Thursday 28 April 2022

Three lyrics away from The Holy Grail ...

That's how close I am.

'Mikey, are we talking about the elixir of rock and roll immortality?' Ha! We certainly are, my little invisible friend.

My kooks.

And you know how long I've searched, and how hard I've searched ... in the desert of my life, which is actually the desert of modern life BECAUSE there is hardly any glory for anyone these days.

'That's the awful truth. Listen to him.'

It's possible I will move The Future up a few places on the BIG TEN list. Maybe as high as sixth place.

I need a cool lyric. 'How cool?' As cool as a cucumber.

The structure of a song is really important. However, you have to be careful. You can overdo it. With the original version of The Future, I underdid it.

And I can hear the band in my head. And I can hear the backing singers. It's gonna be scary!

On the second album, of course.

'The second?!'

Yeah. This is the first album -

This World Don't Mean a Thing
Lucky You
Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty
Round The Bend
What's This Life We Live?
Stella
Malibu
I'm Right Inside
Nothing
Life and Death

'And what does that sound like in your head?'

You wouldn't believe me if I told you, Voice. No one would. Maybe I should maintain radio silence from now on ...

Bye!

Wednesday 27 April 2022

[No. 997] Be gone like a beautiful dolphin in your mind

Do you dig it?

And, hello! ... again[1], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the goneness[1], and, hello! ... again[2], and like a dolphin thought-form[1], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the gone ness[2], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[1], and like a dolphin thought-form[2], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![1], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[2], and it's so nice, so peaceful[1], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![2], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[1], and it's so nice, so peaceful[2], and here I am, kooks![1], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[2], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[1], and here I am, kooks![2], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[1], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[2], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[1], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[2], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[1], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[2], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[1], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[2], and I can travel ...[1], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[2], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[1], and I can travel ...[2], and I can spin ...[1], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[1], and I can spin ...[2], and the knowledge I have![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[2], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![1], and the knowledge I have![2], and ... 'Eh?!'[1], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![2], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[1], and ... 'Eh?!'[2], and ... 'He does!'[1], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[2], and I know too much, yes![1], and ... 'He does!'[2], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![1], and I know too much, yes![2], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![1], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![2], and ... 'Bastards!'[1], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![2], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![1], and ... 'Bastards!'[2], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[1], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![2], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[1], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[2], and ... bye![1], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[2], and, hello! ... again[3], and ... bye![2], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the g  o  n  e  n  e  s  s[3], and like a dolphin thought-form[3], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[3], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![3], and it's so nice, so peaceful[3], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[3], and here I am, kooks![3], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[3], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[3], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[3], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[3], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[3], and I can travel ...[3], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[3], and I can spin ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[3], and the knowledge I have![3], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![3], and ... 'Eh?!'[3], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[3], and ... 'He does!'[3], and I know too much, yes![3], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![3], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![3], and ... 'Bastards!'[3], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![3], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[3], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[3], and ... bye![3], and

And, hello! ... again[1], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the goneness[1], and, hello! ... again[2], and like a dolphin thought-form[1], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the gone ness[2], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[1], and like a dolphin thought-form[2], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![1], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[2], and it's so nice, so peaceful[1], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![2], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[1], and it's so nice, so peaceful[2], and here I am, kooks![1], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[2], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[1], and here I am, kooks![2], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[1], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[2], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[1], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[2], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[1], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[2], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[1], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[2], and I can travel ...[1], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[2], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[1], and I can travel ...[2], and I can spin ...[1], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[1], and I can spin ...[2], and the knowledge I have![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[2], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![1], and the knowledge I have![2], and ... 'Eh?!'[1], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![2], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[1], and ... 'Eh?!'[2], and ... 'He does!'[1], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[2], and I know too much, yes![1], and ... 'He does!'[2], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![1], and I know too much, yes![2], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![1], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![2], and ... 'Bastards!'[1], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![2], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![1], and ... 'Bastards!'[2], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[1], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![2], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[1], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[2], and ... bye![1], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[2], and, hello! ... again[3], and ... bye![2], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the g  o  n  e  n  e  s  s[3], and like a dolphin thought-form[3], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[3], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![3], and it's so nice, so peaceful[3], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[3], and here I am, kooks![3], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[3], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[3], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[3], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[3], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[3], and I can travel ...[3], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[3], and I can spin ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[3], and the knowledge I have![3], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![3], and ... 'Eh?!'[3], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[3], and ... 'He does!'[3], and I know too much, yes![3], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![3], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![3], and ... 'Bastards!'[3], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![3], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[3], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[3], and ... bye![3], and

And, hello! ... again[1], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the goneness[1], and, hello! ... again[2], and like a dolphin thought-form[1], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the gone ness[2], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[1], and like a dolphin thought-form[2], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![1], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[2], and it's so nice, so peaceful[1], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![2], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[1], and it's so nice, so peaceful[2], and here I am, kooks![1], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[2], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[1], and here I am, kooks![2], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[1], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[2], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[1], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[2], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[1], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[2], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[1], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[2], and I can travel ...[1], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[2], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[1], and I can travel ...[2], and I can spin ...[1], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[1], and I can spin ...[2], and the knowledge I have![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[2], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![1], and the knowledge I have![2], and ... 'Eh?!'[1], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![2], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[1], and ... 'Eh?!'[2], and ... 'He does!'[1], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[2], and I know too much, yes![1], and ... 'He does!'[2], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![1], and I know too much, yes![2], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![1], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![2], and ... 'Bastards!'[1], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![2], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![1], and ... 'Bastards!'[2], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[1], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![2], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[1], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[2], and ... bye![1], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[2], and, hello! ... again[3], and ... bye![2], and, ah ... I'm feeling it ... the g  o  n  e  n  e  s  s[3], and like a dolphin thought-form[3], and that's me ... right now ... Here a-ROUND - !!! ... Ha, ha, ha! ... I may as well be totally gone for good[3], and, me, me, me ... I'm definitely living it![3], and it's so nice, so peaceful[3], and, you, you, you ... ??? ... / ... and who can say?[3], and here I am, kooks![3], and I can't be found by squares, no, no, no / and ... don't bother looking for me if your soul is dead[3], and no thoughts, no opinions ... that is slag territory[3], and if I had a big rocket ... I'd find a new planet ... and, yes ... all the dolphins would come with me[3], and if you're truly human ... you're truly fucked[3], and the dolphins don't deserve a rotten world, do they?[3], and I can travel ...[3], and there's something better in my mind ... believe me ... and I've made it for myself, and my friends[3], and I can spin ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... and, oh, just thinking of what Colin Wilson said about Jonathan Swift[3], and the knowledge I have![3], and, oh, my square ... is a government lying to you again about the way things are? - Wake up, cretin![3], and ... 'Eh?!'[3], and what supports these evil governments, anyway? / and I think we know ... / and, well, I do ... ... ...[3], and ... 'He does!'[3], and I know too much, yes![3], and do YOU(!) see political dolphins? Are you crazy?![3], and, listen! ... the dull people make their hell for themselves, and for us ... and I've had enough!!![3], and ... 'Bastards!'[3], and words, words, words ... they torture me ... but a-ROUND ... just give me sounds and smiles, please![3], and ... 'I'm smiling like a dolphin, me!'[3], and never forget that *** is money in the bank[3], and ... bye![3], and

Kroll appointed administrators

Fair enough. / Music?

No?

Okay ...

Kroll appointed Administrators to Philips Trust Corporation Limited ("the Company").

'Oh, now we're hearing the whole story.'

Shut up!

Geoff Bouchier and Jimmy Saunders, both of Kroll, were appointed Joint Administrators of Philips Trust Corporation Limited ("the Company") on 22 April 2022. 

So?

The Company, which is based in Manchester and was incorporated in 2017, was established to provide corporate trustee and estate-planning services to consumers. It administers approximately 2,400 trusts, each of which holds either residential property, cash investments or both.

Fine. But what does Geoff say???

Geoff Bouchier, Joint Administrator, states: "There has been concern regarding the Company's affairs for several months so it will be a relief for the Company's clients and creditors that independent professionals have now been appointed to the Company. We are immediately undertaking a review of the Company's financial position and that of the clients' estate and trusts with a view to updating the Court with our key findings, including the proposed methodology to deal with the ongoing administering of the trusts and proposal for distributing trust assets to clients."

Well, good luck, Geoff!

The Joint Administrators will be contacting clients and creditors of the Company formally in due course confirming the appointment and setting out the next steps. 

Fair enough.

Kroll provides proprietary data, technology, and insights to help our clients stay ahead of complex demands related to risk, governance and growth. Our solutions deliver a powerful competitive advantage, enabling faster, smarter, and more sustainable decisions. With 5,000 experts around the world, we create value and impact for our clients and communities.

Yeah, yeah.

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?!

I've been rehearsing The Future with the new structure and without the finished lyric and it's a badass rock song of roughly five and a half minutes and it's pretty much a Smells Like Teen Spirit situation which means it's far more powerful than your average rock song and ... it definitely deserves its tenth place on the BIG TEN list. That's basically what I'm saying. Well, I just said it.

...

Oh, Christ ... you know those greatest songs of all time lists on the internet? Most of them are bloody ridiculous. 'It's all subjective, boss.' I know, Voice, I know. But some people have absolutely no taste or discernment at all. I'm talking ... NONE!!!

That's why - as an artist - you need a BIG TEN of songs, and maybe even a BIG TWENTY ... with ballads, and rock songs, and pop songs, all sorts. And don't concern yourself with writing "The Greatest Song Ever" ... it can't be done. There's safety in numbers when it comes to great songs. Really great songs. And you need ten. You need twenty. You need to keep going ... forever!

'But when do you rest???'

After the final curtain, man.

'Oh.'

You dig?

Laters.

Tuesday 26 April 2022

[No. 996] The Owlman is our friend

Have you got any pasties for him?

And - wow![1], and here he is![1], and - wow![2], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[1], and here he is![2], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[1], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[2], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[1], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[2], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and ... 'He is scary'[1], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[2], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[1], and ... 'He is scary'[2], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[1], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[2], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![1], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[2], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[1], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![2], and ... "Thank you"[1], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[2], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[1], and ... "Thank you"[2], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[1], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[2], and he spoke to us![1], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[2], and ... 'Amazing!'[1], and he spoke to us![2], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![1], and ... 'Amazing!'[2], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[1], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![2], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[1], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![1], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[2], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![2], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[1], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[2], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[1], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[2], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[1], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[2], and cider, idiot![1], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[2], and I can't get over this![1], and cider, idiot![2], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![1], and I can't get over this![2], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[1], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![2], and he's outside society - just like us[1], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[2], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[1], and he's outside society - just like us[2], and he is different ... you dig?[1], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[2], and I love The Owlman![1], and he is different ... you dig?[2], and - wow![3], and I love Th e Owl man![2], and here he is![3], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[3], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[3], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[3], and ... 'He is scary'[3], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[3], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[3], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![3], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[3], and ... "Thank you"[3], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[3], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[3], and he spoke to us![3], and ... 'Amazing!'[3], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![3], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[3], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![3], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[3], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[3], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[3], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[3], and cider, idiot![3], and I can't get over this![3], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![3], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[3], and he's outside society - just like us[3], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[3], and he is different ... you dig?[3], and I love T  h  e O  w  l  m  a  n![3], and

And - wow![1], and here he is![1], and - wow![2], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[1], and here he is![2], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[1], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[2], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[1], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[2], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and ... 'He is scary'[1], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[2], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[1], and ... 'He is scary'[2], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[1], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[2], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![1], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[2], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[1], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![2], and ... "Thank you"[1], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[2], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[1], and ... "Thank you"[2], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[1], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[2], and he spoke to us![1], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[2], and ... 'Amazing!'[1], and he spoke to us![2], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![1], and ... 'Amazing!'[2], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[1], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![2], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[1], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![1], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[2], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![2], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[1], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[2], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[1], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[2], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[1], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[2], and cider, idiot![1], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[2], and I can't get over this![1], and cider, idiot![2], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![1], and I can't get over this![2], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[1], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![2], and he's outside society - just like us[1], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[2], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[1], and he's outside society - just like us[2], and he is different ... you dig?[1], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[2], and I love The Owlman![1], and he is different ... you dig?[2], and - wow![3], and I love Th e Owl man![2], and here he is![3], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[3], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[3], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[3], and ... 'He is scary'[3], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[3], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[3], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![3], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[3], and ... "Thank you"[3], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[3], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[3], and he spoke to us![3], and ... 'Amazing!'[3], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![3], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[3], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![3], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[3], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[3], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[3], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[3], and cider, idiot![3], and I can't get over this![3], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![3], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[3], and he's outside society - just like us[3], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[3], and he is different ... you dig?[3], and I love T  h  e O  w  l  m  a  n![3], and

And - wow![1], and here he is![1], and - wow![2], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[1], and here he is![2], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[1], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[2], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[1], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[2], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and ... 'He is scary'[1], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[2], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[1], and ... 'He is scary'[2], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[1], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[2], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![1], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[2], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[1], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![2], and ... "Thank you"[1], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[2], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[1], and ... "Thank you"[2], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[1], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[2], and he spoke to us![1], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[2], and ... 'Amazing!'[1], and he spoke to us![2], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![1], and ... 'Amazing!'[2], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[1], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![2], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[1], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![1], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[2], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![2], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[1], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[2], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[1], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[2], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[1], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[2], and cider, idiot![1], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[2], and I can't get over this![1], and cider, idiot![2], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![1], and I can't get over this![2], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[1], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![2], and he's outside society - just like us[1], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[2], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[1], and he's outside society - just like us[2], and he is different ... you dig?[1], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[2], and I love The Owlman![1], and he is different ... you dig?[2], and - wow![3], and I love Th e Owl man![2], and here he is![3], and ladies and gentlemen ... the legendary Owlman of Mawnan, or The Cornish Owlman[3], and ... 'Oh, Christ ... is this wise?'[3], and we just call him The Owlman, don't we?[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and spinning a-ROUND??? ... oh, he is very welcome ... / ... and he's not scary at all, is he?[3], and ... 'He is scary'[3], and if YOU(!) ... have any pasties for the Owlman, my kooks, hand them over now ... he's so ooo hungry[3], and ... 'He looks more angry than hungry'[3], and The Owlman is rarely seen ... but we see him ... with our astral eyes, yes ... / This is such a great moment for us![3], and, uh ... cheese and onion?[3], and ... "Thank you"[3], and ... 'Was that him, just then?!'[3], and I imagine it was, Voice ... I certainly imagine ...[3], and he spoke to us![3], and ... 'Amazing!'[3], and, yes, yes ... he's here now![3], and who else would get such a creature in a conceptual ... and then feed him his favourite food???[3], and ... 'Only you, Mikey!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, come on! ... spin with us, my friend![3], and, oh ... okay, okay, sorry ... eat your pasty first[3], and ... 'He's enjoying that pasty! Look at him!'[3], and I'll find you some cider to wash it down with ...[3], and ... 'Kronenbourg?'[3], and cider, idiot![3], and I can't get over this![3], and The Owlman, The Owlman, The Owlman ... ... ... !!![3], and ... 'There's no need to say his name three times'[3], and he's outside society - just like us[3], and he feels the pain of being different - just like us / and the owl dominates the man in him[3], and he is different ... you dig?[3], and I love T  h  e O  w  l  m  a  n![3], and

Here we go again!

'What's this, boss?'

It's a PR email from Vauban.

'Oh dear.'

Ha!

Never mind.

Anyway ...

Bouygues Telecom and Vauban Infrastructure Partners announce the closing of a new strategic agreement to further accelerate the optical fiber deployment in France, in medium dense areas (AMII/AMEL) and less dense area (RIP).

Rest in peace?!?! I'm sure it's not that bad!

Vauban Infrastructure Partners ("Vauban"), through its digital investment platform Vauban Infra Fibre ("VIF"), and Bouygues Telecom are pleased to announce today that all documentation required to the execution of the strategic agreement announced earlier this year was signed on April 6, 2022. This project will enable to finance the access to approximately 20 million FTTH premises by 2027, including 4 million in medium-density areas and 16 million in low-density areas.

Will enable to finance? Fair enough. 'Was that Lucky?' We haven't got to Lucky yet, Voice.

VIF will be the majority shareholder of the newly created company dedicated to -

No, forget all that.

Here is the great man himself!!! -

Paris April 25   th20  22  Bouygues Telecom and Vauban Infrastructure Partners announce the closing of a new strategic agreement to further accelerate the optical fiber deployment in France in medium        dense areas AMIIAMEL and less dense area    RIP Vauban  Infrastructure  Partners  "Vauban!!!"  through  its  digital  investment  platform  Vauban  Infra  Fibre    "VIF"!!!   and Bouygues       Telecom are pleased to announce today that all documentation required to the execution of the strategic agreement announced earlier this year was signed on April 62   0     22 this      project will enable to finance the access to approximately 20 million FTTH premises by 2027 including 4 million in medium   density areas and 16 million in low    density    areas   VIF  will  be  the  majority  shareholder  of  the  newly  created  company  dedicated  to  the  project  SDFAST    Société de Développement de la Fibre Au Service        des Territoires the purpose    of SDFAST is to acquire long      term access    rights IRU      to FTTH lines from infrastructure operators the company will contribute to the co     financing of optical      fiber deployment in France it will provide FTTH line access services to Bouygues Telecom these services will also be offered to third     party operators with this     new operation Bouygues Telecom secures its FTTH access across all French territories     very dense!!!      area AMII AMEL and RIP in parallel VIF is strengthening its presence in RIP and AMII areas   this  partnership  strengthens  the  collaboration  between  Bouygues  Telecom  and  Vauban  which  was initiated in recent years with two projects already carried out together city fast launched in 2018 which now covers around 3     4 million premises in very dense areas  SDAIF Société de Développement pour l  Accès à l Infrastructure Fibre launched in 2020 to cover  the  medium  dense  areas  deployed  by  orange  over  a  perimeter  of  approximately  13 million premises through the acquisition of long  term access rights  this transaction relies on   VIFs      significant experience in the  field of  fiber deployment  in  addition to the SDAIF offer SDFASTs  one   stop solution provides for  Bouygues Telecom  and third    party  operators  long    term  access  to  all  medium  and  low  dense  areas  with  the  same  partner  and  the  benefit  of  both  a complete service offer and optimal operational efficiency   this operation accelerates FTTH network deployment and thus provides       very high       speed access to the largest number of people as part of the France Very High    Speed Plan Christian Lecoq Chief Financial Officer of Bouygues Telecom comments Bouygues     telecoms objective is to offer the same quality of services to all its clients wherever they are based this new partnership will enable  Bouygues  Telecom  to  contribute  to  the  financing  of  FTTH  quick  deployment  across  all  French territory notably in rural areas with this operation Bouygues Telecom finalize the reinforcement over the long   term of its cost control on the access to all AMII and RIP areas   we are pleased to continue our trust   based  partnership  with  Vauban  Infrastructure  Partners  with  whom  we  already  built on rock and roll  solid  partnerships through CityFast and SDAIF for the access to FTTH premises  Gwenola  Chambon  CEO  and  co  founder  of  Vauban  Infrastructure  Partners  adds  in  the  wake  of city    Fast!!!  and  SDAIF  projects   we are  pleased  to  strengthen our  partnership  with  Bouygues  Telecom  by developing new common projects the Vauban IP team can be proud itself to have paved the way for digital  investments  in  France  over  the  past  12  years  we  have  considerably  developed  our  digital investments  and  this  sector  represents  one  of    our  pillows   of  expertise  as  a  long  term  investor  this transaction is  fully in line with Vaubans  strategy  to capitalize on  strong relationships with our historical industrial partners  C2 Internal Natixis Steve Ledoux head of Vauban Infra Fibre also comments this landmark transaction enables Vauban Infra Fibre to become the first independent broadband platform to offer broadband access throughout France through its various subsidiaries this national coverage and the success of our partnership with Bouygues Telecom suggest an optimistic outlook for the fibre market in France in this transaction Vauban is advised by CACIB M&A financial Clifford Chance legal Analysys Mason commercial   EY tax   and audit model Aon insurance Bouygues Telecom is advised by BDGS    legal   eight Advisory    financial    and Darrois    Villey Maillot Brochier            Antitrust the External!!!           financing required for the acquisition of the    IRUs rights has been   wholly subscribed      by        Cacib the Syndication!!!       process to both banks and institutional lenders is     ongoing CACIB     is advised by White & Case legal about??? Bouygues Telecom as  a  global  communications  operator  Bouygues  Telecom  stands  out  by  providing  the  best  of  digital technology to its 26     2 million customers every day the excellence of its 5G and 4G network which now cover more than 99     % of the population and its Fixed and cloud services enable its customers to simply and fully enjoy their personal and professional         "digital lives" wherever they are      through its Business Division Bouygues Telecom supports a community of professionals and businesses in the widespread adoption of Fixed and Mobile Very High Speed and new uses such as unified communications and business mobility    services a propos    de Vauban Infrastructure Partners et Vauban Infra Fibre  Vauban Infrastructure Partners is a leading Infrastructure Asset Manager focused on the European core infrastructure investments headquartered in Paris it employs 57 professionals who have been working together for a decade Vauban is the fully fledged affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable  infrastructure  equity  investments  Vauban  targets  predominantly  European  brownfield midmarket assets pursuing a long   term-yield  driven strategy matching the underlying nature of assets and long   term commitment to all stakeholders     interests through a strong focus on creating sustainable value  as of now Vauban Infrastructure Partners has raised c    €6   5 billion across 5 funds in core infrastructure from over  70  investors  within  15  different  countries  and  has  invested  in  over  65  assets  in  mobility  energy transition social 1 digital infrastructure across 11 different geographies         THE CREATION          Vauban Infra Fibre follows the implementation of a specialized digital investment strategy more than ten years ago Vauban was the first management company to enter the fiber market in France and it is now one of the major investors in the digital infrastructure sector in France and abroad since 2009 funds managed by Vauban IP CIF I CIF II CIF III BTP IL et FIDEPPP2 have invested in more than 20 digital infrastructures representing a total of nearly

Lucky?

Lucky?

'He's run out of words, boss.'

Well, well ... that hasn't happened before, has it? I normally have to stop him.

'Maybe he's learning.'

Learning what, Voice?

'Always leave them wanting more.'

Ha, ha, ha!

I didn't want any of it, frankly.

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS

...

Anything else?

There's nothing else.

Just nothing.

Be thankful.

Monday 25 April 2022

My farewell fandango for the groover ... ???

Farewell!

Yes. 'When?' Soon. The last one. The very last one. A final farewell to a normal life. Can I do it? I will do it!

When? The end of this week? I don't know.

St Ives. The sea. The sand. The cliffs. The seagulls chasing me for my mint ice cream. Ha, ha, ha! I don't care.

Then when I get back home ... just music, that's all, all the time. I'll have to come back home. Unless I do a Bodhi. Oh, I'll come back home.

BUT(!) ...

I want to stare at the sea first. I want the wind in my hair. I want to look for dolphins, and seals ... maybe even basking sharks. 'Those big freaks!'

I want to meet the Owlman. He won't hurt me because I'll have a few pasties for him. If you feed him, he's very friendly. Well, that's what I imagine.

If St Ives is booked up??? Torquay in Devon??? Well, anything is possible. I've never been to Torquay before.

My twenty-fifth holiday in Cornwall will be nice though. It's a nice number. Twenty-five. Don't you think?

It's just a shame I can't go for eight weeks again ... 'Don't torment yourself, Mikey.' Okay, Voice, okay. I won't.

(I might, a bit.)

Maybe I could stay there forever. Maybe the Owlman will let me stay with him. We could become bosom buddies.

I wonder where he lives? 'In a tree.' Ha!

But I'll come back home, probably, knowing my luck. Back to the city. The only escape is rock and roll ...

Listen! After I've got my BIG TEN with eight supporting songs ... I'll try to be more prolific.

Those eighteen songs are just the base I'll be starting from.

It's the BIG TEN that will give me a "career", but I'd love a BIG TWENTY, eventually.

I won't stop.

I want to be the true Picasso of song.

And twenty years from now, if I'm still fit and healthy - the way Picasso was in his seventies ...

That will be my escape.

Do you dig?

I'll be totally GONE - !!!

Anyway ...

I'm not sure I'm making the most of The Future. If I change the structure, it might be good enough to go in tenth place in my BIG TEN ...

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty
Life and Death
Nothing
This World Don't Mean a Thing
And Rain Came Down
Malibu
Stella
What's This Life We Live?
The Future

I think I'll have to finish the lyric first. 'I thought you were going to write another song like Mighty Soul or Shady, Dodgy, Shifty?' Yeah, you try it, man. 'Well, I'm not a genius, am I?' Ha!

I must match this BIG TEN -

A Day In The Life
Let It Be
Hey Jude
Yesterday
Strawberry Fields Forever
I Am The Walrus
The Long and Winding Road
Eleanor Rigby
Something
Penny Lane

Thursday 21 April 2022

Refinitiv Lipper: European ETF market report - Q1 2022

Yippee!

'Why are you so excited, boss?'

Er ... I don't know.

'Well ...'

Never mind.

Anyway ...

ETF promoters in Europe experienced estimated net inflows of €38.3 bn for Q1 2022.
Assets under management in the European ETF industry increased over the course of Q1 2022 to €1,334.1 bn.
Equity ETFs (+€30.1 bn) posted the highest estimated net inflows in the European ETF industry for Q1 2022.
The best-selling Lipper global classification for Q1 2022 was Equity US (+€10.1 bn), followed by Equity Global (+€10.1 bn) and Bond USD Government (+€4.4 bn).
iShares was the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for Q1 2022 (+€16.3 bn), ahead of Amundi ETF (+€8.6 bn) and Invesco (+€4.0 bn).

Fine.

Detlef? What do you reckon?

Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv Lipper, comments: "Despite the current situation in Ukraine, Q1 2022 was another positive quarter for the European ETF industry since promoters enjoyed inflows. These inflows occurred in a volatile and negative market environment in which investor sentiment was impacted by increasing inflation rates, geopolitical tensions and the still ongoing The Thing in Europe and other parts of the world."

Oh, okay.

ENDS

...

Listen to me ...

I can't be manipulated any more by anyone or anything.

'That's not news. You've been that way for years.'

I'm just saying, Voice.

It's very difficult to be that way, my way. When you look at society. When you look at everything around you.

It's one of the benefits of having an "alien" mind. I may as well be a dolphin. Or a swan. Well ... a dolphin, yes.

Dolphins are best.

Or ...

I could be a seagull, swooping down to take everyone's ice cream, and then flying off into the blue sky.

There's freedom in alienation.

Existential despair eventually becomes existential exultation - if you keep at it.

'That's not the case for everyone.'

All right. Those guys have a lower consciousness.

Words, words, words ...

You, you, you ... human!

Tell me anything you like ... your "philosophy", your beliefs, and try to convince me of your goodness - if you must.

It won't work. None of it!

I can't be reached by you BECAUSE ... I'm in the sky with my mouth stuffed full of ice cream.

Ha!

Or ... I'm in the sea.

Or ... I'm on the lake in the park???

NO!

I'm in the sea, yes. With my best friends, the dolphins.

I am a dolphin.

Wednesday 20 April 2022

[No. 995] What god do I have to pray to?

To get one more big song.

And, yeah, yeah, yeah[1], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[1], and, yeah, yeah, yeah[2], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[1], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[2], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[1], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[2], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[1], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[2], and, oh ... come on![1], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[1], and, oh ... come on![2], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[2], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[1], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![1], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[2], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![2], and let's calm down a bit ...[1], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![2], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[1], and let's calm down a bit ...[2], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[1], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[2], and I'm connected, yes[1], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[2], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[1], and I'm connected, yes[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[2], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[1], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![2], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![1], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[2], and ... 'Such genius!'[1], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![2], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[1], and ... 'Such genius!'[2], and listen to me ...[1], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[2], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[1], and listen to me ...[2], and ... 'Tactics!'[1], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[2], and Napoleon would understand ...[1], and ... 'Tactics!'[2], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[1], and Napoleon would understand ...[2], and how many times do I have to say it???[1], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[2], and art is war[1], and how many times do I have to say it???[2], and, yeah, yeah, yeah[3], and ar t i s wa r[2], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[3], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[3], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[3], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[3], and, oh ... come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[3], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[3], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![3], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![3], and let's calm down a bit ...[3], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[3], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[3], and I'm connected, yes[3], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![3], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[3], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![3], and ... 'Such genius!'[3], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[3], and listen to me ...[3], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[3], and ... 'Tactics!'[3], and Napoleon would understand ...[3], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[3], and how many times do I have to say it???[3], and a  r  t i  s w  a  r[3], and

And, yeah, yeah, yeah[1], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[1], and, yeah, yeah, yeah[2], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[1], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[2], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[1], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[2], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[1], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[2], and, oh ... come on![1], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[1], and, oh ... come on![2], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[2], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[1], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![1], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[2], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![2], and let's calm down a bit ...[1], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![2], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[1], and let's calm down a bit ...[2], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[1], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[2], and I'm connected, yes[1], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[2], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[1], and I'm connected, yes[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[2], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[1], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![2], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![1], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[2], and ... 'Such genius!'[1], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![2], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[1], and ... 'Such genius!'[2], and listen to me ...[1], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[2], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[1], and listen to me ...[2], and ... 'Tactics!'[1], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[2], and Napoleon would understand ...[1], and ... 'Tactics!'[2], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[1], and Napoleon would understand ...[2], and how many times do I have to say it???[1], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[2], and art is war[1], and how many times do I have to say it???[2], and, yeah, yeah, yeah[3], and ar t i s wa r[2], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[3], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[3], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[3], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[3], and, oh ... come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[3], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[3], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![3], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![3], and let's calm down a bit ...[3], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[3], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[3], and I'm connected, yes[3], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![3], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[3], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![3], and ... 'Such genius!'[3], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[3], and listen to me ...[3], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[3], and ... 'Tactics!'[3], and Napoleon would understand ...[3], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[3], and how many times do I have to say it???[3], and a  r  t i  s w  a  r[3], and

And, yeah, yeah, yeah[1], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[1], and, yeah, yeah, yeah[2], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[1], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[2], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[1], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[2], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[1], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[2], and, oh ... come on![1], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[1], and, oh ... come on![2], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[2], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[1], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![1], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[2], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![2], and let's calm down a bit ...[1], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![2], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[1], and let's calm down a bit ...[2], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[1], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[2], and I'm connected, yes[1], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[2], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[1], and I'm connected, yes[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[2], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[1], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![2], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![1], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[2], and ... 'Such genius!'[1], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![2], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[1], and ... 'Such genius!'[2], and listen to me ...[1], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[2], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[1], and listen to me ...[2], and ... 'Tactics!'[1], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[2], and Napoleon would understand ...[1], and ... 'Tactics!'[2], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[1], and Napoleon would understand ...[2], and how many times do I have to say it???[1], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[2], and art is war[1], and how many times do I have to say it???[2], and, yeah, yeah, yeah[3], and ar t i s wa r[2], and I'm not saying I'm desperate or anything, but ... it would be nice, soon, you dig?[3], and I hope I'm not being greedy ...[3], and just one tune, please ... and a few words to sing ... / Surely, I'm not asking for the moon?[3], and ... 'You want the sun and the moon, you do'[3], and, oh ... come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe the dizzy dizzy shakes will help me ... ???[3], and, Apollo? ... Is he available?[3], and ... 'Is he still alive?!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and maybe I've shooken too much - who knows?![3], and I spin, for my health!!! ... Ha, ha, ha![3], and let's calm down a bit ...[3], and let's be honest about the situation / and can we be honest? / and can I be honest???[3], and ... 'Tell it like it is, Mikey!'[3], and I'm connected, yes[3], and there is no person, no soul ... on planet earth, man!!! ... that has a closer relationship with the cosmos[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and that's something to think about, and something to be grateful for ... / I'm so lucky![3], and, well ... luck? ... I made it happen, actually[3], and I'm not asking for the moon, no, no, no ... I'm only asking for a tune ... and I want to be ready by ... June![3], and ... 'Such genius!'[3], and I'm a poet ... and I know it[3], and listen to me ...[3], and it's important ... when the four songs of the demo go into battle ... to have six of my New Guard in reserve[3], and ... 'Tactics!'[3], and Napoleon would understand ...[3], and ... 'Picasso would, too'[3], and how many times do I have to say it???[3], and a  r  t i  s w  a  r[3], and