An Apology

You never know quite whose reading a blog.

Sure, you know from the people that leave comments and there are various things you can do to track readers, but sometimes you don't know who's reading, until some follow-up happens.

This morning Mrs 17 Seconds and I came in from doing our weekly food shop, to find a phone message from Mother Seconds, asking if I was ok, as she had just been reading 17 Seconds, and I had said I was stressed, and was I OK?

Well, I was touched she had rung to ask. I'd managed to unwind slightly over the weekend.

And then embarassed that I had forgotten her and Father seconds' wedding anniversary a few days ago.

So folks, these are few you. lots of love, a lot of apologies and hopefully we will have spoken by the time you read this. Hell, I've dedicated several posts to Mrs 17 Seconds and Brother Seconds, it's time you had one too.

The Beatles -'A Hard day's Night.' mp3

Abba -'The Winner Takes It All.' mp3

Bob Dylan -'Like A Rolling Stone.' mp3

And our family favourite...Tom Lehrer:

Tom Lehrer -'Poisoning Pigeons In The Park.' mp3

Tonight I'm In The Mood For...

...Folk.

Or at least, Folk Rock type stuff.

Maybe not the stuff I normally post here at 17 Seconds, but as a blogger rather than an editor who has to answer to people...why not?

I'm by no means an authority on this genre (arguably, I'm not an authority on any genre) but this seems to fit with what I want to listen to tonight).

Fairport Convention -'A Sailor's Life.' mp3

Fairport Convention -'I'll Keep It With Mine.' mp3

Of course, playing Fairport Convention led me to someone I love, even though I'm far from an authority on his very wide body of work: Richard Thompson. As well as his solo work, and being guitarist for Fairport Convention in the sixties, Thompson also made some damn fine records with his then wife, Linda.

Richard and Linda Thompson -'Shoot Out The Lights.' mp3

Richard and Linda Thompson -'I'll keep It With Mine (live).' mp3

And because it kinda fits with what I want to hear tonight, it may be obvious, but why not?

Bob Dylan -'Like A Rolling Stone.' mp3


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