November 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: pounds and bucks.
by Crow2343＠aol.com 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

hello. silly american boy has a question. what does 150 pounds translate into american dollars? i'm interested in the Tigermilk LP.... -dannyb +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: T-Rex Introduction Cower: or, Mark E. Smith headbutts the list
by Pulpbot＠aol.com 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

One recent posting: *You know your anglophilia is out of control when you realize you've spent two lunches' worth of money on a double-A sided single of crowd noise following a Creation Records band concert.* $15 to listen as a Jazz Butcher fan pleads with his mate to give the cute lass in the Close Lobsters shirt his prized dried daisy that actually hit Johnny Marr's fingers at the Wolverhampton Puss and Parrot? Priceless! Who on the list wouldn't shell out upwards of 50 cents for the quiet mumblings of fans, stunned that Momus has asked them if the nearby strip joint features flexible Japanese girls? As the said purchaser of single featuring a riot/background talk following a 1985 Jesus and Mary Chain concert, I can only plead severe early exposure to situationism, my half-assed notion of which leads me to finger discs that promise chaos! slogans! the crowd! taking! control! The stern Mr. Highway perhaps forgets that he once indicated that he, too, is the sort to purchase such a single. But he prefers to paint himself as a quick-tongued hunter, whereas I would never pretend to be other than a pink-cheeked collector. But if it pleases the gods, I briefly watched 120 Minutes the same day I bought the single, and, seeing nothing but goatee warriors Semisonic, went to bed. So I missed the damned video. What are the odds that they'll show it again? Probably while I'm at the Afghan Whigs show this Sunday. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: birthdays!
by Blissxo＠aol.com 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

In a message dated 11/18/98 5:55:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bellequasi(a)aol.com writes: > i know i don't post much since i'm fairly new to the list but i just wanted > to > say that tommorrow's my birthday! > YEAH ME! > > kristie oh goodness, makes my upcoming twentieth feel like heaving a rock into the ocean with me tied to the other end. thank goodness there are no large bodies of saltwater around here. just puddles. and when is that birthday of yours? i hear you asking - that would be the fifth of april. it's still cardigan weather then, if you needed gift suggestions. ta, jessicaxo ps. oh my again, i nearly forgot to deliver my rousing rendition of Happy Birthday to kristie and anyone else celebrating a birthday in the near future. okay, so i can't sing in email. you can't blame a girl for trying. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: i am embarassed to admit i know this
by keith m 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

aaron wrote: >Can anyone out there help me and my roommate stop >racking our brains over this one: >What was the name of Michael Hutchence's OTHER band, >circa 1989? They did the song "Ghost of the Year" and >the guitarist was in a wheelchair. wasn't it Max Q? or something close to that? the birthday list suggestion is a great idea, pity that my birthday just passed 3 days ago:) i saw the star wars: the phantom menace trailer today, yay! keith np :bouquet 'coral kingdom' +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: the sinister conspiracy
by Thessaly1＠aol.com 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

the marvelous Martin said: >>I should now like to know how many of us are, like the good Mr Murdoch, >>left-handed. That's left-handed in the left-handed sense of the word, by >>the way. I am, and I reckon there's an above average proportion of us >>cack-handed-useless-with-scissors-stick-our-tongues-out-when-trying-to- >>use-a-potato-peeler-types out there. Look at my website and you'll see I >>even play my bass in the 'sinister' fashion. thank you! martin you are truly a god now and rightfully deserve the vote i cast for you as my list crush! (yes! it's true dear chap, and i voted BEFORE finding out you are left handed!) i am so excited that someone else "came out" as being a leftie on the list! now where are the rest of you! there should be at least 80 of you! "rise up little souls - join the doomed army" (divine comedy quote) when i was in school i was obessed with finding out what hand all the creative and wonderful people in the world were! and basically the most influental people are all left-handed! i am not sure about the sex thing archel mentioned (but i would like to compare and contrast someday) i do know that lefties are statistically proven to die 6 months sooner than righties. basically due to car accidents because cars are designed for righties in the states and not lefties. :( so where are the rest of you creative and lovely people! i have left handed mugs, rulers, can openers, and scissors for the lot! :) jennifer who couldn't stand how the pencil used to smear on her papers in school! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Monica and Friends
by Martin Horsfield 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

In answer to two less-than-crucial questions on the list tonight, which I still can't go to bed until I've answered all Smart Aleckly... Lovely Monica Queen was the singer in Thrum, a wonderful band from Glasgow who sounded like Maria McKee fronting Teenage Fanclub (just pause for a while and thonk how wonderful that could be). I last spoke to her in summer 1997, to ask whether she was singing with B&S at Union Chapel and could she blag me a ticket (she was, and no). I presume Thrum have now split as I see that her and guitarist John Smillie did a gig as a duo last year. Anyone who could put me back in touch with them, I would be very grateful. I hope they don't quit music altogether; their gigs in 1993/94 were among the best times I've had in London and as recently as 1996 I took a girlfriend to see them at the Borderline (she loved them, we met the band, top snog action, a perfect night, all told). Arond that time, I intrinsicly trusted anyone who liked Thrum and Teenage Fanclub. I guess I feel the same about Belle and Sebasitan, these days. As for the other question, Michael Hutchence's other band were called Max Q and, like INXS, I think you'll find they were irredeemably shite. Martin Horsfield, Fannie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Maximum Bob
by Martin Horsfield 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

I think you'll find that the person who duetted with Glen Campbell was Bobbie Gentry (as in Bobbie from 'Home And Away') rather than Bobby Gentry (as in Bobby Gillespie). While we're on the subject, can I implore you all to buy her album 'Touch 'Em With Love'? It's blue-eyed soul which carries on from where 'Dusty In Memphis' (another classic) left off. As well as a joyous rendition of Blood Sweat and Tears' 'You Made Me So Very Happy', Ms Gentry gamely takes on Mr Bacharach's 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again' and - do you know? - I think she pips Ms Warwick's version by a short head. Meanwhile, has anyone else noticed the (probably deliberate) steal from Glen Campbell's 'Wichita Lineman' at the end of 'Photo Jenny'? Seeing as no-one else agrees on the similarity between 'Ease Your Feet In The Sea' and Omar's 'There's Nothing Like This', I don't hold out much hope, frankly. Martin Horsfield, 3 votes high and rising +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: "let's sing our song of protest!! ..."Up-town guuurlll'..."
by Tara Widmer 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

The list is suspiciously quiet as of late. hmmm..... is there some smooove luvin going on? has everyone else figured out who's their crush and gone down to the basement for a big make out party? If not, here's a suggestion to move things along... Big Stu should be allowed to reveal the secret admirers to each other, if the same two people voted for each other, yeah? I would be perty darn pleased with my votes (to whoever you are, you can LOOK sugar but you can't touch! I'm not *that* easy. At least not without going to dinner somewhere really nice first... though lots of alcohol would work too...okay, I'll settle for a bottle of Stoli in front of Taco bell, ta?) but alas, a recent domestic drama has preoccupied all my thoughts. It involves my wee fluffy kitten covered in stinky Nair hair-removal stuff and the subsequent effort to save her from a lifetime of kitty pattern-baldness.... she's ok now I think, but the feeling of horror still lingers!! Anastasia said about Seymour Stein: <<he is the prototypical 'label exec' and i just...well, i just can't imagine what he and b&s talked about over dinner...>> A friend of mine said that he's fairly cool for being a scummy corporate label type dude... Seymour helped bring us bands like the Ramones, Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, DM, The Pretenders, yada yada yada... So maybe he wasn't right for B&S but it's different than if he were jumping on the bandwagon, like, RIGHT NOW, all "wow!! you guys are kooky! how'd you like to open for Limp Bizkit?" or whatever. Maybe he did do that, I don't know. Oh and the "is a cricket not unfair" video is #1 in Streamland's top 20. B&S even beat Scary Mary Manson and a bunch of other likewise tuff and poorly-dressed types. The headline says "Belle and Sebastian knock Manson Down a Notch" which is a pretty amusing picture if you think about it..... tata, daisy berkowitz +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: moustachioed men
by baggy trousers 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

both peter and michael said: > > >Also, I forgot to mention in my earlier > > >message that I changed a car wheel > > >today, all by myself, with no help whatsoever. > > >I am justifiably proud of this achievement, > > >and will grow a moustache in its honour. > > > > I did this just a few weeks ago, and it does make you feel like a > real man. > > The temptation for me to grow a handle-bar moustache was exceptionally > > strong, especially as I had an old MG. What o, old chap. > > hmmm..ive changed mine a number of times but ive never had the desire afterwards to grow a moustache (handle-bar or not) was i doing something wrong then?? roberta **oh you look so tired + "Rock'n'roll is the most brutal, mouth slack and wide + ugly, vicious form of expression - ill-housed and ill-advised + sly, lewd, in fact plain dirty..a your face is as mean as + rancid-smelling aphrodisiac..the your life has been + martial music of every delinquent crash into my arms + on the face of the earth..." i want you****** + -'jack the ripper' (morrissey) + -Frank Sinatra 1957 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: I'm stumped
by aaron tieger 19 Nov '98

19 Nov '98

Can anyone out there help me and my roommate stop racking our brains over this one: What was the name of Michael Hutchence's OTHER band, circa 1989? They did the song "Ghost of the Year" and the guitarist was in a wheelchair. My roommate swears this band existed. I have no idea what he's talking about. Help! aaron === atieger(a)rocketmail.com auger/anvil I go, you stay-- two autumns. _____________________________________________________________________ Sent by RocketMail, free e-mail for the planet. * Visit & explore Cybersmith at http://www.cybersmith.com * Get your web-based e-mail at http://www.rocketmail.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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