November 1998 - Sinister

Re: Sinister: Any Calvin & Hobbes fans?
by GaoBest＠aol.com 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

In a message dated 11/24/98 10:42:31 AM, ar981611(a)student.paisley.ac.uk wrote: <<Oh and Mike is that field mice song "anyone else isn't you"? (Anyone else just isn't you / and if I can't have you I want to be alone) Dunno the ep but it's on "Coastal" which I can copy if you want...>> I'm positive the title reads "i can see myself alone forever" - the problem being that i've not really bothered to listen to this song since '95. i had cpoied this C90 of Field Mice demos ('87 to '90?) that i got from a guy who got it from Richard of Waaah!/Bring on Bull, but the basis is just that i cpoied this tape for some kids in the indiepop list, and they liked that song so much that htey probably heard it more than I did. They are also friends or were friends with Andy Dean, to further the irony. Incidentally I have always loved Calvin & Hobbes, Bill Watterson's decision to end the cartoon really distressed me. In my first year of university my neighbor made some C&H tshirts for our dormitory neighbors and gave them as an Xmas gift, i still have that shirt (we're talking 10 years now - gasp) - it's just ace. sigh, yeah Calvin & Hobbes was probably my favorite cartoon, other than Bloom County. Those were just some ace cartoons. xox mike +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: mulling it over
by Pulpbot＠aol.com 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

in Philly we called the mullet a "guido," and it meant less that you listened to country music and more that yer doorbell would chime "Eye of the Tiger" when rung and that you wanted to date a girl named Adrian, but it was sort of a faggy name, and you think John Turturro is the real hero of all of Spike Lee's flicks. To other matters: > And yet, when you dare to assert that something reveals bad taste, you get a whole host of people calling you a snob and suddenly you don't feel so liberal anymore. What is "taste" exactly? Is good taste based on technique and an obvious display of craft. Which doesn't give a wide berth to your more compulsive or idiot savant types. And it's seems that there are plenty of people dying to be labeled as in bad taste-and they might have all the craft in the world but have chosen to turn their back on it. There are so many "tastes" in the world now, with so many theories and whims and fans gunning behind each of them that never again will history be in complete agreement over what is good or bad. Belle and Sebastian seem to be in sort of good taste, in that they're mild of manner and well-behaved, but consider how someone a bit more fuddy would consider "Seeing Other People" or their use of strings as ham-fisted and unsophisticated. Are they snobs? And "high" and "low" culture is so impossible to fret over, are you talking about the product produced or who produced it? The person behind the product tends to mean as much as, if not more, than what is actually produced these days. Because you know when Versace introduced his line of pre-stained panties that all notions went straight to mindfuck. Again it seems to go back to how much thought went into something beforehand. As I fretted once in front of a boyfriend over the Spice Girls, i.e. excellent pop but at what cost feminism?, he said: "If it makes your tits wobble then it's good." Oh, and that's squarely in the realm of bad taste, natch. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: Sinister: Student life and eighties movies
by IndiaRubb＠aol.com 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

In a message dated 11/24/98 5:48:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, pcxas(a)unix.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk writes: << When I first arrived at Uni, I had an inconscious and subtle feeling that my life would become like theirs but I never found any ALPHA DELTA EPSILON sororities , never some popular but sensitive guy who finally discovered me as his perfect 'significant other' apart from being his best mate and sharing his love for music and basket...I never was very fond of basket,indeed. And after one year at the Science Faculty I realised it was not going to happen.Was it because of grunge, was it because we were not in New England but in Madrid, >> Could be. I've always pictured that the young adult's life in Spain would be like the movie "Belle Epoque"...meet an old guy, and suddenly all of his daughters are jumping your bones. err, someone else wrote: <<This list is getting very 'Jerry Springer'. Does this Ahren bloke have a mullet haircut and mustache per-chance?>> Uh oh, soon we're going to get a bunch of posts with ascii tit-flashes (can you do that?). Smut-content, indeed. gwt +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: No, I'm a frayed knot
by Reid Dossinger 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

Dear sweet lord! Is there anyone on this list whose fingers aren't about to fall off?! I got five digests while I was at work, and I started getting worried...what could possibly have all the little sinisterines in such a flurry? Mick gets a cold sore? Stuart's arms of sex fall off? Isobel shaves her head? Rumors of the re-release of Tigermilk really being a *remix* of Tigermilk? But no, it was just some harmless smooching in the stock room. Which God knows I'm all for. Everyone's been in a bad mood lately. It happens to music fans this time of year. Nothing good's coming out. I'd be pulling out the sleeping pills too if it wasn't for the imminent release of the Modern Rock Song EP. David "Sister" Kitchen said: > what's going to be said about us and b&s in five > years? what will they name us? the cardie-wearing-biscuit-nibbling bedroom > phenomenon of the mid/late-nineties? > Okay, I think David's unwittingly lobbying to be on my list of list crushes. First he throws in that brilliant interpretation of "all the others do drugs" line, and then there was something else that slipped my mind, and then this. I could write chapters on this subject (they would be very bad chapters)...that is that Belle and Sebastian continually ignore all the ridiculous criticisms of them and just plain do what they want. I've gotten really tired of bands that start out great and then end up making albums for their critics, just because their critics are yelling "Bastard!" louder than the fans are yelling "Brilliant!". Belle and Sebastian are inpirational for so many reasons, but one of these reasons is that they let themselves be vulnerable, and they stay that way, even after taking a few hits. God bless 'em for it. So with that in mind, can I just say that the "what other bands do other people listen to" question makes me really uncomfortable? It does, because 9 times out of 10, it really means "Do you think you can top my list of obscure bands?" There are a ton of million-sellers on my "favorites" list...Fiona Apple's album "Tidal", Dave Matthews Band (yes, I'm serious...I'm not a huge fan, but I have a tremendous amount of respect for them), U2 and REM (still), and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". Among my list of "best singles of the '90's", I'd include "MmmBop", "The Sign", "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems" and "Walking on the Sun." I also adore Neutral Milk Hotel, Sleater-Kinney, Magnetic Fields and the Lucksmiths. But that's not news. I just thought I'd be the first to declare my interest and love for current, fluffy, commercial P!O!O! And if that happens to offend any punk rock Goddesses and/or Gods....good. Outed by myself, Reid Um, just so I don't have to end this on a negative note and feel guilty for bringing anyone even further down, I'd just like to mention that Lord Anthony is, still, after about a 100 listens, one of the best Belle and Sebastian songs around. It ain't nothing but Belle and Sebastian sounding like Belle and Sebastian, but it's got one of Stuart's greatest melodies ever. I can't wait 'till its proper release. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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RE: Sinister: Ahren
by S. M. O. 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

This Ahren wouldnt be Scandanavian in origin, would he? >From: John Stuart <John.Stuart(a)exchangebrk.barra.com> >To: sinister(a)majordomo.net >Subject: RE: Sinister: morality police >Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:58:57 -0800 >Reply-To: John Stuart <John.Stuart(a)exchangebrk.barra.com> > > >This list is getting very 'Jerry Springer'. Does this Ahren bloke have a >mullet haircut and mustache per-chance? > >> ---------- >> From: jessica[SMTP:tinystar@worldy.com] >> Reply To: jessica >> Sent: 24 November 1998 16:50 >> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net >> Subject: Sinister: morality police >> >> i've been getting generally good reaction to the ahren kiss, except for >> one extremely moral soul who threatened me with an ass-whupping and >> pointed out that ahren has a girlfriend. true, true, but i will explain: >> he broke up with her about a month ago because she's too clingy and never >> goes out and is an all-around wet blanket. well, she kept calling him and >> sobbing and showing up at his house begging him to take her back, that if >> he took her back that she would be different, blahblah............ >> >+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ > To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe > send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to > "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, > FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister > +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ > +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ >+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: A Joke
by Brier Random 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

The Pope and the Archbishop of Rome are travelling on an airplane. The Pope, to pass time on the flight, is doing a crossword puzzle. He turns to the Archbishop: "Bishop, would you happen to know a four-letter word for 'woman', ending in U.N.T.?" "Why yes, your Holiness, that would be AUNT." "Erm, yes, of course," the Pope replies, "Have you got an eraser?" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: Sinister: blinkers are fashionable today
by Emanuel Brown 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

Yeah, probably too much coffee but agreeable just the same. I have met some women that fit this description perfectly. In spite of the fact that they are kinda shallow, their calculated posture does affect certain responses in people of like mind. Oh, I really liked those poems in your other post too. Very objective in their recline. au revoir emanuel Free, fast e-mail accessible anytime, anywhere http://www.imaginemail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: All us Juzwiaks
by Jason G Juzwiak 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

Now, let me say, right off the bat, that Juzwiak is not a common last name. So, let's flashback to July 1997, when I was at NYU Freshman Orientation, and I was at some desk, giving my name, and I got back a response: "Juzwiak, Juzwiak....Jason or Richard?" Which sent me into a tizzy. My friends and family all said I should search out this rogue Juzwiak, but I declined, since I was afraid contact with another Juzwiak would tear a hole in time, setting in motion a chain of events involving parallel universes and whatnot. And now I see that this other Juzwiak is on the Sinister list. I'm kinda scared. REALLY scared. And to whomever recommended that I go to the Other Music place across the street from Tower...hey, thanks. Though IYFS was $14...probably as much it would be at Tower....but they DID have LLPJ for $9.99!! So I acquired. Huzzah! Stop typing, Jay, you're missing Buffy. And that is just WRONG. Cheers Jay ---------------- "Son, you don't have bad luck. The reason that bad things happen to you is because you're a dumbass." +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: this time i'll do it right
by vlass＠interlog.com 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

bah, i hate my school computers. apparently i sent a huge blank message to the list this afternoon.. i'm sorry i'm sorry, i'm sorry. did i say i was sorry? blame the university of toronto. just don't blame me. there. enough apologising. so, i was going to reply to jessica's message, and now i'll go through with it (by the way - yay! i'm so glad you kissed him): >> speaking of a festive mood, would other torontonians like to have a sinister christmas meet? perhaps some sort of secret santa thing could be arranged. damn, it's cold in here. i've got to turn up the heat. i'm up for a sinister christmas meeeeeet. unfortunately i'm going to be up to my ears in exams, etc around then too so i can't be responsible for organizing anything. tell me the time, the place and i'll be there with bells on. jingle bells to fit in with the whole x-mas spirit. we have our christmas lights up already.. is it too early? nah.. weejay (who writes a fantastic zine called -blue glow-) wrote: >Various people were talking about their life dissapointingly >not being like a film... Well my life is a film of it's own and I quite >like it but it had better go somewhere soon or I'll start to get bored. look at my life turned into a film at my website: http://members.tripod.com/~meltingsnow/ geez, i'm horrible. i think every time i post i mention it... i'm just pining for exotic locales in my webstat thing, you know? it makes me feel so *special* when i see that someone from finland visited. i submitted a poem to charlotte but it paled in comparison to the winning one.. i promise to write more substantial posts later. kiss kiss, teri xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Help the fox in the snow
by Massimiliano Bernardini 25 Nov '98

25 Nov '98

Hi sinisters, this afternoon I was traslating fox in the snow with my brother, everything went right except about the meaning of three words "hang a right". Can someone help me to understand this? cheers, Passi. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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