December 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Re Tigermilk
by Steve Iguana 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

I went to a Record fair at Wembly over the weekend where I had a search for Tigermilk, but the place was too big, packed with people and I soon got bored of wading through so many records. However I did come across a stall selling various rarities which had a CD version of Tigermilk with bonus tracks recorded for the BBC Radcliffe Sessions. The man said the CD was a "sort" of official version released by the band, but I'm fairly sure its a pirate copy. The man also told me that the original version of the Album was worth £400. The bonus tracks were: Dog on wheels, The state I am in, I could be dreaming, Just a modern Rock song, seeing other people, Judy & the dream of Horses and Like Dylan in the movies. But it says the sessions were from July & December 96, which seems to conflict with the FAQ? And yes I did buy it even though I think its a pirate copy. And yes I feel guilty. And I promise to buy the real version if they release it. Regards +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Shadowlands
by Arantxa Sanz 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

My loved listerines : All I knew about CS Lewis I had learnt it seeing Atemborough's film , before the list decided to change its smutty profile into some sort of mystical style...I was quite reluctant to see the film, Attemborough is not my cup of tea, really but I have to confess I truly enjoyed it and wasted about one full packet of Kleenex that afternoon. Then few years later, I met a guy in real life who resembles CS Lewis, he is in Cambridge, he thinks he is wasting his time , should he quit literature and knowledge for the taste of life, the taste of sex, sweat, blood , rent paying and so? we started to exchange e mails talking about Rilke and his metaphysical conception of not corresponded love, or Housman and his unhappy fate. After some experiences with boys expert in arab straps , the idea of being his own Debra Winger started to twist inside my little and crazy head.But when we spent a day together a month ago I thought taking him out from his imprisonment in an ancient college was a too hard labour for me,seeing the theoretical chemistry between us, did not exist in a ummm, smutty sense??? I avoided carefully even holding hands and have turned my eyes since then towards not so profound males who has even read some novel written after 2nd World War Who said Chickfactor was a bad song? I LUV IT!!!I also have a Neil Diamond compilation and really like Sweet Caroline , so I am not very trustworthy either.But my favourites lately are She is losing it , My wandering days are over (will they be over some time, I have discovered there is a Japanese restaurant in Nottingham , will you be there?)and Pocketbook angel, because my best friend is a marketing analyst, and she regards her job as the least poetic one in the world, so she will be really gland when in Christmas listening to my RS tape she would find out there is a song about them. Could anyone suggest what I could listen by Nick Drake ? I have nothing by him...and just some suggestion, try some Jacques Brel, Philippe supports my idea that probably most of you would find his songs fantastic, and Tim Buckley and family, of course. One final remark : does anyone in the list want to share Jeremy Irons? My housemate,who is a converted into B&S thanks to my proselytism,and I have agreed we wouldn't mind to share him as well some massive country house in Wiltshire for ex.Even if there is no sex there, we want to marry you, Jeremy! xxxx Arantxa = Arantzazu ( which means the one who wanders through spines )A +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: mercury Rev
by milla |razorkandy| 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Hello All, thought you might like to know, Mercury Rev will be playing the Evening Session tonight on Radio 1 (britain). 'sall. cheers ................milla..., ****i'minlovewitheveryonewhoknowsit'shardtobuildawayofseeing whoknowsthatneverthelessthat'stheonlywaytoflameintobeing**** ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: An odd coincidence (HEY B&S content!)
by It's me! 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Here I sit listening to a tape of the BBC sessions. Actually one session in particular, the one that was done exactly two years ago today! Bust out yr tapes in commemoration, kids. It's party time. Aadam +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: sweetmeats, anyone?
by Kimberly Forrette 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

okay who remembers the episode of the Young Ones (it was "NASTY" i think) wherein Vyvyan goes into a wardrobe during a game of hide and seek and as he's walking deeper and deeper into it he starts getting snowed on, and then he stumbles out into a field and then that freaky witch woman on her sled with some little dwarf guy (Michael something was the name of the actor, he was in lots of other shows that needed dwarfs in the eighties) driving it offers Vyvyan some <sweetmeats>? well needless to say it's a really funny goof on the whole "Lion the witch and the wardrobe" series, which i think all self-respecting children should read at one time or another. actually all children should read it even if they don't respect themselves. i didn't. there's another cool series called "the dark is rising", by susan cooper. it's about this kid who goes to wales on vacation and discovers this whole welsh legend about a golden harp and....well you'll just have to read it yourself. i remember it starts out with this awesome poem about a prophecy, and as a little girl in massachusetts with no self-respect, i spent many an hour memorizing it. and i still know it to this day. okay back into the woodwork i go. nastily, kim _________________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: late for a very important date
by mkl206＠is8.nyu.edu 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

hi kids regarding c.s. lewis, the only thing i read by his was called "until we have faces". it was rather an odd choice, based on what my mom had in her bookcase. anyway, it's a retelling of the story of cupid and psyche, creating a family for psyche to flesh her out and attempt to make her human. it's more about the older sibling of psyche than anything else, but anyway, i'd recommend it. i'm really busy lately, doing homework type stuff. yup, tis the season for finals. though really i don't have many exams, mostly it's projects. for my final film project, i'm making a film of dirty dream #2. i dunno how it's going to turn out though. hopefully good, as it will be my final class grade. and i like those to be good. cause, um, i find it's best to do well in classes. tomorrow morning i have my acting class. for the record, i'm not an actress. those who see me act would agree. argh. ok, enough existential angst. or, well, i guess that was more like final exam angst. whatever. i simply cannot be entertaining during final exams. unless anyone wants to laugh over the disorganized state of my life. in which case feel free. oh, have we got any sinisterines from russia yet? there's really no excuse not to as i've seen a video on alternative nation. granted, it was on at 3am, but still. it could happen. anyway, back to the things i should be doing. you kids must stop distracting me. lots of kisses. xox megan mkl206(a)is8.nyu.edu visit the magnetic fields web page at: http://www.dissemination.com/megan/magneticfields/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: halo of lights
by jessica 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

hi all, it's been a little while since i've posted - all that reaction about ahren really scared me, honestly. i just wanted to share, and it got turned into this big moral thing. no need to worry any more, though. i've got that kiss out of my system and we're still good friends. if only the whole world worked like seinfeld. i've got a friend here in toronto who has a taped copy of tigermilk! of course, i was very surprised and asked where he got it...turns out, it was from a friend of a friend's girlfriend in college, and therefore impossible to track down as he isn't in touch with the friend any more. i'm so curious, though, as to how the heck someone in toronto of all places would find a copy of tigermilk. because i was under the impression that tigermilks were really only distributed in the uk and a bit in the us, and probably not at all in canada. does anyone know if any were supposed to have been sent to canada? sounds like a david and katrina question. so i'm sitting here under a lovely halo of christmas lights, as i've draped them across my bookshelf and tape racks and they're just hovering over my monitor, they're little bright white lights and i'm debating whether or not i should put in the flashing bulb so i can have a real light show in here. i tell you, if i had a boy this would be a den of sex. well, something similar, anyways. i say that belle and sebastian should record an album of christmas songs. can you imagine how beautiful the holidays would become? b+s are already perfect fluffy snow and rosy cheeks music, and so are a bit festive anyways, but my grandparents have issues with playing music that's not christmassy over the holidays. even though last year i snuck in some IYFS, they soon realised that there was no mention of nativity scenes or jingling bells, so b+s was out and boney m was back in. so, uh, this is kind of like a plea for friends, but i've started a yahoo club. lame, yes, but oh! the status of being the *founder* of a club. so i'm inviting you all to join, to become members of twee socks. i'm not sure what it's about yet, as there are only two members thus far, but it's all in the spirit of sharing and poking my nose into lives where it doesn't belong. so the address is http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/tweesocks please visit and say hello, we're all very friendly, all two of us, and promise to let you in on the best secrets. and while you're at it, go to the list crush page and vote for me. other b+s related news: i'm in the process of trying to convert a friend to b+s, but she's only heard parts of twattybus and she's a trumpet player, she actually plays in the symphony youth orchestra (which is invitation only and still costs a pretty penny to join, but she's so good they're only charging her like $100), so i think that dog on wheels would probably appeal to her more. i'm wondering, there's a boy at school named matt, he's really grasping at anything that he thinks might make him "cool" or "different". i'm wondering if i should abuse my "cool" powers (which he made clear to me when he found out my tongue was pierced, said 'but you look so innocent...i guess you're really not' with a perverse wink...ugh) and get him into b+s. because he's so easily manipulated, and he was acting all nonchalantly curious when he heard me playing twattybus in the music room. should i? or should i work on sweet tyler, who looks like steve malkmus? or both? oh, decisions. so in summation: join tweesocks and vote for me in the listcrush poll. and i love you all. no, i'm not sucking up. would anyone like some candy? love, jessicaxo +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 Century of Rump-Shakers
by Mick McMick 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

*pant* Well, I've just managed to trudge through all 140 mails from the last few days. I'm afraid mails were flying into the trash bin like sawdust off a log, though I usually read each happy bunny's comments. Firstly, I must explain my recent abseence from this list, as well as #sinister for the past week. You see, I was spending my time entertaining Miss Magnetic Megan [Lehar]. We had a pretty eventful time. Here are some highlights: 1. Driving in the industrial wasteland of South Charleston when a large man-sized bird leapt in front of my car. We believe it to have been a blue heron. 2. Thanksgiving dinner with my family. Could have been scary, but luckily my uncle Dave wasn't there. 3. Seeing Fugazi play in my hometown. They are the first band of any repute to have ever played here. See, to those of you who think I only like P!O!O!, you're dead wrong. They were brilliant. 4. Discovering 2 more of my friends from high school were now B&S fans. One almost came to DC. That brings the total to 4, only 1 of which was converted by me. 5. Playing with my dad's new digital camera. Megan took a photo of me that resembles some sort of EP cover. Perhaps I should send it to the photo page. 6. Receiving a Field Mice single that Megan bought for me at the WFMU record fair. I am a lucky lad. But now the Magnetic Megan is back in Magnetic NYC, so I shall resume with the normal chitchat. Firstly, my favorite round thing would be a record. I got a swank new record player and receiver the other day. My record player is so sleek and understated. Much nicer than my old one. It's sad that all my B&S releases are only on CD, but I'll be okay. The Sha-La-La list has stopped sending out invitations, as we've reached our limit. I'm sorry and I'm sure Pete is too, but we're on a budget, sadly. Not all of us have unknowing employers ;) All of you who want can observe the happenings on the archive, located at www.twee.net. You'll see that, much as some would have you believe, we're not elitists. Kevan the Fat Slug wrote: > A quick search through the archives reveals that the best candidates > for making the B&S video are Magnetic Megan and FunkySeb. > > We all know that Megan has a wealth of experience in the world > of film making, and Seb is an all round theatrical entreprenaur, > even if he is unsubsribed these days. Kevan, you'll be pleased to know that upon reading Struan's mail, I was moved to awaken a drowsy Magnetic Megan to let her know the good news. Dirty Dream #2 is her favorite song off of the new album, if not of all B&S, so of course she is already hard at work. Half the filming is done. Hopefully it will feature a certain spiky orange-haired friend of mine from my all-ages punk rawk show-going days. I don't believe she will be shagging anyone, but I expect it to be smashing nonetheless. And about Robin Stout's question of Mick Cooke and brass playing. He brought his french horn with him to DC, and played it there. I asked him about it, I think he said he'd picked it up recently, and to my knowledge he didn't know any other brass instruments. He did seem to be playing guitar in a song in NYC, though. I think someone should pick up flute. Also, this post was written under the influence of the Jasmine Minks, I hope that doesn't bother Brad too much. /"\_/"\_/"\ Mick McMick - bp224995(a)ohiou.edu - ICQ#5056758 \ / Sandcastle Records - (same e-mail for now) | | Sandcastle Homepage - | | http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/4972/ | | "I am always wishing to make people | | in the world happy with my smiles." | | - Mr. Friendly +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: lonely girls make good lovers
by Martin Horsfield 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Listees, Just as the list was threatening to get dull, it's good to see you all addressing the big issues with such gusto (sex, religion, lame 80s movies). I'm especially pleased that my CS Lewis post provoked such reaction. Perhaps one day I shall be a man of influence on this list, like those they call the 'Duke', 'Candarel', 'Honey' or, indeed, 'Trousers'. I'm writing after one of those rare nights in London when magic truly happened. I had arranged to go and see Dan Penn with Matinee Michael (who you are all yet to meet - he distrusts this list business) but when we got to the Borderline, the sold-out signs were up. Naturally we repaired to the Pillars of Hercules to drown our sorrows in a lake of Marston's Pedigree and, just as we took our spot at the bar, two women came in. They knew all the bar staff and from our eavesdropping, we worked out that they were from the Borderline. Converstation was struck up, Matinee were mentioned, my Belle and Sebastian button was noticed and immediately one of the women was straight onto her mobile phone wangling us onto the paid guestlist. (She also told us to hang on till after the show because MC Tunes was doing some live toasting in the club. We didn't take her up on that particular offer.) Anyway, Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham will live long in my heart as one of the best nights of live music I've ever seen. The atmosphere was like a church. 200 people were completely silent until the end of each song when everyone was smiling and hugging. I counted three of us in tears near the front (I was especially susceptible during 'You Tear Me Up' and 'Old Folks'.) Penn, not content with writing 'I'm Your Puppet', 'Do Right Woman/Man' and 'Dark End Of The Street' has a warm, wise voice and a dry humour, while Oldham supplies all the harmonies and Chris Geddes- style Wurlitzer licks. Among those present were Beth Orton, 'Merton' Mick Talbot, Frank Skinner, Delia from Mambo Taxi/every band in London, Jason Pierce, the bloke out of The Rockingbirds and Bobby Gillespie who I hugged just after 'Dark End...', just saying 'brilliant, brilliant' to each other. I was emotionally drained and Matinee Mike received something of a country baptising himself. After all that, I got talking to a girl from Leeds on the Tube and ended up going about 10 stops out of my way, chaperoning her to Tufnell Park, raving about Dan Pen and receiving a hug, a kiss and her phone number for my troubles. To the lonely girl of a few days back, looking for some music to ease her through her break-up: remember you can't just take this stuff like a tincture. You have to disregard everything your parents, your boyfriends, your dumb peers or the church ever told you. As Terry Callier sings 'Pretty music, when you hear it/keep on trying to get near it/a little rhythm for your spirit' etc etc. Take your cues from those who speak right to your heart and you won't go far wrong. Martin Horsfield, ordinary Joe +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: List-erine Kisses
by Emanuel Brown 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Hey Susan, Clinton Hill, eh? Cool. I'm in Park Slope. I've been in contact with two other Brooklyn Sinisterines, JonnyKat & Vito, both of whom live in Williamsburgh. I suggested the Last Exit on Atlantic Avenue between Clinton & Henry Streets only because its a great bar/lounge and would be perfect for a meet-up. Lots of couches, comfy chairs, nice folks, etc. But your place sounds nice too. What I proposed to the other guys is that we post something to the list about a meet-up and see how many people we can get. Just a thought. It'll be a bit weird anyhow. I don't know about you but I've never actually met anyone in person from an internet chat-list-thingy. Well, whatever. Let's keep in touch as the boys are all fired up to meet soon. As ever, 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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