Eric Clapton.... 'Crossroads' Ho-hum

Well Greeting's World's !!

It's a Bank Holiday Monday - here in England... not one that the 3 major political parties will be too happy to remember !! More of that later !!

As I type - I'm sat here, on my ownsome... B is home - but, at the moment, she is outside. After putting it off, for more than a couple days... My Wife & Dearest Friend - well, she is outside, cleaning the car thru' !! To explain...

When the M & M's moved into their house - some long bolts (for their TV stand) went AWOL.... so, B is looking into the back of the car..... mainly as it's been folded down & they might have got lost, when she helped them move. I know that they were here, in the house - waiting to be moved.... but, B has just said - they are not in our car !! Bummer.... I guess that they are over at the new house, possibly put someplace, completely out of the way !! I hope they find them......

B has just now, gone across the road - to have a drink, with one of our better neighbours !! Plus - she (the neighbour) wanted a picture, of my back wound - when it was at it's worse. "Why !?!"....

The main reason - has been connected with the neighbour from hell !! Who - even now, 1 year into all of the crap I've put up with, still makes it her business, to slag me off - saying there was nothing wrong with me !! The picture... well, it's going to be shown to the NFH - and, as best as I can make out - to basically shut her up a bit !!

I was not too fond of the idea..... I'm very paranoid about my back.... and I really wanted to let the NFH just shoot her mouth off & leave it like that. But... it seems that she is still putting a knife into me, slagging me off & stuff - so, I hope the picture will shut her up !!

It's not like I've had a small cut, to put up with... as this picture will clearly show her !! I just wish she would keep out it all, but - her & her bloody big mouth is going to get her into trouble, one day.....  I hope this picture will shut her up & stop her moaning about me !! Time will tell....

Anyways... B is across the road.... and I'm here, playing the Eric Clapton box set 'Crossroads' - which has to be one of the earliest box sets, that I ever bought.... on Cd that is. It came out, in or around 1988.... and as we didn't have a Cd player, until March that year.... well.....

I'll give you a track listing - but, I'll just name the various groups once.... so, unless I write otherwise, the group is "as above".....

CD 1

  1) Boom Boom - The Yardbirds
  2) Honey On Your Lips
  3) Baby What's Wrong
  4) I Wish You Would
  5) A Certain Girl
  6) Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
  7) I Ain't Got Love
  8) For You Love
  9) Got To Hurry
10) Lonely Years - John Mayall & Eric Clapton
11) Bernard Jenkins
12) Hideaway - John Mayall's Blues Breakers
13) All Your Love
14) Ramblin' On My Mind
15) Have You Ever Loved A Woman
16) Wrapping Paper - Cream
17) I Fee Free
18) Spoonful
19) Lawdy Mama
20) Strange Brew
21) Sunshine Of Your Love
22) Tales Of Brave Ulysses
23) Steppin' Out

CD 2

  1) Anyone For Tennis - Cream
  2) White Room
  3) Crossroads
  4) Badge
  5) Presence Of The Lord - Blind Faith
  6) Can't Find My Way Home
  7) Sleeping In The Ground
  8) Comin' Home - Delaney & Bonnie
  9) Blues Power - Eric Clapton
10) After Midnight
11) Let It Rain
12) Tell The Truth - Derek & The Dominoes
13) Roll It Over
14) Layla
15) Mean Old World - Eric Clapton & Duane Allman
16) Key To The Highway - Derek & The Dominoes
17) Crossroads

CD 3

  1) Got To Get Better In A Little While - Derek & The Dominoes
  2) Evil
  3) One More Chance
  4) Mean Old Frisco
  5) Snake Lake Blues
  6) Let It Grow - Eric Clapton
  7) Ain't That Loving You
  8) Motherless Children
  9) I Shot The Sheriff
10) Better Make It Through Today
11) The Sky Is Crying
12) I Found A Love
13) (When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too
14) Whatcha Gonna Do
15) Knockin' On Heaven's Door
16) Someone Like You

CD 4

  1) Hello Old Friend - Eric Clapton
  2) Sign Language
  3) Further On Up The Road
  4) Lay Down Sally
  5) Wonderful Tonight
  6) Cocaine
  7) Promises
  8) If I Don't Be There By Morning
  9) Double Trouble
10) I Can't Stand Still
11) The Shape You're In
12) Heaven Is One Step Away
13) She's Waiting
14) Too Bad
15) Miss You
16) Wanna Make Love To You
17) After Midnight
 
I'm not really sure, just how long ago I played these Cd's - but... It's been a goodly while & that's a fact !! As I type, I'm listening to the early 'live' version of 'Crossroads' that Cream did - I think on the 'Wheels Of Fire' album...... which was sooooo well copied by Skynyrd on their 'One More From The Road' live set !!

I don't think that I mentioned.... I'm playing all the discs on "shuffle"..... so, as all 4 of the Cd's are in the machine, it's been a bit of a mish-mash of stuff !! It's gone onto 'All Your Love' now - by John Mayall's Blues Breakers.... so, I'm having a good run of tracks. I can't say that I'm enjoying all of them - as with every box collection, that I have..... there are always some that I prefer.

B has just come back in... another neighbour has seen the picture, for the very first time !! Her reaction was pretty good, or so B tells me !! Some thing like "Oh my God !!".... well, I know The Lord had a big hand, in getting me thru' all of this - but, I don't think he's in the picture !!

Back to music.... Delaney & Bonnie's 'Coming Home' is playing. Short but true story....

When I bought my first copy of 'Woodstock'... the 3 Lp version.... there was a little slip of paper inside. As I had been one of the first 2000 people, to actually buy 'Woodstock' in the UK - I qualified for a free single.... I chose 'Comin' Home' !! All those years ago - it was one of my favourite tracks !! Ho-hum..

I had a question, in my e-mail.... remember - you are all always welcome to mail me !! Anyhoo - I was asked if I had a favourite
single ?! In a nutshell, I have had 2 - from way way back. Probably, if I had to choose one above the other, it would 'Tin Soldier' by The Small Faces - very, very closely followed by Lorraine Ellison's
'Stay With Me' !!

Ok - I know I like rock music.... but, those 2 tracks have always had a big hook in me, ever since I first heard them.... way way back !! I've enjoyed hearing thousands of tracks, in my lifetime - but, those are my 2 favourites.

Picking an album track... well, that would be harder. Two that I've picked for my funeral, are Dream Theater's 'The Spirit Carries On' plus the short form version of Skynyrd's 'Free Bird' !! Ok - they might sound dumb.... but.... those are the 2 I've picked....... I won't be around to listen, but......

B has been in, the bit's for M & M's TV table, are not in our car.... so, they must be at their house someplace !! I know they were all here, ready to go - side by side - so, I know they went, where they landed up - that I don't know !!

Going back, to what I've written before, about the 'Game Of Thrones' books..... I've only got 24 pages to go, then I will be onto my last one. Hopefully, the next one will be out, in the not too distant future.... the story is a real page turner !! The books have been a really good distraction, while I've been laid up - either here, at home, or in the hospitals !! I would never have thought to buy them, myself - so, my hats go off to the guys, for getting me the various books !!

Murphy is running around, outside - helping B wash the car !! He really is a bear of a dog !! I still give him the odd biscuit, now & again.... it seems to enjoy the odd treats. He really is a funny dog..... but, I prefer my cats !!

Right, my plans for today - well, I'm going to do a bit of reading & maybe start on sorting out the (latest) mess, on my computer table !! It is forever growing !! Which leads me on to a question.... does anybody "out there" want a miniature Elvis Presley acoustic guitar ? It came a day or two ago..... and, to be honest - I don't really want it !! It's white, with an Elvis face on the butt end..... oh well.

I must be away - I'm getting a little bit of finger "ache"...... banging these keys is wearing them down to stumps !! Nevermind..... thanks for logging in - until next time..

Bye Bye