The Theme From Shaft & Cathedrals !!

Greetings Worlds !!

After a day of feeling pretty 'poorly', I'm back & fighting fit.... well, sort of  !!  I'm not sure what went wrong yesterday - but, having gone to bed about 6.30pm and having a decent night's sleep, I feel much better for it all !!

Ok - it's a Wednesday here in England.... I see my Russian reader has logged on today, so - "Hello" to you !!  I hope you are well & I thank you for your time today !!

Talking of time... I've got our cat - the little lady - here beside me & she seems to think that, instead of writing these words - I should be making a fuss of her !!  So - after a few minutes break, to play "catch the tail" - she has gone back outside.  It is a great night outside tho'... so I don't blame her !!  Oh well - back to the keyboard...

..... which is giving me a few problems tonight !!  I got fed up with my old board & bought a new one today.... the problem I'm having is simple... it's a good 4 inches smaller than the old one - that means, I'm typing the wrong keys !!  I'm used to where my old keys were & of course, everything is in a slightly different position !!  I will get used to it - just going to take a bit of time..... !!

Anyhoo - we went into town earlier, mainly to pay a couple of bills & to pick up some odds & ends.  This board was for sale (£5) in ASDA... so, I went for it.  I didn't realise it was soooo much smaller than my old one, but it''s no big deal really !!

I've had a good day really - I've been careful & got a few things ordered, that I wanted from 'Play'... a couple of DVD's & a Cd.... I hope they will be here later this week, or at worse, towards the end of next week..... When I ordered them, I forgot - with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee events, over this weekend - there are going to be 2 national holidays next week... so, that will slow things down a little
 bit !!  Oh well - as long as they get here by the end of the coming week, I won't mind too much.

I also ordered up a new stylus for the record deck.  I'm not sure if I mentioned this before - but, I had to stop recording our friends Lp's, mainly as (I think) the stylus has packed up.  I won't know for certain, until the new one reaches me - but, I think the old one had had it's day !!  The lady I spoke to - where I ordered it from - seemed very nice & says it might reach me before the weekend.... so, that will be good !!  I'm looking forward to putting it in the thing & seeing what difference it makes to the sound system !!

Also - I've given up on my main Cd player.... there are times it won't play Cd's, while the other machine will.... so, as the main one is covered with an insurance policy, I 'phoned up today & arranged to get it looked at !!  There is no point in having the thing, if it only plays Cd's when it wants to.... so, I hope it will get collected tomorrow & fixed for me !!

I hope it can be sorted - it's a brilliant machine - or, it would be, if it worked all the time !!  I'll have to wait & see what happens tomorrow - that's when the guy is coming to look at it & see if it can be sorted !!  here's hoping folks.... I do not want to go too many days with-out it.... I use the thing every day, so it will be missed !!

The Cd, I've ordered, is the latest by Joe Bonamassa... as is one of the DVD's.... the other one is another season of 'ER' for B - I've not bought one for her over the last couple of weeks, so if I'm to get them for her birthday, in October, I have to get a few more !!  I've still got time... but, I don't want to wait too long !!

Talking of B... she has gone back into town, to meet up with ME & M + to go to a gym class.  As I've said before - it was M's birthday on Monday & unfortunately, we were unable to get his gift in time.  So, we got it today & B is going to give it to him tonight.  I think he will like it......  I'll let you know - but, not just yet, incase he reads these words !!

So - B is out, ME is out & that leaves J - who is upstairs, on his computer..... We were going to take him to his weekend away, on Friday (I think) - but he has decided to catch the train, so we've given him some cash, to help with his fare.... it's the least we could do for him.

Ok - that's the family.... the music of the moment is another Zeppelin concert, which I won't write about just yet.  I've spent quite a bit of time going thru' the collection - over the last couple of days and the one I'm playing... well, I hadn't played it for a while, so I thought "why not" ?!  However, I do have a couple of concerts from May 30th... one from 1977 & an earlier one.  I've mentioned a few 1977 shows recently, so for tonight, I'm going back to 1969 & a show from the Fillmore East, in New York.  The tracks are:

1) Train Kept A Rollin'
2) I Can't Quit You
3) Dazed & Confused
4) You Shook Me
5) White Summer-Black Mountain side
6) How Many More Times
7) Communication Breakdown

It's funny really - how, in 1969.. an hour for a concert was acceptable, yet by the time 1977 came around, they were playing 3 times that & still we expected more !!  It's a good concert tho' & I'm pleased somebody was able to keep a recording of it, for people like me to play many many years later !!

The 1977 concert, was the last night in Landover - the last of 4 concerts they did there, that year.  I really like the '77 shows, but it's great to listen to the old ones from time to time !!  As always - do not buy bootlegs... buy the official stuff !!  More tomorrow....... from 1973......

Tomorrow is going to be a quiet day, for me at least !!  B has to go back into town, in the morning, or early afternoon and while she is there, she is going over to her hairdresser's for her usual "trim around the edges" !!  As we live 8 miles out of town, she wants to do all the 'jobs' in one trip.... pay bills, go to the bank & stuff.  So, while she is out for a few hours, I'll be here, keeping myself amused.... playing Cd's & watching TV, no doubt !!

I'm still working my way thru' all of the "Babylon 5" box sets... so, that's keeping me happy & off the streets - for a while at least !!  Not that I need much to keep me happy......... I'm easily pleased !!

Oh yes.... last night, by chance, I recorded a great programme about Queens Maltilda & Eleanor.. it was brilliant.  If you've never heard of them, they were about 900 odd years ago.  I enjoy history type programmes & that was right up my alley !! What I didn't know, at the time, was tonight there is a second programme.... this time about Queen Isabella of France & Margaret of Anjou... plus, there is a third programme tomorrow !!  Ok - I know it's not to everybody's taste - but, I love these type of programmes !!

Let me go into any of our Cathedrals and I'm in my element !!  Looking at the old & not so old tombs..... if you guys ever get to England, or if you live here already, go for it..... it's brilliant !!

We were in Cornwall, in about 2004, and we went into the Cathedral in Truro....... me, being me, I got talking to this member of the Clergy, who was just there & we talked for about 30 minutes, about the building, it's history and everything.  What I didn't find out, until a couple of years ago - the guy I was talking to, was actually the Bishop of Cornwall !!  How was I to know ?!  It was only when we saw him, on TV, that we realised who it was we had been shown around the place by !!  Real 'red carpet' treatment !!  Oh well.........

Our Bishop wasn't too happy on Sunday, it seems that somebody had left the Church & not locked up behind them !!  It was only when someone else went there, that they found the place all open !!  Our building is not the sort of place you leave open.... !!  Not good !!  Slapped wrist for that one folks !!

Oh well.... my plans for tonight...... "none at all" !!  Well, nothing too exciting anyways !!  I still have another Cd to listen to & get myself, sort of, ready for bed.... B will help me with that, when she gets home... so, that's not for a little while.... plus, I have to go thru' what I've written - just to pick up the worst of my mistakes !!  I know, I always miss a few, but.... with this new keyboard, I'm guessing there will be more than a few !!  never mind.... I will away...... no, I won't...

...... why do I collect Led Zeppelin concerts ?.... well... the one I'm playing, is a good case in point.  Not only did the whole thing go to pot, during 'Rock & Roll' - but, during 'Dazed & Confused' they did a bit of the 'Theme from Shaft' !!  It's not the sort of thing you get on the official releases !!  Oh well... until next time..

Bye Bye