Uli Jon Roth & loud music !! Ho-hum..

Well "Greetings" Worlds !!

How is your bit of the Universe treating you today ? Here in England - it's bright, it's very sunny - but just a little bit on the cold side, at the moment !! Nevermind.. it's May 1st - wow ... where is this year going sooooo fast ?!

As I type - I really am "home alone" !! B & I were going to go into town, to do a bit of shopping and take J into his meeting....... however, that kind of all fell apart. To explain....

ME - who is on a day off - decided she wanted to go into town, with us.... no biggy.... however, when she gets going, I can't keep up with her !! So - I suggested that, today at least, B took her & J in - do a bit of shopping & everything else they want to do - then, if I'm well enough, I'll go in tomorrow, with B.... that ways, the 2 of us can just go around at our own speed & do the various things I'm interested in, without slowing ME down !!

It's no problem really.... as those of you, who have read my words before will know... I'm not that keen on going out, into the big "out doors" - so, really & truly, I'm quite happy sitting here on my own, playing music & just keeping myself to myself !!

The music of the moment is a sort of compilation set.... featuring several band who played at the 'Legends Of Rock' concert, held at Castle Donington on June 23rd 2001 - heck, that was a long time
ago !! It's really good.... I'll do a track listing, so you can see who is actually on the Cd's... It's basically a Uli Jon Roth Cd - with various guests helping out... the tracks are:

CD 1

1) Sky Overture - Uli Jon Roth
2) Concerto d'Aranjuez - Uli Jon Roth
3) Let It Roll - UFO
4) Rock Bottom - UFO
5) Sunshine Of Your Love - Jack Bruce
6) White Room - Jack Bruce
7) All Along The Watchtower - Uli Jon Roth
8) Little Wing - Uli Jon Roth

CD 2

1) Trail In The Wind - Uli Jon Roth
2) Midnight Train - UFO
3) The King Returns
4) Spoonful - Jack Bruce etc etc
5) Doctor Doctor - UFO
6) Fireworks Jam - Everybody - I think !!

I've probably missed a few things... like Michael Schenker plays on the UFO tracks, so.... I'm guessing I've missed some other people !! Nevermind - it's a really good listen & I'd recommend it any "rock" fans out there !!

Just staying with music... a little while longer.... I mentioned I was putting the Allman's tracks, in a kind of playlist thingy, on the Mini Egg. I've been asked which is the longest track..... That depends how you look at it !!

If you take it as one track - the longest one(s) would be 'In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed' or 'Mountain jam' - tracks like that. But, they all have percussion sections, in the middle, which extend them. So, the actual longest track - heck, I don't know !! Give me a few days, to finish working on it & I'll let you know then !! Thanks for getting in contact tho' - I appreciate your time !!

I've still got to go thru' the 2012 concerts - to find various tracks, then... well, it'll never be finished - as I'll keep getting new concerts.... but, it'll be finished for a while, at least !!

Just took a break, to let "my cat" in.... he is a bit of a softy, tho' he seems a little upset that I'm not going to feed him !! Oh well.... As mentioned before - we have 3 cats... an old one, plus two 6 year old's. One of them - the little girl - we call B's cat & her brother, well... he's mine. I'm not really an animal person - but, the cats are Ok.... unless, as I wrote, a day or 2 back, they want to be let in (or out) at night !! Then, they become a right pest !!

I see, on the TV news, that there are "May Day" demonstrations going on, at various places, around the World..... the whole "May Day" thing seems a little dated now - the World's have moved on... marching, carrying banners & stuff - well, it seems a little bit from another time !! Oh well - each to there own....

Our prayers go out to the 3 soldiers killed, when their vehicle was blown up...... I'm not sure if that happened today, or yesterday.... but, our thoughts go out to all of their families. Even if you don't agree with the whole "war thing" - please support the troops, they are doing a job.... and deserve all of our support !!

Also - J showed me a film of a plan crashing... a 747 transport, just after it took off !! I think their were 7 people on board and, I believe, all of them were killed..... it's an incredible piece of film. It's almost morbid, looking at it... but, quite incredible.

As I look out of our living room window... I can see people gathering to collect their kids from school. That is crazy - as the school doesn't shut, for at least another 30+ minutes !! I know they want to meet their kids - but, come on.... it's a little early guys !!

I have to make a "life changing" decision tomorrow..... well, sort of !! It's time, once again, to have a hair cut - no big deal, you might think..... But, I have to decide whether to have it cut really short, or.... wait until a day or two, before I go back into hospital.

The reason being - for the short haircut - is simple.... if I'm stuck in the place, for any length of time, I don't really want to have my hair getting in the way, while I recover !! Now - all of this might sound really dumb (it is really) but.......

If all goes to plan... well, the Consultant's plan, not mine..... I will be in the hospital for maybe two weeks, at the most. Now - from my own experience, these plans do go out the window !! For example, going in with stomach pains, thinking nothing too much about it - and getting stuck there for about 7 weeks !! I went in with really long hair - a pony tail, the lot.... after a week - I got the hospital barber in & she cut the whole lot off...... honestly !!

So - this time - I'm thinking - get the stuff cut off now, rather than waiting, until I'm in hospital & getting fed up with the stuff !! I'll probably "chicken out" and have a regular cut..... I'll see how brave I feel tomorrow !!

It's 26 days, until I actually go into the hospital... so, I've got plenty of time to get another haircut, between now & then !! 26 days !! "Wow".... it's coming around fast now........ maybe time to start panicking - not !! I'm still pretty good about the whole thing, maybe closer to the time, I'll start to worry a little more - but, not yet !!

We're still getting things together..... but, as I say... I've got plenty of time to sort things out. Having said all of that, I'll probably forget something - but... we'll cross that bridge when we come to it !!

My plans for today are pretty much the same as always.... none at
all !! I'm still doing a bit of painting - or, I should say, I've still got some painting to do, in the kitchen - but, that's for another day.

On Friday - I think - B is going to visit her Dad... so, if we can clear the stuff, out of the kitchen, I can go in & use the electric sander.... that will clear up the woodwork, without getting dust into everything... Then, next week, I'll start doing the gloss paint.... a bit at a time, depending how much morphine Dr B gives me !!

No, I'm only joking.... I can only do a bit at a time, but - it'll be done completely, before I go into hospital. That's what I promised B - so, that's what I will do !!

But that's next week....... as for today. I'm about done... so, as always, I thank you for logging in & reading my words. It's good to know you're all "out there"... so, until next time...

Bye Bye