Hello!  It's now just a week from today, I'll be in Birmingham followed by Manchester, UK for two more gripping Wall shows.  I never imagined I'd be back in the UK so soon.  I can't thank Barry BURBs enough for his assistance in getting me over.  Barry used to produce and present a weekly podcast called, "BURBs Pod" which featured British underground rock music. 

This will be a quick one for me...  I fly into London on the 27th and back to Boston on the 29th.   It's unlikely I'll be recording these shows.  Hopefully someone will step up and bang out a top notch, quality recording.   Anyway... if you see a tall guy with long hair and a baseball on backwards, its me.  I hope to see you there! 

- 27. June 2011 - Birmingham  MEET UP

- 28. June 2011 - Manchester  MEET UP

Hey there!  Well, it's less than a week away before I jet off to the U.K.  The next podcast is lined up and ready for commentary from London and Cambridge as I visit some notable Floyd sites.  It's going to be very cool indeed.  I also hope to have the mic rolling before and during and after The Wall shows at London's O2. 

I'll be attending the following nights at the O2

- 11. May 2011 (section B1)

- 12. May 2011 (section B3) -> it's this one!

- 14. May 2011 (section 112)

- 15. May 2011 (section A1)

Good friend of the podcast, Simon Wimpenny keeps an excellent blog about his travels and meeting people while following Roger and the band across Europe.  His site provides the following link with details on where countless Floyd fans will be meeting up for pre show drinks and good times!  It's close to the venue and I Hope to see you there!!

London, pre show meet up, ALL shows, click here.

This is something I mentioned in the recent podcast below but thought I post it here too.  About a month ago the powers that be at my radio station, WAAF asked if I could help them with doing a Pink Floyd weekend focusing in on "The Wall".  Finally their resident Floyd DJ is called into action!  I was only asked to provide material but I wasn't involved in the actual programming... unfortunately.

Anyway, that weekend is now upon us and it's a "Walls Of Floyd Weekend" on WAAF.  We're celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Wall, by giving you 30 minute Pink Floyd blocks (get it?) every hour all this weekend!  

I'll be on the air Saturday Night from 7pm to 12midnight EST (-5) here in the Eastern New England area on 107.3fm and 97.7fm WAAF.  If you are not local, you can still listen on line here! For when in your local time zone, click here!

It will be a little different from what you hear in my podcasts but it'll be almost as if Brain Damage was back on the radio again before it was a podcast.

If you are in the area, join me and WAAF as we kick off our Pink Floyd weekend with Pink Floyd tribute band, The Machine at Showcase Live on Friday night.  Doors at 6pm, show at 8pm.  Showcase Live is located at Patriot Place, next to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. 

That's not all!  After the show, we'll have a movie screening of "The Wall" in Showcase Cinema Delux right next door at Midnight.  I'll see you there!

Hey brain damaged listener!

I want to let you know that the next podcast will be posted on or around the 11th or 12th of July.  There are a few reasons for this...
 
1.  I have no hearing in my left ear.  It sucks big time.  I had a terrible head cold last week and it decided to settle in my left ear.  Since I cannot properly hear, I'm unable to properly doctor up the next podcast.  I've sought medical advice and I'm told it will clear up within another week.  I hope.  If not, then I'll have to make a visit to Massachusetts General Hospital's Ear, Nose and Throat Infirmary.  FUN!

2.  I'd normally just post a new podcast the following week but that lands on the 4th of July.  I've made plans to spend time with family and friends for the holiday.

3.  My computer (a.k.a. the production studio) needs to be seriously reformatted so I can continue to bring you these bundles of Pink Floyd goodness.

So there you have it... Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.  As always, your support means the world to me.  Hopefully I'll have everything all set by then. 

Cheers n' Beers!!
Doc
thedoctor@floydpodcast.com

I'm speechless, in shock and very saddened... I can't remember the last time I was this teary eyed.

"Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died aged 65 from cancer.

Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

David Gilmour joined the band at the start of 1968 while Barrett left the group shortly afterwards.

Wright penned songs on classic albums including The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here.

Wright's spokesman said: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."

Very sad news... Pink Floyd's Barrett dies, aged 60

Syd Barrett, the troubled genius who co-founded Pink Floyd but spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, a spokeswoman for the band said Tuesday. He was 60.

The spokeswoman who declined to give her name until the band made an official announcement confirmed media reports that he had died. She said Barrett died several days ago, but she did not disclose the cause of death. Barrett had suffered from diabetes for many years.

Barrett co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Roger Waters*, Nick Mason and Rick Wright, and wrote many of the band's early songs. The group's jazz-infused rock made them darlings of the London psychedelic scene, and the 1967 album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" largely written by Barrett, who also played guitar was a commercial and critical hit.

However, Barrett suffered from mental instability, exacerbated by his use of LSD. His behavior grew increasingly erratic, and he left the group in 1968 five years before the release of Pink Floyd's most popular album, "Dark Side of the Moon." He was replaced by David Gilmour.

Barrett released two solo albums "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" but soon withdrew from the music business altogether.

He spent much of the rest of his life living quietly in his hometown of Cambridge, England, where he was a familiar figure, often seen cycling or walking to the corner store.

Despite his brief career, Barrett's fragile, wistful songs influenced many musicians, from David Bowie, who covered the Barrett track "See Emily Play" to the other members of Pink Floyd, who recorded the album "Wish You Were Here" as a tribute to their troubled bandmate.

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* Breitbart incorrectly reports that David Gilmour was a co-founder, as we all know, he was not.  I made the correction here.  The original source still says David Gilmour.