DAVID BOWIE "SPACE ODDITY" . . . . JUST SEEMED APPROPRIATE, A TUNE OF EPIC DIMENSION AND PROPORTION . . . . ALSO A BLOKE WHO HAD A PROFOUND INFLUENCE IN MY LATE JUNIOR SCHOOL DAYS . . . . THE FLAME RED HAIR ON THE L.P COVER GAVE ME CONFIDENCE AND A SENSE THAT BEING 'DIFFERENT' WAS A GOOD THING AND NOT A CURSE . . . .

I RECKON EVERY REDHEAD MUST GO THROUGH A PERIOD OF FEELING LIKE AN ALIEN, AN OUTCAST, HAVING TO DEVELOP RHINO HIDE EARLY ON TO DEAL WITH ALL THE BARBS AND BULLETS, ADVANCED CHARACTER BUILDING . . . . THEN YOU START TO REALISE THAT HISTORICALLY AND PERSONALLY, YOU'RE PART OF A VERY SPECIAL BUNCH OF PEOPLE . . . . TA MUCHLY MR JONES.

LATER, ORDINARY TYPES, THIS READHEADED STEP CHILD IS OFF FOR A DAY IN THE WARM EMBRACE OF SPACESHIP PURPLE PENIS . . . . GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR DOG . . . .