November 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: OK - a reminder
by gateau du wizz 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

OKAY - DON@T FORGET about the gathering at chez lady p's on sunday.....from 3pm-ish to a good bit later (10-ish / 11-ish).... 77 holmewood gardens, brixton hill, london sw2. brixton tube then bus 45, 133, 109, 159 up brixton hill and get off at the first stop in zone three...take the first left (holmewood road) off brixton hill and continue until you get to holmewood gardens...my house is on the right hand side of the gardens opposite the swings and has a pretty green door and an unruly hedge. see y'all there i hope. please bring nibblies and drinkies and partridges in pears trees (optional). la la la, padraic / lady penelope, gateau du wizz. ***************************************************** OH!!!! don't tell anyone but i have lovely new york bootlegs....lovely lovely smashing and delightful! thanks to the *fabu* listee who provided these gems! ***************************************************** _________________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 frenchie speaks again
by Philippe Garnier 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

Hello sweet listees, I've not finished reading all your messages, but among the thousands of posts received from Sinister, this one is by Kin : >What has happened to our darling resident French wit, Philippe? I guess >he must be really busy earning the title of "Doctor Philippe". But I and >I'm sure many others do miss his surreal and hilarious postings. Come >back to us, Philippe! Philippe still has got his L and his 2 P's, but he has to wait a few more weeks before being called Doctor Philippe (is sounds like a DJ name, isn't it ?). Kin, I have received your tapes, and I'm doing the best that I can to send you mine as quick as possible. Sorry for the delay. Be sure that it has nothing to do with the defeat of the french rugby team against Australia. For Jim and the american listees : I've just sent a new copy of the worlwide known black session (it seems that the first one that I sent before is lost between France and Los Angeles). That's really strange, because Newt Gingrich told me that he got his copy and he really likes it (now he has got plenty of time to listen to it, and his doctor told him that cool music was good for his nerves). For the supporters from Arsenal: I am really sorry, I am not responsible for the defeat against Lens. I've read the book by Nick Hornby (Fever Pitch) and I do love the gunners. At least I like the french players and the manager... To Stuart Murdoch : my friend Lauren wants to mary you, so please email me privately in order to arrange this affair. Lauren is a beautiful girl, she can speak french and German perfectly (and english of course), and she likes my noddles with the roquefort sauce, which proves that she is really the most perfect girl a boy can imagine. By the way, I wish to mary Isobel. So, if you can help me, please don't hesitate... Has averyone read Lauren's translation of my review of the black session on the Bernard Lenoir's web ? Stuart asks who wants to be on the video for dirty dream : I WANT !! You don't need to pay me for that. Alain Delon was chosen by Morrissey to be on the sleeve for The Queen Is Dead, so the less that i can do is to be on a belle and sebastian video. I am always very brilliant and tasty on videos. Has anyone ever watched the video of my holidays in Grece 4 years ago, you know, the famous sequence when I am running completely naked on this lovely beach of the Hydra Island ? Coming back to the L and P's story, I think that I have to become more openminded. I was used to put the shame on each listee who wrote my name wrongly (Phillip, Phillippe, Filip, Pheelip...), but I have to tell you that two emeritus members of Belle & Sebastian chose to call me "Phillipe". Yes, Isobel and Stuart David both prefer calling me Philippe, and it really makes my day! So, I do declare that two spellings will be accepted now : Philippe, and Phillipe. I was told that people from the marketing division were releasing the Beatles' White Album again, because it is supposed to be the 30th anniversary. I have never heard about this band, the Beatles. I don't think they are well known apart from Britain. Mayby a little in the US, but I am not sure. Is it a good band ? My friends don't understand why I am staying in my car, completely frozen on the parking lot besides my laboratory every morning. But I can't imagine switching off my belle&sebastian tape before the end the songs! My monkey tells me "Say hello to the listees", so : Hello listees !! A bientot, Philippe-Phillipe +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: trumpsters
by Robin Stout 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

Oh dear, first I'm a good listee, checking the archives and stuff, and now I send two posts one after the other. Oh well, you have to live life on the edge I suppose. So, this thought just popped into my head. I play the trombone myself and i was wondering if Mick Cooke is solely a trumpeter? Most brass players can turn their hands to different brass instruments easily enough. So I'll be listening out for a sousaphone solo on the next e.p., or how about a cover of the theme from "Johnny Briggs" played on flugelhorn and slide trombone? Nice. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Teenage Fanclub
by Robin Stout 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

I saw Teenage Fanclub play at the Radio One Road show in Aberystwyth some years ago. It was a really grim day and hardly anyone came. Bitty McClean sang "If it's raining it's raining" with his umbrella then vanished into obscurity, then, after Smiley Miley's Milage Game, on came the Fanclub. They played on the roof of the stage for some reason. I suppose the roadshow people thought it would be "cool" or "groovy" but it just meant that we couldn't see any of them. Still, they sounded great and we gave them a big cheer. All 25 of us. Now I was going to say something very B&S, but, taking the advice of the Honey Bunny, I checked the archives first and it was already there. Gaah, your search engine is too good! Actually I'd never really had a look at the archives before and as i was looking I stumble across lots of dead interesting stuff, like a piece by Nick Hornby, and various press releases by the band, so I'm feeling pretty chuffing chuffed at the moment. Now I must go. Bye Robin +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Fancy a nibble on my john belle and sebastian
by Warrander John - FML 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

Hello People, Wouldn't that nice little man Tag make a good school teacher? I think so, but then Tag is one of my many lovers and I'm always very, very nice to my lovers. I hope we all are. The Duke could have been my latest lover but he thinks I'm taking the piss: >hey, don't take the piss... >i told you already about taking the piss... Why so Mr Duke? Have you got one of them self loathing complexes? Of course I love you. I've even started my stalking campaign. Well, I'm stalking the archives. So far I've found an interesting euphemism which may pertain to oral sex of some form or another. Since I'm not too sure on the matter I'll keep quiet for now. I wouldn't want to cause any unnecessary blushes. I'll be taking you up on your kind offer though Adrian. Very soon. Anyway, was The Lovin' Spoonful brandished as a threat? >you better watch it or I'll start on about the Lovin' Spoonful. There's nothing I like better than a good natter about t'Spoonful. I carried a picture of John B Sebastian around the world with me and kept it very close to my heart at all times. I even painted the frame gold. One of the most memorable events of my entire life was seeing John Sebastian play live in Manchester a few years ago. He played a very small room and about twenty people shuffled in and took a chair and then the great man came out onto the stage and played for about two hours. He kept telling stories of the "old" days in "The Village" and would play blues songs by his heroes of the time which would magically transform into Lovin' Spoonful songs before you had a chance to even notice what was going on. It was a night of incredible beauty and the only occasion when I have actually been moved to tears by a live performance. I really think I felt genuine love for that man standing on that stage that night. I'm a bit of a wimpy poof really. Sorry. Anyway, I'm feeling all dreamy now and since a younger girl keeps rolling 'cross my mind I'd better be off to the bathroom to er, relieve myself. Toodle pip pop kids, Love...John +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: RE: Sinister: black session question
by Wyplosz,C 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

I don't know on which album it is, but it was written for the Eurovision contest in the mid 60s. Perhaps you can find a EUrovision Compilation on which this song features... I don't know. Clem > ---------- > From: GaoBest@aol.com[SMTP:GaoBest@aol.com] > Reply To: GaoBest(a)aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 1998 16:09 > To: sinister(a)majordomo.net > Subject: Re: RE: Sinister: black session question > > > > In a message dated 11/25/98 3:34:56 AM, C.Wyplosz(a)lse.ac.uk wrote: > > <<They did a cover of France Gall/Serge Gainsbourg, Poupee de cire, poupee > de > son>> > > Does anyone know which album this is from, i have a few France Gall LPs > but I > can't recall if this song is on it. If it's on her compilatio albums then > i > probably definitely have it - i just now want to hear that original > version! > > incidentally when i was in New Orlenas, i had the song "The Night" (which > is > Pulp's cover from _their_ 1992 black session) stuck in my head most of the > time. it was frustrating 'cause i didn't have my '92 black session tape > with > me when i was there, so i'd be walking around thinking of "The night" and > how > much i love that song. sigh. > > 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" +-+ > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: skin-calming moisture mask
by jessica 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

this winter weather really does a number on my skin, all dry outside and stale air and heating inside. the clinique skin-calming moisture mask is the only thing that saves me from being all red and chapped. a pleasant thought, i know, but it is necessary if i am to be appearing the the new belle and sebastian video (ha, that'll teach you to send open invitations...). i have in mind a rollergirl styled character, lots of bright glimmery eye shadow and hot pants and rollerskates. i could also tow a dog on wheels. i'd like to apologize for the hullabaloo that was caused by my ahren scandal. i really had no idea that it would prompt so many responses and get listies biting rabidly. and thanks to those of you who mailed me your opinions privately, preserving the non-confrontational tone of the list. i'm thrilled by this recent influx of jokes appearing on the list: my personal favourite is Q: What colour is a hiccup? A: Burple. cute, a little filthy, and memorable. has anything been said about the new ep, as to whether or not matador will be releasing it simultaneously in canada? i'm sure it's been said before, and if it has you don't have to answer me as i'm sure i'll find it. and now (da-dummmmm!), for your viewing pleasure, i will write you all a poem. be kind to the moose for his morals are loose he is likely to kill on a whim if you're cruel to your cat or say "i'll eat my hat" these things rouse the murderer in him if you jump on your bed he'll chew off your head (polished off with a side dish of fries) he'll do just the same to any young dame who's as bold as to tell him a lie an so, my dear friend be ye strong, do not bend when they say "he's a harmless creature" for you and i know his deceit will not show until in his supper you feature. i am now going to make some sort of indian brown rice curry thing. i've been craving curry lately in the worst way...i've also been having dreams about kentucky fried chicken, but that's neither here nor there. although if you can tell me what they mean, i'll write a poem about you. oodles of poodles, jessicaxo

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Sinister: My own PhotoJenny
by rebelstrange＠ldd.net 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

*tteehee* stuart m posted i'm so impressed, now i believe in miracles. *hello hello*! soemone said nobody ever says anythign about mick or sarah, so i'll say something, i said it the other day, mick inspired me to pick up my instrument, not too shabby that! he is rather cute i think, his hair is nice and he looks very dapper indeed. and what brassy tones, the trumpet is truly king of brass. and sarah is my hero, officially, and the nicest person in teh world, because she put us on the guest list in DC, and she has a nice blue sweater, and violins are great, and she looked cuter than a ladybug in the wicked vid sitting up all by her lonesome in the tree, and it makes me smile. i have a picture of me and sarah in teh same shot, i think that says it all, i'm so impressed with myself. EEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeuuu it's 3-30 am and i'm shivering with cold i just got home and have slugged thru four whole digests. GAD! nice to see the mythical Duke at last. finally, some royalty on the list. erm--i have a story, it's minutiae, but i like minutiae. so shoot me. i went back to my hometown for the holiday and went out with my oldest friends to their university town (shite town, but it has more things in it than mine) cos they wanted to go to a coffeeshop where they are aspiring to be 'regulars' and make friends. i drove because i like being in control of the tape deck and i played b&s the whole way there and they didn't seem to be as impressed as i was. but in any case we were in this silly coffeehouse with a bunch of Hep college kids in berets and old guys playing poker and silly paintings on teh wall and guitars that you could only borrow if you had an SIU ID (crap!! i would have played is it wicked or something cool) and i was asking where are all the cool babes that i can pick up on and get a date. no prospects looked quite interesting to me, but my friend pointed over yonder and said "maybe that girl in the grey sweater" and lo and behold if she doesnt' know what does it for me, this girl ws the vision of an indie pop princess, with her jean seberg haircut (dark reddish brown) and Isobel features, and mousy grey delicately ribbed sweater with a thin straight-in the back collar/lapel thingy, like they dont' make anymore. she was sitting reading all the time we were intherre, or looking at papers, all by herself, except when she talked to a guy in a fuzzy beret. she looked just like Amelia from Heavenly and i couldn't stop staring. it was quite shameful. by that time i was on a caffeine high and physically trembling. my friends thought i was ridiculous, but i pulled out my little disposable camera , the one i had *intended* for the b&s show, and as i had some shots to waste in it, i took my chances, waited for the guy in front of my view to get up, and leaned over behind the glass entryway and shot a picture of my Photo Jenny, quick as you please. she was never the wiser i'm sure, she was so intent on what she was looking at and had this lovely almost peaceful half-smile on her face, she was incredibly elegant, but i was too stupid to go talk to her because it would be so obvious("i've seen you around, i find you quite atractive, would you go to bed with me?") i mean how do you do that casually and coolly? besides that i looked like a leper and she would have spit on me anyway. so even though my (totally straight) friends "knew" that she was "bicoastal", i could not be convinced to introduce myself, or to toss a copy of my shabby zine into her placid hands. i left in infamy and defame, having lowered myself to the lowest of the low, an instant stalking, a stealing of image. how will i get her to strike a pose? indeed!!! now as i try to rest from my stressful holiday of family terror and depressing-as-hell scenarios, my own photo jenny is what comforts me. if only i was not too bashful i could have been something. does anyone think it's incredibly sick to take a photo of a stranger? if you all dont' want to talk to me now, i will understand, because it would be quite reasonable to fear for your privvacies and safeties in teh face of a lunatic like me.. i admit!! i did it!! it was shyness made me do it! grovel, grovel. sigh. she is so beautiful. i was entranced beyond my usual acute faculties. Gawd, after all that talk of finding a girl who looks like Isobel! i suppose i was only starting a trend by shoving my camera in ms campbell's face for an hour, and now i'msneaking photos of strange jean seberg types wherever i can find them, because i'm just too sad to be given the time of day, or so i believe. forget it. this story ends HERE Oh im' quite impressed that murdoch's shiny apple seduction has made into a top ten. i think that's incredibly lovely. i have no interest in ahren or grammar(much) but i choose to skate over it. it hastn' bothered me terribly, not nearly enough to quit the lovely list. i love all of you. kiss kiss. isn't it all about fuzzy hugs and loving and the middle eighth of Mary Jo? "Photo Jenny" is the belle and sebastian equivalent of heroin. it has me shaking in my boots and howling at the bold stars, uncomfortable in my own skin and knowing that satiation is not earthly attainable and the oh you know i forgot some but i have rambled too long so more tomorrow i won't trouble you lovely kittens with my trivial life. lesley Jo --in whom the tragedy of Joan of Arc can inspire copious amounts of tears, and does. they call me a tomboy and i love it cos only a tomboy can stand above it by simply changing +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". 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Sinister: sons of showaddywaddy
by brad 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

dukey wrote: > okay, so i just heard from Honey that one of you lot has been, and i > quote, "spectacularly rude" about me. Who was it? it was me you snivelling little girl. i said some things. and i'll say them again. and maybe a third time if you rile me up again with all your jasmine minks rubbish. and since when do i like bands who drink blood? bah humbug! i like my bands to be a bit more, shall we say, daring. speaking of daring, i watched a g.g. allin documentary today and he, among other things, crapped on stage, licked it, rubbed it on his face and his naked body, and threw it at the crowd. that's what i want more of at shows. i would make some crude isobel joke here about her spastic colon, but i choose not to. besides, what if she's reading all these things i'm writing about her...then i'll never get her in the sack. oh, and i popped 'round the archives and read what i missed whilst unsubscribed. well, not all of it, but things that had my name in them, to make sure none of you were being "spectacularly rude" about me. here's what i found: > Is brad really off the list?? too bad, he wrote the funniest things. > Well i guess he will never know about the enormous but anonymous list > crush I had on him. It's just between the 700+ of you and me, alright? don't worry.....he'll never find out. and i also found this: > Holy crap! i just heard the new phish album and it rocks, dude! > -duke and this is the guy you worship so much? sheesh! black, white, and red all over, -brad p.s. duke, if you still want that tape, let me know. i've been real slack about it..sorry. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Robin Asquith
by Adrian Evans 27 Nov '98

27 Nov '98

Dear all, I just had a flash of inspiration for a French promo-vid for Dirty Dream #69. Obviously being French, the label would be expecting (and clearly the band) some sort of filth for the masses to toss off to. I think it would be much cleverer to give them something unmistakebly British, and in keeping with the style of the song....A "Confessions" video. Keith Watson would be perfect for the Robin Asquith role, but I think given the circumstances, we could have Johnboy Warrender as a window-cleaner, trying to find the Dukes house, working his way up the road. Perhaps in one window, Mad Dog with some gorgeous lass, but unable to remove his silver pants. In window two Isobel playing the cello in the buff, her naughty bits hidden by her instrument of doom. In window three Ragbag McTag who wants to be Stuart D, derobing in front of wee Karn only for the real Stuart D to return home from a hard day at the office, and pursuing the blighter round the bedroom. In window four wee hairy Chris is having a game of pocket billiards while admiring his stolen sidies in the mirror. In window five Linda is giving Honey the brush-off because Bobby Chariots on the telly. In window six there is noone there but the window cleaner turns round to see David and Katrina playing nude swingball in the garden. etc etc etc. mmmmmmmmmmmm...I was never any good at endings. Just for laughs.... A transcript of the new answering service installed at the Mental health institute. "Hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline...... * If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly. * If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you. * If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6. * If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call. * If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to the mother ship. * If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press. * If you are a manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press, no-one will answer. * If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969. * If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the hash key until a representative comes on the line. * If you have amnesia press 8 and state your name, address, phone number, date of birth, social security number and your mother's maiden name. * If you have post-traumatic stress disorder, slowly and carefully press 000. * If you have bi-polar disorder, please leave a message after the beep or before the beep. Or after the beep. Please wait for the beep. * If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. * If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. * If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. * If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. * If you have low self esteem. Please hang up. All our operators are too busy to talk to you. Thankyou and goodnight. Adrian.x. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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