Tuesday 15 February 2022

[No. 977] Being me

It's not as much fun as it looks.

And, yeah, yeah[1], and here I am ... large as life![1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and here I am ... large as life![2], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... Can you see me?[1], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![2], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[1], and ... Can you see me?[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and ... 'Oh, dear'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[2], and I suffer ...[1], and ... 'Oh, dear'[2], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[1], and I suffer ...[2], and ... 'He's so lucky'[1], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[2], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![1], and ... 'He's so lucky'[2], and ... 'I'm with him'[1], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[1], and ... 'I'm with him'[2], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[1], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[2], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[2], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[1], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[2], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![1], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[2], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[1], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![2], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![1], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[2], and ... 'That's harsh'[1], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[1], and ... 'That's harsh'[2], and ... 'Me?'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[2], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[1], and ... 'Me?'[2], and ... 'You love it!'[1], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[2], and ... them, them![1], and ... 'You love it!'[2], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[1], and ... them, them![2], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[1], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[1], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[2], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[1], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[2], and, Voice, please![1], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[1], and, Voice, please![2], and the fact is ... uh[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[2], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![1], and the fact is ... uh[2], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[1], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![2], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the works![1], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[2], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[1], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the w orks![2], and ... Must this continue?[1], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[2], and, yeah, yeah[3], and ... Must this continue?[2], and here I am ... large as life![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![3], and ... Can you see me?[3], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[3], and ... 'Oh, dear'[3], and I suffer ...[3], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[3], and ... 'He's so lucky'[3], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![3], and ... 'I'm with him'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[3], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[3], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[3], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[3], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![3], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[3], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![3], and ... 'That's harsh'[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[3], and ... 'Me?'[3], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[3], and ... 'You love it!'[3], and ... them, them![3], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[3], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[3], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[3], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[3], and, Voice, please![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[3], and the fact is ... uh[3], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![3], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[3], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the w  o  r  k  s![3], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[3], and ... Must this continue?[3], and

And, yeah, yeah[1], and here I am ... large as life![1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and here I am ... large as life![2], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... Can you see me?[1], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![2], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[1], and ... Can you see me?[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and ... 'Oh, dear'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[2], and I suffer ...[1], and ... 'Oh, dear'[2], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[1], and I suffer ...[2], and ... 'He's so lucky'[1], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[2], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![1], and ... 'He's so lucky'[2], and ... 'I'm with him'[1], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[1], and ... 'I'm with him'[2], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[1], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[2], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[2], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[1], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[2], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![1], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[2], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[1], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![2], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![1], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[2], and ... 'That's harsh'[1], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[1], and ... 'That's harsh'[2], and ... 'Me?'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[2], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[1], and ... 'Me?'[2], and ... 'You love it!'[1], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[2], and ... them, them![1], and ... 'You love it!'[2], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[1], and ... them, them![2], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[1], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[1], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[2], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[1], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[2], and, Voice, please![1], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[1], and, Voice, please![2], and the fact is ... uh[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[2], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![1], and the fact is ... uh[2], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[1], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![2], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the works![1], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[2], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[1], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the w orks![2], and ... Must this continue?[1], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[2], and, yeah, yeah[3], and ... Must this continue?[2], and here I am ... large as life![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![3], and ... Can you see me?[3], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[3], and ... 'Oh, dear'[3], and I suffer ...[3], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[3], and ... 'He's so lucky'[3], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![3], and ... 'I'm with him'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[3], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[3], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[3], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[3], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![3], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[3], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![3], and ... 'That's harsh'[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[3], and ... 'Me?'[3], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[3], and ... 'You love it!'[3], and ... them, them![3], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[3], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[3], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[3], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[3], and, Voice, please![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[3], and the fact is ... uh[3], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![3], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[3], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the w  o  r  k  s![3], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[3], and ... Must this continue?[3], and

And, yeah, yeah[1], and here I am ... large as life![1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and here I am ... large as life![2], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... Can you see me?[1], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![2], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[1], and ... Can you see me?[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and ... 'Oh, dear'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[2], and I suffer ...[1], and ... 'Oh, dear'[2], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[1], and I suffer ...[2], and ... 'He's so lucky'[1], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[2], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![1], and ... 'He's so lucky'[2], and ... 'I'm with him'[1], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[1], and ... 'I'm with him'[2], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[1], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[2], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[2], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[1], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[2], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![1], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[2], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[1], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![2], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![1], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[2], and ... 'That's harsh'[1], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[1], and ... 'That's harsh'[2], and ... 'Me?'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[2], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[1], and ... 'Me?'[2], and ... 'You love it!'[1], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[2], and ... them, them![1], and ... 'You love it!'[2], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[1], and ... them, them![2], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[1], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[1], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[2], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[1], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[2], and, Voice, please![1], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[1], and, Voice, please![2], and the fact is ... uh[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[2], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![1], and the fact is ... uh[2], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[1], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![2], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the works![1], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[2], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[1], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the w orks![2], and ... Must this continue?[1], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[2], and, yeah, yeah[3], and ... Must this continue?[2], and here I am ... large as life![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and Michael, Michael, Michael ... I am here - !!![3], and ... Can you see me?[3], and, sure ... I get to spin a-ROUND a lot, man ... while you're probably working on something dull ...[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I got headaches at the sides of my head[3], and ... 'Oh, dear'[3], and I suffer ...[3], and there's more to my life than guitar, singing ... uh, spinning ... Jamaican patties and lager[3], and ... 'He's so lucky'[3], and I'm alone on the mountain - right at the top![3], and ... 'I'm with him'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... it takes away a lot of the pain ... if I do it enough[3], and I ain't coming down anytime soon[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes ... it's addictive ... and what else should I do?[3], and I stare at the sea ... of consciousness???[3], and ... ... ... 'Yeah'[3], and, yes, I do that, of course ... Oh, I stare at the sea, the real sea, too, when I can ... never even putting a toe in, no![3], and ... 'Basking sharks!'[3], and shut up, Voice! ... ... ... you invisible cretin from the other world![3], and ... 'That's harsh'[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... how would YOU(!) like to be totally GONE(!) on a regular basis ... away from the humans?[3], and ... 'Me?'[3], and not you, not you ... WHO AM I?[3], and ... 'You love it!'[3], and ... them, them![3], and, yes, yes, yes ... ... ...[3], and, actually ... the dolphins love me ... I can't imagine they love you[3], and ... 'Basking sharks love me!'[3], and the point is ... ... ... uh, where am I, again? / ... and ... 'What is the bloody point, Mikey?!'[3], and, Voice, please![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... can it be ... the only point ... I'm really making ... ???[3], and the fact is ... uh[3], and I never, never know ... so you better never, never mind ... and that's an order, kooks![3], and ... 'There are no facts ... not here, anyway'[3], and this is me, me! ... I'm thinking, and feeling ... and I'm talking, breathing ... the w  o  r  k  s![3], and ... 'He wants a biscuit now, no doubt'[3], and ... Must this continue?[3], and