Max Webster & Dream Theater... again !!

Greetings World's !!

How has your bit of this fine Universe treated you,. over the last couple of days - since I last put finger to keyboard ?! I hope you had time to, not only have some fine fun & stuff.... but, in some ways or another, had the time to think about the previous 12 months or so !!

Me ? Well...... I have had a fine couple of days !! So, I'll start with the family & work forward from there !! It's been a couple of days - since I last posted anything...... so, it'll be a little bit of a catch up !!

The family !!

Well, as I type, I'm home alone........ unless you count the odd cat, up on the bed !! B - My Wife & Dearest Friend - has just gone over to the M & M's house..... from there, our Daughter - ME - is taking B up to Bristol (I think) to do a bit of shopping !! One of ME's favourite past times & one of B's pet hates !! Nevermind.... I'm sure they will have a great afternoon together !!

I was due to visit the hospital, this afternoon.... but, to be honest, I didn't really want to go !! Because of the Christmas break, I was meant to go & have my dressings changed again...... but, I got B to cancel that - leaving her chance to go out with ME & leaving me chance to skip a bit of pain !! Ho-hum !!

I'm not sure if I'll go, to the hospital - as I was today - tomorrow.... but, I'll wait & see. I got sooooo fed up, with all of the pain & stuff, last night - that I took all of the old dressings off & B put a small one on - just a temporary thing, which will need changing at some point - not today tho' !!

So - that's the ladies.... leaving me home, playing music, really loudly !! I'll get onto music, in a short while....... but, to begin with, back to Christmas day itself !!

Actually - I just took a quick break... to watch Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the Summer's World Cup !! I am sorry to say this - but, that has to be one of the greatest World Cup games of all time - unless you're from Brazil that is !! Oh well..... buck to Christmas day !!

For only the 2nd time, since B & I have been together - we were home alone !! It was kind if sad... but, we knew that, one day, this would be the case - so....... !!

I did get up & fetch B a cup of (what she calls) tea & - I think - some breakfast...... I can't really remember !! I know tho' - that we sat there & watch The Muppet's 'Christmas Carol' !! It has become one of our few Christmas traditions... to watch the movie, together, every Christmas morning..... it's just brilliant !! We know all of the jokes & all of the little scenes... but, we really do love it to death !!

I'm not sure, exactly what time we came down stairs - but, it wasn't too late !! Unfortunately - B knew exactly what I had given her, for Christmas - mainly as we had gone shopping together, the day before & that's when she picked out what she wanted !! Oh well..... we still had some gifts to open, so......

I had 2 pressy's that I did know about - and they are fantastic !!

On the music side of things, B bought me a fantastic 12 inch picture disc of Dream Theater's 'Illumination Theory' !! I thought it was going to split, over the 2 sides of record.... nope - it's actually on only one side - with side 2 being completely empty. To say the least - it's blooming brilliant !!

I know - I have the Cd.... but, listening to the vinyl version is really an experience !! All 20+ minutes of the track are featured, sooooo there are no edits, or anything, to complain about !! I've probably played the thing 10 or more times, so far - it's well good !!

The 2nd gift, that I knew about - well.... that was a poster. To explain.... for first time readers - old readers, please skip ahead, for a
paragraph(s) !!

When I was sick, in hospital, last year - I talked B into taking a 'photo of my back - where the main problem area was. I was amazed by what I actually saw - and, to say the least, so has everybody else, who has been "brave" enough, to actually see the picture !!

It has become known, as "The Wow Picture" !! Nearly everybody, who sees the picture, honestly just says one word "Wow !!" I kid you not !! The 'photo has become a bit famous - with people, who visit, asking to see it.... sometimes over & over !! It's all very sick really !!

Anyhoo - for a very long time - I have told B... "I want a poster" made up, of the picture.... and, bless her heart, that's what she has done for me !! I am now the proud owner, of a 24 inch by 36 inch poster, of "The Wow Picture" !! It's absolutely brilliant - it really is !!

I now have this fantastic picture - but, where I'm going to hang it, well.... I have no real clue !! It has to be out of the way - as I don't want to put people off of their Cornflakes (M) - but, it needs to be framed & then put someplace safe - so that it doesn't spoil !! It's fantastic...... maybe I'll show the Consultant, see what he thinks of it all..... not much, I doubt !!

So, that were the 2 gifts, that I knew B was giving me..... but, she also stuck a surprise in, just to give me something extra !! It's a really nicely bound book set, called 'Inside HBO's Game Of Thrones Seasons 1-4' !! It's really good - almost too good..... I'm afraid to look at it, incase I mess up any of the pages !!

Considering, that last year, I knew bugger all, about 'Game Of Thrones' - until the M & M's gave me 'Book 1' - which I read in the hospital... followed by books 2 & 3..... well, I'm well & truly hooked now !! This thing that B gave me, it really is nice..... it will give me something to read, over & over, during the coming months !! Great stuff...

Staying with 'Game Of Thrones' the M & M's gave me a T-shirt of 'Mr Tyrion' - which is based on the whole 'Mister Men' books & stuff...... it's really smart & I will enjoy wearing that, in the hospital, in February - it's really great !! I'll enjoy wearing that one.......

I also got a book of pictures, mostly taken by the Hubble space telescope & some chocolates - so, if you add in some things, that I have forgotten about.... it was a nice couple of days really !!

As for the music of the moment - I'm listening to some tracks, bt Dream Theater - which, for my sins, I'm putting onto the latest "mix Cd's". So far, I've listened to:

1) Battle Scar
2) Status Seeker
3) The YTSE Jam
4) Light Fuse & Get Away
5) Afterlife
6) The Ones Who Help Set The Sun

Ok - track one isn't by Dream Theater... it's the mighty Max Webster...... but, everything else (I think) is by Dream Theater !! I've written everything down, someplace - so, it'll all come together, at some point !!

I've recorded 3 Cd's - so far..... and, I'm sure, I will have some more to do... over the coming days. It's all a bit of fun & keeps me off the streets !! I have no real clue, just how many Cd's I'm going to record - but, that's part of the fun - not knowing what is going to happen
next ?!

I have just "clicked" - to day is a Saturday !! I have completely lost track of the days... I really have !! I can tell you tho' - on Monday, I have to report to the hospital, to see one of my Consultants. I really like this lady - she is brilliant & I think we get on well - as things are - together !!

I see her, when things get bad - or, when she needs to keep an eye on me & how things are going. Monday's visit is one of the latter.... just a check up, to see how thing are !! I have a couple of things to report on - but, those are mostly related to my problems, with my back wound & it's refusal to heal over !! It's all good & we'll get it sorted out, at some point in the future, I'm certain of that !!

So - I guess, that's about that.....

Today is December 27th - we are fast approaching another year's end. It's been quite a year really...... better than last year (2013) & hopefully worse that the new one (2015) !! It's been a real test of endurance... one I would have failed, had I not had B, to help me thru' the low times.......

So - I will away for now & try, once more, to tidy up this mess, on my computer desk !! I keep promising myself, that I will keep it clean & find a home, for all of the Cd's - that, from to time, find themselves in front of me...... maybe today will be that day, when they go back, to the shelves they should live on !!

So - I will away & - if I don't get chance, wish you all a "Happy New Year"...... I might drop a few lines, into this old blog of mine, before the start of the new one.... but, I'll see how things go...

I thank you all, for logging in & reading my words.... from all around this World of ours. Thank you for logging in.... until next time...

Bye Bye