Thu, 19 May 2011
Show #169, Release date: 19. May, 2011 I had an amazing time and especially enjoyed meeting so many long time listeners for the first time. Oh and as usual now, highlight below if you want to see the playlist. Enjoy and please mind the gap! 01. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun [Latrun Monastery, Neve Shalom, Isreal, 22. June, 2006] Duration: 1h:59m:48s Comments[10]
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- This was, like your other podcasts, quite simply brilliant! I especially like the way you segue Grantchester Meadows to Signs of Life. It was great that you recorded at different places; outside Battersea Power Station; Britannia Row; Grantchester Meadows and even the airplane. Great stuff.
Though I wonder what other people on the aircraft would have thought at seeing a person seemingly talking to himself, haha. - Hey Doc! Glad you're back safe and sound. Had a GREAT time being YOUR sparkling host for a day, really great to of met you and had those Floyd moments together. Another good show here, thanks for the mention. Now make sure you add a comment here thanking me for thanking you for thanking me, thanks man! Wore your T-Shirt at Manchester last night (FRONT ROW!) so a few more thousand fans should be hooking up today! :)
- Hi Doc,
I am glad you enjoyed your visit over here, and I wish I could have made the journey down to have finaly met you. Maybe another day.
Roger did something special on the last night of his concerts at the O2 in London that was never reported in the press, maybe its something worth mentioning, or maybe not when you do your O2 podcast.
He invited a number of service personnel to the concert as his VIP guests. About twelve were able to go, as the invitation was sent to a place called Headley Court, which is the main rehabilitation center for those injured in conflict, mainly Afghanistan, and not everyone there is mobile enough to go to something like a concert.
The group were given seats about twelve rows back from the stage immediately in front of it, and so were well placed to enjoy the show.
When the interval was due, one of the show managers came out to the 'VIP' guests and took them back stage, where there was a hospitaily area set aside for them, with food and drink laid on. When the first half finished, Roger made an appearance in the room, and went round each of his guests, and shook their hands and spoke to them all, he also laid on some tour freebies for them, including personalised T shirts with their names on.
Its a shame this was never reported, because it shows a side of Roger that a lot of people are probably not aware off.
How do I know about this? My son, James was one of his 'VIP' guests that night. James was seriously injured in Afghanistan eighteen months ago when he trod on an IED. James has a cool picture of him and Roger together smiling like two long lost friends, as he made a point of having his picture taken with all those who wanted it, which as it turned out was all the guests.
I am seing the show tomorrow, so i am looking forward to that. James is home for a few days next week and has decided that we arev going to have a small 'Floydfest'... cant wait. - Hey Doc - good to meet you at the Pilot, trust that merry Blighty saw you right, it's not such a bad place. Particularly if you see DG appear with RW (it was always going to be in London given DG lives 1hr20mins away from the O2), and "the Thursday" it was. Here's a vid of Roger Waters with David Gilmour reunited at London's O2 - with the moment he appears - and I'm listening to your latest London (first of a series I hope) 'cast now so looking forward to hearing the audio. You said it recorded well, and that I've got to hear above the din that was the audience's reception of David when they realised it was him on top of The Wall! Perhaps you can release that show in entirety when you're happy it's all cleaned up, as it looks like it won't be appearing on the tour DVD. And a question: we didn't see 'The Wall preshow' performed in London, with the homeless man with Pink in the cart and the extended TV commercials, instead the opening was straight from 'Spartacus', do you know why? Cheers, AL
- Wow another great podcast Doc.
And 4 in a row isn't that bad.....i've been 3 times in Arnhem, if there would be more gigs in Holland I would go to them also......
The BBC version of Embryo (1971) is one of my favorites....but the version of Comfortably numb (2011) absolutly kicks ass....... Wish I were there.........
- Great job Doc and glad you enjoyed England but seriousely, four shows in a row , you suck. I enjoyed the show in St. Paul which I thought was better in many ways to the original one I saw on Long Island 30 years ago ( minus David , Rick , & Nick) hey man do you know where I can find a copy of "the man the journey" my copy was stolen. Glad you're back, mike Perkins