Sad news for fans of the lysergically enhanced, as word came down the pipeline today that oringal founder/singer of Pink Floyd and legendarily acid-damaged proto-burnout, Syd Barrett passed away from undisclosed causes this past Friday. While I originally came to the Church of `Floyd via Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, discovering the psychedelic wonderment of Piper at the Gates of Dawn (part eccentric British whimsy, part brain-buggered freakout --- all done up in paisley and nehru) was truly an ear-opener. Seek it out, especially if all you know of the `Floyd is "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2"
And be sure to check out Syd's obit as penned by my excellent comrade, James.
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