10 comments

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   Mr_Clean - October 21, 2008 5:30 AM

   I was a bit of a Floyd late comer, dur­ing the 80’s /​ 90’s I had the blink­ers on to say the least. When I con­nected with Floyd in the 00’s it was Rick I admired the most. The under­stated beauty in his work is amaz­ing. Listening to Us & Them for the first time, what struck was the chord pro­gres­sion /​ har­mony from the piano.….… Gig in the Sky another. It was clear Rick had very sophis­ti­cated taste (the Miles Davis Kind of Blue ref­er­ences were ter­rific), and hard to believe he was self taught. From what I have read about him and seen of him in inter­views he was most def­i­nitely the kind of per­son I would respect and admire as a musi­cian and human being. Very sadly missed.

2. 

   Phoenix - October 21, 2008 7:04 PM

   You’re wel­come, Guy.

3. 

   Bob Sheldon - October 22, 2008 11:12 PM

   I learned to play piano by lis­ten­ing to Rick. He was a gen­tle soul and will be missed.

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   phil lloyd - October 23, 2008 9:56 PM

   Guy

   Thanks for pro­vid­ing the plat­form. We did not know him, but feel that we did.

   A gen­tle soul indeed.

5. 

   Paul Sexton - October 23, 2008 11:05 PM

   Nice to see you back, Guy!
   I hope the Wright/​Pratt Family are well
   Cheers
   Paul

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   Kevin from Michigan - October 24, 2008 3:16 AM

   Hi Guy

   All of you are still in my thoughts and prayers. I thought I would share this with you.

   When I was ten years old, my big brother intro­duced to Pink Floyd via his vinyl copy of “Dark Side of the Moon.” That was 1974. I instantly became mes­mer­ized with “The Pink Floyd Sound.” Over the years, Pink Floyd has had numer­ous lyric­sists (David, Richard, Syd, Roger, Polly, et al.).

   But to me, Pink Floyd always had one sound. That gui­tar and the grind of that organ were unmis­tak­able. You could hear it, and you kwew instantly who that band was. I never got to see The Floyd until the DSOT tour (twice) and the DB tour (twice). What a thrill. (The bass was awe­some in all four shows that I attended… I hope that makes you smile.)

   When I heard that David was going to fly across The Pond to sup­port the release of OAI, and I saw who was going to be sup­port­ing him, I called my big brother and asked, “Can I repay a favor? Can I take you on a day-trip to Chicago?” I treated him with tick­ets, air­fare and hotel as a “Thank You.” We attended the first show at The Rosemont Theater.

   The two most mov­ing moments of that evening: David with his fake for­get­ful­ness, “Oh, and on the key­boards…. Mr. Reeeshard Wright.” (The “Standing O)… And then to expe­ri­ence “Echoes” live. We both were chok­ing back tears

   Just thought I would share some thouhghts.

7. 

   mondo - October 25, 2008 10:37 AM

   I still don’t know what to say. It good to see you back here, Guy.

   -mondo

   xXx

8. 

   Lorenzo - October 26, 2008 12:46 AM

   Thank you to come back Guy!

   I’m very happy to see…

   By Lorenzo (Italy)

9. 

   Bran - October 31, 2008 7:26 PM

   Cheers man!

   Good luck with the Aussie shows!

   p.s. — I’m still await­ing some Floyd/​near Floyd activ­ity in Croatia…
   You or/​and David would have a hel­lowa crowd here.

10. 

    Elena - November 1, 2008 11:36 PM

    You’re wel­come.
    I’ve not yet real­ize what is happened…I can only imag­ine how it is dif­fi­coult for you and your fam­ily.
    Every time I play Pink Floyd songs, I think about our beloved Rick and I have shiv­ers, because I know He will lives in my heart for­ever with his mag­i­cal music!I’ve learnt to play piano with him…
    Thanks to use this site to speak with us!
    With love
    Elena