PINK FLOYD REUNITE!!!!!!

I can't believe I'm writing those words, but it appears Dave and Roger have, at least temporarily, calmed down enough to perform together for charity. Roger started taking over Pink Floyd in the late 70s, and by 1983, he'd basically become a solo artist with Dave and Nick as session players (Rick was fired in 1979 for drug abuse), so he left the band and assumed they'd retire the name Pink Floyd. Dave and Nick didn't retire. They hired Rick back and continued the Pink Floyd legacy, but it just wasn't the same. Dave and Roger complimented each other. Roger is abrasive and witty while Dave is somewhat pop-y and musical. Dave's Floyd was too wimpy and Roger's solo albums are always a little hard to take right away. They're more of an acquired taste.

Anyway, Bob Geldof is reanimating Live Aid with Live8, a similar worldwide concert to raise awareness for world poverty. Nick had always said that it would take something on the scale of Live Aid to reunite Roger with the band.

Now, this isn't a real reunion. I mean, it's a reunion for a concert, but I have no illusions that they'll reunite for an album or tour or anything like that. I'm sure this is a one-time thing, but I'm just so excited!