It's a Wednesday night, here in England & it's been a hectic kind of day !! B has been busy for - what seems like - hours today, doing this, that & the other !! For her troubles, the house is bright as a new pin, soooo tidy, I'm almost afraid to breathe out of turn.... just in case I mess something up !! Oh well......
I've done very little myself.... just sat back & let everything fall into, what ever, place B wanted !! It was probably the safest thing to do..... once B gets herself into 'clear-up' mode !! Well, it's easier to sit back & take the flak as it hits me...... it's been a day, to keep my head down & roll with the punches !!
Nah - it's not been that bad - just fun to watch & listen too !!
We had to go into town this morning, to get a few things & check something out at the bank. I check my stuff over the net (bank wise) & today, for some reason, £10 had come out of the account, for something I knew nothing about !! It's not the amount - just the fact I didn't know about it !!
It turns out to be something Play.com are doing - you pay £10 a month & this qualifies you for discounts on things they sell..... my problem is, I didn't sign up for it & I only knew about it, when the cash came out of my account !!
Anyhoooo - the bank were their 'useful' selves & I have to phone some number to chase it up...... bummer !! Can you remember, when banks used to do things for you, in person.... not on the end of a phone or a computer ?!
Oh well - I've e-mailed Play & told them I want my money back... so, we'll see how things go. I don't spend £10 a month with Play, or Amazon for that matter, to save enough money, to make it worth while.... it's all a bit of a con really !!
Right - I mentioned B earlier - she has gone out to the gym.... her first Wednesday night class, after the Christmas break... she'll be home in an hour or two. As for the other lady in my life, ME - she is upstairs getting a "deep bubble bath".... so, she'll be out of there soon (I guess)..... leaving only J, who is still away. It seems that he has a job interview tomorrow.... so, if you read this, "good luck" Son !! I think he's home on the weekend, so we can see how he got on......
That just leaves me, here (with our oldest cat) typing these words to you....... thank you for logging on !! The music of the moment is 'Legends Of Rock - Live At Castle Donington'. It features Uli Jon Roth, with lots of others - at the moment, it's Jack Bruce guesting on bass...... it's a good 2 Cd set, well worth a listen if you get chance !!
As mentioned before, I'm going to run thru' my Led Zeppelin collection over the coming months, so here goes !!
I start you off with a January 5th 1969 concert from Los Angeles, at the the Whisky A Go-Go.... I'm going to run thru' them in a (sort of) date order, month by month... & as tomorrow is the 5th - it's a good enough place to start !!
The Cd I have, only has 7 tracks... I'm not sure if they played any more on the night... but, the tracks are:
1) As Long As I Have You
2) I Can't Quit You
3) Train Kept A Rollin'
4) Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
5) Dazed & Confused
6) Killing Floor
7) For Your Love
I like this recording, mainly as they are still playing old Yardbirds stuff, as well as some of the things on their first album..... it's a good recording as well, so that's a bonus, given how old it is & what it was probably recorded on !! If you get a chance - give it a listen, but - don't buy it.... if you can't get it for free, it ain't worth it !! Never buy bootlegs - spend your money on the official albums !! 'As Long As I Have You' is a great track..... Plant was still playing it a few years back, on tour !! This, early version, is a medley of stuff... all worth a listen tho' !!
So that's Led Zeppelin 'bootleg' number one... I'll let you know about others, as the days go by. If nothing else, it gives me some thing to write about !! Ho-hum......
Ok - enough of Zeppelin...... back to The Allman Brothers Band........ it wouldn't be a posting, from me, with-out mentioning the Allman's now, would it !!
I've been reading 'Skydog - the Duanne Allman Story' by Randy Poe... it's a fascinating book - well, for me at least !! I've 'grown up' with the band, well - since about 1970 - & to see pictures of 'The Big House' & the such like... it brings it all home !! I've never seen some of the pictures before.... so, it's been a good read !! Play the albums, read the book.... it's all great stuff & well good !!
Oh well, I must away.........I finished last night, by playing 'Dreams' - tonight, I'm finishing with J S Bach's 5th Concerto (in D, I think) - so, until next time.... thank you for reading......
Bye Bye
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