A painting of a man who was killed on the Dutch coast in 1600.
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Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
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A grandfather clock for my partner’s birthday.
An apocalypse escape vessel – a steel hull ice-capable sailing boat for all the family that has almost zero electronics and is manual operation throughout – armed with an array of weaponry.
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Holidays. For years, I would book a big house in Britain for a week for the entire family. There would be 14 of us. I don’t regret a penny.
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Right now is a pretty good time in my life. I am existing on three-monthly check-ups, but, yeah, I am very grateful.
My metabolism. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always up halfway through the night.
The Resurrection Shuffle.
I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.
All the hanging about.
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