'Endless Forms Most Beautiful'

Hi again World's !!

How is your bit of the Universe treating you this fine day ?! It's been a very warm & bright Wednesday morning, here in England's South-West corner - but, since about lunch time, it's clouded over. Oh well - it's only April... so I guess, we can expect a few more cloudy days, as the month moves along !!

As I type, My Wife & Dearest Friend, is outside trying to give the lawns their first cut of the year. It's still a little wet, but she is doing her best, to hack thru' the grass. I just poked my head out, thru' the front door & she is really doing well !! Bless her....

Ok - as mentioned - it's another Wednesday.... and, for probably the first time, since my last stay in hospital, I went with B, into town & we had a look around. Up until now, I've not felt like going very far, but....

Ok, I know I'm knackered now - but, with the Sun out & being quite warm, I enjoyed looking around. I didn't get very much... but..... !!

I did come home, with a couple of Cd's...

The latest AC/DC album 'Rock Or Bust' + a couple of compilations...... nothing too exciting. The tracks on the AC/DC Cd are:

  1) Rock or Bust
  2) Play Ball
  3) Rock The Blues Away
  4) Miss Adventure
  5) Dogs Of War
  6) Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder
  7) Hard Times
  8) Baptism Of Fire
  9) Rock The House
10) Sweet Candy
11) Emission Control

I'm not really sure what is happening with the band. I saw their long time drummer was in court, on some kind of charge (I don't know the details) and the guitarist, so I was told has dementia.... sooooo, I have no idea who is in the band anymore !! Nevermind... I'll give it a good listen & see how things go !!

The music of the moment...

Well, it's the mighty Nightwish & their 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' album, which came when I was in hospital. I've only played it a couple of times, but... !! It's well good & worth your money, if you get chance of buying a copy !! The tracks are:

  1) Shudder Before The Beautiful
  2) Weak Fantasy
  3) Elan
  4) Yours Is An Empty Hope
  5) Our Decades In The Sun
  6) My Walden
  7) Endless Forms Most Beautiful
  8) Edema Ruh
  9) Alpenglow
10) The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11) The Greatest Show On Earth

The last track - well it's over 23 minutes in length & even by Nightwish's high standards, this track is head & shoulders above anything else they have done !! It's nothing more than brilliant, it really is - well good !!

At some point, I'm expecting a copy of their single 'Elan' (I think) on a 10 inch green vinyl !! I saw it for sale, at the Nuclear Blast web site & thought "Why not" !! Hopefully it will come later this week. I've had some 10 inch things before - but, not recently.

On the 18th of April there is a national record shop day... and I will be heading towards Taunton, to see what is on offer. They hold these every year, but each year, things get better - with more & more to look at !! Great stuff...

Just staying with music - the latest Gov't Mule album should be here soon. It was released yesterday & I was disappointed it didn't arise on the day.... mainly as I pre-ordered it & (usually) things arrive on the date of release, if the seller has enough time to get things together. Maybe it was because of the Easter, that things have become delayed, I don't know - but, hopefully it will get here this week !! Time will tell, I guess.....

At some point, I have to go thru' a shed load of DVD's.... each of which contain episodes of 'Andromeda' - the old Sc-fi show, from a number of years back. I've been recording them, a few at a time & now I'm left with a bundle of discs, with-out really knowing which order they should go in !!

Luckily, I have made a list of the dates I recorded which episode.... now all I have to do, is go thru' them all & try & mark them up, in some kind of order !! It's going to take a while - but, it will give me something to
do !!

Talking of things to do - I have to go into the hospital - again - next Thursday, to see one of my Consultants. I was hoping to see him, while I was in the hospital, but.... and I quote "he's in one of his patients"... or he was at the time, that my Dr, (the legendary) Bruce tried to get him over to see me !!

I don't mind... the Consultant 'phoned me, a few nights back, to say he was sorry he missed me. He's one of these guys, who quite honestly I trust with my life..... he is that good !! Ok - I know things have gone wrong, but it's nobody's fault - it just happened that way !!

I'll see him next week & see how things are..... I'm hoping to get some good pictures of my last CT & MRI scans !! I know - it's kind of sick, wanting pictures of stuff, but !! I'm that kind of person..... I like to know what is going on, with-in my body as well as with-out !!

Ok - it's April....... it's just past the 150 anniversary of Lincoln's assassination and it's coming up to the 29th anniversary of - what I consider now - my 'Independence Day'.... it's a long story, best kept for another day, but, on St, Georges Day, it will be 29 years !! "Wow" !! Life has certainly moved one since that first 'Day' - I've come a very long way indeed !! Ho-hum.......

Right, my plans for the rest of the day...

Having mentioned the 'Andromeda' DVD's - I might try & make a start on them. I'll print off some info, from the web & see how far I've managed to go, with the episodes I've already got.... plus, it'll give me some idea of just how many more shows there are !!

Nevermind.... it's going to give me something to do & that's a fact !!

For now tho' - I will be on my ways...... As always, I thank you for logging in & reading my words. It feels good, to be back writing this ol' blog of mine !! Thank's for your time.... I do appreciate it... until next time...

Bye Bye