 and you know i remember vividly you know when i was meeting rex in his townhouse in hampstead and i was working on i have a magazine called wreck watch magazine we're doing a special issue about pirates and i said direct boy do you know anything about pirates and he went running upstairs and came down with these three dusty folders and the story that unfolded from that day till today has just been a ridiculous yes and every time i talk to people and we connect the dots