Nightwish 'Waken' festival... Ho-hum !!

Greetings !!

It's a bright & breezing Tuesday, here in England's South-West corner.... as I look out of our window, I cannot see the sea - it's covered by a layer of mist, nevermind. B is out front, cutting down the top of our hedge.....

....... There was a time, that it was sooooo high, J used to sit on the top & cut it down, from upon high !! Now - since getting a guy to cut it right back, B can reach it from the lawn & can cut it from there !! It's much better !!

Mind you - I did have to re-wire her hedge cutters !! At some point, she cut right thru' the mains wire & after trying to join them back up - well... she gave herself a nasty electric shock !! Poor mite, even burnt her fingers, as the shock went thru' her !! Bummer.... !!

Anyways - I've re-wired the clippers & they seem to be working Ok..... they certainly have cut the hedge back, so that's Ok !! I think B is going to attack the lawns next...... the grass ain't that long, but... B wants to do them, so - I'm keeping well out of it !!

Staying with the family - our Daughter (ME) has been here this morning, for a couple of hours. She really is a great ball of energy !! Bless her - she is working, later this evening, so she left us a while ago, to go shopping & to sort herself out.

As for J - the other member of our Clan - well.... he is in "quiet" mode !! By that - apart from a couple of one line texts, to B... well, he is keeping himself, to himself. Nevermind..... if I live long enough, I might get to meet up with him again - tell will certainly tell, on that one at least !!

As for the music of the moment - well....

I was listening to a bit of Mike Oldfield's 'Ommadawn'.... but, as that finished, I went & dug out 'Showtime, Storytime' by Nightwish..... the DVD version of the concert. It's now playing very loudly - just to blow off some of the cobwebs !!

The tracks are:

  1) Dark Chest Of Wonder
  2) Wish I Had An Angel
  3) She Is My Sin
  4) Ghost River
  5) Ever Dream
  6) Storytime
  7) I Want My Tears Back
  8) Nemo
  9) Last Of The Wilds
10) Bless The Child
11) Romanticide
12) Amaranth
13) Ghost Love Score
14) Song Of Myself
15) Last Ride Of The Day
16) Outro: Imaginaerum

I don't play this concert hardly enough..... It was recorded at the Wacken festival, I'm thinking in 2013...... and, for me, it was the first time I had seen & heard the vocals of Floor Jansen !! Well good !!

Since then, of course, I've picked up their latest album 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' - and if you have some spare cash, go out & treat yourself to a copy !! I repeat - well good !! Hopefully their long time drummer Jukka Nevalainen will be fight fit soon & will re-join the band !! Good luck mate !!

Ok - my plans for today - well.... I must get my self together & really sort out the bundles of Cd's & stuff, which are littering my computer desk !! It's starting to look like a dump.... it really is !!

One thing, about feeling like crap - things just get left behind & - hence - the mess on my table, just seems to keep growing & growing !! Oh - I forgot..... !!

Tomorrow, I have to head down to Exeter, to see the Consultant, who has down the last 3 plastic surgeries on my back !! How could I forget that ?!

I think I have to be there, about 12 noon - so, we have a bit of time, to get down there.... there will be no massive rush on our hands !! Ok - it's 50 miles away - but... I think the car could drive itself down to the place - it's been there enough times, over the last 18 months or so !!

Anyhoo - that's tomorrow.... so, with Nightwish blasting their ways thru' the 5.1 system - I will be on my ways, with my usual thanks, to all of you who have taken the time, to log on & read my words.... if intentionally or by accident... until next time...

Bye Bye