Nobody is monkey. In my opinion, james arab, and those guys are most valuable as bit players. I also think it's a mistake to hire (is that the right word?) somebody who would feel the need to carry on in monkey fashion (as all of those you named no doubt would) because I believe it would ultimately ring false as clever as those people are. I think what's needed in the absence of monkey is a new direction, a proven individualist amongst all yous, someone of depth and unpredictability and endless interest. This is why I suggest loopnode.