RIP Rick Wright

Rick Wright, keyboard player for Pink Floyd, has died from a short battle to cancer. He was 65 years old, and lemme tell you a bit of something, coming from a fan who cried her fucking ass off.

When I started listening to Pink Floyd around the age of 11, 12, they amazed me like nothing I heard before. At the time, we only had, obviously, Dark Side of the Moon. And as I listened to that album constantly, my favorite songs were Us and Them, and The Great Gig in the Sky. Great Gig was like this misty enchanting melodic escape for me, and made my imagination jump off walls, and gives me great memories of playing Zelda while listening to Dark Side.

As I got more albums, I became a bigger fan. Atom Heart Mother was the greatest album ever recorded in my book when I was 13, and Summer 68, sung by Rick, was... I dunno. I can't even think up words, that song just means alot to me and reminds me of old times when I would stay up with all the lights off, listening to the album, thinking about forests and all that... Because of Zelda games. YES I LISTEN TO FLOYD WITH ZELDA, it's a wonderful combo, like beer and cigarettes to everyone else I know.

And lately, I've been listening to Relics, a CD with mostly B-sides and some songs off Piper. Paintbox is also sung by Rick, and I listened to it, sobbing, just a while ago. I screamed "Goddammit!" into a towel while snot got all over my face. Without his keyboards or vocals, the warm feeling that Floyd gives me would be lost. He was key to their sound and was the heart of it all. And dammit, may he rest in peace and see his friend Syd again.

Rick, you were a genius, and I miss you like you can't imagine.

This is Totally Me

Like... stuuuuff.

TASH, WHERE ARE OUR READERS!? Do we even have any? No? Ok...

Btw, black cherry soda is awesome.

Origins, yet again.

So, I've done more thinking about my last name and its origins. I've come to the conclusion that I either have Scot, Celt, or Viking in my blood. Personally, I vote for Viking...I'd love the thought of my ancestors pissing off the Romans. :D