Monthly Archive: June 2009
Links – Goodwin Park FOS Website | Sunday Times Article | Lots of Photos of Nick Mason and His cars | Discuss on NPF Forum Nick Mason is to attend this years Festival of Speed at Goodwin Park in England, UK. The event takes place on 3rd, 4th and 5th July 2009. You can read more information on the Goodwin Park FOS Website. Nick Mason said the following in a Sunday Times Article. Also, feel free to view Lots of Photos of Nick Mason and His cars. The 1939 Auto Union D-type I’ll be driving at the Festival of Speed is the third Auto Union model I’ve driven. I’ve been behind the wheel of the C-type and last year I drove an earlier D-type, but this year’s car is different: while the other two were precise replicas designed and engineered by Crosthwaite & Gardiner, this one is a genuine original...
Links – Christies Pop Culture eCatalogue Christies Auction House of London is having an impressive Pop Culture auction which is to be held from 2pm on 1st July 2009. It features items for all over the pop world with an extensive Beatles collection but, of particular interest, are 5 lots regarding Pink Floyd. The lots include: Lot 17 – Christmas On Earth Continued handbill – the 22 December 1967 show including Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Who, and others. Estimate £500-700 Lot 29 – International Times UFO concert poster, advertising two nights: Jan 13th and 20th, both headlined by Pink Floyd. Est. £800-1,200 Lot 30 – Michael English UFO concert poster advertising three nights at UFO – Feb 27th (PF), March 3rd (Soft Machine), and March 10th (PF again). Est. £800-1,200 Lot 31 – Very rare King of Clubs concert poster, Hull Art College, June 9th 1967. Est. £600-800 Lot...
Links – Syd Barrett Trust eBay collection and website | Discuss on Forum | Get the free NPF Newsletter for latest news A collection of special items relating to Syd Barrett or Pink Floyd are currently being auctioned for charity. These include signed copies of Mind Over Matter, a book published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd, exploring the images of the bands album sleeves and the artwork they contain. A world-famous artist, Storm Thorgersons memoirs of his time spent with Pink Floyd are combined with the artwork he created to represent the band at each stage of their career. Released in 2007, the book sees Storm revisit the work he created for the albums and tell the stories behind them. Also available are Syd Barrett posters based on a photograph taken by Mick Rock and A Pink Floyd Fans Illustrated Guide to Cambridge, the city where...
Links – Discuss on Forum | David Gilmour’s News Page | From David Gilmour’s Website: Our regular readers will know that David’s houseboat studio Astoria is one of the best, and certainly the most beautiful, of London’s private recording studios. Her hull was recently inspected and deemed in need of renovation, so she was moved to dry dock to have a complete steel hull replacement, which should mean she lasts another 30-40 years with no further major work. After the new hull was successfully fitted, she was re-floated and towed back to her berth yesterday. The photo above was taken by Astoria studio boss Phil Taylor, and we have some more to view in Galleries. The boat was built in 1911 for theatrical impresario Fred Karno, who wanted to have the best houseboat on the river, specifying that the deck should be able to accommodate an entire 90-piece orchestra. David...
Links – Discuss on Forum | Photo Gallery from This Is London | Daily Mail Article | Telegraph Article | Hoping Foundation charity website Pink Floyd’s guitarist David Gilmour and supermodel, singer and party girl Kate Moss got together on Friday 19th June to perform in a Karaoke contest in London for charity. Moss’s boyfriend, The Kills’ guitarist Jamie Hince, had opened the Hoping’s Got Talent show at London’s Cafe De Paris with pop star Lily Allen, singing a duet of Dream A Little Dream Of Me. HOPING stands for Hope and Optimism for Palestinians In the Next Generation. Money will be donated directly to children’s projects in Palestine. And The Winner Is…. Allen and Hince beat Moss and Gilmour by a whisker in the fundraising stakes by raising £48,350 from the audience, who placed bids for each act to perform. Moss and Gilmour took £47,600. ‘The audience got more...
Links – Enter Competition | Past Winners | Join Free NPF Newsletter (Email addy protected by our privacy policy) Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (June 2009) NPF have a copy of Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma double album to give away in our June 2009 competition! You can listen to samples and buy it from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com (Opens in new window). Competition Details The competition is open until 11:59pm GMT on 30th June 2009. It will then be drawn on 1st July 2009. The winner will be contacted by email and announced on this page on 1st July 2009! Enter Competition – Tell Your Friends Too! Join Free NPF Newsletter (Your email address strictly protected by our privacy policy)
