December 1997 - Sinister

Re: Sinister: RE: the Nick Drake biography
by Dawn 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 15:08:54 +0000 >To: "Coombs, Benjamin (B.J.)" <benjamin.coombs.bcoombs(a)nortel.co.uk> >From: Dawn <ab0u600b(a)pop1.liv.ac.uk> >Subject: Re: Sinister: RE: the Nick Drake biography > >At 16:41 16/12/97 -0000, you wrote: >>I have the book in my hand. it's yellow, it's called: >> >>Nick Drake >>the Biography >> >>Patrick Humphies >> >>ISBN 0-7475-2976-0 >> >> > >>The sad thing is though that Gabrielle Drake (his sister) and Joe Boyed >>(producer) didn't help with the writing of the book. >> >> >Is that the same Gabrielle Drake who used to play the glamorous motel boss Nicola Freeman in "Crossroads"? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: Manchester tickets - help!
by Hopkins T 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

I phoned the Virgin Piccadilly box office yeaterday because I was concerned. they told me that they had not yet received the tickets. They also said that if the tickets had not arrived by Friday (last day of guaranteed post arrival pre-Xmas) they would make some arrangements about leaving them on the doors for us. I hope this all works. Or I'll cry. And then start a riot. Not sure if this will reassure you or not, Chris. And congratulations on beating the mighty Torquay United so convincingly last night ;). Cheers and bah humbug Tim H ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: jon g. in the snow
by jon g. 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

well, after all the fox in the snow reports, I thought I had better inform you that: !!!- IT IS SNOWING IN SHEFFIELD!!!!! Yeah!! Sorry, I just thought you outght to know: I am very excited today because: 1 - My B&S T-shirt came today 2 - My B&S badge came today 3 - It is snowing 4 - I have been playing B&S all day either on CD, piano or guitar. YAY (sorry for disturbing you) jong ps. who is going on sunday morning? are there two concerts on sunday or am I thick? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Goodbye England's Rose and other bollocks
by mctag＠mcmail.com 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

On Wed, 17 Dec 1997 10:48:19 -0000, Benjamin wrote: >I possibly sense from the tone of the last letter that you ask this >question with a small sense of sarcasm? well the answer to your puzzle >is thus: Sarcastic, not me mate....I meant every word, but I just wasn't hard enough on 'the lizard king' (I reckon 'the reptile twat' is far more appropriate). But I would never be sarky about St Nick, who I love very much. In amongst all those forgettable and not particularly regrettable (hey! that's good, I nicked it from the Simpsons) rock n'roll deaths, his was a genuine tragedy. >I think I'm right in writing (can any one correct me?) that the very >first person ever to cover Nick Drake songs was in fact Elton John. I >believe he recorded four songs (Day Is Done, Saturday Sun, Way To Blue >and Time Has Told Me) on a demo way back in 1968. As far as I know these >songs are available on bootlegs only. Blimey, I never knew that. I really didn't, and it's interesting. >So you may well think Elton john is now a very rich man with a partially >cured hair problem, Well, yes I do, but I don't think that's a reason to hate him. 'Your song', 'Daniel', 'Song for Guy'...wonderful stuff. A friend of my mother's was in the same year at school as our Reg, and remembers a shy little six year old who sat on his own playing the piano at kid's parties (it wasn't Elton...she just remembers one) (that bit in brackets was a joke, and it was very, very funny). And he and I share a birthday (he's a bit older than me). Along with Aretha Franklin, Paul-Michael Glaser, Simone Signoret AND the saxophone player from Spandau Ballet (Steve Norman, for those who are bothered). I know this for a fact because I am a vaguely tragic human being, who has an unfathomable curiosity for people that he shares a star sign with (Serge Gainsbourg is my favourite co-Aries. John Major and Damon Albarn aren't). >....but you can't deny that B&S and EJ both draw a pon the same musical >influences. Well, yes. But I sort of prefer not to think about B&S's influences - your illusions can be shattered if you find some of your favourite musical moments are second-hand. Hey! Senor Pedro 'Cojones del Toro' Miller is back! And this time he wants to rock with the Zep. Pero te quiero, anyway. I should have some interesting news regarding Manchester in the next couple of days.....keep watching the skies. It's snowing, maybe I'll see a fox, and maybe I couldn't give a toss. Love Tag ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Sinister Digest is Tops :-)
by Adrian Evans 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

Long Live Sinister-Digest. I have been strongly advised by my IT Liaison Officer that the downloading of IRC software could seriously damage my health/career prospects/lead to me having my bottom smacked..etc.etc. Despite flagrantly abusing those IT facilities already provided me, I am dependent on this list: a) for sanity; b) to fill 2-3 hours of my working day; c) you are the only people I know. I love the list, The list loves me, I refuse to get like this :-( Because of IRC. Please I implore you all....just because you may have this new wonderful bloody software, don't unsubscribe...we love you all really. -- Adrian Evans ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: RE: the Nick Drake biography
by Coombs, Benjamin (B.J.) 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

I have the book in my hand. it's yellow, it's called: Nick Drake the Biography Patrick Humphies ISBN 0-7475-2976-0 I haven't started reading it yet. The sad thing is though that Gabrielle Drake (his sister) and Joe Boyed (producer) didn't help with the writing of the book. I got into B & S because nearly every b&s review mentioned Nick. The dust cover has the following words: Nick Drake was barely 26 years old when he died in 1974. The British singer-songwriter made only three albums during his short life - Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. All are now recognised as classics. Since his death, Nick has been cited as a seminal influence by stars as diverse as REM, Elton John, Paul Weller, Jackson Browne, Everything But The Girl, Tom Verlaine and Matt Johnson of The The. While the lives of other musicians who died before their time, such as Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Gram Parsons, have been amply documented, there has never before been a biography of Nick Drake. Patrick Humphries' illuminating text includes exclusive interviews with friends, colleagues and musicians who knew and worked with Nick. It provides an unprecedented insight not only into the life and work of Nick Drake, but also into the music scene of the 1960s that formed his backdrop. The author's lifelong appreciation of and interest in Nick Drake were further fuelled when he discovered that his uncle Dr. James Lusk actually delivered Nick into the world and remained a friend of the Drake family. In these Pages he draws on a long letter from Nick's father to Dr. Lusk, in which he describes how his wife, Nick's mother, discovered Nick's body during the morning of 25 November 1974, following an accidental overdose of prescribed drugs. I a week is a long time in politics, then the 23 years since Nick's death represent a lifetime in the transitory world of pop. But the music of Nick Drake has never lost its place in his fans' affections, and still its haunting beauty reaches out to fresh generations. This book is for all of them. Writer and journalist Patrick Humphries is the author of acclaimed biographies of Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson. He lives in London. Happy Christmas - Benjamin ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Belle & Santa
by Paul Forsyth 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

Hiya all, Off tomorrow back home to Glasgow for Crimbo. Boxing Day this year won't go fast enough, what with the gigs the following two days! btw (a list question now) is it possible to put at the top of the digest a grouping of the titles of messages in it? Merry Christmas, and c u in Manchester. Paul ____________________________________ / \ Paul Forsyth / E: paulf(a)scs.leeds.ac.uk \ Computer Science { W: http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/paulf/ } University Of Leeds \ P: +44-113-233-6827 / Leeds LS2 9JT \____________________________________/ United Kingdom ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: blimey
by john.jackson＠ctxi.com 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

hello I suppose you all know this now but the matinee Manchester gig is apparently an EXTRA date...what's this all about then Katrina? I was very surprised when I saw the ad in the NME yesterday, I was under the impression it was the actual gig that was taking place in the afternoon rather than an extra one.. so, who's going to all THREE shows? #Sinister is bluddy GRAET by the way, you should all irc if you haven't yet. no doubt they'll soon be serving maarmoite sarndwiches soon too JJ xx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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by stephen troussé 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

A festive attachment for you all... Meanwhile, in other news... Ivor Cutler - he read here at the Poetry Society a few months back. I met him before the show, and he was reading a preview piece I'd written for a magazine. He asked me what exactly I meant by 'Kafka-esque Zen Surrealism'. "Well, Ivor..." I began. "That's MR Cutler to you, young man". Nevertheless he was jolly good. I have some copies of his latest recording, and if I can think of a decent question I might set another competition... Nick Drake - before the pop quiz at the Jon Snow a few weeks back I was wasting time in central London, so I went to Helter Skelter, the rocknpop bookshop on Denmark St. They were having a launch for Patrick Humphries' book, and who should I bump into on my way out, but Mark Eitzel! He looked quite cheerful for such a miseryguts... Incidentally, Tag, the link between Elton and Drake is that Joe Boyd tried to persuade the Queen Mother of Pop to cover some of his songs in a last attempt to get some cross-over success. Just read the new Maker and they're raving about the forthcoming shows: "Live, B&S will simply enthrall you". Lets hope so, eh? Oh, there's also an ad for the matinee show - 12.30 on the Sunday - "due to overwhelming public demand". Isn't it exciting?! See some of you tonight in the chatroom? Stephen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ The Poetry Society Website http://www.poetrysoc.com

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RE: Sinister: Dead people
by Coombs, Benjamin (B.J.) 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

hello Reader, in response to what Tag wrote: >How did Nick Drake influence Elton John? Now that is puzzling. I possibly sense from the tone of the last letter that you ask this question with a small sense of sarcasm? well the answer to your puzzle is thus: I think I'm right in writing (can any one correct me?) that the very first person ever to cover Nick Drake songs was in fact Elton John. I believe he recorded four songs (Day Is Done, Saturday Sun, Way To Blue and Time Has Told Me) on a demo way back in 1968. As far as I know these songs are available on bootlegs only. So you may well think Elton john is now a very rich man with a partially cured hair problem, but you can't deny that B&S and EJ both draw a pon the same musical influences. so there you go Bryter Layter, Benjamin PS Anagram of Belle & Sebastian: See Bill & be Santa ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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