Blue Honey & A Death Metal Missionary !!

Well "Hello" Worlds !!

How is your bit of Internet space treating you today ?!!  It's a cold & wet Friday, here in England.... we went down to the local garage a while ago - to pay a bill - and it wasn't very nice at all out there !!

Going down & handing over nearly £150 was bad enough... but, doing in the rain just - made things a little less positive !!  Oh well.... at least we don't owe the guy any money - for the time being at least !!  We have to have a new 'sump' fitted next week.... so, that will be another bill - just on Christmas (I guess) by the time he sends it out to us !!

Never mind - the old 'sump' is rusting badly - so, we have to have it done.... sooner, rather than later !!  The car is 18 years old - so, it's to be expected I guess.... even if it runs really well, things are going to go bad on the thing !!

Right... as I type, B is here behind me, sorting out some washing to put in the machine.  We'll have to use the dryer.. but... the stuff needs to be washed, rain or no rain !!  She was going to the gym, this afternoon - but.... I think I talked her out of that !!  There is always another day !!

J is also here - up in his Hobbit Hole of a room..... he pops out, now & again - usually for food...so... that just leaves ME.  She is on the last of a 3 day week.... and has the whole weekend off.  So - that will be good - means she can catch up a bit & have a rest !!  As mentioned before - she basically does a 14 hour day... and it does catch up with her over a week !!

Soon, she has a 9 or 10 day break.... I know she is looking forward to that !!  Bless her.... her  Uni training is certainly paying off now !!  She earns as much, in one day, as she used to earn in a week at her other job !!  Amazing stuff !!

Ok - that's the family... the music of the moment is the Allman's 2011 Boston concert... well, one of them at least !!  I think they did 3 shows... so, I've just put on one of them... well good !!

Which reminds me.... we had a surprise last night !!

As mentioned, yesterday, the Missionaries were came over.  Well, one of them had never been here before & was really taken aback by the amount of Cd's in the living room. It turns out, he plays lots of instruments & used to be in a a Death Metal band !!  How cool is
that !!  From Death Metal to Mormon Missionary & still breathing to talk about it all.......

We thought we were the only hard rock Mormons in the World !!  It's good to know we're not alone !!

What also surprised us - neither of the Missionaries have been in the Church longer than us !!  I think they both joined in the last 2 years... so - as it turns out... we're not only older than the guys, but we've been here longer than them, by about 3 years or so !!  Crazy stuff......

We have invited them to come around on Sunday, to watch General Conference, with us... so - they will let us know about if they are going to make it or not...... we will have to wait & see about that !! I think we'll extend the invite, to the 2 lady Missionaries as well - I don't want them to feel left out !!

Tomorrow, if all goes to plan... we're out to see our friends in Taunton....... we've not been there for quite a while, so.. it will be good to call around & see them.  we've not been there, for a while - but that's been mainly due to my problems.  But, at the moment, I'm feeling pretty good... so, we'll see how it goes !!

Yesterday, I met up with the guy, at the clinic... and, for my Sins, I'm being transferred to another clinic - which, the guy, thinks will be better suited to my needs & problems.  I don't mind really... one place or person is as good as another to me !!

Tho' - there is one little problem.... The guy gave me one appointment & today, in the post, I've had a letter which has given me a completely different appointment !!  So - I've dropped them an e-mail, to try & clarify which is correct..... it would be a bit of a bummer, to go one day & find it's the wrong one !!

Anyhoo - that's for next week - or the week after....

I do have another Zeppelin concert, from October 5th 1972.  Again, it's part of the Japanese tour... this time, in Nagoya.  The tracks are:

CD 1

1) Introduction
2) Rock & Roll
3) Black Dog
4) Misty Mountain Hop
5) Since I've Been Loving You
6) Dancing Days
7) Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
8) The Song Remains The Same
9) The Rain Song

CD 2

1) Dazed & Confused
2) Stairway To Heaven
3) Whole Lotta Love
4) Keyboard Solo
5) Thank You

Many Moons ago, I picked up a copy of this show, on Cd.... it was in this fantastic package, really great to look at.  Unfortunately, the actual sound on the Cd's was really, really bad !!  So - between my friends & I the phrase "Remember Nagoya" became a mantra, as far as collecting stuff in really good packaging !!  It might look great - but, that's not much good, if it sounds like c**p !!

Luckily, since then, a far better tape of the show has come my way & that is the one I've listed above.... and, as a soundboard recording, it really is much better on the old ears !!  As always, don't buy bootlegs... buy the official stuff instead !!

Hopefully, if all goes well, I will meet up with my friend, who is visiting from South America - today or tomorrow.  He returns to his 'home' on Sunday... so, all being well, we'll get together before he goes !!  I have some more music to give him - so, even if I don't get to see him, we'll make sure he gets the Cd's !!

There was something on the BBC news, that made us smile.  Some bee keepers, in France, were puzzled by the fact that, their bees were producing multi coloured honey !!  It ranged from the normal yellow, thru' green, blue & red... all very weird.  It turns out, that there is a factory nearby, that makes, or has something to do with the making of 'M & M's'... the sweets.

It seems, that the bees were able to pick up amounts of the colouring agents, used in the sweets & were taking it back to their hives !!  I kid you not.... check it out on the BBC News web site..... it's not even April 1st !!

Ok - my plans for today... none at all really !!  With our trip out tomorrow, I need to take a bit of "down time" this afternoon - to rest up, before we visit.... so, for now I will away.  I thank you all for reading & logging in.... until next time...

Bye Bye