Fleetwood Mac - Live 1977 & other stuff.

Well "Hello" World's !!

I hope you are all doing Ok ? It's another Friday, here in England.... it's been raining off & on, all thru' the morning - but, at the moment, it seems to have dried up a wee bit !! B has just taken Murphy out for a quick walk - so, it can't be that wet !!

I wasn't too happy, with B, for taking the Murph out..... mainly as the more she did - the less P (his owner) did !! So - B would take him out, during the day... then - well, that was it !! Even if P came home from work early, he would just let poor old Murphy sit there..... with no attempt to walk him, himself !! It got really stupid - Murphy seemed to think he was our dog...... with B as his main owner !!

So - a while back, I asked B to "slow down" a bit on the walking stuff.... to try & make his owner (P) do the work himself. But, it became obvious, that B was missing her walks - so, I kind of gave in & said for her to carry on !! She didn't have to listen to me.... but, we're not the dogs owner & I didn't see why we should be responsible for looking after him !!

I think what was really getting to me.... P was relying on B to look after Murphy, on weekends - while he went off to different places..... that was a bit too much for me !! If you're going to own a dog - you have to take responsibility for the thing !!

When his Wife left him - we did agree to help with Murphy.... which was all w could do, while he was sorting out the next step - what he was going to do next. Well - that was over a year ago...... I think we've done our bit !! He has sorted out what he's doing..... so........

P is now talking about moving over to New Zealand... I think his Daughter lives out there. The first thing B said to me was "We're not having the dog" !! It's funny, but - I hadn't even considered that part of it, at all !! Oh well..... moving along.....

The family......

B, as mentioned, is out walking the dog.... ME is in bed - she is doing another night shift, so is trying to get some sleep in..... and J is still over in Wales, at Uni. That just leaves me, here, with the oldest of our 4 cats. I think he is hoping I'm going to give him some "cat treats" - but, he's out of luck.... well, for now, at least !!

This morning, I had another visit to the Dr's surgery - to have my dressing changed.... bummer !! Tho' - having said that - the lady I see, on Fridays, is really good.... and doesn't hurt me too much !! One of them, well.... she just rips the old stuff off.... which is kind of nasty !! Today's went pretty well tho'.... even if I did come back & go back to sleep, for a few hours !!

By the sound of things - B has returned from her walk..... yep.... it has just started to rain, so she has headed home, I'm glad to say !!

As for the music of the moment... well, it's a bit of a mixture. I was playing Pink Floyd's 'Winter Tour '74' bootleg..... which I found last night, in with a load of other stuff - including the music of the moment, which is Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' album. Well - it's the "bonus" live Cd - which came with the 2013 re-release !! There are sooooo versions of this album out....... but, I wanted to here the live disc, so.......

Inside of the Cd "jacket sleeve" there is a fantastic picture of the band, on stage, in front of a massive stadium audience.... it's quite impressive !! It's what I miss, from the "old days" of Lp sleeves - you don't get the big "fold out" pictures so much, anymore !! Oh well...... just showing my age I guess..... but, I do miss the big pictures !!

A while back, Lady V & Sir J came to stay.... "Hello guys" !! - anyhoo.... they gave me a fantastic picture, from the inside of the Allman's 'Eat A Peach' album. Well, I've decided to get it framed and I'm going to have put up, on one of the walls. I think it's a fantastic bit of art work...... so, why not !!

Just going back to Pink Floyd..... I was listening to there live show, from The Oakland Coliseum in May 1977. I do have a Cd set of the concert - but, I found it on YouTube...... and it was fantastic to hear it again !! The tracks are:

  1) Sheep
  2) Pigs On The Wing #1
  3) Dogs
  4) Pigs On The Wing #2
  5) Pigs (Three Different Ones)
  6) Shine On You Crazy Diamond #1-5
  7) Welcome To The Machine
  8) Have A Cigar
  9) Wish You Were Here
10) Shine On Crazy Diamond #6-9
11) Money
12) Us & Them
13) Careful With That Axe Eugene

Now - my memory is not that good - but, I think I listed all of these tracks recently.... so, maybe I was playing the above concert a while back.... which is probable, as I've been playing a lot of Floyd over recent weeks !! Anyhoo..... the tracks look familiar - so, if I've repeated myself, I'm sorry !! Sooooo much music & so little memory to store it on - oh well...... what can I say ?!

Oh - as always - don't buy bootlegs.... buy the official stuff !! Which reminds me.... the postman has been & gone, with-out leaving me any Cd's.... that's a bummer !! There are at least 3 different albums, in the postal system & on their ways to me..... come on Mr Postman, I want my next music fix !! Nevermind - maybe tomorrow.....

There is a record fair, tomorrow, in Exeter.... which, if things were different, I would like to go to.... but, as things are..... !! I would be too tired, to do the 100 mile round trip, tomorrow & then again, on Monday - when - as you might know - I have to go down to the hospital, for my pre-op !! Two 100 mile round trips, in a couple of days - well..... that would be too much for me, as things are right now.

It's Ok tho'.... there is nothing I really want - but, it would be nice to have met up with some of my old friends !! Maybe another time - I'll have to see how things go, I guess......

Right - my plans, for the rest of the day.... for once, I actually have some - plans that is !! I have started sorting out the Cd's (at last) and am now onto my 3rd shelf !! That might sound good.... but, there are another 18 to go, after that.... so, I have my work cut out, for me !!

On the upside - I am finding lots of Cd's that I had forgotten about..... stuff that came just before I went into hospital, last May. So - it's been a bit of fun going thru' them - and trying to remember where, and why, I got them !! Ain't life good.... well, I think so.......

So, for now.... I will away. I thank you all for logging in & reading my words.... it's great to know you are there, someplace, in the Universe, reading my wondrings..... until next time...

Bye Bye