Happy New Year - and lots of music !!

Greetings World's !!

It's a cold & dry Friday - here in the wilds of England's South-west.... having said that - I'm here in the warm, typing these words to you all...... I've got the heating on & B is behind me, warming the kitchen up, with some fresh baking !! Life is good !!

Looking across - to my left, the TV weather forecast is on & - according to the lady reading the news - it's going to stay pretty cool, over the coming days !! As long as it stays dry - I don't mind... it's when it's wet & cold.... I'm not a great fan of that sort of weather !!

The postman has just dropped off a few things.... one of which, believe it or not, is a hospital appointment, for December 21st 2015 !! Just when I'm starting off, a brand new year.... with a vague hope of getting somewhat better, health-wise.... I'm getting hospital appointments, for 12 months down the road !! That's kind of mad... well, I think so, at least !!

Talking of "New Years"... I hope you had an interesting celebration or more ?! Me - I went to sleep, really early & slept right thru' all of the fireworks & stuff !! B watched it all... as the various places celebrated.... not me tho' - I was completely zonked out of it all !! No biggy - I was quite happy, in my slumbers !!

Ok - the family...

As mentioned... B, My Wife & Dearest Friend, is behind me... well, she was, a few minutes ago !! She has now left the warmth of the kitchen & gone outside, to put some re-cycling stuff together. It seems, that our rubbish collection is due tomorrow... so, she is getting things ready.

Usually, it gets to about 6 or 7pm & she will remember it needs doing.... sooooo, she fumbles around in the dark !! Not today tho' - she has decided to it all, in daylight !! Oh well.... as long as she is happy ?! Moving on....

A little later, our whirlwind of a Daughter is coming over (I think) - B mentioned her visit earlier, but... I can't remember if it's today, or tomorrow, that she is coming !! "Yep" - B has just told me, it is later today !! If only I had a brain... etc etc !!

Going back, to a little earlier... I had to go down to the local Dr's again.... it was time for another dressings change !! Thankfully - my last of the week... unless something goes a bit wrong, over the weekend.... it was a funny few minutes tho' - to explain !!

The nurse, who does the dressings, on a Friday - knowing we have a history of chicken farming - asked us a funny (weird) question..... it went something along the lines of - "can ducks set of fire alarms ?" !! I kid you not !!

It seems that, over the holidays, they had a cooked duck - which, somehow, triggered off their house's fire alarm !! This was all well & good - but, when they decided to cook a 2nd duck - the alarm went off again.

So - with our knowledge of poultry farming... we were asked, very seriously, was it possible, that a duck (or two) could set off fire alarms !! I had to stop myself, laughing off of the stool..... !! I just wish I had a bit of a warning - with a question like that - I needed to have thought up some really dumb answer.... but !!

If any of you - my lovely readers - have any info.... on ducks, setting off fire alarms, please let me know.... I will be very interested on your thoughts... ho-hum !! Moving right along.... and away from livestock !!

I've been busy, recording Cd's.... for my next "mix tape" selection..... I have, so far, recorded 5 Cd's... with several still to go - well, I think so, at least !! It's a work in progress - I guess, that's the best way to describe it.

So far, I've gone from the mighty Max Webster, thru' Dream Theater - to Rainbow, The Allman Brothers Band & Gov't Mule....... all stuff, well - that I have around me.... but, I've just taken my favourite tracks & stuck them onto Cd !! It's my way of passing the time - I guess ?!

I'm not sure, exactly how many more I'm going to record - but, as I'm happy in my own little World, listening to music... life can't be bad !! Out of 5 Cd's - I've only made one mistake - sooooo, that can't be bad...

As for the music of the moment - it's Queen's 'Live At The Rainbow' from March 1974. Ok - it's a 2 Cd set... but, I prefer the first disc.... the tracks are:

  1) Procession
  2) Father To Son
  3) Ogre Battle
  4) Son & Daughter
  5) Guitar Solo
  6) Son & Daughter - reprise
  7) White Queen (As It Began)
  8) Great King Rat
  9) The Fairy Fella's Masterstroke
10) Keep Yourself Alive
11) Drum Solo
12) Keep Yourself Alive - reprise
13) Seven Seas Of Rhye
14) Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll
15) Jailhouse Rock/Stupid Cupid/Be Bop A Lula
16) Liar
17) See What A Fool I've Been

As mentioned before - I saw Queen, when they did this tour... they weren't too bad really.... but, given their rise in fame - on the night, that I saw them... they supported the disco !! The disco did a spot, Queen did their set & then the disco finished the evening off !! Not exactly "super-stardom" in the making... but, a good bit of fun !! Oh well.......

Right, my plans for the rest of the day ?! I'm not really sure - I'll probably sit & chill out, with our Daughter coming over, it will be fun, just to sit & talk with her. So - with that in mind... I will be on my ways !!

I thank you all, for taking the time, to log in & read my words... as I've said before... one day, I might write something worth reading !! I will be on my ways... until next time...

Bye Bye