Eventful Day, Productive Night
Today actually got off to a quiet start. I managed to sleep in and then took my time getting myself together; goofing off, playing with the pets and wandering the yard checking out the gardens, drinking coffee and smoking. There were a couple of things to accomplish; I got the truck rental arranged for the move and the call put out to start the hydro account. Then it just a matter of getting cleaned up in time to meet JPW for dinner. I was about to dash off to a local mall but decided to first give him a call using our landline phone and his line was busy. Then my cell rang in my pocket and lo and behold it was him - freaky timing.
He beat me to the restaurant by a minute or two but we greeted each other with big hugs in the foyer. The last chance we'd had to talk at length was before Christmas although we've attended a couple of the same functions since then. He checks in here regularily so we talked about that a bit and I expanded on a couple of things regarding the homefront. I got to catch up on all the goings-on in his life and work. JPW is waiting on word at his work that may have a direct trickle down effect for me. We shall see. Our visit was all too brief but gawd it was good to see him again - the man makes me laugh.
From there I made quick detour back home to let Freedom out for a few minutes before coming to work but it turned out I didn't need to - Lynda had returned home from her dinner out with her workmates. We enjoyed a quicky visit while touring the yard. I tried convincing her that she should come meet me at work after I send the guys off to their beds but she wasn't into spending the night under the same roof as 30 male alkies and addicts. Geez, can't figure that one.
Funny - about a month ago I'd borrowed a copy of the Travelling Wilbury's first release from the library so I could copy it and have a digital recording of it. Last week I checked out Glen's blog only to find out they'd put out a compilation set which includes both Vol 1 and 3 (there was no Vol 2 - ever) and a DVD with the accompanying video releases of some of their songs. On the way to work I slipped into a local music and book store to get my copy - Sarah and Daniel had sent me a gift card for Father's Day. It was well used. There are 2 bonus tracks for each Vol 1 & 3 which I was sorely tempted to go straight to hear; I resisted. I've just heard the first two (Vol 1) - 'Maxine' and 'Like a Ship' - and they fit right in with the rest of the material + add another dimension. Great! I've skipped to Vol 3 to hear 'Nobody's Child' and 'Runaway' - 'Nobody's Child' features Dylan and Harrison trading verses and doing unison harmonies sounding like it could have been a Woody Guthrie composition, but it isn't. 'Runaway' is a cover of Del Shannon's early 60's classic - well done but unremarkable.
Tonight has been a quiet one work wise with a few restless souls up for smokes and drinks. I've organized a bunch of my various papers and written a slew of emails, so much writing that my hands are starting to swell and stiffen. Time to lay off, enjoy the tunes and wrap up my work for the night
He beat me to the restaurant by a minute or two but we greeted each other with big hugs in the foyer. The last chance we'd had to talk at length was before Christmas although we've attended a couple of the same functions since then. He checks in here regularily so we talked about that a bit and I expanded on a couple of things regarding the homefront. I got to catch up on all the goings-on in his life and work. JPW is waiting on word at his work that may have a direct trickle down effect for me. We shall see. Our visit was all too brief but gawd it was good to see him again - the man makes me laugh.
From there I made quick detour back home to let Freedom out for a few minutes before coming to work but it turned out I didn't need to - Lynda had returned home from her dinner out with her workmates. We enjoyed a quicky visit while touring the yard. I tried convincing her that she should come meet me at work after I send the guys off to their beds but she wasn't into spending the night under the same roof as 30 male alkies and addicts. Geez, can't figure that one.
Funny - about a month ago I'd borrowed a copy of the Travelling Wilbury's first release from the library so I could copy it and have a digital recording of it. Last week I checked out Glen's blog only to find out they'd put out a compilation set which includes both Vol 1 and 3 (there was no Vol 2 - ever) and a DVD with the accompanying video releases of some of their songs. On the way to work I slipped into a local music and book store to get my copy - Sarah and Daniel had sent me a gift card for Father's Day. It was well used. There are 2 bonus tracks for each Vol 1 & 3 which I was sorely tempted to go straight to hear; I resisted. I've just heard the first two (Vol 1) - 'Maxine' and 'Like a Ship' - and they fit right in with the rest of the material + add another dimension. Great! I've skipped to Vol 3 to hear 'Nobody's Child' and 'Runaway' - 'Nobody's Child' features Dylan and Harrison trading verses and doing unison harmonies sounding like it could have been a Woody Guthrie composition, but it isn't. 'Runaway' is a cover of Del Shannon's early 60's classic - well done but unremarkable.
Tonight has been a quiet one work wise with a few restless souls up for smokes and drinks. I've organized a bunch of my various papers and written a slew of emails, so much writing that my hands are starting to swell and stiffen. Time to lay off, enjoy the tunes and wrap up my work for the night
posted by Norm at 6/30/2007 03:33:00 AM
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