Oh I love Pink Floyd Mbg. Saw Ralph McTell prior to Streets of London in a room above a pub. He sat in the middle of us all playing and signing. I also watched Queen practicing in a tent long long before they were famous. Status Quo in Paris was a small venue too as were later Ralph McTell concerts - in a church in Redhill. Brighton has some lovely small venues and we saw many groups there including the Beach Boys, Quo and a virtual Roy Orbison show. What lovely memories. We were definitely Quo groupies though!
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I started going to to Glastonbury 40 years ago. When tickets were peanuts. Elvis Costello, Ian Drury. Fairport Covention were there, good times. We were also very lucky to be out for a quiet drink and had the pleasure of Van Morrison doing an impromptu gig. We are such lucky people to have found our soulmates and shared love. Xx
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My cousin was Robert Plants personal trainer. X
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WOW! That’s amazing!
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Our love of music brought me and my linda closer together eventually got us living together we had very eclectric tastes i cant listen now it also hurts to much she loved all kinds of music from nat king cole to modern dance pink Floyd to evanescence and loved gary moore even had Parisienne walkways played on radio as a request i love the eagles i always sang the last resort to her esp the first time i went to her mums one night when we started getting together had it played at her funeral the last music as leaving the crematorium ceremony i always sang it if it ever came on the radio we never got chance to go any concerts unfortunately exept to a few bike meets where a band may be playing at the time she lived live music but hated crowded places 
god i miss my linda so much wish i could listen to some of our fave tunes sometimes 
Martin
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Debsie, no one will notice if you are in tears as they’ll all be singing along, after a few drinks. It’s one of those you just can’t not sing to isn’t it. But if you really don’t want it played, I’m sure they’d take it off the play list.
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Martin, I love most music, I cry in the car when music is on, it makes me very emotional, it’s the words I listen to carefully, they make me sad. My husband and I had very different tastes in music, they do say opposites attract lol. He was into folk and Scottish music, he listened to it in the middle of the night when I was asleep. His funeral had the pipes playing, I don’t think I can ever listen to pipe music again, I feel so sad thinking about it. My day started very positive but went downhill as the day went on. A bit teary today, 19 weeks today, I do feel as if I’ve moved on a tiny bit but some days are harder. I slept for three hours this afternoon and I had quite a good sleep last night, I hope I sleep tonight. I hope one day you can listen to the music that you both loved, it will happen. Take care 
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Gosh I forgot about Beautiful South I liked them too back in the day xxx
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Lizzy same as me and my hubby totally different tastes in music and other things too but love conquers all xxx
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Nigel I saw Roy Orbison in Aberdeen when I was still at school he had a beautiful voice xxx
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Debsie Meatloaf was brilliant, I never saw him live though xxx
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I know Martin64 it truly is the hardest thing we have all gone through, no denying losing our parents was very hard, but this is on another level, we have lost our soulmates, I cant see how to move on from that without always feeling like a part of you is missing, take care Martin
and don’t forget to look after yourself xxx
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Wow I am envious x
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What for me seeing Roy Orbison ?
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Neal was the same Debbsie- I guess you live with heart failure you get used to thinking about what it will be like for your loved ones.
When my lovely colleague and I hate talking about her husband who has terminal cancer, she said he’d been planning his funeral and it has upset her. But you know when I found out about my cancer and I didn’t know how bad it was one of the first things I thought was that I must get everything sorted and my funeral organised so the children didn’t have to go through all that pain again.
It was your hubbies way of caring for you .
Xxx
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Yes!! Absolutely x
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Hey people- did you know if your having a tough day you should just embrace it as a loss day! Lean in - cry - it releases oxatosyn and endorphins - this will heal us in the long run!!
I also cancelled my national trust and English heritage but I am now thinking to go back to national trust - walking in nature is good for calming you.
My hubby lived and loved Springsteen. We went to so many gigs and concerts - we loved all music - classical folk rock world- like me he just loved it all.
Two days of feeling a bit rubbish. Today was better. You know those days when peaches writes 100 things that she’s done and you imagine her whirling and Whizzing around. That people was me today.
I went out for coffee with my friend and her parents, I went to suss out the sofas in next and in the British heart foundation, I went to Tesco’s and bought everyone some new towels, I came home and I tackled all the boxes in the conservatory. Tesco’s delivered I unpacked three boxes in the dining room. My children came home. I have them for a week.
I went to the doctor on Thursday and I finally complained about the blood pressure tablet so they’ve given me which didn’t seem to be doing anything and we’re having horrible side-effects of an embarrassing nature. Two days I’ve been off and I already feel better.
The skin on my breast and nipple is red and sore and I’ve had to take some paracetamol and use the special radiotherapy gel (sorry men) but everyone who sees me keeps saying I look well! I must’ve been looking so rubbish for so long!!!
Now why would the water downstairs in my house be lovely and hot but when you try and run a bath is only coming out medium warm?
Love to all xxx
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Saw them at Newmarket Races
And Deacon Blue
Big Country
One of the most fun things we did was see Port Isaac‘s fisherman in a folk festival at Thame. I can’t tell you how amazing it was to be in a tent of about 2000 people or Singing sea shanties!!
I adored seeing evanescence in London the Royal festival hall.
Procal Harum
We saw Rick Wakeman play the piano in Oxford.
My daughter plays the piano beautifully. I was very inspired by it.
One of the first times that my husband came round to our house my daughter said to him would you like to hear me play the piano and he said yes. And she began to play and he left the room and went outside. I followed him out, he was crying. I said what’s wrong? He said I didn’t realise that she could really play.
She recorded something for his funeral. When she plays the most beautiful Lister songs in his memory.
From the Rose by Bette Midler to our family favourite Light My Love by Greta Van Fleet.
Play music. It’s the way to the soul.
Wish I could share her playing with you but it won’t let me upload the video
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Ktg,
Glad you have had a good productive day, don’t do too much though, I think your water question would be better for our lovely Nigel to answer. Plumbing is not my friend atm, although my heating still working. Maybe your temp has to go up a bit, is it a combi boiler you have? I was looking to see if I qualify for a new boiler, I seem to miss out on any benefits, I’m sure our boiler is only 12 years old. But maybe it will hold up till I move. Feeling a bit down tonight, not tired after my long afternoon nap, I should keep busy as the minute I stop it all comes back to me, I think my SIL and daughter coming over tomorrow to fit my carpet and that will be the room completely finished. I might take them out for lunch if they do. Need to get out house for a while.
Take care xxx
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It’s always so difficult, isn’t it? Lizzie when you have a sleep to know whether it’s good for you or whether it’s gonna muck you up.
I have noticed the last few days when I haven’t been out for a walk that I’ve struggled to sleep. And today when I been so so busy I’m still trying to find my tired so I think fresh air is needed tomorrow.
It snowed tonight in Suffolk! Proper big snow, beautiful snowflakes but I don’t think it will stay because it’s too wet out there.
It is a Combi boiler. In my last house Plumber showed (in Suffolk you say shew) me how to turn it up, but I’m too scared to go touching anything on this boiler. I think I’ll have to get my friendly plumber out to give me some advice.
I hope sleep brings you some peace, Lizzie xxx
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