Old tapes & old thoughts...

Hi again World's !!

It's a very wet, cold day here in England's South-West corner... really nasty out there !! B & I went into town, a little earlier & it wasn't very nice at all. We only went as far as the supermarket - but, it was cold enough to let you know, "Winter is coming".... where have I heard that before ?!

Talking of My Wife & Dearest Friend - B is sat over to my left, reading one of the mags, that she bought last week. I think she feels the cold, worse than I do..... well, I know she does, bless her.

Anyhoo - I wasn't going to write, today... but, I've had 2 bits of news.... one surprising, one not so much. To explain....

During my last stay, in the hospital... well, the day I left actually, I made a complaint.... sorry, I got that wrong.... B made a complaint, because of an incident, that happened to me. I won't bother you with all the details, but... "we" made a complaint.

It's taken until, today to get a response... and, guess what - my complaint has been found un-proven !! There is no evidence, to back up my complaint & the 'phone call, that came earlier, was to tell me as much.

To be honest - I wasn't surprised... If you make a complaint & the people, that you're making the complaint against, investigate it - well, are they going to find themselves "guilty" ?! Of course not... don't be so naive to even think as much !!

Sooooo - that was the un-surprising news...... in future, I'll get my lawyer involved & let him sue their asses !! That might work.... but, this whole thing, does leave me, with a problem.

I'm due back, into the same hospital & I'm not feeling too kindly, to going back in there & having the same people look after me. After all - I've just told some one, that I wish to complain & now, those same people, are going to look out for me..... Yep - I'm not too happy about that !! I'll think it all over....

.... I wasn't feeling too keen, on the next surgery anyways.... so, time will tell on that one, I guess. I will let you know !! As for the other news...

Well - I finally heard from my Brother !! It's only been a couple of years, but - what's that between family ?! To be honest, it was a big surprise.... I hadn't heard from him, in a goodly number of years, really. But - I had contacted him, to let him know the M & M's were expecting their first baby & that was a while ago now. I'm surprised he actually got back in touch at all ?! Oh well... life goes on.... and on... and on.. !!

As for the music of the moment.... I'm playing back a couple of Cd's I recorded last night..... to explain.

Many many Moons ago - recorded a C 90 tape, with the stuff I was listening to, at the time.... it was/is this tape, that I recorded onto Cd last night. It's all a bit weird, listening to all of these tracks now, mainly as soooooo much time has passed on, since I recorded the tape !!

I'm not really sure, when I recorded the tape.... but, I'm guessing around a few decades ago..... I'm not joking !! It's one thing, to record these things, to play in the car... but, to hear them back, after all this time .... "Wow" !! It's a little mind blowing.... so to speak !!

The tracks are:

Side A

  1) Intro: Fanfare For the Common Man - E.L.P.
  2) Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
  3) Heart Of The Sunrise - Yes
  4) Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
  5) Burn - Deep Purple
  6) You Keep On Moving - Deep Purple
  7) Come & Go Blues - The Allman Brothers Band
  8) Wild Dogs - Tommy Bolin

Side B

  1) Southern Man - Neil Young
  2) C'est La Vie - E.L.P.
  3) '39 - Queen
  4) Long Distance Run-A-Round - Yes
  5) I Know What I Like - Genesis
  6) Brighton Rock - Queen
  7) Can't Lose What You Never Had - The Allman Brothers Band
  8) Sweet Drear - Jethro Tull
  9) Soldier Of Fortune - Deep Purple
10) Still You Turn Me On - E.L.P.

I guess, I'm lucky - mainly as I've always looked after my old cassettes & tapes..... I know some people have never cared to keep them, but not me !! I always knew, that one day, the tapes would be needed for this, that or the other.... and it's turned out, exactly just like that !!

This is a weird & wonderful collection tho'..... really good to hear again, after all this time !! Life is good !! I best go...

I thank you, for taking the time, to log in & read my words... it's - as always - good to know you're out there, in which ever Country you might be. Let me know what you're listening to... until next time...

Bye Bye