A Sunny Day, with Murphy !!

Greetings Worlds !!

How are you all doing this fine, bright day ?! Well - it's fine & bright, here in the wilds of South West England.... I can't really say how things are with you - I'm still waiting for my weather forecast, from Russia !! Anyhoo - I hope you're all doing Ok....

It's another Tuesday... I know this for sure, as B has brought home some chocolate & the TV paper for next week. It's a bit of a tradition here, that on Tuesday's - I get the above !! When I'm feeling under the weather, or just completely "out of it"... B brings them home, to remind me what day it is !!

Oh well.... B & ME have gone out for the afternoon.... leaving J & myself, home alone. To be honest - altho' I was asked if I wanted to go - I'm feeling poorly at the moment, so... staying at home is the best idea on the table !!

Yesterday wasn't one of the best days I have ever had..... as the day went on, I felt myself getting sick.... and by 6pm ish... well, I was in bed and - more or less, right out of it !! I slept most of the night - just coming down stairs for a quick "top up" of pain killers - then, it was back to bed. There I stayed, until about 1pm today - when B got home from town !! I must admit - the morning did seem to fly by.... I was surprised just how late it was.......

I do have this "thing" tho'.... I'm much happier, asleep - rather than awake & in pain, or feeling blue !! It makes a lot of sense to me.... maybe you agree, I don't know.

I've told the Consultants, when they do the surgery... keep me zonked out & I'll be a happy puppy !! I have spent far too many days in hospital, in pain.... I'm much happier asleep - even tho' that is not always possible.

Moving on...... I mentioned the ladies of the house have gone out. J is here with me & has just gone across the Close, to let Murphy out..... he can spend some time, here in the back garden, or in here, beside me. He - Murphy - gets lonely, over on his own !!

For first time readers - Murphy is our neighbour's dog.... and we look out for him, from day to day. B used to take him for long walks, in the mornings... but, being kind of a meany - I asked her to stop. P - Murphy's owner was doing less & less and B was doing - well, more & more...... so......

He - Murphy is now roaming a back garden - oops... nope, he is here with me now, sat beside me !! He's watching a bit of TV - 'The Lord Of The Rings'.... this mutt has great taste !!

So - that's the family... plus Murphy.....

The music of the moment is (of course) some more Allman Brothers.. this time from the Atlanta festival, in 1970.... the tracks are:

CD 1 - July 3rd 1970

  1) Introduction
  2) Statesboro' Blues
  3) Trouble No More
  4) Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
  5) Dreams
  6) Every Hungry Woman
  7) Hoochie Coochie Man
  8) In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
  9) Whipping Post
10) Mountain jam Pt 1
11) Rain Delay
12) Mountain jam Pt 2

CD 2 - July 5th 1970

1) Introduction
2) Don't keep Me Wondering
3) Statesboro' Blues
4) In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
5) Stormy Monday
6) Whipping Post
7) Mountain Jam

I don't play this recording hardly enough... it's really good.... It has Johnny Winter on day 2, helping out on 'Mountain jam'.... all in all, it's a really great set and it's not a bootleg.... so, you can go out & buy
it !!

I mentioned 'Lord Of The Rings' being on TV....I'm just playing the old video tape of the first movie. I've not got the sound up or anything - it's just on in the background !! I really do love these movies & can watch them over & over..... I know, I'm just a sad old git... but, what the heck !!

Did you all see, on the news today... they have found 3 girls, that went missing a goodly many years ago, alive in a house in America. How great is that, for their families & the girls themselves !! Hopefully more news will come out, about it, as time goes on..... it's really a great story, that they have been found !!

I was reading, yesterday, about the night they found Osama Bin Laden.......My personal feeling aside - the guys who did the "work"... on the ground, that night.... well, they are some of the World's best & we all should be grateful to, not only them.... but all of the Woman & Men who serve in our national forces around the World. They deserve our thanks, for keeping our countries safe.

Murphy ha just come back into the living room.... he's got a little warm, outside chasing sticks and bugs around !! He is more bear, than dog..... a big lovable lump of fur & cuddles. It's not fair that he should of been caught up, in our neighbours break up !!

What I don't get is... The lady left our neighbour - but, it's her dog & she just left him behind !! That is kind of sad - it really is !! Poor dog - he shouldn't be left like this...... oh well, I'm glad he's here - he is a bit of fun to be with !!

Moving on..... I'm hoping the Tom Rush Cd's... that I ordered last week, will be here soon. Apart from a couple of old Lp tracks and a 'Best Of' Cd... I have nothing by the guy... Oh - I lie... I do have a bit of video of him, doing a track, live in Canada !! But - it's not much.. so, hopefully the 4 Cd's will fill in some of the gaps, in my knowledge of the guy !!

To those, who ask me "Why do you buy so many Cd's ?"... well - simply put... "Because I Can" !!

I love music... I really do.... I don't smoke, I don't drink... so, apart from keeping my family safe, I have one hobby... and that's collecting music !! It's something I've done nearly all of my life and - hopefully - it's something I'll do for a few years to come !! Besides - as B says... when I die, she is going to have a big funeral pyre... made up of all my Cd's & with me, stuck on the top !! 

I hope - in all honesty - when I actually do die.... she will get one of my friends in, to go thru' all of the Cd's..... to collectors, they are worth quite a bit - so, it would be a shame to just ignore them or give them away to someone, who will, no doubt, sell them on !! Oh well........ enough about dying.....

Just for those counting... like me.... it's 20 days, and counting, until I go into hospital..... it's getting close now !!

I've just gone out, into the garden... on a Murphy hunt. He seems to have found a shady spot & is keeping himself cool in the longer grass... bless him !! I was getting a little worried, as he hadn't been in to "see me" for a while.....

Ok - my plans for today... well, I haven't really got any......

I did plan on ordering some more Allman's Cd's.... but, that's going to have to wait a day or 2..... I need to get the finances in place first & then I'll get on with it !! 4 of the shows I want, are from this year & 6 are old ones. I hope, if all goes well, to get a few of them here, before I go into hospital - but, if not - I'll have them here, for when I get home !! That will give me something "good" tio look forward to.... other than just getting home, which is always a big bonus !!

I remember, in 2001 - when i was stuck in the hospital for too long... how nice it was, to come home, over the hills & look at the greenery & stuff. After being stuck in a hospital bed for sooooo long, it was a real treat, to come home & see all of that......

No matter how often I go into hospital, I cannot tell you just how good it is to get home & thru' the door... to sit in my own chair & not have to worry about how my family are doing !!

Nevermind.... it's all going to happen again... but, I'm not worried about it. They're is no point really - isn't that right Lady B ?! Now - where did I hide that magic pill...... only joking !!

For now, I must away.... I thank you all for logging in & reading my words... until next time..

Bye Bye