February 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Here's a little question for everyone...
by Marylka＠aol.com 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

hello sweeties, I have had these lyrics in my head all day and pleeease, you must help me. Where are they from?.....You know how irritating it is when you have something in your head and it won't go....ggrrrrrrr here we go: > Gone forever to a safer place than I'll ever be, > With better luck and bluer eyes than me, > To some place with better luck and handsome hands. > Yes, these hands are lonely, > These hands are wasted. > I die alone, and in slo-mo > because I got what I wanted. > So forever is gone. > Forever was wrong, > Forever was too long. aaahhh it's so nice to get that off my chest. Now, let's see, what can I offer to the lovely person who can help me. Err, no Tigermilk, I'm afraid....how about the thought that you have calmed the mind and soothed the spirit of a very stressed girl. OK? thanks love and kisses, Marylka xxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: pique-nique
by Johnston, John CT 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

I'm so excited by the pic nic idea and I prefer the 4th of May above all coz it's sooner. I just can't wait. Oh and it's also my birthday that week. John ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: another B&S cover idea
by ByTheSea6＠aol.com 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

In a message dated 98-02-05 12:52:44 EST, seu05(a)central.susx.ac.uk writes: << However, I think the annals of history will remember Bowie primarily for 'Labyrinth'. >> Don't be absurd. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: 33...6...9 Seconds Of Mail (or: Caught In Flux's new address)
by Mike Appelstein 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

hi all: I have once again switched PO boxes (long story -- basically, the postal clerk was tired of going to fetch my packages), so if anyone needs to get in touch with me, here's my sparkling new address: Mike Appelstein/_Caught In Flux_ magazine PO Box 3369 Hoboken, NJ 07030 My e-mail address remains ciflux(a)aol.com (despite the Hotmail address you might see in the header). Sorry if this doesn't apply to you; I'm just trying to avoid sending out 300 change-of-address cards again like I did in December. :< Obligatory B&S content: Francisco Albert Wong, please get in touch. I'm anxiously awaiting that tape dub of B&S' Sessions@W54 taping! Please Mr. Postman, don't make me do this again, Mike ______________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: Sometimes I feel like throwing my pants up in the air
by mctag＠mcmail.com 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

Hello Losers, Lordy, digest overdose ... After some technical hitches, I'm back. I'm back in Denim. And this time I'm gonna get literary on yo assess. Rob wrote: >can i be arsed to come to covent garden?? hmmm, i don't know. maybe Lazy git. I'm coming from Manchester. Well, I'm in London anyway as it turns out, but that is *not* the point. Oh dear - I think I'm turning into Kevin Rowland. Pedro Miller wrote: >What was it? The only OJ I've ever seen was some concert interspersed with >footage of Edwyn and Zeke doing their stuff in an orange juice factory. It was the rampant cross-dressing extravaganza that is 'Blueboy'. Edwyn had absolutely fantastic boobs - I was salivating like Pavlov's dogs. Then I realised. I haven't been so embarrassed since I sat transfixed by Jennifer Capriati at Wimbledon a few years back only to hear the commentator say 'Another fantastic cross-court volley from the 13 year old'. I paraded through town wearing sackcloth and ashes, shouting "Unclean", while the village idiot through turnips at me. My wife wrote: >Sinister people,tell me some good books I should read! Much as I hate Jack Kerouac, I heartily recommend 'Maggie Cassidy', the ultimate story of teenage love gone sour. I fancied Maggie rotten all the way through the book. And that is praise indeed. 'Sweet Thursday' by John Steinbeck is beautiful, but I've just read 'The heart is a lonely hunter' by Carson McCullers, at long last, and I have to say that Genevieve and Mick Kelly have a great deal in common. Brad, who I like more and more every day, wrote >i usually don't get all into the literary discussions, but no one seems >to have mentioned my favorite poet and author. >richard brautigan. > his poetry is wonderful, if often overlooked for his novels. try "the >pill versus the sprinhill mine disaster" for a good collection of poems. >for novels try "in watermelon sugar" , "so the wind won't blow it all >away" , or "the abortion" for starters. he's famous for "trout fishing >in america" but that book holds nothing against his other works. i don't >even know why it's so popular. I think all of Richard Brautigan's stuff is worth reading. I found loads in Altrincham library for some reason, and hungrily read one after another. A good start is the book of short stories and bits and pieces 'The Tokyo Montana Express' is awesome. His prose is so naive, and yet the images he conveys are so evocative and sometimes magically surreal. Some bits make you laugh, others make you cry, but they'll all touch you. Rob wrote: >Gabriel-Garcia Marquez - Love in the Time of Cholera,...anybody..?? I totally agree. Basically this Bolivian guy falls in love with a woman, who marries someone else, so he just waits around for years and years for her husband to pop his clogs. I never thought I could fall in love with a book where old people get it on, but GG-M manages to describe the sights and sounds and smells in such vivid detail that it's totally intoxicating, romantic and well, ace really. I warn you, I'm going to get on to films now ... Alexander wrote: >And French New Wave is lovely, 400 Blows is such an endearing movie. >(Tag, if you want to write a 3000 word essay for me on 400 Blows, or A >Bout de Souffle, I do not in any way advocate cheating in education, because, you know, you're only cheating yourself, but I'd love a bite of souffle, thanks. Someone said: >they'd never heard of Hal Hartley? He is probably my favourite director >working today, try to see any of his films. His dialogue would be >greatly appreciated by fans of B&S lyrics. His films are always >very funny, poignant, moving and insightful. The boy's right. Anyone who can cast the luscious Isabelle Hupert as a 'choosy' nymphomaniac porn writing nun, have Pavement songs on thhe soundtrack, and direct a dance scene (to Sonic Youth) that makes Uma and Johnny's bit in 'Pulp Fiction' look like, like ... I dunno, something crap, is OK in my book. More dance scenes in films I say. And more dance routines to hit singles. Now there's a competition - whoever invents the best dance routine to 'LL Painter J' wins a night of torrid passion with Northy, and Rod Begbie too. Love Tag xx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: multiple reply bonanza (tiny sliver of B&S content)
by Hopkins T 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

Snake boy Chris wrote: > >Makes me want to get a gun and a girlfriend so that i can shoot some > blanks. > Just so long as your serpentine sidekick keeps coming up with the goods, we'll be OK... John J wrote: >etc etc LOOK FOR FUCKS SAKE STOP POSTING THIS PLEASE EVERYONE I have seen it enough times now John, calm yourself. I hear the delete button is very therapeutic in cases like these:-) Brad said: >no one seems to have mentioned my favorite poet and author, richard brautigan. >for novels try "in watermelon sugar" , "so the wind won't blow it all >away" , or "the abortion" for starters. My favourite too, Brad. Though I would tend to recommend 'Sombrero Fallout', 'The Abortion' or 'The Hawkline Monster' for starters. But hey, that's just me, isn't it. Brautigan has this extraordinary effect on me, like I'm really happy and dead melancholic at the same time. Sometimes. Guess which curent Scottish popular beat combo do a similar thing? Miller fretted: >I am having a similar problem finding something to tape for the Duke. The >only thing I've got that he's not likely to have is Hawkwind - Space Ritual. >What should I do? either: 1) tape him Hawkwind for one of his Space-Rock weekends, famed across the whole of south-West Exeter for their debauchery and tasty pastries, or 2) burn your Hawkwind records and send him the ashes. He'd like that. Really. Wouldn't you Dukester? Or... 3) Do yourself a favour and get on a plane, then a train, then a taxi to the Duke's very own brilliant club night in sunny Exeter. It is a room which truly lives. And hey, take in a fantastic game of football while you're in town. While you're there, ask the Duke what he wants taping. It said on the telly this morning that Duke is the 4th most popular male dog's name in the UK. I can't believe that's true.... Miller went on: >I no longer feel the need >to shell out for "real" publications, such as the NME or Q or The Face or >anything of that kind. Yes! Yes! Don't buy Q! It's all lies and fuckery! :-) That's all for now. There may not be much B&S here but at least it's only one easy-to-delete message. tim ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: When I was young you were the only fun in town
by Sarah 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

***Megan*** wrote: <<that's odd, as a friend just loaned me the plague by camus, which he swears by. and he thought it was light reading. should i be worried?>> Well, I've not read the plague. The Rebel is really hard reading. If THe Ousider (L'etranger) was in Enflish it would be much easier reading, but apart from the fact its in French and I only have a twee french dictionary. Perhaps the plaque is more like L'etranger. ?!?!?! Keith and all others, I forgot to recommend to you Charlie and the chocolte factory. I *still* giggles at Square Sweets that Look Round hheeheee :) John Johnston, ct YOU GO!D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You genuis! Perfect! Oh my lord, please may I steal that to put on my website or my fanzine PLEASE!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! You are a GOD. Lazy Line Painter Blair! oh oh oh yes! Nothing much else to say except to whinge about why can't *i* have a B&S dream? I want one! I'M GOING NOW BYE!!!!!!! Yours faithfully, the beautiful only slightly homicidal Sarah Funky with a WHY ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: another B&S cover idea
by seu05＠central.susx.ac.uk 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

Good to see Christopher A mentioning David Bowie's 'Low', it is indeed one of the finest albums of all time. Futurist pop! However, I think the annals of history will remember Bowie primarily for 'Labyrinth'. How about the Pet Shop Boys doing 'Electronic Renaissance'? They've got the equipment, and I think Neil Tennant's voice would work really well on this song. Is someone keeping a list of all these ideas for B&S covers? Jeepster will surely need them come the end of the year, when the polls vote the third B&S album as album of the year, and when the public are buying everything B&S related becuase thats what the inkies tell them to do. Like it or not, I think B&S are going to see an extreme amount of publicity (with or without their sanction) later this year. They are the hushed lips secret of everybody who is in the know, and that can only last so long. Alex -- Alex Romanelli seu05(a)central.sussex.ac.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: :-)
by LISA BERRY 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

...so should it be Meat Is Murder or The Queen Is Dead... I havent heard Meat Is Murder, but The Queen Is Dead is a BLOODY good album! Its got There Is A Light That Never Goes Out on it anyway. Love Lisa XXX ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Books n' stuff
by LISA BERRY 05 Feb '98

05 Feb '98

Hello everybody. I'm still too new to this to know what I'm doing, but here are a few of my favourite books...... "The Bridge", "Walking On Glass", "The Wasp Factory" indeed anything by Iain Banks, who is a VERY cool guy - I met him a few years ago at a book signing. Also "Morven Callar" by Alan Warner, anything by Slyvia Plath - especially "The Bell Jar" and any poetry or novels by Primo Levi. At the moment I am reading an epic fantasy series (8 volumes no less!) called "The Wheel Of Time" by Robert Jordan, and "The Fall" by Camus (in English). I once tried to read "L'Etranger" in French, but sadly had to give up and read it in English as I am just plain crap at languages. Anyway - thats what I like reading - I seem to aquire books wherever I go - I think I'm some sort of book-magnet or something. For the record, my favourite bands are Belle & Sebastian (obviously!) and the Manic Street Preachers - a strange combination some might think, but they both write intelligent lyrics, which I think is important in a band. Anyway, I wont bore you any more with my rubbish - feel free to delete this straight away - I know I would! Lots of love from Lisa XXX ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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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