Well, first of all he is already saying "bequests" in this clip from 2005, who would have thought!
"My throat is alright, actually there was a golf ball in there, that's what the doc said (and then he imitates in a very funny manner the Australian doc "You got a bloody golf ball in there, mate" - It's still in there, I gotta thank the doc,(...) I gonna thank Libby Becker for the lovely chicken soup that really helped, Libby!" - Libby Becker of Melbourne, thank you very much!"
Mark was ill during the first part of the 2005 tour, he had a sore throat for many shows. It was right from the beginning that his voice suffered from this I remember.
Hope this helps? I am just from Germany, so maybe some English spoken people can correct this...
LE
