WeeManDan

I popped on the Pulse DVD to watch a couple of songs and got sucked into watching the whole of part 2 of the concert. It’s been a while since I watched it and I had somewhat forgotten just how good it was, the music, the lights and the show. It has to be seen to be believed/unerstood, awesome doesn’t quite some it up but it’s close.

I’ve been to some pretty impressive concerts; Live 8 and Muse (many years ago) stand out but oh how I wish I had been slightly older than 7 when Pink Floyd embarked on their last tour (to date). I was fortunate enough to see them at Hyde Park for Live 8 and that was a fantastic experience (Kate if you read this thank you for that) but to see them on their own stage looks and sounds incredible, the DVD shows that much. Talking of which, it’d be awesome to put on a whacking great plasma screen and crank up the volume wish I could have cranked up the volume here.

Following my viewing I even watched the special features on the 2nd DVD, something I rarely/ever do and it had the induction to The Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame for Pink Floyd where Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins handed the band their trophies. Before that though he went on about one song that really affected him, Wish You Were Here. He talked about how he play it over and over when his Grandma was dyeing of cancer and it got to me.

I haven’t been feeling to great the past week or so and Sarah seems to be never far away from my thoughts and what Billy Corgan was saying was right on.

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,
year after year,
running over the same old ground. What have we found?
The same old fears,
wish you were here.

I think it’s just this time of year, it was a turbulent time in our relationship followed by one of the best times. It was all good don’t get me wrong but the last few months were really incredible. I have a shocking memory at the best of times and most of my memories come from this time of the year, two years ago.

Dan