Asian Dub Foundation.... Ho-hum !!

Well "Hello" again World's !!

It's a Thursday, here in England...... about noon, I think - tho'.... I'm not really sure. Life seems to be hitting me a little too hard, at the moment & I - kind of - wish I could just curl up, in my "safe spot" and have done with it all.

As Marvin would no doubt say... "Life - don't talk to me about life !" Oh well..... I tried to watch a bit of the film version, of 'The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy' last night. I didn't really bother too much. I used to love the old Lp version, the thing that came out sooooo many years ago, I have no idea when !! The film just left me a little "numb"...

"I could never get the hang of Thursdays" and, I promise - I will end all of my quotes, for another day !! Well - maybe....

I'm home alone, at the moment. The ladies have gone "walkabout" - first going up to B's Aunt's house, then over to her Dad's (I think) plus a trip to her Mum's grave. ME has done the driving duties.... which I'm pleased about. We have another 100 mile round trip, tomorrow afternoon... going back to the hospital, in Exeter. Oh well..... that won't take too long. It's only a pre-op appointment.

As usual - the last member of the family, our Son - J - is over in Wales. B said something about him coming "home" for the Summer holidays. I'm not sure when that will be....

On Monday - as you might already know - I have another surgery to get thru'. Nothing too major.... The Consultant is going to move a muscle, from part of my back, over to fill in the wound and, if that goes Ok - he is going to put a skin graft, over the top !! It sounds sooooo simple, reading it.... hopefully, it will be just that !! I do not want to spend this Summer, stuck in the hospital !! 3 months, last year, was enough for me !! For details - pick any post, from last May, thru' to.... well, today !!

As for the music of the moment - I'm having a bit of a Pink Floyd hour !! Their July 15th 1989 concert, from Venice is just coming an end.... fireworks everywhere & everything..... and, in a short while, their Wembley 1974 concert should start. If I've put the right disc in, that is !!

The Venice tracks are:

CD 1

1) Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt. 1
2) Learning To Fly
3) Yet Another Movie
4) Round & Around
5) Sorrow
6) The Dogs Of War
7) On The Turning Away
8) Time

CD 2

1) The Great Gig In The Sky
2) Wish You Were Here
3) Money
4) Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2
5) Comfortably Numb
6) Run Like Hell

It's the concert that was on the TV & radio, many Moon ago...... someone did a Cd version of the show & put it out. As always, don't buy bootlegs !! It's so much easier, to buy the official Cd's & have done with it....

With the ladies away... I'm going to have a quick "tidy" around for B. It might not be much - but, if I can help in a small way, well.... I'll give it a try !! I might change the music tho' - I need something a little more "get up & go" to help me along !! I think I'll give these Asian Dub Foundation Cd's a good listen - I've had them a while now & I've hardly looked at them, let alone given them a play !!

If you ever have the mis-fortune, to come into our little home, you might be a little taken aback, by the music we play... after all, Pink Floyd, followed by Asian Dub Foundation ?! Come on.... only in this place, could you ever get close to something like that !! One thing for sure - it's never boring here !!

I was making room, on one of my shelves yesterday & took out one of my 'Lord Of The Rings' books. I mentioned it before - or I think I did - that B bought me the "talking book" version, of 'The Hobbit' & 'The Lord Of The Rings' for Christmas.

In total, there are 56 Cd's...... covering the whole thing(s). I decided, even if I don't get to listen to all of the discs, I'm going to try & listen along, using the book & Cd's together. That sounds really crap.... when I read it back, to myself - but, if nothing else, it will give me something to do, when I get out of the hospital !!

I'm well into 'The Game Of Thrones' books.... and, if all goes well, I will finish them off pretty soon. So, the Cd's sound like a good idea, to pass the time. If we actually have a "Dry Season" this year - I might actually get outside, in the garden for a while.

I remember, last year - coming out of the hospital.... if only for a couple of hours - and sitting in the back garden, listening to the
birds !! After all of the operations, that I had - at that time and knowing I was going to have another one, the following day - well, it was one of those 'Camera Eye' moments !! It was fantastic - it really was....

This might sound dumb - but, the ADF track, that is on, at the moment, sounds like something Hawkwind would of done, only a few years earlier !! Great band..... Hawkwind - I love their early albums !! I've collected a few of their later Cd's.... but, as always - too many Cd's & too few brain cells to listen to them !!

I hope, if The Lord grants me some better health, that I will actually be able to tidy up my tools, in our garage. Well - they are actually J's tools. I gave them to him, many Moons ago..... but, they are all over the place, so they need a bit of sorting out !!

I keep thinking about a new tool chest.... as I've mentioned before. But - I wouldn't use it anymore - it's not like I'm working & in need of my tools, like I used to !! A little story....

Back... way back... when I was just a "jobs worth" - I had this fantastic tool box, full of everything I needed at that time. Anyhoo - one day, one of the "big" bosses came to the farm & took an interest in my box.... being an engineer, he really liked his tools !!

He took such an interest, in my box - which was locked at the time.... that he wanted to look inside. Unfortunately, I lied about leaving the key, to the lock, at home..... so, the next time we met, I would be sure to open it up for him, to take a look inside.

Why did I lie ?! Well - it was a farm... it was very hot.... and, in my box - as was well known to everybody, at the time (well, one of the guys I worked with) - the bottom layer was filled up with small cans of lager !!

I was young.... and cans of lager were completely off the rule book !! So, I was left with no choice, but to lie to him, to keep him from seeing "our" little stash !! I say "ours" - mainly as the guys I worked with, if they got too warm, would help themselves, put a can in the deep freeze for 15 minutes & have themselves a "cold one" !!

Thankfully.... and I mean that... I gave up drinking many many Moons ago !! My last drink, was on my birthday, in 2007. Since that day, I have had none at all !! I honestly feel so much better for it, as well !!

Right, enough about the past - my plans for the rest of the day. I want to finish up the dishes & have a little tidy around. Plus, as the nurse hurt me, just a little more than I would of liked, this morning - when she changed my dressings.... well, I want to read my book & I'll lay back, on the bed & read as much as I can....... !! Sounds like a plan to me - or - I could just stay here & listen to more music ?! Choices, such is life..... thank you Mr Kelly !!

Thank you all for logging in... until next time...

Bye Bye