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Now in its 11th big year, A Fleeting Glimpse continues to attract new audiences. Updated on an almost daily basis, the site is widely acknowledged as a great source for Floyd news, but the heart of the site is really its special features, and unique items that cannot be found elsewhere.

The site is used by a cross section of the Floyd online community, including fans new to the band, and crusty old fossils, who spend all their life researching Floyd. I fit into the latter category by the way, having been a Floyd fan since 1966!

My name is Col Turner, and I run this site on behalf of fans all over the planet. This is your site, I only organise it. Without your Floyd contributions, the site would not exist. So think about it, if you have anything Floyd related that you think may be of interest to others, this is the place to show it! Just drop us a line col@pinkfloydz.com  

The site has received many accolades, including being exclusively selected by the BBC to promote a David Gilmour World Broadcast. We have been chosen as a Yahoo! 'Pick Of The Week', and described by Record Collector as Truly Wonderful In addition, Sofcom nominated us as one of the best internet sites based in Australia. The site also received an acknowledgment in the Q & Mojo magazines Pink Floyd special.

Please don't forget, in the best Floydian tradition, there are several hidden links on this site, can you find them? So come on, put on your favourite Floyd, crank up the volume and join me on a fantastic journey! Col Turner ~ Gold Coast, Australia - Email col@pinkfloydz.com

We would like to take this opportunity to invite your support for what we do. You can assist in a number of ways, for example purchasing products through our Amazon links, simply clicking on a Google ad, or by direct PayPal Donation Please help us to continue to help you.

Wake Up Auntie! Nice to see the BBC finally catching up on the news we brought you back in February! Yes, they have finally discovered that there's going to be a series of events in Cambridge later this year to commemorate the late Syd Barrett. You can check out the BBC story if you like, but you have probably already read it right here on AFG.

Harry Waters Album Out Soon. Harry has been in touch to tell us he is in the recording studio, and putting the finishing touches to his upcoming (yet to be named) album. For the album, Harry has teamed up with a bunch of other talented musicians, including saxophonist Ian Ritchie, whom Harry toured with in Roger Waters band. Harry has undertaken to let as know the release date as soon as possible. For more info, visit Harry's site at http://www.harrywaters.co.uk/

Win A Copy Of Comfortably Numb Our good friend author Mark Blake, is giving away 10 free signed copies of the US edition of his book, Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd (titled Pigs Might Fly… in the UK). Check out his website www.markrblake.com and sign up to the free mailing list to enter. A prize draw will take place on 9th August 2008. We highly recommend this book, so be in it to win it!

Audi World Debut With Nick Mason At Goodwood Audi Tradition is marking this year’s Festival of Speed at Goodwood, England (July 11 to 13, 2008) with a world debut. At the largest classic car racing event in the world, the Ingolstadt company will be taking the wraps off an absolutely authentic reconstruction of the original Auto Union ‘Silverarrow’ Type D Dual Compressor from 1939. Construction of this racing car, the original version of which won two Grand Prix races at the hands of H.P. Müller and Tazio Nuvolari, took four years. The ‘Silverarrow’ will be taken on its maiden drive by Nick Mason, in front of some 150,000 spectators at Goodwood. FULL STORY

Roger Waters To Be A Grandfather Congratulations are in order, as Roger's son Harry recently announced that he and his long time girlfriend are expecting the arrival of a baby sometime soon. This will be Roger's first grandchild.

Glass Tower For Battersea Power Station? There's been yet another proposal to redevelop the Battersea Power Station in South London. This time the plan is to build a 300m (984ft) glass tower, and a conversion of the power stations structure into apartments, a hotel & a shopping mall. There would be 3200 homes on the site. If approved, construction will begin in 2012 and be completed by 2020. Source (Thanks jce)

Bath & Knebworth Box Set - Did You Win?? We were overwhelmed with the hundreds upon hundreds of entries we received for this great giveaway, but there could only be one winner. WAS IT YOU???


Atom Heart Mother London - Night Two (15th) With David Gilmour, and an outstanding performance. Pictures, reviews and downloads in the PINK FLOYD FORUM (Pic thanks to Mike Lacey)

Atom Heart Mother London - Night One (14th) Without David Gilmour, but still a great performance, or so you are telling us. Members of the PINK FLOYD FORUM are currently enjoying the download, why don't you?

Yeah We Heard! David Gilmour begging to play Dark Side Of The Moon at Glastonbury? That's what some seedy reports are saying. We have no comment.

The Queensland Orchestra Plays Pink Floyd The highly acclaimed Queensland Orchestra (backed by both the State & Federal Governments) will be performing a selection of Floyd songs at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 18 July. In a fusion of rock and symphony, featuring more than 70 of Queensland’s finest musicians, the classics selected will be given the full orchestral treatment. They inlclude Astronomy Domine, Scarecrow, Time, Money, Great Gig in the Sky, Us and Them, Eclipse, Dogs of War, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here, Signs of Life, Learning to Fly and of course, Another Brick in the Wall. More Info

Beyond The Darkside Knocking Them Dead We often get sent reviews of shows by Floyd tribute bands, but never have we seen such glowing reports as the ones covering the recent show in Adelaide by crack outfit Beyond The Darkside. 'Gob smacking performance', 'mouth agape in total awe at the spectacle ', 'The sound was incredible', and 'All the musicians played to perfection' were just some of the comments we read. Aussies, make a note of these upcoming, not to be missed gigs. 28 June 2008 Perth Concert Hall. 12 July 2008 Gold Coast Arts Centre. 11 October 2008 Hordern Pavillion – Sydney. 18 October 2008 Wollongong Entertainment Centre. 1 November 2008 Palais Theatre – Melbourne. 8 November 2008 Hobart Entertainment Centre. WEB SITE

Backstage With Roger Waters - AFG's Col Turner Meets Roger Waters

There has been an avalanche of Pink Floyd books in recent times, some of them brilliant, others less so. To help you sort out the good from the bad, we have featured four of what we consider to be the best. In no particular order, we recommend * THE BLACK STRAT by Phil Taylor. Info & Purchase * ECHOES by Glenn Povey Purchase UK (Ships Worldwide) | Web Site * COMFORTABLY NUMB by Vernon Fitch & Richard Mahon Purchase USA (Ships Worldwide) | Web Site * PIGS MIGHT FLY by Mark Blake Purchase US | UK | Web Site Just to add to the confusion, Pigs Might Fly is being issued under the name Comfortable Numb in the USA. Not to be confused with the book of the same name by Vernon Fitch & Richard Mahon. More Books

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The owner of this site (Col Turner) has been a Pink Floyd fan since 1966. Col has featured on a number of radio shows about the Floyd and has written a number of articles for Pink Floyd magazines both on & off line. His remembrances are used in some detail in Lost In The Woods the best selling book about Syd Barrett by Julian Palacios. Col is also given a credit in the amazing Pink Floyd Encyclopedia and also gets a mention in the by Tim Willis book called MADCAP In recognition of his work for the Floyd community, Col was invited to meet Roger Waters in April 2002 in February 2007 and April 2008

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