Marabou Stork Nightmares His life in this state is a miserable affair, surrounded by uncaring doctors and his extremely dysfunctional family. In his fantasy life, he is an adventurer in the wilds of South Africa, where he and his loyal guide, Sandy Jamieson, hunt for the marabou stork. When not hallucinating, Strang tells his life story, beginning in a "scheme" (local authority housing) in Muirhouse, Scotland, with his violent, delusional parents, two half-brothers (one a womanizer, the other flamboyantly gay), and his promiscuous sister, all of whom he despises. The family relocates to apartheid-era South Africa when he is an adolescent, where he
What Kind of Man Would I Be? What Kind of Man Would I Be? "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" is a song written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford and Bobby Caldwell and recorded by the band Chicago for their 1988 album "Chicago 19" and 1989 album "Greatest Hits 1982–1989". Scheff sang the lead vocals. A slightly remixed version of the song was included on the 1989 compilation album "Greatest Hits 1982–1989", and a single release of that remix peaked at number 5 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 on February 24, 1990. This song features horns more prominently than other Chicago singles from the era,