Landover, Maryland & Russian Granny's

Greetings Worlds !!

How are you doing this fine, bright day.... ?  It's a Friday here in England, the Sun is out, the clouds are white & all is well with the World - well, as far as I'm concerned at least !!

I mentioned, a day or two back, that our neighbour had come over to see us, all upset, as his wife was leaving him.  Well, this morning, she came over to "give" us her side of events.  Why ?  I don't know !!  Anyhoo - we've listened to her side of events & - altho' it's nothing to do with me - my sympathies are still with her husband !!

She has obviously thought this thru' - she has got a place to move into & also - which I thought a bit OTT, she has changed her e-mail address, back to her Maiden name !!  You don't do things like that on the "spur of the moment".... which is the way her Husband seems to think she is doing !!

Oh well - nothing to do with me...... we can only be friends & do what ever we can for the both of them, at this, their time of need.......... Whatever happened to "till death us do part" ?!!  Never mind ......

Ok - it's a Friday.... B has just gone into town, to get a few things & (I think) pop into the gym, for a class or a work-out.......  ME is at a place, only a few miles away, doing a day of training & J is upstairs, having just come down for his lunch.... or as we like to put it, his "second breakfast" !!

A little 'tribute' there to 'The Lord Of The Rings'.... which, as I've never told you our Surname... well, you would get all the little jokes, if you knew !!

Talking of 'TLOTRs' - I picked up a copy of 'The Lord Of The Rings Symphony' from the town library yesterday morning.  I'm playing it as I type & it's quite good.  As best as I can see, it's a live concert, featuring a load of the music from the films.  It's a little too "long" for me this morning, so.... the music will change soon !!  I didn't know it existed & only saw it by chance......  I'll give it a good listen & see if I want to buy a copy - I need to check it out first !!

I've just changed it to some Led Zeppelin... so, no surprise there really !!

As mentioned - we went into town yesterday..... quite early really.  I was due to have a visitor yesterday afternoon, but I had to go back to bed, so B cancelled his visit.  Getting up early wasn't such a great idea as it seemed at the time !!  Anyhoo - a couple of hours sleep worked well & I got up a little later & answered a couple of e-mails from friends.

I'm still getting over the 'bug' (or whatever it's called) from the other week.... so, I seem to be more & more knackered as each day goes along.  Never mind - on the whole, life is good !!

We had one big bit of news yesterday.... ME passed part of her Uni degree, with a "First" !!  "Yippppeeee" ..... we are so happy for her, she really worked hard to get this far !!  She still has to wait for her "over-all" marks, but it does mean she will have her degree, with honours & that's brilliant !!  Bless her heart !!

So congratulations to our 'little' girl.... she is only 4 feet 11 inches... so, little is the right word !!  Brilliant !!

It's her boyfriends (M) 21st birthday on Monday.... so, he is coming around over the weekend & we're giving him a small party.  They have been together 3 years now - when I first met him, he seem this shy little guy - now, he's 21 & has his own key to the door !!  A great lad, he really is.....

Ok - the music of the moment is a 1972 Zeppelin concert.... which I might write about in a day or two..... but, from this day - May 25th... well, I'm spoilt for choice really !!  There is one from 1977, which I'm keen on... so, the tracks are:

CD 1

1) The Song Remains The Same
2) The Rover - Sick Again
3) Nobody's Fault But Mine
4) In My Time Of Dying
5) Since I've Been Loving You
6) No Quarter

CD 2

1) Ten Years Gone
2) The Battle Of Evermore
3) Going To California
4) Black Country Woman - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
5) White Summer - Black Mountain Side
6) Kashmir
7) Out On The Tiles - Moby Dick

CD 3

1) Guitar Solo
2) Achilles Last Stand
3) Stairway To Heaven
4) Whole Lotta Love
5) Rock & Roll

This concert is from Landover, Maryland & was the first of 4 shows they did there about 6 days.... all of which - I'm happy to say - I have here in the collection.  The one above, I've had for what seems years - so, it has a little place in my heart as being one of my earliest boot Cd's !!  I never dreamed when I picked up my first Lp boot, in about 1971, that I would now have soooooooo many... complete madness on my part !!

The Earls Court show, from this day in 1975, was the last of their 5 nights there & the last concerts they played in England for over 4 years.  As a little bit of trivia - to go along with it - it was the last time the band played 'Dazed In Confused'.... well, not counting the 2007 re-union concert, that is.  Oh well....... As always - don't buy bootlegs !!  By the official stuff - there is plenty of that to go around !!

......right- enough of music... for now at least..... !!

well, sort of.... If I'm well enough, they is a record fair on in Taunton tomorrow.  It's a little awkward to get to... being above a pub, with no elevator, just a flight of stairs to get to the top !!  We'll have to see how I am in the morning I guess.  it would be good to go & meet up with a couple of my friends, but.. we will have to wait & see what tomorrow brings !!

We've just been enjoying the Russian entry to the "2012 Euro Vision" contest.... they were great fun, check out the video on U-tube.... it's a good laugh, it really is !!

Just back to the neighbour's break-up.....  we're in a bit of a strange position.  By both (Husband/Wife) of them telling us, that a no one else knows about it... and can we not say anything to anybody here in our little area.  I guess - well.... I'm not going to lie, if asked directly... but, apart from that - I'm thinking - if we're asked, we "know nothing"  !!  Do any of you remember the episode of 'Fawlty Towers' ?  If not - check it out.... "I know nothing" !!

When I logged in this morning, I saw my American & Russian readers had beat me to it !!  I, again, thank you for your time.  I'm not sure if I'll be writing over the weekend, so... if there is a gap, I'm sorry - but I will be back sometime !!  It depends on how things go, I guess !!

Apart from hopefully making the trip tomorrow, we might be able to get to Church on Sunday... but, like everything else - I have to wait & see how things go.  If it's a warm day, that helps - there is nothing worse than going out in the cold & rain !!

As for my plans today.... a quiet stay in the house & maybe a little bit of beauty sleep later.  I still have a few Lp's to record for our friends.... but, I'm not sure if I'm going to do that today or not - I'll see how things go & what the plans are, when B gets home later !!  I have such an exciting life - I don't know where I fit everything in.... not !!  Until next time......

Bye Bye