Battlefield Earth & other love songs !!

Greetings World's !!

It's another Friday, here in England & I'm sat here wondering where another week has gone ?! Honestly - it's really weird - with my brain not working on all 6 cylinders - I seem to be missing more & more of what life has to offer !! Nevermind..... whatever I miss, life will go on.... with or with-out me in tow !!

Ok - it's Friday & it's about 12.30pm.... and I'm just about getting over another visit from the nurses !! As mentioned before - I think - 3 times a week, two lovely ladies pay me a visit, to change my dressings...... and, to be very honest, as it was in hospital - it really hurts !!

It's not their fault, but - if you can imagine - having a bloody big hole in my back.... well, it hurts like hell, when they pack everything into the blooming thing !! Luckily, I'm able to go into my "bubble" and try to put whatever they're doing, almost, completely out of my mind. It still hurts tho' - so.... thank The Lord above for the wonders of morphine !! Moving right along....

For once, the complete clan are here at home !! B is upstairs, changing our bedding... J has just gone upstairs, after coming down for a food top up... and ME is in bed, after working another night shift. So - we're all here today !! That's really unusual - it really is - but, it's kind of nice to have everyone here, around me - even if, at the moment, they are all doing their own thing !!

As for me - well, I'm here, alone, playing some music & listening to a really good Allman Brothers concert !! It's the first time I've played this one - even tho' it came over 3 months ago !! It quite honestly came a few days before I went into hospital & - as such - I didn't get to listen to it.... more fool me - it's one of the best I've heard in a while !!

The tracks are:

CD 1

1) Don't Want You No More/It Ain't My Cross To Bear
2) One Way out
3) Ain't Wastin' Time No More
4) Rockin' Horse
5) Good Clean Fun
6) Firing Line

CD 2

1) The Sky Is Crying
2) Instrumental Madness
3) Midnight Rider
4) Stand Back
5) The Weight
6) Statesboro' Blues

CD 3

1) Mountain Jam/Jabuma/Mountain Jam
2) No One To Run With

The concert was recorded at the Plain Dealer Pavilion in Cleveland, OH on June 21st 2006 & - as I said above - it's really good !! I would recommend to all of you, go to the 'Hittin' The Note' web site & indulge yourself..... buy a few of the shows & sit back & enjoy them !!

I've probably over "indulged" myself this week.... to explain !!

Before going into the hospital - I was able to get hold of all of the Allman's 2013 concerts, up to that time.... well, last night, I ordered another 11 - this time from the bands Summer tour.... as I say - I've probably over "indulged" myself - but, what the hell !!

To be honest - I want to get all of the 2013 shows... plus, after the crap I've put up with since last May - I felt like "treating" myself !! I'm not 100% sure when they - the concerts - will get here, as they are all on pre-order, at the moment. Some of them were only recorded a day or two back - so.... they might take a day or two..... Ho-hum !!

Hopefully, the band will do a few more shows, this year - I'm not sure if the tour has finished yet - so, I'll buy them, as & when I can... or as & when they are released !! It might sound like I do nothing but listen to & buy Cd's... well, that's kind of true !! But - I don't smoke or drink, so..... Cd's & music are my big vice !! It keeps me sane - or, at least, as sane as I'm ever likely to get !!

Talking about being sane... or insane, as the case might be.... I must tell you about "Rover" !! I might have done this already - so, if I'm repeating myself.... I'll say "Ooops" now !!

Anyhoo - "Rover" has become, over the last couple of months, my constant companion...... he is small & a complete pain in the ass !! At nights, just as I'm getting off to sleep - he will wake me up, with his constant "humming" - or what else you might want to call the booming noise he makes !! Sometimes, I will forget about him - and I'll try & walk to walk away.... only to be "pulled" back...... he is very adapt at making sure he is not left behind - no matter where I want to go !!

So - who is this fantastic, loyal "Rover"...... well, he or it, is the bloody bag I have to carry with me, everywhere I go - mainly as I'm attached to the thing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week- for the for see-able future, at least !! Honestly - being stuck in hospital for 3 months was one thing....... but, having to have this "thing" with me, all the time... well, I think it's some form of torture, made up - just so people like me, are kept reminded - if the pain in itself wasn't enough - that I have a hole in my back !! Give me a gun quick & I'll shoot the thing, before it completely takes over my entire life !!

Anyhoo - that's "Rover" - so, if I mention him, in the future.... you might remember who I'm talking about !!

Right - what else is new.... well, very little !! I mentioned that I was collecting the 'Star Trek' models..... well, a day or two back, I hired the latest 'Star Trek' film... 'Into Darkness'. It's very good - but, I'm going to have to watch it again, just to try & work out some of the plot !! For me, it was very complicated... but, that's just me I guess !!

Oh yes.... yesterday, J had to go into Taunton for a meeting, so we dropped him off & then went shopping - well, that is to say, I looked in a couple of record shops. I didn't find anything - but, B did buy me a DVD I've been looking for... 'Battlefield Earth' - a complete bit of trash, which came out a few years, or more back !! I watched a bit of it, last night... and it was fun, just to see how bad it really was.....nevermind - it was only £6... so..... !!

Ok - I must away - I've spent far too long writing today !! It's now (almost) 2pm !! I did take a break, part ways thru' - so, don't think it's taken me 90 minutes, just to write these few words !! But - anyhoo... I must away... thank's for logging in.... until next time...

Bye Bye