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Show #110 Release date: 1. May, 2008

After a two hour delay leaving Denver due to snow, I finally made it back to Boston.

Before I get into what this podcast is, I’ve got to say, the Denver meet up was tremendous!  Its was an amazing, kick-ass time, I’ll never forget.  I met a lot of great people and hopefully made some new friends.

Roger and the band sounded the best I’ve heard from the Dark Side tour(s).  There’s a good chance you’ll get to see it on DVD in the future. (and hopefully a near future podcast)

For those of you who didn’t go, we wished you were there. Before the show (and after) we all met at a cool bar across the street from the Pepsi Center, called Brooklyn’s.  This special version of Brain Damage was created for in-house play for AFG members at the bar before the show.  It was difficult to hear inside but outside, it was cranked very loud and it was very cool.

Running Time: 01h:15m:00s

Show #109 Release date: 19. April, 2008

Fellow Brain Damaged listener, Golgo Hakase of Japan created this podcast featuring an excellent recording from Floyd’s 1972 Japanese Tour at Nakanoshima Sports Center, Sapporo,  Hokkaido, Japan, 13 March, 1972.  So, I’m going to take the back seat on this part of the journey, besides I could use a little break.

For those of you going to Denver to see Roger Waters, I’ll see you there!!!  In the meantime please enjoy Golgo’s creation.  It’s nicely done and doctor approved.

Show #108 Release date: 5. April, 2008

The Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, 15. July, 1994.  This is perhaps the most historically significant engagement during Pink Floyd’s Division Bell Tour.  Not much else during the tour, in the grand scheme of things, could compare to the second night in Detroit when the audience was treated to a first entire performance of Dark Side Of The Moon since 1975.  We start out with a unique version of Saucerful Of Secrets recorded at the “Amsterdam Rock Circus” in Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22. May, 1972.  It’s ALL doctored up for best possible sound.  Enjoy!

Show #107 Release date: 21. March, 2008

This podcast features the interests and work of Nick Mason. Most people wouldn’t know it but Nick Mason contributed more than just his drumming.  He’s done some of Floyd’s stage design and graphics.  He’s even done some vocals on occasion.  As for his interests, Nick is a pilot instructor and race car driver.  His love for cars even allowed him the chance to design VW’s limited edition Pink Floyd cars in 1994.  Rev up those engines… finally, its Nick’s turn.

Dedicated to my Godfather and racing pioneer, Ralph Moody Jr.

Running Time: 1h:31m:18s

Show #106, Release date: 08. March, 2008

Okay… this is a long one.  Ever since doing the last KAOS podcast (Show #91), I’ve wanted to feature a more complete, consistently better sounding gig from that tour. Recorded live at the Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI, 13. November, 1987.  “Doctored for supersound.”  So, roll one up and get back to radio!

Show #105 Release date: 22. February, 2008

On the 23rd of May 1968, Pink Floyd performed three shows in one evening.  One gig was just outside Amsterdam but the other two were at Paradiso.

The venue was once an old church and has high ceilings and a balcony overlooking the stage area.  Imagine how cool it must have been watching Floyd perform A Saucerful of Secrets with three large illuminated stained glass windows above the stage.

These two gigs took place within the first six months of Paradiso’s opening as a publicly-subsidized youth entertainment center.  It was also one of the first locations in which the use and sale of soft drugs was tolerated, so space out and enjoy.

Show #104 Release date: 9. February, 2008

Tried and true, is the color of blue.  Blue is a teardrop from my eye.  Blue is the notes of a lullaby, and blue is the breeze from the sky.  Blue flows smoothly in streams.  Blue is pretty nice it seems.  I like blue in my dreams. But, then there’s this, my favorite blue, my latest from me to you.  No playlist for this one… makes it more fun.  Enjoy.

Running Time; 2h:07m:00s

Show #103 Release date: 25. January, 2008

The Complexity of staging The Wall live meant that Pink Floyd could not take it on the road, as they had done with live performances of their previous albums.  Instead, The Wall had to be set up days in advance at a select arena, performed for a series of shows, and then dismantled over the course of a couple of days.  As a result, The Wall was performed in only two venues in the United States, and two more in Europe, for a total of just 31 shows.*  This show is the third of six at Earls Court, 6th August, 1980.

*Fitch, Vernon, and Richard Mahon. Comfortably Numb – a History of “the Wall”: Pink Floyd 1978-1981. 1st ed. St. Petersburg, FL: PFA, Inc., 2006. 187.

Show #102 Release date: 11. January, 2008

Welcome back!  Thanks for hanging in there during the break.  Featured in this podcast is an early gig from the Animals Tour, 1st of February, 1977 at the Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.

I see many of you are anxious to get on with it so without any more mucking about, we kick things off with a request from Neil of Wales, Main Theme performed at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey, UK, 18. January, 1970.

Show #101 Release date: 24. December, 2007

Hers a special podcast from a fellow Brain Damage listener, Scott Middlebrook of Melbourne, Australia.

He emailed me a while ago and wanted a crack at it.  He did well!  Enjoy this special one. Happy Christmas to all!