So goodbye Mary, so goodbye Jane, Will we ever, Meet again. RIP Rick Davies.

I'm so so sad! I was just about to make a post in case you didn't.... back in a sec.

So, I never had a 'Supertramp phase'-- when I was growing up, one had to purchase albums individually, and at the peak of my 'classic rock' years, I bounced between obsessions with the Beatles, Zeppelin and Floyd while getting a deep appreciation for profoundly good acts like the Allman Brothers and the Dead and on and on. As I gradually learned who all these bands were, I always had an appreciation that Supertramp was great and that I'd probably love them if I just got the albums, but I never made the plunge and purchased them. However, I do absolutely love them. They have so many songs where you hear the opening chords and before you even know what's going on, your brain is just sending you "Relax, we're in for a treat." Goodbye, stranger.

I set up a GA with a bunch of stuff to eat up a few of your minutes, I hope you'll put on Supertramp and just help keep these memories alive.

The GA is level 2+ because reasons, and it closes in one week. If you know me, I don't like to tell the name of the game if I set up the GA as a puzzle/game, but I'll say, many folks have it already, it's not very valuable, and I had it marked as a precision platformer-- I'm looking forward to playing it myself :)

The process is also because I miss all the fun puzzle games to open GAs, while chasing the September train, so I did my favorites:

• Step one is a modest nonogram -- 13x13 -- it took me six or seven minutes. These are of course made using ROSIMC's Nonogram Cafe. Either should work, but I had to make two because the 15x15 was harder than I wanted.

Not at all what I intended

• Step two is a medium (121 piece) Jigidi, my very favorite puzzle style that IMO never gets enough love. (Until we can make our own Parquets! ;))

• Step three is 4-word Wordle using Yannbz's new tool

Hoping you all take the long way home.

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Thanks for the thread, Lugum.

Rick is my favorite composer of all time, and one of my favorite musicians as well. 6 of my top 10 songs on my last.fm (running since 2010) are from Supertramp, 5 of those are Rick's.

I'm as sad as I thought I'd be when this day arrived - it truly feels like I've lost a close friend.

Here is a somewhat hidden gem, Another Man's Woman that encapsulates pretty well his style: a piano-driven rock deeply rooted in blues and jazz, set into motion by superb musicians.

Supertramp always seemed underrated to me.

I love Take the Long Way Home, The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger, Give a Little Bit, and It's Raining Again.

one of my childhood memories... rest in peace

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Supertramp is my favorite English-language band (closely followed by Pink Floyd), and while I've always been a little partial to Roger (a thing Arthur13 up there and I, who have been friends since before SG was even founded, always found funny, because he's always been partial to Rick), there are many Rick songs I enjoy greatly. Truly what made Supertramp as great as it was was the way they complemented each other; each wrote songs talking about their own subjects and in their own style, and changing back and forth made the band consistently good and never tiring. After they parted ways, they both kept making great songs, but the body of music they made from that point wasn't the same because it lacked that synergy. And now it's lost forever. May it at least inspire future generations of musicians.

Goodbye stranger, it's been nice; hope you find your paradise. Tried to see your point of view; hope your dreams will all come true. Rest in peace. But now you're free as a bird. As you walk right out that door you have our word: we won't bother you no more. Yes, we're doing alright as we face the lonely night.

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happy belated birthday as well :D (missed out on the birthday thread i believe)

My dad would play Hide in your shell during long car journeys and we'd all sing along. Have fond memories of that song.

Also, Dreamer and It's Raining Again are great songs.

RIP