March 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Re: Sinister: B&S Picnics
by Ryanerik 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

No... we gotta do one up here in Minneapolis! F, man. the US is way to spread out. ryan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Keith: Is he or isn't he?
by MWaggner 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

Oh Gosh! I was only sharing a little story -- it was meant as a commentary on the oft- recurring *discussion* about Stuart's orientation, not on his personal life itself. The things people create are certainly colored by their personal lives -- their various orientations of all sorts, their "souls" and the things that have happened to them to form who they are. But, one doesn't have to "own" the artist's soul or know the minute details of his/her life to love the thing they created. If it simply speaks to something in you, you don't have to pick it to pieces... I could go on and on, explaining what I mean, but it boils down to: I really don't give a "toss" who or what Stuart M. or anyone else in the band may or may not be sleeping with. I just really love the music and am very glad that sometimes people can create something that can touch me -- on a level that is very personal to me. Sorry if I offended anyone. Next time, I'll just keep it to myself. -- michele ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: how many members of B&S does it take to change a lightbulb?
by susannah 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

on 06 Mar 98, Keith Watson wrote... >Do we have to talk about band members sexuality. It's really none of our >business. > >Especially when people are just blindly speculating. I wouldn't like people >discussing this sort of thing about me without my permission. > >Why is it of so much interest anyway? > Am I alone in being concerned about Keith once again 'chumming up' with Stuart Murdoch? And he's not the only one, there seems to be a lot of it about, maybe its the change in weather but its certainly on the rise. Well, I reckon the band can handle a few loose jibes, keeps them on their toes, but the ' is-stuart-gay' thing HAS been going on a while admittedly. So, one last time for all the new listees out there, STUART IS NOT GAY !! (oh, go on then, he is). To date no-one has actually sent me any decent problems for my slot, so, you guessed it, I'll just have to make them up. So watch out for yourselves kids, and thats about all for a Saturday afternoon. Susannah. P.S . Stuart D : I've got the photo if you've got the scanner. P.P.S. Seven, but its the wrong type of bulb, with the wrong wattage and in the wrong socket. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: B&S Picnics
by Tara Widmer 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

Well I don't know about the rest of you non-UK listees, but this whole picnic thing makes me slightly miserable at being stuck in crazy Yankland, as usual.... Wouldn't it be nice to also organize a similar event Stateside --particularly the NorCal region!! --- to coincide with the next B&S release sometime this summer? ...under the wild assumption that she's not the only fan in Norcal "Black Beauty Main" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Keith: Is he or isn't he?
by PJMiller 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

>Do we have to talk about band members sexuality. It's really none of our >business. > >Especially when people are just blindly speculating. I wouldn't like people >discussing this sort of thing about me without my permission. > >Why is it of so much interest anyway? I don't know why it's of so much interest. I suppose people are just grubby little pervies at heart. But sex and/or gaiety obviously plays a major role in pop music, so perhaps that's why people are so interested. The Faber Book of Pop is chock-a-block full of things about homosexuality and pop, from the charming Little Richard to the equally delightful Brett from Suede, and none of them are just idle gossip, quite the opposite in fact. I was surprised to learn that only one of the Village People was gay. It just goes to show, doesn't it? No, not really. As far as the band members' sexuality is concerned, what surprises me is that everyone focusses on the ins and outs of Sturgeon Musgrave's private life, while no one seems interested in Isobel's AC/DC tendedncies. I am referring, of course, to her penchant for performing in school uniform. I've always enjoyed those AC/DC videos where members of the fanclub dress up as Angus Young and clamber about over scaffolding as the band play on regardless. Perhaps these picnics could turn into a video shoot of that sort, with all the girls dressed in school uniform and all the boys dressed in sensible sandals and smart trousers. MM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: What is it?
by Richard Anderson 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

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Re: Sinister: Sheep & Sebastian
by plaird 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

Ahh, Matthew, >I did not make a blunder; I was being cheeky. It all went wrong somewhere. Nae problem. I'll be honest and say I just assumed a blunder had been made, since I've been asked before if we spoke English over here by unthinking Americans (USA that is). So it could be said I'm guilty of making the unfounded assumption that all you yanks are that daft :o). (note smiley thingie) >Ahh Doric, What a beautiful language , Quine= girl, loon=boy, couthy auld >wifie=old woman who stands at bus stop and offers you sweets. I love >aberdeen. >love Colin. I think I'm going to cry now. Not so keen on Aberdeen myself. >upndoonroonnroonbenahoosekenfitahmeanklenngreeneberdeen,fitlikemin? Ahmdaeinfine, fitlikeyersel? Keith the cheeky git said: >indeed it is unintelligable, but I didn't know >that it was anything to do with the words spoken... Still in the back of >beyond lands of deep fried mars bars, I suppose anything's possible. I'd never heard of deep fried Mars Bars 'til I moved to Edinburgh. I always thought they were some kind of Central belt thing. Oh, and by the way the Aberdeen area is cattle country. The Highlands are where the sheep run free (The Clearances 'n' that). Cheerio, The Laird of East Fountainbridge ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Belle & Scottish
by Ian MacDonald 07 Mar '98

07 Mar '98

upndoonroonnroonbenahoosekenfitahmeanklenngreeneberdeen,fitlikemin? ---------- > From: plaird <plaird(a)ndirect.co.uk> > To: sinister <sinister(a)majordomo.net> > Subject: Sinister: Belle & Scottish > Date: 06 March 1998 01:42 > > Tara Widmer said: > >A Scottish (Glasgwegian, in fact) friend of mine insists that there is a > >Scottish language - not Gaelic, but SCOTTISH. He said it is hundreds of > >years old and virtually extinct, although he was involved in a society > >of some sort dedicated to resurrecting it... we were looking at > >something re: this on the Internet once cos he was trynna prove to me > >what he was saying wasn't a load of crap.... tho since no-one on the > >list has said anything to this effect, now I'm beginning to wonder! > > I was the one who started the Gaelic/Scottish language thing to do > with the B&S setlist language blunder. > I originally come from Banffshire (that's in Scotland for you non > UK-ers) where we speak DORIC (a very strong dialect), which, in > written form, is pretty near to 'Old Scottish' (with some very > local words). As far as I know there is a society dedicated to > the less used Lowland variety (for you non-Scottish types that's > the populated bit from Glasgow to Edinburgh) > > Somehow I don't think Belle & Sebastian would write in any > version of Scottish. > > Imagine that!!! > It's already bad enough with B&S being described as Folk-Pop. > Writing in Scottish they would then become Super-Folky. > > I've never liked the music journo habit of describing singers or > groups as 'folk'. I think they forget that there might be a local > folk music tradition. B&S certainly don't sound folk in the > Scottish sense (thank God or whatever). > > I think I've been watching too much Discovery Channel. > > I'm off to dream of horses (maybe). > > The Laird of East Fountainbridge. > > > > "An Egg is good for you" - THE EGG Marketing Board > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > . 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? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Mudskipper
by Mark 06 Mar '98

06 Mar '98

I've not been reading the list for about a month now as I've been dead busy so I'm not really up to speed on the current topics but I would like to use this space to introduce a new band that most of you are going to adore. They're called Mudskipper and are based in Wolverhampton UK. Chris Brown, the bass player is the proud owner of a vinyl Tigermilk, oblivious to it's worth, but of the impression that they're the only modern band doing what Mudskipper do. So that'll be gentle, fragile, acoustic pop with a delicate voice. Our local music paper called them 'Wolverhampton's quietest band'. They've just released a CD called 'Eggshells' on their own label but it's got a limited run of less than one hundred copies! Is this the next Tigermilk???? If you want to hear it, Chris has agreed to let me offer a few to the list. To get your hands on one, send a cheque or IRC (payable The Varsity) for £11.00 (£12.00 outside the UK) to: The Varsity (Mudskipper Offer) Stafford St Wolverhampton WV1 1LZ UK The price includes postage and if there's a good response and we run out, we'll mail the money back. We've also got them playing at the venue (The Varsity - that is) on March 25 as part of a tribute night to John Todd, a local music photographer who died earlier this year. I know this looks like a blatant plug but it's not - it's just me helping out a band who make fantastic music. I wanted to set up a little web site for them but I don't know how to get sounds off the CD and into WAV format. I'm reluctant to offer tape copies as the only way for the band to make money is to sell these. And I'm not making a penny out of it. Mudskipper are charging me £10.00 for each one and I reckon the stamp and jiffy bag will cost a quid to do and I'll no doubt lose out if someone from abroad buys one! If you want to know more, e-mail me privately and I'll give you their phone number. You can also get CDs off them direct if you think I'm up to something(!)(someone out there will be wary of this...!). Cheers Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Sprechen Sie Scottisch?
by PKHINTZ 06 Mar '98

06 Mar '98

Yesterday in the hundred acre wood, you wrote: <<I was the one who started the Gaelic/Scottish language thing to do with the B&S setlist language blunder.>> No, I must confess; it was me who began this language thread when I wrote that I thought the setlist would be written in Scottish. I believe the error comes from my non-use of some little face (ie. ;-)) or the wonderful squiggle (~) for sarcasm. I did write a message explaining this, but I counted to ten and thought that I had best delete it. I took the squiggle a wee bit too near the nasty side for my own comfort--blame it on writing late at night. When I was in Scotland, everyone I met did speak English--and I was also relieved to learn that no one wore furs or painted their faces blue anymore. [In this case, I will use the face ;-) to denote that that sentence was written with humourous intent.] I did not make a blunder; I was being cheeky. It all went wrong somewhere. I knew someone during the fall who was from Switzerland; she would ask people what language they speak in her country. To upset her, the answer given should be Swiss. Then she would launch into a narrative of Swiss history and culture. Some people would say Swiss just to upset her. I was more than surprised to learn that she spent the first seven years of her life in the US, before moving. I asked her about it--and she told me she had only vague memories of that time in her life. I thought it more than a little suspicious that she had little memory of seven years! Now she writes me letters, in English, that she is bored in the Alps. I would not mind being bored in the Alps. :-) My dubiously Swiss friend also thought that I _only_ listened to Belle and Sebastian. Whenever she asked me what I was listening to on my walkman, it would be B&S. She stopped asking after a while; she already knew the answer. Living and loving Matthew ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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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