Allman Brothers 2014 !! Ho-hum...

Greetings World's !!

It's a bright & cheerful Tuesday, here in South-West England..... as I look out of the window, I can just about make out the sea, over in the distance - I think the tide might be out, mainly as I can see some waves, breaking into the mud !! It's not the best of beaches.... but, it's Ok, as far as things go !!

The kids have gone back to school, today - after their Christmas holidays..... I woke up, to hear them shouting, in the playground !! The school is, about 500 odd yards away, as the crow might fly..... As I type, you can see all of the little ones, running around....... bless them all. I wonder what kind of life, they will grow into ?!

I think we all, looking back, wish we were at school - as long as we have the knowledge, that we have now... after a lifetime, in which to learn things. Imagine starting school - knowing what we know now !! That would certainly push the ratings up !! Ho-hum..... life goes on !!

I remember, some years ago - saying to my little Sister, over in America... that our grand children, will actually see, if all goes well, the birth of the 22nd century !! That's kind of weird !! Growing up, in the last century - and then, living into the 21st century... that felt kind of strange... but, imagine our grand children, living into the next
century ?! That's something to think about !!

Anyhoo - moving along...

I made a correction, to my last post. I wrote, that I fell out, with our Bishop... "last year". I should of thought about it, really. We're into 2015 - sooooo, it was the year before last - 2013 - that things went South, between us !! I forgot about the whole new year thingy !! Oh well....

As I type, My Wife & Dearest Friend... B... is upstairs, doing some work, in her Craft Cave. She went upstairs, a short while ago.... as yet, I've heard no banging & crashing - so, I guess things are going well !! As for myself...

I took a break - to get myself some med's & a drink.... only to tip morphine, all down my front !! How dumb is that !! It's really sticky, so - I hope, it will all come off !! Next time, that I take it, I'll try & make sure to aim properly.... bit of a bummer really !! Luckily, I didn't waste it all.... so, in a short while, it will do it's trick & ease my pains..... Life is good.

B is doing Ok - I went up to see her... it seems that she managed to break one of the two hinges, on her laptop.... it still works - just a bit of a bummer really !! Apart from that & losing an address, she is doing pretty well.....

Right, it's been a quite couple of days really.... so, I have a few things, that I should write about - but, for the life of me, I can't remember what they were !! Me & my brain..... !!

I'll start with the music of the moment...

Which, as I type, is the Dream Theater album, simply called 'Dream Theater' - I'm pretty certain, it was their last release - it's well good !! I really have been hooked on them, over the last few years !!

For Christmas, as I've probably mentioned before - B gave me a 12 inch vinyl, picture disc, copy of their 'Illumination Theory'. It's the 22 minute track, that ends the above album..... as yet, I've not taken it off the turn table !! It's well good.... one of the nicest gifts, that B has ever given me !!

It only plays, on one side.... which is Ok. It would of been good, to have had something on the 'B side' of the vinyl - but, just having it, as it is.... well, I'm more than happy with it !!

I was trying to think - what was my favorite album, of 2014... but, as I've written before - I can't really think of one !! I wish I had kept a better tally, on which albums had come my ways - over the whole year... but, I've not bothered. Of course - now - I'm wishing I had !!

I have had sooooo many Cd's come my ways - it's hard to put them, into any kind of order, of preference. This year tho' - well.... that's all going to change.

With actually being declared bankrupt, last August... well - I really have to cut back, on not just how much I spend - but where I spend it !! It means, that instead of picking up Cd's - as I see them... with very little thought of the cost - this year, I have to change my whole buying practices !!

In the past - my thoughts have been... if I don't buy things, as I see them... they probably will be gone, the next time I look !! That's been the case, over most of my lifetime... I'll put off buying an album - only to find, the next time, that I go looking for that album, it's already been sold !!

For example..

We were in Exeter, last year... probably in the town, after going to the hospital.... and I found a live Yes concert, in HMV. Now - as you will know, I do like a bit of live music.... live Cd's make up the biggest part of my collection - but, this particular time, I didn't pick the Cd up.

When B caught up with me - she asked if I wanted to buy it... but, when I went looking for it, I was too late - some one had either bought the thing, or had it in their hands, ready to pay for it !! Sooooo, like I say... I used to buy things, as I saw them.... before missing out !!

This year tho' - I've made a very conscious decision, to cut back, on what I buy.... mainly, to save cash.... as I intend on buying myself the Allman Brothers 2014 box set !! It's going to cost a few hundred pounds, but - I really want that collection, so..... I have to cut back on other things !!

Not just now - in order to pay for the thing... but, also... afterwards..... to help to pay for it, instead of buying other things. It's all very strange, to me... but.. the box set will be well worth it, so what the heck !!

I intend buying - or paying - some of it, this coming week. I'm not sure if it's actually available, at the moment - but, I can, at least buy a part of it now... ready to spread the costs a bit. Thankfully, B puts up with my music - and very luckily for me - allows me to buy stuff !! Happy days....

Oh well... I've changed the music, over to a DVD of Transatlantic's 'KaLIVEoscope'  concert... the visual part, of the set that I bought late, last year. It's a 3 Cd + DVD collection... well good.... I've done a track listing before - so, check out an earlier post, for all of that... !!

Before I leave music...

One of my favourite tracks, so far, this year... well, that has to be 'Beyond The Sun' - which again, is by Transatlantic & is on their Kaleidoscope album. I just love the lyrics & the soft tune, that goes with them... check it out, well good !!

Ok - my plans, for the rest of the day...

I want to put some Cd's away & - I'll probably land up playing some of them, as I go along !! I also, if I can, want to find a large frame, for the poster that B gave me, for Christmas. It's of the now famous "Wow !!" picture, of my back wound.... and, as it's 24 inches, by 36 inches... well, I need to look at the net & see what I can find !! I'm guessing it's going to be expensive - but, I either find a frame, or it's going to live it's life, rolled up, in the tube it came in !! Oh well....

For now tho' - I will away..

I thank you all, for logging in & reading my words, wherever you live, in this fine Universe of ours, I hope you're happy & will take the time, to log in again, at some point.... until next time...

Bye Bye