Led Zeppelin 'Southampton 1973'..

Greetings World's !!

It's a very wet & warm Saturday - here in the wilds of England !! Honestly, looking out the window, it's really pouring down..... and, the ladies of the house have gone out in it - to do some shopping !! What's worse - they asked me, if I wanted to go !! How mad is that..... going out in the rain, when I could walk, happily - well.... that was fun !! Going out in the rain, in as wheelchair.... that's just crazy !!

Nevermind - it's about 12.30pm. I'm sat, really looking at a 
big mess !! There have to be around 100 Cd's on this computer table of mine..... and, despite my great plans, on making the heap get smaller.... it's growing, ever growing !!

It's my own fault..... Today, this morning, I went looking for a 1969 bootleg, from Zeppelin's Paris show. Not only didn't I find it - I brought out another 10 or so, which I want to give a listen to !! I really music put some of them away..... I'm not sure what happens, if a computer table, with computer, crashes to the floor.... but, if this goes on, I can see the weight of Cd's and other junk, just folding the legs up..... !! No - it's not that bad.... but, I must do something about it !!

Right.... back to the family. With J over in Wales & the ladies out.... I'm home alone, with the cats !! That does mean, I can play some music really loud !! The cats don't mind......... one is asleep, one is deaf & the others are outside, I think !! I know Archie is out in the porch, the last time I tried to get him in the house... well, he wasn't interested, he really just went back to sleep !! His choice...

As for the music. Well, as I said above, I was looking for one concert & landed up finding several others !! It's one of those, which I'm playing now - possibly for the first ever time... People send me concerts & I put them to one side, meaning to get back to them..... but, never really getting around to it !! The Cd's I'm playing now - well..... it's one of those concerts !!

It was recorded at the University, in Southampton, on January 22nd 1973. It's a great soundboard recording & the tracks are:

CD 1

1) Rock & Roll
2) Over The Hills & Far Away
3) Black Dog
4) Misty Mountain Hop
5) Since I've Been Loving You
6) Dancing Days
7) The Rain Song
8) Dazed & Confused

CD 2

1) Stairway To Heaven
2) Whole Lotta Love
3) Heartbreaker
4) Thank You
5) How many More Times
6) Communication Breakdown

I don't think I've heard this copy, of the concert, until now.... I've had various versions - but, this one is far & away the best of the bunch !! As always, don't buy bootlegs - buy the official stuff instead !!

I'm going to have to cut back, on what I buy.... I know, it's a bit of a bummer - but, after living the "high life" over many, many years... the bank of Ishmael & I have come to a parting of the ways !! I'm broke & that's all there is to it really..... !!

I will no doubt have the old album, if I see something I like - but I'm really going to have to cut back on my spending. Yep, a real bummer. But, having spent sooooo much time, last year & so far, this year.... kind of sick, I just have to ease back a bit !! Nevermind....,. it's May 10th & on Monday, I'm going back into hospital, to have another surgery.

I had the paperwork, a few days or so back - but, yesterday B took me down to Exeter, to the hospital, for a final run thru' and it is now official.... Monday is another day to add to the 6 or 8 surgeries I've had over the last 12 months or so !! Fantastic.... !!

Actually, yesterday was really good. I was kind of worried about it.... just incase, for whatever reason, the whole thing got called off. But, my concerns were put to ease, by a lovely nurse called Jo !! I was in the waiting area, on my own.... B & ME (who came for the ride along) had gone out to get a drink..... and, then, I saw Jo & she said "Come on - lets get you sorted, before it gets too busy" or something like that.....

It was good on 2 points really !! I knew Jo, having met her, last December, before the surgery I had then.... and, as the waiting area was really hectic, to say "before it gets busy" was something kind of special !!

I could feel the people looking at me - especially as she called me by my first name !! All these people waiting & I get the "red carpet" treatment - great stuff... it really helped, as I was kind of anxious about the whole thing, incase it got called off !!

Nevermind... it's going to happen & - hopefully - this might be the end of a very long year !! As long time readers will know, it was May 28th - last year - when I had the first surgery...... so, I hope this might be the last one, for now at least !!

Mind you - I've said that, all before..... I'll have to see how this goes !! I will keep you posted. I'm not sure, if I'm going to have the laptop, with me this time around.... it will depend on how long I'm stuck in the place, I guess ?! I'll post as & when I can...

Back onto music...

I have been playing Neil Young's 'Live At The Cellar Door'. It came out, in 2013.... but it's new to my ears. It was recorded on December 2nd 1970 & the tracks are:

  1) Tell Me Why
  2) Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  3) After The Gold Rush
  4) Expecting To Fly
  5) Bad Fog Of Loneliness
  6) Old Man
  7) Birds
  8) Don't Let It Bring You Down
  9) See The Sky About To Rain
10) Cinnamon Girl
11) I Am A Child
12) Down By The River
13) Flying On The Ground Is Wrong

It's a fantastic album.... I'll have to fit it onto the Mini Egg, before Monday, so I can listen to it some more, while I'm stuck in bed !! Ok - I have 100's of albums, which I can play, while I'm in the hospital.... but, I always like something new !!

Right, my plans for today...

Well, I should put some of these Cd's away.... I don't really want to come home, next week & find this mess in front of me !! Apart from that - well, I've a couple of e-mails to write, to let some friends know what is happening.... that's about it really.

I'm not sure that I will post anything, tomorrow. I had hoped, to go to one of the Chapels, to take part in the Sacrament service, but - that will depend on if B feels like driving me !! I can't get there, on my own.... so, time will tell on that one, I guess !!

Anyhoo - I thank you all, for taking the time & reading my words.... I will return, as & when I can... until next time...

Bye Bye