Pink Floyd, Church & Wet Weather !!

Well Greetings Worlds !!

How is your bit of Internet space treating you today ?!  It's been a very wet & windy night, here in England !!  The reports, from around the County, have trees down, roads flooded & train lines washed underwater !! Not good - so, as I have nothing better to do, I'm staying here in the warm...

Actually - that's not 100% true.  I'm expecting a parcel today.... and as they couldn't give me an exact time of arrival, I have to wait for it. No big deal - I knew it was coming, so I didn't plan to do very much.

B has gone into town tho' - mainly to put some cash in the bank & go to the gym...... she couldn't decide on when to go, so went for an early morning trip - rather than later on.  By early morning - it's about 10.30am here, so not too early really !!

As I type - ME & M - who spent the night - are sat on the couch, playing with her new 'ipad' thingy.  ME treated herself to it yesterday - out of her first months real pay packet !!  A sort of gift to herself, for graduating Uni & getting a job, and everything that goes with it.  I don't blame her - she has worked hard to get where she is now !!

They have also just cooked their breakfast - so, the house smells of hot food !!  Here's hoping they clean up after themselves...... it's not too bad - just a bit of a mess !!

So - that just leaves J & my good self..... he is upstairs & - as you can tell - I'm here typing these words to you..... onwards !!

The music of the moment is Pink Floyd's 'Live At Hollywood Bowl' concert from 1972.  I found this tape, on the net, over the weekend & it's sooooo much better than the old Lp version !!  Along with the LA show, from 1975 - well, I've upgraded 2 of my concert collection !!

Also, on TV - I'm recording a video of.... well, I'm not sure what it's called.  It's something like 'A Celebration At Big Sur' - or something like that !!  Anyhoo - it's a concert thingy, that happened back in 1969 or 1970 and I've had it on video for many years...... so, it's about time I put it onto DVD !!

Yesterday, B & I went over to Church.... and I'm glad we did !!  Not only did we have a very productive meeting with the Bishop, but... we have 2 new & extra Missionaries !!  To explain.....

Our local Church has expanded so much - not so much in numbers, more in area - so, it's been decided that we have been given, or to give us, 2 extra Missionaries, to help.  So, yesterday, the 2 girls introduced themselves & generally said "Hello" to everybody.

The upside of this - apart from 2 new faces - is that the guys, who have been here a little while, have been given a car & can now go & visit people, who like us, live way out of town !!  Their first visit to us, will happen on Thursday.... so, that should be good !!

As mentioned - we also had a meeting with the Bishop.... as I guessed, about going up to Temple.  We put our views over to him, about how things just haven't happened for us.... and if we were going to go, it would of been a year or so back.  Well, thinking about it it - it would of been 4 years back !!  Quite a while really !!

In the end - he said he is going to get things moving, for us & see what can be done.  As for myself - well, if it happens, it happens.... I am not going to worry myself over it, I really am not !!  We've been here before - promises about going to Temple, with-out anything coming of it.... so, I won't hold my breath waiting for it to happen !!

I've kind of put them - The Church - on the spot, over this.  I've said, to the Bishop, that - if this is going to happen, I want it to happen very soon.  Not only because of wanting to go - but, wanting to go, before my health gets any worse than it is !!  I don't think that's too much to ask for ?!

So - we'll see what happens now..... I'm not going to hold my breath & that's for sure.... but, I think, if it doesn't happen this time around.... well, it won't happen !!  Time will tell....

I've just changed the music, over to Canned Heat's 'Historical Figures & Ancient Heads' album.... one of my favourites !!

Staying with music... I have another Zeppelin concert, from September 24th 1971 - the bands second night in Tokyo.  It's on 3 Cd's & the tracks are:

CD 1

1) Immigrant Song
2) Heartbreaker
3) Since I've Been Loving You
4) Black Dog
5) Dazed & Confused

CD 2

1) Stairway To Heaven
2) Celebration Day
3) That's The Way
4) Going To California
5) Tangerine
6) What Is & What Should Never Be
7) Moby Dick

CD 3

1) Whole Lotta Love
2) Thank You
3) Communication Breakdown

Two things about this concert.... it's really recorded well !!  For an audience recording, it's well good.  Plus - altho' I don't have recordings of every concert the band did, this is the only one (that I know of) which has a live version of 'Your Time Is Gonna Come'.  It's tucked away in the 'Whole Lotta Love' medley.... but, it's worth having this concert, just for that !!

The Japanese tours have always been some of the best, that I have...... and this one concert must rate very high on my all time play list !!  As always, don't buy bootlegs - buy all the official stuff.... more another time !!

Right - my plans for now..... I have to wait for the parcel to reach me, plus I'm hoping a Cd will reach me today, as part of B's birthday gifts.  It only came out today - so, hopefully it will get here !!  The bad part is - with my brain - I can't remember what it's called !!  Oh well....

Last week, the brand new Sandi Thom album got here & B really likes that one.  I'm glad she did - I was a bit worried it would be too bluesy for her, but it's gone down well !!  Anyhoo - hopefully the new one will get here today.... I'll have to wait & see really !!

So - that's my day.... stay here & wait for the postman....... sounds like a plan really !!  it's not much - but, hey... it's all I've got.... until next time....

Bye Bye