Amsterdam 27-5-72 - 'Running Bear' & Eurovision !!

Greetings Worlds !!

How is your Sunday going ?!  It's a beautiful day here in the wilds of England - a bit cloudy, but... sooooo warm it's unreal !!  B has gone out into the garden - the bit that is in the shade - leaving me here typing these words to you !!

I see from the log in data, my American & Russian readers have been reading this morning - which I guess means evening in Russia & dawn in America ?!  Which ever, I thank you for your time !!

I don't usually post on Sunday's... but - it's been a really good day & I wanted to share......

We got up  (early) and made it over to Church.  I'm glad we did, as we have a new Elder... from California & he introduced himself to the congregation.  He has only been in the country for a week &
two days !!  I'm sure the Missionaries are getting younger &
younger !!  I think this new guy is right out of junior school !!  oh well....

It was a good service - which I won't bore you with all the details, but I'm really glad we went......  The lady I've been doing the Lp's for is going into hospital & having surgery on Friday - so, I'm glad we saw her Husband today & was able to offer any help we could - as well as handing over 15 Cd's for them to listen
to !!

I have only 4 more to do for them - but (there is always a but)... my deck is out of commission at the moment, I think I have damaged the stylus.... bummer !!  I'll have to find a company on the net, to order a new one.  There aren't that many shops in, our little area, that sell them.  Anyhoo - I'll try & find one this week & see how much it's going to cost.... it might be cheap, but I'm not holding my heart beats over that one !!

I diverse - Church was good.... I'm glad we went.... it's not always possible, but today was a good day & I'm pleased to have been able to make it..... onwards, ever onwards !!

I mentioned B - out in the garden...... J is home, upstairs in his Hobbit hole.  ME has gone up to Bristol, with M.... who I think wanted to show his car off to someone there.  He has just got - a few weeks back - a Mini Cooper & he is well happy with it !!

Monday is his 21st birthday & yesterday B made him a birthday cake, with a bit Mini badge on it !!  He was so happy with it, he really was !!  He stayed over night & they went off early this morning.... I think ME wanted a bit of a longer stay in bed, but M got her up really early !!  She should of learnt by now - if she wants a sleep, in the morning, she has to lock her door & keep herself on the other side of it - with M on our side !!  Oh well....

The music of the moment is not very Sunday like..... it's the Doors 'In Concert' 2 Cd set that came out many moons ago...... I think it's a compilation of various live Lp's they had out, all edited onto the 2 discs.  I've not played it in a long while, so it's been good to hear it again........

On the way to Church - B had Adele blasting out of the car...... it's great driving music, well - her second album is, at least.... I don't know the first one that well.  It made a change from the usual stuff I put on, when we go out & about !!

Yesterday - I spent quite a bit of time sorting out Cd's - trying to tidy them away, mainly the Zeppelin collection...... which brings me around to today's concert.  So from May 27th 1972 I've
 picked this one... The tracks are:

CD 1

1) Immigrant Song
2) Heartbreaker
3) Black Dog
4) Since I've Been Loving You
5) Celebration Day
6) Stairway To Heaven
7) Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
8) Dazed & Confused

CD 2

1) What Is & What Should Never Be
2) Moby Dick
3) Whole Lotta Love
4) Rock & Roll
5) Communication Breakdown

The concert was recorded in Amsterdam & it's been in our collection for a number of years.  The copy I have is called 'Running Bear' - after the old single that came out, in either the 50's or 60's.... I don't know exactly when... but, during the 'Whole Lotta Love' rock & roll medley, the band do a little bit of it... hence the name of the Cd !!  I don't usually bother with the bootleg's name, but I quite like
this one !!

As always - don't buy bootlegs... buy the official stuff !!  More another time.....

There was a record fair, yesterday, in Taunton... but I couldn't make it..... I really wasn't feeling like making 2 trips to the place over the weekend, so.. I stayed at home !!  There is one, in Exeter, at the end of June - so, I will go to that one instead.  I know it's a lot further away - but, more of my friends will be there & I stand a better chance of getting something I want !!

Last night, we had our usual Eurovision party.... that is to say, we watch bits of it on TV & decided, from the start, that the UK doesn't have any chance of winning !!  There was also an England football match on & we watched that instead !!

England did win - but, only 1-0.... but, it was quite apt really.  They were playing Norway & Norway was the only country we beat in the song contest - well, I use the term 'song' very loosely - known as
Eurovision !!  Once again - the powers that be - failed to get anywhere near what it's about !!  The guy who sang 'our' tune did a great job - but, it wasn't even close to getting any votes !!  Oh well.... maybe, just maybe, next year !!

Anyhoo.... I better be on my ways.  we sometimes have a friend visit on Sunday afternoons, so I better get ready, just in case he pops in.  I just saw B - she is well hot, out in the garden, so I will make a glass of something cold & take it out to her.... until next time, thank you for reading.....

Bye Bye