Aren't Family Fun ?!

Well "Hello" Again !!

A big "Hello" to my reader in Japan... I thank you for your time - it's apt that you have logged in... as I type, I'm listening to a live at the Budokan Cd !!  More of that later....

I must also thank & say "Hello" to my Russian reader... again, I thank you for your time.

Right, my day.  It really didn't end, from last night !!  To explain... When I went to bed, I didn't feel too good - and by about midnight, things were really not nice at all.  I couldn't sleep & I could of done with-out the whole pain thing !!  Anyways - by 4am, I had had enough & came down to get something to knock me out.  Usually - most times - B does all of that... but, as she is still suffering herself, I came down, got some pain meds & took the necessary little round pill !!

That knocked me right out & it was about 10.30 before I actually came around.... least ways I got some sleep !!  There are only sooooo many pain killers I can take.... it is easier, at odd times, to just take a sleeping drug of some sort & have done with it !!

Maybe, just maybe, it's not the best solution.... but.... it's better than too many pain killers !!

So - that was the start of my day...

The highlight was getting a nice surprise from one of my friends in Devon.  He sent me a book, about Led Zeppelin's 1975 American tour.  That was nice of him & totally unexpected.  I know - "It means reading" - but, as I've got nothing else on the go at the moment, I will try & give it a little look soon !!

I also got - at last - the Michael Schenker 'One Night At Budokan' 2 Cd set... It replaces the old 2 Lp set I had..... tho' I sold that many moons ago !!

We were talking earlier, about the Cd & the fact that - allowing for inflation - the Cd has cost a fraction of what the original Lp cost me !!  Oh well - this release has 2 extra tracks on it.... so, for a fiver, it's pretty good value for money really !!

I was thinking earlier - dangerous, I know - but, my late (Ex) Brother-In-Law would of loved this album..... we were just a pair of old metal heads really... Bless him !!

Talking of family.....

ME is at work & won't be home until much later, as she has to work until 8pm.  I don't think they told her about that, until she reached work this morning !!  The upside of it is, she will get tomorrow off, to sort of compensate for it !!  Anyhoo - she'll be home about 9ish.... B has gone out to the gym & to do a little bit of food shopping.  I thought it could of waited until the morning, but she's going to do it tonight.

That just leaves J & myself here.... he is upstairs on his computer & I'm - as usual - down here in our living (Rec) room, typing these words !! I've just looked across to the window - it's pouring with
rain !!  Bummer !!  Mind you, it's been warm all day, so the rain will clear the air a bit, if nothing else !!

As yet, I've had no "feedback" or response from ASDA... As I wrote yesterday, they have basically called me a liar about what happened, so I've "re-complained" about it  !!  I don't think it will do any good - but, you never know...... the letter I wrote to the head office just might have someone looking into it !!

I really don't see why the guy should get away with swearing at me, or why the Manager & his staff should say it never happened... basically, doing what they said I did & lying about it all !!  In the end, they will lie to cover their own butts - I knew that is what was going to happen... and I guess, I'm going to be proved right !!

I just hope someone will look into it - it's dumb... to let the Manager look into a complaint about himself & then decide he did nothing wrong !!  More than dumb - just wrong !!

Never mind - there are 3 more large super markets in town - so, we will just continue to use them & sod ASDA !!  Maybe we could start a campaign, of some sort, against them.... I have no idea what - but, it sounds like fun to me !!  Oh well......

The Olympics are still ongoing... and we (GB) won some medals today....  some things still amaze me !! No really - good luck & well down to all of the team !!  Lets hope we get some more - it would be good to win a few, being as it's our "home" Olympics !!

J has given me the soundtrack to the opening ceremony..... with-out the talking, just the basic music stuff !! I've just put it playing now - as the MSG album finished.  It's pretty good - even if the Paul McCartney "Hey Jude" bit fell flat on the night !!

I've been told - and I don't know how true it is - that the American network(s) didn't show the tribute to the people who died in the London bombings.  Is that true ?!  Sounds a bit tight, if that's the case - I would like to know, if any of my American readers watched the ceremony, if that's the case - or just a bit of nastiness put around, by people with nothing else to do... Let me know folks - enquiring minds need answers !!

Staying with music..... it's Wednesday August 1st today.  On Saturday, it will be the 4th.  What am I going on about ?!  Well - on Saturday, August 4th 1979 - we, as in my ex & I went to see Zeppelin, at Knebworth - so, you can probably guess where my next Zeppelin "boot concert" is going to be from !!

If you can't wait until Saturday - go back into my old "posts" - to August 2010 or 2011 - and you can see what I wrote then !!  I still have very fond memories of that day - helped by several recordings of the show - so, I will do a track list & what have you, on Saturday !!

That's twice.... 2 times I've sort of mentioned my ex family !!  I had J telling me that my Son (from my first marriage) wanted my e-mail address & that has puzzled me a bit over the last few days... tho' we (B & I) have sort of worked out what is going on !!  I will try & explain......

A few years ago - my "loving" Brother, once again, told me where I could go.... if you follow my meaning & since then, I haven't heard from him - except a birthday card - which, for some reason, he sent to me this year..... with me so far..... ?

In the card - he asked how I was, or something along those lines.  Anyhoo - as I was told where to go - not for the first time - by my Brother, I haven't bothered to answer.  After all - apart from being my Brother, we aren't exactly "close" in any shape or form !!

Right - now... well, we get this enquiry to J, as to what my e-mail address is.  Knowing my family as (unfortunately) well as I do & knowing that my ex kept in contact with them - not me, you understand, just them...... what do I mean ?... Well, why would I want pictures or news of my Son - after all, I'm just his Dad - but, she kept them up to date with all he was doing etc etc.  If she thought some how, they would tell me - well, as a family... it never was going to happen !!

So here's the plot.  By asking J for an e-mail address & J giving it to him, he has - thru' no fault of his own - told them I'm still alive... despite what the Dr's have said..... with me so far ?  Never mind !!

In a nut shell, there is one thing my family hate more than having me in their lives...... and, my dear readers is, not knowing what I'm
doing !!  No matter how distant we are - they have always tried to know where I am & what I'm up to.... over the last few years, that bit of information has slipped them by & - to be honest - I know they don't like that !!

Aren't family fun ?!!  oh well - that was a long winded bit of dross - but, i think the next stage of the cycle will be either a visit from my Brother, who will just drop by - even tho' he lives 250 miles away - or some sort of e-mail/letter from Son - who I've not heard from in nearly4 years - I think... !!  Oh well....

So - aren't family fun ?!  I really have my family here with me.  They're here when I'm sick - thru' the good & the bad... I love them to bits... the best part - they don't play "mind games" and everything that goes with it !!

I must away... 'tis getting very late (for me) and I've a few things to to do....... until next time... when I promise, i will not moan about my "family"......

Bye Bye