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Irene Bedard in Lakota Woman https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Z2DYHoubE/?igshid=3rx1em3gu3fp

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Tahiti, 1969 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2caamDAn7D/?igshid=za2qcyrwx3k6

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Roger Waters, David Gilmour: Pink Floyd

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These pictures are cute, but the story behind them is even cuter:

When they went to Japan in ‘72, Rick bought a fancy camera. He didn’t really know how to work it, and these are two of the first pictures he took! :)

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I didn’t know that story! I love it! But I think 1971? That was the year of their first trip to Japan, and there are actually a number of pictures of Rick in Japan that year with a camera. Here are two faves:

Note in this second one that he’s carrying the current issue of Japan’s Music Life Magazine, August 1971.

Pink Floyd did indeed go back to Japan in 1972 of course, but by then, Rick had shaved his beard. In fact, he shaved it in late 1971, and you can see him both ways in Live at Pompeii – the October ‘71 footage in Pompeii itself: beard; studio footage from Paris, December ‘71: clean shaven. Great pic of ‘72 Rick in Japan here via @pinkfloyded that I’ll reblog separately in a bit:

Even though I suspected the pictures of David and Roger in the original post are from 1971, I was never positive…but if Rick took them in Japan with a new camera, maybe so!

In any case, thank you for telling us that Rick took them! It’s easy to forget the pleasure that they took in each other’s company, not just Roger and David, but especially Roger and Rick, who I’m very glad reconciled before Rick’s passing.

Anyway, this is a glimpse of what I go through in trying to source everything I post – not just sourcing the photo, but gathering all the details of what it’s showing. Sometimes I give up and just go with what I’ve got, so every clue and correction that anyone can send along to help me fill in the details is precious to me.

Bonus points when the story is adorable. LOL

Thanks again!