Sad Day for Floyd Fans: Syd Barret has died

[etouffee]

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[URL="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/ap/ap_en_mu/obit_barrett/19622400/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Syd%20Barrett%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw"]Syd Barrett (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/ap/ap_en_mu/obit_barrett/19622400/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Syd%20Barrett%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw), the troubled genius who co-founded Pink Floyd but spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, a spokeswoman for the band said Tuesday. He was 60. The spokeswoman — who declined to give her name until the band made an official announcement — confirmed media reports that he had died. She said Barrett died several days ago. She did not disclose the cause of death.

link (http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/34000780)



:(

[SoonerProphet]

Just read that over MSNBC. Hope the crazy mofo finds peace in the great gig in the sky.

[OUDoc]

Just read that over MSNBC. Hope the crazy mofo finds peace in the great gig in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond?

[Mjcpr]

So did one of the original Commodores.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

RIP, dudes.

[Mjcpr]

And June Allyson, but I don't think she was ever in the Commodores.

No idea if any of the Commodores were ever.....wait...

[Hatfield]

but in happier news pulse is coming out on dvd soon for only 15 bucks

[JohnnyMack]

Shine on you crazy diamond.

[Mjcpr]

Don't forget to shine on you crazy diamond!!

[SoonerWood]

Wish you were here!

But then again...Welcome to the machine

[yermom]

hopefully he's learning to fly

[Petro-Sooner]

Hes no longer Comfortably Numb.

[Taxman71]

These things happen when you don't eat yer meat.

[sitzpinkler]

but in happier news pulse is coming out on dvd soon for only 15 bucks

it came out today

[yermom]

These things happen when you don't eat yer meat.

so he didn't get any pudding? :(

[Fugue]

so he didn't get any pudding? :(

well, no, how can you?

[etouffee]

I wonder if this happened for want of the price of tea and a slice?

[King Crimson]

< loads the Madcap Laughs on winamp.....>.

[GrapevineSooner]

So, so you think he can tell
Heaven from hell now?

[Osce0la]

So, so you think he can tell
Heaven from hell now?
I guess it'd be either blue skies or pain...

[MamaMia]

I just bought a copy of The Wall the other day to have when my nephew comes to visit. He and I use to listen to that together when he was a school boy.

60 is too young to die.

[Tailwind]

I hope he has finally found peace.RIP Syd.