To quote Chancellor Gorkon: 'Don't let it end this way'
Miley Stewart cried. For days she did nothing else.
The verbal 'reprimand' given by Jack Baum hurt her to the soul. All her sins and mistakes seemed to be brought to the fore and she had been judged for them, harshly. Miley remembered Jack's voice, and it seemed like all the rage in the world spat out of it.
_Did people hate me that much?_ she thought. She cried more as she thought the answer could have been 'yes'.
Lily brought Miley's assignments home to her, as Miley was unable to go to school. She refused to even leave the house. Most of the time she hugged herself into a ball as Jack's words echoed over and over in her mind.
"Imperfections will not be tolerated!"
The quote echoed over and over again in her mind. The record company asked for no resignation….as they realized how Jack's 'reprimand' of Miley affected her. If there was any consolation Robbie Ray was told that when Jack arrived at the record company he resigned from them….effective immediately.
Jack Baum was gone, but the legacy of his work continued in Miley's tears.
Lily sat in a living room chair watching as Miley cried. She truly felt sorry for her best friend. On her way up to the Stewart house she met the girl down the street that Miley made the YouTube videos with, Mandy Jones. She was greatly upset as she wondered why she had been served with a restraining order from Miley's record company. Miley's guy pal Justin Gordon also appeared wondering why he too was served with a similar order.
Lily tried to explain as best she could. That this was imposed by the record company Miley was signed with. She told them that Mandy and Justin were being credited as forces steering her away from the picture perfect image Hannah Montana projected and they 'were acting in her best influences to weed out such negative…..no scratch that 'IMPERFECT' images. Lily bit on the word 'Imperfect' as if showing contempt for the word. She was really starting to hate definitions of 'perfection' right now.
"The company basically said, and I quote, "Imperfections will not be tolerated." And as far as they are concerned the two of you are 'imperfections'". Mandy and Justin were furious about the treatment they were getting. Miley was their friend and the record company was shutting them out due to some standard of perfection they wanted her to meet. "How's Miley doing?" Mandy asked.
"Not good." Lily said. "The visit from the exec yesterday has her in tears. He basically said in a not so nice way that she either conforms to the ideal of perfection laid out before her or she quits now." Justin then told Lily to say hi to Miley for both of them and then both Mandy and Justin went to Mandy's house vowing to fight the record company for what they were doing.
Once Lily arrived at the Stewart home she told Miley of the meet up with Justin and Mandy. Mandy was glad they told Lily to say 'hi' on their behalf. "Probably best you not be a go between to them." Miley then said. "Wouldn't want you labeled as an 'imperfection' too."
"They're really putting the screws to you on this 'perfection' kick aren't they?" Lily asked. Robbie Ray came into the living room and gave Lily a sad nod. They were putting the screws to Miley in order to get her to fall in line.
"Oh yeah." Miley said. "The record company has arranged a date with Prince Charming. I'm supposed to show up and have a 'wonderful time." Lily shook her head. "I don't get it. How can they do this?"
"Well since Miley didn't submit a resignation the following day they assumed she still wanted to work for them." Robbie Ray said. "And they see this as 'protecting their client's image. And since according to them 'I'm not doing a good enough job' they're taking over on the handling of her."
"They are handling her?" Lily asked. "The same company that handled the Vanity Fair shoot?"
"Those handlers were 'let go.'" Miley answered. "They brought in new ones. Iron fisted new ones that ensure I'm a pop idol their way or not at all. It's all to 'rebuild my image."
"Still, why don't you quit?" Lily asked. "Find another company? Sing with them?"
"If I quit I'm blackballed." Miley said. "I go onto a list that says for NO company to sign me again citing I'm too difficult to work with, or unprofessional. Basically my dreams are over. It's their way or not at all. Especially after Brittney and Lindsey." Lily nodded in understanding. Brittney and Lindsey had become 'fallen idols' due to their tabloid exploits, and concern about Miley adapting those attributes was a genuine concern. Still Lily wondered if this wasn't a power play over Miley's image.
Before the question could be answered the phone rang. Miley looked at the caller id and saw it was Prince Charming's number. The record company had installed a call blocker blocking out certain numbers in order to 'protect Miley, or Hannah, from 'undue influence'. Mandy and Justin's numbers were on top of the list of numbers blocked. Picking up the phone Miley talked to her Prince Charming, Nate Grey.
"Hey Nate." Miley said. "Guess you're calling to confirm our 'date'?" Miley bit on the word 'date' as if hating what they were being forced to do. Nate said he was. "They arranged us to go to Maison Robert. Pick up is at 7:00."
"I'll be there." Miley said. "It's not like I have a choice is it?" Nate was silent as if in silent disagreement. Then he spoke with his heart. "I hate this Hannah." Nate said over the receiver sadness in his voice. Miley nodded. "I hate this too. It's not right."
"It isn't. But the company threatened to make things difficult if we didn't go along. Already Shane is making trouble in the media. One more problem and we're done." Nate said the same words that were said to him and his brothers. "Imperfections will not be tolerated."
"I hated that phrase the moment I heard it." Miley said. Nate was silent for a moment and Miley could have sworn he heard him crying on the other end. Then he said words that made Miley feel a little better. "I hate it too."
"So what time does the company want you to show up? 7:00?" Nate said yes and then Miley said "I'll see you there." And hung up the phone. She then turned to Robbie Ray and Lily who looked sympathetic.
"I'd give anything to go on a date with Nate Grey." Lily said being the first to speak. "But not if it was at literal gunpoint." Suddenly a knock on the door shook everyone out of their reverie. Looking at the screen Robbie Ray saw that it was another representative from the record company. Not Jack Baum, but someone else. Sighing Robbie Ray went to answer the door. Standing in the doorway was a skinny man with brown hair. Robbie Ray felt like this guy was nothing like Jack Baum, but right now record company execs were not on his list of favorite people at the moment.
"I take it you're here to ensure Hannah goes on her 'date' with Prince Charming?" Robbie Ray asked. The man nodded. "In part. My name is John Smith. I'm also here to work damage control for what Jack Baum did days ago. As he's been known to do." John offered a hand to Robbie Ray, who shook it reluctantly.
"As he's been known to do?" Miley asked. "What are you? A package deal?" John smiled a little bit acknowledging the humorous, yet accurate, interpretation Miley had given.
"Jack was the bad cop. I'm the good cop." John said. Robbie Ray looked at John and said "I see. The old hot and cold technique." John nodded. "Pretty much. The record company has a lot interested in Hannah Miley. They want those interests protected…..at any cost."
"Then why can't they understand that I'm going to make mistakes?" Miley asked. "That I have no control over people's reactions over the things I'll take part of, and the things I'm going to do. Like the Vanity Fair shoot. And the picture I took with the 'squinty eyes.' I've seen comics do stuff like that and they don't get punished for it, nor do they have to apologize for it. No matter how mean they come out being."
John listened to what was being said, and what Miley and Lily said made sense. But he then sighed wondering what to say. He didn't want to be like Jack. He wanted to put Miley back together again, not be like Humpty Dumpty after his big fall.
"I'm sorry Miley." John said. "But I do understand their anger and outrage." Pausing John then said his peace. "When you came onto the scene years ago you were so full of light, full of joy, your smile lit up a room. You dressed stylishly without looking…..trampy for lack of a better word. Girls looked up to you, guys envied you and wanted to get to know you. Maybe even…."
"That would never happen." Miley said. "Dad would have a shotgun at the ready." John smiled believing what Miley said. "I have no doubt that he would. Still, you were at the pinnacle of perfection in a world that seemed so….dark and joyless. In fact it seemed like the only joy that came from anyone was when someone was torn down and sent away in tears. One's sadness was another's pleasure." Miley nodded at that. She had firsthand experience with someone taking pleasure at her own misery.
"But then the scandals happened, and more and more you were giving the impression of a fallen idol to your fans. You were stepping away from being good and wholesome in a world where good and wholesome was needed most and you were considered going down the path of Brittney and Lindsey. Dating that 20 year old and the obnoxious YouTube videos didn't help any….especially since it had Brittney, Lindsey and Paris hitting clubs every night. One party after the next without consequence."
"Until the party ended." Miley then said. John nodded. "Yeah, until the party ended." Remembering the picture of Brittney being taken to the hospital, and Paris and Lindsey getting arrested. "Well the party ended for Brittney and Paris. Not sure about Lindsey though."
"Yeah I think hers' is still going on." Miley said. "There is something else I want to ask though. Why did you call me an idol? I never considered myself to be that. I want to be a role model."
"To some the two aren't mutually exclusive." John said. "Sure an idol is someone you want to emulate and a role model usually inspires and is more of a guide through life. But both are considered important to one looking for someone to aspire to and be. And when someone deviates from the ideal an idol or role model is supposed to be. Well there's no end to the disappointment in some."
"I can't help that." Miley said. "I don't have an insight into people's minds. And I can't just be what people want. I need to know who I am. Not what people say I should be." John then said "In the minds of some, when the matter of public morale is concerned, no sacrifice is too great." John then paused before speaking again.
"You are a great singer Miley, and a great person." John gave Miley a smile and for the first time in a long time Miley smiled back. John then spoke again. "A woman named Majel Barrett once said 'Greatness is not appreciated in youth. It's considered pride in old age and is dismissed in death. Because we cannot tolerate greatness in our midst we do all we can to destroy it."
"Who's Majel Barrett?" Miley asked. "Wife of Gene Roddenberry. Creator of Star Trek. She actually said that line on another Science Fiction show called Babylon 5 though. That show, and the quote, were actually written by a man named J. Michael Straczynski."
"Sounds like a smart man." Miley said. John gave a look that said "At times. He does have his….quirks about him though. But that's a whole different topic of conversation. Besides there's one part of him I'm not sure you'd feel all that good about."
"Do I want to know?" Miley asked. John then said "Probably not." Then he continued speaking. "People are afraid. They are wondering if we have not turned our backs on being a good people. You take a look at the media and society and it seems like the worst of people is being glorified no end. And anyone considered 'good' or 'faithful' has to be exposed as some sort of hypocrite or something."
"But I'm not a hypocrite." Miley said. "At least I don't believe I am."
"Some would disagree." John said. "But then it's a common misconception of the worst of people to believe they are as ruthless and unscrupulous as they are." John looked down in sadness and said "I'm sorry this had to happen to you Miley. But the record company decided to take these extraordinary measures to insure your image is protected and 'imperfect' elements be weeded out."
"Mandy and Justin are not imperfect." Miley said. Robbie Ray and Lily stood by Miley's side as if backing her up. John nodded sadly and said "Some would disagree. And it's that disagreement that's brought us to where we are now."
Sitting up John got ready to leave. He then said "I'm sorry this is happening Miley. But it is what it is. Your date with Prince Charming will be at 7:00 tomorrow. Be ready by 6:00. A limo will arrive to pick you up." With that John left the Stewart home as Robbie Ray called out "Mr. Smith."
John turned back to look at Robbie Ray who then said "I appreciate your honesty and consideration." John then nodded and went to his car. It was a '78 Buick.
"Wow. Who would think he drove a battle tank?" Lily then asked. Miley looked at Lily and smiled a little at her joke. It had been a while since Miley smiled.
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A few hours later Miley and Lily were sitting at their table at Rico's. Miley was indulging herself with a Strawberry/Banana milkshake. "Bananas are good." Miley said indulging in the taste of the milkshake.
"You haven't exactly talked about what that guy said." Lily said. "I mean how did it come across to you? He was nice sure, but…." Lily looked at Miley expecting some sort of answer. Knowing the look Miley had to give one.
"He was nicer about it." Miley said. "But he still said the same thing. Either I go back to being the old Hannah or I quit right now." Lily placed a hand on Miley's shoulder. She wanted to provide for her best friend, but didn't know what to do. Both he and Miley sat wishing some answer would come to them. Some form of inspiration."
"Hey stinky." A voice said from behind . Both girls turned to see their least favorite mean girls Amber and Ashley standing behind them. Ashley then spoke and said "Where'd you get your new outfit from? Bad will? Oooohhhhhh! Tssssssss!"
Miley was in no mood to hear insults from Amber and Ashley. Especially now. When she finally spoke Miley asked. "Why do you hate me?" Amber and Ashley both turned stunned by the question. "Why?" Ashley asked. "Because we do."
"Yes but why?" Miley asked looking at the two mean girls dead in the eye. She needed the answers only they could provide. And something in Miley's voice said to Amber that she had to answer Miley's question. "Well where do we start? Your clothes? Your hair? Your personality? Where you're from. And that's just on the top of the list. Need I go on?"
"Those aren't good reasons." Miley said. Amber said back. "They are to us. With us it doesn't take much. The least little thing we don't like we let that be someone's whole package. Your accent-dumb hillbilly. Your clothes-bargain basement. One thing that makes you come off as 'uncool' and we'll be all over you about it."
"Imperfections will not be tolerated?" Miley asked. Amber then froze as she heard that quote. "Where did you hear that?" Suddenly Miley realized that she struck a cord with Amber as her tone reflected a sense of horror. "What do you mean? Where did I hear that?"
"That's what the record company said to me when I was doing my first album." Amber said. "When word about my bullying you two got out I was dropped immediately. They said I didn't have a perfect image. Nor did I come from a perfect background."
"What you're not perfect?" Miley asked sarcastically.
"We're perfect Miley." Amber shot back. She then softened a bit as she then said "At least I like to think we are. But that doesn't mean everyone will like us. Just as everyone won't like Hannah Montana." Both Amber and Ashley both sat down and said their peace. "Just as you hate us for being glamorous and fabulous." Both girls gave a wave of their hair and their "Ooooohhhhhh, tsssssssss." Fingerwave before continuing. "People will hate Hannah for the same reason. They hate her for having what she doesn't. Fame, fortune, kind and loving support. And they want to tear her down for it."
"What makes you think this is about Hannah?" Miley asked. Ashley answered here. "Your brother knows Hannah. Who else could this be about? You?" After a few giggles Amber and Ashley continued to speak. "I take it Hannah's having troubles?"
"Yeah." Lily said. "The record company is putting the screws to her to be 'perfect'. Especially with all the scandals. Including the so-called 'racist pictures.'"
"Which led to the haters having a field day?" Ashley asked. Miley and Lily both nodded. "Yeah, Hannah's pretty torn up about it." Amber then spoke up and said "Those scandals are just a bunch of bull."
This got a look from Miley and Lily. Suddenly Miley was interested in what the mean girls had to say.
"All the scandals did was give people a so called 'righteous reason' for hating Hannah." Ashley explained. "For what it's worth I didn't think the pictures were racist. I thought it was just people being stupid and Hannah being stupid with them. We are allowed to be stupid you know."
"Says who?" Lily asked. Ashley said "Says me. But anyway. Those pictures were not racist. To be racist you have to be three things, or so my daddy told me: ignorant of other races and their potential, believing in your own races superiority up to the point of arrogance, and third-and this is the most important ingredient because this is what makes racism the evil that it is in the world-you have to hate. You have to hate all members of that race. Hate everything about them. See all of them as this germ that is beneath you. A germ you want to get rid of. And then you see how far you are willing to go to get rid of that germ.
"And if someone accuses someone of racism, and they believe they're not. It's like accusing someone of the ultimate evil there is. Because racism is based on hate, and if one looks back at our history some of the worst things people have done has been based on hate." Lily looked at Ashley wide eyed. Who would have figured she would have something of a scholar in her. Ashley then looked at Lily's expression and said "I do read you know."
Ashley then turned to Miley and asked "When the accusation was made did it feel like Hannah's heart stopped, rose up in her throat and nearly gagged her? Did she feel a wave of fear and horror run through her as the accusation was made?" Miley nodded. "Yeah. She wondered how someone could think of her like that."
"Basically it was a grab for immediate power." Ashley then said. "It was how McCarthy rose to power in the 1950's." This got a wide eyed glare from both Miley and Lily. Now instead of a scholar she was a historian as well?
"In the 1950's a Senator named Joe McCarthy rallied people together out of fear of communism. He even led witch hunts seeking to determine what was 'American' and what wasn't. And if you weren't considered 'American' your career and livelihood was ruined. Either you conformed with McCarthy's definition of what was 'American' or you didn't. Kind of like the Salem Witch trials when the word 'witch' was thrown around like something to brand someone with. Little girls using the word to get at anyone who crossed them. Many people died because of that." Ashley bowed her head in regret as she thought of that sad lesson in history before continuing on.
"And just as 'Communist' was considered a 'hate' word back then, 'Racist' can be considered a 'hate' word now. People are scared that once they are called that they will be branded for the rest of their lives. So they have to try to prove that they are not. And some use the knee jerk reaction for their own gain. Like that woman who's suing Hannah for 5 million. Or is it 5 billion? Hard to say."
"Yeah the one she says is going to the residents of the Pacific Coast region?" Lily asked. Amber then asked "But is it really? How do we know it really will go to them? How do we know all those people believe in this woman's cause? Do they believe? Or are they being bought off with money they don't have yet?"
"And does she have a million in endorsements? Or are the signatures false? Lot of questions to answer." Amber added. "But there's one thing we're both sure on."
"We don't think Hannah is this ultimate evil people are making her out to be." Ashley said. A look at Amber said she was in full agreement. But the mean girls had more to say.
"And the underwear thing? Hey, at least she kept her underwear on." Amber said. "I read somewhere that Vannessa girl got in trouble for going all out nude as a teen. Some do that. Hannah, in my opinion, showed a bit of restraint that the press just didn't credit her for." Amber then paused for a minute and then said her peace on the final scandal.
"And that 'artistic shot'? If they didn't get Hannah they would have gotten someone else. They would have gotten Mikayla maybe, or that new girl that's being seen with the Gray Brothers Mitchie Torres, or Sonny Monroe on that show 'So Random'. Or they could have gotten me. If that photographer wanted a star as her next 'art project' she would have found a way to get one. Hannah might have taken the bullet there, but she ensured that no other young star would have to take another bullet like that again from that photographer."
"You make it sound so noble." Miley said. Amber answered "In a way it is. Hannah took that picture so no one else would have to. And it also showed the girls that look up to her that they weren't alone when it came to 'changes' when growing up. Even if parents try to suppress those."
"But that can't be done." Ashley said next. "They will find out somehow. And as for being 'perfect', hey. Nobody's perfect. Hannah even said so."
"That's what Hannah said to a record exec." Miley said. "He gave that 'Imperfections will not be tolerated' line." Amber sighed trying to repress her own bad memory before speaking again.
"There's no set definition on perfection. At least that's what I tell myself." Amber then said. "Our definition is fine with us. We have ours, you have yours, and the parents have theirs. I do think that mean people are running the world, but then when haven't they?"
"And even when they weren't they'd make sure they weren't far away when the time came for them to be." Ashley added. "Well time for us to go. We wouldn't want people to think we'd be talking to losers like you." Amber and Ashley then left leaving Miley and Lily with a lot to think about. "Wow. Who would have thought Amber and Ashley would have something intelligent to say."
Miley nodded when suddenly an idea flashed across her mind. "All this is about perfection isn't it?" Lily nodded "Yeah. What are you thinking Miley?" as she wondered what was going on inside Miley's mind.
"We're going to give a whole new definition of 'perfection'." Miley said with a smile on her face. The smile Lily dreaded as it usually resorted on Miley having some sort of scheme that usually backfired.
She missed that smile. It was nice to see Miley smiling again. Rico then came and placed a second milkshake on Miley's table. "Rico what's this? I didn't order another milkshake."
"Secret admirer." Rico said. "Already paid for." Miley shrugged and took a taste. Immediately she wished she hadn't.
Miley then spit out her second milkshake. It was full of chilli powder. Turning to Amber and Ashley as they stood by the beach dock Miley glared as Amber spoke. "What's the matter stinky? Too hot for you? Oooooohhhhh! Tsssssssssssss!" The mean girls then left leaving Miley needing a cool drink and mouthwash.
After downing her original milkshake Miley then chased Amber and Ashley with Lily following along.
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After a few hours the chase ended. Miley had gone home and Amber and Ashley sat at Rico's shack, out of breath and needing refreshment. He quickly had drinking water at the ready for the mean girls to hydrate with. When they caught their breath they started talking to the little operator.
"Thanks for those history lessons Rico." Amber said. Ashley rubbed her temples saying "All that knowledge made my head hurt. You have an asprin?"
"How about an Advil?" Rico brought out two yellow tablets and set them next to Ashley who swallowed them down with her own milkshake. "Although I can't imagine why we had to talk to Stinky? Why couldn't we go to Hannah directly? I mean I met her once."
"Miley apparently knows Hannah through Jackson." Rico said. "So she was our best connection through. And if we helped Miley with her problems all the better."
"Still can't figure out why we helped Stinky." Ashley said. Rico answered Amber's question. "Helping Miley helps Hannah. Obviously she was bullied by someone other than you two. She's been miserable for days. And if what I've heard about Hannah is true she needs our help even more."
"Yeah. Hannah should just be herself. She should find her own way. Not be judged." Amber said remembering her own experiences being bullied. Just because she didn't live up to an ideal of cool. Now she did. "Besides, I like Hannah's new beau."
"And that's basically it. Since we're mean we have an insight Miley and Hannah don't have." Rico said. "And if anyone knows about mean it's those who are mean."
"Do you think we did Miley and Hannah any good?" Amber asked. Rico sighed. "I hope so."
All three mean kids hoped for the best. For Miley and Hannah. Though if you asked them they wouldn't admit it.
Author's Note:After I finished the last chapter my mind started piecing together a storyline for the next one. I didn't want to leave Miley in tears, even though Jack Baum regretted what he had done to her he believed he was doing his job on behalf of the company he represented.
On a plus side Jack Baum will NOT return in this story. He served his purpose as he was the voice of the hater, the judge and the critic. This story called for more of an understanding side of the human equation. A 'good cop' to Jack Baum's 'bad cop', hence the character of John Smith who also will not be appearing again.
Incidentally the line used about 'greatness' was from a third season episode of the series Babylon 5 created by J. Michael Staczynski. Majel Barrett spoke the line as a character named 'Lady Adira', a seer of the future who came to give Centauri Ambassador Londo Mollari some insight into the future. If he was committed to a dark path or if there was another choice he could make. Getting back to the line about 'greatness' however I think it's appropriate in Miley's case. She has done so much in so short a time. She has acted, sung, wrote songs, wrote a book, and yet the media and paparazzi still prefer to base their headlines on a 'Gotcha' agenda. Giving fuel to critics, haters and anyone else that wants to see her fall.
It's like Adira said 'because we cannot tolerate greatness in our midst we do all we can to destroy it.'
I also give the views I took on the controversies and place them in the story. I mentioned the view on the 'racist' photos in an Author's Note in my 'Where is Hannah Montana' preview chapter. I also don't believe they are 'racist' as 'racism' is based on hate for the most part. Not to mention arrogance and a belief in one's own superiority. I also indicate my views on the lawsuit and the woman suing Miley and the doubts I have. Another thing I should probably mention is that Miley doesn't have millions of dollars to spend or give away. Her parents are trustees of her accounts until she's 18 as far as I know, and how much she spends is based on her allowance provided by her parents.
So if Miley is being sued I guess the question is, to quote Rocky Balboa in Rocky V, 'Sue me for what?'. Also I think the Miley haters will ruin the case as they have shown hate in abundance.
I also throw in a historical lesson or two on the Salem Witch Trials and Joe McCarthy of the 1950's. Both periods in history used fear and unfair labeling to enforce an ideal of 'puritanism' or 'Americanism'. The accusations and trials were considered 'unfair' on both counts. But unlike the McCarthy hearings where people unjustly lost their livelihoods, during the Salem Witch trials people lost their lives.
I also take my view on the Vanity Fair article and go with the belief that it would have been someone else doing the photo if it hadn't been Miley. It could just as easily been Selena or Demi. If the photographer wanted that photo as her latest 'art project' she would have found another celebrity subject elsewhere.
Finally I want to address the appearance of Amber and Ashley. I found myself thinking about the perspective a mean person would show, and they came into my head as being the ideal characters to tell that point of view. Amber also demonstrated a softer side in one episode of Hannah Montana and I wanted to emphasize on that. So both girls show a noble side here, as does Rico, however they go back to being mean girls at the end, even though the noble side is still there. For Amber, Ashley and Rico.
This story will be a three parter. The next part will be the last. How I will end it I'm not totally sure, but I do want it to be a happy ending with the best of people shining through. How that ending will come out I don't know. Some would probably love it if a Niley came out as a winning ending, and it's an option I won't rule out. But don't be surprised if it doesn't make the final cut. I could also end it as a Liley, but would it be for the right reasons?
The ending has to have a meaning, and an importance. And once the story is complete I hope you the reader do get something worthwhile out of this story.
One more chapter in this story. I'm still working on 'Where is Hannah Montana' though. I hope to have that finished soon.
Take care one and all.
John