Led Zeppelin & some Allmans' stuff as well !!

Well "Hello" again World's !!

I've not written anything, for a few days - sorry about that.... I will try & make up for it, today - well, maybe !! I'll see how things go, I can't say I have felt too special, over the last, as mentioned, few days.... so, hang in there with me !!

I think - as far as I can remember - it's a Wednesday !! Yep... just checked.... definitely a Wednesday & I'm home alone, for the biggest part of the day. My Wife & Dearest Friend.... the lovely B... has taken herself, from this zoo, off to another one - literally !!

One of the perks, of being my Carer, is that she gets to go off - on day trips - with other Carers.... today, they have a "free-pass" to the famous (to us) Paignton Zoo, in Devon.... the next County along, if you 're interested, as to where it is, geographically.......

As a "kid" - I went there twice.... I think (it was a long time ago - last week, at least)... well, maybe longer ago than that !! All I can really remember, are 2 things...

(1) It had a model railway, around a lake &....

(2) It had the only living American Bison, that I have ever seen !! I'm guessing the poor critter is dead now, I remember it looked very sad.......... Oh well....

Anyhoo - back to B....

She left here, before 8 this morning & we have no idea, when she will be home, sooooo - I'll see her when she gets here !! In the meantime, I'm going to sit, rest up & play some music... very, very loudly !! It's going to be one of those days... I'm home alone, the amp is up to about 13 (bugger 11) and life is good !!

ME - our daughter - had the chance to go along... there were spare tickets, but she couldn't make it, unfortunately. I can just imagine the 2 ladies in my life, having a great time, with all the cuddly things !!

Oh well - I'm guessing, that I wasn't invited, because that would defeat the object of giving the carers, a day off...... taking the idiots like me, would kind of spoil things a bit !! On a good day, I'm fairly self sufficient, on a bad day.... well, I just go to bed & sleep. That's a plan, for later - if things go down hill !!

As mentioned..... I've been feeling a little unwell, over the last few days - going back, before the weekend really. Anyhoo - because of this & not really having any clue, as to why, I have felt this way. I have been resting up a bit more than normal......

The blood test, last week - showed high infection levels... Monday's of this week, had them back to a kind of "normal" level. As I say - things are all out of kilter & I have no clue, to what's going on.

Oh well - I spoke to my Dr. yesterday & we both agree, I should stay home..... out of hospital, for the time being (at least)... that's fine by me - I had no intentions of going in anyways !! The longer I can stay home, the better.....

...... I am actually wondering if to have the next surgery anyhoo !! After 2 years & 'X' number of months & days.... I am really fed up, with the whole thing. I just feel - at the moment, that I might leave things, as they are & try to make the best of things, for as long as The Lord gives me.

That sounds dramatic - but.... I've been thru' a little too much, this year alone, to put up with much more. B & I have talked about it - tho'.... at the moment, she is leaving the decision to me. Once again... time will tell.....

Moving away from all of that... to the music of the moment !!

I decided, today - as I would be alone & have enough time (and volume) to do it..... I'm transferring the last of the Led Zeppelin, so called, "bonus tracks" over to a mix Cd type of thing... to explain !!

The first 5 re-issues - the first 5 albums's bonus tracks, all fitted neatly onto 3 Cd's..... sooooo - I'm trying something like it, with the last 5 albums. Hopefully - if all goes well, it will mean, I can just play the "mix Cd's" with-out having to dig out the albums, each time.

The re-issues, altho' a bit of a waste of time & money, are all packaged up - I don't want to damage that packaging, by taking the Cd's out, every now & again. Get the idea ?

So far it's worked really well - with the first Cd having just enough room, by about 4 seconds, to fit 13 tracks !! Hopefully, the next Cd will work out, just as well & that'll be that !!

I'm listening to 'In The Evening' as I type.... always a great track !! Having seen the band perform this, at Knebworth - August 4th 1979 - the album version did not disappoint !! Mind you - I think, I had the Denmark bootlegs, before the album came out.... so, I had a better idea of how it all came together "live" !!

Thinking about it... the bootleg chain, worked really well - even back then.... long before the Internet !! If a concert was recorded - there were always people, who were prepared to share the tapes, bless them !! As always - don't buy bootlegs... buy the official albums !!

Staying with bootlegs, tho'... there is a record fair, next week !! I will try & go there - if nothing else, to meet up with some friends & see what's new. There are always people "selling" boots, at these things... especially the smaller fairs - since the bigger ones kept getting raided. I will let you know how things go.....

Also, next week - we're taking Smudge, our oldest cat, to see the vet..... the poor old bugger just gets weaker & weaker - sooooo we'll see what he says. Mind you - just to say "Hello" cost £29 - so he better say more than that !! We'll see how things go.....

We have decided, that - unless it's something small, we're not putting him thru' any of the "bigger" operations, that they can do...... but, we will bring him home & give him as much attention as we can... bless him !! He's 13 now, sooooo.... !!

Just took a short break.... I was feeling kind of knackered, sooooo I did a few dishes, to wake myself up a bit. I have not slept too well, this past couple of nights - it's catching up on me a bit now. nevermind - maybe I'll turn the music up to 14....... see how that goes !!

Going back - to yesterday - I played the Allman Brothers' 'Winterland 1973' concert... it came out, in 2013 (?) as part of the 'Brothers & Sisters' 4 Cd package. I've not played it, in a while - probably since it came out, or at least, since I was stuck in hospital in 2013........ sooooo it was great to hear it again.

The tracks are:

CD 1

  1) Introduction By Bill Graham
  2) Wasted Words
  3) Done Somebody Wrong
  4) One Way Out
  5) Stormy Monday
  6) Midnight Rider
  7) Ramblin' Man
  8) In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
  9) Statesboro Blues
10) Come & Go Blues

CD 2

1) Southbound
2) Jessica
3) You Don't Love Me (Including Amazing Grace)
4) Les Brers In A Minor
5) Blue Sky
6) Trouble No More
7) Whipping Post

As I've mentioned before (sometime ago) this concert - or part of it - was broadcast, on Fluff Freeman's Saturday afternoon show.... many Moons ago. I set the spool tape deck up, to record as fast as it would go & it was well worth it !! Altho' only 60 minutes were broadcast, it was brilliant !!

Fluff died a number of years back - but, I was fortunate, to speak with him a couple of times.... a really great man, who loved his music & gave as much as he could, to us, his "music loves" !! Listen, if you can - to his intro's to ELP's 'Albert Hall 1992' official release & Zep's 25-5-1975 Earls Court concert !! Brilliant !!

Also yesterday - Lady V & Sir J sent me, or I should say, I received, issue 85 of the 'Hittin' The Note' magazine. I'm going to enjoy reading that !! Thank you guys !!

Right - I better think about closing this down. for today at least !!

The Zeppelin mix Cd's are coming to an end... with about 3 minutes to spare !! I did miss out some tracks, that I had already.... especially the Bombay stuff. I'm not a great fan of that - even tho' I have it already, on the 'Bombay 1972' boot...... Oh well....

Thank's for logging in & reading my words - as always, I thank you for your time.... it's good to know, that somebody is "out there"... until next time....

Bye Bye