Yes Nathan, thanks. It surely occurs in a time-warp. I always wondered if you could keep him alive if you kept singing the song.
The Truck Driving Man who started me off on all this is somewhere in a roadhouse in Texas. If you find him please tell us.

I remember tales from childhood like:
'twas a cold cold night in Siberia three men sat on a log.
Tell us a tale Jim (?) said one, and this is the tale he told.
'twas a cold cold night in Siberia etc. etc.

I think they fit here somewhere.

I hope I know when I'm going to die so that I can slip into a comfortable endless song - one that I really love.