David Bowie RIP..... and other stuff....

Greetings World's !!

I guess, by now, you know that David Bowie has died..... There are lots & lots of programmes, about him, on the TV. He was good, but - lets face it - he was a good musician & songwriter, but he was no Saint & that's a fact !! All of these TV pundits, on the BBC, are making the guy out to be the greatest thing, since sliced bread !!

Oh well.... I have about 15 of his albums, I think (with-out looking) sooooo I did like what the guy turned out, but.... come on, Michael.... Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley & David Bowie ?! Give it a rest - honestly.

Getting away from music, briefly.... 'The Family' !!

As I type, B is to my left, altering a pair of trousers, for the village Post Office owner. It seems, that some time ago, he gave a bottle of wine, for a raffle, that B was involved in - now he wants his trousers altered, as payback. It seems that his Wife is a good cook, but can't sew. I suggested he get a '"multi-purpose Wife" like B !!

Oh well, it's that kind of village.... people do things for others & in return, they get a pair of trousers to alter !! Oh well..... B is good at that kind of thing tho' - the whole knitting & sewing stuff..... sooooo, I don't mind.

She has just about finished a warm cardigan thingy, for when the Grand Daughter is born.... Ok - it's going to be a bit big, but - it should fit at some point. Me - I'll just do what I always do.... play lots of music for the little one !! I think ME is coming over, at some point, tomorrow..... so, she can pick the cardigan up then......

Talking of people coming over......

Yesterday, we had a visit, from a long lost friend. He used to come over every Sunday - then, he stopped visiting for some reason, best known to himself - and yesterday, he showed up again.

I think, it's the best part of 2 years, since we last saw him !! Oh well.... he came, we talked about music & all the crap that we've both gone thru' and after a couple of hours, he left.... it was good to see him again !! Hopefully, it won't be 2 years, before we see him again !!

Talking of old friends....

I mentioned a few days back, how I had received an e-mail, from a guy we've not seen, in about 20 years...... I was thinking, at the time, that I wouldn't answer it, but.... I'm tempted, to not only answer it, but to remind him, of a couple of things !!

One being, how he knocked on our front door, to "borrow a bed", because he had picked up some tart on the motorway services, where he worked at the time. I think his Wife might like to know about that !! I'm being mean, I know.... but !!

The 2nd thing I was going to remind him about.... well, that was the 100 Cd cases, that he asked me to get.... which he failed to collect them, or pay me the £35 that they cost !!

Yep - I'm being mean, I know..... but, after all these years, I'm tempted !! Time will tell, I guess. It depends if I want the guy, back in our lives..... at the moment, I could do with-out a friend like that !!

Right... back to music...

As I type, I'm listening to the 2nd part of the Dead's 'Fare Thee Well' set. Out of the 12 Cd's, I'm on Cd 7 (I think)....... it's really good - the tracks for this bit are:

CD 1

1) Shakedown Street
2) Liberty
3) Standing On The Moon
4) Me & My Uncle
5) Tennessee Jed
6) Cumberland Blues
7) Little Red Rooster
8) Friend Of The Devil
9) Deal

CD 2

1) Bird Song
2) The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
3) Lost Sailor
4) Saint Of Circumstance
5) West LA Freeway

CD 3

1) Foolish Heart
2) Drums
3) Space
4) Stella Blues
5) One More Saturday Night
6) US Blues

If you get the chance - look at the concerts, on U-Tube..... or whatever it's called. Failing that, buy yourself a copy of the 12 Cd set... well good !!

Before I go.... So far, I'm keeping to my plans, of going thru' all of the Cd's !! I've done 10 shelves so far.... about 500 Cd's, I guess. I still have a very long ways to go - but, I should get them all done & dusted. Hell, I started making a list, of them, 6 years ago.... it's about time I finished them !!

Right, must away.... I thank you for logging in and reading my words.... until next time...

Bye Bye