Iced Earth 'Alive In Athens'

Greetings World's !!

It's a very bright & breezy Tuesday, here in England's South-West corner....... I looked out of the bedroom window, an hour or two back & the beach was looking really warm. Either that, or I had the heating up too high !! No really - it was of those day, where I could look right across to South Wales. It's a shame it is only April & not the middle of Summer. Never mind !!

Ok... I'm home alone this afternoon. B has taken a neighbour, into Taunton, to the hospital. I'm not really sure what for - but, her children were not in a position to drive her in, sooooo B is doing the honours. The two of us don't mind helping her out, mainly as she has always been one of our nicest neighbours. She has always been good to us - so, it's nice to be able to help her out, once in a while.

Plus, she was getting herself all worked up, about where to go - once at the hospital - so, B was more than happy to take her to the right department !! I've nearly been in all of them, over the last few years or so.... which means, B will be able to take her right to the exact spot !!

I'm not sure when they will be home - but, I doubt if it will be for an hour or so. Time will tell on that one, I guess... I'll see both of them, when they get back.

If you've looked for my words, yesterday - well.... I'm sorry to say I spent the biggest part of the day, in bed & pretty zonked out of it. It was a bit of a bummer really !! I hadn't felt too good, as last week, went into the weekend - but, by Sunday night... well, I was more or less out of it.... nevermind.

I spent the biggest part of the day asleep - apart from a quick visit down to the local surgery, to have my dressings changed. As always - that's something that I could do with-out.... but, I'm told the wound is getting smaller - well, it couldn't get much bloody bigger, could it !!

I still have this insane hope, that it will be all done and dusted, by May 28th !! That's one month from today !! I didn't realise what the date was... oh well !! Anyhoo - if it is all healed up, by the 28th - that would be really good..... I can always hope - what is life, with-out hope ?!

Heck, compared to the last couple of years, another month will be no big deal - I'm sure it will all come together, at some point or another. If I was a gambling man, I would watch this space !!

As for the rest of the family - well, our Daughter is home, playing chase the cat & our Son, well, I've no idea where he is, at the moment !! If either of them want anything, they know we will only be too happy, to do what we can, for the pair of them !!

As for the music of the moment...

Well, I'm playing Iced Earth's 3 Cd 'Alive In Athens'.... I had the album, for a few years now, but I never seem to play it very often - it's well good, but !! Anyways - the tracks are:

CD 1

  1) Burning Years
  2) Vengeance Is Mine
  3) Pure Evil
  4) My Own Savior
  5) Melancholy (Holy Martyr)
  6) Dante's Inferno
  7) The Hunter
  8) Travel In Stygian
  9) Slave To The Dark
10) A Question Of Heaven

CD 2

  1) Dark Saga
  2) The Last Laugh
  3) Last December
  4) Watching Over Me
  5) Angels Holocaust
  6) Stormrider
  7) The Path I Choose
  8) I Died For You
  9) Prophecy
10) Birth Of The Wicket
11) The Coming Curse
12) Iced Earth
13) Colours

CD 3

1) Stand Alone
2) Cast In Stone
3) Desert Rain
4) Brainwashed
5) Disciples Of The Lie
6) When The Night Falls
7) Diary
8) Blessed Are You
9) Violate

I guess part of the reason, that I don't play it very often, has to be down to it's over all length !! I've never really thought too much about it before - but... it's really long. It's not the sort of thing, that I'm likely to play end to end, especially in the car, if B & I are going any where. I can't imagine My Wife & Dearest Friend putting up with 3 hours of heavy rock, while we're going into town, or anywhere for that matter !!

Talking of going places...

This coming Saturday, there is a record fair - down in Exeter. I hope, if all goes well, that we will make the journey down...... if nothing else, to meet up with a few people. As always, there are a few (more than a few) things I'm interesting in finding.... but, nothing that can't wait !!

I would like to pick up the latest Gov't Mule releases & there is a friend, who normally has some of their stuff - so I might be lucky !! Plus - there is a new Joe Bonamassa live set, which I only found out about, when I was going thru' an old magazine, last night.... sooooo many things & as always, too few brain cells to listen to them all with... ho-hum !!

It would be good, just to go out for the day - to go to Exeter & not have to go to the hospital !! Oh well... I'll see how things pan out, I guess.....

Right - my plans for today...

With B out of the house, for a while longer, I want to go thru' a bunch of DVD's & try to work out what they each contain. I kid you not - I really do get myself into a muddle, when I forget to list things as I go !! Not just DVD's - but Cd's & magazines as well.....

So - that's a plan..... well, it is a kind of plan !! I know there are about 15 'Andromeda' episodes, mixed in with all of the discs - sooooo, I must try & find them, at some point & put them in the right order.

I'm lucky enough, to have a printed out list, in which order they were originally broadcast - so I can work my ways thru' that & tick the boxes as I go along. It won't take too long.... but, at least I can get them sorted out - just a bit at least !!

So, for now, I will be on my ways.... thank you all, for taking the time to log in & read my words.. until next time...

Bye Bye