[No. 1,005] I got three chords and the truth

What you got?

And, well, well ...[1], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[1], and, well, well ...[2], and if you're wondering ...[1], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[2], and dear oh dear oh dear[1], and if you're wondering ...[2], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[1], and dear oh dear oh dear[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[2], and if you behave yourself ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[1], and if you behave yourself ...[2], and, probably, probably[1], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[2], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[1], and, probably, probably[2], and I get real down ...[1], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[2], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[1], and I get real down ...[2], and, listen ...[1], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[1], and, listen ...[2], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[2], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![1], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[2], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[1], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![2], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![1], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[2], and ... 'Go on'[1], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![2], and you know what they say ...[1], and ... 'Go on'[2], and ... 'Tell us!'[1], and you know what they say ...[2], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[1], and ... 'Tell us!'[2], and ... 'Or a zombie'[1], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[2], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[1], and ... 'Or a zombie'[2], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[1], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[2], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[1], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[2], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![1], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[2], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[1], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![2], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[1], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[2], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[1], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[2], and, uh ...[1], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[2], and it's nearly summer![1], and, uh ...[2], and, and ... think of the park![1], and it's nearly summer![2], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[1], and, and ... think of the park![2], and ... ... ...[1], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[2], and do zombies ever learn?[1], and ... ... ...[2], and, well, well ...[3], and do zom bies ever learn?[2], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[3], and if you're wondering ...[3], and dear oh dear oh dear[3], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and if you behave yourself ...[3], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[3], and, probably, probably[3], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[3], and I get real down ...[3], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[3], and, listen ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[3], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[3], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![3], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[3], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![3], and ... 'Go on'[3], and you know what they say ...[3], and ... 'Tell us!'[3], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[3], and ... 'Or a zombie'[3], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[3], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[3], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[3], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![3], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[3], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[3], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[3], and, uh ...[3], and it's nearly summer![3], and, and ... think of the park![3], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[3], and ... ... ...[3], and do z  o  m  b  i  e  s ever learn?[3], and

And, well, well ...[1], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[1], and, well, well ...[2], and if you're wondering ...[1], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[2], and dear oh dear oh dear[1], and if you're wondering ...[2], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[1], and dear oh dear oh dear[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[2], and if you behave yourself ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[1], and if you behave yourself ...[2], and, probably, probably[1], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[2], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[1], and, probably, probably[2], and I get real down ...[1], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[2], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[1], and I get real down ...[2], and, listen ...[1], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[1], and, listen ...[2], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[2], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![1], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[2], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[1], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![2], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![1], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[2], and ... 'Go on'[1], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![2], and you know what they say ...[1], and ... 'Go on'[2], and ... 'Tell us!'[1], and you know what they say ...[2], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[1], and ... 'Tell us!'[2], and ... 'Or a zombie'[1], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[2], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[1], and ... 'Or a zombie'[2], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[1], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[2], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[1], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[2], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![1], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[2], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[1], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![2], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[1], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[2], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[1], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[2], and, uh ...[1], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[2], and it's nearly summer![1], and, uh ...[2], and, and ... think of the park![1], and it's nearly summer![2], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[1], and, and ... think of the park![2], and ... ... ...[1], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[2], and do zombies ever learn?[1], and ... ... ...[2], and, well, well ...[3], and do zom bies ever learn?[2], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[3], and if you're wondering ...[3], and dear oh dear oh dear[3], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and if you behave yourself ...[3], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[3], and, probably, probably[3], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[3], and I get real down ...[3], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[3], and, listen ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[3], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[3], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![3], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[3], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![3], and ... 'Go on'[3], and you know what they say ...[3], and ... 'Tell us!'[3], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[3], and ... 'Or a zombie'[3], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[3], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[3], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[3], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![3], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[3], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[3], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[3], and, uh ...[3], and it's nearly summer![3], and, and ... think of the park![3], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[3], and ... ... ...[3], and do z  o  m  b  i  e  s ever learn?[3], and

And, well, well ...[1], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[1], and, well, well ...[2], and if you're wondering ...[1], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[2], and dear oh dear oh dear[1], and if you're wondering ...[2], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[1], and dear oh dear oh dear[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[2], and if you behave yourself ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[1], and if you behave yourself ...[2], and, probably, probably[1], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[2], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[1], and, probably, probably[2], and I get real down ...[1], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[2], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[1], and I get real down ...[2], and, listen ...[1], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[1], and, listen ...[2], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[2], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![1], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[2], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[1], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![2], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![1], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[2], and ... 'Go on'[1], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![2], and you know what they say ...[1], and ... 'Go on'[2], and ... 'Tell us!'[1], and you know what they say ...[2], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[1], and ... 'Tell us!'[2], and ... 'Or a zombie'[1], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[2], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[1], and ... 'Or a zombie'[2], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[1], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[2], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[1], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[2], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![1], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[2], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[1], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![2], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[1], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[2], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[1], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[2], and, uh ...[1], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[2], and it's nearly summer![1], and, uh ...[2], and, and ... think of the park![1], and it's nearly summer![2], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[1], and, and ... think of the park![2], and ... ... ...[1], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[2], and do zombies ever learn?[1], and ... ... ...[2], and, well, well ...[3], and do zom bies ever learn?[2], and, baby ... don't tell me you got finance BECAUSE ... I ain't listening, you dig?[3], and if you're wondering ...[3], and dear oh dear oh dear[3], and if you're wondering where all the PR emails are ... they're in my PR email folder, and that's where they're staying[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and if you behave yourself ...[3], and, tell me ... Have you been a good boy? Have you been a good girl? / Well ... I'll do a PR email on Thursday, all right?[3], and, probably, probably[3], and you know how I change my mind / and you know how down I get sometimes, uh ...[3], and I get real down ...[3], and fifteen years shaman and boy ... it hasn't been easy[3], and, listen ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I just had to put a few in ... you might forget why we're here[3], and ... 'Oh, why, why, why?!'[3], and, what?! ... We're here to get dizzy, idiot![3], and ... 'Yeah, I was only joking a-ROUND, Mikey'[3], and, yeah, yeah, of course ... listen, listen ... listen to me! Please! LISTEN!!![3], and ... 'Go on'[3], and you know what they say ...[3], and ... 'Tell us!'[3], and ... if you're not a kook, man, you're a square[3], and ... 'Or a zombie'[3], and I worry about YOU(!) ... I really, really, really do[3], and ... 'Me?!' ... Them[3], and, you, you, you ... it's YOU(!) I'm looking at now[3], and Jesus H. - ! ... Why do I bother?![3], and if you had a guitar, yeah! ... and some sunglasses ... it would only improve your life[3], and ... 'It couldn't be any worse'[3], and everyone has choices ... that's all I'm saying[3], and, uh ...[3], and it's nearly summer![3], and, and ... think of the park![3], and forget banks and hedge funds and crypto shit ... somewhere there is an ice cream with your name on it[3], and ... ... ...[3], and do z  o  m  b  i  e  s ever learn?[3], and

To beat chaos, you need to be immersed in art

Just my personal opinion, you understand.

And that takes money and fame and a network of people around you. There's no getting away from it, man. That's what it takes.

Like Picasso with his painting. Like Prince with his music.

It also takes a certain mindset. You need to recognize the chaos, and then make the decision that ... you want nothing to do with it!!!

NOTHING - !!!

Most well-known artists of all kinds actually live pretty normal lives. But Picasso didn't. And Prince didn't.

Anyway ...

Chaos, chaos, chaos ...

My music!

After I've completed my BIG TEN, yeah, yeah ... I'm going to start calling myself the greatest songwriter ever as a sort of shield against chaos. Do you know what I mean?

If I say I'm the greatest, I will believe it. I WILL BE IT.

No problem.

I will float like a butterfly. I will sting like a bee.

'But would that be beating chaos, boss?' No, Voice. It would just be a shield against the worst effects of it. 'Oh.' I hope. I mean ... I don't know, do I?

[My BIG TEN. My BIG TEN. My BIG TEN. / The cosmos has been very quiet lately ...]

Actually, I've been thinking ... Life and Death and Nothing might be as good as Mighty Soul and Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... they're just less commercial, that's all.

And that's all right.

I prefer "commercial" songs though. Just saying.

Anyway, I'm staying positive.

Everything will be okay once I've found my own personal Holy Grail.

'Fuckin' A it will!'

Thanks, Voice.

I will get a deal, and I'll be immersed in music 24/7.

I'll feel different, you dig?

I will be different.

Maybe if I finish the BIG TEN soon ... I'll reward myself with some Ray-Bans. 'What's wrong with your Persol sunglasses?' Nothing. BUT(!) ... I've just discovered - the other day, like - that Tom Cruise wears Ray-Ban Original Wayfarer sunglasses in Risky Business, and they're really cool!

Oh ... I'm not sure, not sure, but ... I'm not seeing (uh, hearing) Mighty Soul as a rock song any more. It might be better as pop/rock with acoustic rhythm and bits of electric lead. Do you know what I mean? BECAUSE ... I've got The Future now, haven't I? Yes. It needs a cool lyric. It could equal Smells Like Teen Spirit. And it's only in sixth place on my list.

'Only sixth place?! Wow!'

Listen, cats! 'Kooks.' Listen, kooks! This BIG TEN ain't like nothing you've ever heard. You can't even imagine.

Just saying.

And Schubert will be pissed at me when he hears the music for Life and Death on the astral plane.

'Ha! You can forget about that classical muppet, Mikey! I've seen him shuffling about. He's a loser.'

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

'Laters.'

[No. 1,004] It's a mistake!

You can't control your consciousness by listening to one audiobook with periods of horrifying silence.

And, come on ...[1], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![1], and, come on ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![2], and TV???[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![1], and TV???[2], and silence is horrible[1], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![2], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[1], and silence is horrible[2], and, uh ...[1], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[2], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[1], and, uh ...[2], and put the TV on with the sound down low![1], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[2], and ... 'Listen to music!'[1], and put the TV on with the sound down low![2], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[1], and ... 'Listen to music!'[2], and ... just fight the silence![1], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[2], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[1], and ... just fight the silence![2], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[1], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[2], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[1], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[1], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[2], and the world is a bad joke[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[2], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[1], and the world is a ba d j oke[2], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[1], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[2], and I must focus on results!!![1], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[2], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[1], and I must focus on results!!![2], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[1], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[2], and I want results!!![1], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[2], and don't look at me like that[1], and I want results!!![2], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[1], and don't look at me like that[2], and that's the best I can do[1], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[2], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[1], and that's the best I can do[2], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[1], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[2], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![1], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[2], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[1], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![2], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[1], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[2], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[1], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[2], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[1], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[2], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[1], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[2], and where's Francis when you need him?[1], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[2], and, COME ON - !!![1], and where's Francis when you need him?[2], and, come on ...[3], and, COME ON - !!![2], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and TV???[3], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![3], and silence is horrible[3], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[3], and, uh ...[3], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[3], and put the TV on with the sound down low![3], and ... 'Listen to music!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[3], and ... just fight the silence![3], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[3], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[3], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[3], and the world is a b  a  d j  o  k  e[3], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[3], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[3], and I must focus on results!!![3], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[3], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[3], and I want results!!![3], and don't look at me like that[3], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[3], and that's the best I can do[3], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[3], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[3], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![3], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[3], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[3], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[3], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[3], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[3], and where's Francis when you need him?[3], and, COME ON - !!![3], and

And, come on ...[1], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![1], and, come on ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![2], and TV???[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![1], and TV???[2], and silence is horrible[1], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![2], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[1], and silence is horrible[2], and, uh ...[1], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[2], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[1], and, uh ...[2], and put the TV on with the sound down low![1], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[2], and ... 'Listen to music!'[1], and put the TV on with the sound down low![2], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[1], and ... 'Listen to music!'[2], and ... just fight the silence![1], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[2], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[1], and ... just fight the silence![2], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[1], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[2], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[1], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[1], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[2], and the world is a bad joke[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[2], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[1], and the world is a ba d j oke[2], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[1], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[2], and I must focus on results!!![1], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[2], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[1], and I must focus on results!!![2], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[1], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[2], and I want results!!![1], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[2], and don't look at me like that[1], and I want results!!![2], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[1], and don't look at me like that[2], and that's the best I can do[1], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[2], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[1], and that's the best I can do[2], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[1], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[2], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![1], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[2], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[1], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![2], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[1], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[2], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[1], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[2], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[1], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[2], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[1], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[2], and where's Francis when you need him?[1], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[2], and, COME ON - !!![1], and where's Francis when you need him?[2], and, come on ...[3], and, COME ON - !!![2], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and TV???[3], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![3], and silence is horrible[3], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[3], and, uh ...[3], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[3], and put the TV on with the sound down low![3], and ... 'Listen to music!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[3], and ... just fight the silence![3], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[3], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[3], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[3], and the world is a b  a  d j  o  k  e[3], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[3], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[3], and I must focus on results!!![3], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[3], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[3], and I want results!!![3], and don't look at me like that[3], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[3], and that's the best I can do[3], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[3], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[3], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![3], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[3], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[3], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[3], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[3], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[3], and where's Francis when you need him?[3], and, COME ON - !!![3], and

And, come on ...[1], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![1], and, come on ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![2], and TV???[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![1], and TV???[2], and silence is horrible[1], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![2], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[1], and silence is horrible[2], and, uh ...[1], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[2], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[1], and, uh ...[2], and put the TV on with the sound down low![1], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[2], and ... 'Listen to music!'[1], and put the TV on with the sound down low![2], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[1], and ... 'Listen to music!'[2], and ... just fight the silence![1], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[2], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[1], and ... just fight the silence![2], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[1], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[2], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[1], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[1], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[2], and the world is a bad joke[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[2], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[1], and the world is a ba d j oke[2], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[1], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[2], and I must focus on results!!![1], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[2], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[1], and I must focus on results!!![2], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[1], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[2], and I want results!!![1], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[2], and don't look at me like that[1], and I want results!!![2], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[1], and don't look at me like that[2], and that's the best I can do[1], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[2], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[1], and that's the best I can do[2], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[1], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[2], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![1], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[2], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[1], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![2], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[1], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[2], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[1], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[2], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[1], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[2], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[1], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[2], and where's Francis when you need him?[1], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[2], and, COME ON - !!![1], and where's Francis when you need him?[2], and, come on ...[3], and, COME ON - !!![2], and let's throw in some evil ghosts, too! ... Why not?![3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and TV???[3], and we must let the chaos in - all of it![3], and silence is horrible[3], and all that matters is ... results, results, results, you dig?[3], and, uh ...[3], and live with the agony of life while you achieve stuff that will survive without you ... Man, it's the only way[3], and put the TV on with the sound down low![3], and ... 'Listen to music!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... or ... well ... your favourite YouTube characters talking all kinds of shit[3], and ... just fight the silence![3], and can you stay indoors ... while birds are singing in the trees ... on a sunny day???[3], and there's NOTHING everywhere to hold on to[3], and emptiness, chaos ... noise ... filth ... ah, there's no hiding place[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... ??? ... I don't even know if it helps us ... it might hurt us[3], and the world is a b  a  d j  o  k  e[3], and I know that John lived with chaos ... he always had the TV on[3], and I can only make some basic commitments ... dumbbells, two hours of guitar, diet, twenty minutes of vocal exercise[3], and I must focus on results!!![3], and chaos is the reality of the world ...[3], and those bloody lyrics! ... and the demo ... ... ...[3], and I want results!!![3], and don't look at me like that[3], and my friend is the cosmos ... friend, I will find a word here, and a word there ... to put in my songs[3], and that's the best I can do[3], and slow steady progress is better than slooow death[3], and seconds, minutes, hours ...[3], and all of us!!! ... We can be really alive if we want to be!!![3], and ... am I making sense to anyone???[3], and, or, or, or ... is it all nonsense to your square brain?[3], and maybe you, you, YOU(!) don't understand ... artists like me have got to live with chaos[3], and .. 'Don't waste your breath, Mikey'[3], and I'm sorry ... it's nothing like working in a bank, or a kitchen, or a fucking rocket factory[3], and where's Francis when you need him?[3], and, COME ON - !!![3], and

Five days

Yeah, yeah.

That's all it is. Five days. Monday to Friday. How hard can it be ... to be so pure and cut off from the world for only five days? 

To live in your own reality for five days. You don't know what's going on outside, and you don't want to know BECAUSE

All the action is inside, you dig? That's the theory, anyway.

Don't tell me no news, man, or I'll give you some news of my own. That's fair, ain't it?

I think Xavier didn't sleep during those five days. 'Maybe half an hour under his desk, boss.' Yes, Voice, maybe.

A true Hell almost a Week that we can turn into heaven. It all depends on your attitude. How do you look at it ... the situation?

NO FREEDOM.

There was no freedom for Marco in the kitchen. That was six days a week. Five is very reasonable.

After the blogging, I'll get those four lyrics. I will now. I've got to now.

And next week, the next five days??? The demo??? It's possible BUT

Let me get through these five days first.

I'm not even going to leave the house until Saturday. 'What will you do then?' I'll walk, and walk, and walk ... in the fresh air. 'Nice.'

Obviously, this isn't a PR email. Tomorrow, we may find out who ... some complete stranger is.

'Ha!'

I can't say I'm excited about the thought of that.

What else can I write about? 'Will you be spinning a-ROUND later?' Yes. 'What will you spin about?'

WHO CARES?!

Listen!

FIVE DAYS!!!

No TV, no YouTube, no music, no books, only

*** not complete silence ***

NO - !!!

Only one audiobook, Being John ...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, just a bit here and there

oh, during the day, and night

to break the silence, yes

to keep me motivated

yes, during any possible "weak" moments

Christ

and I'll listen to it the way someone like Elon would listen.

'How?'

I'll treat it as a blueprint, Voice.

'Great!'

That's the way.

ANYTHING ELSE???

What else can I write about, man?!

I mean, every day.

'A motivational blog!'

I don't know.

'A music blog!'

I don't know. 

'A finance blog!'

Do me a favour!

No, no, no.

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE.

What is this ... what I've just written?

'Er ...'

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

'Bye.'

Refinitiv Lipper: European fund flow report - April 2022

For immediate release. Please!!!

When did I receive this? Never mind. The other day. Who cares?! Here we are now. 'Entertain us!' Shut up!

[Oh, I added the "please". Ha!]

Anyway ...

Long-term mutual funds (-€7.0 bn) posted net outflows for April 2022.

Money market products (+€0.7 bn) posted net inflows for April 2022.

The overall fund flows for mutual funds and ETFs in Europe in April amounted to estimated net outflows of €6.3 bn.

Mixed-assets funds (+€8.3 bn) were the best-selling asset type overall for April 2022.

Equity Global (+€9.7 bn) was once again the best-selling sector among long-term funds.

France (+€8.4 bn) was the fund domicile with the highest net inflows, followed by Switzerland (+€2.5 bn) and Germany (+€2.5 bn).

State Street Global Advisors (+€4.0 bn) was the best-selling fund promoter in Europe for April, ahead of Vanguard (+€4.0 bn) and Ostrum Asset Management (+€2.7 bn).

Okay. And does Detlef have anything to say? 'Of course he does!' Voice, we don't that. Maybe he's on holiday. Maybe he's in the park, eating an ice cream. Maybe he's had enough of all this finance crap. You dig?

Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv Lipper, comments: "It was not surprising that April 2022 was in general a negative month for the European fund industry given the geopolitical situation in Europe, the still ongoing The Thing, disrupted delivery chains, and the sluggish market environment. That said, the promoters of mutual funds (-€20.5 bn) faced outflows, while the promoters of ETFs (+€14.2 bn) enjoyed inflows. Within this market environment and given the economic uncertainties, one would expect that European investors sold long-term funds and bought money market products."

Oh, he's still working. Detlef is still committed to the lifestyle. He'll never give in! 'He's my hero!' Shut up, Voice!

Anyway, thanks, Detlef. Hope to hear from you again soon.

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

Yeah, yeah ... my BIG TEN of songs will be completed soon. However, that won't be the ENDS of it. The list will not be set in stone. A lot of people die inside once they've achieved their goals, but that won't happen to me BECAUSE ... my quest is never-ending.

Eventually, I'll write another eight songs as good as Mighty Soul and Shady, Dodgy, Shifty. 'Er ... what happens if you write a song that is on a much higher level than those two, Mikey?' Then ... that will be the new level, Voice, and the whole comedy will begin again from scratch. 'You're insane!'

I know.

And I have no complaints.

Bye.

Companies can't be bothered training their staff

So?!

Actually, I've got an email from Detlef. I'll do it later. 'Do it now.' I'll do it later. I'm doing this now -

Two-thirds of companies fail to provide employees with adequate training when introducing new technology, says TDM Group.

Yeah, yeah.

Hi Michael, 

According to Tech Pro Research, 70% of companies say they have implemented some form of digital transformation in their offices. What does that mean for the employees?

How would I know?! Just tell me.

TDM Group, a global Managed Business IT Service (M-BiTs) provider, conducted a survey across 307 employees and C-level business leaders, two-thirds feel they have not received satisfactory training in regard to new technology that is being enforced.

Well, they should stop moaning, and just go to the park and eat some ice cream. Problem solved! It's not rocket science.

Tarek Meliti, CEO of TDM Group - is passionate about helping companies recognize technology's potential to drive their business forward by harnessing the two elements together in order to earn maximum value. 

Oh, he's one of these passionate ones. Fair enough.

Tarek has a wealth of knowledge with over three decades of experience in the IT sector and is available for an interview in his diary regarding the current trends in the IT industry. Can I make a date for you to interview him next week?

No, no, no. I don't interview people. I have enough trouble talking to the Voice. 'That's true.'

I just want to be left alone.

'We can quote him though, can't we, boss?'

What?! Quote who?!

'Tarek.'

Yeah, okay.

Come on, son! 

Tarek Meliti, CEO of TDM Group, states: "Amid The Thing, most companies had to tighten their purse strings and focus on survival - pushing training to the bottom of their agenda. As they emerge from The Thing with ambitions to grow, training should be at the centre of the business strategy.

"Business leaders must not implement new technology without laying the foundations for its successful adoption throughout the organization. To achieve this, they should underpin the digital transformation process with effective - and regular - training for end-users. This will empower them with the skills and confidence to harness its potential."

Christ! This guy's not listening, is he?

Tarek, the sun is shining. It's nearly June. Have you ever heard of Aviva Investors? They don't train anyone. What do you think they'll be doing today?

Tarek?

'He's gone.'

No he hasn't. I can sense him.

Tarek concludes: "At best, employees receive training twice a year, while people working in the human resources sector typically receive training only once a year, highlighting that those businesses aren't training their employees enough. To address this, a comprehensive training programme should be established in partnership with your partners.

"As the business adopts a digital strategy to help it operate more effectively, training must be a core element of deploying systems within the organization. Your M-BiTS provider can use their experience to identify areas that will impact end users and training needs to be focused. Digital transformation cannot be successful without training being applied at the right stages. The end-users must feel confident using the system when it's deployed."

I give up!

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

And ...

ICE CREAM

ICE CREAM

ICE CREAM

ENDS

...

Anything else?

No.

If you want more else, wait until I do the Refinitiv email.

Laters.

[No. 1,003] Is the way you're thinking holding you back?

Are you tragic or magic?

And here we are[1], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[1], and here we are[2], and, you, you, you ...[1], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[1], and, you, you, you ...[2], and this is my way[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[2], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[1], and this is my way[2], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[1], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[2], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[1], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[2], and what's higher?[1], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[2], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[1], and what's higher?[2], and I hope you understand ...[1], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[2], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[1], and I hope you understand ...[2], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![1], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[2], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[1], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![2], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[1], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[2], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[1], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[2], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[1], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[2], and ... 'I agree!'[1], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[2], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[1], and ... 'I agree!'[2], and the point I'm making is ...[1], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[1], and the point I'm making is ...[2], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[2], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[1], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[2], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any feelings in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[1], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any f eelings in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[2], and fuck the ENDS[1], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[2], and here we are[3], and fuck the ENDS[2], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[3], and, you, you, you ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[3], and this is my way[3], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[3], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[3], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[3], and what's higher?[3], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[3], and I hope you understand ...[3], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[3], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![3], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[3], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[3], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[3], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[3], and ... 'I agree!'[3], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[3], and the point I'm making is ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[3], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[3], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any f  e  e  l  i  n  g  s in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[3], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[3], and fuck the ENDS[3], and

And here we are[1], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[1], and here we are[2], and, you, you, you ...[1], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[1], and, you, you, you ...[2], and this is my way[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[2], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[1], and this is my way[2], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[1], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[2], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[1], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[2], and what's higher?[1], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[2], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[1], and what's higher?[2], and I hope you understand ...[1], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[2], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[1], and I hope you understand ...[2], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![1], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[2], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[1], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![2], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[1], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[2], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[1], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[2], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[1], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[2], and ... 'I agree!'[1], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[2], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[1], and ... 'I agree!'[2], and the point I'm making is ...[1], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[1], and the point I'm making is ...[2], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[2], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[1], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[2], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any feelings in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[1], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any f eelings in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[2], and fuck the ENDS[1], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[2], and here we are[3], and fuck the ENDS[2], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[3], and, you, you, you ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[3], and this is my way[3], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[3], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[3], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[3], and what's higher?[3], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[3], and I hope you understand ...[3], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[3], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![3], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[3], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[3], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[3], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[3], and ... 'I agree!'[3], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[3], and the point I'm making is ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[3], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[3], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any f  e  e  l  i  n  g  s in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[3], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[3], and fuck the ENDS[3], and

And here we are[1], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[1], and here we are[2], and, you, you, you ...[1], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[1], and, you, you, you ...[2], and this is my way[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[2], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[1], and this is my way[2], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[1], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[2], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[1], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[2], and what's higher?[1], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[2], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[1], and what's higher?[2], and I hope you understand ...[1], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[2], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[1], and I hope you understand ...[2], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![1], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[2], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[1], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![2], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[1], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[2], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[1], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[2], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[1], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[2], and ... 'I agree!'[1], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[2], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[1], and ... 'I agree!'[2], and the point I'm making is ...[1], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[1], and the point I'm making is ...[2], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[2], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[1], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[2], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any feelings in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[1], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any f eelings in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[2], and fuck the ENDS[1], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[2], and here we are[3], and fuck the ENDS[2], and one more spin ... what harm can it do?[3], and, you, you, you ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and please let go of the "life" that was forced upon you[3], and this is my way[3], and I'll be honest: cretins tried, but no one was able to program me - not even when I was a kid[3], and ... are you base metal ... or are you gold?[3], and it's never too late to lose your mind and laugh in the faces of all the killers of human spirit[3], and what's higher?[3], and there is a cosmic spirit - so massive - and we are a part of it when we escape the human spirit[3], and I hope you understand ...[3], and ... 'COME ON!!! COME ON!!!'[3], and you, say ooo ... ooo ... ooo ... now![3], and spirits, spirits ... dolphins are sitting pretty, yes, I know, I know ... and maybe in another life???[3], and ... I hope, maybe on another planet[3], and we must look for any magic, any magic at all ...[3], and I know I've been hard on rainbows BUT(!) they have value - especially when they suddenly appear before the soulless[3], and ... 'I agree!'[3], and imagine being a cold earth wanderer who gets tapped on the shoulder by a ghost - it's the same sort of thing[3], and the point I'm making is ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where was I, while you were thinking?[3], and ... 'You were so gone ...'[3], and, listen ... if you can feel ... I will take my hat off to you[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and, man ... just let me know ... if you've had any f  e  e  l  i  n  g  s in the last decade or so ... as a grown adult, you dig?[3], and never, never ... mind - is the best advice you will ever get[3], and fuck the ENDS[3], and

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Lucky is working for Blackstone now

Well, actually, here's the email, uh, covering letter, like -

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are delighted to be on the winners' rostrum of this year's Green Product Award (GPA). The innovative power of our battery technologies and their contribution to the energy transition are once again confirmed by this valuable award.

Every year, the GPA recognizes products and services that stand out in terms of environmental protection, innovation and design and have the potential to change the market in the long term. Blackstone, with its innovative 3D screen printing technology for high-performance and particularly environmentally friendly battery cells, was of course not to be left out.

'No mention of Lucky, boss.'

Look, Voice -

For details and further information, please see the attached press release.

'Oh.'

Yeah, for some reason they've attached the press release in a PDF, and that can only mean one thing ...

'Lucky!'

Yes.

'Are you sure you want to continue with this?'

Well, not really.

But ...

Blackstone Resources wins Green Product Award 2022    Ad     hoc     announcement pursuant to art  53   LR    BAAR   Switzerland  05  19  2022    Blackstone  Resources  AG    SWX    symbol  BLS     ISIN    CH0460027110 is pleased    to announce that its 100     %     subsidiary Blackstone Technology has won  the  Green  Product  Award  2022  Blackstone's  proprietary  3      D printing a  high    speed multilayer technology for the production of environmentally friendly and high  performance lithium ion  batteries  beat out  1   500  competitors  from  54  countries  in  the  categories  of environmental protection    innovation and design back in February Blackstone was able to           wow the public!!!       with its application at the prestigious award and win    an audience award in   advance now the 26    Green Product Award jurors have echoed the    public's    opinion we are delighted that the dedication of our engineers and our intensive  development  work  have  won  the  jury's  recognition says  CEO     and  founder  of   Blackstone Resources      AG Ulrich      Ernst this reconfirms both the contribution of our battery technologies to a sustainable transport transition and their technical   edge green      batteries are the future and Blackstone can deliver them today since 2013        the Green Product Award has honored products and services that stand out in terms of sustainability innovation and design and have the potential to positively change the market it  is  precisely  from  these  points  of  view  that  our  battery  technology  delivers convincing arguments says Ulrich       Ernst we    achieve a significantly higher energy density of +   20     % which also promises more range in electromobility in addition  we produce a precise fit for every design and sustainably reduce energy and material costs Blackstone relies   on a water       based manufacturing process that requires      fewer critical raw       materials and chemicals toxic solvents are dispensed with completely the manufacturing costs are also significantly reduced with the 3D printing process developed by Blackstone these arguments also convinced the initiators of the Green Product Award the entry    we submitted shows how a mix of sustainability design and innovation can reconcile a good lifestyle with a more sustainable future says Nils       Bader director      of the Green Future Club and initiator of the Green Product Award at yesterday's award ceremony at the ARRI cinema in    Munich CEO     Ulrich     Ernst and CMO     & CBDO  Serhat      Yilmaz  personally  accepted  the  award  for  Blackstone  in  front  of  the  press representatives who had travelled to     the event as excited as we are       about this award we will not rest on it      said Ulrich      Ernst at the end of the event our priority 3D printing technology is already suitable for the production of solid    state batteries which will set new standards in terms of energy    density safety    and service life with reduced costs at the same time we are currently working at full speed on this new technology and will soon begin pre    series production Green Product Award  about us Blackstone Resources    A    G     Blackstone Resources is a Swiss Holding Company with its legal domicile in Baar         Kanton Zug!!!         and is concentrating on the battery technology and battery     metals market    and offers direct exposure to the battery     technology revolution presently     Blackstone Technology GmbH has build up a production   line for small series of 3      D printed batteries in Döbeln Saxony Germany    the short    t     erm, production will be pouch!!!         cells with the Blackstone Thick Layer Technology T    M which allows a 20     % higher   energy density in lithium    ion cells Blackstone Resources continues the program of development in solid state batteries and its production    process electric    vehicles and batteries have driven the demand for large quantities of various      metals therefore        Blackstone  Resources  explores    develops     and  trades      battery   metals  such  as lithium light my candles in a daze   cobalt     manganese  graphite  nickel and copper

Lucky?

'Is that it, boss?'

Lucky?

I think he's gone.'

Lucky?

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

David Bowie??? - and me!

Listen! Bowie's coolest period was the Thin White Duke period - with the Station To Station album and tour. He was sinister and stylish and elegant and even more "alien" than Ziggy. He wasn't one of the lads. Totally cool!

However, my favourite period was the Serious Moonlight tour in 1983 when he was a superstar and hadn't released any mediocre albums yet. (Romantic and stylish and still a bit icy ...) He was thirty-six!

I'm fifty-three. Yes, it's very depressing ... looking at the situation with a normal, conventional mentality ...

Fortunately, I don't have one of those. Ha, ha, ha! Like a true master of reality, my mentality is GONE(!) out there floating with the stars in the astral sky. Do you know what I mean?

That's why I'm absolutely obsessed with my BIG TEN(!) of songs. / I still couldn't bring myself to finish those three lyrics at the weekend. (I rehearsed instead.)

Man, I haven't got the time to write two or three hundred songs. And that number of songs wouldn't have much of an impact anyway. Plenty of artists have loads of songs and ... [drum roll] ... no one cares, you dig?

...

BIG TEN.

This isn't a joke. I'm talking about the elixir of rock and roll immortality. This is even bigger than going after the Holy Grail because it's something personal to me. No one knows about it. (Except you.)

I am the only one searching for it.

Fucking ENDS.