Happiest of Birthdays !!!
As a longtime fan of yours I just wanted to write and thank you for all the wonderful and legendary music that you have given to the entire world. Being an ivory tickler myself, you have always been my favorite member of Pink Floyd and my all time favorite keyboard player. I have been VERY fortunate to have been able to see you several times in concert including the ?Animals? tour in 1977, ?The Wall? tour in 1980, ?The Momentary ?Lapse of Reason? shows and more recently at Radio City Music Hall for the ?On An Island? tour.
The instrumentals are my favorite part of any Floyd record and your wondrously passionate keyboard work is the reason. ?Any Colour You Like? and your hauntingly beautiful note selection on ?Wish You Were Here? standout especially. Your brilliant solo release, ?Wet Dream? is one of my favorite records and in constant rotation in my CD player. I have turned so many people on to this record Rick that there may be a royalty issue of some sorts ; ) . They all say the same thing, ?Brilliant, Great, Fantastic, etc?.. I believe it is currently out of print but you should really try to rectify that. On the Pink Floyd boards everyone requests it all the time. ?Holiday? and ?The Great Gig in The Sky? will be played at my funeral that is how important your work has been to me.
Thank you sir, for the writing and contributing to some of the greatest music ever recorded and for providing me the glorious soundtrack of my youth.
Your fan,
Matt Parish
