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Daily Archives: July 7th, 2008

Roger “Syd” Barrett

07-Jul-08

Syd Barrett died on July 7 2006, two years ago. He was sixty years old and had spent most of his adult life as an artist. He was a painter and a gardener, and a recluse. He died of pancreatic cancer.
When Barrett was young, he was a musician. In 1965 he joined a group that [...]

Breathing Room

07-Jul-08

I’d like to point out that today is July 7 and instead of pushing $150, oil has fallen back a bit to around $140. A couple of days ago, it looked like my prediction from two weeks ago was on target. I’m happy to say I was wrong. For now.
The trouble is, in those two [...]