Balloons & Happy Children..+ Music...

Greetings Worlds !!

I hope you are turning nicely & your gravity is holding you firmly to your bit of ground ?!  I'm well planted here - in the south-west portion of England !!  The sky is blue, the sun is out & the birds are singing nicely.

I was tempted then to say "along with Iron Maiden"... as that is what I'm listening to, at the moment !!  But, I don't think it's loud enough for our fine feathered friends to hear..... I must turn it up a wee bit !!

Ok - it's a lovely Tuesday morning.... and for a little while, I'm here all on my own !!  B has gone to town, to take in a lunchtime gym class & the guys have taken themselves off to the beach !!  Murphy - our neighbour's dog has gone along for the ride...... he will enjoy
that !!

As mentioned before... P (our neighbour) and his wife have split up...... that is to say, she has left him !!  Apart from feeling pretty upset about all of that, it has also meant that Murphy hasn't been able to have his daily walks - as P has to work all day.  So, between them, B, J & ME have taken to walking him, at least once a day..... until P can, at least, sort himself out !!

Poor mutt... he's probably more confused about it, than anybody.... oh well !!

As for me - well, I'm feeling a little better today.  I had been feeling pretty low over the last week - but, my mood seems to be getting better - maybe it's the pills or even the better weather, I don't really know.. but, things seems to be on the up !!

The music has now changed to U2..... I'm playing some old tapes, things I had put together (many moons ago) for the car.... but, I've dug them out again & I'm giving them a good play thru'.

One good thing has come out of it - B has let me order a cheap Michael Schenker  live set.  I had it on Lp and - to be honest - had forgotten all about it, until I played a couple of the tracks on the
 tape !!  So - as I've been a good boy, B let me order it up !!

Hopefully it will be here in a week or so.......

... just took a break !!

A package has just reached me - in the post - from a friend in Bristol - with a bunch of DVD's in it !!  What they are, I have no idea... but, I'll play them later & see what goodies they contain !!   My friends really treat me well !!

Just while I'm on music & everything - I have a Zeppelin concert, from July 24th.  well, actually - I have 2 separate concerts, one from 1979 & the one I've picked today, from 1977.  The tracks are:

CD 1

  1) The Song remains The Same
  2) Sick Again
  3) Nobody's Fault But Mine
  4) Over The Hills & Far Away
  5) Since I've Been Loving You
  6) No Quarter
  7) Ten Years Gone
  8) Battle Of Evermore
  9) Going To California

CD 2

  1) Mystery Train
  2) Black Country Woman
  3) Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
  4) Trampled Underfoot
  5) White Summer/Black Mountain Side
  6) Kashmir
  7) Guitar Solo
  8) Achilles Last Stand
  9) Stairway To Heaven
10) Whole Lotta Love
11) Rock & Roll

I'm not going to rave on & on about this concert.... but, it was the last concert the band ever played in the USA.  Just a couple of days later, after this show... Robert Plant got the news from England, that his 5 year old Son had died.  The tour was immediately cancelled & as it turned out, the band never went back again.

As always - don't buy bootlegs !!  Buy the official stuff.......

Yesterday, we had a bit of fun !!  ME had bought me 4 balloons, for Father's Day & my birthday.  Anyhoo - as they were starting to deflate, I took them out side & cut the strings....  As they flew off, gaining height really quickly, 2 little girls, who live in the close.... well, you now what little ones are like, when they see something !!  "Loooooookkkkkkkk !!!!!!"  It was so nice to hear them shouting to their folks, that they could see balloons & how much happiness, seeing them climb into the sky, it brought them !!  It was brilliant !!

We watched them get higher & higher - it looked like 4 bright mirrors floating away - glinting as they went.  We lost track of them as they went into some patches of low cloud... but, it was fun !!  Before you ask - they were bio-degradable, so where ever they land, they will decay quite quickly !!

Ok - about today.... I have no big plans really.  I've not to go anywhere until Thursday - when I, unfortunately, have to go back into hospital, to see another of my Consultants.  I'm not looking forward to that - as it's to do with the implant & everything that goes with it. He might sign off on me, but as it's still not 100% - well, we will have to wait & see !!

But, as it is - I can kick back & chill out this afternoon..... maybe have a sleep or watch a bit of TV.  The Olympics start this weekend - so, I suspect the TV might not get too much air time over the coming weeks !! I'll probably watch some of the bike events - but, not much else.....

Anyways... until next time..

Bye Bye