Charming Baker, male, English, 1964, Yorkshire, London, paint, drawing, Constable, Stubs, Bacon, Cervantes, Voltaire, Homer (both), quantum physics, singularity, one O level, landscapes, pictures, The French House, Groucho, Gerry’s, turning left, Schrödinger’s cat, Pavlov’s dog, entente cordial, gin, pubs, greasy spoons, Mozart, Coltrane, Joy Division, Hobson’s Choice, Billy Liar, Up Town Top Ranking, Bach not Beethoven, Pete Shelley not Percy Shelley, colourful language, alcohol, Cooper Clark, Pinter, Hardy, etc., etc.