I am the music man

Is a terrible song I used to sing years ago when I was a military man. It goes like this. I can almost guarantee my lover, the Pipster, will actually like this tune and has probably sung it on many occasions when she´s doing this.

Dear God....who am I tied up with ?

Anyway Yes, I´ve been the Music Man this week. Playing it, copying it, listening to it and generally thinking whilst its on. I´ve delivered vivid interest and awareness raising for friends, love and laughter, all though the power of the tunes and the music.

Lots of musicians crop up on my lists of compilations to make. And one song seems to have dominated this week. Can´t really say why but Its a lovely´tune.

Other songs I´ve listened and played this week includes this, this and (importantly for Pip) this.

Also, this this and this are things I´ve had going on in my head

Love to everyone in my life and before you finish........listen to this because these girls will be something one day. The wrods, incidently, are here.


JVIP

I´m an Alien

Is a song by this man. I haven´t liked Sting much tbh, ever since I saw him on this show, dissing his Mother and saying "I´ve yet to forgive her for the way she treated me"

Bless him ! It must be bloody hard being a millionaire and having so much angst to deal with. Rubbishing you Mum on National Telly is pretty rocking huh ?

Anyway, I am an Alien at the moment. Transplanted on my own in a small town halfway across Europe and only 30 minutes away from the Continent housing this particular disaster.

Time to think more today and heres to my strong belief I´m on the way to working out what I need to do in order for me to retain security, sanity and selfhood.

Its funny being on your own in a town where you only know a few people casually. I´m begining to find I like my space. Some time to myself. The ablity to make straight-foward choices with how one´s time is spent. These things are quite new to me. Mostly, I think I have felt very driven by life recently. So hard to just stop. It´s me who is the arcitect of this silliness but nonetheless, its so good to just rest and think.

I speak to my love on the phone and she sounds downtrodden by a nasty cold and hard work; me being so far away probably doesn´t help her very much. But I am enjoying being here. I miss her very much.

I speak to T on the phone and find her stilted, distant and resentful. No surprises really. I have done her a grave injury.

Last night, I had the best meal I´ve had in a long time. D made Fresh Fish in a terrific seafood sauce, Spinach, Asparagus, Potato and Carrots.....all in about 45 minutes, the vegitables cooked to perfection.

D is a growly and strong Portuguese man with a practical abilty to make creative things quickly.

D is not a completer-finisher and his partner, T´s daughter, needs to be his tick-box person: helping him get big jobs done. This sometimes leads to conflict and snippyness. Particularly as D is a bit Bi-Polar. From an observer´s perspective, they both need to work this out if they are to progress in their relationship and make it work. I´m a fine one to talk, however.

They are both special people. At their home on the hill, the general flavour of the place reminds you of this. There are animals everywhere. 6 dogs, some cats, pigs, chickens and goats. Its a sweet place to be and a bit chaotic.

The place where I´m living is a bit like this. It´s afforded me some much needed rest and a proper sense of peace for the first time in many months. Part of me thinks, I could make a life down here. This despite the obvious notion I´m an outsider, a cause celeb, someone to be talked about. The abilty to just have the day I want for myself is such a luxury and not to be sniffed at.

Soon I´ll be facing the meat grinder of real -life again.

3 more days to get my head complete.

JVIP

Get Rhythm

Is by Johnny Cash and a song I really like. No explanations or excuses about why I havn´t been here. Just lets just say I´ve had a time.

But last night I got Rhythm by playing lots of songs at a supper party. People joined in and (I think) liked it.

I´m in Spain again, on my own. I feel more settled here in a way and am being myself mostly. Thats really nice. I miss my love is England. And I love the peace to calm my head out here. I feel stronger. I could stay for a bit. I think its doing me good.

JVIP