Hi Worlds - how are you all turning today, is the gravity just about right ? Hope so - it would be a shame to go floating off into space, rather than keeping your feet on the ground !! Talking of which - I see, on the news, that the guy made a practice "jump" from his space platform (for want of a better name)..... I've not seen any film of the jump - just a great photo of him, with the Earth curving off in the background !!
My understanding of the jump, was just to try it out - from high altitude. He's going to work up to the record - set in 1960-ish - which is kind of strange, if you think about it. The guy is going to jump from so high up, it really doesn't matter if you do a practice jump or not !!
Heck - a fall of 500 feet could/will kill him... so why waste time doing a jump from below the record height ? If you're going to fall from the 'edge of space' - why worry about a practice !! It will either work, or it won't.... just go for it.... It will be a great ride if nothing else !!
Ok - I'm here alone, at the moment. J hasn't got up yet & the ladies have gone off, into Taunton, to look at some more cars !! ME is certain she is going to get one & I'm glad to say she is 'shopping around' different dealerships - seeing what she can find. It will all work out for her......
Tomorrow is the first day at her new job !! Yesterday, she had to hand in her keys - from the shop where she was working. If all goes well, this new job will give her more money & experience... towards her final career in nursing.
It's funny - she will go to different places to work & tomorrow she is going to where I was born - not, the building, just the town !! So I was able to show her, on a map, exactly where it was & what have you.
Right - so, that's the family.... the music of the moment is the Leslie West album, that I picked up in the week. It's called 'Unusual Suspects' & rocks along quite nicely thank you !! I'm hoping to listen to quite a few of the new things today.... I'll probably run out of time tho' !!
Just with music - I decided to group a bunch of Led Zeppelin concert recordings together..... mainly as they all came about between March 17th 1975 & March 21st 1975. It's - for the most part - the standard 1975 set list, for each show.... but... they're all pretty special. So, tracks first:
1) Rock & Roll
2) Sick Again
3) Over The Hills & far Away
4) In My Time Of Dying
5) The Song Remains The Same
6) The Rain Song
7) Kashmir
8) No Quarter
9) Trampled Underfoot
10) Moby Dick
11) Dazed & Confused
12) Stairway To Heaven
11) Whole Lotta Love
12) Black Dog
That's the set list - well, the 'standard' set list.... but, these shows stand out. They first came out on bootleg vinyl, usually badly edited down to make them fit onto 20-25 minutes a side of a disc. But, with Cd's - the shows came into their own.... not just because they contained 'complete' tracks, but over the years, the quality of the recording got better & better, to the point there are now soundboard recordings of most of the shows, if you know where to look !!
The shows were recorded at Seattle 17-3-75 & 21-3-75 and Vancouver 19-3-75 & 20-3-75. There were some extra tracks thrown in as well, 'Heartbreaker' was in the second Vancouver show - but, it's the last show, in Seattle that stands out. As well as 'Heartbreaker'... there is a great version of 'Since I've Been Loving You'.
But - the highlight of the last show is 'Dazed & Confused'. As the tour went on, thru' America, it got longer & longer...... on the last night, in Seattle, it clocked in at about the 40 minute mark & it really is brilliant !! It's certainly one for the collection...... I certainly never get fed up of listening to it !!
The only problem - with Led Zeppelin shows, at the time - you more or less knew what they were going to play !! B can never understand why I collect the shows - but.... I started long before I met her & it's become a bit of a personal crusade for me !!
I still recommend the Allman Brother's shows that are available..... at least you get value for money !! The shows are all well recorded, the set list changes from show to show & I love listening to them !!
As always - don't buy bootlegs... buy the official stuff instead !! Enough of music - other to say, the music of the moment is Lou Reed's 'The Essential' 2 Cd set...... From Led Zeppelin, thru' Leslie West, the Allman Brothers & on to Lou Reed - it's all music folks !!
I've just looked out of the window... the sea is really bright out there today !! I'm guessing the tide must be in... it looks pretty much all the way up...... it's hard to really see - unless I go upstairs & look out across. It looks good tho' !!
Oh yes - I was going to tell you about yesterday's trip to the hospital... to see the eye specialist. My appointment was at 12 noon & - for once - things were on time !! It's not unusual to be held up for a hour, because this person or that person is running late & everything. But, the guy was on time & by 12.30 we were on our way home.....
........ knowing exactly what we knew before !! That is to say, I'm losing my sight in the right eye !! Heck - we knew this already - that's why I was sent in there, to see the guy, by my optician !!
I did get to have a fancy picture taken of my eyes tho'. It was a really weird - almost 3D - image & the guy explained what the pictures showed. My left eye has this "thing" (I can't remember what he called it) that limits my vision... making me short sighted - as I have been for too many years - & the image of the right eye showed (more or less) the same thing... but on the massive scale !!
The picture was really good & I wish I had asked him for a copy.... it would of made a great picture, blown up & framed !! Yep - I know, I'm sick.... but... it would of looked good !! I have to go back - the week after next, to see a Consultant of some sort & I hope we will have an idea what - if anything - they can do to 'fix' it a little bit !! We will have to wait & see what happens I guess....... it's all good !!
I have always said - given the choice - I would much rather lose my sight, than...... given my love of music... lose my hearing. But, now..... with my vision going from bad, to worse.... well, I'm not so sure any more !!
Never mind, I'm sure they can sort something out for me.... as I've said many times - there are people far worse off than me..... !! Anyhoo, that was yesterday's visit to the hospital - on Monday, I have to go back to see the implant Consultant & hopefully he can programme the settings & get the thing working for me !! That would be good & that's for sure........ I could do without the hassle of going back & forward to see the different people tho' !! Onwards... ever onwards.......
I'm not sure what our plans are for the rest of the weekend. Tomorrow is 'Mother's Day' & I will be up & getting B breakfast in bed !! It's no point waiting for the 'kids' to do it.... she would die of hunger before they would think about doing anything !!
Having said that - B will probably be awake before any of us...... oh well.... the thought was there !!
As for any other plans - I don't think we will be at Church (again) tomorrow. I'm really meant to be 'resting up' & letting things heal - but, we will see how things go in the morning !!
I'm still a little p**s*d with the Church. Apart from the usual moans I have about it - only one person has bothered to 'phone - to check up on how I am or - which I feel is more important - no one has 'phoned to see if B needs anything... any help or anything !! That really gets me mad - if people don't want to contact me, that's fine - I can live with it.... but, B has gone thru' a lot this past couple of weeks & I would of thought someone could of asked if she needed anything !! I'm ranting..... sorry about that !!
I best think about stopping soon.... So, with no plans for a hectic afternoon... I think music will win the day over watching TV & that's a plan, for sure !! I thank you all for reading... until next time !!
Bye Bye
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