I have a sexual soft spot for Mike Skinner.

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It's been a gradual thing. I've nurtured it, subconsciously watering and pruning it, but I can no longer ignore the fact that I have a "thing" for Mike Skinner. Yes, The Streets' Mike Skinner, adidas-loving Mike Skinner, Mike Skinner who sing-says lyrics that could be profound or just introspective waffle. You might just know him as the geezer - (definite geezer?) - with Fit But You Know It, well, he's changed, he's lost the baseball cap and permanent adidas. Now he's more London, less Birmingham.

I think it's the beard that I like; the mole-look. 

There we go:

I know.

Recently, he's been handing out some of his new material via twitter, I guess I kind of feel they're a personal present, crazy, I know. 

Here's a sample:

The Streets - Trust Me (y.s.i.)

.x.