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It\u2019s a beautiful view from my hospital bed. I\u2019m looking across fields to the village of Britford. The river Avon flows through it, apparently a haven for anglers. \u00a0The whole area seems to be full of Chalk streams. Wildlife abounds. Kestrels and Buzzards hover and float outside my window. In the misty morning fog my heart\u2019s a pumping. A bit different waking to the sounds of Lewisham, \u00a0I\u2019m not sure which I prefer. The Catford Centre is certainly no Rainbows Wall but it has its own charm. Perhaps I\u2019m getting homesick. The smell of manure and green green grass, can\u2019t compete with Fried Chicken and weed.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m desperate to pick up an instrument to see if my hand still works the same way. I\u2019m told it should do. By some quirk of fate it might have improved it. I could tap the solo to Brown Eyed Girl\u2026 or should never the Van meet? Who cares, it\u2019s worth a punt.<\/p>\n

I cast my mind back to guitars I’ve bought and sold. \u00a0Punts, gambles, disasters. Travels to Crouch End for a 76 Les Paul, Box Hill for a 87 Strat, Epsom for a Mapleglo 330, Brighton for a 335. Numbers and names I can\u2019t help thinking about.<\/p>\n

My wistful wanderings are rudely interrupted by the rattle of the sluice trolley and the news that I\u2019m being moved \u00a0What?, doesn\u2019t the NHS know that I\u2019m creating stardust here? \u00a0\u201cSorry Mr Wallis your wee bottles full and we are moving you to the bowels of the hospital\u201d. \u00a0I wish he\u2019d used another analogy as the laxative and lunchtime curry are playing merry havoc in my colon.<\/p>\n

The Doctors look at my wound and decide I need another week of bed rest while the flesh heals on the foot. A very nasty break. I confer and begin to drift away again.. Behind the stadium,\u2026 Lewisham Bus Station\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

Wait, \u00a0before I go down the old mine, I perk myself up by laughing at the bass players haircut and general demeanour in this video. The tune\u2019s got Dicky Betts and Chuck Leavell playing on it. Players. A bit long winded but beautiful tones and uplifting piano solo.<\/p>\n

Now where did I put that bed pan?<\/p>\n

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