March 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Re: Sinister: Fun for the Family!
by jon g. 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

-----Original Message----- From: Keith Watson <keith(a)qss.co.uk> To: jon g. <jon.g(a)btinternet.com> Cc: Katrina House <jeepster.uk(a)virgin.net> Date: 31 March 1998 16:43 Subject: Re: Sinister: Fun for the Family! >>> Anyway, while we were getting our tickets, the girl on the front of Dog >On >>> Wheels was standing at the desk. I got really excited about this, but I >>> don't think bethey was so thrilled. Anyway, it looked like Katrina might >>> look (in my mind). Am I getting really sad now? I have to visualise >>> everyone that I see. Anyway, that could be what Katrina looks like. >> >>Ummm, i don't remember Jo (coverstar of Dog On Wheels and Tigermilk) >>being at the gig, let alone being on the front desk, but i was on the >>door for a bit handing out ice-creams, so it must have been me ... sorry >>if i didn't say hello ... :) I've only ever met Jo once (brief >>encounter on the Central Line) but i spose people could say we look kind >>of similar ... my hair is dyed and i've got a smaller nose though! > > >Haha, big Tigermilk Katrina mix up escapade, you didn't get your clothes off >for Tigermilk now did you Katrina! > >That's actually quite remarkable Jon that you imagined Katrina to be exactly >the way she is - most people get completely wrong impressions about what >people are going to look like before they see their picture/meet them. > Well, Katrina seems quite efficient, so she'd have short hair, for a start. I don't know what else. It doesn't always work out that well. For me, people called Keith always have moustaches. Do you? Katrina - were you wearing a dress - it might have been purple. Anyway, bethey didn't think it was Jo. And don't worry if you didn't say hello - you can next time (I'm really excited that everyone is going to know who we are - unless loads of kids get into B&S, of course). This email is going to be a nightmare to send - the spellchecker always wants to change Katrina to Quatrain for some funny reason. Katrina (House) also wrote: >> Anyway, just in case you were wondering, there is another 15 year old on the >> list. Her name is Katrina also - alkl6163(a)emirates.net.ae . >aaarrghhh! quick, someone come up with an alias for one of us, please!! She was the one I was talking about when I said that you were too important to have two Katrinas. Her name could be Lulu or Katie or something of that nature. I haven't heard from her in ages, actually. Katie-dear, if you're there, drop me a line! I don't think Rod's idea of having Sp~c# G$rl names would really work (you'll notice I didn't swear like Rod did). It would be depressing to be reminded of the real world with that lot in. I'm also quite touched with this: -----Original Message----- From: Euan Leitch <euan.leitch(a)virgin.net> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Date: 31 March 1998 18:43 Subject: Sinister: something un-asked (he hopes) >i couldn't agree more with what mr nick says about jon & bethey. i went >to your website yesterday and i'm still reeling from how lovely you both >are. if wee-ness is the key, i want to be mike tv. I'm working on a brand new site at the moment - like the old one, only different, if you know what I mean. You should be excited. The 'Under Construction' page for Jeepster is also fab. I can't remember where it is, but there is a really fabulous image summing up Jeepster at the start. I don't know if anyone will understand that one. bethey might post later - when she's finished her homework! I'm revising at the moment you see - nothing proper to do. jon g. jon.g(a)btinternet.com - http://www.btinternet.com/~jon.g/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: some words to read (or not)
by Alan Prior 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

Message text written by "jon g." >Dungeons & Dragons was just scary. Nothing else.< No, no, no....the plasticine raisin animated thing was, though (can't remember what it was called just now). I was very scared of that when i was wee. still don't like raisins. they're all icky and must be sad cos they used to be grapes but now they're all shriveled up and embarrased... I was in glasgow the other day and i saw a boy walking along Byres road wearing a B&S. i should have spoken to him. i've never seen embdy else with a B&S t-shirt on, dunno why, seen as some have been selling in Fopp in Edinburgh for a while now. I went into Echo with it's wall-to-wall ceiling-to-floor cds with my friend Kenneth and he just went "Wow! Wow! Wow! Please can we stay here for everandeverandeverandeverandever...lets built a house under the counter and never ever leave!" (and he doesn't even have a cd player, anyway...) Boys, eh? Oh, and Rod; All Saints are better than the Spice Girls. Especially the Blattgirl. Yum. Looks quite similar to girl on a Channel 5 soap, though. I've already done (some) of my sad songs, so my favourite jump-up-and-down-and-be-sick ones at the moment are; 'Velocity Girl' by Primal Scream (it IS me, 'cept for the spike bit); anything by Kenickie, coz they're sooo ace; 'Glostarz' by Urusei Yatsura; and lots and lots of other spangly tunes, though i still always prefer the sad ones. Film Quote of the day; "if i ever start refering to these as the best days of my life, remind me to kill myself" This is in my school yearbook profile, where it also says i am "intense and glittery". Hmmmmm. love and spangles, Debbie 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Sad
by Birjinder Anant 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

Hello, I thought of another one, 'Dagger' by Slowdive Also, is anyone going to see the Pastels on their smash US spring tour. They'll be at Bottom of the Hill in SF on April 7, if anyone's interested. Take care, Birjinder ______________________________________________________ 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Belle on ze box
by Jonathan Cole 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

After much prodding (ouch !) by Monsieur Stephane Buron, here is my very first posting (hope it doesn't hurt as much as the postings some boys got at school - that tree they planted in the playground was a source of great fear to all of us under-sevens, I can tell you...), but having lurked in silence on the list for 6 months or so, it's probably time for an excursion. Anyway, I come to bring you news (of sorts) about a TV programme that was broadcast in France last Friday, called "Tracks" on the Franco-German channel "Arte". It was only short, but as it was the only B&S thing I've ever seen on TV, so I'll give you all a blow-by-blow account - you can always make a cup of tea if you get bored... So, on our TV screens appear the words "Century of Fakers", and then in the next frame "A story by Belle and Sebastian". Someone I didn't recognise, with a beard and wearing an apron, was then seen sitting by a canal smoking a cigarette. It then cut to Isobel, doing sign language to the words of the song, which were also subtitled on the bottom of the screen (they turned yellow as they were sung, which was a nice touch). Back to the bloke with the beard, who is opening the metal shutters outside a shop, to reveal Isobel sitting in the shop window reading a magazine. She has sprouted angels' wings, which must be most inconvenient when getting on and off of the bus. Bearded bloke puts a sign outside the shop/cafe/whatever, which says "Java events". Bearded bloke returns to shop or whatever, staggering with a big cardboard box and trying to light a cigarette at the same time (which, as anyone who has ever tried lighting a cigarette whilst carrying a big cardboard box will know, is rather tricky). We then see the band outside the "Halt Bar", and the gentleman with the aforementioned facial hair reappears carrying a guitar case, and goes into the bar. He is later seen cleaning the windows of the shop/cafe/thingy. Isobel is seen kneeling in the grass, surrounded by lots of flowers, reading again, and the video ends. Interspersed into this cinematographic oeuvre are bits of interviews held in the Halt bar with Chris Geddes and Mick Cooke (unless I'm wrong, in which case it was someone else), and introductory bits from the presenter. Because the bits said by the band were dubbed into French, I've had to translate most of it back, so it won't be exactly what was said, but hey, you get the picture... Presenter: B&S took their name from the famous TV programme of the same name, which incidentally none of the band has ever seen. Only 2 of them deign to appear before the cameras, and their concerts are as frequent as solar eclipses. Chris (probably): We rarely travel out of Glasgow, it's quite a strange place. There are loads of good bands that come from here, but Glaswegians aren't the type of people to worship a group, even if they appreciate them...... I don't really know how to describe the Glasgow music scene, there are loads of groups, but the main thing is maybe our way of working, we're a long way from the big centres of the music industry.... Presenter: Their first album, Tigermilk, sold like hot muffins, and today Americans queue around the block to see them, but the group have kept a cool head. Chris (?): I share a flat with Stuart at Church Hall. Musicians often come by to practice; it's good, there are people around all of the time... Presenter: If you go to Glasgow, it's at the Halt bar that you are most likely to see B&S - we tried, and it worked! Chris (?): We were students at Stow College and our first album came out on the college's label "Electric Honey" records. We took them a tape and they liked it. As part of the music management course, they release a record every year, which acts as practical experience for the students - the production of the record makes up part of the course... The whole thing lasted about 2 minutes, but it made by week anyway.... Maybe I'll post again before the next 6 months are out (just to keep Stephane happy), or maybe that was too boring and I'll be sent to the cyber-hell for train spotters. Jean Charbon ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister:------
by Bramleys 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

>If only I'm was that cool when I wa 15 I for one am not cool. I laugh like a demented hamster and my ambition in life is to marry Michael Parkinson. neither is jon g. bethey bramly(a)globalnet.co.uk

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Sinister: my name is not eimeir it is cormac
by Eimeir Tereasa McCartan 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

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Sinister: comfort of strangers
by Eimeir Tereasa McCartan 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

Could anyone tell me when the new single by the dandy warhols is out........did anyone think that the line in suedes metal mickey"all the people shake their money in time" sounds like "all the people shove their money in tarts".........does anyone know how grown humans ever liked the poodle perm rock of the eighties......... why did the magnificent gus van sant make such a sentimental trite film like good will..............why do i adore a century of fakers.......are belle and sebastian teasing us with the non appearance of the new single........ if you knew richard ashcroft would he annoy you intensely(yes)............why do all girls think it so cool to emulate masculine traits(well not all)........why is louise thought attractive......why is neil hannon fucking alive when hes a vile smug little wanker..........questions like these need to be answered ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: B+S/pop/Art/Reggae
by PJMiller 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

>Well, this is becoming somewhat lengthy, so I'll leave it for now. My next >idea is to match specific songs with works of art. Has anyone thought of >what architecture might ring of B&S? Whenever anyone mentions the fabled church hall where B&S rehearse and record I automatically picture the church hall in Dad's Army, preferably with the verger scurrying around in the background. No real reason, except I don't think I've ever seen a real church hall. We had a non denominational village hall instead. Cars were parked at owner's risk. It took me ages to work out what that meant. As of a week last Tuesday I am a huge reggae fan and always have been. Is anyone familiar with a gentleman called Yabby You? I am considering a major purchase, the 2 CD package, Jesus Dread 72-77. I think I'm going to buy it anyway, but if someone could just tip me over the edge, I'd be grateful. I bought The Congos on saturday, crazy name, crazy guys. That stuff about sleaze - no one should have read it. Paul says we can't send on jokes, and if we can't send them we can't read them either. I didn't read it, and I'm a bit miffed that my attempt to avoid it has come to nothing, thanks to it having been replied to. Humph. Mind you, that joke about the sheep honking the horn was good. The saddest song in the world? It's a toss up between I'd Rather Go Blind by Rod Stewart and Go Now by Bessie Smith (I think). I can't think of any others at the moment, but I'll inflict them on you as we go along, shall I? Peter Far-I ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister:------
by jon g. 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

-----Original Message----- From: Bramleys <bramly(a)globalnet.co.uk> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Date: 31 March 1998 19:17 Subject: Sinister:------ >>If only I'm was that cool when I wa 15 >I for one am not cool. I laugh like a demented hamster and my ambition in life is to marry Michael Parkinson. >neither is jon g. I missed that one actually. bethey is precisely right. We are, in fact, anti-cool. We like to wear second hand flares in front of all of the cool people in their DKNY puffa-hotpants. We like to stay in and listen to records rather than go out, drink half a bottle of vodka and get off with the nearest member of any sex. We like music that has never got in the top ten. (You see, music that hasn't been in the top ten is obviously not worth bothering with - if the entire nation's six year olds don't nag their mum to buy it (mr blobby) or the just-seventeen-reading 9-year olds who think that the first thing they hear on the radio is the best thing they've ever heard (sp~c# g£rls etc.), then it must be crap music). I can't think of much else, bu no - we are definitely not cool. Oh, yeah, me and bethey have a soul rather than melodrama and we also have compassion rather than involuntary charity. jong ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Sad songs
by Birjinder Anant 31 Mar '98

31 Mar '98

Hi everyone, Here are some songs that make me cry (but I don't know why). I know there's probably hundreds but I can only remember these right now. I'm not going to expound on them because then everyone will know what an idiot I am. Okay: Lots of songs by the Stone Roses, especially 'I am the Resurrection' 'World View Blue' by the Blue Aeroplanes 'Seconds' by Pulp 'Broken Heart' by Spiritualized (is anyone from SF going to the show on Thursday?) 'We Rule the School' and 'Put the Book Back on the Shelf' and 'Scooby Doo' by Aden Take care, Birjinder ______________________________________________________ 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 . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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