Monday 26th November 2018 to Sunday 2nd December 2018

Monday 26th November 2018
Woke up at 3:45am didn't get up until 4:30 though.  Taking Lucy back to UNI before work at 7.30 so early, early start.  Will be in bed for 9pm I reckon tonight!  Best laid plans and all that.  Got back home in good time.  Walked dog.  Did a bit up in the attic in prep for Friday's guest appearence and Sunday's rehearsal with new band. Went on the big loop walk which I've clocked and is 2.15 miles which is not bad I supposed.   Bed for 10.15.  Never mind.

Tuesday 27th November 2018
Up at 5.20, woke about 4am which seems to be the norm at present. Never mind.  The usual and at my desk for 7am.  All good stuff.  Did some drum stuff when got home - All the Young Dudes and Ziggy Stardust in the bag,  Some might say as well.  Excellent.  Bed at 10.15 again.

Wednesday 28th November 2018
Out of bed about 5.20 again. Dog walked, papers fetched, into office for 7.20 all good.  Got home tea and that.  Did a bit of practice in the attic - All the Young Dudes, Ziggy, Rock n Roll Damnation etc.   Did the two mile walk round.  Bed about 10.30 after watching a bit of Vic and Bob madness.

Thursday 29th November 2018 
Up at 5:30, into office for 7.30 after having to head back home twice, first for phone and then for wallet.  What a ruddy eejit.

Friday 30th November 2018 
Busy at work then Big Lix Reunion gig for Charity.  Which was alright but has left my ears ringing like hell.

Saturday 1st December 2018
Hell's teeth December already.  Last day of Times subscription - got sick of it ramming Remain, Remain down my neck all the time.   Dog walk with Bruno and Lil - Lily got mucked up to high heaven so showered when we got back which she didn't like - no sirreee.

Sunday 2nd December 2018 
Up early Dog walk etc.  Emptied Phil's shed to get pressure watcher which was then not needed.  Hmphfh.   Emptied Marigold's Shed to get seat covers for Phil's van.   Went to Miner's Arms at Carsington for lunch with Mum and Dad which was very nice.   Dog walk with Bruno and Lil up to Cemetery and back as it was too wet for field.

Monday 19th November 2018 to Sunday 25th 2018

Monday 19th November 2018
Bad night's sleep - work getting into my dreams again.  Such is life.  Got up at 4.30, got ready for work, took dog out, got the papers.  On the road to Nottingham for 6am all running on rails, into the office for 7.30.  Happy days.  Got home from work about 5pm.  Didn't get any drumming done due to Phil going to bed early but did get my 2 mile walk in.   Nothing on TV getting my interest at the moment.  Went bed at 9:30 - rock and roll or what!

Tuesday 20th November 2018
Running out of November at a rate of knots!  Up at 5am into work a bit earlier than normal as the Vintage Nickel Sparkle Tama is being picked up today so thought I would move it across to the car for convenience.   Work Band Practice after work -turning into some long days at the moment. Watched a terrible poor film called Corbyn Nash - ye gods it was poor!    Didn't do big walk as weather was too inclement but took the pup out again.  Bed for 9.30, leccy blanket one hundred percent on!

Wednesday 21st November 2018 
Woke up at 4am couldn't get back to sleep proper so in office for 7am.  Such is life.  Busy but less stressful day at work back home for just gone 5pm.  Parish Council meeting at 7.30, didn't finish until 10pm!   Crikey.  Back home dog walk and off to bed.

Thursday 22nd November 2018 
Up before 5am.  Dog walked and papers fetched by 6am and into the office at 6.50am.  Madness.  Back home.  Tea, big loop walk.  Couple of episodes of tat on TV (Instinct).  Bed

Friday 23rd November 2018
Up at 5.15.  Dog walk. papers not in, got to office for 7.10am Everything on rails. Lucy home from Uni so we watched Three Billboards again - superb film that was robbed at the Oscars by the Fishman film.  Also had a good walk round and took down the lamppost poppies which needed doing.  In bed for 9.30!!

Saturday 24th November 2018
Up at 7am!  Plenty of sleep caught up on.  Dog walk, papers  fetched.  Went to group 3.5lbs off. Good. Big walk with Lily and Bruno and the missus. All good.  Did an hour or so down on the lotty.

Sunday 25th November 2018 
Up early. Dog walked.  Watched Have I Got News.   Got more garden furniture into the greenhouse so that's good. Went Uttox with bosskat and didn't really buy much.  Big walk with Lily and Bruno and bosskat again.  Did a bit up in the attic preping for gig next Friday with Big Lix.   Went up to pub for two pints of Old Peculier - what a beer that is!!   And so to bed - taking Lucy back to Uni first thing in morning.

Hell's teeth I been busy. - October / November

Need to get back into the habit of blogging.

October 2018

Lots happened but not captured it.  Such is life!  Didn't have a drop of alcohol in Stoptober though so that was sort of impressive!

12th October 2018
Gig at the Latch Lifter, Ilkeston - old stomping grounds but can't remember this pub being there 30 year ago - think it was a chapel back then!

14th October 2018
Made a bit of a cock up and won a Gibraltar Rack on ebay with Cymbal Holders for a great price - the cock up was that it needed collecting from Formby - topside of Liverpool!

20th October 2018
Gig at The Barge Long Eaton.

October 21st 
Big Lix are doing a one-off reunion gig at the end of November so went and did a couple of tunes at their rehearsal.

Biggest shock of the year happened in October too:-

Only went and sold a drum kit!  A Tama Superstar EFX - 2 bass drums 22 and 24, 12,13 and 16" toms.  It was the prettiest of kits.  Only made a small profit but who cares I had a lot of good gigs with it in various formats.

November 2018 

Saturday 3rd November 2018
Went to see DCFC crush Birmingham 3-1 - it was grand!

Tuesday 6th November 2018
Rehearsal with works band so had to swap the now-sold (but not collected) gold kit for one of the blue kits!

Friday 9th November 2018
An unexpected gig at the Tap N' Tumbler, Nottingham, went down a storm but very nearly broke me foot on an unseen step just before the stage.   Good night but back home mighty bloomin late.

Saturday 10th November 2018 
Got up, dog walked, papers fetched and then went back to SW Group in Ashbourne this time.  I've no intention of stopping to group ever just need to keep an eye on my weight, that's all.  Knackered all day so didn't do a great deal.  Gig at Chequers Inn, Breaston later so was psyching myself up for that!

Have gone all blurry in the face it would appear. 

Saturday night's office

Mapex Saturn V's the toms are unbelievably sweet and musical 

Sunday 11th November 2018
Hundredth centenary of Armistice Day.  Attended the service at Clifton Holy Trinity Church.  I thought it was superbly done although the choice of hymns had me flummoxed.  Then over to me mum and dad's for lunch, even Phil came - very nice indeed.    No red wine for me - back on it again after the Derby County Match.   Took Lucy back to UNI on the way home and bed really early to catch up on missed sleep!

Monday 12th November 2018 
Up at the crack of dawn, 5:20ish.  Dog walked, papers fetched,showered, shaved etc and into work for 7.30am. Bad day at work.  Done something wrong big-style, that's life though and you learn from your mistakes (hopefully).  Back home from work for 5pm, off to Buxton Opera House to see 10cc with Smith and Brewer in support who were very good - should have bought their CD. 10cc were 10cc that is to say I really liked some stuff but not all of it.   The drummer Paul Burgess was superb,  what a player.

Tuesday 13th November 2018
Woke up proper knackered but work goes on. Dog walked, papers fetched, into work for 7.30.   Practice after work up until 6pm then off to Police Headquarters at Ripley to attend a Neighbourhood Watch AGM - had a pound on the raffle and won a bottle of Jameson - result!

Wednesday 14th November 2018
Didn't wake until 5:45 so a bit on the back foot.  Still got into the office for 7.30.  Haircut after work.
Have decided to upgrade my 'studio' computer to Cubase 10 - only £25 for me, cheap as chips to have the latest version.  Only downside is that it's a 15GB (fifteen Gig!) download so went for a walk for best part of an hour and still only 10GB loaded!  Never mind will finish off tomorrow.

Thursday 15th November 2018
Up early as usual.  No papers in yet - not a great start.   Busy day at work, nothing new there.  Rehearsal with work band after work.  Back home about 7pm.  Up in attic to set Cubase10 download off again.  Took dog a walk then went and did my 2 mile walk.  Got back and it was all downloaded.   Took best part of half an hour to install it and then the best part of an hour to get the interface to the Zoom UAC-8 device to ruddy work.   I need to make a note of how to fix it in future as I'm sure it will re-occue.

Friday 16th November 2018
Great start to the day, caught something heavy with my elbow getting out of bed and its smashed into my little toe.  Brilliant.   Dog walked, papers fetched into work for 7.15.

Saturday 17th November 2018
Up early as usual went and fetched paper.   Then off to Slimming Club with Lucy.  4.5lbs lost which isn't as much as I'd hoped but is in right direction so I will take it.   Local pub re-opens tonight but we are out in the sticks at Hartington Village Hall to see a band called Thunder Hammer.   Straight away got kit envy.   The drummer has got one of the DW Design Series acrylic kits.  About £1500 for a 5 piece new, they are.

DW Design Series Acrylic - green with envy

Thunder Hammer - sellout audience of 250 - deserved it though they play well and do non-stop anthems pretty much

When we got back home there was a emergency service presence outside the old golf course following a fatal head-on crash.  Tragic. 


Sunday 18th November 2018
Up early.  Took pooch out early doors.   Pottered about all day.  Did some work on me drum rack that.   Me and bosskat went a big walk with Lily and Bruno who thinks he's a horse or something - never stops pulling.

Night time we went up to the re-opened pub and I had not one but two pints of Old Peculier - superb, happy days now need to leave it alone for a few weeks!