Blog Awards
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Our four competition winners are… Cory, Gus, Mikael and Pepe.
Congratulations to you. We’ve got your addresses, so please expect your DVDs to arrive next week.
It’s DavidGilmour.com’s birthday on Thursday. Unbelievably, the website has been going strong for a whole year.
It hasn’t been a bad year, has it? A new album, a tour, lots of singles, David on TV, DVD and even in the cinema…
The blog doesn’t celebrate its first birthday until 22 December, so expect some more blog-focused nonsense leading up to the date.
For today, I just want to welcome your thoughts on the past year. I like to think of it as a ‘looking back’/'highs and lows’-type blog day, or something. (Eh, Pete?)
On Thursday, I’ll start our very own Blog Awards. It goes without saying that you’ll be the ones doing the voting, so do get involved if you want to. I have the categories lined up, but if you can think of any good ones, feel free to throw suggestions my way.
Now, let’s all hold hands and merrily skip down memory lane…
Well, last december I was surfing pink floyd web sites going down memory lane, and stumbled on a link to Davids new site.
In this last year I found out that after 30 some odd years of wanting to hear some songs performed live, I was going to get that chance. Was given a new CD that was way more than I hoped for, and exchanged thoughts about it here. There was a guy named chad….or maybe not, that was from Canada and was upset things didn’t go his way on the tour.
Then the set list got better and better, won a chance to see David on Jay Leno…that was cool. Saw the show, and became depressed it was over, then became excited as singles came out. We lost Syd this year, and it was nice to have this place when that happened.
Can we do it all over again, this time without losing someone we love?
Caption..
Guy runs towards David during his best solo ever to let him know that the crowd would enjoy it more…if he were plugged in!
Hi Y’all,
What a year it’s been. It couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. New record on the way, and a tour (a tour?!), and hey look, there’s a new website. I didn’t know what a blog was, so I checked out the rest of the website first, only finding the blog after clicking everything else for a few days. Who knew?
I was lucky enough to get tickets to a Toronto show, and spent a chunk of each day from January to April reading the blog and waiting for the next update. It has consistently been one of the funniest, most thought-provoking, and heartfelt things I have ever seen a group of people do. It is a testament to the man and the music that such a diverse group of people have been able to create this place. Anyone know how many countries are represented here?
The tour and the record, or either one by itself would have been plenty. The website and the blog have made this a truly unique experience. There’s not anything else out there like this. I’ve looked. Nothing comes close.
Fed, plain and simple you deserve a medal. The volume of information (and goodies) you’ve dispensed, and the way you’ve held this place together while allowing the good parts to flourish make up a truly remarkable piece of work. Hats off to you.
The guitar player was pretty good too. ;-)
Damn, what a year! I thought I was onto something when I started listening in 1980, but I wouldn’t have guessed the 26th year of it would have been this good. Thank you all so much for making the music and all the wonderful things that have come with it.
Let’s do it again next year,
TC
Hooray! Great news! Thank you very much.
The whole website has been a real pleasure all year–especially the sense of being able to follow the tour vicariously through each venue, plus the amazing pictures,
But what strikes me the most was the depth of the blog’s resilience each time some asshole would threaten to break up the pleasure of the experience. That’s a credit to the blog’s moderated nature, F.Ed., and I think we’ve all admired you for doing such an amazing job of keeping the spirit of this strangely wonderful intersection between artist and fans from being destroyed.
Happy Birthday – we are glad to be able to share this special day with all of you!
Our DVD has just arrived – we can’t wait to set aside the time to watch it – hopefully later tonight.
Being a new comer to the Blog, I have many degrees of highs; most importantly is discovering DavidGilmour.com – thanks to my husband whose been a regular and introduced me to this site; he’d never wrote though.
Additionally, my husband and I’d like to thank you Fed and all parties concerned for keeping us with updated news of David Gilmour – his new releases, DVDs, appearances, etc. We deeply appreciate all of your hard work.
We’d also like to thank Polly for sharing with us such a wonderful collection of pictures – we wish we could have a glimpse of you now and then.
Last but not least is meeting all of you nice and genuine people on the Blog – it is definitely a good channel for us to express our love of David Gilmour’s music and our admiration of David’s involvement in charity. For me personally, it is a good way to practice my writing skills; afterall, Chinese is my first language.
Regretably, our lows would be missing David Gilmour’s appearance on the Jay Leno Show – we discovered this website only 2 days later; and of course, missed seeing David Gilmour’s live concert in North America – we found out after the fact.
Congrats to the winners of “On An Island” DVD.
Happy Holidays to all!
What a welcome addition to my daily routine this blog and site have been!
Anticipating the new album, seeing David at Leno, meeting fellow bloggers, the concerts, it’s all been such fun. I didn’t expect to be logging onto this site after the concert passed, and yet here I am!
Thanks to everyone who makes this place what it is. And thanks Fed for keeping it all together.
patrick
PS I finally picked up my remasterd copy of David’s first album…it’s been playing in my cd player for the last week non-stop….it just never gets old.
Hello. My name is Melissa, and I am a davidgilmour.com addict.
I once prided myself on the fact that I was not an internet junkie. I never surfed the net much, never had a chat nor a blog. I can remember the first time I heard the word blog, I thought it was something the cat hacked up.ewwwwwwww
Then, I got high speed internet. Wow! I realized that there was life outside this one horse town.(well maybe more than one horse). I found this website sometime in May and now I am a Chronic user.
I can’t explain how excited I was to learn that David had a new album and a tour. David was not promoted well in my area.
The light got brighter, when I found this interesting gaggle of people here. People that have the good sense to love David Gilmour, not to mention the fact that it’s people from all parts of the world.
The best way for me to describe how I view the blog, as silly as it may sound, I feel like I’m reading a book. I have a mental picture of each character hair or lack of, glasses or not, bell bottoms or straight legs… No matter if I’m in on a chat, or just reading on the blog, my brain reads each person’s words with an accent. (anyone else?)
Hanging with you guys in the barn makes those images and audibles even more vivid. I can see Markus serving drinks, Duffy on the turntable , Fed’s at the door bouncing the riff raff out to the pig pen. Some of you are sitting around in the hay, pickin on your guitars, writing songs…… It’s my own little, “Imagination Station”. That’s why I keep coming back. Obviously,”I love David”, so that’s the #1 reason for me being here, but I also enjoy all you characters and the atmosphere that lingers here.
I just can’t put this book down. Each chapter seems better than the one before. That’s not to say that this here is a romance novel. The chapter where Syd died, it made us all cry, and then, canceled shows, release delays, blog gremlins ,the end of the tour. Thankfully, the the good chapters have by far out-numbered the bad. Indeed, no one can charge this book with being boring, we do mix it up now and then.
Fed, I know that you have expressed that our praise embarrasses you, and dag nabbit, we just keep pouring it right on top of your humble little head. You have to admit that a good book, can only become a great book, after it has been refined with good editing skills, and Fed, as Napolean Dynamite would say, “You’ve got skills”.
Oh, and if you guys do go for a skip-to-my-loo , don’t do it with a pint in your hand. Just ask Adam how dangerous that can be:) lol
One more thing, and I’ll stop. I wanted to point out that no one has ever made fun of my mispellings or poor writing skills. So along thoes lines, I have no idea if ‘nabbit’ is a word. Maybe it means to catch hold of something as in the caption above: “Damn, one of my pedals fell off the stage”. “Hold on and I’ll nabbit for ya David”, shouts Guy.
Melissa(*_*)
[Great post, mate. Bless you. - Features Editor]
Congrats to the winners!
Wow, what a year it has been in regards to this site.
First and foremost I would like to thank DG for allowing us this opportunity into his world. Very few artists these days (as it seems to me anyway) seem to care little or nothing about the fans. An example would be having to pay to enter a artists web site, that is just ridiculous to me. On that note my hat is off to Dg for looking out for his fans!
Secondly, Mr. Wonderful, yes that is you FEd. You have done a fantastic job this past year. You should recieve a pat on the back from DG himself for keeping all of us in line. You are reflection of DG by moderating this site, and for that he should be proud!!!
Last but not least, Polly. We should all be extending a huge thank you for your photos. It is not very often that fans get an up close and personal view of their favorite artists, except on this site. Again, thank you so much!!!
Jennifer
[David and Polly pat me on the back far too much, I assure you. - Features Editor]
Well, happy pre-birthday to this wonderful club house of Gilmour lovers.. the BEST around!
What can I say? Its simple, really…. whats made this place great is the reverberations we carry as an ocean of Gilmour fans to the works and Stat-tastic musings of the master of the caster himself.
In other words, we’ve done nothing but reverbarated the wonderful emotions and music of our favorite artist – David Gilmour. The thanks should go, in total, to him for On An Island and all that came after (and from) it -whether live, TV, internet, or Memorex!
Of course, you can’t thank Mssr Gilmour and NOT thank Polly (the first lady of all things Pink) for her role in inspiring and moulding the lyrical content with her man, as well as FEd who has enabled us lucky ravers to be on our best behavior yet STILL carry pointed sticks.
Three cheers for FEd! Hip hip… ahhh, you know the rest.
May the road rise with you, FEd!
XOXO
Darren
******NOTICE*********
The 2006 Weblog Awards finalist !!!!!
Out of 4,500 nominations in 45 categories, we have made the List for “BEST MUSIC BLOG”.
Here are the names:
Twangville
Sterogum
David Gilmour
Nothing But Green Lights
i guess i’m floating
Blogcritics Music
Ryan’s Smashing Life
…your home for SOUL
Glorious Noise
My Old Kentucky Blog
I can’t begin to explain the magnitude of this. Over 1 million votes have been cast in the past 3 years of the Webblog Awards. Making it to the finals says a lot for us and there is a Badge of Honour for that should the Fed wish to use it.
The Voting schedule follows:
December 7, 2006 – Voting begins
December 15, 2006 – Voting ends
December 18, 2006 – Results certified
Good luck to us all and VOTE!!!!
P.S. I think this comes at a good time for the Fed’s anniversary!!!
[That is funny because the results of the BT Digital Music Awards were announced the day before my birthday and now the voting for this one starts on the website's birthday (with the results being announced just a few days before the blog's). Thanks, AG. - Features Editor]
It’s almost impossible for me to put in words how much DG’s music means to me. His music has always struck a chord with me because it has never been about making money, topping the charts or winning awards – it’s honest, expressive and about being true to what we believe in, not to mention the the sheer beauty that just transcends one.
Some incredible highs for me this year -
1. Moving home to India after spending almost 20 years in North America – never thought I would have the courage to do that and in many ways OAI and all that surrounded it has reaffirmed that the decision we made as a family was the right one. So for that, I am thankful.
2. Finding this site and all the like minded people that post here – it’s become a like a second home to me. I can always find something to smile, frown, laugh or think about here and for that F.Ed, I am grateful, because without David’s sanction and your guiding hand it wouldn’t be so.
Lows when stacked up against all the highs pale in comparison so I’ll just leave them be.
A thought F.Ed – right about now might be appropriate to ask us all to describe in 3 words what we think about “Where We Start” and “NOT” have a competition to see who wins, considering that now is when it all started ? And we could describe the site and the blog to boot.
Happy Holidays to everyone. Live True.
Nisha
PS: Now off to find my skipping rope…need a refresher course. They say it’s like learning to ride a bicycle…you never forget once you learn, but since I couldn’t do that either, I may be in a bit of trouble here….:-)
I have enjoyed the web site over the past year.
For some reason I have been reluctant to post a comment and rarely outside of the work use the computer to communicate.
I have been a long time fan of the music of Pink Floyd and David Gilmour. I saw The Wall at Nassau Coliseum four nights and this past year I missed the first NY David Gilmour concert. I saw the first night at RCMH as well as the other five NY area shows David played on the About Face tour. I made the decision to enter a comment in the hopes of getting the new DVD so I guess I sort of became a regular.
2006 was certaintly a busy year for Pink Floyd. I got to see the four surviving members of the band this past year. Seeing David Gilmour and Richard Wright at Radio City Music Hall in NY was an amazing experience. Later in the year I saw the other guy from Pink Floyd and the drummer at Madison Square Garden.
My son got to enjoy the music of Pink Floyd in concert when we saw the other guy at Jones Beach. Since the Gilmour shows were during the week his mother didn’t want him go-maybe she is right. He is guitar player and I hope one day he gets to see David Gilmour live.
The sad note of the year was Syd’s passing during the summer.
It was on the web site I first learned of the band I would see at RCMH. I was very exceited to learn Richard Wright and Phil Manzanera were in the band. Adding to my excitement was to learn Echoes was being played in the Europe concerts. I guess it loses something to know a set list ahead of time but in the end it didn’t really matter. Certainly the effort put into the web site is appreciated by fans of David’s music.
I really didn’t intend to comment on the low points but you did ask. Maybe it is sour grapes but I know I am not alone in my feelings.
The way the DVD has been marketed does not seem fair. I purchased On An Island at Best Buy the day it was released. I would like to purchase the DVD alone. When I tried to order it online before the release date I got to the offer but the link didn’t work so I sent an email which was answered days later. I didn’t notice a deadline date and did read every effort would be made for those who purchased the CD to not to have to buy the CD again to get the DVD.
For me it is not really about the money. I purchased Wish You Here four times (cassette, half speed master vinyl, CD and Gold CD) as well as other Pink Floyd and David Gilmour albums two or three times. It is just this time it is the exact same product and not better due to technology. My hope is that another pressing of the DVD can be made and the previous offer be repeated.
Anyway it has been a great year and the web site and Blog have been fun.
DavidGilmour.com is a wonderfully engineered interface to the network. I’m grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts and opinions on the subject of David Gilmour’s art, with David Gilmour’s people…
His art has been a healing function in my life for over a decade, and if I didn’t have a semi-uncensored and free creative outlet to enjoy others thoughts and opinions on David Gilmour, I don’t know what I would do with all that extra time spent. Uh, maybe visit or call a friend…
Anyhoo, I love to study artists. Art can encourage and nurture what is best in us and give people joy and hope for a better world. If we cannot envision a better world, we cannot create one…
David Gilmour and his art have helped me to envision a better world, and now I have my own unique liberation for the benefit of all beings and my creative works very much…
Thank you all
Dear FEd and friends,
I can’t believe that an entire year has passed by already. I stumbled upon this wonderful site last December by way of a female’s fansite, the same site that informed me that David, Rick, Nick and Roger were getting together one more time for Live 8. Needless to say I was overjoyed with the discovery of davidgilmour.com! News of the new album, then news of the tour … what more could one ask for???
I’m thinking back to a snowy December day just about a year ago. My computer was suffering technical difficulties for a day or two and I had plans to make the two-hour drive to the nearest city to do some shopping with my friend Shar. After deciding that it wasn’t worth risking life and limb to make the trip and finishing up some business that needed attending to here in the office (now that the computer was working again), I checked the site late in the afternoon to find that the dates had been released and that the pre-sale tickets had been available since early that morning!!! A little bit of an ‘oh sh*t’ moment, but a few minutes later I was in possession of tickets to Oakland and the Kodak in Hollywood. I may not have gotten the fabulous up-front seats, but I was very happy nonetheless.
Later in the month came the Blog and you, FEd, as well as Angelo Ortiz, Becky, Renee, Michael Kelly, Deborah, Howard Bayliss, Erin, Clemens, Lucia, Gem, Rudders (best caption yet!), and many more. Lots of anticipation and the long wait for the album to come out on David’s birthday (had three pre-ordered from Amazon but was in Maui that week so bought another ’cause I just couldn’t wait), then more anticipation and the long wait for the concert dates. The days went by quickly though, what with all the fantastic photos by Polly and all of the information that you shared with us about musicians, spectacular venues, Crisis, and so many other interesting tidbits.
Highs:
1) Oakland, second show, hearing the first chord from Breathe which had just been moved up in the set-list to the top of the OAI set … chills still when I think about it. The intensity of sound and light with Take A Breath, hearing Coming Back To Life and Fat Old Sun (I’d been hoping for those), Arnold Layne and Echoes, Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb — incredible!
2) Taking my son to the Kodak gig, meeting Guy and Jon, the same fantastic show as Oakland but with the addition of Crosby and Nash! Having the opportunity to spend four wonderful days with my son and introducing him to so many of my old stomping grounds.
3) The Leno ‘Irregular’ round-up (again, thanks FEd), putting faces and voices to so many familiar names (Angelo, Erin, Susan), going back to the stage with these friends where we were treated to a very memorable musical treat and I finally got to see David’s hands/guitar work up close!!
4) The Fedmeister’s Surprise and all the secretive email correspondence between co-conspirators … what fun! And Ian’s beautiful creation!
5) Keeping up with ‘old’ friends and making new friends in the Barn (Adriano, Linda, Lorraine, Marcus the bartender, Becky, Penny, Geoff and his many personalities, Erin, Thomas …). Again, thanks to you FEd for taking that on and putting up with only so much! Pointy stick always at the ready!
And here we all are a year later, this unique community of people worldwide with so many things in common (not the least of which is a deep love of David’s music), still looking forward to checking in every day to laugh at Rudders’ captions, see who’s got FEd riled up and chuckle at FEd’s witty response, as well as anxiously awaiting the tour dvd … when’s it coming out FEd, huh??? It’s like deja vu all over again!
Sorry for the length, but hey, you only turn 1 once, right?
All joking aside, many thanks to David, Polly, all those involved in maintaining this site and keeping it real as well as thought provoking. And last, but certainly not least, you FEd for all your hard work, patience, witty sarcasm, diligence, and skill with the famous pointy stick! It’s been a very long day, so I’ll defer to my Irregular friends to be eloquent while I wander off muttering to myself …
Peace and love to you all!
Gabrielle
Washington State
This has been a great long ride, and then some. Waiting aeons to write David has come passed, through this year with David and Polly and the mighty Fed. THANK YOU. The Glassman, Irreulars, the infamous Blackout, seeing the tour twice in Toronto, seeing the pedant Guy, post. You are ostentatious indeed. Thanks, come to Canada, please.
P.S. I noticed that you Fed, earlier, mentioned Sir David. Don’t tell me that the Queen finally got off the Throne? LOL. And I did recieve my DVD yesterday. I’d gladly skip to a pub with you and have quiche too!! Well, maybe pasta, cheese, and a few Barn drinks thrown in as well.
Best entry, best reply:
Hi…
[Hello. - Features Editor]
Posted by: Marco at September 13, 2006 08:36 PM
To all involved at davidgilmour.com: you are doing a fine job, keep the inspiration coming. (that must be crappy English, but meant well)
Dear Fed,
Happy Birthday to … us.
Even if I don’t post these days – I suppose it’s not so important, many of you do it very well! -, I keep on reading…
So, thanks to be who you are, dear Fed, and you, irregulars, thanks for this blog, and thanks, David, to be on earth…
Longue vie à vous tous
Ikkar, with love
FEd, just to let you know another satisfied customer got his DVD yesterday, plus a surprise from Anthill (thank you).
Stunning!!!
Looking forward to the concert DVD next year now.
Cheers…Mat
Hi Fed, received my dvd today and a wee surprise as well!!!!
Well worth the wait.
Thanks
Happy Birthday to the Blog and Web site!
Many congratulations and many thanks first of all to the Artist here protagonist, to Polly, all the musicians and all the crew involved in this amazing unique event that is , still now, “On the Island” by celebrating a so important year 2006, the music, the tour, and all the passions you gave us by all the actions , fun, we could read from this site.
Of course many congratulations and thanks to our Features Editor, for his sense of humour, for his honesty, his patience, and all the reliable , detailed informations given for every matter.
Many thanks also for his very important role as moderator to a so large and heterogenous audience, (many heads= many thoughts) not only made by bloggers but moreover by fans, concert’s spectators, in a word: all lovers of our preferred music, spread worldwide.
I suppose everyone can feel “home” like me by visiting ,everyday, this nice site , as the high level of professionality, and not last one, the “English way” to manage all the aspects are very remarkable , and moreover due to the very comfortable athmosphere we can breathe here.
Please let this adventure can go on…
Thank you all very much
Cheers
Ciao Elisabetta
Happy Wednesday,
[Hi Fed, received my dvd today and a wee surprise as well!!!!]
Me too. I thought, at first, that I had recieved the wrong order.
My sincere thanks to David, yourself, the Anthill Mob or whoever arranged it.
Pete – Coventry
Happy Birthday!
Thank you… every moment is friendship, curiosity,ideas-meltingpot and love for music…thanks for the simplicity and the creativity of your job,FED!
Really,it’s wonderful to think that we’re “web-together” and are writing a page of the best blog story.
With love
Diana from Italy
FEd, what can I say? I want to show my appreciation for you, the blog and all things related to davidgilmour.com but I have trouble expressing myself sometimes. Not wanting to sound sappy or fawning, I will just say a sincere thank you to everyone here. Well done!
It’s been a great year, the best Gilmour year ever.
Love,
Becky
PS–Thanks to those Irregulars (Adriano, Gabrielle) who gave me a shout-out and to all my farflung Gilmour friends! It’s so fun and amazing to know you all and I hope to “see” you again soon in the chatroom and maybe at some future DG concert.
Well I’ve just had a nice surprise from the postman (that sounds bad but you know what I mean).
Thanks very much
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DG.COM
(p.s. my DVD arrived today from Anthill, literally 2 minutes ago…about to put it in and watch it, but Anthill (or DG.com??!) have put in a tour brochure as well as the DVD…..running off to watch it now!)
N
Hi FEd
Happy Birthday to the Site and also soon to the blog. A very well done `Indeed`.
One question FEd, will you organise a Chat on the 22nd?? to celebrate that Anniversary??
See you soon
Emmanuel
[Maybe. - Features Editor]
Happy Birthday !
The past year has been so amazing. I can remember , a couple of days before the RAH tickets went on sale, finding this site and being almost paralysed with excitement after finding out there would be an album and tour, having missed PF all previous times. I don’t think a day has gone by since when I haven’t looked at the site ! G
etting the chance to go to the Mermaid was just unreal. Seeing the incredible RAH show. Guy’s show. Meeting up with fellow bloggers and chatting with others who feel the same way about this incredible music has been fantastic.
It is amazing that this site has been able to provide a constant flow of interesting news / topics for discussion / competitions and there is still more to come !
All this activity has really helped me after a rubbish couple of years, so thanks to David, Polly and the band and FEd and all the bloggers for a wonderful year. Long may it continue !
Martin.
Dear FEd and all,
What a day I had yesterday in the office, busy, busy, busy with clients yelling down the phone at me all day. What’s more when I left the office running to catch the train to go collect my daughter, Imogen, from the nursery, I tripped over and landed splat on my face. I got up and said to a rather shocked looking man: “Oh, how embarrassing” and carried on running again. After collecting Imogen I got home to find my DVD on my doorstep. I was delighted.
After putting Imogen to bed I watched the DVD and was not disappointed. The film quality of the Abbey Road session was fantastic and it makes me look very much forward to witnessing the sessions on TV.
As for personal favourites on the said DVD I am torn between Astronomy Domine (which still reminds me of the Ummagumma live version – without the middle
and High Hopes. The latter which was absolutely brilliant.
And a happy birthday to this blog. The highlight for me was, obviously, winning the Abbey Road competition. I also enjoyed poets corner section – which I did actually submit a song and poem under the name The School Master. It would be nice if that could be reinstated again sometime.
What more can I say that I haven’t said in previous posts about you FEd and everyone in the Gilmour empire! This is my most visited and trusted site.
Best regards.
Julie.
ps. To Guy the pedant. I loved your comment on licence payers. That made me laugh.
[He's a cheeky bugger, isn't he? Correcting our dear old SNEd like that. - Features Editor]
Bugger, really regretting posting late last night after a glass or two of red wine – I left out loads of things I should have said, thankyou’s I should have made and happenings I should have remembered. Fortunately everyone else has remembered so I’ll just go along with everything that’s been said….
And…..just got my special edition OAI through the post box and watched the DVD. Absolutely brilliant stuff and the version of Take A Breath from the RAH is jaw-droppingly, stunningly good!!
Big, big thanks to all concerned with getting that DVD released.
I was without an outlet for my appreciation of David Gilmour and his art for years. I could go into the whole story of my fan experience pre-December 7th, 2005, but I think it’s enough to say that I have finally found a place to “be me”.
This site is an international plaza, and I have been very fortunate to have met quite a few of you in person during pre-show get-togethers at Heartland Brewery-NYC, in L.A., and at Abbey Road-London (you know who you are).
Then there’s The Chat, our virtual get-togethers, and I’ve had the honour of meeting so many of you there as well. I feel as if I’ve met my long lost family. I feel as if I’ve finally come home.
Lows? Only one: a point during the summer when I waffled (at the last minute) between going and not going to Royal Albert Hall. I didn’t go, which was the right decision in the end, but not without a bit of off-site blogger controversy….
The highs? There have been a few. THE high? Some of you would imagine me saying Abbey Road? That was a different kind of high in a class all its own… Honestly, my personal high is the moment I saw a post from Deborah saying she and a friend (Laurie) had extra tickets for RCMH! That’s what set it all in motion for me. That’s THE defining moment, and the point in time when I realized this experience would be unique. That was the moment I felt “Hope”, and you can’t put a price tag on that…
I’m in a line of work that isn’t exactly cheery all the time, but believe me when I say that this artist, this site, and you bloggermates have given me hours of joy, relief, and distraction…and yes, “Hope”. You’ve recharged my batteries, and I am eternally grateful to you all.
Happy Anniversary!
Other highlights for me…
1. The great rooves/roofs debate of early 2006
2. Meeting some of the irregulars and staying in touch
3. Seeing my name on the home page of the site!
4. The Chatroom. Although there was a spell over on the darkside…
5. Developing my caption writing skills has been fun… Zaphod, What has the Fedmeister ever done for us?, DG’s 10′ Cows, Guy singing “Oh for the wings of a dove” with electrodes attached to his undercrackers… all good fun
6. Winning a competition :-)
What about you Fedmeister? What have been your highs and lows???
[There's the great Glassman, of course, and all the other gifts, goodies and kind gestures that I've received have just amazed me. As has the deep sense of community that exists in spite of certain rules and the odd rotter trying to upset things from time-to-time. Being able to give away some pretty good prizes has been a genuine joy. It's been fun slipping into Gordon Ramsey mode every now and then and being horribly mean (then being congratulated for it - how messed up is that?!). Yet just being able to do this on a daily basis truly is a pleasure and a privilege. Polly remarked ages ago that David's fans are so nice and you re-affirm that here every single day. That's always a delight and I thank you sincerely for it on behalf of everyone who cares. - Features Editor]
Read through this entry again and truly is great to see how it has brought so many people together. It also made me think of the fact that FEd read through each one of these before posting it. As well as the hundreds and thousands that came before it. He doesn’t have the same luxury as we do. He can’t skip an entry if he wants to. He has to read each one.
Then again, he also gets paid to read each one.
But it also made me wonder, how many times in the past year has he opted to hit the delete button rather than the post button? Any insight on that? I don’t think too many times because we have seen quite a number of posts that made us all wonder, “why wasn’t that one posted and not deleted.”
Also, for this topic entry in particular, I think it would be great if before shutting down this entry (i.e. removing the comments box), if FEd would close this one with his thoughts on highs/lows for the year. There are many of us who do scroll back through topics so even if it doesn’t close for a few weeks we’ll still pick up on it.
Of course I bet one of his highs would be something that only one or two other members could claim (like Guy) – attending DG’s BD party. But I’m just guessing.
Thanks.
Andrew
[That was a great night and I'd gladly go back and drunkenly tell David that he'd be great if he just played the spoons on stage all over again. But what goes on between the Delete button and I shall remain private. We've had a few run-ins, but not too many. I do have a Junk button as well, mind you. I tend to favour that one. - Features Editor]
Congrats FeEd on a job well done. I can’t think of another blog which is so constructively interactive….especially a music one!!
I have had fun over the past year meeting new people both on and offline and I think the best is yet to come.
Just got the DVD and I just LOVE Astronomy Domine. I swear Syd’s spirit is in every note David plays.
Cheers, Howard
…Mercy me, blogger friends, forget my candidacy as an organ donor, because I think my heart just exploded reading all these loving posts thus far!
….What a blogger’s blessing, ’tis indeed!!
–Yet I still look forward to hearing what a few more of you will say –Angelo, Lucia, Ripper– WHERE ARE YOU???!!!
….and sister Melissa, ’tis a special blessing when our bloggers, like you, express just the right words ‘for me’ –your history and testimony nailed my own heart square on! (humble thanks!)
God bless! xoxo
–LG
Happy birthday to you my dear friends from this so fantastic blog!!!
A year ago it was my first experience on a blog and i was like a child of 5 years old on computer (my 6 old son was better than me!!!) Now, do not laugh my friends, i have one year of experience on blog; i am so good now! And i owe it to you!!!
F.é. you kept us so interested by this web site that you deserve the gold medal for your tremendous work; CONGRATULATIONS!
Sylvie de Montréal
Hello FEd,
I think you’ve deserved quite a Blog B-day party.
About a year ago I got word of David’s imminent new album and brought a quick visit to the site.
One year later, one tour later, and quite bunch of goodies later, I feel privileged to be “an Irregular”.
The spirit, the community, Guy popping in, Polly’s photographs, the opportunity to get last-minute hold of two closing night RAH tickets as a direct consequence of keeping an eye on the Blog, the competitions, the captions and the silly stuff over the summer calm made me do something I generally refrain from : post on a blog.
Going to see a Floyd gig has always been an immersive experience for me. Going to see David and his accompanying musicians is as immersive an experience. Regularly returning to The Blog has become a likewise experience to me.
Congratulations and thanks for the relentless efforts to you FEd and to everybody involved in the site. I think you have achieved quite something and wish we can celebrate many more birthdays to come.
Best regards,
Ralph
Belgium
Hi all.
It’s been a good year for DG fans. A new album, a world tour, a DVD coming up and a sensibly run “blog”. Good on you all as well as you Fed and many thanks.
i’ve really enjoyed reading these today. thanks everyone.
it’s clear that there have been so many highs and very few lows.
btw, is anyone else still skipping?
Wow! I read some so beautiful words in this page that I think I could never measure up to your wonderful posts, mates!
The only think I can say is that I am honoured to have spent this year with you. It’s was a great years and I hope we’ll have a lot of other time together.
Just few words, but someone among you know very well how much I am deeply fond of all this. Don’t make me cry for the emotion!!!!!! You know what I mean to say, so…I think it’s not necessary I add more…
Have a wonderful evening, my wonderful mates
L!
I think we all agree that one high point has been Fed’s comebacks. Maybe we should have a ‘see who can get the best comeback out of Fed’ thread . . .
[You mustn't encourage me, George. I'm very easily led. - Features Editor]
Its Christmas time again! (cue for a song).
I notice theres been a few ‘well dones and thanks’ to F-ed. Im sure she appreciates them but lets not forget this site is maintained all year round not just at Christmas. So lets try and say thanks throughout the year, as some of you do, and not just Christmas. Unlike the scientist who studied cows udders, a pat on the back is welcomed from time I’m sure. F-Ed – I’d even go so far as to buy you a drink – but I’m probably miles from you so get Guy to buy you one next time you see him – he must owe me one for not keeping his phone when he left it in my car – imagine the numbers on there??? How much could that have gone for on E-bay??
P.S. well done F-Ed keep up the good work – sorry Ive not said it before LOL!!
[....and sister Melissa, 'tis a special blessing when our bloggers, like you, express just the right words 'for me' --your history and testimony nailed my own heart square on! (humble thanks!) - Posted by: LG at December 6, 2006 02:36 PM]
LG,
You are most welcome. I’m glad to hear that we both feel the same about this website.
I also appreciate the fact that you took the time to read my post, as it was rather long.
Thanks a bunch.
Melissa(*_*)
Happy birthday to the blog … do blogs have birthdays?
Got home from work last night at 9 pm to find the DVD waiting for me. What can I say … Take A Breath from the RAH was freaking awesome!
FEd … do you know which RAH night TAB was shot on? I’m really interested because I attended all three RAH shows and want to know so I can work out where I was sitting for that performance.
Astronomy Domine is fanstastic and it was great catching a fleeting glimpse of Julie and I on it. That really made my day!
Julie, we’re almost famous! lol!
Including the program was a very nice gesture by Anthill.
What a pity I’m sening this package overseas to a special friend. I’d love to keep it, but my friend’s need is greater than mine because he didn’t get to see any of the shows being downunder.
[I don't, sorry. We should tell you though, shouldn't we? - Features Editor]
[Read through this entry again and truly is great to see how it has brought so many people together. It also made me think of the fact that FEd read through each one of these before posting it. As well as the hundreds and thousands that came before it. He doesn't have the same luxury as we do. He can't skip an entry if he wants to. He has to read each one. - Posted by: Andrew at December 6, 2006 01:49 PM]
[.... But what goes on between the Delete button and I shall remain private. We've had a few run-ins, but not too many. I do have a Junk button as well, mind you. I tend to favour that one. - Features Editor]
FEd,
You have had rather a busy year…
You’re dedication has nurtured David’s website into an award-winning one.
I would like to reciprocate the views and opinions of the majority of “Irregulars”, who have posted more eloquent messages on this subject, than I could ever hope to write.
I hope and trust David and Polly will provide some kind of recognition for your part in providing the “Glue” which has bonded us all together during the last year.
If my mathematics are correct….
During the last 12 months there have been 219 separate Blog entries. Which has generated a total of over 30,000 published posts (30,338 to the end of November).
This has produced an average of 140.45 posts per Blog.
The largest being on 06/03/06 (1315 posts) for ‘Happy Birthday,David!’ The smallest was on 23/08/06 (a mere 8 posts) for ‘Meet-up:Gdansk’.
There are approximately 101 bloggers with a serious Shoe Fetish….
The amount of bloggers who have posted is beyond my comprehension. No doubt you can provide an answer to that one FEd.
There must be myriad other vital statistics to how this wonderful website has embellished the lives of us all during the past year.
Perhaps you could provide us with an insight into your workload over the past year, should make for an interesting read…. or perhaps not.
Oh, don’t you wish you were On An Island sometimes…
[I don't think I can tell you how many individuals have posted since Day One, but now you mention it, it would be good to find out. Thanks for some interesting statistics, Ken. - Features Editor]
A “Looking back type blog day”, uh?
This seems like a perfect time to give a shout out to your customer service support team.
Quick history: I was fortunate to buy tickets for Albert Hall show via the drawing through this site. Tickets arrived, seats 50 rows back. I wrote an email asking for help with the hope of getting better seats. David Gilmour Customer Care replied, the bottom line I returned my original pair of tickets for new ones. Better seats, I was told, would be mine. Since I was flying in from San Francisco California I had to pick up my new tickets the day of the show at the venue will-call (could not guarantee delivery of new tickets to me by the time I left for London).
Everything went as planned! I ended up with tickets and great seats… all because David Gilmour Customer Care took the time to listen, help, ease my worries and take care of the details.
Of course the concert was the highlight! But the fact that the tickets were indeed waiting for me at The Hall (remember I planned an entire vacation around this show and flew almost half way around the world without a hard ticket in hand) and that I received really great seats for the show all increased, as you could imagine, the enjoyment factor immensely.
To your support team I say, once again, thank you.
[I don't, sorry. We should tell you though, shouldn't we? - Features Editor]
Yes, please FEd … it would be really interesting to know which night TAB was filmed.
I’m wondering whether this kind of information might be indicated on the final DVD too. I’m such a train spotter lol!
CONGRATULATIONS and long may this blog continue.
I started this out with what was getting to be a very long post when I realized that most every thing I wanted to say has already been said.
All of you know who you are who have made this site so much fun, so interesting. So many people here have extended kindnesses to people of other nationalities, that it has been wonderful be a part of this community. To the talented bunch who write poems, create humorous captions and speak eloquently about, and to, some of the situations that arise here. I applaude you. Thank you for saying what is often in of our minds.
I love this site, David Gilmour’s music, Polly’s wonderful photos, our intrepid and ever patient FE’d and the generosity of the entire Gilmour team.
Thank you one all all for letting all of us have a voice.
jan
My DVD arrived today, and with it came a complimentary tour programme. Now who was it who said ten pounds was a bit steep!!
Thank you very much all at DG.com and Anthill for a great gift.
cheers all
Adrian.
Dear Marcus,
I hope your second CWCA will not be considered.
Here the contents that counts not the form, try not to intimidate, look through it, try to read the lines as if they were supposed to be written, it can’t be to hard to do.
Just apply 1/10 of the effort many bloggers have to apply to achieve communication here (native English or not) and you will be comfortable.
Your other 20 suggestions could have just come out of my mouth, I only failed to formulate them. Good you are there.
This has been a truly great year for all fans or David, and this site has been a huge part of that.
David, thankyou so much for this last year, for making the masterpiece that is On An Island, and for playing a spellbinding tour of which I am priviledged to have witnessed. The 31st of May was one of the greatest nights of my life.
FEd, it goes without saying you do an incredible job. I will be forever grateful for the Mermaid comp. What a night! Keep up the good work, thanks for the memories!
David.
Just a brief note of amusement here whilst I’m in the midst of reinstalling my entire CD collection due to HD problems… The last time I originally imported OAI to my iTunes, it was classed on that unnamed CD database site where iTunes gets its tracknames from as ‘Easy Listening’.
This time, it’s properly coded as Rock.
Silly people. Easy on the ears is not easy listening, guys!
This ain’t yer gran’s music!
And yay for awards! I hope we win, because this place totally deserves it.
the Phoenix.
Happy Thursday,
And then one day you find one year has got behind you.
Pete – Coventry
Happy Birthday to DavidGilmour.com!
I’ve watched the DVD! It was certainly well worth the wait. Astronomy Domine is heavy and totally rocks. Love the camera angles of the guitars. Nice to see the AOL Session on a bigger screen – ‘High Hopes’ my favourite (acoustic at the end – nice).
As for the RAH ‘Take a Breath’, I love this song, love this version, sound is great, but I have a bit of a problem with the intense light show. I suffer with migraine, so probably will have to watch the DVD, when it comes out next year, in stages rather than in one go, but not to worry.
Happy Anniversary! and congratulations on the Weblog nomination!
Kxx
P.S. Got the DVD yesterday, thanks!
Ronny,
I apologize for what could be construed as a go at non-native English speaking individuals. That wasn’t my point at all on the second of the two CWCA’s. It was a poor attempt at a joke, in that we are all quite intelligent here on dg.com, but some don’t take it upon themselves to translate their thoughts into written prose in an elegant manner.
As I said above, a joke gone bad. It is never my intention to let a joke go bad, but sometimes duds happen, or worse yet, they get mistranslated.
To all my non-native English speaking friends, and to all my dyslexic friends, and to all my hard of English reading friends, I’m sorry and I mean no disrespect. I instruct my self-flagellating pointy to have a go at me. . .
[Also kind of proud to be the one to p*ss off Angelo the most!(sorry Angelo).. Posted by: John nff at December 6, 2006 01:11 AM]
LOL! I enjoyed that! It’s quite hard to “get my panties in a bunch” like that…
Cheers!!
Marcus, you are a gentleman.
Hi folk,
I’d like just to thanks both Ronny and Marcus because I am one of those who write an awful english! And say that this issue of discussion has no reason to exist, in my opinon.
One of the things I have appreciated more in this year is that I always feel very welcome on this site. Very welcome from David, Polly, the band and the site’s staff as well as very welcome from each of your blogger and from FEd, of course!
My year in this site couldn’t be so wonderful without that kind behave from you, so thanks to everyone!
Ronny, your post is very kind, thanks a lot!
Marcus, I know you had not intention to offend us non-native English.
I think it is a simple misunderstanding and I remember very well what Marcus said one time and I’d like to tell here again…and I want officially to thank again them and all of you to be so kind toward us, bad english writers!
September 01, 2006 – The best and worst
The Best:
“All those for whom English is not their first language” – Posted by: Marcus Buick at September 1, 2006 04:25 PM
L!
Marcus ? no problem…
Une merveille de plus sur ce site ! je ne me suis jamais sentie exclue par personne ni par vous-même de cette communauté parce que je parlais mal anglais !
Ainsi, dormez sur vos deux oreilles, Marcus, aucun souci !
And, since you want a “self-flagellating”, run to ‘Babelfish’ (hi, Rudders!) and translate, my friend ! lol !
Michèle
["get my panties in a bunch" Posted by: Angelo Ortiz]
Hmm..panties Angelo?..you may have inadvertantly divulged some information about yourself that you really didn’t want us to know..however,I’m sure if they are of the disposable types,you are always concious to choose them clearly labelled as biodegradable…HeeHee!
Cheers to you also mate, and Happy Holidays!