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07-12-2006, 05:31 AM
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Syd Barrett, one of the original members of legendary rock group Pink Floyd, has died at the age of 60 from complications arising from diabetes...
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07-12-2006, 06:27 AM
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07-12-2006, 06:47 AM
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07-12-2006, 07:00 AM
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07-12-2006, 10:20 AM
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They were a great band and I feel the same way Les.
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07-12-2006, 02:01 PM
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Country: | Overrated. Wasn't he only on their 1967 album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn? Certainly a good album, but nothing like their later stuff like Meddle, Animals, or The Wall. | |
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07-14-2006, 11:22 AM
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07-14-2006, 11:27 AM
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07-14-2006, 02:50 PM
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07-15-2006, 02:49 PM
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07-15-2006, 02:57 PM
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07-15-2006, 09:41 PM
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Country:  | That sucks. RIP Another Brick in the Wall is a great song and I like Pink Floyd very much, learned it from my mom.
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07-20-2006, 04:42 PM
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Country: | I've had diabetes since 1968. I have to wonder how long he's had it.
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