Grateful Dead & Gregg Allman... ho-hum...

Greetings !!

It's a really warm Saturday, here in England..... after several weeks of "not so nice" weather - the grockles seem to be heading towards home. The East bound road, this morning was full of them... all long faces & children, wondering why they have to go back to school
soon !!

Of course - they're not all tourist !! In among them, were people like us.... local loony tunes, realising that we should of given it a miss today & headed in to town, maybe later - or even Monday.......... nevermind !!

How is your part of the Universe treating you, this fine day.... which ever Universe you live in !! Some people theorise, that what we write here today, will one day, be read, listened to or puzzled over, in some distant place - millions of miles away from here !! Can you imagine - a being a couple of Sagan's away, reading my words ?! No neither can I..... but...... the Voyagers are on their ways - so.... why not ?!

Ok - enough of the madness... well, some of it at least..... !! As I type - My Wife & Dearest Friend - B.... well, she is upstairs, stitching together another bear, that she is making. It's a really furry thing - I know this, because, when she cut out the various bits for it - the living room grew a black/grey covering of fur, that stayed on the carpet, from the cloth that B was using !! The cats have been rolling around in it - they're really mad !!

Our oldest moggy, the ever present Smudge, is sat a short ways to my left.... he is getting to the point, where he always wants to be around us now. Sometimes, he can be a real pain.... but, what can you do ?! He's old & just likes to be with us - sooooo...... !!

It would be great, if we could teach them, to fetch & carry.... my back feels like crap, this past couple of days - so it would be good, if when I need something, they would go & get it for me !! That's as likely to happen, as these words being read by some form of alien life !!

Of course - I should say my back has felt like crap, this past couple of days + I mean alien life forms, not already on planet Earth....... you know who you are !!

I'm not really sure what the rest of the family are doing today.... I think B said she had missed a text from M..... not quite sure if I got that right or no. Heck - I'm still getting my head around what a text is, let alone what they say !!

I'm only joking.... I am an old Luddite... but, not actually owning a mobile 'phone, things like texts are a World away from where I am now !! Moving on....

The music of the moment !!

As I type, I'm listening a fantastic Grateful Dead concert !! It was recorded on April 1st 1994, at the Omni in Atlanta GA..... it's on 3 Cd's & the tracks are:

CD 1

1) Picasso Man
2) Deal
3) Wang Dang Doodle
4) Dire Wolf
5) Black Throated Wind
6) Bird Song

CD 2

1) China Cat Sunflower - I Know You Rider
2) Box Of Rain
3) Estimated Prophet
4) He's Gone
5) That Would Be Something

CD 3

1) Drums - Space
2) The Other One
3) Wharf Rat
4) Turn On Your Lovelight
5) Broken Down Palace

Ok - it's a bootleg & as always, I'm telling you not to buy bootlegs !! Always buy a bands official stuff.... there are loads of Grateful Dead live albums, available..... but, sometimes a live recording comes along, bootleg or not... it's still really good !! This is one of them - try & give it a listen.....

Just staying with music - I had a nice surprise, in the post this morning !! It's a copy of the official Gregg Allman concert 'Back To Macon GA' which came out recently.... I must point out - it's the official album, not a CDR copy. I'll give it a play shortly - I wasn't expecting to get it today.... sooooo that's 2 Cd's of music I must bend my ears towards !!

The tracks are:

CD 1

1) Statesboro Blues
2) I'm No Angel
3) Queen Of Hearts
4) I Can't Be Satisfied
5) These Days
6) Ain't Wastin' Time No More
7) Brightest Smile In Town
8) Hot 'Lanta
9) I've Found A Love

CD 2

1) Don't keep Me Wonderin'
2) Before The Bullets Fly
3) Melissa
4) Midnight Rider
5) Love Like Kerosene
6) Whipping Post
7) One Way Out

If you read my post - from a few days back, you will see, it's basically the same tracks, as the DVD that I had come thru' the post.... minus the bonus tracks. I will give it a play, in a very short while !!

I've still got 3 Allman Brothers concerts, from last year, to play.... not today tho' !! Well, maybe... just not right now.....

I've been watching the F1 qualifying.... JB is at the back of the grid again !! It must be pretty frustrating for the team - 2 former World Champions and they can't get their cars anywhere near to the front of the grid !! How long this will go on, I've no idea - but, once I saw what was happening - the TV went onto silent & the music went up to 11 !! Oh well....

As mentioned above - we went into town earlier... mainly to get some good boxes, for all of the junk, in the spare room, that I have to dispose of. I'm keeping a "tab" on how much all of this is costing me.... I'm a tight sod, when I want to be.... !!

Besides - as I have sooooo much to get rid of, why shouldn't I keep an eye on how much this is costing ?! It's Ok, to say "get rid of it".... but, that all comes with a cost & hence, I'm keeping a "tab" - just to make sure I know, how much it's costing !! Today's boxes came to just shy of £30 - not the cheapest hobby in the World.... but... that's life !!

Right - I must think about closing down, for today at least !! As always - I thank you for logging in & reading my words... from the USA, thru' to Germany ("Hi") - and beyond... it's good to know you are all out there, some place !! You can send me a comment, at anytime - it doesn't cost anything..... and besides, I like the odd insult from time to time !!

Thank's again.... until next time....

Bye Bye