Hi again everybody !!
It's a Thursday, here in England's South-West corner & the weather is dry & cold. We've just got home from town & it was really windy, sooooo. added it to the cold - it wasn't too special out there.... Nevermind.... it's been better than having it rain, all the time !!
As for the family.... B is sat, right up close to the fire. Yesterday, we bought a whole bundle of coal & logs - so that's going to heat the house up !! Plus - it's nice to have an open fire, to give a centre point to then living room !! Hot & pretty as well.... can't be too bad.....
I think, tomorrow, ME is coming over to see us. As mentioned before, I love it when our Daughter comes around to say "Hello" !! I know both of the M & M's have been working hard, since Christmas, but it'll be good to see her again...
Going back to the 2 of us, we've been busy, today. We went to one of our favourite electrical stores & bought the dryer, I mentioned a day or 2 back. Ok - it cost a little more, than we expected at £240 - but, it's got a good warranty + it gets delivered for free. Some shops charge for that privilege, sooooo - all in all - it wasn't too bad a price.
Add to the above, we had to buy some ink, for the printer & do some grocery shopping - so we've been going around like mad things. I also made a trip to the local 2nd hand record shop..... I didn't find too many things today - but, I came out of there with another Zeppelin bootleg (which I didn't pay for !!) and a 2 Cd set of Bruce Dickinson's.
I also came home, with 4 Patti Smith albums....
'Horses'
'Trampin'
'Land'
& 'Outside Society'
None of these I've heard before.... I know - I'm probably the only person on Earth, who hasn't heard 'Horses'..... but, the price was right & I couldn't resist them !!
Staying with albums.....
Yesterday, a friend of mine came over to see me.... he lives abroad & I only see him once in a while, so it was great to catch up, especially as he brought me a bundle of Cd's to keep !! Where I start with those, I have no clue, but they were....
Grateful Dead's complete 'Fare Thee Well' 12 Cd set, from last summer's concerts in America.... it's going to take quite a while to listen to those !!
I also have, from him, a couple or 3 boots.... 2 from Zeppelin, recorded in America & Japan + a brilliant Gov't Mule set, from London, last year !! I'm really going to enjoy going thru' all of them, I know, it's going to take a while..... but it's going to be fun !!
Plus - in the post today, I've had 2 Allman Brother's live sets..... one from 1972 & one from 1979. Sooooo - add all of them together & I've got weeks of fine listening ahead of me !! B will no doubt enjoy some of them - but, I suspect I'll have the odd moan. As I said, when I started this blog, all these years ago...... I wanted some one, other than B, to ask me what I hell I was playing !!
This post has nearly been all about music - sorry about that..... but, I do love my music & to get sooooo many albums, in just a short space of time... it's all a bit overwhelming, even by my standards !! Nevermind..... life, our lives, keep on going & that's a fact !!
Right, my plans for the rest of the day... Well, I'm still going thru' all of the Cd's, that are already here + we have to make a space for the new dryer. That won't take too long, just got to move the old one out & that will give us the room.... no biggy.
As for tomorrow.... I have to go back to the Dr's surgery, to once again have my dressings changed. There are only 2 nurses, who I see, at the surgery, but the nicer of the 2 is working tomorrow.... She always has a smile on her face & makes, the whole process, a little less painful. It still hurts like mad, but..... after all this time.
Before I go - remember it's been a year ago - the first anniversary of the attack on "Charlie Hebdo"... 12 months since those bastards shot those people, at the magazine. If you feel brave enough, come & see me..... I'll give you your 72 virgins & all the crap that you think you'll get, by doing a jihad !! Lets see how quick you want to try it on, with someone who has nothing, but will give you plenty !!
I must go.... thank you for logging in... until next time...
Bye Bye
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Rush & Kermit the frog..... Ho-hum...
Greetings World's !!
How is your part of the Universe treating you today ? It's a wet & dreary day, here in England's South-West corner. It was really good this morning, bright & Sunny, not now tho'.... it's raining again !! Honestly - this year is starting off, just the same as the old one finished.... wet & horrid !! Oh well...
Starting off with the family.... As I type, My Wife & Dearest Friend - B - is sat to my left, knitting something for our Grand Daughter to be. It's a red something or other - I'm not really sure what it is, but it looks good, that's the main thing. Of course, it's got to fit as well..... but, that will depend on the baby !! Time will tell on that subject !!
This morning, B drove me to the hospital.... I had a check up booked, with the boss - my Consultant, the guy who's operated on me, for 7 of the last 11 surgeries. A great guy.... who allows me, to call him by his first name, which is pretty good !!
Anyhoo - my back is hurting like crazy, as I told him, it's really f***ing getting to me now. Sooooo - I'm going to have another MRI, sometime soon & we're going to have to wait & see, how that goes. I'm hoping things will go - or I should say - will get better, on their own.... but, once again, time will tell !!
As for the rest of the family.... well.... The M & M's have gone back to serious working, after the Christmas holidays. ME didn't really have much of a break.... but, what she did have, seemed to suit her. She's looking really well - happy & pregnant !! Bless her heart !! The baby is a coming & that's a fact !!
I mentioned going to the hospital.... this afternoon, I had to go to the local Dr's to have my dressings changed. To be honest - it hurt a bit more today. That's nothing to do, with what the boss did this morning, it's just the dressings haven't been looked at, for a few days..... so, that's the reason why (I think !!). Anyways - the dressings been looked at again + I've had another blood test. All in all, I've had a busy, medical day !!
I've just realised - I've not written anything for a couple of days...... sorry about that !! The last time I posted, was on Saturday. Sooooo - what have I been doing ? Nothing much really !!
We did plan on going to Church, on Sunday.... but, after a couple of nights of not being able to sleep (the back again) we both overslept on Sunday - hence no Church !! The services are now at 10am.... away from the 12 noon time, that they used to be on....... sooooo - waking up, at 10.15am.... well, you get the idea ?!
As for yesterday... well, I've no real excuse. I did spend a lot of the day, going thru' the Cd's & by the time I had finished doing that, well - in a nut shell - I didn't feel like writing anything !!
I was just a bit tardy & I had had enough finger/keyboard interaction for the day, so I gave up & switched the computer off.... hoping to get back today !! Guess what - I am back & I'm still doing the Cd's !!
Which brings me around to the music of the moment.... well, as I type, I'm listening to 'Time' - from the old 'Dub Side Of The Moon' album. I'm not sure when it came out, but I've had it here for a few years...... but, that's not the album I wanted to list.
That goes to the original Cd release of 'All The Worlds A Stage' by Rush....... the tracks are:
1) Bastille Day
2) Anthem
3) Fly By Night/In The Mood
4) Something For Nothing
5) Lakeside Park
6) 2112
7) By-Tor & The Snow Dog
8) In The End
9) Working Man/Finding My way
I'm not sure, if I have this album, on Lp anymore..... I know I used to have it, in the collection, but - I probably good rid of it, along with most of the Lp's a goodly while back. I did keep a few of their studio albums, but not this one. Oh well....
The reason, that I wrote the "original" thing, above, is simply it came out, when Cd's were mostly still only 74 minutes in length. The later release of the same album, came out with 'What You Doing' as the encore..... the Cd was longer & there was room for extra track. Ok - it's only me, being picky - but.... Life goes on !!
Just before I sign off tho'....
I've made a start on sorting out the Cd's !! Yep - at long last, I'm working on putting the Cd's into some kind of order..... it's only taken me 6 years, since I started making the list, but.... it is only 6 years !! I've had a lot going on, in that time - sooooo.... I think that's good enough, to use as an excuse ?!
As things stand.... I've done 5 shelves, so far - which to be honest, hasn't been that many Cd's, but... it's a start !! I haven't put them, into any kind of order.... but, I've gone back to my old list & I've been using that, as a guide, to what I've got.
Once I've done that... listed them.... I can then go thru' them & put them in some kind of order. I didn't see any point in going thru' them all - if I didn't know exactly what I had, in the first place !!
I could have fitted them, back on the shelves, then found a couple more Cd's, by the same group, which would meant that, I would of had to move things around, just to make things fit !! Oh well..... there is a little bit of sense, in among my madness !! Just a little bit...... nevermind....
Tonight, I'm tuning the computer, into a local station, to listen to the guy who sent us an e-mail, after nearly 20 years of nothing. He does a radio show, so - I want to hear a bit of it. He might be Ok.... but, he was always a bit of a jerk.... sooooo.... !!
I'll give him a listen....
Right - that's a plan for tonight..... listening to the radio & sorting thru' some more Cd's. Who knows, I might do another shelf !!
Tomorrow - well.... that's going to be a bit hectic. A friend is coming around at 9am, after which we are going into town, to buy a new dryer, pick up some printer ink & various things, that I've forgotten about !! Whatever happens... life will go on & I'll be a bit poorer, come this time, tomorrow night.... ain't life great ?!
Kermit is singing 'Hurt' - sooooo.... for now, I will say goodbye & as always, thank you for logging in & reading my words.... until next time...
Bye Bye
How is your part of the Universe treating you today ? It's a wet & dreary day, here in England's South-West corner. It was really good this morning, bright & Sunny, not now tho'.... it's raining again !! Honestly - this year is starting off, just the same as the old one finished.... wet & horrid !! Oh well...
Starting off with the family.... As I type, My Wife & Dearest Friend - B - is sat to my left, knitting something for our Grand Daughter to be. It's a red something or other - I'm not really sure what it is, but it looks good, that's the main thing. Of course, it's got to fit as well..... but, that will depend on the baby !! Time will tell on that subject !!
This morning, B drove me to the hospital.... I had a check up booked, with the boss - my Consultant, the guy who's operated on me, for 7 of the last 11 surgeries. A great guy.... who allows me, to call him by his first name, which is pretty good !!
Anyhoo - my back is hurting like crazy, as I told him, it's really f***ing getting to me now. Sooooo - I'm going to have another MRI, sometime soon & we're going to have to wait & see, how that goes. I'm hoping things will go - or I should say - will get better, on their own.... but, once again, time will tell !!
As for the rest of the family.... well.... The M & M's have gone back to serious working, after the Christmas holidays. ME didn't really have much of a break.... but, what she did have, seemed to suit her. She's looking really well - happy & pregnant !! Bless her heart !! The baby is a coming & that's a fact !!
I mentioned going to the hospital.... this afternoon, I had to go to the local Dr's to have my dressings changed. To be honest - it hurt a bit more today. That's nothing to do, with what the boss did this morning, it's just the dressings haven't been looked at, for a few days..... so, that's the reason why (I think !!). Anyways - the dressings been looked at again + I've had another blood test. All in all, I've had a busy, medical day !!
I've just realised - I've not written anything for a couple of days...... sorry about that !! The last time I posted, was on Saturday. Sooooo - what have I been doing ? Nothing much really !!
We did plan on going to Church, on Sunday.... but, after a couple of nights of not being able to sleep (the back again) we both overslept on Sunday - hence no Church !! The services are now at 10am.... away from the 12 noon time, that they used to be on....... sooooo - waking up, at 10.15am.... well, you get the idea ?!
As for yesterday... well, I've no real excuse. I did spend a lot of the day, going thru' the Cd's & by the time I had finished doing that, well - in a nut shell - I didn't feel like writing anything !!
I was just a bit tardy & I had had enough finger/keyboard interaction for the day, so I gave up & switched the computer off.... hoping to get back today !! Guess what - I am back & I'm still doing the Cd's !!
Which brings me around to the music of the moment.... well, as I type, I'm listening to 'Time' - from the old 'Dub Side Of The Moon' album. I'm not sure when it came out, but I've had it here for a few years...... but, that's not the album I wanted to list.
That goes to the original Cd release of 'All The Worlds A Stage' by Rush....... the tracks are:
1) Bastille Day
2) Anthem
3) Fly By Night/In The Mood
4) Something For Nothing
5) Lakeside Park
6) 2112
7) By-Tor & The Snow Dog
8) In The End
9) Working Man/Finding My way
I'm not sure, if I have this album, on Lp anymore..... I know I used to have it, in the collection, but - I probably good rid of it, along with most of the Lp's a goodly while back. I did keep a few of their studio albums, but not this one. Oh well....
The reason, that I wrote the "original" thing, above, is simply it came out, when Cd's were mostly still only 74 minutes in length. The later release of the same album, came out with 'What You Doing' as the encore..... the Cd was longer & there was room for extra track. Ok - it's only me, being picky - but.... Life goes on !!
Just before I sign off tho'....
I've made a start on sorting out the Cd's !! Yep - at long last, I'm working on putting the Cd's into some kind of order..... it's only taken me 6 years, since I started making the list, but.... it is only 6 years !! I've had a lot going on, in that time - sooooo.... I think that's good enough, to use as an excuse ?!
As things stand.... I've done 5 shelves, so far - which to be honest, hasn't been that many Cd's, but... it's a start !! I haven't put them, into any kind of order.... but, I've gone back to my old list & I've been using that, as a guide, to what I've got.
Once I've done that... listed them.... I can then go thru' them & put them in some kind of order. I didn't see any point in going thru' them all - if I didn't know exactly what I had, in the first place !!
I could have fitted them, back on the shelves, then found a couple more Cd's, by the same group, which would meant that, I would of had to move things around, just to make things fit !! Oh well..... there is a little bit of sense, in among my madness !! Just a little bit...... nevermind....
Tonight, I'm tuning the computer, into a local station, to listen to the guy who sent us an e-mail, after nearly 20 years of nothing. He does a radio show, so - I want to hear a bit of it. He might be Ok.... but, he was always a bit of a jerk.... sooooo.... !!
I'll give him a listen....
Right - that's a plan for tonight..... listening to the radio & sorting thru' some more Cd's. Who knows, I might do another shelf !!
Tomorrow - well.... that's going to be a bit hectic. A friend is coming around at 9am, after which we are going into town, to buy a new dryer, pick up some printer ink & various things, that I've forgotten about !! Whatever happens... life will go on & I'll be a bit poorer, come this time, tomorrow night.... ain't life great ?!
Kermit is singing 'Hurt' - sooooo.... for now, I will say goodbye & as always, thank you for logging in & reading my words.... until next time...
Bye Bye
Saturday, 2 January 2016
'Hotter Than The Hindenburg' !! Ho-hum...
Well "Hi" again World's !!
It's a very wet & horrid Saturday, here in England's South-West tip.... not very nice at all !! Having said that - I ain't going anywhere !! I've had a really bad night - not actually getting any sleep, until gone 4am this morning !! It's now about 1pm & I'm seriously not firing on all thrusters !!
I went into the spare room - a couple of days ago & I'm paying the price for it all now !! It's Ok our Son, saying "get rid of it" as far as his stuff is concerned - but, jerks like me, have to go in there & sort it, reading for dumping !!
The result is, I am now, officially- the World's first Human Jellyfish !! I have little or no control of my back & since the metalwork was taken out, my lower back is taking & failing to take the strain, that the metalwork, actually held in place !!
With the result, that just sitting down, is hurting like crazy - as for laying in bed - for some reason, that was worse !! I don't know..... but last night, it took, way too many pain pills, some morphine, 5 sleeping tablets - plus my 4am morning pills (hence I know I was still awake at 4am) before I finally went to sleep !! It's crazy !! It's Ok - I'll keep the World's pharmaceutical companies, in business, all on my own !!
On Tuesday, of next week - I have to see the Consultant - sooooo, I'll let him know what is going on & we're go from there. It might be a case of getting my upper body strength back, but - in the meantime, it hurts like crazy !! Nevermind.....
As for the family....
B is upstairs, still tidying her craft cave !! She's been at it, for 3 days now - and it's all coming together !! As soon as I can get the spare room sorted, some of her stuff, the stacking tubs, can go in there..... not today tho' !! I have at least 6 or 7 boxes, ready to move - but, that's out of the question, as far as this week is concerned !!
I wish our wayward Son had agreed, to pick up the storage tab, all of this could have been avoided - but, he wants us to get rid of his stuff & that's what I have to do !! We gave him the choice, but..... it's his life & his stuff is no longer any of my concern........
As for the M & M's.... I've not seen them for a few days - it could be they're back to work, this coming week & spending their well earned spare time together.... shit, I don't blame them for that !!
Whenever I was working & had some time off, we would spend time, on the beach - 10 minutes from where we lived & just let the guys have their own fun, while we kicked back !! Happier times....
I've just realised, Archie - our youngest cat, is over to my left.... at 30 months old, he is turning into a real softy !! I've just spent some time with him - a real softy, tho' ME doesn't agree with me on that !! Their cat - Bruce - is probably the better of the 2.... but, I'll still love Archie above the 2 of them - he's my cat !!
Right... 'The Music Of The Moment' !!
As I type, I'm listening to Led Zeppelin's 'Hotter Than The Hindenburg' bootleg. It was recorded in Frankfurt, during the 1980 European tour & the tracks are:
1) Train Kept A Rollin'
2) Nobodies Fault But Mine
3) Black Dog
4) In The Evening
5) The Rain Song
6) Hot Dog
7) All My Love
8) Trampled Underfoot
9) Since I've Been Loving You
10) Achilles Last Stand
This tour finished, on July 7th that year & a month or 2 later, John Bonham died.... hence the band split up, never to return, as the foursome that had taken on the World & made it their own...... one of my favourite bands, who I was lucky to see on 2 separate occasions.
This is a bootleg - don't buy boots... buy a bands official stuff & make do with that. If you do get chance, to get a bootleg... don't buy it !! That's what I say, at least..... don't buy bootlegs !!
Right - I've mentioned my plans, to sort out the Cd collection. Well - to that end, B helped me move 2 compete shelves of Cd's last night, ready to go thru' as time permits !! I have to do them, kind of quickly - as they're on the floor & taking up some space !! They have to be done !!
I've just taken a break, ME - our pretty & special Daughter has come to spend some time with us.... so, to be polite, I'm going to switch this all off & sit back....
I see I'm up around 19,000 page views !! Sooooo - I thank all of you, for taking the time, to push the total so high !! When I started this - I didn't know if anybody would read my words.... 19,000 !! "Wow !!"
I'll be back again, maybe tomorrow.... until next time....
Bye Bye
It's a very wet & horrid Saturday, here in England's South-West tip.... not very nice at all !! Having said that - I ain't going anywhere !! I've had a really bad night - not actually getting any sleep, until gone 4am this morning !! It's now about 1pm & I'm seriously not firing on all thrusters !!
I went into the spare room - a couple of days ago & I'm paying the price for it all now !! It's Ok our Son, saying "get rid of it" as far as his stuff is concerned - but, jerks like me, have to go in there & sort it, reading for dumping !!
The result is, I am now, officially- the World's first Human Jellyfish !! I have little or no control of my back & since the metalwork was taken out, my lower back is taking & failing to take the strain, that the metalwork, actually held in place !!
With the result, that just sitting down, is hurting like crazy - as for laying in bed - for some reason, that was worse !! I don't know..... but last night, it took, way too many pain pills, some morphine, 5 sleeping tablets - plus my 4am morning pills (hence I know I was still awake at 4am) before I finally went to sleep !! It's crazy !! It's Ok - I'll keep the World's pharmaceutical companies, in business, all on my own !!
On Tuesday, of next week - I have to see the Consultant - sooooo, I'll let him know what is going on & we're go from there. It might be a case of getting my upper body strength back, but - in the meantime, it hurts like crazy !! Nevermind.....
As for the family....
B is upstairs, still tidying her craft cave !! She's been at it, for 3 days now - and it's all coming together !! As soon as I can get the spare room sorted, some of her stuff, the stacking tubs, can go in there..... not today tho' !! I have at least 6 or 7 boxes, ready to move - but, that's out of the question, as far as this week is concerned !!
I wish our wayward Son had agreed, to pick up the storage tab, all of this could have been avoided - but, he wants us to get rid of his stuff & that's what I have to do !! We gave him the choice, but..... it's his life & his stuff is no longer any of my concern........
As for the M & M's.... I've not seen them for a few days - it could be they're back to work, this coming week & spending their well earned spare time together.... shit, I don't blame them for that !!
Whenever I was working & had some time off, we would spend time, on the beach - 10 minutes from where we lived & just let the guys have their own fun, while we kicked back !! Happier times....
I've just realised, Archie - our youngest cat, is over to my left.... at 30 months old, he is turning into a real softy !! I've just spent some time with him - a real softy, tho' ME doesn't agree with me on that !! Their cat - Bruce - is probably the better of the 2.... but, I'll still love Archie above the 2 of them - he's my cat !!
Right... 'The Music Of The Moment' !!
As I type, I'm listening to Led Zeppelin's 'Hotter Than The Hindenburg' bootleg. It was recorded in Frankfurt, during the 1980 European tour & the tracks are:
1) Train Kept A Rollin'
2) Nobodies Fault But Mine
3) Black Dog
4) In The Evening
5) The Rain Song
6) Hot Dog
7) All My Love
8) Trampled Underfoot
9) Since I've Been Loving You
10) Achilles Last Stand
This tour finished, on July 7th that year & a month or 2 later, John Bonham died.... hence the band split up, never to return, as the foursome that had taken on the World & made it their own...... one of my favourite bands, who I was lucky to see on 2 separate occasions.
This is a bootleg - don't buy boots... buy a bands official stuff & make do with that. If you do get chance, to get a bootleg... don't buy it !! That's what I say, at least..... don't buy bootlegs !!
Right - I've mentioned my plans, to sort out the Cd collection. Well - to that end, B helped me move 2 compete shelves of Cd's last night, ready to go thru' as time permits !! I have to do them, kind of quickly - as they're on the floor & taking up some space !! They have to be done !!
I've just taken a break, ME - our pretty & special Daughter has come to spend some time with us.... so, to be polite, I'm going to switch this all off & sit back....
I see I'm up around 19,000 page views !! Sooooo - I thank all of you, for taking the time, to push the total so high !! When I started this - I didn't know if anybody would read my words.... 19,000 !! "Wow !!"
I'll be back again, maybe tomorrow.... until next time....
Bye Bye
Friday, 1 January 2016
The Monkees & Deep Purple... Ho-hum !!
Greetings World's !!
A happy 2016 to you all, from all around the World - I wish you all the best, all the good, that you can possibly have, come your ways !! It's about 1pm here in England - so, by now, nearly everybody should have celebrated the incoming year.... hope it all went well, for all of you !!
B & I looked out of our bedroom window, watching the fireworks, as they went off..... from here in the village, right across to South Wales & over to Glastonbury.... a goodly distance !! Luckily, the sky was clear, so we had a fantastic view !! A Great way to welcome in the New Year !!
Lets not forget - those less fortunate than ourselves..... hopefully their year, will see them have better fortune, than the past one....
As for My Wife & Dearest Friend...... B is up in her craft room, trying once again, to get on top of her bits & bobs. I'm not going to call it a mess, as I don't want a clip up around my ear !! Hopefully, she is getting on top of everything by now !!
As for me - well, I was going to put some boxes up, into the loft this morning, but.... there is always a "but".... I can barely move, mainly as I've pulled my back,doing yesterdays tidying !! Ok - I know it's a lame excuse - but, given what has gone on, with my back, this past couple of years, I thought it best, not to do too much !! Heck - it's all I've got, sooooo..... give me a break !!
I start today, on getting the Cd's in some kind of order - well, that's the plan, at least !! I don't know, where to start really !! Possibly with the discs, right here in front of me - those are the easy ones, mainly as I worked on them before - so, they should be in some sort of A-Z order. Anyhoo.... I'll see how things go !!
As for the rest of the family... well, I'm guessing the M & M's are doing Ok..... their second new year, in their own home !! It's hard to believe, how things have moved along for them.... especially with the sprog coming along in February !! Bless them both......
Onto the music of the moment....
I've started the new year off, with the first Lp, that I could call my own...... 'Headquarters' by The Monkees !! Actually, that's just finished & I've moved along to Deep Purple's 'Scandinavian Nights' 2 Cd set..... only here - can I go from The Monkees, straight onto Deep Purple !!
The tracks on 'Headquarters' are:
Side A
1) You Told Me
2) I'll Spend My Life With You
3) Forget That Girl
4) Band 6
5) You Just May Be the One
6) Shades Of Grey
7) I can't Get Her Off My Mind
Side B
1) For Pete's Sake
2) Mr Webster
3) Sunny Girlfriend
4) Zilch
5) No Time
6) Early Morning Blues & Greens
7) Alternate Title *
* Also known as 'Randy Scouse Git' after an old TV show, that was on the box, back in the old days... a long time ago !! Nevermind - it was my first album & it'll always have a place in my heart !!
As for the Deep Purple album... a lot less tracks - just longer !! They are:
CD 1
1) Wring That Neck
2) Speed Kind
3) Into The Fire
4) Paint It Black
CD 2
1) Mandrake Root
2) Child In Time
3) Black Night
Lot's of long live tracks, to listen to, which suits my ears - I do like long live things !! This album ticks all of the boxes & that's for sure !! I really do like live albums - hence the collection of Allman Brothers Cd's !!
Just had a 'phone call, from a great friend, who lives in Bristol - wishing us both a happy new year. Bless him - a very good guy, who's wife (small w) has really hung him out to dry !! No body deserves the way he's been treated !!
Ok - I best be going - things to do & stuff like that...... nothing too exciting, just stuff, that's I've put off, sooooo - as it's a new year, I best get on with it !!
I hope your "New Year" goes well & I wish you all the happiness there is to give !! Thank you for logging in & reading my words, from Sweden, thru' Europe & over to Asia & America..... thank you for your time..... until next time...
Bye Bye
A happy 2016 to you all, from all around the World - I wish you all the best, all the good, that you can possibly have, come your ways !! It's about 1pm here in England - so, by now, nearly everybody should have celebrated the incoming year.... hope it all went well, for all of you !!
B & I looked out of our bedroom window, watching the fireworks, as they went off..... from here in the village, right across to South Wales & over to Glastonbury.... a goodly distance !! Luckily, the sky was clear, so we had a fantastic view !! A Great way to welcome in the New Year !!
Lets not forget - those less fortunate than ourselves..... hopefully their year, will see them have better fortune, than the past one....
As for My Wife & Dearest Friend...... B is up in her craft room, trying once again, to get on top of her bits & bobs. I'm not going to call it a mess, as I don't want a clip up around my ear !! Hopefully, she is getting on top of everything by now !!
As for me - well, I was going to put some boxes up, into the loft this morning, but.... there is always a "but".... I can barely move, mainly as I've pulled my back,doing yesterdays tidying !! Ok - I know it's a lame excuse - but, given what has gone on, with my back, this past couple of years, I thought it best, not to do too much !! Heck - it's all I've got, sooooo..... give me a break !!
I start today, on getting the Cd's in some kind of order - well, that's the plan, at least !! I don't know, where to start really !! Possibly with the discs, right here in front of me - those are the easy ones, mainly as I worked on them before - so, they should be in some sort of A-Z order. Anyhoo.... I'll see how things go !!
As for the rest of the family... well, I'm guessing the M & M's are doing Ok..... their second new year, in their own home !! It's hard to believe, how things have moved along for them.... especially with the sprog coming along in February !! Bless them both......
Onto the music of the moment....
I've started the new year off, with the first Lp, that I could call my own...... 'Headquarters' by The Monkees !! Actually, that's just finished & I've moved along to Deep Purple's 'Scandinavian Nights' 2 Cd set..... only here - can I go from The Monkees, straight onto Deep Purple !!
The tracks on 'Headquarters' are:
Side A
1) You Told Me
2) I'll Spend My Life With You
3) Forget That Girl
4) Band 6
5) You Just May Be the One
6) Shades Of Grey
7) I can't Get Her Off My Mind
Side B
1) For Pete's Sake
2) Mr Webster
3) Sunny Girlfriend
4) Zilch
5) No Time
6) Early Morning Blues & Greens
7) Alternate Title *
* Also known as 'Randy Scouse Git' after an old TV show, that was on the box, back in the old days... a long time ago !! Nevermind - it was my first album & it'll always have a place in my heart !!
As for the Deep Purple album... a lot less tracks - just longer !! They are:
CD 1
1) Wring That Neck
2) Speed Kind
3) Into The Fire
4) Paint It Black
CD 2
1) Mandrake Root
2) Child In Time
3) Black Night
Lot's of long live tracks, to listen to, which suits my ears - I do like long live things !! This album ticks all of the boxes & that's for sure !! I really do like live albums - hence the collection of Allman Brothers Cd's !!
Just had a 'phone call, from a great friend, who lives in Bristol - wishing us both a happy new year. Bless him - a very good guy, who's wife (small w) has really hung him out to dry !! No body deserves the way he's been treated !!
Ok - I best be going - things to do & stuff like that...... nothing too exciting, just stuff, that's I've put off, sooooo - as it's a new year, I best get on with it !!
I hope your "New Year" goes well & I wish you all the happiness there is to give !! Thank you for logging in & reading my words, from Sweden, thru' Europe & over to Asia & America..... thank you for your time..... until next time...
Bye Bye
Thursday, 31 December 2015
Allman Brothers 1st album... Ho-hum...
Hi again World's !!
It's the last day of the year & my very last post of 2015 !! This year has come & gone so quickly, it's hard to put into words really !! I can't remember what I wrote, at the start of the year.... but, here's to the end of 2015 & hopefully things will get better & better, all around the World, in 2016 !!
As I type, My Wife & Dearest Friend - B - is sat, over to my left, reading a new book, that came this morning. A friend sent an Amazon voucher, so I gave it to B & she bought herself a book with it.
I don't know exactly what I would of got for myself..... probably some more Transatlantic Cd's.... I have a couple of their older things, that I want to add to the collection..... but, for now, B has got herself a book !!
As for the rest of the family... Yesterday, ME came over to see us for a while. B has made "The Bump" a nice little cardigan thingy & ME was over the Moon with it !! Sooooo much so, that she put a picture of it, on her Facebook page !! It was nice tho'.... hopefully the Grand Daughter will look a delight in it... of course she will !!
Sooooo that's the family. As for the music of the moment....
I'm listening to the very first Allman Brothers album. I ordered a new copy, using my points, on Play..... so, it was a freebie & worth every point !! Ok - I already had a copy, as part of the 'Beginnings' album - but... you can never have too many Allman Brothers albums..... and that's a fact.
The tracks are:
1) Don't want You No More
2) It's Not My Cross To Bear
3) Black Hearted Woman
4) Trouble No More
5) Every Hungry Woman
6) Dreams
7) Whipping Post
I had this album, on Lp.... and, as I said above, also on Cd - but, it's nice to get it, on it's own, so to speak. It's going to be my last album of 2015 !! I've only just thought about that !! "Wow" how many albums have I bought this year... way too many, I guess !!
Right, my New Year's resolution, is to put every album, into some kind of order...... at the moment, they're everywhere & I can't find anything !! Sooooo - I want to put them into an A-Z type of thing. At least, I can put them together... say, all the albums by Mountain, in the same area, on the same shelf, maybe. Time will tell, at least the spirit is willing !! I will let you all know....
Going back to this morning... I sent an e-mail, to the guy I met in hospital. I just wanted to let him know how things were going this end & wish him well, for the New year. I also tried to get in touch with the guy, who had a bad leg/foot.... not quite sure what he had wrong with him ?! Anyhoo - his 'phone was on answerphone only, so I missed him again !!
Going back, to last night... I dug out a bunch of 35 cassettes. I've written before, about 'Project 87'.... well, these tapes form 'Project 35' - the 2nd one, the 2nd 'Project' set of tapes, that I ever did.
They were recorded over one year, onto the tapes & I'm thinking about putting them onto Cd's. again - time will tell. But, there is one big difference, between the 2 sets of tapes, is that this new one, well.... it has Cd recordings on it.
The first load, were recorded from Lp's & various tapes.... this new one, well, we had a Cd player by that time, hence the Cd recordings. Another thing - I can remember most of the first 'Project' - the reason why I recorded the things..... not this 2nd one !! It's going to be a bit of a mystery, how & what's on each tape - but, it's going to be fun, listening to them all !!
Right - I must away......
I thank you all, for logging in & reading my words.... anytime you want to comment, please be my guest !! Also, if you feel like going on & planting your face, on the top, as a follower, well - that would be good !!
So - with a lot of thank's - I wish you all a "Happy New Year" and I will be back in 2016 !! It's going to be the best year yet.... until next time...
Bye Bye
It's the last day of the year & my very last post of 2015 !! This year has come & gone so quickly, it's hard to put into words really !! I can't remember what I wrote, at the start of the year.... but, here's to the end of 2015 & hopefully things will get better & better, all around the World, in 2016 !!
As I type, My Wife & Dearest Friend - B - is sat, over to my left, reading a new book, that came this morning. A friend sent an Amazon voucher, so I gave it to B & she bought herself a book with it.
I don't know exactly what I would of got for myself..... probably some more Transatlantic Cd's.... I have a couple of their older things, that I want to add to the collection..... but, for now, B has got herself a book !!
As for the rest of the family... Yesterday, ME came over to see us for a while. B has made "The Bump" a nice little cardigan thingy & ME was over the Moon with it !! Sooooo much so, that she put a picture of it, on her Facebook page !! It was nice tho'.... hopefully the Grand Daughter will look a delight in it... of course she will !!
Sooooo that's the family. As for the music of the moment....
I'm listening to the very first Allman Brothers album. I ordered a new copy, using my points, on Play..... so, it was a freebie & worth every point !! Ok - I already had a copy, as part of the 'Beginnings' album - but... you can never have too many Allman Brothers albums..... and that's a fact.
The tracks are:
1) Don't want You No More
2) It's Not My Cross To Bear
3) Black Hearted Woman
4) Trouble No More
5) Every Hungry Woman
6) Dreams
7) Whipping Post
I had this album, on Lp.... and, as I said above, also on Cd - but, it's nice to get it, on it's own, so to speak. It's going to be my last album of 2015 !! I've only just thought about that !! "Wow" how many albums have I bought this year... way too many, I guess !!
Right, my New Year's resolution, is to put every album, into some kind of order...... at the moment, they're everywhere & I can't find anything !! Sooooo - I want to put them into an A-Z type of thing. At least, I can put them together... say, all the albums by Mountain, in the same area, on the same shelf, maybe. Time will tell, at least the spirit is willing !! I will let you all know....
Going back to this morning... I sent an e-mail, to the guy I met in hospital. I just wanted to let him know how things were going this end & wish him well, for the New year. I also tried to get in touch with the guy, who had a bad leg/foot.... not quite sure what he had wrong with him ?! Anyhoo - his 'phone was on answerphone only, so I missed him again !!
Going back, to last night... I dug out a bunch of 35 cassettes. I've written before, about 'Project 87'.... well, these tapes form 'Project 35' - the 2nd one, the 2nd 'Project' set of tapes, that I ever did.
They were recorded over one year, onto the tapes & I'm thinking about putting them onto Cd's. again - time will tell. But, there is one big difference, between the 2 sets of tapes, is that this new one, well.... it has Cd recordings on it.
The first load, were recorded from Lp's & various tapes.... this new one, well, we had a Cd player by that time, hence the Cd recordings. Another thing - I can remember most of the first 'Project' - the reason why I recorded the things..... not this 2nd one !! It's going to be a bit of a mystery, how & what's on each tape - but, it's going to be fun, listening to them all !!
Right - I must away......
I thank you all, for logging in & reading my words.... anytime you want to comment, please be my guest !! Also, if you feel like going on & planting your face, on the top, as a follower, well - that would be good !!
So - with a lot of thank's - I wish you all a "Happy New Year" and I will be back in 2016 !! It's going to be the best year yet.... until next time...
Bye Bye
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Lemmy RIP
Greetings World's !!
It's another Tuesday, here in England & for the last hour, I've been laughing my socks off, watching episodes of 'The Big Bang Theory'. B bought me the box set, containing the first 8 seasons.... well, good !!
Talking of B - she is over to my left - sorting out needles, for her next knitting project......... the latest offering is finished, apart from a few buttons, for the front. Our Grand Daughter is going to to look pretty special, wearing it !!
As for the M & M's - they were over here, a few hours back........ ME had to go down to the local Dr's, to have a meeting with her mid-wife lady (I think). I've actually had 2 trips, down to the same place, today. Once to see my local Dr. - that was this morning.... the 2nd time - well, that was to have my dressings changed again !!
I said to B - today's change, well.... that marks the last time, for this year !! After everything, that has gone on this year - it's a bit of milestone, to know, that it's the last time !! Kind of brilliant really..... Hopefully, in 2016, things will progress & my life will just get better & better !! Time will tell, I guess....
So - that's the family.... as for the music...
I just wanted to say a big "Whoop" for the man that was Lemmy. His death, due to cancer, was a really bad end to this year..... I only met the guy once - as the family know, he pinched a beer, that I was drinking. But - his music will live on.......
His death, just weeks after the death of Motorhead's ex-drummer Philthy Phil.... well, it's hard to come to terms, with the fact, that sooooo many of the guys, that I "grew up" with, are passing away !! The music will live on tho' - people like me, well... we'll make sure about that !!
So - that's about it, for today..... Ok - I know this is a short post, but.... can't be helped today. So - I thank you all, for logging in & reading my words..... until next time.....
Bye Bye
It's another Tuesday, here in England & for the last hour, I've been laughing my socks off, watching episodes of 'The Big Bang Theory'. B bought me the box set, containing the first 8 seasons.... well, good !!
Talking of B - she is over to my left - sorting out needles, for her next knitting project......... the latest offering is finished, apart from a few buttons, for the front. Our Grand Daughter is going to to look pretty special, wearing it !!
As for the M & M's - they were over here, a few hours back........ ME had to go down to the local Dr's, to have a meeting with her mid-wife lady (I think). I've actually had 2 trips, down to the same place, today. Once to see my local Dr. - that was this morning.... the 2nd time - well, that was to have my dressings changed again !!
I said to B - today's change, well.... that marks the last time, for this year !! After everything, that has gone on this year - it's a bit of milestone, to know, that it's the last time !! Kind of brilliant really..... Hopefully, in 2016, things will progress & my life will just get better & better !! Time will tell, I guess....
So - that's the family.... as for the music...
I just wanted to say a big "Whoop" for the man that was Lemmy. His death, due to cancer, was a really bad end to this year..... I only met the guy once - as the family know, he pinched a beer, that I was drinking. But - his music will live on.......
His death, just weeks after the death of Motorhead's ex-drummer Philthy Phil.... well, it's hard to come to terms, with the fact, that sooooo many of the guys, that I "grew up" with, are passing away !! The music will live on tho' - people like me, well... we'll make sure about that !!
So - that's about it, for today..... Ok - I know this is a short post, but.... can't be helped today. So - I thank you all, for logging in & reading my words..... until next time.....
Bye Bye
Monday, 28 December 2015
Transatlantic.... and other stuff....
Greeting's World's !!
It's a Monday again - for me the start of another week...... Ok, I know there are many of you, who work 7 days a week, but Monday is the start for me !! Anyhoo - how are you all doing this fine December
day ?!
B & I are doing pretty good.... we've just returned from a trip to town. B wanted to visit one of her favourite stores, to get some wool. She's going to be knitting a small kind of hooded thing, for our Grand Daughter. I'm not 100% sure what it's going to be - as long as B knows, that's good enough for me !! Whatever - we're doing Ok...
B is now upstairs, having a bit of a tidy around. Not really sure, which room she's in..... but, you get the general idea. Wife = house = tidy session !! Hopefully she will be down, in a short while, as I've made her a disgusting pot of her de-caff tea, that she drinks...... if it tastes as bad as it looks, well..... no contest !!
Going back to yesterday - Sunday..... we actually went to Church again !! After 2 years, 6+ months, we decided to put the past behind us & try & make a new start. I don't know, quite how else to put it, really. There is a new Bishop & a whole new load of faces....... sooooo !!
The Bishop actually came to see me, in the hospital - so it was good to go back & show, on my part, that I was willing. It did feel good tho' - it was great to be back, in the chapel & surrounded, in the most part, by some old friends !!
We were surrounded, at the beginning, by people welcoming us, back to the services...... that was a bit over powering, but nice in a kind of way. Oh well.....
One of the guys, well - he really needs to have a good wash !! I know he doesn't have a lot of cash - but, it does not cost that much to buy a cheap bar of soap & boil a kettle for some hot water !! His "BO" is - as I wrote just a second or two back - is really over powering !! Nevermind..... life goes on....
Staying with yesterday.....
When we got home, there was a Cd waiting for me, from Amazon !! I didn't expect that !! I thought that - being a long weekend, I wouldn't get anything, until at least tomorrow..... nice surprise tho' !!
The Cd is by Transatlantic is dated from 2000..... called 'SMPT:E'... I've probably got that wrong, as the title is a bit blurred, as is the date - but, you might know the album I'm talking about ?! The tracks are:
1) All Of The Above (30:59)
2) We All Need Some Light (5:45)
3) Mystery Train (6:52)
4) My New World (16:16)
6) In Held (Twas) In I (17:21)
I usually leave the times off, when I write tracks down, but - given the various lengths, I thought I would make an exception this time around. As you tell, some of the longer ones, are really a bit special.... plus, I can match these older studio tracks, together with the newer 'live' Cd's the guys have released !! I was listening to it, on the way into town, a little earlier.... sounds really good... !! Go & check it out - if not this album, anything Transatlantic do.... all of their recordings are really good !!
The music of the moment, well - that's the Allman Brothers 'Cow Palace' concert, that I wrote about, a day or two back.... I'm still working my ways thru' it's 4 hours !! It's really good, to have a copy, on Cd - as opposed to a cassette version.... well good !!
I mentioned a day or two back - how I had an e-mail, from a guy I hadn't heard from in the best part of 20 years.... well, I had another e-mail today, from a guy I met in the hospital. It's funny - but, out of the two - I'm happier with the second e-mail, from the guy I hardly know, as opposed to the guy I used to know !! I'll get around to writing back, maybe tomorrow.... not today...... maybe tomorrow.
For now tho' - I must away....... things to do & the such like, I have 25 Cd's, that need sorting thru' & marking up. They're for a friend & I need to go thru' all 25 of them, before I hand them over. That's only going to take an hour, but it needs to be done.....
Sooooo - for now, I thank you for logging in & for reading my words. As always, it's good to know you're out there, in the internet Universe & that you take a few minutes out of your day, to read what I write..... until next time...
Bye Bye
It's a Monday again - for me the start of another week...... Ok, I know there are many of you, who work 7 days a week, but Monday is the start for me !! Anyhoo - how are you all doing this fine December
day ?!
B & I are doing pretty good.... we've just returned from a trip to town. B wanted to visit one of her favourite stores, to get some wool. She's going to be knitting a small kind of hooded thing, for our Grand Daughter. I'm not 100% sure what it's going to be - as long as B knows, that's good enough for me !! Whatever - we're doing Ok...
B is now upstairs, having a bit of a tidy around. Not really sure, which room she's in..... but, you get the general idea. Wife = house = tidy session !! Hopefully she will be down, in a short while, as I've made her a disgusting pot of her de-caff tea, that she drinks...... if it tastes as bad as it looks, well..... no contest !!
Going back to yesterday - Sunday..... we actually went to Church again !! After 2 years, 6+ months, we decided to put the past behind us & try & make a new start. I don't know, quite how else to put it, really. There is a new Bishop & a whole new load of faces....... sooooo !!
The Bishop actually came to see me, in the hospital - so it was good to go back & show, on my part, that I was willing. It did feel good tho' - it was great to be back, in the chapel & surrounded, in the most part, by some old friends !!
We were surrounded, at the beginning, by people welcoming us, back to the services...... that was a bit over powering, but nice in a kind of way. Oh well.....
One of the guys, well - he really needs to have a good wash !! I know he doesn't have a lot of cash - but, it does not cost that much to buy a cheap bar of soap & boil a kettle for some hot water !! His "BO" is - as I wrote just a second or two back - is really over powering !! Nevermind..... life goes on....
Staying with yesterday.....
When we got home, there was a Cd waiting for me, from Amazon !! I didn't expect that !! I thought that - being a long weekend, I wouldn't get anything, until at least tomorrow..... nice surprise tho' !!
The Cd is by Transatlantic is dated from 2000..... called 'SMPT:E'... I've probably got that wrong, as the title is a bit blurred, as is the date - but, you might know the album I'm talking about ?! The tracks are:
1) All Of The Above (30:59)
2) We All Need Some Light (5:45)
3) Mystery Train (6:52)
4) My New World (16:16)
6) In Held (Twas) In I (17:21)
I usually leave the times off, when I write tracks down, but - given the various lengths, I thought I would make an exception this time around. As you tell, some of the longer ones, are really a bit special.... plus, I can match these older studio tracks, together with the newer 'live' Cd's the guys have released !! I was listening to it, on the way into town, a little earlier.... sounds really good... !! Go & check it out - if not this album, anything Transatlantic do.... all of their recordings are really good !!
The music of the moment, well - that's the Allman Brothers 'Cow Palace' concert, that I wrote about, a day or two back.... I'm still working my ways thru' it's 4 hours !! It's really good, to have a copy, on Cd - as opposed to a cassette version.... well good !!
I mentioned a day or two back - how I had an e-mail, from a guy I hadn't heard from in the best part of 20 years.... well, I had another e-mail today, from a guy I met in the hospital. It's funny - but, out of the two - I'm happier with the second e-mail, from the guy I hardly know, as opposed to the guy I used to know !! I'll get around to writing back, maybe tomorrow.... not today...... maybe tomorrow.
For now tho' - I must away....... things to do & the such like, I have 25 Cd's, that need sorting thru' & marking up. They're for a friend & I need to go thru' all 25 of them, before I hand them over. That's only going to take an hour, but it needs to be done.....
Sooooo - for now, I thank you for logging in & for reading my words. As always, it's good to know you're out there, in the internet Universe & that you take a few minutes out of your day, to read what I write..... until next time...
Bye Bye
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