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*Pink Floyd*<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Rox Remember When?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Article #115 Sep 2020<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n For: Radi0 WFNU .org 94.1 FM Frogtown\u00a0Radio<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n By: RLSchwinden aka MrZerr0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n So some time ago a customer had read one of my articles and stated “I liked them better in your early days, when you wrote more of an opinion about a band or artist vs. a list of what\u00a0they did. So this month I thought I’d revisit that format. As I just released my 162nd Episode of the “PsychoGello\u00a0Show” on Radi0 WDGY on the band “Pink Floyd”. And I will be doing a “Pink Floyd: Evolation Show” for\u00a0WFNU .org 94.1 FM Frogtown Radi0, in a month or 2. So I will use this band as the subject of my “Original Format” of my articles\u00a0all the way back to April 2011.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n > Pink Floyd<\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Formed in 1963 as the “Tea Set” they later changed their name to “The Pink Floyd Sound” in late 1965 after “Pink Anderson” and “Floyd Council” blues artists Syd Barrett liked.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Band:\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n *Bassist, Vocalist, Song Writer: George Roger Waters born 6 September 1943 in Surrey, England.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Drummer: Nicholas Berkeley Mason born 27 January 1944 in Birmingham, England<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Keyboardist, Vocalist: Richard William Wright born 28 July 1943 in Middlesex, England; passed on 15 September\u00a02008<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Vocalist, Guitarist: Roger Keith \u201cSyd\u201d: Barrett born 6 January 1946 in Cambridge, England; passed 7 July 2006.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Guitarist Vocalist: David Jon Gilmour born 6 March 1946 in Cambridge, England.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So the 1st time I remember hearing about “Pink Floyd” was some time in Oct 1978, I was a huge fan of the TV Show “WKRP in Cincinnati” (I was smitten by Jan Smithers she was soooo pretty, did you know Loni Anderson was from Roseville, MN. back in the 60s). There is a scene where Dr. Johnny Fever is in a catatonic state listening to “Pink Floyd” and Mr. Carlson asks him “Do I hear dogs barking in this music?” Johnny sleepily\u00a0replies\u00a0“I do” I thought this was hysterical, although back then Records cost about $6.98, and I was a poor kid on the Westside of Sioux City. So buying new music I had never heard before was just not feasible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The next time I experienced “Pink Floyd” was Summer 1979 on a Sunday afternoon on a Cable TV show called “Pop Clips” (Produced by Michael Nesmith formerly of The MONKEES, he later sold this show to the producers of MTV) “Pop Clips” was about 1\/2 hour show that played usually current (Promo) Videos, like Triumph, Genesis, The Police, Michael Nesmith, Gary Numan, Split Enz etc … this video\u00a0came on by “Pink Floyd” titled “Mademoiselle Nobs” with Waters on Guitar, Gilmour on Harmonica & Wright holding down a dog named “Nobs” that provided the Vocals of this ?song?\u00a0 … I could not believe what I was hearing, much less what I was seeing …at this point it was hard for me to take this band seriously … as at this time I was really into “Black Sabbath” “RUSH” & “Triumph”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Onto the next time I experienced “Pink Floyd” was in Summer 1980 I was at a party at my friend Derek L. Apt. and he was sitting on the couch, having a “Smoke” and\u00a0watching TV with the sound down listening\u00a0to “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict” I remember standing there looking at the left speaker and thinking “What the hell is this? Why would anyone listen to this crap? Why would a band record this and release it on an album?” I asked him “What is this?” he smiled and\u00a0said “Pink Floyd” I said “Oh, that explains it, why do you have the TV on with the\u00a0sound turned down?” he replied “It gives me something to look at, otherwise I would fall asleep” … it was\u00a0then I realized just what “Pink Floyd” was made for … something to listen to while doing drugs …. (me, no thanks)<\/p>\n Jump to Fall of 1984 I met one of the great loves of my life Cathy C. and Paul McCartney had a new song out “No More Lonely Nights” turns out David Gilmour was the Lead Guitarist on this track. Funny thing is it was the lead guitar solo I disliked the most about this song.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Around Xmas ’85, I met a DJ and Record Dealer Ace of “Ace High Records” and his brother Jim, now these 2 Loved “Pink Floyd” and between the 2 of them, I learned Even more about the band then back when Margaret used to school me on the band. Still … I did not like them … I just didn’t get it.\u00a0However the brothers did turn me onto \u201cSee Emily Play\u201d \u201cInterstellar Overdrive\u201d \u00a0\u201cArnold Layne\u201d & \u201cDay The Tigers Broke Free\u201d I do kind of like those songs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Summer of 1986 I met a Bass Player Mike M. at “Ye Olde Guitar Shoppe” in N. Des Moines, IA. We made fast friends and began to jam and put together a band, only thing was he only wanted to play songs by: Pink Floyd, The Police, Beatles & Black Sabbath. While I love \u201cThe Beatles\u201d & “Black Sabbath” (I do have a “Black Sabbath” tribute Band “NeVeR sAy Die”) I didn’t care much for the other\u00a02 bands, but being a trooper I learned about 5 “Pink Floyd” songs, 7 “Police” songs and about 5 “Black Sabbath” songs, I found while I did not like listening to some of these songs I did enjoy playing them in a band, like the song \u201cMoney\u201d ironic eh? Turns out I really did like \u201cComfortably Numb\u201d & \u201cHey You\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At one point Ace & I worked together at “Wherehouse Ent.” and “Pink Floyd” was on tour in June of 1994, Everyone I knew went to see “Pink Floyd” in Ames, Iowa at Cyclone Stadium, except me, and the beautiful redhead, Lori L. that worked next door to me in Southridge Mall, we happened to be leaving at the same time this particular evening so I asked her if we want to go watch a movie, thus began our 2 month affair, thank God for “Pink Floyd”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Fall of 1995 “Wherehouse Ent.” filed for Chapter 11 and closed almost all of its Mid-West stores, my D.M. at the time Larry S. and 2 other managers from our District (Matt M & Keith S.) had a meeting about pooling together and opening our own store. Larry then offered “How do we get enough Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin & Beatles to stock this new store?” it was then I announced\u00a0 “I’m out” I knew it would be an impossible task. As everyone wanted to buy \u201cPink Floyd\u201d but no one was willing to sell back their \u201cPink Floyd\u201d CDs (NO one wanted Vinyl back then)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In\u00a0Fall of 1996 I was working at “Best Buy Southridge” we were coming up on Xmas-time and I noticed my store had no Pink Floyd CDs of “The Wall” “Wish You were Here” or “Animals” turns out the band had decided to go back to their old record label “Capitol-EMI” and leave “Sony” which they had been on since 1975. To this day I still do not know why?\u00a0 In 2004 I was working in Burnsville Mall having been transferred\u00a0there (against my will in 1999) and I hired one of the best employees I ever had who eventually became one of my best friends Wyatt B. and here again\u00a0“Pink Floyd”\u00a0was his favorite band so I got to learn even more about a band I did not like …. go figure, however, due to Wyatt,\u00a0I did come to realize that I do like the song\u00a0“Wish You\u00a0Were Here”\u00a0.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So to quote my old friend Ace High, “I forgot more about “Pink Floyd” then you’re ever going to know”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Fall 2011 the “Star Tribune” was doing a story on my Record Store “Mr. Zer0’s 55113 Roseville” because “Vinyl Is Back” my response was “Is It? As I am selling the exact same artists I was selling back when I started in 1985: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin & Beatles, so to me and the people I knew, it never went away”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I do like facts so I thought I would include some:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Albums:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Piper at the Gates of Dawn<\/em>: Aug 1967<\/p>\n A Saucerful of Secrets:<\/em> Jun 1968<\/p>\n Tonight Let’s All Make Love In London:<\/em> July 1968 Zabriskie Point:<\/em> May 1970 Relics:<\/em>\u00a0 May 1971 A Collection Of Great Dance Songs:<\/em> Nov 1981<\/p>\n Works:<\/em> June 1983 <\/p>\n *Billboard Hits: (yes, ONLY 6)<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n “Another Brick In The Wall Part 2”: #1 Mar 1980<\/p>\n “Money” #13 July 1973<\/p>\n “Run Like Hell” #53 April 1980<\/p>\n “Learning To Fly” #70 Oct 1987<\/p>\n “Take It Back” #73 July 1994<\/p>\n “On The Turning Away” #81 Dec 1987<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Singles:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Arnold Layne\/ Candy And A Currant Bun:<\/em> March 1967<\/p>\n See Emily Play\/ The Scarecrow:<\/em> June 1967<\/p>\n Flaming\/ The Gnome:<\/em> November 1967<\/p>\n Apples And Oranges\/ Paint Box:<\/em> November 1967<\/p>\n It Would Be So Nice\/ Julia Dream:<\/em> April 1968<\/p>\n Let There Be More Light\/ Remember\u00a0A Day:<\/em> August 1968<\/p>\n Point Me At The Sky\/ Careful\u00a0With that Ax Eugene:<\/em> December 1968<\/p>\n Nile Song\/ Izbia\u00a0Bar:<\/em> March 1969<\/p>\n One Of These Days\/ Fearless:<\/em> November 1971<\/p>\n Free Four\/ Stay:<\/em> July 1972<\/p>\n Money\/ Any Colour You Like: <\/em>May 1973<\/p>\n Us And Them\/ Time:<\/em> February 1974<\/p>\n Have A Cigar\/ Welcome To The Machine:<\/em> November 1975<\/p>\n Another Brick In The Wall: Part 2\/ One Of My Turns:<\/em> November\u00a01979<\/p>\n Run Like Hell\/ Don’t Leave Me Now:<\/em> April 1980<\/p>\n Comfortably Numb\/ Hey You:<\/em> June 1980<\/p>\n When The Tigers Broke Free\/ Bring The Boys Back Home:<\/em> July 1982<\/p>\n Not Now John\/ Heroes Return:<\/em> May 1983<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *VHS:\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Live In Pompeii:<\/em> Sep 1972<\/p>\n The Wall:<\/em> Aug 1982<\/p>\n Final Cut:<\/em>\u00a0 July 1983<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Concerts in Minnesota:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 24 May 1988 in MPLS at HHH Metrodome<\/em><\/p>\n 22 June 1994 in MPLS at HHH Metrodome<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n So having spewed out all of this I must admit in my 35 year\u00a0career “Pink Floyd” is The Best Selling, Most Popular Artist Over All, For All Time ….<\/p>\n Take it for what it’s worth … until the next time … MrZerr0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mr. Zer0’s<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n *Est. 2009<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1744 Lexington Ave N.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Roseville, MN. 55113<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n www.MrZer0S.Com<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n Then I became a Senior at West High in Sioux City, a girl a year or 2 behind me Margaret S. (a fabulous\u00a0Artist and Musician) rode the same bus I did, since I saw her almost everyday (and I thought she was kind of cute) we began to talk and she gave me one of my prize possessions a Cassette Tape of “RUSH: Live In St. Louis in 1980”. As we got to know each other, I began to understand her favorite band was “Pink Floyd” Now I already knew I did not like “Pink Floyd” but she\u00a0 did turn me onto a song I did like “There’s No Way Out Of Here” from May 1980 by Guitarist David Gilmour of “Pink Floyd” we hung out together\u00a0a lot as she dated my best friend at the time Strat (he wore a Strat belt buckle, my grandma Marge used to call him “Stuff”). Margaret used to tell me all about “Pink Floyd” I began to know more about “Pink Floyd” than I did about one of my favorite bands at the time “Triumph” ironic\u00a0huh? As we were good friends she asked to accompany her to see the film “The Wall” at the Orpheum in the Summer of 1982. I went because I wanted to see what all the hubbub was all about. I remember sitting there thinking the same thing\u00a0I always thought when I heard or saw “Pink Floyd”. “What the hell is this S***, and why do so many people like it?” My lasting memory of “The Wall” is\u00a0 Joanne Whalley as a groupie asking “Do you want to take a bath?”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nMore:<\/em> June 1969
\nUmmagumma:<\/em> Nov 1969<\/p>\n
\nAtom Heart Mother:<\/em> Oct 1970<\/p>\n
\nMeddle:<\/em> Nov 1971
\nObscured By Clouds:<\/em> Jun 1972
\nThe Dark Side Of The Moon<\/em>: Mar 1973
\nWish You Were Here:<\/em> Sept 1975
\nAnimals:<\/em> Jan 1977
\nThe Wall:<\/em> Nov 1979<\/p>\n
\nThe Final Cut: Mar 1983<\/p>\n