John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot

Who better to judge a particular Pink Floyd record?

Two Darth Vader-Pink Floyd jokes within two weeks? Sure. 

This one was spotted on Wil Wheaton's Tumblr. 

Battle of the bands

A recent conversation in the car between yours truly and our son Nick, who's 11.

The radio was playing the languid opening bars of Wish You Were Here.

Me: That's Pink Floyd.

Nick: That's Pink Floyd? Oh ... I've heard of them.

Me: Yeah, I play lots of their songs. (I name a few.)

Nick: (Listening.) Hmm. Not bad. (Beat) I still prefer Arctic Monkeys, though.

I had dropped some Arctic Monkeys into a playlist for the kid, but I didn't expect to have that kind of effect.

We'll check in with the boy when he's about, hmmm, 15. That should do the trick. At that age, I was playing The Wall end to end.

Running Up That Hill, with a Gilmour assist

Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd had a hand in getting Kate Bush's career up and running; he tipped EMI off to the wunderkind when she was just 16, and has collaborated with her over the decades. This is a live performance made after Running Up That Hill was released in 1985; it sure seems dated just because of all that hair product! Always a great tune, though.

A T-shirt for Pink Floyd fans

Ah, Brain Damage. This T-shirt was seen on Kapoww.