the psychedelic train wreck known as syd barrett died last friday. 

he founded pink floyd in 1965 and wrote most of their first couple albums..  by 1968 he was unstable.. his acid drenched mind wandered around and his body was just along for the ride .. he was hopeless on stage.  Syd wandered off to semi-seclusion after getting kicked out his own band.   

Since 68 .. well.. he lived with his mother and evidently talked to the garden quite a bit.. thought a lot about effervescing elephants, rats, golden hair, and such..  released 2 great albums in the 70s .. not too many people can rest on their musical laurels for 40 years.. syd didnt have much choice