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News & Observer music critic David Menconi's random (and we do mean random) musings about all things related to music and culture of the "popular" variety.
On this date 33 years ago, Pink Floyd released its underrated classic "Wish You Were Here." And on this date in 2008, that title becomes sadly applicable to Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright -- dead at age 65 from cancer.
In an eerie bit of timing, Wright died on the same day Floyd guitarist David Gilmour said in a published interview that chances for another Pink Floyd reunion are almost non-existent.
David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.
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prof. menconi, did u write
Tue, 09/16/2008 - 21:28 — brian (not verified)prof. menconi,
did u write an obit?
RIP
Mon, 09/15/2008 - 14:36 — Anonymous (not verified)He's off to the Great Gig in the Sky.