Leppotone

Just wanted to say, “Thank you,” to Mr. Richard Wright who died of cancer today. Thank you for “Us and Them,” one of those bits of music that’s guaranteed to put me in an open state, giving and actually paying attention.

Here’s a block quote of notes about his passing.

LONDON, England (AP) — Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died Monday.

Thought I would try this again. It was so much fun to do it for that dress-up-show. Late. Drunkyish. One and a half hours into the show, here I go. Maybe someone else can chime in on the first one and half hours. Please jump in and explain what I missed.

Gary Gygax rolled a natural one today, dying at the age of 69. Here is a bit of the AP: obituary.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.

more here.

Gene Pitney was found dead in his London hotel room while there on a UK tour at age 65. Cause of death is not yet known. Pitney recorded a series of great records between 1961-1968 and he also wrote "Hello Mary Lou" and "He's A Rebel". Pitney also played on the Stones first album and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2002(one of the few things that place has done right). I'll miss him