One more thing...

To check off my "things to do in life" list: Go to a Pink Floyd concert. Or at least get close enough by attending last Friday's Roger Waters concert in Dallas.

The first set opened with "In the Flesh" (from The Wall) and featured (listed here in no particular order):

• "Mother" - featuring the audience responding "Hell, no!" to "Mother, should I trust the government?"
• "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
• "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"
• "Wish You Were Here"
• "The Fletcher Memorial Home" - visuals updated to include photographs of bin Laden.
• "Southampton Dock"
• "Sheep" - featuring the appearance and escape of a giant inflatable pig (see photos)

This set also featured a new song from Waters called "Leaving Beirut", which is based on his experience hitchhiking through Lebanon as a young adult. Definitely a song worth listening to, especially if you can the visuals (pencil drawings) to go along with it.

The second set featured a complete performance of The Dark Side of the Moon, with an encore performance of some of the most recognizable songs from The Wall ("The Happiest Days of Our Lives", "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)", "Vera", "Bring the Boys Back Home", and ending with "Comfortably Numb").

All in all, an excellent concert, worth much more than the $30 ticket price. Photos from the concert are available through my Flickr page.

Edit [7 May 2008]: In response to a Facebook comment, neither David Gilmour nor Clare Torry were there, but Roger Waters did have other band members (whose names I don't remember) in their places. You really had to listen very closely to notice the difference.