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hello thank you for that welcome alum um
hello thank you for that welcome alum um before I heard Ross speak I’d never
before I heard Ross speak I’d never
before I heard Ross speak I’d never heard of
heard of
heard of sobbing and small bees I knew about FOMO
sobbing and small bees I knew about FOMO
sobbing and small bees I knew about FOMO the fear of missing out but so this
the fear of missing out but so this
the fear of missing out but so this really is for Ross I think and it’s just
really is for Ross I think and it’s just
really is for Ross I think and it’s just called SMO bees heads down smartphones
called SMO bees heads down smartphones
called SMO bees heads down smartphones in hand we want to be connected in
in hand we want to be connected in
in hand we want to be connected in constant touch screen contact with those
constant touch screen contact with those
constant touch screen contact with those friends we’ve never met our homes are in
friends we’ve never met our homes are in
friends we’ve never met our homes are in our hands our families are partying
our hands our families are partying
our hands our families are partying without us on a five inch screen the
without us on a five inch screen the
without us on a five inch screen the Facebook light is bright and swipe it’s
Facebook light is bright and swipe it’s
Facebook light is bright and swipe it’s impossible to stop we’re afraid of
impossible to stop we’re afraid of
impossible to stop we’re afraid of missing out on all the gossip we may put
missing out on all the gossip we may put
missing out on all the gossip we may put them in our pockets but they’ll goose us
them in our pockets but they’ll goose us
them in our pockets but they’ll goose us with a greeting never mind we’re on the
with a greeting never mind we’re on the
with a greeting never mind we’re on the bar so in a meeting with the boss don’t
bar so in a meeting with the boss don’t
bar so in a meeting with the boss don’t stop to sink just pick up and click that
stop to sink just pick up and click that
stop to sink just pick up and click that link thank you
these are some notes that I’ve sort of
these are some notes that I’ve sort of been making through the the process of
been making through the the process of
been making through the the process of rehearsals and hearing different
rehearsals and hearing different
rehearsals and hearing different different talks and the title I was a
different talks and the title I was a
different talks and the title I was a bit wondering what I would going to put
bit wondering what I would going to put
bit wondering what I would going to put it a title for this piece and it came
it a title for this piece and it came
it a title for this piece and it came from something that I heard when Alan
from something that I heard when Alan
from something that I heard when Alan was talking at the dress rehearsal and
was talking at the dress rehearsal and
was talking at the dress rehearsal and particularly because of the the venue
particularly because of the the venue
particularly because of the the venue that we’re in the titles just sanctuary
that we’re in the titles just sanctuary
that we’re in the titles just sanctuary houses a stronghold weatherproof and
houses a stronghold weatherproof and
houses a stronghold weatherproof and sound monuments made of bricks and
sound monuments made of bricks and
sound monuments made of bricks and mortar metal concrete plaster stone and
mortar metal concrete plaster stone and
mortar metal concrete plaster stone and slate wrought iron gates and terracotta
slate wrought iron gates and terracotta
slate wrought iron gates and terracotta tiles with glass and painted wood and
tiles with glass and painted wood and
tiles with glass and painted wood and white clean window frames and yet for
white clean window frames and yet for
white clean window frames and yet for all the solid walls and and roof
all the solid walls and and roof
all the solid walls and and roof reliable written utilities the posh mod
reliable written utilities the posh mod
reliable written utilities the posh mod cons a house is not a home the bricks
cons a house is not a home the bricks
cons a house is not a home the bricks and blocks that make a home are flesh
and blocks that make a home are flesh
and blocks that make a home are flesh and blood
and blood
and blood a state of mind a host of little things
a state of mind a host of little things
a state of mind a host of little things family and pets neighbors and friends
family and pets neighbors and friends
family and pets neighbors and friends community routine familiar sights and
community routine familiar sights and
community routine familiar sights and sounds a sense of place and safety
sounds a sense of place and safety
sounds a sense of place and safety sunshine and warmth the glory of a
sunshine and warmth the glory of a
sunshine and warmth the glory of a thunderstorm you know you watch was
thunderstorm you know you watch was
thunderstorm you know you watch was slugs snugly confident the storm won’t
slugs snugly confident the storm won’t
slugs snugly confident the storm won’t last forever
last forever
last forever there’s comfy chairs and comfort food
there’s comfy chairs and comfort food
there’s comfy chairs and comfort food and piles of books with pages marked by
and piles of books with pages marked by
and piles of books with pages marked by treasured post-it notes they’re
treasured post-it notes they’re
treasured post-it notes they’re souvenirs and photographs letters from
souvenirs and photographs letters from
souvenirs and photographs letters from loved ones good company and conversation
loved ones good company and conversation
loved ones good company and conversation shared jokes a smile a touch a hug
shared jokes a smile a touch a hug
shared jokes a smile a touch a hug respect kind words a sympathetic ear
respect kind words a sympathetic ear
respect kind words a sympathetic ear houses are solid tangible robust but
houses are solid tangible robust but
houses are solid tangible robust but lack the generous warmth and strengths
lack the generous warmth and strengths
lack the generous warmth and strengths of homes we build from things that often
of homes we build from things that often
of homes we build from things that often can’t be touched however much they’re
can’t be touched however much they’re
can’t be touched however much they’re felt
felt
felt thank you
it’s time for taking stock a stack of
it’s time for taking stock a stack of cardboard boxes forms the stage that
cardboard boxes forms the stage that
cardboard boxes forms the stage that served a setting for our tails this
served a setting for our tails this
served a setting for our tails this ancient temples been a temporary home in
ancient temples been a temporary home in
ancient temples been a temporary home in which we’ve welcomed you to contemplate
which we’ve welcomed you to contemplate
which we’ve welcomed you to contemplate and celebrate explore and share our
and celebrate explore and share our
and celebrate explore and share our thoughts of home home home a Saturday
thoughts of home home home a Saturday
thoughts of home home home a Saturday got started with alarm set early
got started with alarm set early
got started with alarm set early lethargic cars and public transport
lethargic cars and public transport
lethargic cars and public transport drizzle drowning spirits then despite
drizzle drowning spirits then despite
drizzle drowning spirits then despite the weather we gathered here together
the weather we gathered here together
the weather we gathered here together and found goodie bags and blankets lost
and found goodie bags and blankets lost
and found goodie bags and blankets lost hats fragmented lights and crackling
hats fragmented lights and crackling
hats fragmented lights and crackling mics we’ve heard about the anti poem
mics we’ve heard about the anti poem
mics we’ve heard about the anti poem casting off of trappings reducing to a
casting off of trappings reducing to a
casting off of trappings reducing to a minimum for things we carry with us in a
minimum for things we carry with us in a
minimum for things we carry with us in a backpack or a rucksack a life stripped
backpack or a rucksack a life stripped
backpack or a rucksack a life stripped clean downsized pared back portability
clean downsized pared back portability
clean downsized pared back portability the home we keep inside ourselves when
the home we keep inside ourselves when
the home we keep inside ourselves when we embrace our restlessness or
we embrace our restlessness or
we embrace our restlessness or struggling not to waste the great
struggling not to waste the great
struggling not to waste the great potential we are heirs to we set off on
potential we are heirs to we set off on
potential we are heirs to we set off on our journey round the world with nothing
our journey round the world with nothing
our journey round the world with nothing but the poles we wear a bike a tent a
but the poles we wear a bike a tent a
but the poles we wear a bike a tent a mattress in a van we traveled around the
mattress in a van we traveled around the
mattress in a van we traveled around the world and heard of other homes and
world and heard of other homes and
world and heard of other homes and cultures and of makeshift shacks
cultures and of makeshift shacks
cultures and of makeshift shacks shelters made of trash scrap and plastic
shelters made of trash scrap and plastic
shelters made of trash scrap and plastic can find the clearly allotted places of
can find the clearly allotted places of
can find the clearly allotted places of designated spaces in beer bees and
designated spaces in beer bees and
designated spaces in beer bees and hostels sadly regimented beds of wards
hostels sadly regimented beds of wards
hostels sadly regimented beds of wards in hospitals and hospices
and how a word a hug a cup of tea shared
and how a word a hug a cup of tea shared memories and melodies transform these
memories and melodies transform these
memories and melodies transform these into hold
into hold
into hold [Applause]
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