So here I am, it's a Thursday - the sun is blazing down - & I have the '1812' Overture on, just loud enough to let the neighbours know I'm home !! Life is good......
Tomorrow ME & her boyfriend are off on their long awaited holiday... they booked it soooooooo long ago, it seems to have been for ever - but, it's finally come around for them. So today ME & B have shot off into town, mainly to have a hair cut, but - I think - also to have a last 'girlie' day out before the break !!
The '1812' has now given way to a bit of Hawkwind - yep, nothing but variety here folks !! It's all on a tape I recorded, along with 64 (yep 64) others, many moons ago...... It was one of my little 'projects' that I have mentioned before - this one has one track from each of my old vinyl albums. It has been fun listening to them, as I have sold nearly all my old lps - the odd track brings back a few memories !!
I've mentioned before, how one of my little projects had the lyrics of 'Los Desaparecidos' written along the spine of the cassettes - this one has all the chapters of 'The Lord Of The Rings' (including book titles) to identify each tape !! Very sad, I know..........
.... which reminds me of something. An old friend was amazed that I was able to type the names of cassettes on the labels - the actual tape labels - he couldn't work out how I did it. He honestly thought I, somehow, put the whole cassette into the typewriter & then typed its label !! Oh well......
This same 'old friend' is no longer - well, I guess he is still alive, just not a friend anymore. There were several reasons - one of which will always stick in our minds.
It was a Saturday morning & B and I were getting ready to go to one of the farms I used to manage, when there was a knock at our door. It was our 'friend' wanting to borrow/use our bed, as he had picked up a girl overnight and wanted - well.... you can guess !!
I said no, not only because we didn't want our bed used in such a ways, but also - well, the guy had been with his partner for years, their daughter was our 'bridesmaid' & there was no way we were going to betray her - his partner - in such a way !!
Our 'friend' walked away - chuntering under his breath about how we had 'let him down' etc etc - as I say, he is no longer a friend - with people like that, who needs enemies !! Oh well - life goes on........
The music has now changed to the J Geils Band.... these tapes are really good - I've no idea what comes next !!
Oh Oh - big surprise of the week !! As I've stated before - we're members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints... no big deal - it works for us, but it's not something that would suit everybody. Anyhoo, I've had an e-mail from a friend who lives quite aways away from us... he wants to contact his local (Saints) Elders, with a view to them going to his house !! He asked if I could give him their phone number, so he could contact them - it's quite a big deal, as he is a devout J Witness & I thought.... well, I won't say what I think - but..... it's quite a big deal for me !!
Because the guy lives in another area - the Church is split into (sort of) regions, I have no idea what their phone number is, so I've had to contact our Bishop, to get the information... He has come back to me, that even he has no idea - BUT, he will find out for me... Our new Bishop is such a great guy - a really nice bloke !! The old Bishop was/is brilliant, but - well, the new one has stepped up to the mark & is well good !!
I just hope my friend is not going to waste their - the Elders - time. The J W's who come here from time to time really do seem to have a problem with our Church - never mind, we will see !! He & other JW's do not seem to be able to get their heads around that I can be a member of a Church & not know the Bible from cover to cover... in order to quote scripture & what have you !! Come on guys - it's a faith, a way of life - not something to go into battle over !!
Anyways - the music of the moment is from one of Cream's (the group, not the club) live albums - can't remember which, but it's pretty good..... so with that playing away in the background, I will away !!
Bye Bye
