You’know I know it’s a fact of life that we all get old. But
it’s a little disheartening when you realise that the rock idols,even sex
symbols of your youth are now pensioners. Paul Mc McCartney and Paul Simon being
70, I can handle that-but Patti Smith 65? I bought the new PIL cd –and great
stuff it is too.There was a dvd of the band in concert along with the cd. When
John Lydon came on stage he had a pedestal, with the set list and lyrics on it.
After he drawled a hello to the crowd he puts on his reading glasses which were
hanging round his neck.Now if he had come on stage actually wearing the
glasses, I could have coped with that. But the way he put on the glasses
reminded me of a grandparent putting on his/her glasses to read a birthday card
received from a precocious grandchild. And I think I read today that Harrison
Ford is also 70. Don’t think I can watch “The Empire Strikes Back” in the same
way again now.Patrick Stewart is 72 I’ve only known him from Star Trek-so THAT
I can handle.
Off on holiday tomorrow-cycling in the Burren-hopefully I’ll
get a chance to do some hiking there as well-so will have to be careful when I
start my packing tonight.And wondering what I can chance leaving behind. I’ll
be doing my traditional scratch card buying game as well. Might cheat a bit
this year and start the run when I get off bus in Galway.
And as always I’ll promise myself something different next year-but I never do.
There are 3 people (at least) that I met last year.And I am wondering how many
others I may have met before. Any how a good time will be had by all.Everyone
is saying to me that they hope the weather is good. To be honest I don’t care,
I have noticed that the craic at dinner/pub at night seems to be better after a
very wet day.And anyhow booking a holiday in Ireland is easy-but am saving for
something special next year DV
The Neurofibromatosis thing that I have seems to be getting
a bit of publicity on tv recently.The people that have been on have a much more
advanced condition than I have, so I have been counting my blessings and
realise I am so lucky. If I were to have children the chances of me passing
this on is 2 to 1. So maybe my bad luck in the love/romance thing is actually a
good thing.Because if I were to pass this on to a child and it turned out as
bad as the 2 people I saw on tv, then I could never forgive myself.
So it’s the holiday this week.Hope the craic is as good as
it was last year.Going to visit Galway for 2
days after the holiday is over.
Some of my favourite blogs have been absent from the site
for a while-but 2 of them are back. And I’ve discovered a new one, about a 21
year old girl who has had a stroke. I WAS following one called “366 acts of
kindness” –but stopped that as it was excruciatingly twee. It was actually
funny in a way-but groannnn.
Take care folks-AND too lazy to spell check and all that.
