Thursday 27 April 2023

I'm not in the mood for writing

But you can't stop words, can you?

[Cosmos knows I've tried ...]

I'm in the mood for collapsing on a sandy beach.
Yes!
I'm in the mood for a friendly sea coming in to sweep me away.
As a massive favour, like.

Anyway ...

That idea or plan yesterday about 150 poems in five years with twenty classics is only good with a settled life. Cups of tea and crumpets, etc.

It's no good for the streets.
It's no good for the cliffs.
You dig?

A better idea would be to write slowly, a poem here, and a poem there, but every poem a killer.

Every poem should count if you're desperate.

[I mean, I'll have me guitar to play, too.]

Or maybe the 150 all killers, classics!

I don't know, man.

My poem? The one I started on Tuesday? Well, I've got twenty-five lines now. Only eleven to go! And I've polished it as well. It's shaping up to be a great poem. A lot will depend on the last four lines.

How great is it/will it be ... compared to Yeats? Er ... not as great as his four best poems, but certainly up there with the best of the rest.

For your information, kooks, his four best poems are:

The Second Coming
Sailing to Byzantium
Byzantium
A Prayer for my Daughter

According to me, obviously. Who else?

Anyway ...

Bye.

Wednesday 26 April 2023

[No. 1,094] Plan B - ???

One hundred and fifty poems in five years. What do you think, kooks?

And I'm just saying ...[1], and I'm still doing me music ...[1], and I'm just saying ...[2], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[1], and I'm still doing me music ...[2], and it's just ...[1], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[2], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[1], and it's just ...[2], and under the sun ...[1], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[2], and -[1], and under the sun ...[2], and ... 'Under the stars!'[1], and -[2], and under ... under the moon![1], and ... 'Under the stars!'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and under ... under the moon![2], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... 'Your old days?'[1], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[2], and all the old poets ... all the old days[1], and ... 'Your old days?'[2], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![1], and all the old poets ... all the old days[2], and, anyway ... ... ...[1], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![2], and my astrologer said ...[1], and, anyway ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[1], and my astrologer said ...[2], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[1], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[2], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[1], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[2], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[1], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[2], and, listen ...[1], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[2], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[1], and, listen ...[2], and ... 'Because???'[1], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[2], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![1], and ... 'Because???'[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[1], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![2], and ... exactly![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[2], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[1], and ... exactly![2], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[1], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[2], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[1], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[2], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[1], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[2], and ... 'Thank God!'[1], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[2], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[1], and ... 'Thank God!'[2], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[1], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[2], and let's ... poetic![1], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[2], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[1], and let's ... poetic![2], and I'm just saying ...[3], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[2], and I'm still doing me music ...[3], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[3], and it's just ...[3], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[3], and under the sun ...[3], and -[3], and ... 'Under the stars!'[3], and under ... under the moon![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[3], and ... 'Your old days?'[3], and all the old poets ... all the old days[3], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![3], and, anyway ... ... ...[3], and my astrologer said ...[3], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[3], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[3], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[3], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[3], and, listen ...[3], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[3], and ... 'Because???'[3], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[3], and ... exactly![3], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[3], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[3], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[3], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[3], and ... 'Thank God!'[3], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[3], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[3], and let's ... poetic![3], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[3], and ...

And I'm just saying ...[1], and I'm still doing me music ...[1], and I'm just saying ...[2], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[1], and I'm still doing me music ...[2], and it's just ...[1], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[2], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[1], and it's just ...[2], and under the sun ...[1], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[2], and -[1], and under the sun ...[2], and ... 'Under the stars!'[1], and -[2], and under ... under the moon![1], and ... 'Under the stars!'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and under ... under the moon![2], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... 'Your old days?'[1], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[2], and all the old poets ... all the old days[1], and ... 'Your old days?'[2], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![1], and all the old poets ... all the old days[2], and, anyway ... ... ...[1], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![2], and my astrologer said ...[1], and, anyway ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[1], and my astrologer said ...[2], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[1], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[2], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[1], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[2], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[1], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[2], and, listen ...[1], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[2], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[1], and, listen ...[2], and ... 'Because???'[1], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[2], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![1], and ... 'Because???'[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[1], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![2], and ... exactly![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[2], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[1], and ... exactly![2], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[1], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[2], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[1], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[2], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[1], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[2], and ... 'Thank God!'[1], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[2], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[1], and ... 'Thank God!'[2], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[1], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[2], and let's ... poetic![1], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[2], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[1], and let's ... poetic![2], and I'm just saying ...[3], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[2], and I'm still doing me music ...[3], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[3], and it's just ...[3], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[3], and under the sun ...[3], and -[3], and ... 'Under the stars!'[3], and under ... under the moon![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[3], and ... 'Your old days?'[3], and all the old poets ... all the old days[3], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![3], and, anyway ... ... ...[3], and my astrologer said ...[3], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[3], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[3], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[3], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[3], and, listen ...[3], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[3], and ... 'Because???'[3], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[3], and ... exactly![3], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[3], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[3], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[3], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[3], and ... 'Thank God!'[3], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[3], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[3], and let's ... poetic![3], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[3], and ...

And I'm just saying ...[1], and I'm still doing me music ...[1], and I'm just saying ...[2], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[1], and I'm still doing me music ...[2], and it's just ...[1], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[2], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[1], and it's just ...[2], and under the sun ...[1], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[2], and -[1], and under the sun ...[2], and ... 'Under the stars!'[1], and -[2], and under ... under the moon![1], and ... 'Under the stars!'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and under ... under the moon![2], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and ... 'Your old days?'[1], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[2], and all the old poets ... all the old days[1], and ... 'Your old days?'[2], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![1], and all the old poets ... all the old days[2], and, anyway ... ... ...[1], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![2], and my astrologer said ...[1], and, anyway ... ... ...[2], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[1], and my astrologer said ...[2], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[1], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[2], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[1], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[2], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[1], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[2], and, listen ...[1], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[2], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[1], and, listen ...[2], and ... 'Because???'[1], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[2], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![1], and ... 'Because???'[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[1], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![2], and ... exactly![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[2], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[1], and ... exactly![2], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[1], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[2], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[1], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[2], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[1], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[2], and ... 'Thank God!'[1], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[2], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[1], and ... 'Thank God!'[2], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[1], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[2], and let's ... poetic![1], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[2], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[1], and let's ... poetic![2], and I'm just saying ...[3], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[2], and I'm still doing me music ...[3], and I'm still a-rocking and a-rolling ... in the so-called free world[3], and it's just ...[3], and, but, but, but ... if everything turns to shit, like ... and I end up wandering the lonely lanes and cliffs of Cornwall[3], and under the sun ...[3], and -[3], and ... 'Under the stars!'[3], and under ... under the moon![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and across the beaches ... pen in hand ... an exercise book ... no laptop ... just like the old days[3], and ... 'Your old days?'[3], and all the old poets ... all the old days[3], and the winter of '91 ... I actually took a typewriter with me ... ha![3], and, anyway ... ... ...[3], and my astrologer said ...[3], and ... 'Did he tell you that he was in heaven when you smiled?'[3], and, er, no, no ... he told me I wouldn't do my best writing until I reached the age of fifty-four[3], and ... 'You're fifty-four now, Mikey!'[3], and, yes, yes, Voice ... thank you[3], and, listen ...[3], and, obviously, I'll do a TWENTY CLASSICS within the one fifty because ...[3], and ... 'Because???'[3], and because, because ... I'll want to be a POETIC LEGEND, man!!![3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha ... go big or go home!'[3], and ... exactly![3], and I won't be going home to London ... no, no, no[3], and it all sounds great, don't it, kooks? ... but knowing my luck, Christ ... Plan A will ruin Plan B[3], and ... 'At least you've got plans'[3], and, yes ... at least I'm not suffering in the dark of a dead mind[3], and ... 'Thank God!'[3], and, yes ... at least I'm not facing the final curtain ... yet[3], and ... 'Actually ... thank the cosmos!'[3], and let's ... poetic![3], and ... 'Eh? What does that mean?'[3], and ...

Nexans Norway's

Uh.

'What the hell is going on, boss?!'

You tell me, Voice.

I'd rather be writing poetry.

[More of that later ...]

Anyway ...

Eksfin finances Nexans Norway's new UK export cable contract with NOK 2bn (£155m) in loan guarantees.

NOK two billion?!

'Who's knocking it?! That's good, surely?'

I don't know, man.

The transaction covers the export and installation of advanced high-voltage subsea cables for the Moray West wind farm off the coast of Scotland. Export Finance Norway (Eksfin)'s global portfolio of loans and guarantees covering Norwegian exports to offshore wind projects has swelled to NOK 15bn since 2019.

Swelled to NOK?! These people are out of control! 'Toe the windy blood, boss!' Shut up, Voice! Please!

The Moray West wind park off the east coast of Scotland is owned by Ocean Winds, the joint venture between ENGIE (France) and EDP Renewables (from EDP group, Portugal) dedicated to offshore wind energy. The offshore wind farm will feature 60 turbines and installed capacity of 882 MW by 2025 - equating the energy demand of 1.33 million UK homes and emissions reduction of 1.1 million tonnes of CO2.

Ambitious customer.

What?

Ocean Winds holds a portfolio of 16.6 GW of gross capacity of offshore wind energy from 15 projects in operation, construction and secured development in 7 countries, making the company one the largest developers of offshore wind globally and potentially a very important customer for Norwegian exporters in this sector.

Oh, important customer. 'They're confused!' We all are.

The Moray West contract markedly strengthens Nexans Norway's position in this market. It will manufacture the cables at its factory in Halden and install them using its own dedicated cable layer vessels.

Okay.

Eksfin paves the way for private capital.

Does it?

Offshore wind projects typically demand more capital than developers and their banks can finance on their own. State-backed guarantees from Eksfin carry the highest AAA credit rating and make it easier for private banks to provide financing. In this project, Eksfin is working with a large loan syndicate where Crédit Agricole CIB acts as financial advisor and arranger of the loan facilities to Moray West.

Fine.

Anyway ... we've got voices. 'Yippee!'

"Financing Norwegian deliveries to international offshore wind projects is a key strategic priority for us. I am happy that, together with Nexans, we have succeeded in securing yet another big export contract for Norwegian wind industry in this important market," says Eksfin managing director Tone Lunde Bakker.

"The transaction also strengthens our relationship with Ocean Winds, one of the world's leading offshore wind developers. We would like to help many more Norwegian suppliers win business in these kinds of renewable energy projects. It's good for business and good for the planet," she adds.

All right.

What about Ragnhild?

"Having Eksfin on our team and being able to offer financing and loan guarantees to our customers is a major strength and competitive advantage in our export activities", says Nexans Norway managing director Ragnhild Katteland.

Fair enough.

Fact box:

No, no, no. We don't want no fact box, thank you very much. We've had enough.

These people.

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS 

...

Anything else? My poem?

Ha! I've got sixteen lines! It's like shooting fish in a barrel. I need another twenty lines, but this is already the best poetry I've ever written ...

Probably because I have more word-power now than thirty years ago. That's down to the millions of words I've written in this blog ... like the Karate Kid, you know? 'Eh?!' Wax on, wax off, Voice. 'Oh, I get you.'

Yeah.

Nice one, obviously.

Laters.

'Bye!'

Tuesday 25 April 2023

As I walked to Richmond ...

Actually, no ...

As I walked back from Richmond this morning, yes ... because on the way there, I took my normal route along the road ...

BUT(!) ...

On the way back ... I walked along the river for the first time ever.

Yes.

I didn't really know what was going on ... it was like the countryside, honestly ... lots of wildlife, obviously.

However, I ended up on the Ringo side of the river - which was nice.

So ...

Anyway, as I walked back ...

Two lines of rather great poetry came to me.

Out of nowhere!

I was inspired, man.

Seriously.

I should write the poem ...

'You should!'

If I can sustain it ... well, it might turn out to be a great poem.

I could enter it in the National Poetry Competition later on in the year.

I mean ...

If I'm forced to become a poet, like ... by circumstances, you understand.

'I understand, boss.'

Good.

My life ...

This is a bit fragmented ...

Anyway ...

I reckon to be a great poet these days ... you probably have to Google every line you write.

I've just Googled my two, and they're fine. Totally original!

'Nice one!'

Thanks, Voice.

Listen! If I write about Nature and universal stuff ... life and death ... and all that jazz ... I'll avoid obscurity.

No time for it!

Poles of windy skull? Do me a favour! 'Toe the windy blood!' Eh?

I'll be clear, and concentrated, and go in for lots of great rhetoric ... like Yeats when he wasn't wittering on about spirits and goblins or whatever.

'Fairies!'

I beg your pardon?

'He wrote about fairies. He was ... The Man Who Dreamed of Faeryland ... remember?'

Ha! How could I forget?

I'll tell you, kooks ... you can say what you like about me, but I've never been The Man Who Dreamed of Faeryland. FFS. Do you know what I mean?

Anyway ...

Yeah, late period Yeats is the best. And bits of Shakespeare.

'You could have conversations with me in the poems!'

No. No, I won't be doing that.

'Your loss.'

Right.

It's bad enough ...

'What?'

Never mind.

One voice, my voice, will be all right by itself.

I don't want chaos, do I?

'I suppose not.'

Bye.

'Bye.'

Monday 24 April 2023

[No. 1,093] Dan Pena says ... imagine you were afraid of nothing

He once killed a bear with a knife, so ...

And, Christ ...[1], and, oh ... I just don't know[1], and, Christ ...[2], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[1], and, oh ... I just don't know[2], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[1], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[2], and ... uh, uh[1], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[2], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[1], and ... uh, uh[2], and, well ...[1], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[2], and the wind ...[1], and, well ...[2], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![1], and the wind ...[2], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[1], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![2], and I wish I knew ...[1], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[2], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[1], and I wish I knew ...[2], and do you have to be a psycho?[1], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[2], and ... 'Yes!'[1], and do you have to be a psycho?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[1], and ... 'Yes!'[2], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[2], and, or ...[1], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[2], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[1], and, or ...[2], and it's ridiculous[1], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[2], and, listen to me - !!![1], and it's ridiculous[2], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[1], and, listen to me - !!![2], and ... does it help?[1], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[2], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[1], and ... does it help?[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[1], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[2], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[2], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[1], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[2], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[1], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[2], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[1], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[2], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[1], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[2], and ... 'You can't!'[1], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[2], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[1], and ... 'You can't!'[2], and words are a pain[1], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[2], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![1], and words are a pain[2], and ... 'Break them!'[1], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![2], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[1], and ... 'Break them!'[2], and I'm drifting ... lost[1], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[2], and, Christ ...[3], and I'm drifting ... lost[2], and, oh ... I just don't know[3], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[3], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[3], and ... uh, uh[3], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[3], and, well ...[3], and the wind ...[3], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![3], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[3], and I wish I knew ...[3], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[3], and do you have to be a psycho?[3], and ... 'Yes!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[3], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[3], and, or ...[3], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[3], and it's ridiculous[3], and, listen to me - !!![3], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[3], and ... does it help?[3], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[3], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[3], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[3], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[3], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[3], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[3], and ... 'You can't!'[3], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[3], and words are a pain[3], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![3], and ... 'Break them!'[3], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[3], and I'm drifting ... lost[3], and

And, Christ ...[1], and, oh ... I just don't know[1], and, Christ ...[2], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[1], and, oh ... I just don't know[2], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[1], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[2], and ... uh, uh[1], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[2], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[1], and ... uh, uh[2], and, well ...[1], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[2], and the wind ...[1], and, well ...[2], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![1], and the wind ...[2], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[1], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![2], and I wish I knew ...[1], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[2], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[1], and I wish I knew ...[2], and do you have to be a psycho?[1], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[2], and ... 'Yes!'[1], and do you have to be a psycho?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[1], and ... 'Yes!'[2], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[2], and, or ...[1], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[2], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[1], and, or ...[2], and it's ridiculous[1], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[2], and, listen to me - !!![1], and it's ridiculous[2], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[1], and, listen to me - !!![2], and ... does it help?[1], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[2], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[1], and ... does it help?[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[1], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[2], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[2], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[1], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[2], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[1], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[2], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[1], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[2], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[1], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[2], and ... 'You can't!'[1], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[2], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[1], and ... 'You can't!'[2], and words are a pain[1], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[2], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![1], and words are a pain[2], and ... 'Break them!'[1], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![2], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[1], and ... 'Break them!'[2], and I'm drifting ... lost[1], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[2], and, Christ ...[3], and I'm drifting ... lost[2], and, oh ... I just don't know[3], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[3], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[3], and ... uh, uh[3], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[3], and, well ...[3], and the wind ...[3], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![3], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[3], and I wish I knew ...[3], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[3], and do you have to be a psycho?[3], and ... 'Yes!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[3], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[3], and, or ...[3], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[3], and it's ridiculous[3], and, listen to me - !!![3], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[3], and ... does it help?[3], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[3], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[3], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[3], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[3], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[3], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[3], and ... 'You can't!'[3], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[3], and words are a pain[3], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![3], and ... 'Break them!'[3], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[3], and I'm drifting ... lost[3], and

And, Christ ...[1], and, oh ... I just don't know[1], and, Christ ...[2], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[1], and, oh ... I just don't know[2], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[1], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[2], and ... uh, uh[1], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[2], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[1], and ... uh, uh[2], and, well ...[1], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[2], and the wind ...[1], and, well ...[2], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![1], and the wind ...[2], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[1], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![2], and I wish I knew ...[1], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[2], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[1], and I wish I knew ...[2], and do you have to be a psycho?[1], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[2], and ... 'Yes!'[1], and do you have to be a psycho?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[1], and ... 'Yes!'[2], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[2], and, or ...[1], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[2], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[1], and, or ...[2], and it's ridiculous[1], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[2], and, listen to me - !!![1], and it's ridiculous[2], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[1], and, listen to me - !!![2], and ... does it help?[1], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[2], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[1], and ... does it help?[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[1], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[2], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[2], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[1], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[2], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[1], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[2], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[1], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[2], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[1], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[2], and ... 'You can't!'[1], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[2], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[1], and ... 'You can't!'[2], and words are a pain[1], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[2], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![1], and words are a pain[2], and ... 'Break them!'[1], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![2], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[1], and ... 'Break them!'[2], and I'm drifting ... lost[1], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[2], and, Christ ...[3], and I'm drifting ... lost[2], and, oh ... I just don't know[3], and, listen ... I don't think you should hurt any animals ... but that's not the point, I suppose[3], and ... Do YOU(!) know???[3], and ... uh, uh[3], and the point is ... to not be afraid of anything[3], and, well ...[3], and the wind ...[3], and ... ... ... What's that noise?![3], and anxiety is bad, man ... even when someone knocks on the door ... as Harold Pinter knew ... I mean, he wrote about it enough[3], and I wish I knew ...[3], and ... ... ... how do you end all the fear?[3], and do you have to be a psycho?[3], and ... 'Yes!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... do you have to lose your mind in work?[3], and, or, or, or ... in spinning?[3], and, or ...[3], and, do, do ... do you have to chase a buffalo?[3], and it's ridiculous[3], and, listen to me - !!![3], and this is how we relax, ain't it? ... and this is how we escape, ain't it? ... and here we are, GONE(!) from the world[3], and ... does it help?[3], and the squares want the kooks to be afraid, but ...[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha! ... the squares are so ooo scared, Mikey ... scared of what the kooks might be capable of'[3], and, yes, yes ... I know, Voice[3], and I wish I didn't know ... half of what I know[3], and the kooks are a danger to square society ...[3], and that's something that ... uh, never mind[3], and, please, please ... let me stop thinking ... and talking, writing[3], and ... 'You can't!'[3], and I can't, of course ... and I can't spin without words ...[3], and words are a pain[3], and I could kill the words ... if I were ruthless ... my trophies![3], and ... 'Break them!'[3], and, uh ... I haven't got the energy now ...[3], and I'm drifting ... lost[3], and

Free shares!

'Give me some, boss!'

What?!

I ain't got none, Voice!

'Oh. ... ... ... /// ... ... ... What are you talking about then?'

This -

I've got a great consumer story. WeShop is making retail history allowing people to make cash from FREE shares. The UK shopping platform WeShop, the world's first shopping platform which rewards with 20% of shares for every purchase, is now paying out CASH for SHARES.

The community owned e-commerce platform has seen incredible growth with over 115,000 Brits now using the site to make purchases and earn FREE shares which can be cashed in.

The chairman Richard Griffiths is available for interview.

Best wishes

Ian

Yeah, yeah.

'Is this a PR email?'

Of course it is.

Anyway ...

'Are you going to interview Richie?'

Christ! No.

'Is he going to interview you?'

I don't give interviews, idiot.

'Right. I forgot.'

I'm not talking to anyone ...

I'll let him have his say though ...

Weshop Chairman, Richard Griffiths, says: "The way we shop has changed dramatically in the last ten years thanks to rapid advances in technology. While we've seen the dramatic growth of online shopping platforms - and their profits - none of them are designed to benefit the people who keep them going, the shoppers. That's why WeShop was born, building a totally shoppable social network that is owned by the community. And to show we are serious, we're giving away over 90% of WeShop to the people who use it. We think that the potential of WeShop is gigantic and will have a massive impact on the world of ecommerce and online retail. Imagine if Amazon had done this when they started, the wealth created by Amazon would have been shared amongst the people who made it successful, its users. Indeed, the world might look very different now, and that's what we're trying to achieve, a better, fairer and more democratised shopping experience for everyone."

Ha, ha, ha! Richie, son, if Amazon had done that when they started, Jeff wouldn't have that big super mega yacht of his, would he?

Dear oh dear.

Never mind.

I mean ... that's the whole point of starting a business like this, surely? Or am I missing something?

'Some people don't care about money, boss. Like Elon.'

Yeah, right. That's why Elon is worth $200 billion. Idiot!'

Never mind.

ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

I've decided that Good Times is my minimum standard for a BIG song. I mean, I was rehearsing it last night, and I rather like it ...

So ...

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

So, I need seven more songs for a BIG TWENTY ...

'Yippee!'

Ha! Don't celebrate yet, Voice. Writing songs isn't a priority for me at the moment because ...

I need to rehearse, rehearse, rehearse ...

You dig?

'Yeah, okay.'

Laters!

Wednesday 19 April 2023

Words on a Wednesday

That's not a bad title, is it?

'It's not great, boss.'

It's not bad though, Voice.

Idiot.

Anyway, kooks ... these are my words on a Wednesday.

PR emails? Oh, I've got a few, but - 'Too few to mention!' But I'm not in the mood. 'Okay.'

What an idiot!

'Leave me alone!'

Shut up.

'I'm not an idiot.'

Whatever.

You make Elon look like Lucky. Or Lucky look like Elon.

'What do you mean?'

I don't know.

Just making conversation, that's all. Just using words, for my sins.

'Put some music on!'

No.

'Sing us a song!'

NO!

Let's have some silence for a bit.

[Silence.]

'How much of a bit?'

Longer than that.

[Long silence.]

'I'm bored.'

Say something then. Say something interesting.

'On my wages?! Are you serious?!'

Idiot.

Anyway ...

I've been thinking ... if I end up in Cornwall soon, because of the way things are ... I'll have to keep myself occupied - without electricity.

'Play your guitar!'

Yes, yes ... I'll be playing me guitar for me dinner in me tent, BUT(!) ... I'll need something else to do.

'Write your novel! The greatest true story of escape and adventure ever written!'

Ha! I'm going off that idea.

'Oh. Shame.'

I'm thinking about becoming a rural poet instead - like Dylan Thomas. Cornwall is the perfect place for it.

'But you don't like poetry!'

I like poetry, man! I prefer my conceptual literature, but I could really get into poetry again ... in the right environment, like.

There won't be much else to do.
I could write a poem a week ... I mean, carefully.
Polished.
I could stare at the sun.
I could stare at the moon.
I could sit on a rock.
I could stare at the sea, obviously.
And it could all go in poems.

'Nice one!'

Yes, they would be nice ones, all of the poems.

I could be like Tom Conti in that film.

'Ha!'

Ha, ha, ha!

Yes.

Why not?
There won't be anything else to do.
My guitar, obviously.
But ...
You know?

Do you know?
Or ... is all this too romantic for you?

'Slags!'

Leave them alone, Voice.

Bye.

'Bye!'

Yes, bye.

Tuesday 18 April 2023

[No. 1,092] I wonder ...

... about Colin Wilson. He passed away after building up massive knowledge and wisdom.

And, yes[1], and, yes, I wonder ...[1], and, yes[2], and ... where is he now???[1], and, yes, I wonder ...[2], and the others ...[1], and ... where is he now???[2], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[1], and the others ...[2], and, well ...[1], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[2], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[1], and, well ...[2], and ... 'There's light!'[1], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[2], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[1], and ... 'There's light!'[2], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[1], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[2], and I understand more that most ...[1], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[2], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![1], and I understand more that most ...[2], and I just don't know ...[1], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![2], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[1], and I just don't know ...[2], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[1], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[2], and, I mean ...[1], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[2], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[1], and, I mean ...[2], and the world is a prison[1], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[2], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[1], and the world is a prison[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and you, you, you ...[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![2], and are YOU(!) spinning???[1], and you, you, you ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[1], and are YOU(!) spinning???[2], and, like living your life in the "real" world[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[2], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[1], and, like living your life in the "real" world[2], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![1], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[2], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[1], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![2], and, well ... that's the theory[1], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[2], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[1], and, well ... that's the theory[2], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[1], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[2], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![1], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[2], and that's my advice[1], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![2], and, yes[3], and that's my advice[2], and, yes, I wonder ...[3], and ... where is he now???[3], and the others ...[3], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[3], and, well ...[3], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[3], and ... 'There's light!'[3], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[3], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[3], and I understand more that most ...[3], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![3], and I just don't know ...[3], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[3], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[3], and, I mean ...[3], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[3], and the world is a prison[3], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![3], and you, you, you ...[3], and are YOU(!) spinning???[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[3], and, like living your life in the "real" world[3], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[3], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![3], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[3], and, well ... that's the theory[3], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[3], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[3], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![3], and that's my advice[3], and

And, yes[1], and, yes, I wonder ...[1], and, yes[2], and ... where is he now???[1], and, yes, I wonder ...[2], and the others ...[1], and ... where is he now???[2], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[1], and the others ...[2], and, well ...[1], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[2], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[1], and, well ...[2], and ... 'There's light!'[1], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[2], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[1], and ... 'There's light!'[2], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[1], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[2], and I understand more that most ...[1], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[2], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![1], and I understand more that most ...[2], and I just don't know ...[1], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![2], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[1], and I just don't know ...[2], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[1], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[2], and, I mean ...[1], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[2], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[1], and, I mean ...[2], and the world is a prison[1], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[2], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[1], and the world is a prison[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and you, you, you ...[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![2], and are YOU(!) spinning???[1], and you, you, you ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[1], and are YOU(!) spinning???[2], and, like living your life in the "real" world[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[2], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[1], and, like living your life in the "real" world[2], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![1], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[2], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[1], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![2], and, well ... that's the theory[1], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[2], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[1], and, well ... that's the theory[2], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[1], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[2], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![1], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[2], and that's my advice[1], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![2], and, yes[3], and that's my advice[2], and, yes, I wonder ...[3], and ... where is he now???[3], and the others ...[3], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[3], and, well ...[3], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[3], and ... 'There's light!'[3], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[3], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[3], and I understand more that most ...[3], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![3], and I just don't know ...[3], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[3], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[3], and, I mean ...[3], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[3], and the world is a prison[3], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![3], and you, you, you ...[3], and are YOU(!) spinning???[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[3], and, like living your life in the "real" world[3], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[3], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![3], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[3], and, well ... that's the theory[3], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[3], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[3], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![3], and that's my advice[3], and

And, yes[1], and, yes, I wonder ...[1], and, yes[2], and ... where is he now???[1], and, yes, I wonder ...[2], and the others ...[1], and ... where is he now???[2], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[1], and the others ...[2], and, well ...[1], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[2], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[1], and, well ...[2], and ... 'There's light!'[1], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[2], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[1], and ... 'There's light!'[2], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[1], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[2], and I understand more that most ...[1], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[2], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![1], and I understand more that most ...[2], and I just don't know ...[1], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![2], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[1], and I just don't know ...[2], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[1], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[2], and, I mean ...[1], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[2], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[1], and, I mean ...[2], and the world is a prison[1], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[2], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[1], and the world is a prison[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and you, you, you ...[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![2], and are YOU(!) spinning???[1], and you, you, you ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[1], and are YOU(!) spinning???[2], and, like living your life in the "real" world[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[2], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[1], and, like living your life in the "real" world[2], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![1], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[2], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[1], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![2], and, well ... that's the theory[1], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[2], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[1], and, well ... that's the theory[2], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[1], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[2], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![1], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[2], and that's my advice[1], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![2], and, yes[3], and that's my advice[2], and, yes, I wonder ...[3], and ... where is he now???[3], and the others ...[3], and I hope he's been promoted ... and I hope the cosmos has rewarded him[3], and, well ...[3], and if there's just darkness ... Christ ... you know?[3], and ... 'There's light!'[3], and a lot of souls only deserve the darkness ... 'That's true!' ... yes, yes, but not our Colin[3], and it's all a mystery ... ? ... ah, maybe ... maybe not[3], and I understand more that most ...[3], and Dudley said that he could hear the music all around him ... and that must have been amazing![3], and I just don't know ...[3], and Alexander ... just fifty-five minutes before me ... but now it's thirteen years later ... I mean ...[3], and ... ... ... does anyone know what I mean?[3], and, I mean ...[3], and, uh, uh ... we all suffer, I suppose ... in our own ways ... and maybe that's the mystery[3], and the world is a prison[3], and I like the mysteries ... when I can understand them ... and other people can't ... it makes me feel so ooo special[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I don't know everything ... ... ... oh, you may be surprised, yes, ha![3], and you, you, you ...[3], and are YOU(!) spinning???[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and there are worse things you could be doing[3], and, like living your life in the "real" world[3], and ... 'Don't make me laugh, Mikey! ... It's a real prison, is what it is'[3], and I know, Voice, I know ... I said![3], and, listen ... conceptual literature ... shamanic literature ... it grabs your soul ... it changes you[3], and, well ... that's the theory[3], and, but ... maybe you're a square, yeah?[3], and ... 'Genuine kooks are so rare!'[3], and never never never never never never ... mind - !!![3], and that's my advice[3], and