# Syd's gone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syds-gone/364021>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 11, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syds-gone/364021 "2006-07-11T14:01:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syds-gone/364021/1 "2006-07-11T14:01:33Z")

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Syd Barrett has [joined the choir invisible](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm). It’s not like he’s done anything musically for 30+ years but still ☹

Maybe we’ll get to see some of his paintings.

Any other fans here?

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syds-gone/364021/2 "2006-07-11T14:29:15Z")

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[Dupe](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=379177).

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syds-gone/364021/3 "2006-07-11T14:46:54Z")

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Closing duplicate thread.