Summer came early this year, it was a lovely three days. The raincoats are out again.
I trimmed the beard to a #1 again, and regretted it, again. It's now in it's scruffy stage heading back to Viking Warrior stage.
Dublin Daughter is visiting for the weekend, herself and the boy have had enough of Dublin and are moving to Beijing at the end of July! London Daughter is doing well, she's almost finished her first year of her Masters degree, whilst holding down a full-time job. Herself and the boy are planning to set up home together. Limerick Daughter is almost finished her first year of college and will be celebrating her 20th birthday this summer! Makes a man feel old. All five of us are meeting up in London for a weekend in June, it will be the last time we will all be together for a while.
My drummer of 37 years and I have picked a date to finish playing with the band. We will do our last gig in October. It will be emotional, but to be honest I've had enough of travelling and hauling equipment in and out of venues up and down the country! The drummer and meself have been friends for longer than that and will continue to see each other most days of the week. I probably won't see the other guys after October!
Our Rob was home from Oz for a visit last month with his wife and young son. It was great seeing them all but the goodbyes were hard. They are expecting their second baby in August and are in the process of buying a house just outside Melbourne. It looks like they won't be back for quite some time.
I'm back swimming again (pool) and can't wait for the real summer to get back into the cold Atlantic!
Wow, your flock is really scattering! Well, in your retirement, you will have to become a jetsetting world traveller. You are beating me to retirement, young man! ;-)
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Moving to Beijing?! That's crazy and fantastic, all in one move. Will you get to visit? I'd go in a heartbeat. I hear Melbourne is nice, as well. I know. It takes cash. It's what keeps me from visiting. I'm glad your sprog are doing so well. You're a good Da and I doubt they'd have done half as well without your in their lives. Salute.
ReplyDeleteWe do hope to visit all of them. We're over to London all the time these days, it's cheaper than getting a bus to the next town!
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I reckon you will miss the buzz of the band! But it sounds like you'll have good reason to visit far flung and exciting places.
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I will still do the solo gigs, and I am toying with the idea of forming/joining a pub band. :)
DeleteYou've got the music in you...and it will always want to be shared. :) Enjoy! Me? I joke that I'm at that awkward age: too young to receive Social Security and too old to start from scratch. So I keep on keeping on and enjoy the adventures of my friends.
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