So, here I am once more......

Hi World.....

'Tis a Friday & the weather has turned pretty crud-ish for the long weekend - it's raining & I'm here on my own (again) as B & J are out walking a friends dog. ...... 2 questions really.

1) Why have a dog if you're going to leave it all day ?

2) Why is it that B has to walk the mutt....... I've no idea !!!

ME is at Uni today - bad knee and all. She is struggling to drive, but she had to make the effort. Next week B is going to drive her up & back. ME has to have some blood work done & the Uni is advising people not to drive. All well & good if you live on campus - not 57 miles away as we do !!

For the last 2 days the music of choice has been Mr Wagner's 'Gotterammerung' - all 4+ hours of it !!! I've only ever heard it all the ways thru' once before & that was on 6 lps. This 4 cd set is far better quality - even if this the German language version....... as you can guess, I don't speak German.

Oh yes - I had a hair cut today..... Earth shattering news there folks !! Tomorrow there is a Baptism & I thought I would make the effort. I'm not sure that we're going yet - depends what sort of night I have. B had to pick me up off the floor last night as it was !!

I went to let the cat out and I missed the bed on my return - I kid you not, but it happens !! next time I'll let the moggy wake someone else up....

Oh well, must away....

The Dentist Pt 3

Hi again.....

Well, today has seen another visit to the dentist - this time for me... I'm sooooooo glad I have no problems with going there !!! Anyhow, that's me finished for another 6 months. I keep reading about how people find it hard to find a NHS dentist - but the surgery we go to has big signs outside, saying how new patients are welcome !! Never mind.........

....and talking of patients. Poor ME is in the wars. Her knee keeps going 'out' on her & last night she was going up the stairs & pop - out it went !! So as I write B & her are at the Dr's trying to sort it out. Hopefully something can be done - it looks VERY painful !!

Anyways - I'm sat here listen to Roger Waters & enjoying the sunshine.... tomorrow it's meant to rain, so where ever you are - stay dry......

Oops !

Hi again world - or those of you who might read this.......

So, there I was looking back at my blog & I realised something. It's spelled Sat Nav - not Sta Nav as I wrote on Sunday !! As I say Oops !!

Anyways, it's another beautiful day outside, a few clouds, but pretty good all the same. Today's music of choice has been a cassette I recorded on December 23rd. 1986..... and it's been a good listen all the ways thru', reminding me of the things I was listening to all those years ago.

I had just come back from the USA & the music on the tape reflects what I had been listening to while I was there. From Boston thru' Marillion to the Monkees !! D, who I met while I was out there, gave me a Monkees lp as a keep sake - I still have it here - hence the Monkees made it to the tape.

Can I add here, to those people who say tapes do not last, this one is 6 months short of it's 24th birthday...... it's not the tape, it's how they are looked after !!! My oldest tape was bought in 1971 & it still plays fine to this day. It has a Canned Heat collection on it..... well good !

At the moment I'm sort of here alone. ME is at Uni, B is out visiting a friend - just leaving J here to keep an eye on me.... in case I get sick & fall over or something.

I'm transferring a cd of hymns at the moment.... you get a big variety in this place, as I guess you can tell you. I recorded them from Conference over the Easter weekend & I needed to edit them a bit. The Elders should be here later & I want to give them a copy to listen to in the car or at their apartment. Hopefully it'll all work out ok - I guess it should be ok... we'll see.

.... so with 'Nearer My God To Thee' playing in the background - I bid you good day & take care..

Greetings....

Hi again to anybody who might read this.....

It's a beautiful day here in the country - tho', this morning on a trip to town, the traffic was really bad..... why do they always do road works at peak times ? Oh well.....

That was this morning - this afternoon I'm here on my lonesome... B has taken J into town to check out some job things. If I've not mentioned this before, he lost his job last week - bummer !

So I'm here playing some Allman Brothers... it's one of their shows from the Beacon Theater last year... well good it is as well !! I only ever saw them once, on the first visit to this country in 1974. Jeez, it seems from reading these posts that all the concerts I write about are from the mid '70s.... it's just a coincidence, I promise you !!

Anyways - I must away.... too many things to do & not enough brain cells to deal with them all !!

Take care.....

Sta Nav's

Hi again,

Today, at about 11pm, marks the 24th anniversary since I recorded Roger Waters in concert in New York. I wasn't there - the concert was on the Friday Rock Show on the BBC...... I still have the tape, tho' now I've put it onto Cd.

How do I know, well.... the 23rd of April was Independence Day & I recorded the RW concert 2 days later, on a Friday night - feeling very tired, but making sure my life would go on !!! It is quite a good concert, so I might dig it out and give it another play.... just for old times sake.

Anyhow - it's been the Sabbath again and Church was pretty good today.... the journey home was hectic tho' !! We were following our normal route, only to find the road blocked by a police sign & a fence.

So, being locals we shot off down a side street to cut thru' the lanes we know, like the back of our hands - only to be met by idiots driving towards us using their blooming Sat Nav's. Just because the main road is closed & your Sat Nav takes you off the beaten track, it doesn't mean you can drive like jerks or get a car & caravan thru' lanes that were not designed for !!

Oh well - 'tis the summer crazy season......... Bloody Tourist !!

Independence Day

So say goodbye, it's Independence Day,
It's Independence Day,
All down the line,
Just say goodbye, it's Independence Day,
It's Independence Day, this time.

The Sky Is Crying......

Hi again,

The planes must be flying again - our beautiful blue sky is full of white streaks... almost like tears ! It's really kind of sad.

While I'm talking about the sky - how many children's balloons are let go each day & are flying over head as I type ? It was just a thought I had today after seeing the film 'K-Pax' - during part of the film, a child's balloon escapes (for want of a better word) and floats away into the sky. So, my question is this - how many balloons get lost everyday ? Answers on an e-mail to the above if you please.

Today's music of choice is the John Cale album I got a few days ago, 'Circus Live'... I decided to play it end to end to give it a good listen. It's been a long time since I played any of his music, but this really something special. I have a soft spot for 'live' recordings at the best of times - but, this is good !!

Add to that, B is feeling under the weather... as mentioned yesterday, her mouth is playing up - so she is in bed trying to sleep off the pain. I'll give her a few hours & go up with a cup of juice or something.

In a way things have worked out quite well... We were having the Elders over for a meal tonight, but they had to cancel - so, with B being poorly & their cancellation, things worked out for the best.... Hopefully she will be feeling better tomorrow... when the antibiotics kick in !

Take care.....