Hi again

Hello World....

It's Monday & a fantastic day outside - hot, sunny & a nice place to be a part of !! I hope all is well with you & yours and life is treating you well ? That is of course IF anybody is actually reading this ! It would be nice to think that, one day, somebody will be a part of this blog...oh well......

Today I have finished listening to the choir extracts from our General Conference, which was held over the Easter weekend - the 'Hallelujah' chorus at the end was really good - it sounded like the whole buildibg was vibrating !!

It's all quiet here - picked up 2 'new' cds today & at the moment I can't remember what they were - one was by John Cale and the other I've forgotten about ?!! It happens a lot, I forget what I've got - hence the list I started a while back !!

I'll have a think & fill in the blanks tomorrow..... take care....

Greetings

Greetings again world !!

So, it's another Sunday - but, due to feeling like s*** today, I've not been able to enjoy it or the sunshine..... oh well.

It's about 7 pm & the big news of the day is that Mr Button won the GP today !!!!!! 2-0 to Mr B !! I saw some of the race earlier, but not enough to enjoy - I'll watch the re-runs during the week at some point.... all in all, a good result !

At the moment I'm sat here in our 'rec room' listening to Neil Young's Glastonbury set from last summer - 'Rockin' In The Free World' has to be one of the best versions yet - I'm looking for any tapes from - the following night - Hyde Park in London...... anybody out there got one they want to pass on ? I still think his best work is to come - tho' many of my friends think his early stuff to be his best..... If you haven't done so already, listen to the 'Dead Man' soundtrack - pure brilliance !! You must watch the film tho'...... !!

Anyhow, this is going to be a quiet week - so today has started the way the rest of the week will progress... all being well I'll hear from the hospital this week & get things rolling on my 'bionic' implant.

It might be quiet - but the music will keep me going !!

Take care.

What a great day to fly !!

Hi,

If you're falling a long way, you may as well try and fly - that's how I try and live my life, it works for me.... but then, of course, I've never had to deal with an Icelandic volcano !

So, why are all these people moaning about their flights being cancelled ? Surely it's better not to fly - rather than "crash and burn".... oh well - no matter how hard you think you have it, somebody is always worse off !!

So quit your belly aching folks - it's Gods planet after all, we're only the passengers. Take life for what it is and get on with it..... things could be a lot worse tomorrow !!!

It's a bit cold outside today - had to put my coat on - but it's a really sunny day, just a little cold in the wind. B took me into town earlier and I picked up 2 new cds. Tangerine Dream's 'Tyranny Of Beauty' & classical compilation of baroque masterpieces. If nothing else, in this house, you get a varied selection !!

If that wasn't enough to spoil the neighbours day, at the moment I'm playing an old tape a friend did for me - KLF are taking the walls to a higher level of experience !! Great fun being had by all..... well, me at least !!

Anyways, volcano's permitting, tomorrow is the Chinese F1 GP - so that's something to look forward to. Hopefully Mr Button will win again and go 2 up over Mr Hamilton - wouldn't that be nice !! As long as everybody gets around safely, I don't mind - JB winning is just a bonus, I guess.

I must away, for some reason Phil Collins is on the tape & as much as I like music, I have to draw the line at some point... take care 'Cruel World' - I hope you get into the air at some point, least ways, it'll stop all the moaning on the News !!

Oh yes, before I go - M & T - the surgeon has worked wonders.... all I would ask.... "Why ?"

Oh well.....

I went to dentist - yesterday - & was so happy with it.... NOW today, my mouth & jaw feels like I've gone 10 rounds with some kind of heavy weight puncher !! Life will go on, I guess, but next time - I'm taking my gloves !!!

Anyways - the music today has been very varied... played some more Tangerine Dream onto Deep Purple and finished the afternoon with the Hymns from The Easter Conference. I can't think too many people would have that sort of play list on a bad day - this is a good day for me !!

'Tis late now, so I'm wrapping up with some Robert Plant 12 inch singles - well... why not ?

The Dentist ?

Hi World !!

Am I alone in the thinking "I don't mind going to the dentist !" - I wonder this thought as I have spent 45 minutes in the dreaded chair this morning, listening to the screams of the other surgery rooms.... and wondering what all the fuss was about ?!

It's true, given the choice, I would rather spend time any place else... but it's only a dentist after all - a small bit of discomfort a few times a year and that's it. Oh well - it probably helps that, as a nipper, my dentist was a real terror, so any thing compared to him HAS to be an improvement !

I did ask the family if any of them wanted to exchange visits with me & not one of them were interested - they, like most of the planet, hate just the thought of going, but me - it's just another day in the life. Mind you - given my medications, it would take a LOT to put me off, almost, anything !!

Anyhoo - 'tis a Wednesday (B has just confirmed that for me) and the week is at it's turning point..... to 'celebrate' this wonderful day, I'm playing Tangerine Dream's 'Underwater Sunlight' album. I've had a couple of days of Deep Purple/Marillion & Robert Plant, so this is quite light for me...... maybe going to the dentist has got to me after all !!

Oh well... take care & keep brushing those teeth !!

Good morning....

Hi,

'Tis 9.20am & Deep Purple is blasting from the speakers - now that'll wake up the parish !! A good - if not slightly mad way to start the day.

Oh well............

Greetings

Hi people,

When I started this, I mentioned a song by John Miles - 'Music' - which I hadn't heard in years.. yesterday, at about lunch time, it was on the radio !! Spooky...................

It was some old chart show and 'Music' was number 3 in the charts this week in 1976. I can't believe it really - B couldn't understand why I was laughing about it. Oh well... stranger & stranger !!

Today is Sunday & being the Sabbath I'm blasting the local parish with some good ol' rock..... today's cd of choice being by Them Crooked Vultures. It came out last year sometime & altho' I've a few 'live' concert cds by them, I've not played the studio discs for some time now. It's a good album & being a Zeppelin fan of many years standing, anything by John Paul Jones is worth a listen. He's not every body's cup of tea, but I enjoy his stuff. This album, with Joshua Homme & Dave Grohl is a bit special - well, I think so at least !!

But, more of music later... yesterday we went to visit B's Grandmother. We think she's about 95 - nobody seems to really know - and the biddy is in hospital, not really expected to leave. I've not always seen eye to eye with her, but it's a shame she's got to this point. As someone said today, at Church, "when the train gets to your stop, it's time to get off"...... it's nearly her 'stop' I guess.

B is a bit upset about it, as you can guess, but.... well, I think she knows it's coming to an end & that's about it really. Without sounding too harsh, life will go on - but for B, her 'Nan' has always been there.......

Anyhoo - I have to move on... I was meant to have sent some cds by Donovan to a mate this week, but with everything going on - going bionic - I forgot to put them in the parcel of stuff I sent him. So, I'll wrap them later & post them off tomorrow or the day after..... anybody out there remember Donovan ? Anybody out there.... anywhere ?

Being an Allman Brothers fan, I love their version of Donovan's 'There Is A Mountain' - or as they call it, 'Mountain Jam'... especially some of the longer versions they've played over the years. The concerts they did in 2009 were a bit special, being the 40th year of their "togetherness" so to speak. My hat's off to the band & all the people at 'Hittin' The Note' - 40 years & still rockin'...... where will the Pop Idols of today be in 40 years ??????

Oh - if you haven't seen it already, check out the film about the Canadian rockers Anvil !! I saw them many moon ago, at the Monster's Of Rock - it wasn't until the film came out, that I knew they - at least, 2 of them - were still together & still cooking on all
6 rings !!

The last bit of the film, when they play Japan, at something like 11am to a pack hall of some 20,000 people, is a sooooo good !! They really are a band who deserve any one's attention - they rock !!

Ok, tis' time to go for now - it's Sunday afternoon - & the music of the moment is The Style Council..... "Why ?" - good question !!! ME's boyfriends Dad is a Paul Weller fan, so I'm passing the tape onto him. It's a live show from Pilton, many years ago & seems to be pretty good - not that I would know any different, I'm not a great lover/fan of Mr Weller.... a good guy by all accounts, but not for me really. So, why do I have the tape ? it's just one of many, many here abouts I've collected over the years - knowing, 1 day, somebody would be interested in hearing it...... and that's a good enough reason in my book !!

Take care all........................