Queensryche & lots of cooking...

Hi again folks !!

Is your part of the Universe treating you well, this fine & bright Thursday afternoon ?! I'm having a pretty good day, myself.... the 2 ladies in my life - My Wife & Dearest Friend, B & our Daughter, ME are here !!

It's a little before 3 & the ladies are having a cup of tea each - while watching a really brain numbing  film, staring Nicholas Cage, called 'Left Behind'. It's been on, about 30 or so minutes & it's really bad..... I can not tell you. just how crap it is - it's that bad !!

Sooooo - if it's that bad, why did I buy a copy ? Simple really.... I (kind of) like Nicholas Cage movies & it was so cheap, I couldn't resist it !! Oh well - we've just changed stations & 'The Big Band Theory' is just about to start !!

I can not resist 'Big Bang....' - sooooo that's 2 things I've not been able to resist today !! It's a good job I'm still broke-ish or else I would be buying loads of junk, everyday !! Actually - I guess, I'm like that anyways..... nevermind !! Life is going on regardless - ain't it
brilliant !!

Right - I just took a long break, to watch the above mentioned 'TBBT' double feature on the box.... both of which, I've already seen, but - nevermind, it's all good !! Now, I'm back to writing these words & listening to The Mini Egg on Black Betty. If you have no clue what I'm going on about - read some earlier posts !! I've been doing a lot of that lately !!

I started by reading the odd post - that went on to become a bit of complete madness & I read several hundreds of the things !! I mentioned, how things have changed, over the last 5 years.... it's really been an eye opener - well, to me at least !!

The one thing, that did remind me about how things have changed - that's just how many "well known" people have died over the years !! Sooooo many names, too many, far too many !! It, kind of, brought home, the whole "old age" thingy.... it really did !!

Right - enough of the whole "death" thing - on to music !!

As I type, Black Betty is blasting out Queensryche's 'The Art Of Live' DVD soundtrack.... well good !! I best point out, ME has now gone home - hence the music is on...... not that her being here, would of made a difference !! She is well aware how I enjoy listening to this, that & the other..... bless her !!

Anyhoo - at the moment, as I say - I'm playing the Queensryche album....... the tracks are:

  1) Tribe
  2) Sign Of The Times
  3) Open
  4) Losing Myself
  5) Desert Dance
  6) The Great Divide
  7) Rhythm Of Hope
  8) My Global Mind
  9) Roads To Madness
10) Della Brown
11) Breaking The Silence
12) The Needle Lies
13) Best I Can
14) Comfortably Numb
15) Won't Get Fooled Again

The last 2 tracks, are only on the DVD version of  the album - so, if you get chance, give it a listen..... it's well worth a looking at, just see Dream Theater come on stage & blast away !! I'm not going to go on about it - but, these 2 tracks were my introduction to the Dream boys.... well good !!

Last night - B & I - went into a different supermarket, in Taunton....... not one we usually visit, even tho' it's where we used to go, for month after month !! Anyways.... B bought me a Doors box set..... their first 6 studio albums, all for £13 - a real bargain !!

I've put them all on The Mini Egg, today... all in a bundle, so that they play one after another. It should be fun, to listen to - especially with the hospital stay coming up........ but - going back to yesterday.... I met up with my Consultant again.

As things stand - I'm are all set to go & have the surgery !! We have gone thru' all of the paper work & as soon as he can fit me in, we are going to go for it.... great stuff !!

We have both signed off, all the various bits of paper have been checked & double checked...... sooooo, we're all set to go !! Great stuff - I'm not exactly looking forward to it.... but, I really hope it will be the last time, that I go thru' the whole theatre & surgery shit !!

As someone said to me, it's like a lady having a baby.... the lady knows, it's going to hurt - but afterwards.... well, the pain is worth it. I know it's really going to hurt - but, if all goes well.... in the end, it should be well worth it - well, I hope so !!

The number of times, I've looked ahead - to a new year - hoping that I wouldn't be having any surgeries.... well, here's hoping I've not spoilt my luck and 2016 will be the year, that all goes well !! Here's hoping !!

Right - I must go.... I've got a sink load of dishes to do. B has been doing a whole bundle of cooking, sooooo I have to go & clean everything off - that's one of my jobs & I (kind of) enjoy myself !!

Must go - thanks for reading my words.... until next time...

Bye Bye