Yippee!

Why is this post titled, Yippee! ... ? Ha! Because it's the end of the week, you silly thing(s)! [Christ. I can't get the readers.]

Anyway ...

I've been thinking ... if I can finish my BIG TEN soon, all of those songs will have come out of the chaos of my life - a bit like Francis Bacon with his messy studio. Nothing has been neat and tidy and organized and controlled. I'm just a big cosmic mess, you dig?

Is that the true nature of creativity?

Ah, who cares?! It's results that matter, ain't it?

Any aspiring artist should watch that Waterloo film with Rod Steiger, and/or Sharpe's Waterloo.

That's the reality of creating art, man: Dodging bullets. Fighting through the smoke. Not knowing what the hell is going on. Not knowing if you're winning or losing. Until the battle is over. Or until the battles are over. And the war is won?

For me, every single song I've completed (and kept) is a battle I've won. You dig?

I need three lyrics. That's all. (I've got titles, concepts, two complete choruses, bits of lines ...)

I'm riding to glory! 'Just like Paul Bettany in Sharpe's Waterloo, boss!' Ha! / Actually, Bettany had a small part in a Wycliffe repeat the other week. He looked very young, like a teenager.

Anyway ...

Anything else?

I've bought the first series of This Life for my phone. It meant deleting a few films. I definitely need a bigger SD card.

Anything else?

I haven't been out for a walk this week. I think it's going to rain for the next three days. That's a shame.

Anything else?

Sometimes my push-ups are really easy in the morning, and sometimes they're really hard. Why is that? Maybe it's all psychological.

Anything else?

I'm going to cut out the Kronenbourg and Stella. Beer leaves me breathless. That's no good for my singing.

Anything else?

It's difficult to play the acoustic guitar standing up, BUT(!) ... I've been getting much better at it lately. Progress!

Anything else?

One more thing ...

Have a nice weekend, kook(s)!

'Bye!'

[No. 947] What comes after my BIG TEN of songs?

What do you think?

And, ah ... my kooks![1], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[1], and, ah ... my kooks![2], and anyway ... ... ...[1], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[2], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[1], and anyway ... ... ...[2], and, well ...[1], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[2], and let me entertain myself now ...[1], and, well ...[2], and, la, la, la ...[1], and let me entertain myself now ...[2], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[1], and, la, la, la ...[2], and, strum, strum, strum ...[1], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[2], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[1], and, strum, strum, strum ...[2], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[1], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[2], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![1], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![2], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and cosmic jukebox jive![1], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[2], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[1], and cos mic ju kebox jiv e![2], and ... can you dig it?[1], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[2], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[1], and ... can you dig it?[2], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![1], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[2], and my ears are fucked ...[1], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![2], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[1], and my ears are fucked ...[2], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[1], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[2], and baby, baby ...[1], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[2], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[1], and baby, baby ...[2], and The Future, Good Times ...[1], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[2], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[1], and The Future, Good Times ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[1], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[2], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[2], and here we are![1], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![2], and there you go ... ... ...[1], and here we are![2], and one day ...[1], and there you go ... ... ...[2], and ... 'A prophesy!'[1], and one day ...[2], and ... Eh?[1], and ... 'A prophesy!'[2], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[1], and ... Eh?[2], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![1], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[2], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![1], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![2], and, ah ... my kooks![3], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![2], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[3], and anyway ... ... ...[3], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[3], and, well ...[3], and let me entertain myself now ...[3], and, la, la, la ...[3], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[3], and, strum, strum, strum ...[3], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[3], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[3], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[3], and c  o  s  m  i  c j  u  k  e  b  o  x j  i  v  e![3], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[3], and ... can you dig it?[3], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[3], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![3], and my ears are fucked ...[3], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[3], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[3], and baby, baby ...[3], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[3], and The Future, Good Times ...[3], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[3], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![3], and here we are![3], and there you go ... ... ...[3], and one day ...[3], and ... 'A prophesy!'[3], and ... Eh?[3], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[3], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![3], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![3], and

And, ah ... my kooks![1], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[1], and, ah ... my kooks![2], and anyway ... ... ...[1], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[2], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[1], and anyway ... ... ...[2], and, well ...[1], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[2], and let me entertain myself now ...[1], and, well ...[2], and, la, la, la ...[1], and let me entertain myself now ...[2], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[1], and, la, la, la ...[2], and, strum, strum, strum ...[1], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[2], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[1], and, strum, strum, strum ...[2], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[1], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[2], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![1], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![2], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and cosmic jukebox jive![1], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[2], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[1], and cos mic ju kebox jiv e![2], and ... can you dig it?[1], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[2], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[1], and ... can you dig it?[2], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![1], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[2], and my ears are fucked ...[1], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![2], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[1], and my ears are fucked ...[2], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[1], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[2], and baby, baby ...[1], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[2], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[1], and baby, baby ...[2], and The Future, Good Times ...[1], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[2], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[1], and The Future, Good Times ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[1], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[2], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[2], and here we are![1], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![2], and there you go ... ... ...[1], and here we are![2], and one day ...[1], and there you go ... ... ...[2], and ... 'A prophesy!'[1], and one day ...[2], and ... Eh?[1], and ... 'A prophesy!'[2], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[1], and ... Eh?[2], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![1], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[2], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![1], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![2], and, ah ... my kooks![3], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![2], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[3], and anyway ... ... ...[3], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[3], and, well ...[3], and let me entertain myself now ...[3], and, la, la, la ...[3], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[3], and, strum, strum, strum ...[3], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[3], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[3], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[3], and c  o  s  m  i  c j  u  k  e  b  o  x j  i  v  e![3], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[3], and ... can you dig it?[3], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[3], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![3], and my ears are fucked ...[3], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[3], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[3], and baby, baby ...[3], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[3], and The Future, Good Times ...[3], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[3], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![3], and here we are![3], and there you go ... ... ...[3], and one day ...[3], and ... 'A prophesy!'[3], and ... Eh?[3], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[3], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![3], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![3], and

And, ah ... my kooks![1], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[1], and, ah ... my kooks![2], and anyway ... ... ...[1], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[2], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[1], and anyway ... ... ...[2], and, well ...[1], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[2], and let me entertain myself now ...[1], and, well ...[2], and, la, la, la ...[1], and let me entertain myself now ...[2], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[1], and, la, la, la ...[2], and, strum, strum, strum ...[1], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[2], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[1], and, strum, strum, strum ...[2], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[1], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[2], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![1], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![2], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and cosmic jukebox jive![1], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[2], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[1], and cos mic ju kebox jiv e![2], and ... can you dig it?[1], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[2], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[1], and ... can you dig it?[2], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![1], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[2], and my ears are fucked ...[1], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![2], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[1], and my ears are fucked ...[2], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[1], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[2], and baby, baby ...[1], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[2], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[1], and baby, baby ...[2], and The Future, Good Times ...[1], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[2], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[1], and The Future, Good Times ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[1], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[2], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[2], and here we are![1], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![2], and there you go ... ... ...[1], and here we are![2], and one day ...[1], and there you go ... ... ...[2], and ... 'A prophesy!'[1], and one day ...[2], and ... Eh?[1], and ... 'A prophesy!'[2], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[1], and ... Eh?[2], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![1], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[2], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![1], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![2], and, ah ... my kooks![3], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![2], and here I am ... you, you, YOU(!) entertain me! ... oh, for a change[3], and anyway ... ... ...[3], and ... 'They can't entertain you'[3], and, well ...[3], and let me entertain myself now ...[3], and, la, la, la ...[3], and Mighty Soul, And Rain Came Down, Life and Death ...[3], and, strum, strum, strum ...[3], and, listen! ... I can't bear the idea of kicking any songs out of my BIG TEN ... / ... and I'll go for a BIG TWENTY, yes[3], and ... 'You're so ambitious, Mikey!'[3], and, come on, come on, come on! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... ... ... ooo ooo ooo![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and Nothing, This World Don't Mean a Thing ...[3], and c  o  s  m  i  c j  u  k  e  b  o  x j  i  v  e![3], and music and lyrics make my world go ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND[3], and ... can you dig it?[3], and ... 'Bang, bang, bang!!!'[3], and what the hell was that, Voice?! / and ... 'That was me playing the drums' ... Oh ... whatever![3], and my ears are fucked ...[3], and Malibu, Stella, What's This Life We Live? ...[3], and he'll be playing the trumpet next ...[3], and baby, baby ...[3], and I love ... ROCK and ... can you guess? ... that's right ... ROLL[3], and The Future, Good Times ...[3], and ... are you dizzy yet? ... I know I am[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I tell you ... I see the future ... and I see the good times[3], and I see ... you, you, you ... spinning so wildly ... right now![3], and here we are![3], and there you go ... ... ...[3], and one day ...[3], and ... 'A prophesy!'[3], and ... Eh?[3], and I'll watch you spin off ... and I'll watch you spin back ... and I will say ... ?[3], and ... 'I know!' ... Shut up![3], and, and, and ... The kooks are back in town![3], and

Signing of a memorandum of understanding?!

Eh?! Who signed that?! 'I don't understand, boss.' What? 'I don't understand.' Shut up, you little idiot! It's a PR email.

Anyway ...

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Haixia Capital and LBO France in view of setting up a €500m Franco-Chinese investment program.

'Oh, I see. It's all starting to make sense.' Is it, Voice? Well, you're a better man than me then. 'Ha! I'm just a voice.' Whatever.

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Haixia Capital and LBO France in view of setting up a €500m Franco-Chinese investment program.

Er ... we've done that bit. 'Do it again!'

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Haixia Capital and LBO France in view of setting up a €500m Franco-Chinese investment program.

'Nice one! I'm feeling so dizzy.'

Anyway ...

Paris, 21st October 2021 - As part of their international development strategy, LBO France and Haixia Capital, a subsidiary of China SDIC Gaoxin Industrial Investment Corp. Ltd, one of the five private equity management firms of SDIC, announce the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU). Such MoU aims at establishing a long-term partnership between the two entities with, as a first step, the creation of a joint-venture in view of investing €500m in companies with high development potential in China and Europe.

Oh, okay.

As a pioneer in private equity in France, with a more than 30-year track record and €6.5bn of commitments raised, LBO France thus confirms its ambitions to penetrate the Chinese market by joining with Haixia Capital, the private equity and international investment subsidiary of China SDIC Gaoxin Industrial Investment Corp.Ltd (SDIC Gaoxin). Based mainly in Beijing and Fuzhou, Haixia Capital has been one of the best-known private equity firms in China in recent years (with €6.9bn in assets under management by the end of 2020).

Fine.

As the EU's leading country in foreign investments, the world's fourth-largest exporter of services, and the second-largest EU market, with GDP of €2,303bn in 2020 (source: INSEE), France offers considerable potential for Asian investors. China, meanwhile, is the world's largest consumer market, with 1.4 billion potential consumers.

Consumers! 'Those bastards.' Yeah.

It is against this backdrop that LBO France and Haixia Capital have decided to pool their know-how, in order to unlock synergies on their respective markets and strengthen their capacity to spot investment opportunities. The joint-venture arose from this common ambition. In addition, LBO France plans to set up an office in China.

Haixia Capital will gain access to LBO France's ecosystem with entrepreneurs and investors, which is backed by a 30-year-plus track record on the French market. Through its new partner, LBO France will enjoy special access to an extremely large market and an influential network that will allow it to strengthen its ties with some of its invested companies that have suppliers and/or clients in Asia, and to provide support to European companies that want to make inroads there.

This announcement points to a long-term partnership between Haixia Capital and LBO France. Together, the two partners will be able to explore the growth potential of European and Chinese markets by pooling their respective resources and experience, while setting an example for cross-border cooperation.

Okay, okay. Thank you for all that, PR person. 'Let's go to the voices, boss!'

'Boss?'

Er ... I'm afraid there are no voices with this email, Voice. 'Are you having a laugh?!' No. 'Are you serious?!' Yes. 'Give me a moment ...'

'THIS IS AN OUTRAGE - !!!'

All right, calm down.

Uh.

I can't explain it, dear reader(s). These emails always have voices saying ... "We're delighted" or "We're excited" or "We're pleased". Do you know what I mean? 'Or ... "We're over the moon".' They don't say that, man.

Anyway ...

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

...

Anything else?

No.

'I saw you writing something.' I deleted it. 'Oh.'

Never mind.

Laters!

[No. 946] Fresh starts?! Who needs them?!

I don't know any more.

And, well ...[1], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![1], and, well ...[2], and ... help me![1], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![2], and ... come on, come on, come on![1], and ... help me![2], and ... shit[1], and ... come on, come on, come on![2], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[1], and ... shit[2], and, er ... ???[1], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[2], and they're so unreliable ...[1], and, er ... ???[2], and ... kooks???[1], and they're so unreliable ...[2], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[1], and ... kooks???[2], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[1], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[2], and let me think for a spin or two ...[1], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[2], and, uh ...[1], and let me think for a spin or two ...[2], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![1], and, uh ...[2], and what do I even feel now?[1], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![2], and I don't know, I just ...[1], and what do I even feel now?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[1], and I don't know, I just ...[2], and ... 'Or the abyss'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[2], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through chaos and despair"[1], and ... 'Or the abyss'[2], and ... oh![1], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through ch aos and desp air"[2], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[1], and ... oh![2], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![1], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[2], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[1], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![2], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[1], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[2], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![1], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[2], and, come on, Mikey![1], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![2], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[1], and, come on, Mikey![2], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![1], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[2], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[1], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![2], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[1], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[2], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[1], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[2], and that's all we get[1], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[1], and that's all we get[2], and what else do we want?![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and what else do we want?![2], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and, well ...[3], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![2], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![3], and ... help me![3], and ... come on, come on, come on![3], and ... shit[3], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[3], and, er ... ???[3], and they're so unreliable ...[3], and ... kooks???[3], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[3], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[3], and let me think for a spin or two ...[3], and, uh ...[3], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![3], and what do I even feel now?[3], and I don't know, I just ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[3], and ... 'Or the abyss'[3], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through c  h  a  o  s and d  e  s  p  a  i  r"[3], and ... oh![3], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[3], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![3], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[3], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[3], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![3], and, come on, Mikey![3], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[3], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![3], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[3], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[3], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[3], and that's all we get[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[3], and what else do we want?![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![3], and

And, well ...[1], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![1], and, well ...[2], and ... help me![1], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![2], and ... come on, come on, come on![1], and ... help me![2], and ... shit[1], and ... come on, come on, come on![2], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[1], and ... shit[2], and, er ... ???[1], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[2], and they're so unreliable ...[1], and, er ... ???[2], and ... kooks???[1], and they're so unreliable ...[2], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[1], and ... kooks???[2], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[1], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[2], and let me think for a spin or two ...[1], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[2], and, uh ...[1], and let me think for a spin or two ...[2], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![1], and, uh ...[2], and what do I even feel now?[1], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![2], and I don't know, I just ...[1], and what do I even feel now?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[1], and I don't know, I just ...[2], and ... 'Or the abyss'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[2], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through chaos and despair"[1], and ... 'Or the abyss'[2], and ... oh![1], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through ch aos and desp air"[2], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[1], and ... oh![2], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![1], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[2], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[1], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![2], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[1], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[2], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![1], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[2], and, come on, Mikey![1], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![2], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[1], and, come on, Mikey![2], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![1], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[2], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[1], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![2], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[1], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[2], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[1], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[2], and that's all we get[1], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[1], and that's all we get[2], and what else do we want?![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and what else do we want?![2], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and, well ...[3], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![2], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![3], and ... help me![3], and ... come on, come on, come on![3], and ... shit[3], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[3], and, er ... ???[3], and they're so unreliable ...[3], and ... kooks???[3], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[3], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[3], and let me think for a spin or two ...[3], and, uh ...[3], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![3], and what do I even feel now?[3], and I don't know, I just ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[3], and ... 'Or the abyss'[3], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through c  h  a  o  s and d  e  s  p  a  i  r"[3], and ... oh![3], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[3], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![3], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[3], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[3], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![3], and, come on, Mikey![3], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[3], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![3], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[3], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[3], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[3], and that's all we get[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[3], and what else do we want?![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![3], and

And, well ...[1], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![1], and, well ...[2], and ... help me![1], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![2], and ... come on, come on, come on![1], and ... help me![2], and ... shit[1], and ... come on, come on, come on![2], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[1], and ... shit[2], and, er ... ???[1], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[2], and they're so unreliable ...[1], and, er ... ???[2], and ... kooks???[1], and they're so unreliable ...[2], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[1], and ... kooks???[2], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[1], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[2], and let me think for a spin or two ...[1], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[2], and, uh ...[1], and let me think for a spin or two ...[2], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![1], and, uh ...[2], and what do I even feel now?[1], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![2], and I don't know, I just ...[1], and what do I even feel now?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[1], and I don't know, I just ...[2], and ... 'Or the abyss'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[2], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through chaos and despair"[1], and ... 'Or the abyss'[2], and ... oh![1], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through ch aos and desp air"[2], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[1], and ... oh![2], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![1], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[2], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[1], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![2], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[1], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[2], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![1], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[2], and, come on, Mikey![1], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![2], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[1], and, come on, Mikey![2], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![1], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[2], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[1], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![2], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[1], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[2], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[1], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[2], and that's all we get[1], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[1], and that's all we get[2], and what else do we want?![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and what else do we want?![2], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and, well ...[3], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![2], and, oh, oh ... cosmos![3], and ... help me![3], and ... come on, come on, come on![3], and ... shit[3], and I know, and all I know, and, uh ... please tell me, somekook ... what do I actually know ... ?[3], and, er ... ???[3], and they're so unreliable ...[3], and ... kooks???[3], and ... 'You're on your own with this one, boss'[3], and, okay, okay ... I refuse to believe that, Voice[3], and let me think for a spin or two ...[3], and, uh ...[3], and a-ROUND here ... so fast, man, and so passionate![3], and what do I even feel now?[3], and I don't know, I just ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, what? ... did I hear something ... from the sky profound, like?[3], and ... 'Or the abyss'[3], and ... "You've got to keep going, keep fighting ... through c  h  a  o  s and d  e  s  p  a  i  r"[3], and ... oh![3], and ... 'That wasn't me, boss!'[3], and, wow! ... the cosmos speaks![3], and yeah, yeah, Christ ... tell me something I don't know ... BUT(!) ... do I ever understand?[3], and ... do I listen, I mean ... really listen?[3], and let me try to remember ... that thing I said ... such a long time ago ... and, ah ... what was it?![3], and, come on, Mikey![3], and ... 'He's talking to himself now'[3], and ... There are no fresh starts for anyone - yes![3], and ... 'No! Surely not?!'[3], and, kooks ... listen to the wise man ... that's me, by the way, yes[3], and life just goes on and on and on and on and on and on ... until it doesn't[3], and that's all we get[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and a tragedy with comedy in it, or a comedy with tragedy in it ... ?[3], and what else do we want?![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, well ... here we are, and here we go ... let's start again![3], and

Beem

So, uh ...

'What do you mean, boss ... by beam?' I don't mean anything, Voice. And I said - Beem. 'Well, what's that?!'

I can't get the staff ...

Beem Energy raises €7 million to pursue its mission.

'A PR email! Why couldn't you say?' I didn't want to. 'Oh, you're in an awkward mood.' It's Monday morning. Leave me alone!

Anyway ...

Nantes (France), October 18th 2021 - A year after the launch of its first product, a plug-and-play, DIY solar kit, which six months later was stocked by Leroy Merlin and Boulanger, the Nantes-based start-up Beem Energy today announced it has raised funding of €7 million. Its goal is to develop an ecosystem of products and services to empower people to take control of their home energy, with an outstanding user experience.

So, uh ...

'This email is a week old, boss. Why didn't you cover it last week?' Christ! I don't know! Maybe I wasn't in the mood for it last week. You know what I'm like with my moods. 'Yeah, I know. / I can't get the boss ...' Shut up!

Anyway ...

In September 2020, Beem Energy launched the Beem kit on its website, a plug & play solar kit with a fresh, accessible design, enabling anyone to start producing her/his own energy in minutes. In March 2021, the specialist retail superstores Leroy Merlin and Boulanger began stocking the kit to launch a DIY solar energy category. Today, Beem Energy has a community of over 1500 users (known as "Beemers"), which interact with each other on a daily basis, sharing questions, photos of their panel set up and solar energy output curves. Some Beemers even want to know how they can take things further. The success of the Beem kit has shown that when you make it easy to use less and better energy and when energy management is simple and fun, customers adhere to the idea, enjoy being involved and seek to contribute even more to the energy transition.

They're repeating themselves a bit, kook(s), which I don't have a problem with. As you know, repetition makes the world go a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND. Well, our world, anyway.

Anyway ...

Beem Energy today announced that it has raised €7 million from a number of partners with complementary expertise, including 360 Capital, Alter Equity, BNP Paribas Développement and Bpifrance. Five business angels from successful companies (Nest, Dreem, Drivy, Crisp), who have been involved in the Beem project, also participated, such as David Sloo, the former User Experience Architect at Nest.

With this raising of funds, Beem Energy is entering the second phase of its mission which aims to replicate the success of the solar kit with other hardware and software products, to develop a broader home energy control and energy efficiency management ecosystem. Like with the Beem kit, providing a unique customer experience is at the core of the design of each product and service, to at last make energy efficiency a fun and accessible topic in which individuals want to play a hands-on role.

Fair enough. 'Let's hear from the voices!' Okay.

Alexandre Mordacq, 360 Capital: "We are delighted to be joining the Beem adventure. Attracted at first by the very high customer satisfaction, we were quickly convinced by the quality of the team, their vision of the world combining energy transition and an incredible customer experience, and by the substantial market opportunity."

The Beem adventure, Alexandre? Whatever!

Félix Mounier, Alter Equity: "We were seduced by the vision of the founders, who seem to be in a position to successfully deliver wide-scale growth that will help to achieve energy transition."

You were seduced, Felix?! Well, okay.

BNP Paribas Développement: "The founding team has delivered and executed the plan presented as part of its pre-seed round. This seed round is thus the opportunity to renew our support for Beem Energy. All the milestones achieved to date give credibility to the company's vision and ambition."

Er ... 'Who was that?!' I have absolutely no idea, Voice.

Ralph Feghali, CEO and co-founder Beem Energy: "The phase we are entering is extremely exciting. We have proven with the Beem kit that we are capable of creating positive emotions and an unparalleled experience to empower people to take control of their energy. The support of our new partners means that we can step up a gear to become a leading European player in home energy management."

Positive emotions? You are a man after my own heart, Ralph.

Anyway ...

ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

Uh. Uh.

I watched another video on YouTube yesterday about the music business. I really should stop doing that because it's so ooo depressing.

Listen! I'm sure I absolutely need all three major labels interested in signing me to get the best deal. I'll probably need a top manager at some point, too.

And what if I don't get that sort of interest? Er ... I'll become a songwriter for others for a while instead.

All I know is ... it's not worth starting at the bottom as a recording artist. Not these days. And certainly not at my age. Maybe if you're twenty years old and you're happy not to make any money until you're in your mid-thirties. I mean -

'Mikey! What the fuck is all this depressing crap?! You're the depressing one, man! Not the YouTube videos.' I beg your pardon, Voice? 'With the songs you've got, you're going to be the biggest star in the world.' Yeah, I suppose. 'Cheer up, for Christ's sake!'

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, he's not a bad voice, is he, dear reader(s)? I needed that. A dose of reality. Why should I fantasize about failure?

Anyway ...

And Rain Came Down ... ? I reckon it's going to be my second-best song. The new ballad version, that is.

I'm going to try working on the three lyrics I need this week.

Man, my BIG TEN is going to be crazy. 'Crazy!' You can't even imagine, dear kook(s).

Laters!

'Bye!'

Nothing in particular

That's what I'm writing about today.

Listen! I don't tell you about everything that's going on in my life, kook(s), because you wouldn't be able to bear it.

Let's just say ... I had the sort of sleep last night that you would expect a Navy SEAL to get during Hell Week.

Anyway, I'm certainly in no mood for writing about finance.

My fresh start? I'm going with the five days a week option, Monday to Friday, with rest at the weekends.

I'll have nice, easy weekends, and the weekdays will be hell. So be it!

Not that I'll get much peace at the weekends.

Don't worry about it.

It's my problem.

My demo? I'd rather launch it early next year, but ... maybe November. Recording it shouldn't be hard now, BUT(!) ... I don't know. I just don't know.

Do you know?

I'm confused all the time. I want my head to be clear.

My dream is to be like Rod Steiger ... just staring at the sea in Malibu. 'He was depressed, boss.' Well, without the depression, Voice, obviously.

Yeah, Rod Steiger had a house in Malibu. And he was depressed. And he just stared at the sea every day for five years.

That's the life for me!

Bye.

Refinitiv Lipper: European ETF market report - September 2021

Yes!

For immediate release!!!

Fine. [It came yesterday.]

Voice! 'What?' When was the last time we had a PR email from Detlef and the gang? 'I don't know, boss.' Thanks, Voice. Thanks for your help.

Idiot!

Anyway ...

ETF promoters in Europe experienced estimated net inflows of €13.0 bn for September.

Assets under management in the European ETF industry stood at €1,219.4 bn at the end of September 2021.

Equity ETFs (+€7.5 bn) posted the highest estimated net inflows in the European ETF industry for September.

The best-selling Lipper global classification for September was Equity Global (+€3.3 bn), followed by Equity US (+€3.1 bn) and Bond EUR Corporates (+€0.9 bn).

iShares was the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for September (+€7.9 bn), ahead of Amundi ETF (+€1.3 bn) and Xtrackers (+€1.2 bn).

The 10 best-selling funds gathered total net inflows of €6.1 bn for September.

The best-selling ETF for September, iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc), accounted for net inflows of €1.5 bn.

Oh.

And can our Detlef make sense of all that? 'Of course he can!' Well, let's see ...

Detlef? In your own time, son.

Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv Lipper, comments: "September 2021 marked the eighteenth consecutive month with inflows into ETFs after the outflows caused by the outbreak of The Thing in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a negative and volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of The Thing on the economies around the globe and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The negative performance of the underlying markets led to decreasing assets under management (from €1,1230.3 bn as of August 31, 2021, to €1,219.4 bn at the end of September) despite estimated net inflows."

Okay. Not bad. 'I thought it was pretty good, boss.' Yes, it was. It was pretty good. Thanks, Detlef!

ENDS

...

Anything else?

Er ... music, obviously.

This could be my BIG TEN -

Mighty Soul

Life and Death (needs a lyric)

And Rain Came Down (needs a bit of lyric)

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

Malibu

Stella

What's This Life We Live?

The Future (needs a lyric)

Good Times

I can't wait to get those three songs finished now! My BIG TEN feels more important than my demo at the moment.

Why?!

Because I want to be on the same level as The Beatles, Oasis, and U2 - for all our best songs, you dig?

Laters.

Important update: I've just realized that the chorus for my new ballad is very, very, very similar to the chorus for And Rain Came Down. Too ooo similar, in fact. So this is what I'm going to do ... I'm going to scrap the old music for And Rain Came Down and transfer the title, concept, and most of the lyric to the ballad tune. The chorus lyric fits perfectly. I will have to rewrite the verses though. / I'm actually happy about this. The words for And Rain Came Down are really good, and I'm a bit closer to finishing my BIG TEN.

[No. 945] Who wants this? Who needs it?

Everyone!

And, right[1], and ... Voice, Voice![1], and, right[2], and ... come on, come on, come on![1], and ... Voice, Voice![2], and ... VOICE - !!![1], and ... come on, come on, come on![2], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[1], and ... VOICE - !!![2], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[1], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[2], and ... EVERYONE - !!![1], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[2], and everyone who's not a square ...[1], and ... EV ERYONE - !!![2], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[1], and everyone who's not a square ...[2], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![1], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[2], and I'm waiting ...[1], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![2], and ... oh![1], and I'm waiting ...[2], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[1], and ... oh![2], and ... 'I got them!'[1], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[2], and let's have a spinning party![1], and ... 'I got them!'[2], and ... 'Yippee!'[1], and let's have a spinning party![2], and here we go ... ... ...[1], and ... 'Yippee!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[1], and here we go ... ... ...[2], and ... 'This is great!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[2], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![1], and ... 'This is great!'[2], and ... 'Yes!'[1], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![2], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![1], and ... 'Yes!'[2], and ... 'They love it!'[1], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![2], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'They love it!'[2], and they better love it ...[1], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![2], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[1], and they better love it ...[2], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![1], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[2], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[1], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![2], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[1], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[2], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[1], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[2], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[1], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[2], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and, so ... come on![1], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![2], and, right[3], and, so ... come on![2], and ... Voice, Voice![3], and ... come on, come on, come on![3], and ... VOICE - !!![3], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[3], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[3], and ... E  V  E  R  Y  O  N  E - !!![3], and everyone who's not a square ...[3], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[3], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![3], and I'm waiting ...[3], and ... oh![3], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[3], and ... 'I got them!'[3], and let's have a spinning party![3], and ... 'Yippee!'[3], and here we go ... ... ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[3], and ... 'This is great!'[3], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![3], and ... 'Yes!'[3], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![3], and ... 'They love it!'[3], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![3], and they better love it ...[3], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[3], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![3], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[3], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[3], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[3], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![3], and, so ... come on![3], and

And, right[1], and ... Voice, Voice![1], and, right[2], and ... come on, come on, come on![1], and ... Voice, Voice![2], and ... VOICE - !!![1], and ... come on, come on, come on![2], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[1], and ... VOICE - !!![2], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[1], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[2], and ... EVERYONE - !!![1], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[2], and everyone who's not a square ...[1], and ... EV ERYONE - !!![2], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[1], and everyone who's not a square ...[2], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![1], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[2], and I'm waiting ...[1], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![2], and ... oh![1], and I'm waiting ...[2], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[1], and ... oh![2], and ... 'I got them!'[1], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[2], and let's have a spinning party![1], and ... 'I got them!'[2], and ... 'Yippee!'[1], and let's have a spinning party![2], and here we go ... ... ...[1], and ... 'Yippee!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[1], and here we go ... ... ...[2], and ... 'This is great!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[2], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![1], and ... 'This is great!'[2], and ... 'Yes!'[1], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![2], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![1], and ... 'Yes!'[2], and ... 'They love it!'[1], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![2], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'They love it!'[2], and they better love it ...[1], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![2], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[1], and they better love it ...[2], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![1], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[2], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[1], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![2], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[1], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[2], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[1], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[2], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[1], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[2], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and, so ... come on![1], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![2], and, right[3], and, so ... come on![2], and ... Voice, Voice![3], and ... come on, come on, come on![3], and ... VOICE - !!![3], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[3], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[3], and ... E  V  E  R  Y  O  N  E - !!![3], and everyone who's not a square ...[3], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[3], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![3], and I'm waiting ...[3], and ... oh![3], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[3], and ... 'I got them!'[3], and let's have a spinning party![3], and ... 'Yippee!'[3], and here we go ... ... ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[3], and ... 'This is great!'[3], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![3], and ... 'Yes!'[3], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![3], and ... 'They love it!'[3], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![3], and they better love it ...[3], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[3], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![3], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[3], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[3], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[3], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![3], and, so ... come on![3], and

And, right[1], and ... Voice, Voice![1], and, right[2], and ... come on, come on, come on![1], and ... Voice, Voice![2], and ... VOICE - !!![1], and ... come on, come on, come on![2], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[1], and ... VOICE - !!![2], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[1], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[2], and ... EVERYONE - !!![1], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[2], and everyone who's not a square ...[1], and ... EV ERYONE - !!![2], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[1], and everyone who's not a square ...[2], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![1], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[2], and I'm waiting ...[1], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![2], and ... oh![1], and I'm waiting ...[2], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[1], and ... oh![2], and ... 'I got them!'[1], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[2], and let's have a spinning party![1], and ... 'I got them!'[2], and ... 'Yippee!'[1], and let's have a spinning party![2], and here we go ... ... ...[1], and ... 'Yippee!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[1], and here we go ... ... ...[2], and ... 'This is great!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[2], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![1], and ... 'This is great!'[2], and ... 'Yes!'[1], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![2], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![1], and ... 'Yes!'[2], and ... 'They love it!'[1], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![2], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'They love it!'[2], and they better love it ...[1], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![2], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[1], and they better love it ...[2], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![1], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[2], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[1], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![2], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[1], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[2], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[1], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[2], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[1], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[2], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and, so ... come on![1], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![2], and, right[3], and, so ... come on![2], and ... Voice, Voice![3], and ... come on, come on, come on![3], and ... VOICE - !!![3], and ... 'What is it, boss?! I came flying from the astral plane as soon as I heard your cry'[3], and, Voice, my friend ... bring me ... everyone ... 'What?'[3], and ... E  V  E  R  Y  O  N  E - !!![3], and everyone who's not a square ...[3], and ... 'Okay, Mikey, okay!'[3], and yes, yes, yes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... come on![3], and I'm waiting ...[3], and ... oh![3], and here they come ... all the lovely kooks[3], and ... 'I got them!'[3], and let's have a spinning party![3], and ... 'Yippee!'[3], and here we go ... ... ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and every soul, living or dead, needs to feel the joy of the spinning[3], and ... 'This is great!'[3], and we're so dizzy, ain't we?![3], and ... 'Yes!'[3], and, come on, kook(s) ... can you feel it? Are you happy now? Tell me how you feel - please![3], and ... 'They love it!'[3], and ... where are we? ... here we are ... ha, ha, ha![3], and they better love it ...[3], and this is the life ... the only life ... the only possible life ... for souls outside the rotten societies on earth[3], and we get a-ROUND with such passion![3], and ... 'We're fanatics!'[3], and this is the reality we've made for ourselves / and we hate everything we see in the cold world[3], and ... 'You made it, boss! ... We just follow you'[3], and, listen! ... every kook ... big or small ... smart or dumb ... has a part to play on this cosmic stage[3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and I was chosen ... oh, I chose myself ... and then ... I chose YOU(!) - !!![3], and, so ... come on![3], and

Music?

Don't worry about what I said yesterday, kook(s).

Man, I keep forgetting ... if I don't write about music, that means I've got to write more about finance. 'Ha!' And who in their right mind would want to write more about finance? 'Only a complete psycho, boss.' That's right, Voice. Only a complete psycho.

I'm still doing the fresh start though. Seven days a week, 5.30am to 8.00pm. Those are my "active" hours. At least 8.00pm. Some blogging days, some recording days ... I might have to go beyond that, BUT(!) ... I need rest, you dig?

And I'm not going to double my exercise. Fifty push-ups and fifty dumbbell curls a day is enough. With rest at the weekend.

We all need rest.

Consistent slow progress is better than ... oh, chaos and craziness and despair with dumbbells and guitar strings wrapped around your head as you roll on the floor just foaming and screaming and crying your little eyes out. Who wants that? Who needs it? 'The short answer? ... NO ONE.' Thank you, Voice.

Yeah, yeah.

And the Being John Lennon audiobook is the only "entertainment" I'm allowed to have during the active hours. It takes me out of normal reality, you dig? I become a man on a mission, and not just some schmuck surviving day to day. I'd recommend it to anyone - with the audiobook of their choice, obviously. I mean, I appreciate that not everyone wants to be an international global superstar rocking and rolling legend. 'And that's their funeral, boss.' Well, yeah.

Okay, okay.

'What about your walks to Richmond or trips to central London?' Maybe once a week. Or maybe none. Certainly not twice a week.

New tunes? I haven't had any mystical musical dreams lately, so I've been trying to get bits of melody or a few chords the traditional way ... which is, uh ... just strumming the guitar and going, "La, la, la". It hasn't worked yet, I'm afraid. I only want one more big tune for my BIG TEN. ' And then?' Then I'll be reasonably happy, I suppose. 'Ha!' Yes.

Ha, ha, ha! Never mind, eh?

Bye.

Update, 8.00pm: I wrote the tune for a new rock ballad today, using the traditional method, and it's definitely BIG TEN material. Rejoice! I just need three lyrics now.

[No. 944] Songs are the only good things

Everything else is evil.

And, so ...[1], and I'm so brainwashed, man[1], and, so ...[2], and, well ...[1], and I'm so brainwa shed, man[2], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[1], and, well ...[2], and listen to me ... anyone![1], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[2], and I only need songs in my life ...[1], and listen to me ... anyone![2], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[1], and I only need songs in my life ...[2], and, uh, uh ... Christ[1], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[2], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[1], and, uh, uh ... Christ[2], and ... Jesus H. - !!![1], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[2], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![1], and ... Jesus H. - !!![2], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[1], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![2], and ... why? why? why?[1], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[2], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[1], and ... why? why? why?[2], and, yeah, whatever[1], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[2], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[1], and, yeah, whatever[2], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[1], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[2], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[1], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[2], and shut up![1], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[2], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[1], and shut up![2], and ... 'It was songs'[1], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[2], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[1], and ... 'It was songs'[2], and ... 'But you always want more!'[1], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'But you always want more!'[2], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and ... ... ... '???'[1], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[1], and ... ... ... '???'[2], and ... 'Come on, man!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[2], and a-ROUND - !!![1], and ... 'Come on, man!'[2], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[1], and a-ROUND - !!![2], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[1], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[2], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[1], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[2], and ... 'It's my job'[1], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[2], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[1], and ... 'It's my job'[2], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![1], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[2], and ... more![1], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![2], and, so ...[3], and ... more![2], and I'm so b  r  a  i  n  w  a  s  h  e  d, man[3], and, well ...[3], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[3], and listen to me ... anyone![3], and I only need songs in my life ...[3], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[3], and, uh, uh ... Christ[3], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[3], and ... Jesus H. - !!![3], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![3], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[3], and ... why? why? why?[3], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[3], and, yeah, whatever[3], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[3], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[3], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[3], and shut up![3], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[3], and ... 'It was songs'[3], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[3], and ... 'But you always want more!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[3], and ... ... ... '???'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[3], and ... 'Come on, man!'[3], and a-ROUND - !!![3], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[3], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[3], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[3], and ... 'It's my job'[3], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[3], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![3], and ... more![3], and

And, so ...[1], and I'm so brainwashed, man[1], and, so ...[2], and, well ...[1], and I'm so brainwa shed, man[2], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[1], and, well ...[2], and listen to me ... anyone![1], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[2], and I only need songs in my life ...[1], and listen to me ... anyone![2], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[1], and I only need songs in my life ...[2], and, uh, uh ... Christ[1], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[2], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[1], and, uh, uh ... Christ[2], and ... Jesus H. - !!![1], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[2], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![1], and ... Jesus H. - !!![2], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[1], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![2], and ... why? why? why?[1], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[2], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[1], and ... why? why? why?[2], and, yeah, whatever[1], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[2], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[1], and, yeah, whatever[2], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[1], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[2], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[1], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[2], and shut up![1], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[2], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[1], and shut up![2], and ... 'It was songs'[1], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[2], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[1], and ... 'It was songs'[2], and ... 'But you always want more!'[1], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'But you always want more!'[2], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and ... ... ... '???'[1], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[1], and ... ... ... '???'[2], and ... 'Come on, man!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[2], and a-ROUND - !!![1], and ... 'Come on, man!'[2], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[1], and a-ROUND - !!![2], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[1], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[2], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[1], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[2], and ... 'It's my job'[1], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[2], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[1], and ... 'It's my job'[2], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![1], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[2], and ... more![1], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![2], and, so ...[3], and ... more![2], and I'm so b  r  a  i  n  w  a  s  h  e  d, man[3], and, well ...[3], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[3], and listen to me ... anyone![3], and I only need songs in my life ...[3], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[3], and, uh, uh ... Christ[3], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[3], and ... Jesus H. - !!![3], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![3], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[3], and ... why? why? why?[3], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[3], and, yeah, whatever[3], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[3], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[3], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[3], and shut up![3], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[3], and ... 'It was songs'[3], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[3], and ... 'But you always want more!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[3], and ... ... ... '???'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[3], and ... 'Come on, man!'[3], and a-ROUND - !!![3], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[3], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[3], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[3], and ... 'It's my job'[3], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[3], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![3], and ... more![3], and

And, so ...[1], and I'm so brainwashed, man[1], and, so ...[2], and, well ...[1], and I'm so brainwa shed, man[2], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[1], and, well ...[2], and listen to me ... anyone![1], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[2], and I only need songs in my life ...[1], and listen to me ... anyone![2], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[1], and I only need songs in my life ...[2], and, uh, uh ... Christ[1], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[2], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[1], and, uh, uh ... Christ[2], and ... Jesus H. - !!![1], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[2], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![1], and ... Jesus H. - !!![2], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[1], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![2], and ... why? why? why?[1], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[2], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[1], and ... why? why? why?[2], and, yeah, whatever[1], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[2], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[1], and, yeah, whatever[2], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[1], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[2], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[1], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[2], and shut up![1], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[2], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[1], and shut up![2], and ... 'It was songs'[1], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[2], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[1], and ... 'It was songs'[2], and ... 'But you always want more!'[1], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'But you always want more!'[2], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and ... ... ... '???'[1], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[1], and ... ... ... '???'[2], and ... 'Come on, man!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[2], and a-ROUND - !!![1], and ... 'Come on, man!'[2], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[1], and a-ROUND - !!![2], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[1], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[2], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[1], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[2], and ... 'It's my job'[1], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[2], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[1], and ... 'It's my job'[2], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![1], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[2], and ... more![1], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![2], and, so ...[3], and ... more![2], and I'm so b  r  a  i  n  w  a  s  h  e  d, man[3], and, well ...[3], and, well ... it's called focus, you dig? ... / ... and it's definitely not hocus or pocus ... or even hocus-pocus[3], and listen to me ... anyone![3], and I only need songs in my life ...[3], and ... 'Eh?! What about these conceptuals, boss?'[3], and, uh, uh ... Christ[3], and, yeah, yeah, of course, Voice ... these conceptuals are all right, BUT(!) ... how many ...[3], and ... Jesus H. - !!![3], and how many of them do I really need? Tell me![3], and ... 'Oh, thousands!'[3], and ... why? why? why?[3], and ... 'To burn off, uh ... spin off ... all the bad karma'[3], and, yeah, whatever[3], and thousands, millions ... I don't know[3], and you might be right ... my invisible friend ... I mean ... oh God! ... I know I'm addicted[3], and ... 'Ha! You're crazy, Mikey!'[3], and shut up![3], and back to, back to, back to ... come on! / and can I spin back to the subject ... which was songs?[3], and ... 'It was songs'[3], and I want one big tune ... Is that asking for ... the moon?[3], and ... 'But you always want more!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and I'm greedy for music, for life ... for everything! / and let me let the kooks ... into a little secret ...[3], and ... ... ... '???'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm building up to it, so obviously[3], and ... 'Come on, man!'[3], and a-ROUND - !!![3], and ... ... ... Greedy is the only way to be[3], and ... 'Great! ... I suppose'[3], and, ha! ... what do you care, Voice, in the world of spirit?[3], and ... 'It's my job'[3], and, yes, yes ... it's his job, kooks, to look after me / and I have no say in the matter because of the cosmos[3], and ... ENDS??? ... what do you think? Get a grip![3], and ... more![3], and