Genesis & Pink Floyd

Well "Hello" World's !!

I hope you are all doing well & that your bit of internet space is treating you as as well as you all deserve !!

It's another Tuesday, here in old England & I'm well happy.... it's been one of those days, where everything seems to have gone well - where everything has fallen exactly where I had hoped it would.... it's very rare I get days like today !!

Ok - I didn't get up very early... but, I had a great nights sleep & all seems to have been good with my night !! I didn't wake up on the floor or anything dumb like that !! Nevermind - onwards....

Once again, I'm home alone.... it's no big deal !! ME wanted to guy to why she works, to hand in her notice & B went along with her, for a bit of support !! I know how much this job has meant to my Daughter - so, to actually leave it.... well, I'm glad B went along, to just be with her !!

I'm not 100% sure when she will start her new nursing job - or everything that will go along with it - but, as long as she is happy - well, I'm happy !! B has promised to 'phone me, as they get closer to home.... just so I know they are safe & sound, as I've said before - I do worry about them !!

That's the ladies of the house... as for our Son J - well, he is still in Wales, at Uni..... so "Hi".... if you're reading these words !!

That's the family - as for the music of the moment - I'm having a bit of a "flashback" moment or two, as I'm playing the first (for me) Genesis album, 'Trespass' !! I wanted something different to listen to & this was it.... the tracks are:

1) Looking For Someone
2) White Mountain
3) Visions Of Angels
4) Stagnation
5) Dusk
6) The Knife

I'm really enjoying it... and, I'm tempted to keep playing the Genesis albums, from this one, onwards... until I start to get a little fed up with it all !! I think I have them all here - on Cd now.... and, I really used to enjoy listening to the old Lp's - well, that was until things got too commercial for me !!

I'm probably going to get a bit of flack  for writing this - but, to me, they became a "singles" band, more concerned with their next "hit" than the actual music they were putting out, on Cd's !! Ok - go shoot me... it's just my thoughts....

Ok - going back to earlier.... I am very happy to say, I listened to all of the Pink Floyd (Knebworth) concert, that I mentioned a day or two back !! I was well happy with it - kind of transported me back, to a simpler time of our lives !! It was a typical 1975 set list:

1) Raving & Drooling
2) Got To Be Crazy
3) Shine On You Crazy Diamond - with Have A Cigar (in the middle)
4) Dark Side Of The Moon
5) Echoes

Not exactly a huge amount of tracks - but.... having been at the show, I was really pleased to hear a good copy of it again, after all of these years !! Talking of older stuff....

........ Tonight, on the BBC (I think) they are showing a Jimi Hendrix thingy, called 'Hear My Train A Comin' & that's on for about 90 minutes - right thru' until midnight !! So - I better think about getting a DVD sorted out for that, as I can't imagine being awake until then..... way passed my bedtime !!

Then, later in the week, on Friday... there is going to be a Pink Floyd night, on BBC 4. That's going to include a 1987 concert.... nothing overly "new" - but, it could be worth a watch !!

I've just started listening to the 2nd (for me) Genesis album - 'Nursery Cryme'.... with the fantastic 'Musical Box' as an opening number !! The tracks are:

1) Musical Box
2) For Absent Friends
3) The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
4) Seven Stones
5) Harold The Barrel
6) Harlequin
7) The Fountain Of Salmacis

"Wow" - I'm doing a lot of track listings tonight... oh well..... moving back 24 hours.....

I had to go back to the hospital, this time for a MRI scan. I was a bit "worried" about it - mainly as I have a body full of metal work !! But - as it was all new-ish... the scan could cope with that & it didn't matter !! Maybe the scanner could cope - but, I bloody struggled.... !!

Having to lay still, flat on my back.... actually on my open wound... for about 30+ minutes, well... it wasn't a lot of fun !! Nevermind - it's over now... so, I can put that bit of my life behind me & await the go ahead on the plastic surgery !! That's going to be new.... well, for me at least !! But - that's for another time !!

I did something a bit "odd" for me... a few hours ago - I actually called a friend from The Church, to see how he was getting along. He was a massive help & support, to me... when I really needed it.... earlier in the year !! So - I spent some time, just talking with him & catching up. Hopefully, if all goes well.... somebody from The Church will come to see me, here at home, in the near future !! It's been a very long time...... maybe too long - but, I'll see how things go.....

Alright - I better think about closing down now.... I've been writing this for far too long & I need to get on with a few other things ...... what I don't know, but as Archie has just come in, thru' the back door... all fluffed up, I'll see if he wants feeding  - now that's a stupid question - of course he'll want feeding !!

Thank's for logging in.... until next time...

Bye Bye