The Thin White Duke alleged to be a Nazi salute. Bowie denied this, saying that he was simply waving and the photographer captured his image mid-wave. As early as 1976, Bowie began disavowing his allegedly pro-Fascist comments and said that he was misunderstood. In an interview that year in the "Daily Express", he explained that while performing in his various characters, "I'm Pierrot. I'm Everyman. What I'm doing is theatre, and only theatre... What you see on stage isn't sinister. It's pure clown. I'm using myself as a canvas and trying to paint the truth of our time on it. The white face, the
Calgary White Hat bordered by horizontal white stripes across the top and bottom. The emblem on the field is a large white "C" encasing a Calgary White Hat. Among other things, the "C" represents the city of Calgary, as does the white hat. In 1962, Tourism Calgary inaugurated the White Hat Awards to recognize individual achievements in the city's tourism industry. In 2016, 650 individuals were nominated in 20 categories. The 56th annual awards ceremony is scheduled for May 16, 2018. Calgary White Hat The Calgary White Hat is a white felt cowboy hat which is the symbol of both the Calgary Stampede