Blitzkrieg Bop!

30^th of April is always a Sad day for me as it’s the Birthday of 2 of my Closest Friends who are no longer with us my youngest Brother Brendan and my Soul Sister Ruth. Both left a big hole in my Life and are always in my Heart. So I’ll have a bit of a quiet Reflection on them both and then Soldier on with the Task at hand which involves a trip to the DHSS [for my Sin’s]. Short Term Goal has been set to secure whatever Money I am entitled to by the end of the Week. If I can achieve that I’ll be Happy and if I can’t I’ll still be Happy but very Poor!

james - gold mother

Great Manchester band well known [by those in the know] but wrongly overshadowed by other local bands [you know who you are]. Anyway this is early James and what a classic "Come Home" still remains. Sorry about the tracklisting I can't find the right one but can assure you that this has 15 tracks and includes a 10 min magnificent Live version of "Sit Down"!

1. "Come Home"
2. "Government Walls
3. "God Only Knows" (Booth/Glennie/Gott)
4. "You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On a Face That's Always Smiling)"
5. "Crescendo"
6. "How Was It for You?"
7. "Hang On"
8. "Walking the Ghost"
9. "Gold Mother"
10. "Top of the World"

How Was It for You

Let’s Do The Time Warp Again!

Ticking over nicely at the moment what with Fellowship Meetings, Good Friends, Meditation, Long Walks, No Work, , Blogging and Coffee to help me on my way. I reckon if I can get my finances sorted out next week it will set me up for the foreseeable future and I can delve a bit deeper into this thing called Serenity. Making only one change to my routine at the moment and that’s to quit taking my Lap Top up To Starbucks and go back to just Reading whilst lurching in and out of a Coma Zonked out in one of their big armchairs. One Algerian Guy was giving me some Verbal Bollox on a far too regular basis but I put an end to that potential Cosmic Downer and all round Hazard to Growth by introducing him to a Transsexual Friend of mine. Now he gives me a wide berth and with Peace now having been restored to my battered Lugs even the Coffee tastes better!

“To A Mind That Is Still

The Whole Universe Surrenders”

Chuang Tzu [2,000+ years ago...Clever Man]

Meet Me At The Cemetery Gates!

As I was expressing a need to pad out my days with a little more Activity I took myself and my trusty old Camera off yesterday to pay some respects to several People who have been very influential in my life and who all managed to get themselves buried in Highgate Cemetery [East].

First up we have Karl Marx [Communist Ideologist] who provided me with a Philosophy to live by.

Second up we have Malcolm McLaren [Sex Pistols Manager] who provided me with a Philosophy to live by.

Third up we have Douglas Adams [Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy] who provided me with a Philosophy to live by.

As I’ve been Pick and Mixing these 3 Philosophies most of my Life it’s no wonder I’m Confused!

Stevie Nicks - Street Angel

Enjoying blogging immensly at the moment I'm just Uploading whatever tickles my fancy so today you get a blast of Stevie Nicks. Released in 1994 just after her much publicized departure from Fleetwood Mac, and during the tail end of an 8 year-long dependency on the prescription medication Klonopin. I wonder?  Klonopin? surely it couldn't do me any harm?. Don't even know what it is but already attracted so it's once an Adict always an Adict I guess!

1. "Blue Denim" 4:24
2. "Greta"   4:21
3. "Street Angel"   4:10
4. "Docklands"  4:48
5. "Listen to the Rain"   4:34
6. "Destiny"   Nicks 5:01
7. "Unconditional Love"    3:22
8. "Love Is Like a River"  4:44
9. "Rose Garden"   Nicks 4:29
10. "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" 4:19
11. "Just Like a Woman"  3:51
12. "Kick It"   4:25
13. "Jane" 

Kick It

Could Try Harder!

Thought I was getting on top of the Compassion Meditation thing and was immune to laughing at the misfortunes of others but I fear I suffered a relapse the other night when Ronaldo missed another Penalty in the Champions League Semi Final. Hopefully it’s only a minor setback for me as all those I was watching the match with appeared to enjoy the miss at least as much if not more than I did. Least said about some of the other Penaltys the better. Perhaps it was even justified as he’s an arrogant Asshole. Anyhow no matter how much I try sometimes to focus on the Positive it’s still obviously worth some mileage in the short term to just roll about on the floor gut laughing at someone else!

Stealers Wheel - Ferguslie Park [256]

Gerry Rafferty was a big part of this band after leaving Billy Connolly and their Folk band and before going Solo and Writting the incredible Baker Streeet. Like to many others he is now gone and sadly missed so heres a taster of Stealers Wheel famous for their big hit Stuck In The Middle!


 1 Good Businessman    
 2 Star   
 3 Wheelin' 
 4 Waltz (You Know It Makes Sense)  
 5 What More Could You Want    
 6 Over My Head    
 7 Blind Faith 
 8 Nothing's Gonna Change My Mind   
 9 Steamboat Row   
 10 Back On My Feet Again    
 11 Who Cares   
 12 Everything Will Turn Out Fine

Blind Faith

Advance Warning Required!

Lost my USB with my words of Wisdom for today on it so i've started from scratch. It's all in line with a bit of a Bum day overall. Woke up this morning to a letter saying my entitlement to Sick Pay is due to run out on the 4th of April, now excuse me if I'm wrong surely I could have had a bit more warning rather than a letter 3 weeks late. Anyhow in line with New Recovery Operational Procedures [or NROP] I went and did a talk at an Addiction Centre at 15:30 and they where a Wild Bunch to say the least. What I was doing was showing up where I was meant to be and doing what i was meant to be doing apparently this is the Spiritual Thing to do and the Pinnacle of Recovery some say. As for the Unholy Mess left by that letter this morning, well I guess I'll begin resolving matters tomorrow...wish me Luck!

Chelsea - Rocks Off [320]

By the time this was released in 1986 chelsea had no doubt a bought it lost a lot of their cutting edge and there is only one really good track here and thats the first one. I stick with them though through thick and thin it's what we call loyalty!

1 Fools Paradise
2 Revolution No. 9
3 Hard-Up Baby
4 Memory Fades
5 Give Me More
6 Inside Out
7 Side Winder
8 Street Fighting Man
9 Little Princess
10 You and Me

Give Me More

Trying My Best!

There is more than one way to Skin a Cat apparently though I’m not sure what that means but it fits nicely here in my little tale. In order to free myself from the Resentments lingering on from my last Job I’m resorting to the Dark Arts or as some would call it Compassionate Meditation. So to Vanquish the Demon who brought False Allegations against Me I just Repeat Daily

 “Gary

 May You Be Safe

May You Be Happy

May You Be Healthy

May You Live With Ease”

and the little Shit Lost all his Power over Me............Maybe I need to keep the Practice up for a few more days?

Skids - Dunfermline

As it says on the cover this is a Selection of the Skids finest moments. These where one of Scotlands leading New Wave bands and included the much missed Stuart Adamson on Guitar and backing Vocals!

 1."Into the Valley"
 2."Charles"
 3."The Saints Are Coming"
 4."Scared to Dance"
 5."Sweet Suburbia"
 6."Of One Skin"
 7."Night and Day"
 8."Animation"
 9."Working for the Yankee Dollar"
 10."Charade"
 11."Masquerade"
 12."Circus Games"
 13."Out of Town"
 14."Goodbye Civilian"
 15."A Woman in Winter"
 16."Hurry On Boys"
 17."Iona"
 18."Fields"

Scared To Dance

Captains Blog!

Yesterday I bought a 2012 Year Planner Wall Chart for 65p [very reasonable] and was offered 2 for a Pound. Within the parameters I set yesterday on the way I speak to People and taking into account the fact that I know her well I asked her how many Years I was expect to Plan with a 2012 Year Planner. She didn’t have an answer to that but did give me the item for 50p. Confidence still being on the low side by the time I got to Starbucks my favourite Capitalist Outlet where I go purely as a Life Style Statement and to be Associated with the Brand! Not as some People think to use their free Wifi and Download as much Stuff as possible. Lost the point....oh yeah I remember I took a bit of a dip Morale wise and thought I won’t really need a Planner this Year if all I can write on it is gone to Starbucks every day. After a Caffeine Injection I perked up a bit and remembered that I do indeed have several Ideas if not firm Plans for this Year whilst not working and will be relating the first of these to your good selves on Saturday!

Chavez - Gone Glimmering [320]

This Sadly is put into a Genre called Math Rock which I Know nothing about and intend to remain ignorant. What i hear is a cross between Pavement and the Pixies with Matt Sweeney singing away like an angel. This is really good and released in 1995 and as far as i know they have now reformed!

 1 Nailed to the Blank Spot  
 2 Break up Your Band   
 3 Laugh Track   
 4 Ghost by the Sea    
 5 Pentagram Ring   
 6 Peeled Out Too Late   
 7 Flaming Gong   
 8 Wakeman's Air    
 9 Relaxed Fit

Relaxed Fit

Silver Lining!

Still searching for answers here in Barnet so I’m going to crack on finishing the Step 4 I have begun so well. It’s a fact facing Exercise and my best chance of moving away from some pretty Entrenched Emotions. Yesterday I was looking at some Recovery Resources around Anger and could see myself in all of the Examples but particularly identified with these ones;

·         Impatience comes over me more often than I would like.

·         I nurture critical thoughts too easily.

·         Tension mounts within me as I tackle a difficult circumstance.

·         I can really struggle emotionally with things in life that are not fair.

·         I may sometimes blame others for my problems.

·         I have been known to speak too rudely or insensitively.

·         I can take an "I don't care attitude" toward the needs of others.

Massive Progress has been made in Relation to the first 5 Examples and I have become Acutely aware of ongoing Daily Examples of the last 2 Dragging My Life and those around me down to a lower level than any of us deserve. This is all Positive as nothing unaccepted can be changed and I accept 100% my part in these behaviors and have an idea that they are defenses to keep People away and as such have Served Me very well.

The last thing I looked at in Relation to Anger was a Daily Anger Inventory which asked several Pertinent Questions like how long the feelings lasted (seconds, minute, hours). Let’s discount the seconds [ha ha] and minutes [more ha ha ha’s] and let’s say that after one particular nasty incident at work 36 hours of flat out Obsessive Fury took place followed by Simmering Anger and Resentment from June til about December.

So I will be taking all of these as Life Threatening behaviors to be Addressed ASAP with immediate action on the way I speak to the People!

al green - belle album

Al Green rung the changes when he recorded this album in 1977. Out went his long time Producer, and out went his backing band. In came the Man Himself for the first time on Lead Guitar. Was it all worth it/ guess there's only one way to find out!

1."Belle" – 4:50

2."Loving You" – 3:32

3."Feels Like Summer" – 3:42

4."Georgia Boy" – 7:01

5."I Feel Good" – 5:20

6."All N All" – 3:39

7."Chariots of Fire" – 3:50

8."Dream" – 7:33

All N All

I'll Be Waiting At The Crossroads!

Need to focus a lot better as the Mustard is really not being cut just now. I’ve just spend 10 days waiting for a Bank Statement to send to the Dole in my hunt for some Benefits, only to find once they arrived that they hadn’t been requested in the first place. That was Friday and the info for the Rock ‘N’ Roll is still here unposted and therefore unprocessed.

This is not all bad news as although I have very little money and could do with some more the truth is I have all my needs met and the things I enjoy the most Walking, Being Outdoors, Starbucks Coffee, Listening to Music, Visiting London Historic Sites, AA & NA Meetings, Piracy On Line, Charity Shops with Friends and making Declans lunch are all if not free then very cheap.

I guess what is happening is that I’ve arrived at a Calm Surrender to Life and simplifying it down to the basics with no need to be Fighting and Arguing at Work or with Anyone, Anywhere Anytime. So I suppose I’d rather be Happy than Right!

Funkadelic - Toy

Todays offering is a bit of top notch Funk from 2008. Mr Clinton presents us with a nice

collection of Funkadelic outtakes and demos from the Free Your Mind and America Eats Its Young era!

 1 Heart Trouble aka You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure  

 2 Goose That Laid The Golden Egg   

 3 Vampy Funky Bernie (3rd Tune Olympic)   

 4 Talk About Jesus   

 5 Slide On In (2nd Tune Olympic)

 6 Stink Finger   

 7 Magnififunk   

 8 Wars of Armageddon    

 9 2 Dollars & 2 Dimes

Let's Not Talk About Jesus

Direct Action!

As you know i've opted out of the Rat Race, it was really a matter of diminishing returns. I work harder and harder and as reward get paid less and less and have all my rights and conditions of employment constantly eroded, whilst those in charge just get richer and richer. Being a life long Socialist and Resistance fighter i reckon we should all just opt out and see how long it takes for a change of direction i would guess not long. A Belfast upbringing taught me well in identifing Disinformation and Bullshit and i am adept at reading between the lines and the Big Picture for all of us looks pretty grim. Don't get me wrong there are still plenty of positives out there and the best of them are free to us all i'm just saying take the time to Absorb what they're Feeding us [use the Clash's Bull Shit Detector] and cut back on the having it Large and watching mind numbing Reality [sic] TV. Also Meditate on this for a few weeks;

“A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on. A psychotic is a guy who's just found out what's going on.”

William S. Burroughs

Jags - Evening Standards [320]

Just uploaded the Jag's as i was writting the previous nonsense. Done this purely for the song "Back Of My Hand" which sprung to mind whilst watching the Lamentable Spoiled, Soft [when unarmed] and Useless Anders Breivik at his trial. Without a weapon he would probably have risen to the dizzy heights of Junior Management. Let's face it he's a C**t but this music on the other hand is quite good and although i couldnt find the actual track listing i know it has 3 additional tracks recorded Live at the BBC!

1  Evening Standards  3:37  
2  Party Games  5:19  
3  Tune Into Heaven  3:20  
4  Last Picture Show  4:20  
5  The Tourist  4:39  
6  Desert Island Discs  3:20  
7  Woman's World  2:50  
8  Back Of My Hand  3:22  
9  She's So Considerate  2:40  
10  Little Boy Lost  3:19  
11  Single Vision / BWM 

Back Of My Hand

Meanderthal Man!



Going to have to pad out the daily routine quite a bit as at the moment it consists of a rambling 45 min Walking Meditation through the fields. Then a stroll up to Starbucks for a coffee a bit of Blogging and a not insignificant plundering of what’s available on line for a Five Finger Discount. Read for an Hour or so and then dander home...................and that’s about it with the addition of making a dinner and Declans lunch for the next day. What’s happening I suppose is I’m still trying to do recovery without letting people in and making massive progress, but [there is always a but somewhere when you need one] creeping around the edge of my day is the delicate voice of Thom Yorke warbling

"A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal"

A magnificent lyric! Maybe a tadge Morbid and Alone and my conclusion is that I need to let people in to my life. What’s the worst that can happen? At the very least we could do a Duet or even a Quartet rendition of No Surprises!



operation ivy - energy

Although you can find various albums by Operation Ivy as far as i know this remains the only Studio album they ever released. So except no other this is a fine slab of American Ska Punk from 1989 and contains everything worth while from there short existance!

1. "Knowledge"   1:42

2. "Sound System"   2:16

3. "Jaded"   1:52

4. "Take Warning"   2:44

5. "The Crowd"   2:12

6. "Bombshell"  1:03

7. "Unity"   2:13

8. "Vulnerability"   2:02

9. "Bankshot"   1:34

10. "One of These Days"  1:07

11. "Gonna Find You"   1:56

12. "Bad Town"   2:35

13. "Smiling"   1:45

14. "Caution"   1:29

15. "Freeze Up"   2:20

16. "Artificial Life"  2:07

17. "Room Without a Window"   1:31

18. "Big City"   2:16

19. "Missionary

Gonna Find You

Food For Thought!

 

Was just at an AA meeting and was listening to a big Glasgow Man sharing how much he loved his Son and how he could talk to him every day on Skype or whatever no matter where in the world they both where. So i was thinking about how making my son Declans lunch everyday has become one of the high points of my life and instead of sharing some of the waffle I usually do maybe it would be better for me to speak about the simple Joy of that loving action. I'm definitely on the turn folks let's hope it's for the better!

conor oberst - water [192]

Bright Eyes frontman released this album on his own label in 1993 when he was only 13 years old and sounds even younger. i'm a big fan of his work and like all the artist i enjoy i dig out as much of the history as possible to try and get a look at the big picture!

1."You Should Be in Sweden" - 4:42
2."Hubcap" - 4:50
3."Over It" - 5:18
4."College" - 2:37
5."Blue" - 2:29
6."Get into It" - 5:02
7."Ouija" - 4:37
8."Half a Minute Away" - 7:42
9."Purple Chin" - 3:24

Get Into It

Keep It Simple...Stupid!

My Sponsee turned up today to begin the process of step 4. It all went well so hopefully he will crack on now and so shall I. Beauty of Sponsorship for me is that I aint telling someone to do something i'm not doing myself. so it's a win win situation for yours truly. I'm looking at my part in things and aspiring for better all round performance in the future [present included by the way]. Anyway I'm chilling now in Starbucks using their Wifi to plunder Music and Films and will probably have to make amends for this dishonesty at some point... but not today as after all nobody is perfect [rationalisation]. The real dishonesty I'm hoping to avoid is that associated with the Denial of Addiction!

rose royce - golden touch [192]

Rose Royce had probably alreasdy peaked when this was reloeased in 1980 but nevermind you can always dig out their back catalogue at your leisuse and this is as good a starting point as any!

1  And You Wish For Yesterday 3:24  
2  I Wanna Make It With You   4:26  
3  Funkin' Around  3:47  
4  Golden Touch   4:01  
5  Love Is In The Air   3:45  
6  You're A Winner 3:35  
7  Would You Please Be Mine   4:45  
8  Help Yourself 

Help Yourself

Anger Is An Energy... But Not Today!

Did what I said yesterday and completed the Resentment part of my Step 4. Great fun listing all those Bastards and what they did to me, from Ex Sponsors who may be Humping Ex Girlfriends to Bosses bringing false Allegations against me and let’s not forget a couple of Knuckle Heads making Threats of Physical Violence. Oh yes that was fun but it gets a bit tricky after that when it asks what part of me was affected which is usually Self Esteem or Security and often both, with a good portion of Personal and Sexual Relations thrown in the mix to spice it up a bit. Then the ridiculous notion that I may have done something to set these events in motion and finally to add Insult to Injury they require to know which Defects in me [surely not] caused all of this to occur in the first place. I will present this and the other Sections to some unfortunate [Sponsor] who will help me to see my part in these events and the associated character Defects Involved. Aim I suppose is to try and stop these cycles of behaviour recurring so that I can be free and to amass a list of the Aforementioned Bastards so I can make amends to them. The fact that I am light Hearted about these issues probably best expresses my Willingness to change!

lucinda williams ramblin'

This is Lucinda's first proper release and came out in 1979. Basically it's a covers album but it nicely showcases her magnificent voice. The album is great but if you really wanna hear hershine check out 1998's brillant "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road"!

1."Ramblin' On My Mind"

2."Me And My Chauffeur"

3."Motherless Children"

4."Malted Milk Blues"

5."Disgusted"

6."Jug Band Music"

7."Stop Breakin' Down"

8."Drop Down Daddy"

9."Little Darling Pal of Mine"

10."Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor"

11."Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"

12."Great Speckled Bird"

13."You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion"

14."Satisfied Mind"

Jug Band Music

Nothing Primitive About Me!

Prepared some worksheets last night for my Sponsee to crack on with today when we meet up to help in his recovery. 10.30am got a call from the man saying he can’t make it he has to do his washing? Informed him quite reasonably that this was important stuff and that I was building my day around our meeting and that he need to give some thought about respecting me and my commitment to him. Also pointed out the true nature of his condition and that in future the Laundry may have to take its rightful place in the order of things e.g.  at the bottom of the pile. Hypocrisy is not my strong card [thank God] so I’m free to look at my own position in the great scheme of things especially around my Step work. I also am in need of doing a thorough Housecleaning [Step 4] and although sharing this info at meetings and with friends I haven’t as yet put pen to paper. So how about I use the stuff I prepared for my Man who’s not turning up for myself and make a beginning on my Step 4....................Is this Serendipity..............I think so!

fox - blue hotel [320]

Sexy voiced Australian Noosha Fox delivers a great vocal performance on this classy 1977 album with the title track needing no introduction I hope. Also let's not forget that incredible single "S-S-S-Single Bed" still as good as the first time i heard it

 1."S-S-S-Single Bed" - 3:50

 2."Livin' Out My Fantasies" - 3:10

 3."Dejenina" - 3:41

 4."Blue Hotel" - 4:06

 5."Almond Eyes" - 3:29

 6."Magic Machine" - 4:01

 7."My Old Man's Away" - 3:37

 8."Moustaches on the Moon" - 3:39

 9."Under Your Own Umbrella" - 3:01

 10."Friendship Rose" - 2:55

 11."Make It Like It Used to Be" - 3:04

Magic Machine

Just Popping Off The Cross...Well It Is Easter!

Something is definitely going right for me at the moment as this is the cleanest and healthiest I have been in years. Let me clarify that I spent a year [give or take a few years] under stress and had bouts of agonising Mouth Ulcers and recurring back Pain all I believe brought on by Stress. Anyhow that's not the point of this little discourse that point being that to combat these I Necked enough Codeine based tablets to kill an Elephant. When you couple that with other Acting out activities like using Anger and Resentment to mask real Emotions like Loss and Sadness you begin to see a very unwholesome picture emerging. Let's not mention the Compulsive Downloading of Music just yet as that one is still alive and kicking but the Codeine and Resentment has either stopped [Codeine] or in major decline [Resentment]. So I’m going to continue doin’ exactly what I’ve been doin’ as since I opted out of work there’s been no Ulcers and only one minor issue with Back Pain!

Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde [192]

Some observant Chappie might have noticed that all of my posts at the moment seem to consist of Bands beginning with the letter C. So well done and heres the Concrete Blondes for your listening pleasure. PS i'm still looking for somewhere to upload to!

 1."True" - 2:59
 2."Your Haunted Head" - 2:46
 3."Dance Along the Edge" - 5:29
 4."Still in Hollywood" - 3:42
 5."Song for Kim (She Said)" - 4:07
 6."Beware of Darkness" - 3:43
 7."Over Your Shoulder"  - 3:22
 8."Little Sister" - 3:52
 9."(You're the Only One) Can Make Me Cry" - 2:16
 10."Cold Part of Town" - 3:10
 11."True" (instrumental) - 2:22
 12."It'll Chew You Up and Spit You Out" - 4:32

You're Sharp

Falling On A Bruise!

Just been down to see my Soul Sister and it only took me 3 years and a bit to get there. I brought down some Nag champa Incense Sticks and Nag Champa Oil a couple of Tealights and a nice holder with a Purple Glass Butterfly on the side, also brought a Little Buddha Statue She liked. I asked her did she remember in 1999 when the Doctor gave me Valium cause I was really Fucked up and that she had wanted them, so i gave them to her. It was a piss poor action for 2 people in recovery then and has always remained just that so I aplogised for my part in things and a few more apologies for other private matters. What Beautiful Red Haired Irish Goddesses want the probably usually get and my motivation was less than pure to say the least. She's buried in Hendon Cemetery and I still miss her everyday!

She liked this Poem like all things Passionately;

Out of Ireland have we come.
Great hatred, little room,
Maimed us at the start.
I carry from my mother's womb
A fanatic heart.

William Butler Yeats

Creatures - Zulu [Live] [256]

Still wary of uploading to many files at the moment as it's to much effort and life is to short if as it looks to me the Mediafire Site is also giving up the ghost. So one file at a time just know so heres the Creatures caught Live in London in 1998. Ity's rather good!

1  Turn It On  5:04  
2  Take Mine  3:55  
3  Tattoo  3:34  
4  Pluto Drive  5:16  
5  Miss The Girl  3:19  
6  Guillotine  4:50  
7  I Was Me  3:46  
8  B-Side Ourselves  4:16  
9  Exterminating Angel  6:10  
10 The Vamp / Witchcraft / Standing There  8:48  
11 Killing Time  3:53  
12 Right Now  4:32  
13 The Passenger 

The Passanger

We Will fight Them On The Beaches!

It appears that Mediafire is now on the verge of collapse with most of it's files gone...guess you know which Upload Site i was now using. So anyway back to the drawing board and try and figure out a way to beat the system as that's the way ahead. Luckily I have some time off to devote to the cause and let's be fair i need to Blog as it has been very beneficial to the state of me Noggin. Sun's shining here it's not been banned yet and I've been out and about spreading a bit of Love to the hard pressed Citizans of Barnet!

Brass Construction - Attitudes

1982 album by the now long disbanded Boogie & Funk act showcases them as the really tight outfit they always where...i like this a lot so thats my recommendation out of the way so give it a listen it's quality!

Can You See The Light

Funtimes

Attitude

Do That Thang

Forever Love

E.T.C.

Hotdog

Download That Thang

Coming Down From The Mountain!

Glory be! The Doctor has only gone and signed me off work for 3 month's. How cool is that man and there was me worried on the way in that he'd send me back to work. Mind you he and I both know that I wouldn't have went back anyway. So with the grim spectre of work removed for the foreseeable future it looks like it's State Sponsored Blogging at least to mid July!

Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes - Blue Album

This album is quite rare and signifies the end of an era for Harold and the Crew and is a worthy addition to your Music Collection!

1. Tonight's The Night 
2. Prayin' 
3. Baby I'm Back 
4. I Should Be Your Lover 
5. If You're Looking For Someone To Love 
6. Your Love Is Taking Me On A Journey 

Take Me On A Journey

Fuck You.....I Might Do What You Tell Me!

As I spent several years cultivating an attitude of Belligerence the journey away from that position has been hard work but quite enlightening. For example last Thursday I received the final outcome of the investigation into the Grievances I raised regarding my work situation. This was all Life and Death stuff to me last year with massive amounts of time and effort involved and now the findings lie unread in a drawer. Don’t know if this change is one of the fruits of Meditation aimed at Compassionate Self Awareness but I’ve moved on regardless and don’t envisage reading about it this side of me shuffling off This Mortal Coil. Guess they can Poke it is what I’m saying....Amen!

Cream - BBC Sessions [1966-1968] [192]

Eric Clapton is a God i seen him live 4 times and he was magnificent each time. This is a collection of tracks recorded for the BBC and Interviews with the Great Man himself. I borrowed the details of where the sessions where recorded from Wiki and have included them below!

 1."Sweet Wine"  – 3:27
 2.Eric Clapton Interview – 0:54
 3."Wrapping Paper"  – 2:29
 4."Rollin' and Tumblin'" – 3:02
 5."Steppin' Out"  – 1:50
 6."Crossroads" – 1:53
 7."Cat's Squirrel"  – 3:38
 8."Traintime"  – 2:50
 9."I'm So Glad"  – 4:22
 10."Lawdy Mama"  – 1:53
 11.Eric Clapton Interview 2 – 0:48
 12."I Feel Free"  – 2:54
 13."N.S.U." – 2:55
 14."Four Until Late"  – 1:55
 15."Strange Brew"  – 3:00
 16.Eric Clapton Interview 3 – 0:44
 17."Tales of Brave Ulysses"  – 2:55
 18."We're Going Wrong"  – 3:25
 19.Eric Clapton Interview 4 – 0:37
 20."Born Under a Bad Sign" – 3:03
 21."Outside Woman Blues"  – 3:18
 22."Take It Back" – 2:17
 23."Sunshine of Your Love"  – 4:08
 24."Politician"  – 3:59
 25."SWLABR"  – 2:32
 26."Steppin' Out" – 3:37

Tracks 1-5 recorded November 8, 1966 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London.
 Broadcast on Saturday Club, BBC Light Programme, November 11, 1966.

Track 6 recorded November 28, 1966 at Aeolian 2, London.
 Broadcast on Guitar Club, BBC Home Service, December 30, 1966.

Tracks 7-10 recorded December 9, 1966 at Maida Vale 4, London.
 Broadcast on Rhythm & Blues, BBC World Service, January 9, 1967.

Tracks 11-14 recorded January 10, 1967 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London.
 Broadcast on Saturday Club, BBC Light Programme, January 14, 1967.

Tracks 15-18 recorded May 30, 1967 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London.
 Broadcast on Saturday Club, BBC Light Programme, June 3, 1967.

Tracks 19-23 recorded October 24, 1967 at Aeolian 2, London.
 Broadcast on Top Gear, BBC Radio 1, October 29, 1967.

Tracks 24-26 recorded January 9, 1968 at Aeolian 2, London.
 Broadcast on Top Gear, BBC Radio 1, January 14, 1968.

Strange Brew

Can Be Choosers!

Struggling along here trying to make the transition between working and being unemployed. big decision was made when i decided to leave the job as nothing changes unless you can accept the need to change and get the courage to follow it through. Believe me it's all Spiritual Growth if seen through, which means I need to suffer the short term [hopefully] consequences of my action. These at the moment amount to severe financial problems and massive insecurity regarding the future. So it's cling to the dream time as I need to focus on the simple fact that i would rather be at Peace and Unemployed than so deeply Unhappy in Work and so Spiritually bankrupt!

Also need to organise uploading files going to use Mediafire in the short term if it works ok I will buy a pro account and be back in full blogger mode asap... so please keep the faith as i'm still mourning the huge amount of time and effort to upload 1500 files which are now useless!

More Chips And More Dips!

Watched a documentary last night called “Dreams Of A Life” which I must say was engrossing to say the least. The story is about a woman whose skeletal remains were found in her flat in Wood Green, North London sitting on the settee with the TV still on where she had been undetected for 3 years. Questions remained unanswered at the end, such as how can you keep a flat for 3 years without paying rent as surely just being dead isn’t going to stop you getting turfed out by the Man and his representatives. Anyhow they tried to piece together the life of this unfortunate Woman and explain how she just slipped off the face of the Earth and no one noticed. I tried to do the disappearing bit myself without taking it to the extremes she did but was defeated by the need for human contact. So now I’m back among the living running my jaundiced eye over my fellow travellers and pondering endlessly why I bothered reappearing should have stayed on the couch and settled down to some telly!

Upload Music Tomorrow... Say Hallelujah!

Tiocfaidh A'r La'

Pressure is on the old blogger at the moment and as i said yesterday my files are now only downloadable by myself. Pity that as i already have them.The real dilemma is i had 600 more already uploaded and all i was doing was randomly picking 3 each day and blogging them...simples! Now i need a few days to check out my options of finding a storage facility which still allows file sharing and isn't going to bottle out at the first threat from the Man. Anyhow not beaten yet by the system and will continue for the hell of it... God know's it's in the life blood of every Belfast Catholic. All my life they have been telling me Resistance is futile but we're going to do it anyway!

Technology, It's All Just Shit To Me!

Yet again after losing my phone no one has bothered stealing it or even keeping it and I just picked it up in a shop in Hendon where it was left on saturday. Maybe there is a deeper meaning to this reluctance to pick up a free phone, could it be that i am just a cheapskate with a cheap phone... Sounds about right to me. Talking of cheapskates Wupload have taken the money and run leaving anyone uploading to them [e.g me] right up shit creek. my links can not be accessed so i will be back tomorrow probably using good old reliable Mediafire....sorry about this but it feels like the net is closing in on file sharing!

Flexible Friend!

With my back pain miraculously and very gratefully departed I think it’s time for a week off whinging in thanks. Still going to be busy securing whatever benefits I can get down the old Rock ‘n’ Roll this afternoon. Also going to pay all my bills which will leave me bugger all to live on but can’t risk paying half in case I get a knock back from the Dole.

The one big plus out of my Pain yesterday is that Yoga will now be added to the daily routine again. This will strengthen my back but is also excellent to getting you relaxed enough for a bit of quality Meditation....Well it worked like that in the past!

divine comedy - promenade [128]

Irish Indie band produce an excellent concept album about two lover's day at the seaside. Never really understood why these guys didn't get a better break as this and their other albums are very good. Seen them twice live as well and they where great fun!

 1."Bath" – 4:10

 2."Going Downhill Fast" – 2:33

 3."The Booklovers" – 5:51

 4."A Seafood Song" – 3:29

 5."Geronimo" – 1:53

 6."Don't Look Down" – 4:48

 7."When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe" – 3:29

 8."The Summerhouse" – 4:15

 9."Neptune's Daughter" – 4:49

 10."A Drinking Song" – 4:37

 11."Ten Seconds to Midnight" – 2:10

 12."Tonight We Fly" – 3:01

 13."Ode to the Man"– 0:15

Going Downhill Fast

kevin bloody wilson - kalgoorlie love songs [192]

100% Politically Incorrect and Sexually insane Australian Comic and Songwriter delivers a whole host of songs you won't be hearing on the radio!

 1 She's the Sorta Sheila 

 2 Do Ya Fuck on First Dates   

 3 Darlin' I'm So Horny   

 4 She's a Good'n 

 5 Grandad's Got A Bone   

 6 Sheila You Were There   

 7 It Was Over   

 8 Hello John    

 9 Take It Like A Man  

 10 Five Second Foreplay   

 11 Caring Understanding Nine   

 12 Fuck Ya Guts Out

Take It Like A Man

justin hayward and john lodge - blue jays [256]

Released in 1975 whilst the Moody Blues had split up this is a critically acclaimed and commercially succesful album. Not often you can do both at once but Justin Hayward and John Lodge did it with apparent ease!

 1."This Morning" - 5:56
 2."Remember Me (My Friend)" - 5:28
 3."My Brother"  - 3:28
 4."You"  - 4:35
 5."Nights Winters Years"  - 3:40
 6."Saved by the Music" - 6:09
 7."I Dreamed Last Night" - 4:29
 8."Who Are You Now"  - 2:29
 9."Maybe" (Lodge) - 5:38
 10."When You Wake Up"  - 5:23

When You Wake Up

Trying to stay objective in light of mounting pressures today. Started on Friday when I was paid new I was going to be on half pay and had made reasonable provisions for survival, also was aware after talking to payroll that due to the way these things are calculated there would be a shortfall this month which would be made up next month. So it’s 1/3 rations.

Since then I’ve been practicing detachment at least from my personal belongings as on Friday lost my blue tooth connection for my mouse and keyboard. This came about as I’m such a Neanderthal that I’d taken the mouse with me to use on the laptop as the little pad thing is too hard for me. Saturday lost my phone [again] probably turn up as it’s so dated nobody want’s it [not even me]. I’ve picked that little phone up next day from loads of places and once left it in Starbucks for 4 hours and it was still sitting there when I went back.

All need replacing asap and will be a drain on what’s left of me money. Never gave any of this a second thought until I woke up this morning totally immobilised by back pain. I’m talking proper agony which has now been joined by the shitting & puking bug that’s doin’ the rounds. A bug in fact that I told people for several day’s now the Irish won’t be getting cause they are tough and only the English lie down at the slightest irritation.

My position has now been revised as I don’t know if anyone else has tried the exquisite agony of puking whilst already in agony from back pain it’s a mean compo. Couple that with the added pain of struggling to wipe your arse....this really could be the end!