Jon Lord RIP

Greetings Worlds !!

A special "Hello" to my reader in China !!  It's great to know you have logged in & I hope you will keep coming back for more.  Of course, a "Hello" to my regular readers around the World... I thank you for your time !!

Ok - it's a bright & sunny Tuesday here in England..... there are some big white clouds out there, but - compared to yesterday - it's almost 'tropical' out side !!  I'm here with J at the moment, who seems to be taking our kitchen apart, looking for food !!  B has gone out to the lunchtime gym class & ME is.... well, I don't know for sure !!

She was here last night - but then went out with her boyfriend M & I've not seen her since.  No big deal - at 21, she is old enough to look out for herself !!

She did text B earlier..... I mentioned yesterday, about her job opportunities & not knowing quite what to do, as their were 2 places after her.  Well, according to the text, this morning, she is having a meeting this afternoon with one of the places & hopefully, from that meeting, she will know what to do !!

The meeting is at the place, here in our county, where she would like to work - but, until she gets an 'official' kind of "yes" from them.... well, she will, more or less, have no choice but to take the offer from Devon !!  I hope - later today - she will be able to let us know how things have gone..... here's hoping for the best !!

There was nothing in the post for her today - which doesn't bold
well !!  The place in Devon was meant to be sending a contract.... but, as yet nothing has come thru' for her !!  As it is - if she is going to work in Devon, she is meant to start on Monday of next week - but, with only 6 days to go.... well.... time will tell !!

I did have a bit of post..... which has rattled me a bit !!  Over the last 10 years my health has been in a steady decline.  From working 7 days a week in the late 1990's, I first had to get used to giving that up - then accepting I needed a stick to help me walk - and in the last 4 years or so, having to accept I need a wheelchair to get around !!

Over the last 5 years in particular, I've gone downhill a lot faster than I would of liked & each day seems to throw up a few new surprises.......  Well, today, our lovely government has sent me a form to complete - to more or less prove I'm sick !!  They don't need to read about it in a form - come over & visit with me, thru' any day - or night - of the week..... then you will see how things are for themselves !!

It's no big deal - but, it does p**s me off to get things like this in the post !!  Oh well - we will fill it out & take things as they happen........ Tomorrow I have to see one of my Consultants & again next week, I have to see another one - so, maybe the form pushers should come along with me & see for themselves what my life is like !!

I know the government have to check things out - but, they should track down all the benefit cheats instead of going for people like us, who - lets face it - are easy targets !!

We had one of these forms before & I had to go into town to see a lady.  We went in, she looked at my form, then looked at me - then said "Ok" and we were on our ways home inside 15 minutes !!  It's crazy - they have to fill their targets & they get the easy meat first, just to make up the numbers !!  Oh well - I will no doubt let you know how things go, as & when I hear anything !!

Enough of my moaning !!

The music of the moment is a Cd, which came in the post yesterday, featuring 2 albums by the Allman Brothers Band........ 'Reach For The Sky' & 'Brothers Of The Road'.  I wanted this Cd, mainly as it contained the last 2 Lp's by the band, that I didn't have completely on Cd !!

So, now, I have a complete collection of all of the bands studio albums - not all the compilations, but just the albums, so that's been good... to complete the set !!

The strange thing was - I was writing an e-mail to Lady V (at the Allman's site) when the postman came.... kind of freaky !!  Oh well......

In the last week or so, excluding the stuff I picked up from the last record fair, I've had another 5 Cd set by UFO, a 4 Cd set by Fleetwood Mac and the soundtrack to 'Iron Sky' which J gave me, along with the DVD - so, all is good in my little World of music &
fun !! Especially with these last Allman Brothers albums....
life is good !!

Having said all that, about the Allman's Cd - the music has just changed to Patti Smith & her 'Twelve' album, from a year or 2 back.  It's a collection of cover versions & it's pretty good - so, if you can, give it a listen !!

I had great plans - this morning - to play a 3 Cd set of a concert, by Led Zeppelin, recorded on this day, in 1977, at the Kingdome in Seattle.  I've mentioned the show before, but - as it's from today - it won't hurt to run thru' the tracks again.... so, here goes:

CD 1

1) Opening
2) The Song Remains The Same
3) Sick Again
4) Nobody's Fault But Mine
5) Over The Hills & Far Away
6) Since I've Been Loving You
7) No Quarter

CD 2

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

CD 3

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

When I first heard tapes of the 1977 tour, they usually sounded really bad !!  Recorded on cassette decks, if you were lucky, they might be in stereo.... but, never really sounding that good.  I had one from New York and - to be honest - it was distorted, overly loud & really not worth the tape they were recorded on !!

So - why did I bother with them..... well, it was the only way I was going to hear the band on stage, in 1977 & I wanted everything I could get my hands on !!

So - move forward 35 years.... now, there are tapes like this about !!  Recorded from the band's soundboard & (I guess) put out by someone who was/is close to the members of the band !!  It might not have the quality of an officially released 'live' album - but, I'll settle for this any day of the week !!  It's brilliant & if you can get to hear it - go for it !!

But, don't buy bootlegs !!  Buy all the official live albums you can - some are bad, some are downright awful - but, most of them are well worth having !!  More another time....... but, first, a bit of sad news.

Jon Lord of Deep Purple/Whitesnake fame has died at the age of 71..... from cancer I believe.  He was a great keyboard player & composer...... he will be missed !!  RIP Jon !!

Right - it's coming up to 1pm & I need to get my beauty sleep.... I was up & down for most of last night & I really need to do a bit of catching up !!  So - I will away, for now at least.... thanks for reading... until next time...

Bye Bye