'Live On Blueberry Hill' & other stuff...

Hi again everybody !!

A big "Hello" to my readers in Russia & America..... it's good to know you are all out there, in Internet space. Hopefully - one day - I'll write something worth reading... in the meantime, I'll do my best & keep writing my usual stuff !!

It's another Wednesday, in England.... and - guess what - it's raining again !! I mustn't moan really - we've had several "dry" days of late, so one bit of rain won't hurt. Anyways - that's outside....

Inside, it's warm & dry !! I've got the heating on & my ol' bones are just toasty enough to be comfortable. As I type, B is over to my left - doing some craft stuff..... she has made 3 bears, so far this week..... not bad really, about one a day !!

She has sent images of the bears, off to the people who supply the fake fur.... so far they've loved them & have posted them on their own web site. How cool is that ?! My Wife makes brilliant animals & things - it's great to actually get a bit of recognition for what she
does !!

As I type - we're half watching/listening to the 2nd Hobbit movie.... 'The Desolation Of Smaug'. At some point, I want to put the complete soundtrack, onto Cd.... sooooo - I'm listening to the movie, to see where the joins are & to work out how best to make the recording !!

"Why ?" Well.... good question !! I enjoy doing sound tracks, purely for my own fun & games. I've done the complete 'Lord Of The Rings' movie s/t's.... all 3 of them !! It took 12 Cd's - but, when I've been stuck in the hospital, it's great to just lie back & listen to the things, on the Mini Egg.

With that in mind - The Hobbit movies are the next step along the same road.... it has similar music & characters, sooooo, why not !!

My favourite s/t - well, that has to be the whole 'Apocalypse Now' movie. That came out really well & it was great to listen to, especially when the pain has been too great. It's all a bit of fun !! Besides - from the sound of the things - I might have to treat myself to the Blue-ray versions.... the DVD copies have too many joins !!

I might have mentioned this before...

We were given the M & M's "old" hoover. It had blocked up & they couldn't fix it. Well, after a couple of days of messing around with it, B has managed to free up the pipes & now it's back to working order. Great stuff....

As for the music... well, I'm playing the DVD's - so no music of the moment. I should be playing the 'Back To The Future' Cd's.... but, even if it's a special 'BTF' day I can't be bothered to dig them out, to give them a listen. Instead - I've played the first Zeppelin bootleg, that I ever bought.... 'Live On Blueberry Hill' !!

A brief history....

There had been a programme, on TV, which had several groups moaning about bootleg Lp's. At the time - living in the sticks - I had never heard a thing about them !! However, thank's to the TV, I suddenly discovered a whole new World of music.......

So - with money in pocket, I went up to London.... a whole 100+ miles away & went upstairs, to the original 'Virgin Records' store. There, I simply asked for "the Led Zeppelin bootleg" & walked out the door !! That was my first ever bootleg Lp & it has stayed with me, in one way or another, ever since....

The tracks are:

Side A

1) Immigrant Song
2) Heartbreaker
3) Dazed In Confused

Side B

1) What Is & What Should Never Be
2) Moby Dick
3) Communication Breakdown

Side C

1) Since I've Been Loving You
2) Thank You
3) Out On The Tiles
4) Blueberry Hill

Side D

1) Bring It On Home
2) Whole Lotta Love

I've listed the tracks from memory... so, if I've made a mistake - well, I'm sorry about that. As always, never buy bootlegs - by a bands official stuff !! There are several Zeppelin live albums on the market, sooooo - go & buy one of them !!

Right, I must away.... things to do & stuff like that. So, as always - I thank you for your time & for reading my words... until next time...

Bye Bye