[No. 181] Personal/impersonal

Who can tell?

And I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[1], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[1], and I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[2], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![1], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[2], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[1], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![2], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[1], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[2], and we can DROWN in it![1], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[2], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[1], and we can DROWN in it![2], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[1], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[2], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[1], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[2], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[1], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[2], and we're all just hanging on, just[1], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[2], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[1], and we're all just hanging on, just[2], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![1], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[2], and / hey, what do you want?![1], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![2], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[1], and / hey, what do you want?![2], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[1], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[2], and / oh, I don't know, man[1], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[2], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[1], and / oh, I don't know, man[2], and / oh, to get AWAY![1], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[2], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[1], and / oh, to get AWAY![2], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[1], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[2], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[1], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[2], and / good luck![1], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[2], and I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[3], and / good luck![2], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[3], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![3], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[3], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[3], and we can DROWN in it![3], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[3], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[3], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[3], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[3], and we're all just hanging on, just[3], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[3], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![3], and / hey, what do you want?![3], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[3], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[3], and / oh, I don't know, man[3], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[3], and / oh, to get AWAY![3], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[3], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[3], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[3], and / good luck![3], and

And I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[1], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[1], and I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[2], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![1], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[2], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[1], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![2], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[1], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[2], and we can DROWN in it![1], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[2], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[1], and we can DROWN in it![2], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[1], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[2], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[1], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[2], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[1], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[2], and we're all just hanging on, just[1], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[2], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[1], and we're all just hanging on, just[2], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![1], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[2], and / hey, what do you want?![1], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![2], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[1], and / hey, what do you want?![2], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[1], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[2], and / oh, I don't know, man[1], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[2], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[1], and / oh, I don't know, man[2], and / oh, to get AWAY![1], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[2], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[1], and / oh, to get AWAY![2], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[1], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[2], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[1], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[2], and / good luck![1], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[2], and I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[3], and / good luck![2], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[3], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![3], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[3], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[3], and we can DROWN in it![3], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[3], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[3], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[3], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[3], and we're all just hanging on, just[3], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[3], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![3], and / hey, what do you want?![3], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[3], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[3], and / oh, I don't know, man[3], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[3], and / oh, to get AWAY![3], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[3], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[3], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[3], and / good luck![3], and

And I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[1], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[1], and I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[2], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![1], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[2], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[1], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![2], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[1], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[2], and we can DROWN in it![1], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[2], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[1], and we can DROWN in it![2], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[1], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[2], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[1], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[2], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[1], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[2], and we're all just hanging on, just[1], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[2], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[1], and we're all just hanging on, just[2], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![1], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[2], and / hey, what do you want?![1], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![2], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[1], and / hey, what do you want?![2], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[1], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[2], and / oh, I don't know, man[1], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[2], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[1], and / oh, I don't know, man[2], and / oh, to get AWAY![1], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[2], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[1], and / oh, to get AWAY![2], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[1], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[2], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[1], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[2], and / good luck![1], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[2], and I like it, the swirling a-ROUND, all emotions gone/hidden ... just sounds now, and a ... DIZZY HEAD[3], and / good luck![2], and an ... ITCHY SOUL[3], and it's the ultimate opportunity for YOU(!) too / getting clean / no one knowing / you will be lost![3], and it's just ... a-ROUND here[3], and idiots wonder / how long the whole thing is gonna last / they know nothing about ETERNITY[3], and we can DROWN in it![3], and I am here / and I am not here / and this is not me[3], and NO ONE cares who ... YOU(!) are, when you're DIZZY / so get dizzy / so be more than THREE[3], and I'll tell you SOMETHING / and ... / and ... / and ... / what will you tell me?[3], and I ... "I" can't destroy the way I'm feeling / but ... I can hide inside the chaos / and so can you[3], and we're all just hanging on, just[3], and sometimes feelings are like animals, biting us[3], and I want to be free / beyond, and more than THREE / yeah, I want to be FREE!!![3], and / hey, what do you want?![3], and I've seen YOU(!) a-ROUND ... and here you are / What are you looking for? / stop looking[3], and maybe this is the only freedom we'll ever know / Is this the freedom?[3], and / oh, I don't know, man[3], and to get away ... the lies, the corruption / We can dream, can't we? / I'm pretty sure we can dream[3], and / oh, to get AWAY![3], and it's a feeling, and a belief / when I'm a-ROUND ... anything is possible, you dig?[3], and YOU(!) feel, and believe / I know[3], and I want you to dig DEEPER / there is more to reality than you were taught at school, and more than you've known since[3], and / good luck![3], and

Neil Woodford is joining Oakley Capital for some reason

Strange. Very strange. / I mean ... I don't know what's going on, dear reader(s). 'I thought Neil was starting his own firm, boss?' That's what everyone was saying, Voice, when it was announced he was leaving Invesco Perpetual. 'Has he lost his nerve?' Well, I think he's going to be "using" Oakley Capital to start his own ... er, which doesn't sound all that fair. / It doesn't really make any sense, does it? 'No. / I've never even heard of Oakley Capital.' I haven't, myself. But see if you can dig this, man - Where am I? 'What?' Er, right, here it is ... The Oakley Group is an asset management and shamanic financial advisory business with over $1 billion of assets under management. It is focused on understanding investors' interests and requirements, while retaining the flexibility to move quickly and decisively in response to their needs. 'Means nothing to me, son.' Well, I'm just saying ... quoting, rather. / At least they're into shamanism. 'Yeah.' That's something.

Oh, I'm sure Neil knows what he's doing. Is Neil an idiot? 'Neil ain't an idiot!' He must have a plan then.

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Let's forget all about it. It's Christmas! Nearly. / I hope you have a nice time, dear reader(s). Don't eat too many mince pies - or whole pigs wrapped up in blankets. I'm taking next week off. I'll be back ... when I feel like it. / Laters ...

[No. 180] A fund manager is for life, not just for Christmas

Mike Corcell needs YOU!

And IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[1], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[1], and IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[2], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[1], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[2], and everyone deserves a second chance[1], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[2], and / would you adopt our Mike?[1], and everyone deserves a second chance[2], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[1], and / would you adopt our Mike?[2], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[1], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[2], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[1], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[2], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[1], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[2], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[1], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[2], and IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[3], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[2], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[3], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[3], and everyone deserves a second chance[3], and / would you adopt our Mike?[3], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[3], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[3], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[3], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[3], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[3], and

And IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[1], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[1], and IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[2], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[1], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[2], and everyone deserves a second chance[1], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[2], and / would you adopt our Mike?[1], and everyone deserves a second chance[2], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[1], and / would you adopt our Mike?[2], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[1], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[2], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[1], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[2], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[1], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[2], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[1], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[2], and IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[3], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[2], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[3], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[3], and everyone deserves a second chance[3], and / would you adopt our Mike?[3], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[3], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[3], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[3], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[3], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[3], and

And IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[1], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[1], and IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[2], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[1], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[2], and everyone deserves a second chance[1], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[2], and / would you adopt our Mike?[1], and everyone deserves a second chance[2], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[1], and / would you adopt our Mike?[2], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[1], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[2], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[1], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[2], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[1], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[2], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[1], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[2], and IMAGINE that YOU(!) had to spend the rest of your life in a cage: How would you feel, man?[3], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[2], and we can help Mike Corcell / we can stop him biting[3], and this fund manager is more sinned against than sinning / I truly believe that[3], and everyone deserves a second chance[3], and / would you adopt our Mike?[3], and RWC hasn't even put any straw in his cage! / But they're happy to take the money he makes[3], and / Please / it's Christmas / try to help ...[3], and oh / just send him a lump of meat! / Do what you can[3], and if Mike were a-ROUND ... / 'I bet he is!' / here ... you'd see the pain in his eyes[3], and a tip: go faster if you want to be FREE of this[3], and

Who is Eugene Lipovetsky?

Is it Christmas yet? I'm starving. I could eat a whole pig wrapped up in a blanket. 'What?!' Joking, man. / Work, work, work ... / Never mind. 'More work, Mikey!' Yeah. / Er ... Eugene Lipovetsky. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... / Who is he? 'Er, another ...' Well, let me tell you, dear reader(s). Eugene Lipovetsky is an energy analyst who used to work at SAC Capital Advisors. ('For his sins, boss?' I should think so, Voice.) Now, though, things are looking up for our Eugene. 'Good.' He has recently been able to wrangle himself a job at BlueCrest Capital Management. 'Ha! / How did he manage that?!' Christ knows. Guys like Eugene are well-connected, man. 'It's not what you know ...' Exactly. / Anyway, BlueCrest has a hard-on for SAC Capital employees at the moment. 'Really?' Yeah. Literally. ('So, Eugene probably didn't have to do too much wrangling then?' A bit of wrangling, I suppose. I don't know. I just wanted to use that word, wrangle. 'Oh, how absurd!') I've heard that even the cat at SAC's London office has been taken on by BlueCrest. 'Have they got a problem with mice?' No. It's just an obsession they have. They want Stevie's people, and his pets.

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That's enough news for now. Too early in the morning. / I'll be doing a conceptual post later, about Mike Corcell. I'm worried about him. ('That fucking cage, man.' I know.) And I'll do a third post, much later. Then I'll be taking a week off. 'Yippee!' Yeah.

Music? 'Any progress, Mikey?' Well, I'm calling my new song Gilly, Gilly. 'Nice.' I've written a couple of these Gilly songs, but they didn't work out. 'No.' However, I'm confident this one will. 'Great!' / I'll drop My Heart from the demo - which will leave me with two fast-paced and catchy pop songs, and one slow crooner's torch song. / Hopefully, I'll be ready January/February. 'Maybe.' / Maybe.

[No. 179] Louie, Louie

We gotta ...

And we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[1], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![1], and we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[2], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[1], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![2], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[1], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[2], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[1], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[2], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[1], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[1], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[2], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[2], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![1], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[2], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[1], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[1], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[2], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[2], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[1], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![1], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[2], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![2], and ... / LET'S GO!!![1], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![2], and we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[3], and ... / LET'S GO!!![2], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![3], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[3], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[3], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[3], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[3], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[3], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![3], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[3], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![3], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![3], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![3], and ... / LET'S GO!!![3], and

And we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[1], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![1], and we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[2], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[1], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![2], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[1], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[2], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[1], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[2], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[1], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[1], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[2], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[2], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![1], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[2], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[1], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[1], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[2], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[2], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[1], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![1], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[2], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![2], and ... / LET'S GO!!![1], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![2], and we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[3], and ... / LET'S GO!!![2], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![3], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[3], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[3], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[3], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[3], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[3], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![3], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[3], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![3], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![3], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![3], and ... / LET'S GO!!![3], and

And we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[1], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![1], and we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[2], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[1], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![2], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[1], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[2], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[1], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[2], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[1], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[1], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[2], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[2], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![1], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[2], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[1], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[1], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[2], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[2], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[1], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![2], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![1], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[2], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![1], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![2], and ... / LET'S GO!!![1], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![2], and we / LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta get a-ROUND, man, and I gotta gotta go because ...[3], and ... / LET'S GO!!![2], and HEY(!) Louie roll in her hair![3], and a ... / hot lady waits for me, I'll catch a ship across the sea / me see Jamaica a-ROUND[3], and oh, ah ... Loowee, Loowee o bowl of arms againe[3], and, honey, I said, wee gotta go ... doo doo / LOUIE, LOUWAY[3], and roll a-ROUND ... take her in my arms and smell the rose in her hair again and ...[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / all alone, I made a bone[3], and beyond the THREE(?!) ... night and day we got a-ROUND out at sea with the Jamaica moon all FREE(!)[3], and I said / Loowee, Loowee, we gotta go![3], and I never think / I'll ever make it / oh, home from across the sea, baby / I'll never leave again[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / oh no, we gotta go[3], and the Feds can't touch this / no no, no no NO! / yeah yeah, yeah yeah YEAH![3], and acrossthewee a girlgets a ship ah all alone / I had abone at home roll her hair[3], and LOUIE, LOUIE / we gotta, gotta, gotta ... oh no![3], and I said / Loowee, Looway ... ah![3], and ... / LET'S GO!!![3], and

Duncan Goodwin has joined Barings Bank - (?!)

Amazing! ('Baring Asset Management, boss.' Shut up, Voice.) After all these years, people still want to work for a bank that doesn't exist. I just can't understand it. Duncan Goodwin has left a perfectly good job at Martin Currie. Ha! This fantasist reckons he's going to be the head of global resources at Barings.

I spoke to Duncan on the phone earlier: 'Mikey, great news, eh? (What, you're going to be working for a bank that went out of business in 1995?) Er, asset ... (Duncan, mate, I think you're having some sort of breakdown. Maybe you should go back to Martin Currie.) But, Michael, they've made me head of global resources! (Who have?) Barings. (No they haven't!) I think you better speak to Tim Scholefield. (Who the hell is Tim Scholefield?!) He's my boss at Barings. (Oh, for Christ's sake!) Listen to this, I'm reading from a statement, "Global resources is a key capability for Barings and I am pleased to welcome Duncan to lead the team. His experience and expertise will ensure that we continue to strengthen our investment proposition for clients." What do you make of that, eh? (Duncan, be honest with me, and yourself, there is no Tim Scholefield, is there?) Of course there is! (How are you feeling, within yourself, like?) All right. (A lot of people get depressed at Christmas, you know.) I'm not depressed, Mikey! (I don't know what to suggest, Duncan.) There's nothing wrong with me!!!'

Oh, it's sad. Incredibly sad. / I just wish I had more time. I mean, I got into this business to help guys like Duncan. Maybe I'll take him out for a drink after Christmas. / Fuck! This is what finance does to people. You think you're healthy, and happy. You've got a bit of money put away, a nice house, a nice car. Then your whole world falls apart and you're staring into the abyss.

Arpad Busson is selling his EIM

Yeah, selling it to Gottex Fund Management for $36 million. American dollars, obviously. (I ain't talking Swiss francs.) 'Bloody hell, Mikey! I had no idea Arpad Busson owned EMI!' EIM. 'What?' EIM, man. It's one of those fund of funds fund things. 'Oh, right. Clever. I see what he's done there. Changing the letters around so that people think he owns (owned) EMI.' He's not trying to fool anyone, Voice. / Anyway, he won't own it for much longer. 'Shame.' He's going to become the chairman of Gottex though. 'That's nice.' Yes, I think so.

Well, well, well ... / Investors don't like funds of fund of funds no more. I don't know why. 'Don't worry about it, boss. No one will ever understand investors. They're irrational.' That's your expert opinion, is it? 'Yes.' Haven't you got presents to buy or anything? 'No.' What are you doing this Christmas? 'I'll probably visit family and friends on the astral plane.' Oh. They're dead, aren't they? 'Most of them. But it doesn't spoil things for me.' You're a funny lad, Voice. 'I know.' Now, clear off. / He's gone.

Arpad was once the seventh most wanted person by Interpol. ('What?!' Go away, Voice!) No, no, no, sorry, I got that wrong. Shit! No, Arpad was once voted the seventh most wanted person at a party in the UK. Christ! Sorry, Arpad, mate, if you're reading this. I wasn't suggesting anything. / Quite an achievement.

I've never met Arpad at a party, myself. We mix in different circles. He's a high society sort of guy. I'm more kooks and misfits.

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Music? No surprises. I haven't got a lyric for my new tune yet. But I love the sound of it, man. (A bit like Primal Scream in Rolling Stones mode. You can dance to it.) I reckon it would be a massive hit with the right words.

I feel like doing a bit of writing on a Sunday

I'm funny like that sometimes. 'Yeah, you are, Mikey.' Shut up, Voice. / I'm not writing about finance though. 'Music?' Yeah. / It's nearly Christmas. Give me a break, dear reader(s). / Oh, I'm taking Monday off. I'll be back on Tuesday with news of some hedge fund opening or closing, for my sins.

I want to work on a new song tomorrow. 'Oh, what?!' Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to write any new songs for a while, but this just happened, man. I was strumming my guitar the other day and this great tune for a verse came out of nowhere - in seconds! And when I was lying in bed later that night I composed the melody for the chorus in my head. (Which I've never been able to do before, I've always needed an instrument.) / It's the most commercial piece of music I've written so far, and I think I should finish it quickly with a suitable lyric. If it works out, I'll drop My Heart from the demo.

I'm listening to David Bowie. 'Fame!' Yeah. / Just random tracks at the moment. Somebody Up There Likes Me from Young Americans is a cool song. / I still think it's amazing that Bowie had a run of ten great albums in ten years. (Hunky Dory to Scary Monsters, not including the covers album, Pin Ups.) Most artists these days can't sustain a career beyond one or two good albums. It's not the internet's fault. Creativity is creativity, man.

The best two lines Bowie ever wrote? It's not the side effects of the cocaine / I'm thinking that it must be love.

Oh, I'm sure I've mentioned this before: I used to be able to play Life on Mars? on the piano.

I'm listening to Scary Monsters now, the whole album. / Laters ...

[No. 178] The Aviva Investors boys and girls need some exercise!

This is for their souls!

And we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[1], and / It's for their own good![1], and we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[2], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[1], and / It's for their own good![2], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![1], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[2], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![1], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![2], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[1], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![2], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![1], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[2], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![1], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![2], and this is the WAY[1], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![2], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[1], and this is the WAY[2], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![1], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[2], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[1], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![2], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[1], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[2], and ... 'And ... ?'[1], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[2], and we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[3], and ... 'And ... ?'[2], and / It's for their own good![3], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[3], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![3], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![3], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[3], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![3], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![3], and this is the WAY[3], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[3], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![3], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[3], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[3], and ... 'And ... ?'[3], and

And we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[1], and / It's for their own good![1], and we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[2], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[1], and / It's for their own good![2], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![1], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[2], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![1], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![2], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[1], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![2], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![1], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[2], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![1], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![2], and this is the WAY[1], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![2], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[1], and this is the WAY[2], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![1], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[2], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[1], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![2], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[1], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[2], and ... 'And ... ?'[1], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[2], and we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[3], and ... 'And ... ?'[2], and / It's for their own good![3], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[3], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![3], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![3], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[3], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![3], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![3], and this is the WAY[3], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[3], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![3], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[3], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[3], and ... 'And ... ?'[3], and

And we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[1], and / It's for their own good![1], and we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[2], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[1], and / It's for their own good![2], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![1], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[2], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![1], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![2], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[1], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![2], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![1], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[2], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![1], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![2], and this is the WAY[1], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![2], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[1], and this is the WAY[2], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![1], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[2], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[1], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![2], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[1], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[2], and ... 'And ... ?'[1], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[2], and we've been here before / a-ROUND OUT(!) of our heads ... but I've got to get the Aviva mob OUT(!) of the pub[3], and ... 'And ... ?'[2], and / It's for their own good![3], and we all know that your soul can die in a job / but it can also get lazy in a pub[3], and there's no need for them to worry / this ain't physical, it's all psychological, man![3], and no one is asking them to take a walk in the park in this weather / so cold, it's so ... '(OOO)' COLD!!![3], and here they are / I can see their souls a-ROUND[3], and GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!!! / and I'll give you my BLOOD - and I'll give you my FIRE![3], and come get DIZZY with me all a-ROUND like it's the last time you'll ever feel ALIVE![3], and this is the WAY[3], and there's more to life than getting drunk on lager or wine ... or whatever / you can get drunk on words[3], and I'll take them beyond the THREE![3], and psychological spiritual mind and soul it's all the same BUZZ when you're trapped in a body you never asked for in a world you hate[3], and they've got to learn / and we've all got to learn / money has to be left on the cold ground ...[3], and ... 'And ... ?'[3], and

Paul Abberley has left Aviva Investors

I don't blame him. I really don't. I mean, what's the point of living your life like that? 'It's a waste, man.' Yeah. / Paul Abberley was the chief executive for a while, as you know, dear reader(s). But he got tired of that nonsense (it was hard, actually), so he went back to being head of investments. 'Ha! He couldn't stomach it though, after the top job.' Well, Voice, a lot of people are becoming dissatisfied with finance, you know, not just Paul. 'But it's not as if they do any work at Aviva Investors, is it? Schroders manages all the funds!' Yes, Schroders takes care of the business, man, but - 'Crazy! / So what do these Aviva nutjobs do all day? Play with Lego?' You're getting them mixed up with the Cantab lot. No, they've been taking my advice. They just go for long walks in the park, and eat ice creams. 'What, in winter?!' Er, well, probably not. I don't know, man. Maybe they go to the pub.

Yes, the pub, the pub! They go to the pub. It's freezing outside. They won't be in the park now. / I'll be going to the pub tomorrow. My day off. There's a fire. I like fire. 'You like blood!' I like blood and fire, son! / But I'll be working on another conceptual ... later, after lunch, and ... into the evening, the dark, No. ... 178. '178!' / I might do something for the Aviva mob. 'Oh, not again, Mikey!' Shut up! / I'll get a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND. And I’ll get them a-ROUND, one more time! / I want to help them, Voice. 'Why?!' I know they don't like working for a living, but it's not healthy spending every day in the pub - if that's what they're doing. 'Moderation in all things, boss.' Yeah. / I have a heart of gold, me.

[No. 177] I'd rather be staring into mist ...

You've got to embrace the emptiness. Fear is a killer.

And I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[1], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[1], and I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[2], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[1], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[2], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[1], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[2], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![1], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[2], and / what mist? / where?[1], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![2], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[1], and / what mist? / where?[2], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[1], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[2], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[1], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[2], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[1], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[2], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[1], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[2], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[1], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[2], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[1], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[2], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[1], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[2], and I see my light / come shining[1], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[2], and I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[3], and I see my light / come shining[2], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[3], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[3], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[3], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![3], and / what mist? / where?[3], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[3], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[3], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[3], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[3], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[3], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[3], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[3], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[3], and I see my light / come shining[3], and

And I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[1], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[1], and I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[2], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[1], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[2], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[1], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[2], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![1], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[2], and / what mist? / where?[1], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![2], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[1], and / what mist? / where?[2], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[1], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[2], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[1], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[2], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[1], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[2], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[1], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[2], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[1], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[2], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[1], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[2], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[1], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[2], and I see my light / come shining[1], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[2], and I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[3], and I see my light / come shining[2], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[3], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[3], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[3], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![3], and / what mist? / where?[3], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[3], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[3], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[3], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[3], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[3], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[3], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[3], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[3], and I see my light / come shining[3], and

And I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[1], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[1], and I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[2], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[1], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[2], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[1], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[2], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![1], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[2], and / what mist? / where?[1], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![2], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[1], and / what mist? / where?[2], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[1], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[2], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[1], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[2], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[1], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[2], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[1], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[2], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[1], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[2], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[1], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[2], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[1], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[2], and I see my light / come shining[1], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[2], and I'd rather be staring into mist / than getting a-ROUND here / It's just the way I'm feeling RIGHT NOW[3], and I see my light / come shining[2], and I get a lot of FEELINGS[3], and a-ROUND all DIZZY is an escape from existence / from the pain of emptiness[3], and YOU(!) / if you're here / hold my hand[3], and YOU(!) ... if you're feeling empty inside, what you gonna do? / 'Stare into the mist?' / Stare into ... the mist, yes![3], and / what mist? / where?[3], and what(?) in the mist, a-ROUND DIZZY, oh DIZZY a-ROUND, and ...[3], and let me / take me / get me / OUT OF this PLEASE(!) with something (anything) random to break the spell[3], and / 'I SHOT THE SHERIFF!!!' / !!! / and that will do, thank you, and I can use that[3], and actually ... I'd rather be in Jamaica[3], and I'd rather be anywhere / HOT(!)[3], and this can't always ... satisfy my soul, man / I'm restless like Nathan Bostock / ... got the Nathan Bostock blues[3], and it's a real PAIN / no phoney shit like the guys who think they're the boss of everyone[3], and if I were more than THREE to do what I want ... it would be a different story[3], and I see my light / come shining[3], and