Wednesday, 6 May 2015

"I forgot the box" Pt 2 !! Ho-hum.....

Hi again World's !!

Is your bit of the Universe treating you Ok ?! Is the sky the right colour blue - or red, or what ever colour you prefer !! Here - well, it's going from wet & overcast, to bright Sunshine...... still bloody cold tho' !! Honestly - we're heading into the Summer & it's cold !! Come on World - find a bit of a warm spot for us !!

I mustn't moan tho' - I did go out to the local Dr's surgery, earlier - to once again, have my dressings changed. The nurse, bless her, wanted to know why part of my back had opened up again... to which I replied "I don't want to talk about it" - sooooo, that kind of killed that part of the conversation !!

There are certain things, that I do not want people to know about !! It's not me being a jerk.... I just want certain topics left off the table. Anyhoo - the nurse treated the bit of my back, that still refuses to heal & I came home, a little better, than when I went in. Life is good !!

Oh - I forgot... It's another Wednesday !! That means, tomorrow is Thursday & we all get the chance to vote in our general election !! For those of you, who live outside of the UK - this madness happens, about once (on average) every 5 years, thankfully !!

I say "thankfully" - because, if I have to sit here & listen to MP's prattle on, about why they should run the Government, any longer... well, I would happily get on a plane & fly out of here !! Of course - I haven't got a passport anymore - so, I guess I'm screwed & will have to stay put !! Nevermind.....

In this area - we have always said, that the Conservative party put a pet ape, up for election.... well, the ape would win !! It's that kind of area - where the Conservative MP has a pretty save seat.....

It's a shame really...... I like our MP !! I've met him a few times, at the college & a couple of times, while we've been shopping, in town. He came here, to the house, a while back now - but, just because I like the guy.... well, it's just a real shame that he's a Conservative !! Oh well... life goes on....

No matter - I will go down, to our local library & cast my vote...... I always try & vote, as it's no point moaning about the Government, if you don't try & vote for the person, that you want to get elected !!

Of course - you could argue, that the person "you" voted for, doesn't stand a chance, so why vote ?! Well - if you don't vote, it makes no difference who wins.... "you" didn't vote, sooooo stop complaining about who won !! Oh well..... life will go & on... come Friday, most of the votes will be counted and - I suspect - we will still land up with the same Government, so..... !! Time will tell !!

Going backwards - I must tell you about the family !!

As I type, B - My Wife & Dearest Friend - is behind me, in our kitchen..... she has just given our eldest cat "Smudge" another can of food !! B says that is his 3rd of the day !! Oh well - he's like me, old & falling apart at the seams.... so, he deserves his "extra" food. Honestly, he never seems to put any weight on - he could eat all the food in the house & still be a bag of bones !!

B also did a small bit of something, with the iron. As best as I can make out, she is making a bag, upstairs & she wanted to iron the handles, to give them some sort of extra strength - by folding them over & over. If the bag will work - well, it's a work in progress & if this one is no good, she will learn from it & alter the next one !!

As for the rest of the clan....

Well - I've not heard anything from our Son J.... he still hates my guts & - to be honest - if he is happy, with his life & where he is living, well.... there is little I can say or do, to alter things !! He has a room here, if he wants it, anytime - but, it's up to him !!

As for our Daughter - ME... well, she 'phoned earlier, to see if we were going into town, which we were not... so, she is coming over to here, sometime tomorrow. Bless her - she always brightens up my day !!

The 2 of us, this morning, spent some time sorting out my mess, in J's room..... I have boxes of stuff, everywhere upstairs !! So - with B's help, I - kind of - went thru' all of the boxes & tried to stack them a little better than they were !! Honestly - it was a bit of a mess... now at least, I know (almost) where everything is !!

Talking about boxes !!

I forgot to mention, that I am now the, very proud, owner of the Allman Brothers 2014 complete concert box !! It came from the Hittin' The Note web site... so, my thanks to Lady V & Sir J for all of their work & for sending it to me !!

It's brown in colour, with various bit & bobs on it.... it's really great & a worthwhile addition to my, or I should say our collection !! Plus, of course - it marks the end of the bands touring career... which is sad, but.... they have done some great music, over the last 45+ years... sooooo - the box is great !!

I doubt if I will put the Cd's, into the box - they will stay on the shelf & get played, over & over... it's a waste to box them up !! I might do it, another time.... a ways down the road... but, not for a while yet !!

As for the music of the moment...

Well, as I type, I'm listening to the sound track of Dream Theater's 'Breaking The Fourth Wall' DVD. It came out last year, at some point, not quite sure exactly when - but !!

The TV is on, in the corner, with the sound turned down.... as pretty much normal, for me, so I'm playing the s/t of the DVD - to keep me from throwing something at the screen, as various politicians come & go... on the BBC news channel !!

I really will be happy, when the blooming election is over !!

The tracks on the DVD... or at least the 3 Cd set are:

CD 1

1) The Enemy Inside
2) The Shattered Fortress
3) On The Backs Of Angels
4) The Looking Glass
5) Trial Of Tears
6) Enigma Machine
7) Along For The Ride
8) Breaking All Illusions

CD 2

1) The Mirror
2) Lie
3) Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
4) Scarred
5) Space Dye Vest
6) Illumination Theory

CD 3

1) Overture 1928
2) Strange Deja Vu
3) The Dance Of Eternity
4) Finally Free

All of the tracks, on Cd 3 are from the bands 'Scenes From A Memory' album...... it's well good !! Go & buy yourselves a copy of the DVD & watch the band go thru' some great tracks - a big section of which are played with the Berklee College Of Music Orchestra & Choir.

Lots of great music - especially 'Illumination Theory'.... for me, the stand out track, off the bands last album !! Of course, I'm a little bias, to that track - as the 12 inch picture disc, of it has hardly left my turntable, over the last few months or more !!

Getting off of music.. the TV is showing scenes, from the crash site of the 'Germanwings' plane, that - is seems - the co-pilot deliberately crashed into the Alps. All of this happened a few months back - not that long ago.... just before I landed back in hospital, a few weeks back.

How the guy could just crash a plane, with all of those people on board... well, it's beyond me. If you want to die, go kill yourself, not a 100+ people as well !! Our prayers still go out, to all of those people who died that day & their relatives.

Ok - back to the weekend & some of the other stuff, that I came home with !!

Apart from the Allman's concert - that I think I mentioned before..... I also came home with 2 concerts, by Rainbow + a Cd called 'Born To Rock' by Neil Young. It's a single Cd & sounds very much like an edited version of his 'Cow Palace 1986' double Cd set.

The latter came out in 2011 - the one I picked up, on Saturday, came out this year..... I'll give them both another listen & see if I can spot anything. It would be a big shame, if I already have the thing, in another form, but... it's too late now !!

I also picked up a copy of 'Live... In The Raw' by W.A.S.P. !! As yet I've not played it - but I do have a soft spot, for the band. This live set, or at least, this Cd came out in 2003 - which would explain why it was sooooo very cheap !! Oh well.... back to the Rainbow sets...

They were both recorded, with Mr Ronnie James Dio on vocals.... in 1976 & 1977 in Germany. The track listing, well - it's pretty much identical..... with the odd change.

The 1976 album has 'Stargazer' on it.... while the 1977 set list drops that track & has 'Long Live Rock & Roll' in it's place. The 1977 album also has some longer versions of various things - like a 19 minute 'Still I'm Sad'.

As long time readers will know - I like long, live recordings... so, this album is right where I want it to be, in my Cd player & getting played more & more, as each day goes by !! Thankfully - I didn't buy one of the sets, it was a gift, from a guy we know..... I'm very much in his debt !! It's a great pair of live albums..... !!

I'll probably give you a track listing, at another time... for now tho' - I must think about closing this off for today. I seem to have written more than I expected !!

So - with my thanks, to you all, for logging in & reading my words... it's good to know that you are "out there" - somewhere !! My thanks to you all... until next time...

Bye Bye

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