthyme with Love (novel)|From Wildthyme with Love]]'') | ||
In [[1978]], Vince Cosmos was depressed because he was no longer popular in the eyes of mainstream media. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mother, Maiden, Crone (novel)|Mother, Maiden, Crone]]'') | In [[1978]], Vince Cosmos was depressed because he was no longer popular in the eyes of mainstream media. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mother, Maiden, Crone (novel)|Mother, Maiden, Crone]]'') | ||
