December 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: On the CS Lewis tip
by aaron tieger 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Does anyone know Lewis' criticism? I've only read one essay, on Donne, and I want to know if the rest of his criticism is as moronic as that piece. Sadly, I never got to read the books as a child, and I think I've missed my window. I did like that movie, though. a === atieger(a)rocketmail.com auger/anvil Give me the sense to wonder... _____________________________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: The Gate, Narnia, and other stuff
by Alex Arnold 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Hi all, I too think "The Gate" (what I've heard of it anyway) sounds better than "Wicked". I can't be trusted though, 'cause I actually own a Neil Diamond cd. Narnia: Anyone see the Young Ones episode where Vivian walks through the back of a wardrobe and winds up in said fabled land? Funny stuff, especially when he's bitching for more turkish delight. Ta, Alexander the Lukewarm in my changer: Wonderstuff, Mojave 3, Boo Radley's, Brubeck, Slapshot +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 Augury7＠aol.com 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

yep yep yep i live in brooklyn, too. in clinton hill to be exact, very very close to pratt. there is a bar at the end of my street that has my most favorite pin ball game in the world--the who's tommy one. it rocks. maybe that bar would be b&s friendly? not hip at all or anything; just a nice little neighborhood place. susan +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: it's the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)
by Ivo A P Escossia 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Lesley (Mary) Jo wrote: >i shall have my Isobel page up very soon, and rest assured that discussions >of orifices of any kind will be strongly discouraged therein! This is GREAT, i am not talking about the "orificies subject", i am talking about the Isobel www. I agree with you, Mary Jo. I am so sorry, yesterday i wrote PAYED. The right is PAID, isn't it ? But ...don't forget: My english is better than your Portuguese :o) Dear(s) Matthew Hintz, Nikolas Montaldi and Jaspreet "spiralscratch" B. I will write to you soon. This week is a TERRIBLE week to send private mails. Jaspreet B and Matthew Hintz. Be patient with me about the tapes. I will send QUITE soon. Sorry Honey. Did i break one sinister law ? I think so .. Can i tell you all that i bought a new 200 ml CK ONE and a friend of mine will give me the new B&S Ep as my B-day's gift ? OHHHH MY GOD !!!! I am bored/boring... i will get another Miller now. Lesley (mary) Jo wrote again: >just wanted to announce that my Isobel Campbell Wee World of Worship is >finally online How Fast !!!! URL please >i wrote a song the other day, honest i did. I was trying (and trying to be duke) to write a POP Book. But read POP BOOKS is more fun (or is funnier ? :o) Let's have the Grammar subject again ! oooops !!! Nobody loves me. They refused my subs in Sha La La list. They broke my heart in four. I swear that i love Pastels and i love early Creation "Sonic Flower Groove" is WONDERFUL. i want to "sha la la there" too. Right Here, Right Now Losing the Faith See this page http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/1389/heart_beat.htm Hugs ~~~^~^v^~^v^~^v^~^v^~v^~^v^~^v^~ Ivo A P Escossia +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: January Select magazine
by IndiaRubb＠aol.com 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

johnj(a)seahouses.u-net.com writes: << They like the EP too. You can read about it for yourselves, but they do say that 'The Gate' is "an Isobel Campbell song that doesn't quite match her 'Is it Wicked Not To care'".. they're right, I'm sorry to say I don't like The Gate at all. >> Maybe it's been discussed before (I'll keep it short), but I don't like "Is it Wicked..." very much at all, and the short sound clip I heard of "The Gate" actually impressed me more (Wicked is the only Isobel song I've heard). "Is it Wicked Not to Care" just seems like an incredibly weak song, in my opinion, instrumentally and vocally (though I think Isobel's voice backs up Murdoch's perfectly), and lyrics like "but still I hesitate because of fear" almost make me embarrased to play it out loud. The video helped the song, though, I thought. It seems people who like Wicked hate The Gate...hmm, maybe I'll get lucky and it'll be a vice versa deal. 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: Chaste, but never caught
by mctag＠bigfoot.com 02 Dec '98

02 Dec '98

Hello Young Lovers, It's competition time, and there is a big BIG prize. I am offering a fantastic tape of my favourite soul stompers to anyone who can tell me what Trousers was wittering on about in his last mail. I didn't understand a bloody word of it. Anyhoo, Hal Hartley. Belle and Sebastian fans are obliged to like him, aren't they? Of course, for our transatlantic chums, this is old news, but the Warrander John and I went to see "Henry Fool" last night. I was a bit wary of going to the pictures with him after he rather forwardly invited me into "Santa's Chocolate Grotto" to celebrate the first day of Advent, but once I'd persuaded him that necking in the back row was a no-no on our first date, we went along. Now I'm a big Hal fan, but the first few minutes made me nervous. "Oh no, this is going to be crap", I thought. Then someone threw up all over someone else's naked buttocks (no, it wasn't John), and everything got suddenly better. It's actually one of those films that you think about the next day and think "oooh, that bit was good", rather than one you enjoy at the time and have forgotten about as soon as you hit the bar afterwards. In the bar afterwards, John and I talked about you all for a while, that's why your ears were burning. Brad and Genevieve, your ears should be truly ablaze by now. But you know what, it was all said with love. Well, lust anyway. Sex list?? I'm scared and I want my Mum. I can't even seek chaste sanctuary at the Shalala Monastery since Brother Duke has renounced his vow of chastity and admitted his desire to "have it off" with Isobel. What was left of my innocence was dashed against the rocks by that particular revelation, believe me. Goodnight, Love, Tag xxx PS Is it Alan Horne? PPS Joyeux anniversaire a la fille la plus renardeuse de ma vie. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Fw: belle and sebastian, opiate of th emasses
by rebelstrange＠ldd.net 01 Dec '98

01 Dec '98

-----Original Message----- From: RebelStrange <rebelstrange(a)ldd.net> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net" <sinister(a)majordomo.net"> Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 3:16 PM Subject: belle and sebastian, opiate of th emasses >"rush of hormones"?? what indeed could have caused such a stir? now i'm red >in the face. *sigh* can anyone explain why Isobel Campbell's name is on >the crush list, but no one else from the band is, what does that mean? >regardless, i shall vote for her forthwith, even if it will eat away at my >own ratings. can i vote for the PHotojenny/Amelia girl? i WISH she was on >the list, she did look rather sinister. never mind. i'm getting up right >now and going to find her. >but till then... >osrry it must have slipped my mind to put up the isobel link, i figured it >would be easy to get to cos it's on my b/s photo page, but the URL for >isobel campbell's Wee World of worship is: >http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/4967/isobel.html >and i have it on good word that the b/g is indeed, a lovely shade of blue >and not frighteningly shocking pink as i had feared, so all is well. >now that everyone's slagging The Gate, i'm all psyched for how much i'm >going to like it, cos i'm the contrary type. oh i should really go try to >fix my liquid audio player so i can hear the damned thing. jeez i'm slow. > >and be reminded when you visit the site of all things Isobel, that i am in >request of stories, links, poems, thoughts, dirty dreams, and anything you >can come up with on the dapper lass, i will put it up for all to see. >Chris Leonard, your poem was lovely! that's the sort of thing we like over >at IsobelGeek HQ. students, take note. >I like rollercoaster ride. > >per carmen "I am A Punk Goddess".....belle and seb are twice as punk as gg >allin, aren't they? any baby, moron, or dog can lose control of their >bodily functions in public. it takes a real man to wax sentimental about >quilted jackets and clogs, sing effeminately and wear silver trousers, in >revolt against the (yes) vicariously claimed "punk" ethic of pre-millenial >life. eat your heart out, marilyn manson. i've always believed the true >punks were the quiet ones nursing affection for all those rejected things. >anyone can cop a bad attitude, sentimentality is the wave of the revolution. >VIVA LA REVOLUCION >and dont' smack me for calling them twee, i dont' see any necessarily >exclusionary factor in being both sentimental and sweet, and simultaneously >"rocking'. I wouldn't call them wimps though. it takes an iron >constitution to be so recklessly gorgeous. > >i woke up this AM witht he sinking feeling that i was late for class again, >but it didnt' much matter because i felt sick as a dog anyway. still i am >guilty as i realized how badlyl i am going to suck this semester as far as >missing my classes and beign a lardy git, even though i have only 3 classes, >yes my life is sad indeed. my cat jumped up onto my bed and i could feel >my stress rate lowereing as i patted her silky ears, funny yes? and the song >popped into my head, "I left my school i left my job.." and i remembered >every messes up now and then, and stuart lives in a church, and things can >be beautiful, and i felt this glorious peace. so i threw my homework on the >fire and went back to sleep and when i woke up i ran off to go take pictures >at the catholic seminary, and stayed up all night writing DC stories for my >zine, and gave up my school to become a full time professional mooching >lazybones. thus, the Pernicious Entartente-Musik du Belle and Sebastian >does assuage my ambition and cause me to become complacent in my bad fit >with society, therefore sinking further into the anonymity and my flaming >desire for individuality is effectively submerged beneath the waves of >proletarian work ethic and bureaucracy. Thus, the State continues in all >its glory. Hail mother country! > >or you could just say Slacker. >lesley Jo >(the beautiful one/Revolting Hag) > >Suede went down the toilet the moment Bernard left, don't you know it. > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: ur happee cuz ur cosy
by annastasia saffrone 01 Dec '98

01 Dec '98

just wanted to say that sex in the snow does sound really fabulous or maybe while floating... i think reverb boy is cute and i would have a crush if i hadn't already voted... ----Original Message Follows---- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:50:48 +0000 (GMT) From: "N.P.T. Cantwell" <nptc2(a)hermes.cam.ac.uk> To: JonnyKat(a)aol.com cc: sinister(a)majordomo.net Subject: Sinister: Bibles looking like diaries Reply-To: "N.P.T. Cantwell" <nptc2(a)hermes.cam.ac.uk> Hello. I'm new here. Just thought I would make my presence known and congratulate you all on your really cool messages. You are all cooler than each other. That's meant to be a compliment, sorry if it came out in a nasty way and I could just delete it but if this were a conversation that would be impossible and I feel these e-mail things should be as personal as possible. It is great to take over this bastion of business functionality with genuine heartfelt communication which hopefully a lot of people are doing and not lying through their electronic teeth. Perhaps I should mention B&S now. I think they are the best band around and do a strange thing to my head when listening to them. I have tried but failed to see them live. Perhaps I should stop before this gets tedious. My main reason for joining this was to ask the following question: Did anyone else on their first listen of Fox in the Snow and upon having not known the title of the song think that it was actually 'Fucks in the snow'? I'm sorry to be naive and also rude but it really struck me as a possible different interpretation of the song. Sex in the snow sounds like a lovely idea, all pure and white, like sex on fresh, clean sheets. Doesn't really fit with the rest of the imagery in the song but I like to think about this now and again. This message is no reflection on my personality at all and I should just delete at all. Still I must start somewhere and am sure I will learn much in terms of what to do from reading a few more of all of your lovely messages now. Thank you for listening. Love Reverb Boy xxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ frumpi(a)hotmail.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: post #2, Beautiful Everything
by matthew_kelly_at_hscb-b7＠netmail.hscbklyn.edu 01 Dec '98

01 Dec '98

ok I'm kind of nervous that someone is going to yell at me or send hired goons to my door for this message. Good luck in tryin' to find where I live. That's right you're not so tough when your big brother's not got your back. Ignore that I don't know what it means. Anyway the real reason I wrote is to try and sell my car. I've got this great car and oh no wait that's not the reason. What I really want to know is what happened to Beautiful Everything at the treehouse place. I'll apologize now if this has already been discussed and if this is common knowledge and if I have a big eye booger and if I woke up your elderly aunt who goes to bed at 9:30 ( I think you know whose aunt I'm talking about). So if anyone out there knows where I can listen to this wonderful song now that it's no longer at the treehouse theatre or any information about the song for that matter let me know. Exactly, Matt +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Narnia
by Emanuel Brown 01 Dec '98

01 Dec '98

I must have read the Chronicles of Narnia about twenty times while growin' up. They had this beautiful mix of fantasy and religion that didn't really sink in until much later. My favorite was the Silver Chair, although I really don't remember it that well anymore. The coolest part is that my grandmother, god rest her soul, turned me on to them. She bought me a paperback boxed-set which I both devoured readily and maintained religiously for it was the first time that she and I ever bonded over anything. After she passed on, I was looking through some of her books and noticed quite a lot of CS Lewis stuff. Some of which I tried to read and found to be interesting in a dreadfully dull sort of way. Kind of like the Bible, which I suppose makes all the sense in the world. The only other series I ever thought came close was the JRR Tolkein stuff, though Tolkein really got obnoxious with his thinly veiled divinity abstractions. The best thing about those Narnia books for me was the way gender roles were developed. The boys and girls all had something that made them special and unique and therefore perfectly equal in their inequality. Just like all of you darlings, I'm sure. To me that seemed normal, unlike what was being shoved down my throat in 1970-80's North Carolina. As for B&S-Narnia connection it, well� it is fairly romantic and lyrical, both of which seem to be keys to B&S songcraft. Hats off to 'em if all this is actually true. Do kids these days have anything really absorbing like this or are those "everybody poops" books the best we can do for 'em (though those are kinda funny)? xoxo emanuel on my turntable: fuck "pardon my french" 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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