Warren Haynes 'Moody Theater'... Ho-hum..

Greetings World's !!

I've been laid up, for most of the last 5 days.... sooooo - I'm very sorry for not posting anything earlier than today, I hope you will all forgive me ?! I've either felt really poorly, or I've been rushing around.... nevermind.

The last time I pen finger to keyboard, it was March 31st - the 4th anniversary of my starting this blog of mine. When I started, I had no idea if anybody would read these words - so, when I logged in, this morning, I found a French reader had taken the time to read some posts - well, it was a kind of a "buzz" to know that !! I thank you all for your time.....

Ok - it's about 11.45 in the morning & I'm home alone..... and will be, for the biggest part of the day. To explain..

Today is my Father-in-Law's 80th birthday & everybody (except J) is heading off, up the road to some kind of afternoon "tea party" that he is putting on. B left a few minutes ago - with ME leaving an hour or so before that. I believe she is dragging her boyfriend (M) along for the ride !! Poor boy - he has met B's Dad at least once - but, nothing will have prepared him for a whole afternoon of his company !!

I could have gone - but, honestly.... I am not in the "party mood" !! Don't get me wrong - I would of liked to have gone.... but, not feeling like I do, at the moment. I wouldn't of been a great lot of fun.... and I didn't want to drag everybody down to my level !!

So - with our Son, over in Wales, doing his Uni computer course, that - as I said above... just leaves me here, alone with my music & my thoughts !! That sounds a bit "deep"... I didn't mean it to.....

I'm a bit conflicted, at the moment..... another "deep" word - where did that come from ?! But - to explain.........

As always - I have the music playing & the TV on, in the corner..... playing quietly to itself. This time, instead of the BBC News channel, I've got Season 3 of 'A Game Of Thrones' playing away to it's little self. Sooooo - the question is, do I listen to the TV - or, do I listen to the music ?! I'll probably flick between the 2 & have done with it.

I do like 'Game....' - more than I ever thought I would... It did help, being stuck in the bloody hospital, for those months, last year & the guys giving me the 1st book to read.... all 800 pages of it !! Followed, of course, with the  2nd book & it's 900 pages !! So - now, I'm on book 4...... the 3rd book, well - that's upstairs, under the bed & I've no real idea how many pages were in that.... nevermind, I'm enjoying reading it, so.... it stood to reason, that I would enjoy the TV show as well !!

I was talking to B - a while back, about the TV shows.... I think, concerning the shows, and that they might stop making them..... before they finish the whole set of books !! I know - they are horrendously expensive, to make..... but !! It would be like showing half of the story.... and, I'm guessing, not all of those, who watch the TV shows, will read the books, so, it would be a bit of a bummer !!

Oh well......

I mentioned, about how it's not been too special of a week, for me. I didn't spend the whole week in bed !! But - I've had some kind of bug & it's taken the "get up & go" out of me. However, on Wednesday, we did go down to Exeter....

By "we" - I mean the 2 ladies of the house (B & ME) and my good self. I wanted to try the journey out - including the shopping part - to see if I could actually handle it all. I really want to head down that way again, soon, for the next record fair. I have missed so many of them, over the last 12 months or so, thru' being poorly.... so, I really wanted to know, if I went down to a fair, if my body would be up to it all.

All in all, I think I passed my little test. I was well & truly knackered, by the time we got home..... but, it was a bit of fun, so.... But, how my Daughter (ME) manages to run around the shops. like she does, is beyond me !! She works all the hours, under the Sun - and then, on her day off, she goes shopping !! I couldn't keep up with her - she's like a "bunny" loaded up with 'Energizer' batteries !! Honestly.... I gave up & just sat, outside of the shops & waited for the ladies to come out to meet me !!

I did have one bit of a "bummer" moment.... I wanted to go in the HMV store. I got in Ok - but, being as I am in a wheelchair, I had to use the lift, to get upstairs, to the music section of the shop. So - 1st off, I had to open the lift door, against my chair & then, once I was in the lift - well, in simple terms - it didn't work, at all !! So, HMV lost out & I saved ourselves a bundle of money.... which, I'm sure, I would of spent on Cd's !! Oh well - chalk one up for HMV.... they really know how to spoil a guy's shopping trip !!

Staying with music....

As I've typed, I've been listening to the soundtrack of 'Live At The Moody Theater' by Warren Haynes & his band. I say "soundtrack" - as it's taken from the DVD version of the show. I've got the 2 Cd set - but, the DVD has extra tracks on it, so I transferred it, over to Cd, for my own use. I wouldn't play the DVD very much - but, I will listen to the s/t over & over. It's really good.... the tracks are:

  1) Intro
  2) Man In Motion
  3) River's Gonna Rise
  4) Sick Of My Shadow
  5) A Friend To You
  6) On A Real Lovely Night
  7) Power & The Glory
  8) Invisible
  9) Take A Bullet
10) Hattiesburg Hustle
11) Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
12) Frozen Fear
13) Dreaming The Same Dream
14) Pretzel Logic
15) Fire In The Kitchen
16) A Change Is Gonna Come
17) Spanish Castle Magic
18) WHB Intro -
19) Tear Me Down
20) Your Wildest Dreams
21) Soulshine

Ok - I know there are only a couple of extra tracks, on the DVD, compared to the Cd's.... but, it's something for me to listen to & - eventually - put on the Mini Egg. Buy the DVD of the concert - Mr Haynes is up there, with some of the all time greatest guitar players.... give him a listen !!

Back to the past 5 days. This whole week hasn't been a complete let down, health wise !! Yesterday, I had a surprise visit from one of the "District Nurses" !!

When I came out of the hospital, last August, they took it, in turns, to come to the house & change my dressings. At that time, I had a strange thing, called a "Vac Pump" - or something, which was helping the wound to heal.

Anyhoo - as a follow up, to seeing the Consultant, in Exeter.... about 6 weeks back.... the nurse came around, to have a look at the wound & to report back, to her TVN. Really, I guess, to see what the next move might be - and if I needed to go back, on another Vac Pump, as the Consultant wanted. He thought it would help again, so..... who am I to argue ?!

Anyhoo - the nurse came & reported back... and in their opinion, I don't need to go onto another pump !! That means, as far as I can see it, I might be heading back to Exeter, for another skin graft. As long term readers will know, the last graft didn't work - so..... here's hoping the 2nd one, if it happens, will !!

To be honest... I'm fed up with the whole thing !! I just want the wound to heal & have done with it all - it's taking it's toll on me & I'm really fed up with it..... there are only so many times I can smile to people & say "I'm fine" - when, in fact, I just want it all to be over.... oh well, we can't have everything we want, can we ?!

Right, my plans for the rest of the day.... I've not got any, really & truly - I'm just going to kick back & listen to the music !! That's a great plan, as far as I'm concerned, at least !!

I did buy some cheap Cd cases, in town, so I might get around to putting some discs away. I've done most of them, over the last week.... but, as I ran out of cases.... well, I still have some to label up. That won't take too long, but it needs to be done.

So, I will be on my ways....

As always, I thank you for taking the time, to log in & read my words....... either by intention, or by accident, I thank you all !! I must away.... until next time....

Bye Bye