"oldpink" ...
>
> I was unaware of this until I jumped over to Yeeshkul! at 8:00PM EDT.
> He was truly the heart of their sound, and the one true link to their
> past.
> Here is the link to the story on Yeeshkul!, which includes a rapidly
> escalating bunch of posts.
> You should especially take note of WRomanus's post quoting Dave Gilmour's
> website statement for Rick.
>
>
http://www.yeeshkul.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12304
>
> And, here is my post from Yeeshkul!:
>
> Subject - :( I never said I was frightened of dying.
>
> For long you live, and high you fly, Rick.
> I had been pretty much in a news blackout due to the demands of work until
> just minutes ago, and this took me completely by surprise.
> We all were expecting the fateful announcement for Syd, and many of us (as
> I did) probably even felt a sense of relief that Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett
> was no longer going to be tormented by his emotional breakdown and
> inability to cope.
> Syd's specter hung over this greatest of bands to inspire some of the
> finest, most consequential pieces in music history.
> Rick, however, was a member who was a major part of band that carried on,
> influenced by Syd, but also honoring him in song and in deed.
> To me, Rick truly was the real anchor of the sound and the one real
> constant that defined the connection with the earliest years through the
> years of superstardom.
> Rick was the man who created such beautiful textures as "Celestial
> Voices," "Behold the Temple of Light," "Paintbox," and most of all, the
> sublime "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," "Us and Them," and the one that
> really pulled me into becoming a hard core fan: "The Great Gig in the
> Sky."
> Today, I did what I did not do when Syd died...I actually broke down and
> cried.
> Saying that, I will offer up the lyrics to a beautiful Wright-penned song
> that featured both him on keyboards and vocals and Syd on slide guitar.
>
> Remember a day before today
> A day when you were young.
> Free to play alone with time
> Evening never came.
> Sing a song that can't be sung
> Without the morning's kiss
> Queen - you shall be it if you wish
> Look for your king
> Why can't we play today?
> Why can't we stay that way?
> Climb your favorite apple tree
> Try to catch the sun
> Hide from your little brother's gun
> Dream yourself away
> Why can't we reach the sun?
> Why can't we blow the years away?
> Blow away
> Blow away
> Remember
> Remember
>
> Thanks, Rick, and may God go with you.
> :~(
