Marillion & the start of another plan....

Well "Hi" everybody.....

I hope your day is going well & things are slotting nicely into place, in which ever Universe you prefer to live !! Heck - that's a weird start !!

It's another Monday, here in England.... it's not so bright today, a few more big puffy clouds about, compared to yesterday. Nevermind - I had to go down to the surgery, this morning, for another dressings change, but - apart from that - I'm definitely staying in the house, for the rest of the day !!

First tho' - the family !!

As I type, I'm home alone. B & ME have just gone out, so.... with J over in Wales - that just leaves me here, with the various cats !! Great stuff - the music is blasting away & I'm in a little World of my own making !!

As for the music of the moment - well, that's a real mish-mash of stuff, most of which..... well, it was recorded (about) 25 years ago.... so, it's all a bit of a blank, I'm sorry to say !! Actually "No" - John Denver is on, at the moment.... and, as ashamed I am, to admit it - it's about the only track that I have recognized so far !! Oh well.... more about music, later.....

Going back, to this morning & my visit to the surgery. As mentioned before - yesterday - I've had to have the dressings changed, now, 3 times in 4 days !! This is not a great or fantastic way to go !! Not only does it hurt, each & every time the things come off - the wound is getting, ever so slightly worse !!

I'm not really sure what is going on - but, it is really getting to me now & I - for one - would really like the bloody hole in my back, to just, ever so quietly, heal over & let me have some form of peace !!

I'm not sure what is going on..... but, hopefully, next week, on the 19th, I will see the plastic surgeon and he will give me some more informed answers. For crying out loud, it's been going on now, for over 9 months & I've had enough !! Oh well..... time will tell, I guess.

If, after all of this, he turns around - like the first guy did - and decides to leave it alone, to heal on it's own.... well - it could be a very long haul indeed !! I'm not sure what my regular Consultant will do, if that's the case - he wasn't pleased with the first guys answer.... so, I'm guessing he'll be even worse, if it happens again !! We'll see......

Back to music...

I've had a 2 Cd set reach me, this morning...... It's called 'Lost In My Dream' and is by Spooky Tooth. It's really an anthology, recorded from 1968 - 1974 & (to be honest) I only wanted it for their version of The Beatles 'I Am The Walrus' !! I had the track, many years ago, on a 2 Lp collection, called 'Bumpers' - which was a collection of groups, on the Island record label.

Since I've never found 'Bumpers' anywhere, on Cd - I decided to try & get some of the tracks, that I liked on it, in the form of Cd's by the groups featured !! It's really kind of hard - but, bit by little bit, I'm finding them !!

Also - I'm very happy to report that the fantastic Allman Brothers Band are back on the road, at the Beacon Theater, in New York & - from what I've read - having a great time, giving their all !! You can get the concerts, thru' 'Hittin' The Note' and, if you never buy any other Allman's Cd..... buy one of these live sets !!

If all their plans go thru' - the Allman Brothers will break up, at the end of these concerts.... thru' out 2014.... so, go & treat yourself !!

Over the last few years - I've picked up all of their official live recordings.... B has bought me a couple of the box sets, including the fantastic '40 Years Of World Peach' - which has all of the 2012 concerts, in a great blue & gold box....... so, I will no doubt be buying these 2014 shows, as & when they become available !!

Ain't life great.......

Well, not completely so..... to explain.

As long time readers will know, I like to collect things, for my Grandchildren - even tho' I don't actually have any, as yet !! Well - I might have, but.... nobody has told me anything about them, so....

Anyhoo - one of these collections, which I only started recently, contains models of large planes, mostly 2nd World War types. Anyways - I've had 3, so far - but.... I've paid for 5 !! Each time I 'phone up, to ask what is going on, I'm told the things have been posted, or are about to be posted and it's all getting a bit dumb now !!

As nothing came, today - as promised last week - I 'phoned up again & was told they would be with me, by Wednesday !! I'm getting old here, waiting around for things to come - it's getting to the point where things are not worth it !! I'll see what happens this week & if nothing reaches me, I'll claw back my cash....... honestly, it's kind of crap really !!

I only started the collection, to try & get 3 different planes, which I (kind of) wanted to see, for myself..... but, I don't think that is going to happen any time soon !!

Back to music - Z Z Top are playing at the moment, by the way. I wrote, yesterday, about copying some tapes, from 1986, over to Cd. Well, after playing most of them thru' - I realised, apart from the odd track, I have most of them, already on disc. So - I've decided to try another set of tapes...

These were recorded between 1988 & 1989.... over 35 cassettes & contain one heck of a variety of music, it's sooooo weird, listening to them back, as I am now !! The problem, well, one of them, is that I don't remember half of the groups !!

I'm pretty certain that, someplace, there is a list of all that I put on the tapes, I'll just have to try & remember where it is and try to work things out, from there...... it'll take a while - but, just like the 86 Cd's I did a while back, from another collection of tapes ('Project '87').... it's going to be a bit of fun !! Oh well.... it's another plan....

I see Mr Puck-tin is still pushing his weight around, in the Ukraine !! I would like to hear your views on the subject - especially those of you who are Ukrainian or Russian !! Come on - air your views, I really would like to know how you feel on this subject !!

For me - as I've written before - it's like Mr Puck-tin wants his own little bit of history, restoring the old USSR..... only under a different name !! There was a guy, on the BBC, yesterday, who reckon's that we, in the West, have the wrong end of the stick & it's the West who have done this, by - some how - provoking the situation !! Shit - I better be careful, I wouldn't want to have some one think I need a Russian troop detachment, here in the village, because I've provoked anyone !! What a load of crap.....

It would be sooooo good, if everyone stayed inside their own borders & left the rest of the World to themselves. It won't happen now - but, it would be better than what we have now !!

Right - my plans, for the rest of the day.... well, it's about 2pm & - as I'm a little bit "out of it" - I think I will head back to bed, to give my old brain a rest..... it sure needs one, it really does !! Mind you - my whole body needs a rest, I seem to be falling apart, very slowly, but surely !! Oh well.....

Marillion have just closed side 2 of tape one of 35 - so, that's a great place to end..... As always, I thank you for logging in & reading my words.... until next time...

Bye Bye