Knebworth 20-7-1974.....

Hi again everybody !!

It's about 5.30pm - here in England's south-West corner & it's really cold !! B has just gone out & we checked the thermometer, it's showing -3 !! That's going to make for a really cold evening.... luckily, we've had the fire lit, all afternoon..... soooooo - it's quite warm, where I'm sat !!

Staying with B....

She has just gone to her weight-watchers class. We've both agreed, she's not likely to have lost any weight this week, but at least she is trying !!

A lady who lives across from us, won't go - because she claims it (weight-watchers) doesn't work !! It does work - as 1000's of people across England can testify.... she's just too fat to try !! Oh well......

As for the rest of the family... ME was here earlier, for a couple of hours - that was great, because I was able to ask her to look after B, for me.... too explain !!

As I wrote, yesterday - I had to head for the hospital, this morning, to see the Consultant. Remember me writing, how I wrote, that I was going into 2016, with no surgeries in the pipeline ? Well, I was well wrong !!

We got to the hospital and went to the out patient's area, just in time for the "Boss" to arrive. after a couple of minutes, I went in to see him & it's all kicking/going off again !!

From the MRI, that I had a week or so ago, it's possible, to see an area of infection & that has to be looked into. Sooooo - after my "Lucky 11th" surgery, back in November, I'm going in again, on Friday, for surgery number 12 !! I should of guessed that, I couldn't start a new year, with-out some sort of kick in the pants !!

As things stand.... I'm either going in, on Friday morning early - or I'm going in Thursday afternoon, to just get rested up & wait for the surgery, the following day. Ain't life just fantastic ?!

The hospital 'phoned a little while ago & said to go in, on Friday - but, the Consultant said he wanted me there on Thursday. They're will have to sort it out, I'm just fed up with the whole thing !! Seriously - this will be the 12 surgery, inside of 3 years, I can only laugh them off, just so many times.... after that, it all gets a little too much !!

One good thing, about having this all thrown at me - kind of - with short notice.... I don't have time to think about it all !! Ok... I'm going to have a big spinal surgery - but... !! As it's happening on Friday, I will have 2 days, to pack my "away" bag & then, have 2 good nights sleep here, in my own bed !! It's not like, I've got weeks ahead of me, to "think" about it & - dare I say - worry about it !!

I will be in a ward, that I know really well - with Staff, who have looked after me, really well, over the last few years. Bless them - for me, it will be a bit of pain, with a bundle of discomfort.... but, as I've said many times before, B will have the worst of it !!

I'll be asleep, having this that & the other done to me.... B will be at home & have to put up, with not knowing how things have gone !! I get the easy part... B doesn't, it's as simple as that really !! Bless her....

Of course, I'll have to get my little Mini Egg (iPod) sorted out... I've got to have my music !! Plus, I'll have to get a few things together - something to read & stuff to write with. I love having my writing pad with me !! It's surprising, just how much I can find, to put down on paper !! Oh well....

I must try & find the Grateful Dead albums, that my friend gave me, a week or 2 back !! I've put everything away - so I'm going to struggle to find the stuff, I'm looking for !!

At the moment, I'm on a kind of Patti Smith planet. I've got 6 of her albums, out at the moment.... if I'll put any of them, onto the Egg - well, that's not for tonight - maybe tomorrow !! I'll see how I feel..... I fancy the 'live' version of 'Horses' that I've found... that's quite good. Again - I'll see how the time goes.

As for the music, of the moment...

I'm playing the 1974 Allman Brothers concert, from Knebworth. It was there first concert, in the UK & a group of us, went along. Well, 3 of us, went along.... not really a group !! It was a great day - not helped by my bad navigating, on the way home - where I missed my turning & landed up, in Central London.... completely lost !! Oh well... we made it home.... that's the main thing !!

It's a great bit of tape tho' - the tracks are:

CD 1

1) Introduction
2) Wasted Words
3) Done Somebody Wrong
4) One Way out
5) Stormy Monday
6) Midnight Rider
7) Blue Sky
8) In Memory Of Elizabeth reed

CD 2

1) Statesboro Blues
2) Come & Go Blues
3) Ramblin Man
4) Trouble No More
5) Jessica
6) You Don't Love Me

Cd 3

1) Les Brers In A Minor
2) Whipping Post

It's not the best quality tape, in the World - but, for me it's a bit of history..... and I was there !! Great stuff...

Right - I better sign this off & search for the Grateful Dead Cd's. I have a very vague idea, where I've put them.... but, as with a lot of my plans, time will tell, if I find them tonight !!

For now, I will thank you all, for logging in & reading my words.... until next time...

Bye Bye