Thursday 29 September 2022

Harvest

More finance!

I'm a glutton for punishment!

Anyway ...

Did I see you down in a young girl's town with your mother in so much pain? I was almost there at the top of the stairs with her screaming in the rain.

Did she wake you up to tell you that it was only a change of plan? Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup with the promise of a man.

No, that can't be right.

'What's this, boss?'

Hold on!

Basingstoke, UK - 29th September 2022: Juniper Research's new market data subscriptions offer the Fintech & Payment industry unrivalled insights into future markets and opportunities. With over 1.5 million market statistics covering 60 countries, the freshly upgraded online data platform "harvest" offers continuous updates and incisive analytical tools. New markets are frequently added, and include areas such as eCommerce Payments, Banking-as-a-Service, and Digital Identity.

You see? Harvest.

'Yeah. / What does Tony say?'

Christ!

CEO & Founder, Tony Crabtree, says: "By providing market data and forecasts, harvest facilitates informed decisions and actionable insights for our subscribers. Our data platform is backed up by interviews with leading players in the market and Juniper Research's extensive in-house market knowledge."

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS

...

Thank God!

I don't know how, but ... I've managed to drag myself to the end of another week.

Laters.

London Stock Exchange battles to stay relevant as pound hits record low

So ...

Experts warn that without changes, London's status as a global market could be downgraded to a regional exchange.

'Yeah, yeah. We've heard this before, boss. Is this a PR email from Nayan and Chloe?'

Yes, Voice. They're all right.

Nayan Gala, founder of global investment banking platform, JPIN, explains how the UK could benefit from reassessing its regulatory stance.

Fine

Hi Michael

Hello!

I hope you're well. Do let me know if you'd like to hear more from Nayan on this, or any related topics.

Okay.

With Friday's mini-budget marking the biggest tax cut since 1972, the Truss government is now well and truly on track with their long-term plans to boost Britain's economic growth and stimulate innovation.

Er ...

'Boss.'

What?

'When did you receive this email?'

Hang on a minute ... I don't know ... a few days ago, I think.

'Right. Look, why don't you do the new emails that come in every morning?'

Because I don't like all the emails, Voice! And I save the ones I like the look of.

'Okay.'

Anyway ...

The £45 million package included the announcement that corporation tax is set to remain at 19% instead of rising to 25%, which could pump a further £19 billion back into the economy.

Er ...

However, with the pound sterling tumbling to $1.03 against the dollar yesterday, experts are now warning that the new tax reforms in addition to the country's soaring interest rates, could increase the risk of global inflation. In addition to this, Nayan Gala -

Listen! I don't want to go through all this, man. I mean ... this is a music blog, kooks. 'And a fitness blog.' Yes, and a motivational blog.

WE DON'T DISCUSS FINANCE!!!

Anyway ...

Nayan? Come on, son!

Nayan Gala, investment specialist and founder of JPIN, comments on how the UK could benefit from relaxing current regulations:
 
"London has always been an attractive destination for companies looking to go public, with a particular interest from international businesses. The last few years have evidently raised a few hiccups on the road - but now, particularly with the opportunities Brexit has provided, regulations that once came with the stock market must be eased in response to this. This will likely assist with boosting the stock volume, value and quality, and could result in a significance bounce back of the LSE."

Okay, okay.

Only one question, Nayan ... Have you done your push-ups this morning?

[Crickets.]

'I don't think he has, boss. I don't think he does push-ups.'

Nayan, I want you to start off small ... just fifty push-ups every morning, Monday to Friday. You can have the weekends off.

Get back to me soon with your progress.

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

Kooks, don't worry about my demo. It will be all right as long as my two best songs are on it ...

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

You dig?

Now, pretty soon I'll have seventeen songs, and then I'll be able to concentrate on rehearsing and maybe playing lead guitar again.

[Should I buy a Yamaha keyboard ... ???]

And when I do write new songs ... I'll reject all ideas that aren't on the level of the two songs above ...

BECAUSE ...

As an unknown artist ... what use will other songs be to me?

'No use!'

Seventeen songs is enough, man. For the moment. You dig?

UNLESS ...

They're as special as these two ...

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

I hope you dig.

Laters.

'Again!'

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

Three times!

'Bye!'

Tuesday 27 September 2022

[No. 1,036] I still haven't found what I'm looking for ... ???

Is it beyond the THREE ... ???

And, well ...[1], and here I am, again[1], and, well ...[2], and, uh ... what number is this?[1], and here I am, again[2], and, who cares?![1], and, uh ... what number is this?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[1], and, who cares?![2], and ... I might have everything I need right here[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[2], and ... 'Really?'[1], and ... I might have everything I need right here[2], and how about YOU(!)?[1], and ... 'Really?'[2], and, come on![1], and how about YOU(!)?[2], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[1], and, come on![2], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[1], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[2], and this is a special place ...[1], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[2], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[1], and this is a special place ...[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... 'You've found it!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[1], and ... 'You've found it!'[2], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[2], and ... oh oh oh[1], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[2], and ... are you all with me?[1], and ... oh oh oh[2], and, come on ... let me break you, my kook(s), and we can break together ... Do you know what I mean?[1], and ... are you all with me?[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and, come on ... let me br eak you, my kook(s), and we can br eak together ... Do you know what I mean?[2], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![1], and, listen to me ...[2], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[1], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![2], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[1], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[2], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[1], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[2], and I feel so heavy and light![1], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[2], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[1], and I feel so heavy and light![2], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![1], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[2], and, so ... enjoy yourself![1], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![2], and, well ...[3], and, so ... enjoy yourself![2], and here I am, again[3], and, uh ... what number is this?[3], and, who cares?![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[3], and ... I might have everything I need right here[3], and ... 'Really?'[3], and how about YOU(!)?[3], and, come on![3], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[3], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[3], and this is a special place ...[3], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![3], and ... 'You've found it!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[3], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[3], and ... oh oh oh[3], and ... are you all with me?[3], and, come on ... let me b  r  e  a  k you, my kook(s), and we can b  r  e  a  k together ... Do you know what I mean?[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![3], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[3], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[3], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[3], and I feel so heavy and light![3], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[3], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![3], and, so ... enjoy yourself![3], and

And, well ...[1], and here I am, again[1], and, well ...[2], and, uh ... what number is this?[1], and here I am, again[2], and, who cares?![1], and, uh ... what number is this?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[1], and, who cares?![2], and ... I might have everything I need right here[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[2], and ... 'Really?'[1], and ... I might have everything I need right here[2], and how about YOU(!)?[1], and ... 'Really?'[2], and, come on![1], and how about YOU(!)?[2], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[1], and, come on![2], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[1], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[2], and this is a special place ...[1], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[2], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[1], and this is a special place ...[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... 'You've found it!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[1], and ... 'You've found it!'[2], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[2], and ... oh oh oh[1], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[2], and ... are you all with me?[1], and ... oh oh oh[2], and, come on ... let me break you, my kook(s), and we can break together ... Do you know what I mean?[1], and ... are you all with me?[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and, come on ... let me br eak you, my kook(s), and we can br eak together ... Do you know what I mean?[2], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![1], and, listen to me ...[2], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[1], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![2], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[1], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[2], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[1], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[2], and I feel so heavy and light![1], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[2], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[1], and I feel so heavy and light![2], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![1], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[2], and, so ... enjoy yourself![1], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![2], and, well ...[3], and, so ... enjoy yourself![2], and here I am, again[3], and, uh ... what number is this?[3], and, who cares?![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[3], and ... I might have everything I need right here[3], and ... 'Really?'[3], and how about YOU(!)?[3], and, come on![3], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[3], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[3], and this is a special place ...[3], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![3], and ... 'You've found it!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[3], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[3], and ... oh oh oh[3], and ... are you all with me?[3], and, come on ... let me b  r  e  a  k you, my kook(s), and we can b  r  e  a  k together ... Do you know what I mean?[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![3], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[3], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[3], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[3], and I feel so heavy and light![3], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[3], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![3], and, so ... enjoy yourself![3], and

And, well ...[1], and here I am, again[1], and, well ...[2], and, uh ... what number is this?[1], and here I am, again[2], and, who cares?![1], and, uh ... what number is this?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[1], and, who cares?![2], and ... I might have everything I need right here[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[2], and ... 'Really?'[1], and ... I might have everything I need right here[2], and how about YOU(!)?[1], and ... 'Really?'[2], and, come on![1], and how about YOU(!)?[2], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[1], and, come on![2], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[1], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[2], and this is a special place ...[1], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[2], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[1], and this is a special place ...[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... 'You've found it!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[1], and ... 'You've found it!'[2], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[2], and ... oh oh oh[1], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[2], and ... are you all with me?[1], and ... oh oh oh[2], and, come on ... let me break you, my kook(s), and we can break together ... Do you know what I mean?[1], and ... are you all with me?[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and, come on ... let me br eak you, my kook(s), and we can br eak together ... Do you know what I mean?[2], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![1], and, listen to me ...[2], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[1], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![2], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[1], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[2], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[1], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[2], and I feel so heavy and light![1], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[2], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[1], and I feel so heavy and light![2], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![1], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[2], and, so ... enjoy yourself![1], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![2], and, well ...[3], and, so ... enjoy yourself![2], and here I am, again[3], and, uh ... what number is this?[3], and, who cares?![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and do you, you ... you know what?[3], and ... I might have everything I need right here[3], and ... 'Really?'[3], and how about YOU(!)?[3], and, come on![3], and we're not chasing rainbows, are we, kooks? / and we can be happy with the simple things in life[3], and ... 'Yes! Like getting dizzy as fuck'[3], and this is a special place ...[3], and this is where the kooks and voices have no names ... Man, you're all just weird souls to me[3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and, yes, yes, YES!!! ... This is what I'm looking for![3], and ... 'You've found it!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... look at me ... I'm so ooo committed to the lifestyle - with or without you[3], and ... 'I'm with you, Mikey!'[3], and ... oh oh oh[3], and ... are you all with me?[3], and, come on ... let me b  r  e  a  k you, my kook(s), and we can b  r  e  a  k together ... Do you know what I mean?[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and we can destroy words and live on sounds ... yes, we can live on the feelings we get from the sounds!!![3], and  ... 'Brilliant!'[3], and the squares will say we're crazy ... we don't care! ... we don't live in their world of pain[3], and ... 'This is paradise ... no need to get beyond the THREE'[3], and I feel so heavy and light![3], and, listen to me, you, you, you ... there's no need to get beyond the THREE ... is there?[3], and the short answer is ... NO - !!![3], and, so ... enjoy yourself![3], and

DAI Magister Academy launched to support emerging market start-up founders

Okay.

Good Morning Michael,

Yeah, hello. 'Who's that?!' I don't know.

A new Academy for early-stage companies has been launched by DAI Magister, the boutique investment bank.

Oh, okay. 

The DAI Magister Academy is a free service aimed at companies that have already raised at least $2m, and who are looking to raise a larger round, but one that is below DAI Magister's traditional $30m+ round size focus.

The Academy has already provided this service successfully to its first cohort of ten African companies and is now rolling out more broadly across the African ecosystem and eventually into other emerging markets such as MENA and Pakistan. In addition, the plan is to provide this service to companies in Europe focused on climate tech, where DAI Magister has deep expertise.

Please find a full press release below -

Eh?! 'I thought that was the full press release!' So did I, Voice. 'Christ!' Uh. Full press release. Whatever.

If you'd like further information or to speak with Victor Basta -

Victor?! No.

Kind regards,

Benny

Listen, kooks! I'm not in the mood this morning. I think we've covered most of it, and -

'Let's just go to the voice.'

Eh? You're The Voice, man.

'No. The Victor voice.'

Oh, right.

Yeah, come on, Victor. There's no harm in it, I suppose.

Victor Basta, Co-Head, DAI Magister Ltd, states: "We have developed this individualized program to stand apart from the traditional and more generic set of services generally offered to early-stage companies. For us the primary focus is to provide free, tailored advice to each specific company. This means a far more responsive and knowledgeable approach based on local market experience. To date we have run ten companies through the Academy from across Africa and the response has been terrific.

"Our objective is to help founders and start-ups to focus on what that company needs to improve, highlight and/or get right before it raises a larger round. Founders get one go at this often challenging milestone, so it is imperative they get the basics right to secure a successful next round of fundraising."

Fair enough. Good luck with it, Victor. 'He hasn't finished!' FFS!

Basta concludes: "For those founders and companies with huge ambition, the DAI Magister Academy is a resource we would urge them to take advantage of.  This service is entirely free with the work being done by the same professionals who advise larger companies through significant fundraises. The teams therefore have the knowledge and experience of knowing what best-in-class looks like when an ambitious business looks to raise $30m+ and eventually much more."

Okay, okay.

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS

Some mornings ... you know? 'You're just not in the mood.' I'm just not in the mood.

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS

...

Anything else?

Oh, Voice.

'What?'

Don't you have some business on the astral plane?

'Yeah, but it can wait until we've finished this post.'

Well, you can go now if you like. I'm only going to be talking about fitness with the readers. You know, giving them a quick update.

'Okay. See you later then.'

Laters.

Anyway, kooks ... I'm stopping the dumbbells for a while because my arm and shoulder are still hurting and ...

Has he gone?

Voice!

Voice!

Yeah, anyway ...

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty
The Future

Listen, kooks! I don't care what The Voice says. I don't care if the internet is reduced to ashes. That should be the demo!

Also, I think this is the best start to any album ever -

Where The Streets Have No Name
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
With Or Without You

From U2's The Joshua Tree.

Well, I can beat that -

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty
The Future
2.20
Love Me
Good Times
Stella
Malibu
Round The Bend
Nothing
Life and Death

You dig?

And the beauty of it is, I'll have three pop/rock ballads left over ...

This World Don't Mean a Thing
What's This Life We Live?
And Rain Came Down

... to put on the second album.

You dig?

Oh, I hope so.

I hope you do dig.

Laters!

Monday 26 September 2022

[No. 1,035] What can you imagine?

Can you beat my derangements?

And, ha, ha, ha![1], and I'm a professional![1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[1], and I'm a prof essional![2], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[1], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[2], and ... So?[1], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine mad shit for a living, you dig?[1], and ... So?[2], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine m ad s hit for a living, you dig?[2], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[1], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[2], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[1], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[2], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![1], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[2], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![1], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![2], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![1], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![2], and my life ...[1], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![2], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[1], and my life ...[2], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[1], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[2], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[1], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[1], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[2], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[1], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[2], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[1], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[2], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[1], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[2], and, ah ... those days![1], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[2], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[1], and, ah ... those days![2], and, anyway ...[1], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[2], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![1], and, anyway ...[2], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[1], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![2], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[1], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[2], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[1], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[1], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[2], and, well ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[2], and here I am ... I imagine[1], and, well ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and here I am ... I imagine[2], and I'm a p  r  o  f  e  s  s  i  o  n  a  l![3], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[3], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[3], and ... So?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine m  a  d s  h  i  t for a living, you dig?[3], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[3], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[3], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[3], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![3], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![3], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![3], and my life ...[3], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[3], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[3], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[3], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[3], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[3], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[3], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[3], and, ah ... those days![3], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[3], and, anyway ...[3], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![3], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[3], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[3], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[3], and, well ...[3], and here I am ... I imagine[3], and

And, ha, ha, ha![1], and I'm a professional![1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[1], and I'm a prof essional![2], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[1], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[2], and ... So?[1], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine mad shit for a living, you dig?[1], and ... So?[2], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine m ad s hit for a living, you dig?[2], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[1], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[2], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[1], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[2], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![1], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[2], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![1], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![2], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![1], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![2], and my life ...[1], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![2], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[1], and my life ...[2], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[1], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[2], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[1], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[1], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[2], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[1], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[2], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[1], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[2], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[1], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[2], and, ah ... those days![1], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[2], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[1], and, ah ... those days![2], and, anyway ...[1], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[2], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![1], and, anyway ...[2], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[1], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![2], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[1], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[2], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[1], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[1], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[2], and, well ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[2], and here I am ... I imagine[1], and, well ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and here I am ... I imagine[2], and I'm a p  r  o  f  e  s  s  i  o  n  a  l![3], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[3], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[3], and ... So?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine m  a  d s  h  i  t for a living, you dig?[3], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[3], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[3], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[3], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![3], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![3], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![3], and my life ...[3], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[3], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[3], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[3], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[3], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[3], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[3], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[3], and, ah ... those days![3], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[3], and, anyway ...[3], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![3], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[3], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[3], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[3], and, well ...[3], and here I am ... I imagine[3], and

And, ha, ha, ha![1], and I'm a professional![1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[1], and I'm a prof essional![2], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[1], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[2], and ... So?[1], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine mad shit for a living, you dig?[1], and ... So?[2], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine m ad s hit for a living, you dig?[2], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[1], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[2], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[1], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[2], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![1], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[2], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![1], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![2], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![1], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![2], and my life ...[1], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![2], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[1], and my life ...[2], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[1], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[2], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[1], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[1], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[2], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[1], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[2], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[1], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[2], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[1], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[2], and, ah ... those days![1], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[2], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[1], and, ah ... those days![2], and, anyway ...[1], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[2], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![1], and, anyway ...[2], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[1], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![2], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[1], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[2], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[1], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[1], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[2], and, well ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[2], and here I am ... I imagine[1], and, well ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and here I am ... I imagine[2], and I'm a p  r  o  f  e  s  s  i  o  n  a  l![3], and, look at me! ... I'm the man with the visions and the plans[3], and ... 'You're crazy, Mikey!'[3], and ... So?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I imagine m  a  d s  h  i  t for a living, you dig?[3], and ... 'Oh, I dig!'[3], and you, you, YOU(!) ... can't even get close[3], and you might be a square ... or you might be a kook ... Can't you decide for yourself?[3], and, but, but, but ... I'm the best![3], and if you want to be like me, Christ ... you've got to spin harder, man![3], and a-ROUND ... COME ON - !!![3], and my life ...[3], and, well, uh, uh ... sound and vision ... all day long ... all night, too ... thoughts and feelings ... it's a lot to put up with[3], and ... 'You need another holiday, Mikey!'[3], and, yeah, yeah, uh ... holiday ... maybe ... why do TV programmes and films always show loons in Cornwall?[3], and ... 'Mystical place, ain't it?'[3], and King Arthur must be pissed about his castle falling into the sea ... I mean, it was in the paper[3], and ... 'You met him once, didn't you?'[3], and, yes, Voice ... on the astral plane, like ... pathworking, you know?[3], and, ah ... those days![3], and we played a game of Noughts and Crosses, believe it or not ... on a tree stump, strangely[3], and, anyway ...[3], and, listen! ... I didn't imagine that, kooks ... oh no ... the astral plane is as real as I am![3], and ... 'It's as real as I am'[3], and, uh, yeah ... anyway ... Where was I? ... please tell me ... What was I ... imagining?[3], and ... 'Don't ask me!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and am I having fun, as usual???[3], and, well ...[3], and here I am ... I imagine[3], and

Just imagine!

Imagine being a big idiot and getting yourself into debt by borrowing billions and billions of pounds ...

'Okay. Sounds crazy, boss.'

Yes, Voice. But you haven't heard the best bit. Instead of spending the money on something useful ... you give the money away to people who already have loads of money.

'Ha, ha, ha! You live in a dream world, you do!'

Do I? Do I really?

'Yes. That would never happen in the real world. No one would be that dumb. It's just one of your sick fantasies.'

Well, well ...

Never mind, eh?

Anything else?

'Let's talk about music and random shit!'

Okay. What's the funniest episode of Only Fools and Horses ... ?

'Er ...'

I'll tell you. Friday the 14th. That's the one where they go on a fishing/poaching trip to Cornwall and have to deal with an escaped axe murderer.

'Ha! Sounds like a laugh a minute!'

Well, it is actually, Voice. Quite a few laughs a minute, actually.

Anyway ...

I was considering adding The Future to my demo at the weekend. Again, yeah. I decided against it though because I've realized - when you listen to the rough recordings, like, like I do - it really overshadows my best songs Mighty Soul and Shady, Dodgy, Shifty. Not through songwriting skill, you understand ... but just through the power of the music. It's a strange one.

'Save it for the second album, boss. You might need it.'

That's true. Think of all the artists who "disappear" after a very successful debut album. And the older you are, the more likely that is to happen. But it could never happen with The Future BECAUSE ... it's the most powerful rock song ever, the greatest rock song ever!!!

But this could be the demo online -

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty
The Future

'What, and destroy the internet?! Behave!'

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty
Nothing
Stella

'That's better.'

Oh, one other thing! ... my music, like ... I only rehearsed for six and a half hours last week. Why?!

Because I sound better now than when I was rehearsing twenty-five hours a week - years ago, like.

Obviously, it would be better if I didn't slack off, but ...

I don't know. I still need those two lyrics, man. You dig? 'When are you going to write them?' I don't know.

Soon. Maybe.

I'm looking forward to buying that new Bowie documentary for my phone, but it won't be released until the middle of November.

I should stop buying videos.

Never mind.

Mighty Soul
Shady, Dodgy, Shifty
The Future
2.20
Love Me
Good Times
Stella
Malibu
Round The Bend
Nothing
Life and Death

'FFS! What's that?!'

That's how my debut album could look. 'Oh, give it a rest!'

Yeah, yeah.

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
Good Times

Laters, kooks!

Thursday 22 September 2022

Human authority is demonic

Remember when I wrote: You don't need the devil if you have a leader ... ?

That is so true.

Just look at the world!

But never mind, eh?

Dolphins are superior beings. They weren't given arms or legs because the cosmos didn't want them getting mixed up in any bullshit. Think about it.

But never mind, eh?

Karajan believed in reincarnation. He said he wanted to come back as an eagle. I can respect that. An eagle is a fine choice.

So ...

Music ... ???

Music is my obsession.

A lot depends on how good the lyric for Life and Death turns out to be. I probably won't try to make logical sense with it.

I just want to feel - with the words, you understand?

If it all goes well ... I'm going to start calling myself the greatest songwriter ever. Yes, with my BIG TEN.

Deal with it.

The BIG TWENTY can take years, I don't care. Maybe the SMALL TEN will be my next smart move.

Let me close my eyes.

...

I've been thinking about Kafka's The Trial. That novel is about a lot more than the material world we see all around us. However, Kafka's three sisters all died in the Holocaust. That's really grim.

And the point I'm making is ...

Well ...

It's the dolphins we should be looking up to, and respecting.

Do you understand?

They're closer to the cosmos than "we" are. [Not me! You!]

Unless, as a human, you're a spiritual aristocrat. Kafka was definitely one. His visions may have been dark, but he was full of light himself.

Raise your consciousness!

Refinitiv Lipper: European ETF market report - August 2022

Ha, ha, ha! I knew Detlef would come through.

Let's do this!

ETF promoters in Europe enjoyed estimated net inflows (+€1.3 bn) for August 2022.
Assets under management in the European ETF industry decreased over the course of August to €1,284.0 bn.
Bond ETFs (+€5.2 bn) posted the highest estimated net inflows in the European ETF industry for August.
The best-selling Lipper global classification for August was Equity Global (+€4.1 bn), followed by Bond USD Government (+€1.5 bn) and Bond Emerging Markets Global HC (+€1.5 bn).
UBS ETF was the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for August (+€2.7 bn), ahead of iShares (+€0.9 bn) and Vanguard (+€0.5 bn).
The 10 best-selling funds gathered estimated net inflows of €6.1 bn for August.
The best-selling ETF for August, UBS ETF (IE) MSCI ACWI SF UCITS ETF (hedged to USD) A-acc, enjoyed estimated net inflows of €1.3 bn.

Okay.

'What does Detlef say?'

Jesus! Give him a chance, Voice.

Come on, Detlef. In your own time, son.

Detlef?

'Ha!'

Oh, here he is!

Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv Lipper, comments: "The ETF promoter in Europe enjoyed estimated net inflows for August 2022 after the first negative month for the European ETF industry since March 2020. These inflows occurred in a negative and volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was impacted by high inflation rates, increasing interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and disrupted delivery chains caused by the still ongoing The Thing in Europe and other parts of the world."

Well ... it's not ongoing, is it? The Thing.

Never mind.

Thanks, Detlef!

ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

Well ...

How about a SMALL TEN ... eh?

'What's that, boss?'

It's a SMALL TEN.

'Yeah, what is that, FFS?'

It is - or could be - ten great but short pop/rock songs. No longer than three minutes. I've got three so far.

Love Me
Round The Bend
2.20 - no lyric yet

To go with my BIG TEN, like.

'Okay.'

The Beatles are the masters of this, of course.

From a few years ago -

I Want To Hold Your Hand
She Loves You
Please Please Me
I Feel Fine
Day Tripper
Drive My Car
Help!
Eight Days A Week
Ticket To Ride
Nowhere Man
We Can Work It Out
The Word
You're Going To Lose That Girl
And Your Bird Can Sing
Paperback Writer
Every Little Thing
All My Loving
A Hard Day's Night
Can't Buy Me Love
From Me To You

'What's that, boss?'

Christ, Voice! It's a SMALL TWENTY list I made years ago. 'Oh, okay.' I could probably revise it. I mean, A Hard Day's Night should probably be higher. And We Can Work It Out should definitely be third or fourth.

Anyway ...

Laters, kooks!


Actually, here's a SMALL TEN for the Beatles -

I Want To Hold Your Hand
She Loves You
Please Please Me
We Can Work It Out
Drive My Car
Help!
Eight Days A Week
I Feel Fine
Day Tripper
The Word

You dig?

Wednesday 21 September 2022

[No. 1,034] What can stop the world?

Only the cosmos.

And, well ...[1], and here we are![1], and, well ...[2], and, uh, uh[1], and here we are![2], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[1], and, uh, uh[2], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[1], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[2], and look into my eyes ...[1], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[2], and, kooks, kooks[1], and look into my eyes ...[2], and, you ... listen to me ...[1], and, kooks, kooks[2], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[1], and, you ... listen to me ...[2], and I'm so connected[1], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[2], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[1], and I'm so connected[2], and I don't need to[1], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[2], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![1], and I don't need to[2], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[1], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![1], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[2], and, shut up, Voice[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![2], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[1], and, shut up, Voice[2], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[1], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[2], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[1], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[2], and not everyone believes ...[1], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[2], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[1], and not everyone believes ...[2], and I mean ...[1], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[2], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[1], and I mean ...[2], and I could give up ... sometimes[1], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[2], and ... 'Don't give up!'[1], and I could give up ... sometimes[2], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[1], and ... 'Don't give up!'[2], and I'm not a saint ...[1], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[2], and you might be on your own ...[1], and I'm not a saint ...[2], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[1], and you might be on your own ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[2], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and you can't be[1], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and you can't be[2], and you're all alone[1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![1], and you're all alone[2], and ... very warm![1], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![2], and I believe[1], and ... very warm![2], and, well ...[3], and I believe[2], and here we are![3], and, uh, uh[3], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[3], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[3], and look into my eyes ...[3], and, kooks, kooks[3], and, you ... listen to me ...[3], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[3], and I'm so connected[3], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[3], and I don't need to[3], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![3], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![3], and, shut up, Voice[3], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[3], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[3], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[3], and not everyone believes ...[3], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[3], and I mean ...[3], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[3], and I could give up ... sometimes[3], and ... 'Don't give up!'[3], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[3], and I'm not a saint ...[3], and you might be on your own ...[3], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[3], and you can't be[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and you're all alone[3], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![3], and ... very warm![3], and I believe[3], and

And, well ...[1], and here we are![1], and, well ...[2], and, uh, uh[1], and here we are![2], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[1], and, uh, uh[2], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[1], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[2], and look into my eyes ...[1], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[2], and, kooks, kooks[1], and look into my eyes ...[2], and, you ... listen to me ...[1], and, kooks, kooks[2], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[1], and, you ... listen to me ...[2], and I'm so connected[1], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[2], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[1], and I'm so connected[2], and I don't need to[1], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[2], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![1], and I don't need to[2], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[1], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![1], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[2], and, shut up, Voice[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![2], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[1], and, shut up, Voice[2], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[1], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[2], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[1], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[2], and not everyone believes ...[1], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[2], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[1], and not everyone believes ...[2], and I mean ...[1], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[2], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[1], and I mean ...[2], and I could give up ... sometimes[1], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[2], and ... 'Don't give up!'[1], and I could give up ... sometimes[2], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[1], and ... 'Don't give up!'[2], and I'm not a saint ...[1], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[2], and you might be on your own ...[1], and I'm not a saint ...[2], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[1], and you might be on your own ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[2], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and you can't be[1], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and you can't be[2], and you're all alone[1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![1], and you're all alone[2], and ... very warm![1], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![2], and I believe[1], and ... very warm![2], and, well ...[3], and I believe[2], and here we are![3], and, uh, uh[3], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[3], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[3], and look into my eyes ...[3], and, kooks, kooks[3], and, you ... listen to me ...[3], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[3], and I'm so connected[3], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[3], and I don't need to[3], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![3], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![3], and, shut up, Voice[3], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[3], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[3], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[3], and not everyone believes ...[3], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[3], and I mean ...[3], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[3], and I could give up ... sometimes[3], and ... 'Don't give up!'[3], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[3], and I'm not a saint ...[3], and you might be on your own ...[3], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[3], and you can't be[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and you're all alone[3], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![3], and ... very warm![3], and I believe[3], and

And, well ...[1], and here we are![1], and, well ...[2], and, uh, uh[1], and here we are![2], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[1], and, uh, uh[2], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[1], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[2], and look into my eyes ...[1], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[2], and, kooks, kooks[1], and look into my eyes ...[2], and, you ... listen to me ...[1], and, kooks, kooks[2], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[1], and, you ... listen to me ...[2], and I'm so connected[1], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[2], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[1], and I'm so connected[2], and I don't need to[1], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[2], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![1], and I don't need to[2], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[1], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![1], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[2], and, shut up, Voice[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![2], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[1], and, shut up, Voice[2], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[1], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[2], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[1], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[2], and not everyone believes ...[1], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[2], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[1], and not everyone believes ...[2], and I mean ...[1], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[2], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[1], and I mean ...[2], and I could give up ... sometimes[1], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[2], and ... 'Don't give up!'[1], and I could give up ... sometimes[2], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[1], and ... 'Don't give up!'[2], and I'm not a saint ...[1], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[2], and you might be on your own ...[1], and I'm not a saint ...[2], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[1], and you might be on your own ...[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[2], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and you can't be[1], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and you can't be[2], and you're all alone[1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![1], and you're all alone[2], and ... very warm![1], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![2], and I believe[1], and ... very warm![2], and, well ...[3], and I believe[2], and here we are![3], and, uh, uh[3], and as we spin, Christ ... the world still spins! / and ... what can be done about it?[3], and if we stop, for one moment ... ???[3], and look into my eyes ...[3], and, kooks, kooks[3], and, you ... listen to me ...[3], and one day ... I'll call in a favour ... and one day ... I'll make a special request of the cosmos[3], and I'm so connected[3], and, my friends ... if only you knew ... how much power I possess ... Ha! I hardly ever use it[3], and I don't need to[3], and dolphins, dolphins ... dolphins![3], and ... 'Ha! Here they come!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... !!![3], and, shut up, Voice[3], and the power structures of the cold world are not even noticed by the cosmos - ah, strange but true[3], and ... you, you ... Do you believe?[3], and when I dream, my God ... that's when I see EVERYTHING!!! ... and nothing is hidden from me[3], and not everyone believes ...[3], and the squares are so incredibly thick ... don't you find?[3], and I mean ...[3], and if you, you, YOU(!) ... think I'm insane ... tell me! ... What does that say about you?[3], and I could give up ... sometimes[3], and ... 'Don't give up!'[3], and if you live in darkness ... I won't necessarily want to be your light[3], and I'm not a saint ...[3], and you might be on your own ...[3], and ... 'Yeah, on their own with the billions just like them'[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and it doesn't matter how many billions are like you ... you're not with them inside[3], and you can't be[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and you're all alone[3], and the cosmos is dead to you because you don't feel it ... but for me it's like a trillion suns![3], and ... very warm![3], and I believe[3], and