SOUL CITY Label Records

I have recently purchased a bundle of 45's on the SOUL CIT label. I have to confess to being a bit of a snob about records - (You see I do like originals) - However, I'm quite happy to have these in my collection, until such time as I find an original in good enough condition to replace it.

Now - With this bundle, I got quite a few duplicates. So I am selling those on some I am listing on Ebay - HERE

I'm also listing a few on Ebid to see if it really is a viable alternativeCrazy Jays Ebid Items

due to the lower commission - The prices on Ebid tend to be somewhat lower, so please feel free to compare both my listings, also, it would appear there is a lower likelihood of being outbid on items on Ebid (Not too many customers at the moment) - so that REALLY gives potential for bagging a bargain.

At last - An alternative to E-bay......Ebid!

Yes - There is an alternative to Ebay. BUT, Ebay still seems to have the lions share of the market. There are lots of SELLERS on Ebid, but the buyers seem to be firmly stuck in the mud the other side.

So WHY change? - For one thing, there are likely to be bargains to be had on Ebid.

Think about it. There is stuff to buy, and if YOU are the only bidder - Bingo...... Best price possible!!!

So - Go take a look. Keeping looking and more to the point. Keep bidding. If more buyers come over, so will more sellers!

Crazy Jays Ebid Items

At the moment, I'm only selling 1 item. But I intend to list more records soon.

The broken lock!

Time and time again, both me and my wife have to tell our boys to stop playing with the door. "Don't slam it!" - "Don't swing on the handle" - "Don't fight through it".... Well, I'm sure you get the picture.

I am worried for two reasons - First, one of them is going to get hurt. I accidentally trapped Ryans fingers in the door the other day, which I felt really bad about, but had the door been slammed on his fingers rather than just closed he could well have lost them or at least broken them rather than just been a bit bruised!

So, once again, I hear the front door go BANG, but didn't click shut,but no sound of tears, so nobody is hurt, but something must have been in the way to prevent it's closure. That somethign made itself quite clear when I opened the door to see the keys sticking out at a surprisingly jaunty angle. Gingerly I removed the front door key........I was right to be careful, but it did not good. What I actually removed was half a key. The other half of course was still stuck in the lock. Fortunately my father in law was round, and although I had managed to remove the door handle and gained access to the barrel, I didn't know how to release it. Between us we worked it out, but we were on a tight schedule, as the locksmiths was ony going to be open for another 15 minutes. No sooner was the barrel out, than I was in the car dashing doen to buy a new one. I was expecting the worst, so was pleasantly surprised to find that a new barrel was only just under £20 (I thought it would be between £30-£35).

I was told that lining the new lock up could be pretty tricky, but lady luck once more smiled on me, and it went in place with ease - Job done!

The CROW

I noticed that THE CROW was on TV, but it was late at night, so rather than stay up to watch it, I decided to record it to DVD. I didn't realise it was the fourth installment - Wicked Prayer??? or some such crappy title.

I've never seen a CROW film before, so perhaps seeing the fourth incarnation first was a bad move. Was the original one any good?

I am left with 2 thoughts:

1 - I wasted a valuable recordable DVD on this piece of trash.
2 - I will never get back the 2 hours of life that were wasted watching it. I could have stopped at any point I guess, to see if there was anything better on. Right from the very first scene I could see it was going to be a rubbish, waste of time movie....... I was right.

You may have guessed that I didn't care too much for this film.

The Artistic use of Geometry in the Real World

That's rather a grand title, for what is in essence a rather pointless observation I made the other day.
I had nevr noticed it before, but am sure that it is universal.

I used a public toilet, washed my hands (which is of course only right!), then went to use the hand drier. it was then that I discovered that the blower angle is perfectly positioned to blow the droplets of water off of your hands, straight down ontot he front of your trousers - right onto the crotch!

I came out loking as though I had shaken a little too vigourously, which I can assure you I had not.

Music
I went to a gig at THE MUSIC PALACE in Crouch End (London) at the weekend. Mainly to see a mate I have only ever met on the internet before - (He was on a short stopover in the UK, but normally resident in the US). That was cool.

The Art Project
I have got a little further with my novel. I'm now up to 20,000 words, and have a clear idea of the direction it is going in. It's no nearer completion though, but that's OK, because all those folks that were holding their breath for it's arrival will be well and truly dead by now, so there's no longer a need to rush.


Thought For The Day

Why put off till tommorow something that you can just as well put off till next week?

My Current Obsession
Ha ha ha ha........ Yes, things in this department have taken a most bizarre turn. I decided NOT to buy any new records this year, and have just about managed to stick with it. (I think I bought 2 or 3, but by my standards, that's doing pretty well.). However, I did fall into a most unexpected obsession. I bought a boardgame called Heroscape, then I started to design custom figures for it for a superhero version....Then before you know it, I have boxes and boxes and boxes of little plastic figures......I know i bought some, but this is ridiculous?????? I mean, have they been re-producing or something? Oh, and I bought some toy cars to go with them.....Then realised all of a sudden that I had once again drifted off the rails into some bizarre other world where sense and nonsense were seamlessly joined.

So. There you go. If you have not visited my blog before, welocme to the madness.