Eric Clapton & Steve Winword..... Ho-hum

Greetings !!

How are you are doing this fine day ? Well - it's a fine day, here in my bit of the Universe........ I can't really see any further than the Sun, so.... maybe your bit of the Universe might not not be so good as here...... let me know, it would, as always be good to here from
you !!

It's about 11am here, in my South West part of England......... as I look out of the window, I can see the beach out in the distance - well, I could, if I wasn't still stuck in this bloody hospital !! My only view is a wall of scaffolding, which went up, between my stay here, in December, and my current internment !!

This hospital was begun - to be built - in the late 1930's...... then the war broke out & it was almost taken over by the American army (I think) and there are some great stories, about "jeeps" being driven thru' the corridors. There are, also, some great pictures, of that time - hung on the walls, around & about the place....... being a bit of a history reading person, I enjoy all that type of thing !! Oh well.....

Right - why am I writing so early in the day ?! Good question really......... but, one I can easily explain !!

Every evening, after I've settled down..... I keep meaning to write a few words - but, something always seems to come along & bite me on the ass & stop my plans in their tracks !! So, today - as I hadn't written for a few days, I decided to start early & damn the
torpedoes !!  So...onwards !!

I'm told, it's a Tuesday - tho' to be honest, the days here (in the hospital) seem to all drag one into another !! It could be any day of the week, really....... one is so much like another !! It really is that bad - tho' - I do tend to know more about Monday's - Wednesdays' & Friday's..... as those are the days I have my dressings changed !! Those are the days that I have to go thru' the most pain !! To try and explain - without getting too graphic !!

As mentioned before - a while back - I have a "big" hole in my back......... and, on the days mentioned.... they come along & take the old stuff off & put in some new. It hurts like nothing I have ever felt before - it really does !!

To cope with this - the pain - I have learnt to shut everything out.... and try to deal with it that way !! This works really well.... for me at least. One time, I must have shut it out a little too well and all I can remember of the whole thing was when the nurse took me, in her arms and lay me down, onto the bed - I had "zoned out" of it so much, I didn't know it was all over !! It's my way of coping with it all.....

Another time.... a different nurse was helping out and was worried that I wasn't talking or responding to questions......... the "regular" nurse said - "it's Ok - he goes into a bubble until we finish".... so, that's the best was to describe it -

I've become the man in the bubble !! Oh well.......

Right, back to today & the now. I usually write about the family first - but, as I type.... I'm playing the fantastic live set, by Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - recorded a while back, at the MSG in New York. One of the guys, here at the hospital mentioned this "rare" live recording he had - so, as I have the said mentioned "rare" recording is on the Mini Egg...... I decided to give it a listen - it's really good !!

The tracks are:

  1) Had To Cry Today
  2) Low Down
  3) Them Changes
  4) Forever Man
  5) Sleeping In The Ground
  6) Presence Of The Lord
  7) Glad
  8) Well All Right
  9) Double Trouble
10) Pearly Queen
11) Tell The Truth
12) No Face, No Name, No Number
13) After Midnight
14) Split Decision
15) Rambling On My Mind
16) Georgia On My Mind
17) Little Wing
18) Voodoo Chile
19) Can't Find My Way Home
20) Dear Mr.Fantasy
21) Cocaine

This is a great - fantastic concert....... I'm pretty sure that there is a DVD of the concert available as well - tho' I'm not 100% sure of that. Moving on - as 'Little Wing' plays at full volume in my headphones !!

Now the family.......

As yet, I've had no visitors today........ but, it's not quite time for them to come in, to see me. They used to be very strict on visiting times here - but, over the last few nights, things seem to have gone to pot...... not so good, if you're like me & just want to rest up !!

There was/is a new guy here - in our little bay..... and despite all the rules & regulations about visiting - he seemed to be holding a party around his bed !! Well - as I felt like carp, I asked a nurse to do something about it and she did bugger all about it !! Oh well - what goes around, comes around...... next time she wants something out of me - she can go & piss into the wind, the bitch !!

As for my family...I'm not sure what is happening today, who is coming in to see me, or at what time really. Time will tell on that one....... B came in, yesterday, with ME........ but, I'm not 100% sure about all of it !!

I hope - soon - to have some idea about when I might be allowed home, completely. I know I've been home, for a couple of visits, but - it's not the same as actually being able to go home & stay home !! But - after all of this time - there is no clear word, on when I might be well enough to go back to the homestead !!

I was getting "bored"...... it's really kind of crap being stuck in this place - but, now... well.... I'm past bored and heading towards being really fed up !! I'm not depressed, or anything like that - just "fed up" of being stuck here & not being able to do anything about it all !! Oh well..... it's only been 2 and a bit months, so - I'll wait until I get past 3 months, then I'll start to freak out !!

Right - I ought to think about shutting this down, for today........ I'll get a bit of a break before 2pm - when visiting time is meant to actually start..... I'll see then, if anyone is coming in, to see me or not. Oh - bck up, to Sunday.

Two of the Elders popped in, to say "hello" and I thought, to give me the Sacrament...... however, when I mentioned it, they told me, that The Bishop hadn't "authorised it" !! Talk about feeling let down !! So - I'm taking it, from that - I'm no longer allowed The Sacrament & - I guess - that completely cuts me connection from The Church !! Oh well......... I'll see what happens, if anything, next !! If any of the Elders show up - I'll simply ask them, why they have popped in - after all, if I'm not allowed The Sacrament, I don't see why they should waste their time, walking out to see me, here !! Time will tell, I guess.......

This stay, in the hospital, has cost me a lot.......... more than anyone knows really !! Oh well - at least, as far as I'm concerned - no matter what it has cost me, I feel that I am not to blame........ people will have to do, whatever they want to do. Bugger you all - and you know who I'm writing about !!

Right - I'm away, for today at least. I thank you all, for logging in, from around the World...... until next time...

Bye Bye