'Like It Is' & 'Live At The Marquee' Ho-hum.

Greetings !!

It's a cold & dry Tuesday, here in England's South-West corner..... Ok - I've not been outside, at all... but, looking out, from our bedroom window, I can see the sea & coast.... so.... that's a bonus !! Usually, when it's wet - the sea & coast are lost in the mist - not today tho' !!

As I type, B - My Wife & Dearest Friend - is upstairs, trying to sort out her "craft cave".... which used to be ME's old bedroom. For new readers - where have you been ?! - ME is our daughter & she moved out, several months ago. Her partner - M - and her, bless them, managed to get things together & boght their first house !! A lovely place it is, as
well !!

So - with two great jobs, a lot of love & happiness..... plus their very own kitten - the fantastically named Bruce... they're happy together. This was their very first Christmas, in their own home..... so, we could not be happier for them !!

Anyhoo - back to B's craft cave thingy..... Having done a bundle of Christmas cards & things, B decided it was time for a general tidy up..... so, that's where she is, as I type - trying to sort stuff out, putting things away & stuff. Occasionally, there is the odd bit of cursing, nothing too much.... but, I guess things are not always going the way she hopes !! Oh well.....

I'm duty bound, to shout up the stairs, when the washing thingy finishes. At the moment, it's on one of it's many spin cycles - lots of noise..... being drowned out, by the sound of Jeff Buckley - or, better put, the music of the moment !!

B has just come down... she brought back a book, that I thought she was going to use.... it wasn't needed, so she has given it back - for my safe keeping. Also - the washing machine has just finished - so, that will save me shouting up the stairs to her !! I didn't mind.... but, sometimes, I do not always hear when the thing comes to an end.... no biggy, it's all done now !!

Going back, 48 hours - being a Sunday, I had to head to the hospital, for a dressings change..... as you will all know, not my favourite past-time !! Anyways.... back to the hospital.

On the weekends, the district nurses run a clinic, for people like myself - who need things looking at. Sooooo, B took me in & we met up with a nurse, who has been here, to the house, before...... I don't mind, who changes the dressings - but, I'm a bit happier, when it's a nurse, that I know !! It took longer,. to drive into the hospital, than it did, to have the dressings actually changed - oh well.... that's the way of things !!

Because of the Christmas holidays - things got a bit mixed up... hence the need to go to the hospital, on the weekend - never mind.... it did mean, however, that I could skip going down to the local nurses yesterday. There was no point, in having myself pulled about, on 2 days following !!

It also meant, that we had more time, to sort ourselves out - as I had to return to the hospital, in Taunton - to see one of the Consultants...... for a 12 month checkup. As it turned out - I saw one of the nurses, sooooo, that saved a bit of time.

I had met the nurse before - last year..... so, things were all sorted out & life will go on & on... until my next check up, in a few months time !! I have to do a couple of things - so, that's no biggy..... a bit messy, but no biggy !!

I think, given everything that has happened, over the last 18 months or so - the Consultant was quite happy, for me to have a quick check over..... bless them all !! I could of done, with out having another blood test, but - it was nothing new !!

So, that was yesterday..... back to the "music of the moment !!"

As mentioned - I'm listening to some Jeff Buckley - his May 13th 1995 show, from Chicago..... it came out, on DVD - as I do, I've put it over, to Cd.... and that's what I'm listening to, as I'm writing these words !! The tracks are:

  1) Dream Brother
  2) Lover, You Should've Come Over
  3) Mojo Pin
  4) So Real
  5) Last Goodbye
  6) Eternal Life
  7) Kick Out The Jams
  8) Lilac Wine
  9) What Will You Say
10) Grace
11) Vancouver
12) Kanga Roo
13) Hallelujah

Ok - I know I've written these tracks down, several times before.... but, it's a good listen & - what the heck - I don't mind repeating myself, over & over & over !! Check out the DVD.... 'Kick Out The Jams' is really a bit special !!

The postman has been - I have a little gift, from B... it's a World map - courtesy of The national Geographic Society. B has given me another year subscription & the map was one of the freebies that came along with it !!

Also - we have a brilliant 'photo of two of the World's best people...... T & R, from Utah.... bless them, they look really happy & it's a lovely picture !! If you read these words guys, many thanks - you look really happy !! Thank you !!

Just looking over, in the direction of our TV - '1,000,000 Years BC' is playing.... I think that's what it's called...... it looks really dated, given how good movies look now, with their monsters & stuff !! It was good at the time tho' !!

Right - I best be on my ways.... things to do & stuff !!

Actually, one thing to do !! I have to wrap up the Yes Cd, that came last week.... 'Like It Is'. As I wrote, at the time - it came with 2 copy's of Cd 2.... and was missing the DVD - so, I have to return that, to Amazon. It's no biggy, I have a return label - so, I just have to put it in an envelope & get it sent off.

Amazon have already replaced the thing..... which was quicker than I expected - so, I better return the original thing, or else, I'll get charged for it !! It's not the greatest album, that Yes have released - plus, as I wrote last week.... why no new tracks ?! If  you want to listen to it, or you want to complete your collection - good enough.... otherwise - I would give it a miss..... it kind of sucks really !!

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

As always - I thank you for your time & logging in, to read my words..... the music has just changed, to Dream Theater's  'Live At The Marquee' - from April 23rd 1993..... I wish it was a little longer, but nevermind - it's all good.... until next time...

Bye Bye