TRY AS I HAVE TO REMOVE IT, MU-MU LAND is still going round and round my poor dizzy head ...
They say "the old ones are the best" ... here's my record of the day:
Marianne Faithfull: Broken English
Surely she was "on the gear" when she made that track in 1979??
Continuing with the heroin theme, I also dragged up The Stranglers' Golden Brown. Probably the first one anyone thinks of when "songs about drugs" are mentioned.
And at the cheesier end of that scale we have The Shamen: "E's are good! E's are good! It's Ebeneezer Goode!!"
As far as my diary, my life goes, what's to say. I've been diverting myself with these videos for the last couple of days. Everything I do I do intensely. I've always been like that. I distract myself. E.g. I got digging and unearthed stuff by Barbra Streisand I've never seen before. But when I wasn't online and wasn't socializing I've been reading my Bible and keeping the world at arm's length (still). I don't know what else to do at the moment ...
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Ivy sent me this picture of a big spider ...
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It's been raining for the last couple of days. Which means no dry tobacco. (With a pack of 10 cigs costing £2.10 cheapest and a typical pack of 20 at £4.50 or more ($9 US!!) can you blame me for rolling my own "streetmix"? ... So when I did finally have a nice fag at about 8pm - whoohhh! Nicotine Head Rush city!!!
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Debs: I got the restaurant review commission. Just give me a few days to get the right info together, then I'll post up ...
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I'm reading Bill Bryson's Notes From a Small Island. An American's inside view of "Great" Britain.
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French cookery in French: http://recettes-de-cuisine-isaetdavid.blogspot.com/
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Spanish Vegitarian Recipes: http://receitasvegetarianasboas.blogspot.com/
Hey Gled,
ReplyDeleteI'm bummed there's been a glitch with your joining the Illiniboard. C'est la vie.
Take care.
Hiya. Thanks for stopping by. I found this in regards to how the 12 steps came about. http://www.recoveryemporium.com/Articles/Origin%20of%20The%2012%20Steps.htm
ReplyDeleteI've heard other things as well such as this from Rational Recovery:
"AA founder, Bill Wilson, was fully in the grip of his own addiction when he experienced beatific visions and transcribed the venerated 12-step program. I said, “transcribed,” because the program was delivered to him during a trance, in the form of automatic handwriting, which he believed originated in a netherworld."
The first one seems a little more based in fact as it is written by Bill Wilson, The founder of AA. The latter is interesting but also seems to serve a purpose of its own. Both smack of membership drives and that troubles me somewhat. However, as I said before, if it works, it works. There is nothing else but that to make a comparison to. I think it is entirely possible to use a little bit of rational recovery, some or all of the twelve steps, other recovery regimens and, especially, medical science to support whatever in recovery one wants to be in. It's a bit like cooking, no? A little bit of this and some of that and voilà, you have yourself a scrumptious dish of recovery.
I've been writing about inhabiting this space, emotionally speaking, of nothing good/nothing bad as the flat lines. Now Mu Mu land sounds appealing. I'm not sure if it's appropriate though. Regardless, the song is floating around in my head as well. Mostly it's Tammy's voice I keep hearing (or singing as the case may be). I love that she sang (and they thought of her to sing this) "Stand By The Jam". There's a beautiful tribute to her at http://www.tammywynette.com/
I must say I am enjoying your video blog. It doesn't really lend itself to the sort of dialog that Gledwood Vol 2 does but one can certainly get lost in it in an entertaining way. Have you ever checked out last•fm? (http://www.last.fm/) Some people share their fav music through this site. I have never been able to make it work for me but then, I haven't really tried all that hard.
See you next time you make the rounds. I'm always keeping up with you between visits.
WS
I second what ctk said. I'm still holding out hope that you work it out.
ReplyDeleteglad you liked it! I'll send you more stuff Gled....
ReplyDeletejust give me your address!
ReplyDeleteNo dry tobacco, time for chewing gum?
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your very interesting blog.
have a nice weekend.
Hi Ginger!
ReplyDeleteWayward - many thanxx for that 12-step tip it is most fascinating!!
CTK & Pater - I know
Ivy you've got my address:
hammynutter@lycos.com ...
I loved "Justified and Ancient!" What a great song.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit to my blog. You've got some cool stuff going on over here!
Bob