Tuesday 15 December 2020

[No. 863] Could we stare at the sea forever?

Yes. In theory.

And, Christ ...[1], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[1], and, Christ ...[2], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[1], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[2], and don't think about it![1], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[2], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[1], and don't think about it![2], and money, money, money ...[1], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[2], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[1], and money, money, money ...[2], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[1], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[2], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[1], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[2], and ... 'Gums!'[1], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[2], and, uh ... where was I?[1], and ... 'Gums!'[2], and, er ...[1], and, uh ... where was I?[2], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[1], and, er ...[2], and the dizzy life[1], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[2], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[1], and the dizzy life[2], and, uh ... you?[1], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[1], and, uh ... you?[2], and a few miles further on ...[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[2], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![1], and a few miles further on ...[2], and can you see us?[1], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![2], and ... watching the waves[1], and can you see us?[2], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[1], and ... watching the waves[2], and ... the sea[1], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[2], and I tell you ... We are the kooks! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[1], and ... the sea[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and I tell you ... W e a re th e k ooks! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[2], and our bodies are holding us back[1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[1], and our bodies are holding us back[2], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[1], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[2], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[1], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[2], and ... 'I believe you'[1], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[2], and they believe, too ... the kooks[1], and ... 'I believe you'[2], and ... you?[1], and they believe, too ... the kooks[2], and, Christ ...[3], and ... you?[2], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[3], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[3], and don't think about it![3], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[3], and money, money, money ...[3], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[3], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[3], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[3], and ... 'Gums!'[3], and, uh ... where was I?[3], and, er ...[3], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[3], and the dizzy life[3], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[3], and, uh ... you?[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[3], and a few miles further on ...[3], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![3], and can you see us?[3], and ... watching the waves[3], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[3], and ... the sea[3], and I tell you ... W  e a  r  e t  h  e k  o  o  k  s! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and our bodies are holding us back[3], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[3], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[3], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[3], and ... 'I believe you'[3], and they believe, too ... the kooks[3], and ... you?[3], and

And, Christ ...[1], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[1], and, Christ ...[2], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[1], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[2], and don't think about it![1], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[2], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[1], and don't think about it![2], and money, money, money ...[1], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[2], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[1], and money, money, money ...[2], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[1], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[2], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[1], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[2], and ... 'Gums!'[1], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[2], and, uh ... where was I?[1], and ... 'Gums!'[2], and, er ...[1], and, uh ... where was I?[2], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[1], and, er ...[2], and the dizzy life[1], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[2], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[1], and the dizzy life[2], and, uh ... you?[1], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[1], and, uh ... you?[2], and a few miles further on ...[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[2], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![1], and a few miles further on ...[2], and can you see us?[1], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![2], and ... watching the waves[1], and can you see us?[2], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[1], and ... watching the waves[2], and ... the sea[1], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[2], and I tell you ... We are the kooks! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[1], and ... the sea[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and I tell you ... W e a re th e k ooks! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[2], and our bodies are holding us back[1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[1], and our bodies are holding us back[2], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[1], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[2], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[1], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[2], and ... 'I believe you'[1], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[2], and they believe, too ... the kooks[1], and ... 'I believe you'[2], and ... you?[1], and they believe, too ... the kooks[2], and, Christ ...[3], and ... you?[2], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[3], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[3], and don't think about it![3], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[3], and money, money, money ...[3], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[3], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[3], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[3], and ... 'Gums!'[3], and, uh ... where was I?[3], and, er ...[3], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[3], and the dizzy life[3], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[3], and, uh ... you?[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[3], and a few miles further on ...[3], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![3], and can you see us?[3], and ... watching the waves[3], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[3], and ... the sea[3], and I tell you ... W  e a  r  e t  h  e k  o  o  k  s! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and our bodies are holding us back[3], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[3], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[3], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[3], and ... 'I believe you'[3], and they believe, too ... the kooks[3], and ... you?[3], and

And, Christ ...[1], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[1], and, Christ ...[2], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[1], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[2], and don't think about it![1], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[2], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[1], and don't think about it![2], and money, money, money ...[1], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[2], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[1], and money, money, money ...[2], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[1], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[2], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[1], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[2], and ... 'Gums!'[1], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[2], and, uh ... where was I?[1], and ... 'Gums!'[2], and, er ...[1], and, uh ... where was I?[2], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[1], and, er ...[2], and the dizzy life[1], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[2], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[1], and the dizzy life[2], and, uh ... you?[1], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[1], and, uh ... you?[2], and a few miles further on ...[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[2], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![1], and a few miles further on ...[2], and can you see us?[1], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![2], and ... watching the waves[1], and can you see us?[2], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[1], and ... watching the waves[2], and ... the sea[1], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[2], and I tell you ... We are the kooks! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[1], and ... the sea[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and I tell you ... W e a re th e k ooks! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[2], and our bodies are holding us back[1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[1], and our bodies are holding us back[2], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[1], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[2], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[1], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[2], and ... 'I believe you'[1], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[2], and they believe, too ... the kooks[1], and ... 'I believe you'[2], and ... you?[1], and they believe, too ... the kooks[2], and, Christ ...[3], and ... you?[2], and, listen! ... even staring at the sea takes BIG MONEY ... unless you're a seal or something[3], and it's a rotten life ... when you think about it[3], and don't think about it![3], and even fishermen have to concentrate on the fish rather than the sea[3], and money, money, money ...[3], and maybe I'll walk to St Ives ... to freedom! ... to be with my dear friends, the dolphins[3], and ... 'And those basking sharks, the big freaks!'[3], and they're no friends of mine, Voice ... I don't care if they've only got tiny teeth[3], and ... 'Gums!'[3], and, uh ... where was I?[3], and, er ...[3], and, here, yes ... spinning a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... as is my wont because I want to[3], and the dizzy life[3], and here, yes ... not sitting on my favourite rock on the island[3], and, uh ... you?[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... maybe I can imagine ... and maybe we can imagine ... we are there now[3], and a few miles further on ...[3], and Porth Kidney Sands - !!![3], and can you see us?[3], and ... watching the waves[3], and it's not a boring thing, is it?[3], and ... the sea[3], and I tell you ... W  e a  r  e t  h  e k  o  o  k  s! ... and we can sit for hours without moving ... and only our souls move, really[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and our bodies are holding us back[3], and one day ... if we're lucky ... we will be ghosts on the beach[3], and ... 'You want that, Mikey?!'[3], and, ha! ... there are worse fates, Voice, believe me[3], and ... 'I believe you'[3], and they believe, too ... the kooks[3], and ... you?[3], and