'What is all this crap about you being the minstrel of a generation?'

Voice, please.

Okay, okay.

I've got a PR email.

Oh, by the way, PR can stand for "public relations" or "press release". I'm really not bothered. It's your choice, kooks! 

'It's a bit late, ain't it, boss? Discussing this now, after all these years. And why do they have to make a choice?'

Shut up.

Anyway ...

Brussels, 24 March, 2022: EUSIPA named Best Trade Association

The European Structured Investment Products Association was named Best Trade Association at StructuredRetailProducts.com's annual European award ceremony in London last night.

Oh, last night??? 'Last week.' Ha!

EUSIPA was chosen for its pioneering work integrating structured products into the FINDATEX platform for standardizing information flow between EU manufacturers and distributors, for the breadth and depth of its EU regulatory dialogue and response, and for its cross-border platform provision to member associations and banks.

Nice one!

Heike? Come on, girl!

EUSIPA chair Heike Arbter says: "This has been a particularly challenging period for the industry, as it faces the simultaneous challenges of regulatory alignment, an increasing ESG demand and a progressively cross-border and complex business environment. We are proud to have become the key industry contact for regulators, policy-makers and our membership alike."

Fair enough. / Roger? Anything to add?

"Our raison d'être is to communicate common denominator industry issues and positions for a broad and in some ways diverse international membership," adds vice chair Roger Studer. "This award is a welcome recognition that our endeavours are on target."

ENDS

Er ... about EUSIPA??? Have we covered this before, Voice? 'How would I know?' You are actually my intern. 'Right.'

Never mind.

EUSIPA represents the interests of the European structured investment products business. The focal point of its activities are derivative instruments such as structured investment products and warrants. EUSIPA aims to create an attractive and fair regulatory framework for these financial products.

The umbrella association acts as a contact for politicians, the EU Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in all questions concerning structured products. Whenever the need arises, the association is at hand to provide expert advice and opinions, thus playing an active role in the policy dialogue.

Greater protection for investors as well as a comprehensible and transparent product landscape are important concerns for the association. Together with its members, it is actively engaged in promoting Europe-wide standards throughout the sector. These include clear product classification, standardized technical terms, and a broad commitment among the member associations to abide by a code of conduct for the sector.

ENDS

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Anything else?

I haven't done my dumbbells this week. Why? Because I've had headaches, and I don't want them turning into migraines. I've got to be sensible, you dig? So, I'll start again next week. You should let your body recover occasionally anyway.

I don't even know about Cornwall at the moment. It might be best to concentrate on recording my demo, putting it online, and then becoming a global superstar. That might be best, yes.

'Easy as that, is it, Mikey?'

Don't bring me down with your negativity, man.

'Sorry.'

And I'll tell you now, kooks ... you won't find me hiding in a luxury hotel bathroom like Jim MacLaine (David Essex) moaning about being Judy Garland for an hour, and all the people I made rich. There will be no self-pity from me. I just want to get away from this shitshow.

That's the way it is.

Laters.

Oh, I've linked to the Sloop Inn webcam in the town/harbour before, but here is one covering the surfing beach. It's another invasion of privacy, of course. On cold days, I've been the only person there, just standing and staring at the sea. It's a disgrace - when you think about it. I'm still going to watch it though.

[No. 989] Hold on tight!

I don't think I've used that title before. (My Word file of the blog is on the other laptop.) It sounds like something I might have used before ... when I was feeling CRAZY!!!, you dig? But it don't matter, man. There's only one No. 989 - and this is it!!! Let's go!!!

And, you![1], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[1], and, you![2], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[1], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[2], and, come on![1], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[1], and, come on![2], and, nice one![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[2], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[1], and, nice one![2], and so much, uh ... sick passion[1], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[2], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[1], and so much, uh ... sick passion[2], and don't get carried away, idiot[1], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[2], and I can get the voices ...[1], and don't get carried away, idiot[2], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[1], and I can get the voices ...[2], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[1], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[2], and, yes, yes, yes[1], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[2], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[1], and, yes, yes, yes[2], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[1], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[2], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[1], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[2], and ... ah ... MAD FEELINGS ... I love 'em!!![1], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[2], and, come on, come on![1], and ... ah ... M AD F EELINGS ... I love 'em!!![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[1], and, come on, come on![2], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[2], and ... 'Naked golds!'[1], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![2], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[1], and ... 'Naked golds!'[2], and ... What do you really want?[1], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[2], and, Jesus ... H.[1], and ... What do you really want?[2], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[1], and, Jesus ... H.[2], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[1], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[2], and, well ... never mind[1], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[2], and I don't need answers ...[1], and, well ... never mind[2], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[1], and I don't need answers ...[2], and ... good luck![1], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[2], and, you![3], and ... good luck![2], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[3], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[3], and, come on![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[3], and, nice one![3], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[3], and so much, uh ... sick passion[3], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[3], and don't get carried away, idiot[3], and I can get the voices ...[3], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[3], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[3], and, yes, yes, yes[3], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[3], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[3], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[3], and ... ah ... M  A  D F  E  E  L  I  N  G  S ... I love 'em!!![3], and, come on, come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[3], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![3], and ... 'Naked golds!'[3], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[3], and ... What do you really want?[3], and, Jesus ... H.[3], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[3], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[3], and, well ... never mind[3], and I don't need answers ...[3], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[3], and ... good luck![3], and

And, you![1], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[1], and, you![2], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[1], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[2], and, come on![1], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[1], and, come on![2], and, nice one![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[2], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[1], and, nice one![2], and so much, uh ... sick passion[1], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[2], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[1], and so much, uh ... sick passion[2], and don't get carried away, idiot[1], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[2], and I can get the voices ...[1], and don't get carried away, idiot[2], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[1], and I can get the voices ...[2], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[1], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[2], and, yes, yes, yes[1], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[2], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[1], and, yes, yes, yes[2], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[1], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[2], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[1], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[2], and ... ah ... MAD FEELINGS ... I love 'em!!![1], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[2], and, come on, come on![1], and ... ah ... M AD F EELINGS ... I love 'em!!![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[1], and, come on, come on![2], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[2], and ... 'Naked golds!'[1], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![2], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[1], and ... 'Naked golds!'[2], and ... What do you really want?[1], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[2], and, Jesus ... H.[1], and ... What do you really want?[2], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[1], and, Jesus ... H.[2], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[1], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[2], and, well ... never mind[1], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[2], and I don't need answers ...[1], and, well ... never mind[2], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[1], and I don't need answers ...[2], and ... good luck![1], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[2], and, you![3], and ... good luck![2], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[3], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[3], and, come on![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[3], and, nice one![3], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[3], and so much, uh ... sick passion[3], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[3], and don't get carried away, idiot[3], and I can get the voices ...[3], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[3], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[3], and, yes, yes, yes[3], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[3], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[3], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[3], and ... ah ... M  A  D F  E  E  L  I  N  G  S ... I love 'em!!![3], and, come on, come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[3], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![3], and ... 'Naked golds!'[3], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[3], and ... What do you really want?[3], and, Jesus ... H.[3], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[3], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[3], and, well ... never mind[3], and I don't need answers ...[3], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[3], and ... good luck![3], and

And, you![1], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[1], and, you![2], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[1], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[2], and, come on![1], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[1], and, come on![2], and, nice one![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[2], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[1], and, nice one![2], and so much, uh ... sick passion[1], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[2], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[1], and so much, uh ... sick passion[2], and don't get carried away, idiot[1], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[2], and I can get the voices ...[1], and don't get carried away, idiot[2], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[1], and I can get the voices ...[2], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[1], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[2], and, yes, yes, yes[1], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[2], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[1], and, yes, yes, yes[2], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[1], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[2], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[1], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[2], and ... ah ... MAD FEELINGS ... I love 'em!!![1], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[2], and, come on, come on![1], and ... ah ... M AD F EELINGS ... I love 'em!!![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[1], and, come on, come on![2], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[2], and ... 'Naked golds!'[1], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![2], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[1], and ... 'Naked golds!'[2], and ... What do you really want?[1], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[2], and, Jesus ... H.[1], and ... What do you really want?[2], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[1], and, Jesus ... H.[2], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[1], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[2], and, well ... never mind[1], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[2], and I don't need answers ...[1], and, well ... never mind[2], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[1], and I don't need answers ...[2], and ... good luck![1], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[2], and, you![3], and ... good luck![2], and are YOU(!) ready to spin?[3], and here I am ... and God knows where you are ... oh, you're here ... and where's that idiot Voice???[3], and, come on![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... I wouldn't miss this for the world, Mikey!'[3], and, nice one![3], and, yeah, yeah ... the Voice has got to be a thought-form by now ... I've put so much energy into him[3], and so much, uh ... sick passion[3], and ... 'Maybe I created you ... you might not be real ... you might just be a ghost in my life'[3], and don't get carried away, idiot[3], and I can get the voices ...[3], and, anyway, kooks ... you know how it goes ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, yes?[3], and ... 'Just like old times ... all times, actually'[3], and, yes, yes, yes[3], and let's get so dizzy that we won't know who is who or what is what or even why is why[3], and does that make sense??? ... Oh, I hope not[3], and ... 'We don't want sense! ... We want broken words, broken thoughts ... mad feelings!'[3], and ... ah ... M  A  D F  E  E  L  I  N  G  S ... I love 'em!!![3], and, come on, come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... are you on the floor? ... are you foaming?[3], and bang your head! ... and cry out for, for ... for anything![3], and ... 'Naked golds!'[3], and if you've got any brains, kook(s) ... you'll take this opportunity to impress the cosmos[3], and ... What do you really want?[3], and, Jesus ... H.[3], and ... 'The cosmos is always hiring ... but you have to be the right sort'[3], and, Christ ... are you breathing merely out of habit ... or is there something else going on with you?[3], and, well ... never mind[3], and I don't need answers ...[3], and, yeah, yeah ... it's your life, obviously[3], and ... good luck![3], and

When I get control over my life ...

When it happens, oh, that glorious day ...

I will stop all the personal posts, uh, my "diary", and stop all the music updates. It will be cold, hard finance all the way, with, uh, yes ... a couple of cold, hard conceptuals each week.

That would be so nice. So cold. So hard.

Unfortunately, I'm in a state of chaos today. But maybe ... that's the best thing, you know? Maybe that's where art comes from. Francis Bacon's studio was a fucking mess, frankly. And his life? Sure, he had the discipline to work six hours a day. [I do more! Well, a bit more.] But the rest of his time was spent drinking and gambling to the early hours of the morning.

Isn't that better than the Tony Robbins lifestyle? A life of clean perfection? I don't know.

Anyway ...

Music?

I've got a new tune fragment which will definitely be one of my BIG THREE ... ??? Oh, I'm certain this time, yes. If I don't scrap it, no. Ha! It won't be a ballad though.

I got it by just strumming around on the guitar. But it's early days yet, kooks. Don't put pressure on me!

These fragments upset me. I'm relieved when they become great songs. But I have to destroy them if they look like they're not going to work.

Even thinking of Cornwall is chaotic. All the things I would have to organize. All the unpredictable chaos I would have to leave behind in London.

You have to deal with uncertainty if you want to get on in life. That Aristotle Onassis quote about the sea and the wind and that, you dig?

Picasso was messy. But he worked much harder than Bacon. Maybe he worked all the time to avoid thinking about the chaos.

Last night, I did something different with that fragment of tune, and thought how cool it was. I probably won't ever do anything like it again. Every great song has to be "different" - if you can manage it. Like The Beatles. Inventive. Do you know what I mean?

I've been watching another one of those cover artists on YouTube. This guy is a very good singer, and a great guitarist. He definitely performs better than the famous artists he's covering. He also writes songs. The songs are very good "album" tracks. All he needs is one classic song like Babylon or whatever. That's all David Gray needed, really - for a career, like. But he doesn't have it, man, and I'm not sure he's aware of the problem.

And think of that band James. They only had Sit Down, as far as I can tell.

Anyway, you know me, kooks ... I'm trying to finish my BIG TEN of songs, yes, each song better than Babylon and Sit Down because I'm nuts.

It's the way I've chosen to live.

Bye.

[No. 988] When you spin ...

Is it real?

And, come on![1], and I'm asking you ...[1], and, come on![2], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[1], and I'm asking you ...[2], and ... tell me now[1], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[1], and ... tell me now[2], and, no, no, no ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[2], and ... Where are you?[1], and, no, no, no ...[2], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![1], and ... Where are you?[2], and I'm happy about it[1], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![2], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![1], and I'm happy about it[2], and this is the place where dreams are made[1], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![2], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[1], and this is the place where dreams are made[2], and, well ...[1], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[2], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[1], and, well ...[2], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[1], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[2], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[1], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[2], and, you, you, you ...[1], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[2], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[1], and, you, you, you ...[2], and I know I'm welcome[1], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[2], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[1], and I know I'm welcome[2], and ... you belong to me[1], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[2], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[1], and ... you belong to me[2], and ... 'This is real truth!'[1], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[2], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[1], and ... 'This is real truth!'[2], and you know a lot about me ...[1], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[2], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[1], and you know a lot about me ...[2], and ... 'What a question!'[1], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[2], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[1], and ... 'What a question!'[2], and they are so asleep it's unreal[1], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[2], and, come on![3], and they are so asleep it's unre al[2], and I'm asking you ...[3], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[3], and ... tell me now[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[3], and, no, no, no ...[3], and ... Where are you?[3], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![3], and I'm happy about it[3], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![3], and this is the place where dreams are made[3], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[3], and, well ...[3], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[3], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[3], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[3], and, you, you, you ...[3], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[3], and I know I'm welcome[3], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[3], and ... you belong to me[3], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[3], and ... 'This is real truth!'[3], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[3], and you know a lot about me ...[3], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[3], and ... 'What a question!'[3], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[3], and they are so asleep it's u  n  r  e  a  l[3], and

And, come on![1], and I'm asking you ...[1], and, come on![2], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[1], and I'm asking you ...[2], and ... tell me now[1], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[1], and ... tell me now[2], and, no, no, no ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[2], and ... Where are you?[1], and, no, no, no ...[2], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![1], and ... Where are you?[2], and I'm happy about it[1], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![2], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![1], and I'm happy about it[2], and this is the place where dreams are made[1], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![2], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[1], and this is the place where dreams are made[2], and, well ...[1], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[2], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[1], and, well ...[2], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[1], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[2], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[1], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[2], and, you, you, you ...[1], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[2], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[1], and, you, you, you ...[2], and I know I'm welcome[1], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[2], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[1], and I know I'm welcome[2], and ... you belong to me[1], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[2], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[1], and ... you belong to me[2], and ... 'This is real truth!'[1], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[2], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[1], and ... 'This is real truth!'[2], and you know a lot about me ...[1], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[2], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[1], and you know a lot about me ...[2], and ... 'What a question!'[1], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[2], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[1], and ... 'What a question!'[2], and they are so asleep it's unreal[1], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[2], and, come on![3], and they are so asleep it's unre al[2], and I'm asking you ...[3], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[3], and ... tell me now[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[3], and, no, no, no ...[3], and ... Where are you?[3], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![3], and I'm happy about it[3], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![3], and this is the place where dreams are made[3], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[3], and, well ...[3], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[3], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[3], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[3], and, you, you, you ...[3], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[3], and I know I'm welcome[3], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[3], and ... you belong to me[3], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[3], and ... 'This is real truth!'[3], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[3], and you know a lot about me ...[3], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[3], and ... 'What a question!'[3], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[3], and they are so asleep it's u  n  r  e  a  l[3], and

And, come on![1], and I'm asking you ...[1], and, come on![2], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[1], and I'm asking you ...[2], and ... tell me now[1], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[1], and ... tell me now[2], and, no, no, no ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[2], and ... Where are you?[1], and, no, no, no ...[2], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![1], and ... Where are you?[2], and I'm happy about it[1], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![2], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![1], and I'm happy about it[2], and this is the place where dreams are made[1], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![2], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[1], and this is the place where dreams are made[2], and, well ...[1], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[2], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[1], and, well ...[2], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[1], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[2], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[1], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[2], and, you, you, you ...[1], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[2], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[1], and, you, you, you ...[2], and I know I'm welcome[1], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[2], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[1], and I know I'm welcome[2], and ... you belong to me[1], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[2], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[1], and ... you belong to me[2], and ... 'This is real truth!'[1], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[2], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[1], and ... 'This is real truth!'[2], and you know a lot about me ...[1], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[2], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[1], and you know a lot about me ...[2], and ... 'What a question!'[1], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[2], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[1], and ... 'What a question!'[2], and they are so asleep it's unreal[1], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[2], and, come on![3], and they are so asleep it's unre al[2], and I'm asking you ...[3], and how do YOU(!) feel ... ? ... real - ? ... when you're dizzy out of your head, without a body, so incredibly gone???[3], and ... tell me now[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and is it possible to be too dizzy?[3], and, no, no, no ...[3], and ... Where are you?[3], and speaking only for myself, like ... I'm really here ... ha![3], and I'm happy about it[3], and some of the worst people I've ever met - absolute squares - have been over there, kook ... oh, don't look![3], and this is the place where dreams are made[3], and the faster you go, man, come on!!! ... the more you forget ... and, I, I, I ... uh, uh ... just who am I?[3], and, well ...[3], and not that I care, ha, ha, ha! ... and a question that doesn't need an answer is a great question[3], and ... 'Will this ever end???'[3], and I know the cosmos doesn't care ... we're all the same to that thing[3], and, you, you, you ...[3], and if I look at YOU(!) a certain way ... I can be your stranger ...yes, I can enter your soul[3], and I know I'm welcome[3], and the cold world has you ... without my approval ... and I'm starting to get pissed off with the situation[3], and ... you belong to me[3], and I own you ... everything about you ... every thought you have, yes ... and certainly every feeling[3], and ... 'This is real truth!'[3], and because, because ... I'm the Master of feelings ... oh, you know that[3], and you know a lot about me ...[3], and if we were to get our bodies back - for one moment ... and walk to the window ... what would we see?[3], and ... 'What a question!'[3], and a sick world ... a stupid world ... an evil place that doesn't even recognize us or our power[3], and they are so asleep it's u  n  r  e  a  l[3], and

Refinitiv Lipper: European fund flow report - February 2022

Okay, okay.

From Detlef and the gang, obviously. 'Yippee!' Calm down, Voice.

(Why does he get so excited?)

Anyway ... I'm not doing the dumbbells this morning. I did them to "failure" on Friday, and my arms are still aching. That's actually a good sign of muscle growth, so I reckon I need another day of rest. I think - 'Boss!'

Oh, sorry, Voice.

He wants me to talk about my music, kook(s). Well - 'The PR email!'

Uh.

Okay ...

Long-term mutual funds (-€9.0 bn) posted net inflows for February 2022.

Money market products (-€49.4 bn) posted net outflows for February 2022.

The overall fund flows for mutual funds and ETFs in Europe in February amounted to estimated net outflows of €58.4 bn.

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

Equity Global (+€4.7 bn) was once again the best-selling sector among longterm funds.

Switzerland (+€2.9 bn) was the fund domicile with the highest net inflows, followed by Denmark (+€2.4 bn) and Spain (+€1.6 bn).

ASR Bank (+€2.0 bn) was the best-selling fund promoter in Europe for February, ahead of BlackRock (+€2.0 bn) and Invesco (+€1.9 bn).

The question is though ... Can Detlef make any sense out of it? 'With his big brain? Of course he can, boss!'

Well, let's see ...

Detlef?

In your own time, son ...

Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv Lipper, comments: "It was not surprising that February 2022 was in general a negative month for the European fund industry given the geopolitical situation in Europe, the still ongoing Thing, and the sluggish market environment. That said, the promoters of mutual funds (-€67.6 bn) faced outflows, while the promoters of ETFs (+€9.2 bn) enjoyed inflows. Within this market environment and given the economic uncertainties, one would expect that European investors sold long-term funds and bought money market products. Therefore, it is somewhat surprising that European investors sold money market products, which are normally considered safe-haven investments. As a result, the overall fund flow numbers are heavily impacted by the high outflows from money market products (-€49.4 bn). This means that long-term funds faced 'only' estimated net outflows of €9.0 bn within this market environment.

"Nevertheless, it looks like European investors are taking rising interest rates - caused by the increased inflation rates around the globe - into consideration as they further sold bond products over the course of February."

Nice one! Thanks, Detlef.

'I told you he could do it!'

Yeah, yeah, you told me.

'He's an expert!'

Whatever.

ENDS

...

Anything else? Yes.

When you dream ... and you're with a stranger who's looking really alive, really human ... and you're staring at an "odd" scene together ... shadowy figures moving around the place ... and the stranger asks you: "What do you make of that? Is it real?" ... and you reply: "I don't know ... I could be in bed dreaming all this" ... and you laugh ... and the stranger just looks at you with a blank expression, not saying another word ... and then a moment later ... you wake up in your bed ... and realize that it was a dream ... and you wonder about the stranger, who must have known what was happening ... What should you make of all that? Isn't it odd?

Never mind.

Hi Michael, I hope you're well and having a lovely day

Er ... this Kroll PR email is from Monday, actually. Voice! 'What?' What kind of day was I having on Monday? 'I really can't remember, boss. You wrote about dizzy desperation in your conceptual.' Did I? Oh, okay.

Anyway ...

The number of registered company insolvencies in February 2022 was 1,515.

So?

David / Joanne, can discuss the following topics in relation to corporate insolvencies: 

Now hang on a minute! David / Joanne ... ??? 'It's two people, boss.' Fine.

What is driving the rise in corporate insolvencies?

Can we see this continuing?

What warning signals should businesses be looking at?

What advice can you give to businesses today to prepare?

Will the rise in energy and other costs put an unsustainable strain on cashflows?

What impact will the rise in National Insurance have?

Are these rising levels of corporate insolvency reflecting the removal of government support in the form of VAT support, loans and other The Thing era levers?

I have no idea.

David / Joanne, can discuss the following topics in relation to personal insolvencies: 

Are we seeing a lag?

Can we expect to see these current levels rise?

Are there regional differences?

What alternatives are there to personal bankruptcy?

What trends are you seeing?

What advice can you offer people facing potential bankruptcy?

Please do let me know at the very soonest if this opportunity interests you. 

Oh, I don't know. Who are these people, really?

About David:

David has worked on numerous assignments for management teams, banks, asset-based lenders, private equity and key financial stakeholders implementing turnaround solvent restructuring strategies to preserve value.

About Joanne:

Joanne has extensive experience in debt negotiation, advising and implementing bespoke voluntary arrangements and undertaking complex investigative bankruptcy matters. Joanne also has considerable experience in dealing with insolvent deceased estates.

Okay.

Listen! We all know why there are so many corporate insolvencies and personal insolvencies. It's no big mystery, is it?

I'll say no more.

ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

I've been thinking ... I'm seriously a dead man if I don't become a rock star. How about that for motivation?

'Boss, I got news for you.'

What?

'Everyone is seriously a dead man or woman ... eventually.'

Yeah, that's great. Thanks for that, Voice.

Idiot!

Have a nice weekend, kooks.

Achievement beyond desperation

PR email?

I'm not in the mood. I've got loads of PR emails. Actually, I've got one from a firm I used to work for - when the world was young, ah, the apple trees, blossoms in the breeze. Frankie knows.

'Frankie says relax, Mikey!'

Shut up, Voice.

Well, they bought the firm I worked for, and it had to change its name. Was that before or after I left? I can't remember. I mean, the company changed its name a few times, and it was so long ago ...

When the world was young, you dig?

Anyway ... I'm not doing the PR email now. Maybe tonight, or tomorrow. I'm writing about music, and Cornwall.

'Yippee!'

Music?

I'm always comparing my songs to other people's songs. I can't help it. I know that Mighty Soul and Shady, Dodgy, Shifty are better than Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger, BUT(!) ... they might only be equal to Live Forever. So, it's very important I get a third song that's just as good.

'Hang on! You said that This World Don't Mean a Thing was as good as Live Forever, and that song is only your fifth best or something.'

Yeah, yeah. I change my mind a lot, Voice. The kooks know. Don't you, kooks?

'The kooks say relax.'

Shut up. Please.

Anyway, even though musical taste is subjective - Ha! - I still say that Live Forever is the greatest song ever written ... by another writer. So, having three songs like that will do me nicely.

Listen! Just because art is subjective, it doesn't mean that certain people can't have amazing taste and discernment ... while others don't know their arse from their elbow. Do you know what I mean?

This third song of my BIG THREE won't even be on the first album. Probably the second album. But I need it now for psychological reasons.

A BIG THREE within a BIG TEN will mean I can dominate the Twenties the way The Beatles dominated the Sixties, and any songs I write in the future won't even need to be of the same standard ...

Obviously, I will always try to stay on the same level or go beyond it. I'm just saying ... there will be no need to.

I'm talking about psychological freedom. You dig?

You don't know how I torture myself.

Cornwall?

If I go to Cornwall soon, it will be my twenty-fifth time there, and I'm convinced it will be my farewell fandango for the groover - if you know what I mean.

I will be "unknown", wandering around the beaches and cliffs, lost in thought, enjoying oneness with Nature.

Looking out for my friends ... the dolphins!

Staring at the sea!

Sitting on my favourite rock! A rock that has seen dinosaurs and humans ...

And my favourite pub in St Ives. My regular pub. They even recognize me in there.

And pasties, chips, mint ice creams ...

Those seagulls! With the ringleader!

The thing is ... if there's ever a twenty-sixth time, I'll be an international rock and roll star by then. The whole experience will be different, even ruined.

Yes, sadly, that's the truth: ruined - !!!

That's the price I must pay! 

[No. 987] Dear kooks and squares

I got nothing for you.

And here it is!!![1], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[1], and here it is!!![2], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[1], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[2], and ... COME ON - !!![1], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[2], and if you want to complain - good luck![1], and ... COME ON - !!![2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and if you want to complain - good luck![2], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and Christ, these people ...[1], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![1], and Christ, these people ...[2], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![2], and - !!![1], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[2], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[1], and - !!![2], and I don't care about the others ...[1], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[2], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[1], and I don't care about the others ...[2], and ... 'You're nuts!'[1], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[2], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with MY VISION, you dig?[1], and ... 'You're nuts!'[2], and I see so much, really![1], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with M Y VIS ION, you dig?[2], and believe me ... believe everything I say[1], and I see so much, really![2], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[1], and believe me ... believe everything I say[2], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[1], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[2], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[1], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[2], and squares are always at their worst ...[1], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[2], and ... 'Ugh!'[1], and squares are always at their worst ...[2], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[1], and ... 'Ugh!'[2], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![1], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[2], and ... 'We are one!'[1], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[1], and ... 'We are one!'[2], and, kooks ... I love you all![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[2], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![1], and, kooks ... I love you all![2], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[1], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![2], and not a lot, seriously[1], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[2], and here it is!!![3], and not a lot, seriously[2], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[3], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[3], and ... COME ON - !!![3], and if you want to complain - good luck![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[3], and Christ, these people ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![3], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[3], and - !!![3], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[3], and I don't care about the others ...[3], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[3], and ... 'You're nuts!'[3], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with M  Y V  I  S  I  O  N, you dig?[3], and I see so much, really![3], and believe me ... believe everything I say[3], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[3], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[3], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[3], and squares are always at their worst ...[3], and ... 'Ugh!'[3], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[3], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![3], and ... 'We are one!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[3], and, kooks ... I love you all![3], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![3], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[3], and not a lot, seriously[3], and

And here it is!!![1], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[1], and here it is!!![2], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[1], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[2], and ... COME ON - !!![1], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[2], and if you want to complain - good luck![1], and ... COME ON - !!![2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and if you want to complain - good luck![2], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and Christ, these people ...[1], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![1], and Christ, these people ...[2], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![2], and - !!![1], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[2], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[1], and - !!![2], and I don't care about the others ...[1], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[2], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[1], and I don't care about the others ...[2], and ... 'You're nuts!'[1], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[2], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with MY VISION, you dig?[1], and ... 'You're nuts!'[2], and I see so much, really![1], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with M Y VIS ION, you dig?[2], and believe me ... believe everything I say[1], and I see so much, really![2], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[1], and believe me ... believe everything I say[2], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[1], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[2], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[1], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[2], and squares are always at their worst ...[1], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[2], and ... 'Ugh!'[1], and squares are always at their worst ...[2], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[1], and ... 'Ugh!'[2], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![1], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[2], and ... 'We are one!'[1], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[1], and ... 'We are one!'[2], and, kooks ... I love you all![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[2], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![1], and, kooks ... I love you all![2], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[1], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![2], and not a lot, seriously[1], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[2], and here it is!!![3], and not a lot, seriously[2], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[3], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[3], and ... COME ON - !!![3], and if you want to complain - good luck![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[3], and Christ, these people ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![3], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[3], and - !!![3], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[3], and I don't care about the others ...[3], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[3], and ... 'You're nuts!'[3], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with M  Y V  I  S  I  O  N, you dig?[3], and I see so much, really![3], and believe me ... believe everything I say[3], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[3], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[3], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[3], and squares are always at their worst ...[3], and ... 'Ugh!'[3], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[3], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![3], and ... 'We are one!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[3], and, kooks ... I love you all![3], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![3], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[3], and not a lot, seriously[3], and

And here it is!!![1], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[1], and here it is!!![2], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[1], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[2], and ... COME ON - !!![1], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[2], and if you want to complain - good luck![1], and ... COME ON - !!![2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and if you want to complain - good luck![2], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and Christ, these people ...[1], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![1], and Christ, these people ...[2], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![2], and - !!![1], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[2], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[1], and - !!![2], and I don't care about the others ...[1], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[2], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[1], and I don't care about the others ...[2], and ... 'You're nuts!'[1], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[2], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with MY VISION, you dig?[1], and ... 'You're nuts!'[2], and I see so much, really![1], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with M Y VIS ION, you dig?[2], and believe me ... believe everything I say[1], and I see so much, really![2], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[1], and believe me ... believe everything I say[2], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[1], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[2], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[1], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[2], and squares are always at their worst ...[1], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[2], and ... 'Ugh!'[1], and squares are always at their worst ...[2], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[1], and ... 'Ugh!'[2], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![1], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[2], and ... 'We are one!'[1], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[1], and ... 'We are one!'[2], and, kooks ... I love you all![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[2], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![1], and, kooks ... I love you all![2], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[1], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![2], and not a lot, seriously[1], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[2], and here it is!!![3], and not a lot, seriously[2], and nothing, nothing, nothing ...[3], and it's all you could ever want, isn't it? / and it's all you could ever ask a shaman for[3], and ... COME ON - !!![3], and if you want to complain - good luck![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and Voice is the manager, ha! ... and yeah, yeah, good luck contacting him[3], and Christ, these people ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I've devoted my life to making you ... dizzy as ... hell![3], and ... 'What thanks do you get?'[3], and - !!![3], and, oh, oh ... the kooks thank me, in their hearts, deep down, yes, yes ... I know they do[3], and I don't care about the others ...[3], and, listen! ... I'm committed to this because I'm not normal[3], and ... 'You're nuts!'[3], and my only reward is knowing ... that the square world can't cope with M  Y V  I  S  I  O  N, you dig?[3], and I see so much, really![3], and believe me ... believe everything I say[3], and ... 'You hear so much, too!'[3], and I know it all, yes ... and know it's not worth knowing, no, no, no ... so just be empty[3], and your mind is nothing - when you're at your best[3], and squares are always at their worst ...[3], and ... 'Ugh!'[3], and, hello, hello! ... I'm talking to the kooks here[3], and your soul ... let it go ... let it merge ... into the massive ocean of souls ... all together![3], and ... 'We are one!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is fun, ain't it? ... as usual, of course[3], and, kooks ... I love you all![3], and a-ROUND here ... the fun never stops![3], and, squares ... what can I say, to you?[3], and not a lot, seriously[3], and

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen

That wasn't me saying that. 'Who was it, boss?' Someone from the PR email, Voice. 'Which one?' This one -

Blackstone Technology is pleased to invite you to our production site in Döbeln/Saxony on 25.03.2022 on the occasion of the visit of the Minister of State Martin Dulig as well as the Member of the State Parliament Henning Homann!

Yeah, yeah. I'm going all the way to Germany, ain't I?

Look forward to an exciting look behind the scenes, the presentation of our novel production process for sustainable battery technologies and the exclusive exchange with special guests.

Special guests?! Who?! 'David Hasselhoff.' Really? 'I don't know, do I?'

For questions and information we are at your disposal at any time. 

Er ... 'Have you got any questions, boss?' No. 'Ask them one on sport.' Don't be ridiculous.

We are looking forward to your visit!

Dream on!

Listen! They haven't offered to pay for my flight. They're not putting me up in a lovely hotel suite.

Forget about it!

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

...

Anything else?

Cornwall? Fitness? Music? Fashion?

What else can I talk about?

I NEED SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT!!!

'Music! Come on!'

Yeah, yeah, yeah ...

I ain't got nothing to say about it. I've still got no ideas for another BIG THREE song. It's unsettling, being at the mercy of the cosmos, you know?

'You need to lose your ego for a moment or two, boss, and then let it in.'

Ha! Easier said than done, Voice. And it's more complicated than that. / I had a dream last week where I heard a ballad on a guitar in slow motion - I could see the guitar as well. And then I woke up with not one note in my head. And I blame myself, yes. I mean, the cosmos can lead a horse to water ...

Do you know what I mean, kooks?

Never mind.

What, what, what ... else?!

I bought two hooligan films for my phone. I don't normally like those films. They're quite "vulgar" with extremely low budgets, bad acting, bad scripts, bad direction, oh, bad everything, basically. 'You like The Football Factory with Danny Dyer.' Well, that's the best one.

Anyway, I bought ... The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan ... and its sequel. I like the friendship between the two main characters, and the films are reasonably entertaining. Only £3.99 each. The subject matter is actually credit card fraud, not football.

Anyway ... what else?

There's nothing else.

There will be a conceptual later.

Bye.