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You know, this interlude on my album is one of my favourite tracks of myself (yeah I’m a narcissist) of all time. I originally wrote the lyrics to the beat of “The Corner” by Common, and if everything works out today then I might have this version recorded and ready to roll out to you guys by tonight. Also, I’m not posting from home, so I’ll include the link to the album version with that post.

I always liked the idea of an LP player that can play as a loop. Does such a thing even exist? I know that there are LP players with auto-reverse so you don’t have to bother to walk to the thing at the end of Side A and flip the record to side B, but I’ve never seen one which can do this ad infinitum. So I had to invent it: I got deep grooves, like your old favourite records, but my side A and side B stay connected. And I keep rocking like Jimi Hendrix on Woodstock ‘69; for all the non-hippies out there, this was Jimi’s most legendary show at one of the most legendary festivals of all time (buy the DVD, do it, you won’t regret it). However, the organizers had put him as the last act (or one of the last, shoot me) so most of the people there, soaked, hungry and already filled with some of the best music experiences they ever had, had already left the premises. That’s why, if you watch the video I linked above, you’ll see a half-empty field watching one of the best guitar performances ever. So this time, you’d better recognize! And also recognize that it’s a murder, death, kill society where cutthroat pirates sit at the helm of the ship. To continue the pirate metaphor, shit, one for one, they’re degenerate musketeers – all candidates for management positions, it is clear: the money’s made best, you can place your bets on it, in the places where the hate is manifested in the form of careerism.

Real cats got a sincere vision. And fake cats fear wisdom and stay-fear ridden. As soon as we incinerate this sinister cycle of self-interest, we’re gonna elevate the inner. And even the cynics will be convinced – life is not a zero-sum game but can also be win-win.

I have changed my views on the topic a little since I wrote these lyrics. This can be attributed to life experience, my friends, Ayn Rand and other such phenomena. Do you agree? Digress? Care? In any case, I hope to give y’all the audio tonight and the next installment of the Listener’s Guide is in the making. We’ll be visiting Byzantium, a wonderful place.