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chamberry 
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 Posted: July 11 2006 at 13:27 |
Wow... I'm truly shocked by this. I didn't expect it to happen  R.I.P. Syd. I know that you are in a better place. Thanks for the good memories...
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Moogtron III
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 13:34 |
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He was a great artist. Too bad he suffered so much with his mental health. He will be missed.
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N Ellingworth
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:00 |
BBC Look East broadcasted a tribute to Syd, thankfully they didn't dwell on his use of drugs, instead they paid tribute to his inventiveness as a musician 
Edited by N Ellingworth - July 11 2006 at 14:04
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Legoman
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:04 |
Bummmmeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................................................
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Arsillus
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:10 |
Yeah  Heard it on the radio this afternoon. 
Rest well Syd.
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piltdown man
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:20 |
When I started to listen to Pink Floyd I liked the Syd-era most. That has changed now, but I still remember how amazed and impressed I was by the psychedelic pop songs, mostly written by Syd. Sometimes simple but often with a twist you rarely heard.
Later on "Shine on" always seemed stronger when thinking about PF:s former member.
RIP, Syd.
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CrazyDiamond
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:28 |
Goodbye Syd, we all miss you.
You have started something beautiful, that will shine forever and ever.
Shine on, Crazy Diamond. Shine on.
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The Wizard
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:31 |
 N Ellingworth wrote:
BBC Look East broadcasted a tribute to Syd, thankfully they didn't dwell on his use of drugs, instead they paid tribute to his inventiveness as a musician |
Yeah, I was worried thay would portray him as a drug addict who almost brout it upon himself.
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KoS
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:32 |
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Sad news
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Tony R
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:34 |
Gone but never forgotten.
What a monumental epitaph to his memory we have in "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" 
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marktheshark
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:39 |
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Certainly one of the more tragic figures in rock history, but as far as I'm concerned Syd died in 1970 after he did his last session. To quote John Lennon "Genius is form of madness".
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akin
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:44 |
Sad News
The genius has died, but his masterpieces will be alive forever.
RIP. Syd
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:44 |
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Sad news indeed. I've only just learnt of this.
I am also glad that his family kept it quiet for a few days, to give them time to grieve.
Requiscat in pace "Syd" Roger Keith Barrett.
Teaflax, do you always have to be somewhat insensitive?
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Ghandi 2
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 14:47 |
I'm seriously going to wear all black tommorow.
"Won't you miss me? Wouldn't you miss me at all?" We do, Syd; we do. :-(
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Eetu Pellonpaa
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:00 |
My book was closed;
I read no more,
Watching the fire dance
On the floor.
I have left my book,
I have left my room,
For I heard you singing
Through the gloom.
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:08 |
R I P
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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Jimbo
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:16 |
RIP Syd ...
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Rust
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:16 |
Goodbye you Crazy Diamond, I hope you find peace wherever you are. In honor of this true musician, let us remember all the good he has done in music.
Continue to shine my friend.
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We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
Its astart
What we need is awareness we cant get careless
Mental self defensive fitness
Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be
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moodyxadi
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:21 |
I can't say with words the pain I feel.
A large part of the being I'm now was developed under Barret's Floyd influence.
About the way the media treats his pass: n BBC news online it seems that the most important contribution of Syd for the popular cultura was... David Bowie. Not a single word about his work.
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Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.
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DeepPhreeze
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Posted: July 11 2006 at 15:28 |
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So this is what happens when a god among men finally reaches his end.
I would say 'Rest in Peace' but it just doesn't fit the situation --- I think Syd finally found The Secret he sought after.
See you on the other side, Syd.
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