syd barrett rip

[WA1GFZ]

founder of Pink Floyd dies

shine on you crazy diamond

[W3SLK]

Wow! That a knock on the noggin. I guess no more bricks in the wall. Intresting fact is that David Gilmour had tutored Syd prior to (Dave), joining Pink Floyd.

[KA1ZGC]

Wow. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.

After Syd's burnout in the 60s, I understand he lived a very quiet, reclusive life, and mostly an assisted one. Sad to see someone so intense burn so white-hot and then suddenly burn out completely like that.

To be that blown-away for almost 40 years couldn't have been much of a life, but I'm sure he was taken care of. Even those first two Floyd albums still sell pretty well.

Total bummer. If there's a next life, I hope it's more of a life for him than this one was.

Rest in peace, Syd.

--Thom
I'll waive the goofy phonetics for this one.

[Ed KB1HVS]

 Just listened to The Madcap Laughs in his honor. He was PFs inspiration for two of their biggest recordings. Wish You Were Here and The Wall. Saw Floyd in Boston back in 77. Cant beat a flying pig.



Got it hit down
Spot knock inside a spider
Says: "That's love yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"
"That's love yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"
Says: "That's love - All know it
TV, teeth, feet, peace, feel it...
"That's love yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"
"That's love yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Like the fall that brings me to
I like the fall that brings me to
I like the cord around sinew
I make a cord around sinew

Duck, the way to least is less
Tea craving of the metal west
'ell tomorrow's rain and test
'ell tomorrow's rain and test
Love an empty son and guess
Love an empty son and guess
Pimples dangerous and blessed

Heaving, arriving, tinkling
Mingling jets and statuettes
Seething wet we meeting fleck
Seething wet we meeting fleck
Lines and winds and crib and half
Each fair day I give you half
Of each fair day I give you half
I look into your eyes and you,
Flathe in the sun for you...

Bam, spastic, tactile engine
Heaving, crackle, slinky, dormy, roofy, wham
I'll have them, fried bloke
Broken jardy, cardy, smoocho, moocho, paki, pufftle
Sploshette moxy, very smelly,
Cable, gable, splintra, channel
Top the seam he's taken off

Rats, rats lay down flat
We don't need you, we act like that
And if you think you're un-loved
Then we know about that...
Rats, rats, lay down flat!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, lay down flat!

[KA1ZGC]

I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like
it's got a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it

You're the kind of girl that fits into my world
I'd give you anything, everything if you want thing

I've got a cloak, it's a bit of a joke
got a tear up the front, it's red and black, I've had it for months
if you think it should look good, then I guess it should

You're the kind of girl that fits into my world
I'd give you anything, everything if you want thing

I've got a clan of gingerbread men
here are men, there are men, lots of gingerbread men
take a couple if you wish, they're on the dish

You're the kind of girl that fits into my world
I'd give you anything, everything if you want thing

--Thom
See Emily Play.