February 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Sinister - NIH connection
by Matthew Neimark 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

I notice a lot of you listies are working at NIH (National Institutes of Health for you Brits) at this moment. Having worked there one summer 5 years ago I just somehow felt some sort of common bond with you. Anyhow, just wondering if there is some sort of Club B&S there at the moment or if B&S are somehow big in Bethesda MD (are they playing them on HFS yet?). Matt ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: inconsequential B&S gossip
by ByTheSea6＠aol.com 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

In a message dated 98-02-24 16:22:50 EST, anonclothing(a)email.msn.com writes: << chatting to an A&R man friend of mine last weekend i said me: why don't you sign B&S (he works for a major label) him: i hear they are a nightmare to work with me: in what way him: well apparantly they vote on everything they do and if one of the band votes against it they don't do it. i couldn't work with a band like that it would kill me.>>> An assessment: Here's the best band, arguably, of the 9tees, and you're friend doesn't want to work with them because they have in place some sort of democratic system of self-management and decision making? This coming from an industry where you'd assume an A&R man's work responsibilities and problems range from drugs and alcohol abuse situations to creative stagnation and ego- maniacs. I'd think any A&R man in his right mind would jump at the chance to sign B&S, even with the band being so daring as to exercise their right to do what they choose rather than be directed around by someone with "experience" in the business. >>i don't know if this is the case or not but it would seem to fit in with the general lack of gigs and new records. >> Okay, now Tigermilk came out in the summer of 96, which means the band hasn't even reached the official age of two. They've put out two lp's and enough ep's to equal a third. And album three may very well be in our hands by this summer. Perhaps we are letting our love of B&S override our patience. No comment on the live-gig situation. yours, nathaniel ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: b&s list dames take over cold rice
by Pam Berry 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

hi all, since there are scads of list people in the washington, dc area (some of them, as matt just mentioned, under the employ of the NIH in neighborhing bethesda--nice to see you again/meet some more of you at the momus/mag. fields show by the way, was gilles a dancing dream of a frenchman or what? oof), thought I should mention that myself and dina are taking over the turntables at cold rice tomorrow night, feb. 25, ash wednesday. B&S on WHFS isn't so likely, but who needs that when you can stay up way too late on a weeknight and hear them turned up to 11 at the kaffa house? for that matter, who needs sleep? all the good stuff happens in the late night hours...the kaffa house is near the intersection of 13th and U sts., next to the metro, across from ben's chili bowl. dj plastik will be spinning first at 10:30-ish in the pm or so, then live performances at midnight by the still and black hawaiian flower crusade, then me taking a turn at dj in the wee hours. hope some of you can stop by! e-mail me privately if you need directions... happy shrove tuesday to the lot of you, pam pberry(a)washcp.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: now, i know i've got to (BOOM BOOM!) run away i've got toooo.....
by Sarah 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

Heh heh. I have a REALLY sick medical forward to do with scrotums and testicles. if you wish me to send you a copy, mail me! and the worst thing about it is...ITS TRUE!!! OW! AAAH! Northy is back! well, i don't care 'cos he NEVER replied to my email the bastard and left me only with, um, about 10 mails a day anyway....grrr..... And I will now tell you mt top 5 '80s tunes. (in no particular order...) 1. Tainted Love - Soft Cell 2. Gold - Spandau ballet 3. We Close Our Eyes - Go West (What an intro!) 4. Mr Blue Sky - ELO 5. Last train to transcentral - the KLF (methinks) and if anyone tells me this has nothing to do with Belle and Sebastian, ah fook off and wank over your Tigermilks. Um, if great pop hits like THE AFOREMENTIONED were not important, where do you think ELECTRONIC RENAISSANCE would be today? So, to sum up, '80's pop hitz - cool. Does anybody else share my love? For me, those songs *are* the '80's. So spangly and shiny and scarily crafted and precise, i do not understand the people who slag the '80s. I understand i have no lost all cred and I shall be going to hide in a corner now. Honey if i am posting too much and too much shite to the list tell me and I'll go back to my corner and rock back and forth in a somewhat agitated mannner. and someone described me as laquacious. now, i reconise the word, but i dunno what it means. what does it mean someone? yes, and the dictionary is too far away for me to arse going to look ooh, i dunno, oooh, no, um, i have no money, arse, and...oooh, i don' wanna go to college tomorrow, but i've got to go to a silly meeting thing for a wanky student mag (i can imagine the dizzying heights of effort most are going to put into it, they're all trendy dudes..) and, um, oh.................. i think i'll turn up for a few mins and then toodle off to creative writing. Anyone who has met Stephen (AKA Purple Aarvark in chat) - don't listen to him. he claims i et all the biscuits, well, he liiies lieees i tell you! oh, i'm gonnna do what it says below now. I'M GOING NOW BYE!!!!!! SarahBelle "Beauty is not a human invention" --Saul Bellow ********************************* * FEATHER BOAS & NAPALM ZINE * * C'MON! PUNCH THE AIR! * * One Pound (MERELY!) * * 9 Westfield Drive, Warton * * Preston, Lancs * * PR4 1ED * ********************************* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Davy and Goliath (NBSC)
by Yummycats＠aol.com 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

In a message dated 98-02-24 13:49:30 EST, nicolina(a)drizzle.com writes: << What!? I LOVED Davy and Goliath!!! My sister and I would wake up at 5 am on Sunday mornings so we could watch it together. It was this thinly-veiled religious show for children, in which Goliath the dog was the voice of Morality. >> Mad TV did this hilarious parody of the show, in true to form claymation, where they took the "thinly-veiled" religious themes to new heights. Davy would be waiting for the bus when Goliath would tell him to go kill two lovers in a jeep on the corner, because what they were doing was a sin. Which he of course did. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister:Pictures!
by S.Thomson 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

Is there anyone who could tell me how to get to the web page with the pictures of sinister listees on it? Cheers, Stoo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Honey Bulletin #2
by Honey 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

It's Pleasantness Police time. Gentle reminder to Sinisterons the world over to keep the list readable and my embarrassingly large amount of time running this list well spent please. 1) It's a Belle and Sebastian and "things that happen to Belle and Sebastian fans" list. It's not a B&S news list (ha) as I'd only need a ZX81 to run that - it's about YOU. But it's also not a general indie (dread word) list. Much better to make us all cry and laugh, but ask your friends if you are a funny person first to see if you are qualified to do a stand-up. 2) Don't slag off each other obviously enough for me to think "do I want to hear this?". It gets a bit boring. 3) Don't quote a huge message and then say "Yeah". Take some time to use your editor so 470 odd people don't have punish their keyboards. 4) Equally don't mail back 30 separate responses to 30 mails on the list. Put them together. 5) Don't use the list for private mail or mail to about 5 people. 6) The next 10 people to send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to the list get a night out with my Mad Dad - you have been warned - read the WWW pages below please and find out how to use the list. 7) Think just before you post about the 470 people the other end. Remember, the drill is: compose your message... hover your finger over the send key for 10 seconds... think whether we all want to hear and whether Cliff Richard would approve... send. The End Honey xxx -- Thank you for not discussing the outside world. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: B&S in SoCal
by Gregg Ogorzelec 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

>>1) Are there any other Southern California fans out there? and 2) If you are from SoCal, do you know of anyplace that carries "Dog On Wheels"? Andy - There are a few B&S fans in LA. I turned one of my neighbors onto them after he heard them through my walls. I'm the only one of my friends that I know who are on the list. I haven't found any of the singles here yet, I've ordered them through the Web site. GreggO PS - What's up with your E-Mail name? >>>Shaft <CrimsonKing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Opinions on CD
by Andrew Hung Nguyen 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

Hello All, I am will make my very first trip to Europe this May and I was wondering if people could give me their opinion on some CDs I plan to purchase in London. 1) Adventures in Stereo: Which albums are good? 2) Octopus 3) Dodgy, Free Peace Sweet 4) Ed Ball 5) Cecil Also I wanted to know if the list was still going to have a picnic. The last thing I remember reading is a picnic that is scheduled in early May. I arrive in London on May 5 and I am there until May 7. Then off to France. Andrew N. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: dry cleaning madonna el nino and belle
by Tara Widmer 24 Feb '98

24 Feb '98

I know how dry cleaning is done, it's like this: They put the clothes in one of those metallic washing machines, you know the kind that you have to pay extra money to use, and fill it with magical chemicals, these "special cleaning agents" and wash. So "dry" cleaning is a bit of a misnomer you see!! And I know this to be true because I saw it in an investigative report on Dateline NBC and they wouldn't have it on there if it wasn't true. Unless it is whatever cleaners I happen to be patronising at any given time, whose method seems more along the lines of "take Tara's dirty stuff that needs cleaning, hang it in the back of the store for 2 days then run an iron over the thing and give it back to her for $5, count our money and laugh our heads off when she leaves"... tho I have to commend the place I went to recently, they got a nasty piece of gum out of my french Posh Spice versace knockoff slipdress which I bought in England!:::huge sigh of relief::: Over the weekend i did my good deed and converted YET ANOTHER person to the tribe of B&S worshippers. yay me!!!! That brings my *grand total* of converts to a magnificent....wait for it...TWO! and with converts 3 and 4 almost certainly in the bag, Belle and Sebastian fever is sweeping the Bay faster than El Nino.... (I was crying in public the other day after a bad time at Carnaval and this boy walked up to me and tried to comfort, I said, "no it's allright, only PMS", and he said, "yeah you're right El Nino is really something!" huh???) MADONNA is calling her new look Veronica Electronica. Which is sure to be a nail color by Hard Candy in a matter of days. And hahaha that's really funny, that news about nothing released until July... now if you would please tell us really... isn't it lovely tho, how active this list remains despite the lack of new releases?? I think so. tonight Matthew, I will be Punky Brewster, because I dyed my hair black and people might stop saying I look like Mariah!!!! TaraNicole ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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