I sorry people but I'm afriad I'm about to rant. Carsmile are (for the forseeable future) no more, due to the pigheaded niavity of my bassplayer who insists the only way to 'make it' is to move to London NOW, even though we have no contacts or leads or anything and we've only been going a year, and we are *so* not ready to be signed (even though I loved what we were doing, I wouldn't have signed us). And the whole concept of 'making it' it driving me up the wall. They seem to be fixed in some 'Shed Seven/Bluetones/Britpop' tunnel vision, where a record deal will change their lives for the better and solve all their worries and is the only possible solution to their problem. All I want is to make vibrant, exciting art and let as many people as possible hear it and I really don't think that moving to smelly old London on a wing and a prayer would get me any nearer that goal. No bloody staying power these youngsters, they want it all straight away. Ahh, that's better. According to my sources the Inspector Gadget cat was indeed called Madcat, and the Dog on Happy days was called Mr something-or other, and went 'ray-ronzie' and did that thing with his thumbs like Fonzie. Hold on, dogs don't have thumbs. Maybe it was Mr Cool, but I think I might be dreaming that. Now that I am a solo singer (I can't write music, I only do the words) the whole Stars in their Arse thing is looking like a reasonable idea. How do you think Mark E Smith (who I apparently look like) would go down with the grannies (oh what a horrible thought). And enough of this Latin business. It always really pissed me off in Asterix Books when that old geezer said something in Latin, cos I felt I was missing a joke. xoxo Carsmile(hah!)Steve

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