Caption contest
The above photograph, taken by Polly, is from the Ritzy in Brixton. This is where David premiered ‘Remember That Night’ for the benefit of North American cinema audiences (back in September).
And it’s just asking for a caption, really, isn’t it? So, over to you.
The prize is an exclusive four-track ‘Live from Abbey Road’ CD, available only in the US to those who pledge money to PBS. (Basically, pledge more than a certain sum, as will be decided by each local station, for a copy of ‘Remember That Night’ and you get the exclusive CD thrown in free.)
The CD comes in a cardboard case, is shrink-wrapped, and features the following tracks, recorded live at Abbey Road last year: ‘The Blue’, ‘On An Island’, ‘Take A Breath’ and ‘Smile’.
As you’ll expect from the prize, there is a PBS television special coming up. Details to follow very soon.
One caption per person only, please, to be submitted no later than 6PM (UK) on Friday 9 November. Winners will be announced on Monday.
Thank you for your varied comments about the ringtones. I don’t think anyone really needs more, which is why the previous entry is now missing a comment form, but some of us do appreciate your feedback.
‘Remember That Night’ is released in Japan today.
Last, but by no means least, the chatroom will next be open tomorrow between 10AM and 12PM (UK).
“Is it hot in here or is it me?”
“I wish Guy would give them bloody things up”
“What the…?? I distinctly said ‘NO PIG’ on this tour!!”
“That…light…is…FALLING!!!!!”
CAPTION:
God demanded yet another encore of “Comfy Numb”
They walked here too
I played here 25 years ago and they still didn’t fix that light!
Caption: Please make me a bird, so I can fly far far away.
Simon, I am very sorry for you and your family. Please kiss baby Aaron’s boo-boo and tell him that he is in my heart.
Melissa(*_*)
I suck at these but I will have a go…..
Caption “What the hell is that up there??? I thought I told them no flying pig” HAHA
Later
Renee B
Fontana, Ca USA
“Good lord, where’s the ceiling?”
Wish me luck for my geography and physics exams tomorrow!
[Good luck for your geography and physics exams tomorrow, Andrew. - Features Editor]
“now did I leave the cooker on?”
not my first choice, the other was, naturally, a bit on the crude side
andy
As he has spent so much time with David Crosby & Graham Nash on the last tour the only caption I can think of is-
I CAN REALLY SEE THE MILKY WAY TONIGHT!
*CAPTION*
“Oh my gawd! Not him again, that big baldy git in Row F!”
Thats allowed isnt it FEd? Seeing as I fit the description of the usual suspect.
Our family’s thoughts and best wishes are conveyed to Simon Emery’s family.
Caption Contest:
I smell smoke…does anyone else in here smell smoke!?!
Thanks Fed – see you all in the chat and good luck to EVERYONE.
All the best wishes and prayers for Aaron…
“Christ, is really phantom of the opera that guy?”
Cheers from Italy
Christiano
This is my caption for the competition.
Quick, someone, help me. It looks like my g-strings gone again.
Regards.
Lyn in Margate.
Caption: Beam me up Scotty!
To everyone who was chatting last night, I owe you an apology. I went AWOL while reading the ringtone blog and I fell asleep on you all. Shame on me!
Caption: “How does this song go again?”
Hello FEd,
I borrowed this one…
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” -Oscar Wilde
Cheers, Cevin
Hi Ho All,
Caption;
“Now where is it? Ah, there … ‘DG 4 PS 4EVA’”
Cheers
Christopher
Syd? This one’s for you.
Caption -
“This is the First time I am ever playing Live to those good ol’ folks across the pond while they are watching me in real-time in a movie theatre! Pass the popcorn!”
Sorry about my cell-phone rant yesterday…Looking back, I believe I was a little harsh.
I do hate cell phones, but upon reflection, it will be cool for those who choose to do so, have a nice Gilmour Ringtone! If only they don’t use the phone while they drive!
Thanks, Fed!
Yup, that bulb has definitely blown… wonder if anyone has a spare?
DAVE SAYS:
“Hey you in the balcony…do you mind not talking? I am trying to play the solo to ‘Comfortably Numb’ over here, ya know!”
Hello Fed,
Thank you for having another caption contest.
My entry is…
“Beam me up Scotty!”
Is that gum on the ceiling?
David wondering where the band is
Howard
‘Beam me up, Scotty’
Caption:
In a mystic tone: “Thank you Gods of the Olympus for the talent!”
It was Bm A G D/F# Em Bm wasn’t it? Or was it Bm A G D/F# Bm Em? I don’t feel comfortable at all…
“Hmmm, …the smoke detectors!”
Cheers,
Ernest 8~)
“What’s that spider doing over me!? Hope I can make it through the song… now… which song was I going to play?”
Jorge.
now i understand when jim said.. looking good?
(… and back at the Kennedy Space Center, the launch of the new space-shuttle, the USS Gilmour, was underway)
Ignition sequence on… one… two…. free… four…
;OP
Dirwood
Oh no, I can’t remember the next bit!
Caption:
David : “Oh ! Don’t be jealous, they say I’m God, but only a Guitar God! ”
Michèle
Hi Fed,
Here is my caption:
“Left a bit… Right a bit…” David had left it a bit late to be lining up the satellite.
Cheers, Jon
Burning Black Strat
Caption:
“What shall I get for supper, when I get home…a juicy ham?..no…a sandwich..?..no, too boring…something more tasty…chinese…? Did I remember to buy tea..?”,,, etc… :-)
Lene
Roger! Will you come down from there, it’s not big and it’s not clever!
Did a meteorite just fall through the roof and land behind me? Phew, that was close!
Simon, hope your child gets well soon. Our thoughts are with you.
Amedeo
Lo and behold, the David Gilmour show was for real… And NOW ladies and gentleman!….”drum roll please”…as…
“The Great Gilmourini Now Holds the Longest Note”
Hmmm…a good caption…bah humbug, I can only think of corny ones…all of them involving Liverpool, couscous, and “the twins”… ;-P
I’m no good at those…BUT I am good at jokes! Shall I tell one? ok…It won’t be graphic…ok I found one called:
The Divorce Letter (P.S. I hope no one takes offense to this)
Dear Wife:
I’m writing you this letter to tell you that I’m leaving you forever.
I’ve been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it.
These last two weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today and that was the last straw.
Last week, you came home and didn’t even notice that I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal and even wore a brand new pair of
silk boxers. You ate in two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don’t tell me you love me anymore; you don’t want sex or anything that connects us as husband and wife.
Either you’re cheating on me or you don’t love me anymore; whatever the case, I’m gone.
Your EX-Husband
P.S. Don’t try to find me. Your SISTER and I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a great life!
Continued from previous post…
Dear Ex-Husband -
Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter.
It’s true that you and I have been married for seven years, although a good man is a far cry from what you’ve been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining and griping. Too bad that doesn’t work.
I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the first thing that came to mind was “You look just like a girl!” Since my mother raised me
not to say anything if you can’t say something nice, I didn’t comment.
And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork seven years ago.
About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, and I prayed that it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed fifty dollars from me that morning.
After all of this, I still loved you and felt that we could work it out. So when I hit the lotto for ten million dollars, I quit my job and bought us two
tickets to Jamaica . But when I got home you were gone.
Everything happens for a reason, I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you
won’t get a dime from me.
So take care.
Signed,
Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell and Free!
P.S. I don’t know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carl. I hope that’s not a problem.
David thinks “How that pig get up there, I thought we were done with them!”
My caption is….
David: “….sniff, sniff. Polly, do you smell that?”
Polly: “I can SEE it!”
David: “That’s the last time I eat Apple pie with crust on! Bloody Mason!”
Hi Fed and everyone
I just want to tell you that I went to see a well-known tribute band this past Friday. It was wonderful.
I want to thank David Gilmour for his wonderful music for with out it I wouldn’t have enjoyed such a show. I was totally blown away by “Set the controls for the Heart of the Sun”. Great Animation. What more can you say. I can not find the right words.
I live near a small airport, a few days before I went to the show my dad’s friend flew his vintage Stearman up our field pulling up just before the house. I love it when it does that, so when they played “Learning to Fly” I had that image in my mind. I think I was flying through the whole show.
Anyway thanks for the music David, especially that song – it has many meanings for me!
David’s playing was so hot, that he set off the Ritzy’s sprinkler system…
Caption…
“Wish Guy would have warned me that he’d be wearing his Flubber sneakers tonight.”
David took a moment to thank god for his gifted hands
Hi FEd, here’s my offering……
“That ceiling would look absolutely Tantastic in our new Sacre Bleu home cinema. Wonder if I can get it done ready for the DVD release on 26th November?”
Remembering little Aaron in our prayers.
God bless
Paul
Caption:
*thinking to himself* “One million claps says I’ve got the right note…”
*a wall of applause and cheers erupts*
“Yep, still got it.”
And Simon, I am so very sorry to hear about your son. I know that there is nothing that I can really do for you, but please know that you and your family and your son especially are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope very much that everything works out for the best.
Jessica
David waits for his tone to arrive from heaven.
CAPTION:
God speaks to David and says “David, I want you to reform Pink Floyd”
[Not Him as well? - Features Editor]
This track is so hot…….. It’s Smokin’
Dear FEd,
I don’t need enter this contest, as I just recieved my programme from the last contest, and that will be quite enough for me! I am now forever content
Thank you so much! And of course; thanks to David.
Good luck to everyone else!!
Patrick
[You're very welcome, Patrick. - Features Editor]
“Oh my God… Is that the fire sensor being activated by my smokin’ guitar?”
Caption:
No…not “Light My Fire”, I said “RUN THE STAGE IS ON FIRE!”
Green tip: keep the lights turned off during the day. If you need more light open the curtains, if that doesn’t work install some skylights in the ceiling.
Hi Fed, here’s my brief caption:
“Ahh, ahh into the zone again, another beautiful evening in compassion”.
Great pic by Polly.
Echoes in black and gold…
“Why can I smell burning?”
Fed
Good to hear from you again. Thanks for the competition.
Caption: “David Gilmour plays the old Joplin classic ‘Oh lord, won’t you buy me, a mercedes benz”.
At least I tried Fed. Have a good weekend.
Wilko
Hey, cool pic
my caption: “the smoke of castellorizion”
Caption:
“To think I bought this guitar to punish my ma.”
After the somewhat heated debate about the Ring tones it is good to lighten up with a caption contest. Here is my entry.
I think David is thinking to himself, ” Oh no, Polly, not another picture!”
Just kidding Polly, I love all your pictures and hope to see many more on here.
Thanks for the contest Fed and hope you have a good day.
Caption:
David is thinking to himself on the final solo of Comfortably Numb. “Man, my fingers are smoking on this lead”.
Side note about Cell phones, so many great opinions. Quite a good debate.
Are you with me Syd, my friend? I miss you.
Caption:
Thank You for giving me this gift.
CAPTION:
With the chant “your axe is smokin’ man ” being heckled from the crowd, our hero can only raise his eyes to the heavens and show the offender that subtlety is a far better option.
Rgds Geoff Duffy ( Dublin )
TO SIMON:
Words can’t express the feeling of sadness I got from the terrible news about your son, having become a father a mere month before Aaron was born it really hits home that accidents can happen no matter how well we look after them.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this trying time.
Rgds Geoff Duffy ( Dublin )
caption:
…I wish I was sitting on a campfire, singing “Lucy in the sky with diamonds”…
Have a good weekend you all.
Carlos
Been away and gutted to miss all the ring tone debate. I mean it’s such an important subject, sooooooooo very vital and important. I couldnt really be bothered to read all posts.
As for caption well what about “Ohh. Ohh. Ahhhhhh. OOhh. Oooohhhhhhhhh. Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh!”
Ian Pearson
PS Love to Simon and family
Caption:
“you have seen the light! you have seen the light!”
Message to Simon.
Sorry to hear your news. All the very best to you & all your family.
Graham
CAPTION:
Lord, please don’t let me break a string whilst I do a blistering solo during “On an Island”.
Best regards.
Julie
What has Marc put up there this time?
The bag of flour dropped by Guy just missed its intended target.
David FINALLY makes contact with the Mother Ship, but gets sent back for taking El Magnifico’s advice about egg sandwiches and Bollinger. . . ;^))
Even while performing, David can’t help practising his hold for the paso doble in his secret bid to take part in next season’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
Caption:
David: “Steve, STEVE. You’re not Robin Hood, get down from there!”
Caption:
“Oh no Guy Pratt must be under the stage, the odor from his smelly old trainers just come wafting up on the left side of the stage”
Gary Hurley.
London England.
CAPTION:
O.K. who hasn’t turned their mobile phone off? come on, i heard it!
Madame Tussauds unveils their finest wax-work yet!
Caption:
I can NOT believe that Simon J. came back from the cafe with two pints…and both of them are for him!
Becky
howdy…i think I finally came up with some kind of…thing/caption ok here goes:
“I told you, Guy, not to fiddle with those fog machines, UNTIL we decide we are playing smoke on the water…looks like this has turned into “Smoke in the Theatre”!”
Haha? I thought not…My little kid sense of humour there…
P.S. @ Simon Emery, I am so sorry to hear about your child, I have all my caring thoughts with you and your family.
Peace
K.C.
Caption: Now I wonder, what are Phil and Steve doing up there?
Thomas
caption:
Syd,this one is for you…
THIS…is what I’m talking about.
Caption
‘Everyone join in now……….if you’re happy and you know it, nod your head’
Pete – Coventry
I’m sure those guys in the stage rigging are smoking. Oh well – the lighting is excellent!
dave
Caption (my first one!):
Doctors always warned David it possibly could have irresversible consequences to always adjust the microphone stand so high when singing in his higher pitch …
I’ve heard that my playing can make the angels cry, but could you guys please use a tissue up there? You’ve short-circuited the amp.
“You know guys, the last time I was told to look up at the ceiling like this was at the Royal Albert Hall in the late 60s and, would you believe it, some bugger fired a Waterloo Cannon behind me!!”
Caption : “I am the Genie of the Guitar and I grant you three wishes”
Well, it is nearly panto season!
caption: (NOTE: a slight variation on other themes) i didn’t read the others before hand ! doh !!
but here’s my caption…
“Huston”…beep…
“Go-head Gilmour”
“I am ready for launch…booster ignition … in 5,4,3,2,1″
“Roger that David, you have cleared the Waters (ah-hem), On the way to the heart of the sun”…beep..
“10-4″
hehe !
p.s just watched Remember That Night ! Echoes was amazing performance !! the whole DVD is great !
thanks to David and crew. awesome stuff !!!
thanks for the lifetime of inspiration !
Jeramiah/new zealand
Caption Competition
David watches incredulously as Guy’s Rocket Backpack malfunctions and he goes head first up the Pig’s bum…
Thank you for another contest.
Oh no, anyone can see the big spider is coming down to me?