[mcg2000]

1968 Pre-Breakdown



1975 Post-Breakdown

[ArcadeQuarters]

Cancer? The original announcement said he died from complications of diabetes.

[Screamname]

His family was forced to write Barrett's will for him, because he was considered incapable himself under the Mental Health Act.

Wow, and coincidentally they got the money.

[AmericaUnite]

Got to show these pics to my 13 yr old "metal" drummer.

[zip]

ping

[j_k_l]

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain.

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?

Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees?

Hot air for a cool breeze?

Cold comfort for change?

And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,

Running over the same old ground.

What have we found? The same old fears.

Wish you were here.

[LIConFem]

Shine on, you crazy diamond!

[bigdcaldavis]

That bottom pic...ever heard of the story about Syd visiting Floyd in the studio while they were recording the Wish You Were Here album? They noticed a fat guy with a shaved head and shaved eyebrows getting up and brushing his teeth then sitting back down and repeating that process. Finally, Rick Wright said "Good God! It's Syd! How did you get like that?" Syd simply responded "I've got an extra-large fridge in my kitchen, and I've been eating a lot of pork chops." Roger Waters admitted that he was in tears when he saw Syd like that.

IIRC, at the time they were in the middle of recording the song "Shine on You Crazy Diamond".

[fish hawk]

Could have been 20,000,000 + if not for drugs and live style. 2.25 million is a lot more than I will ever see in my lifetime but let's face it , it is nothing in todays world.