May 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: hot water and towels
by Honey 27 May '98

27 May '98

Well the big day's finally arrived. I promised when Sinister started that I would have all your babies and today I'm delivering. Yes Sinister is 9 months' old today and your babies are fair popping out. Ouch, it hurts. I expect flowers. Poor old Alex, who thought the list was knackered and sent a message three times - an explanation. In the "good" old days lots of people sent "administration commands" (like "unsubscribe") to the list - a common mistake, and one you can't entirely blame people for (well you can but the software should be better). People on the list got fed up with this. So I turned on a standard check for it in the software, which looks for things like "unsubscribe" and "help" and sends them just to the list admin her/himself - so now only *I* get to see them, and if in fact they're OK I "approve" them via email and send them on. Aren't I nice? Thing is - the checking is a little too keen and thought, because Alex said "HELP" at a strategic point, that he might be one of these pesky trouble-causers and so asked me to check first. And because I was being rushed to the Western General in the back of a taxi, screaming for morphine and wondering what to call my children, I wasn't around. So the moral to this tedious explanation is: a few (< 1%) or emails will get trapped and I will have to give the software a nod. If you'd rather I turned this off again (email me privately) then I'm happy to. I just noticed some people got pretty fed up with a lot of these unsubscribes going to the list (reminder: don't send them to sinister, send them to majordomo(a)majordomo.net!) [P.S. haha - I just had to approve THIS email] What else? Well I might change the whole list's addresses for email and WWW to something else - it makes in more portable in the future. So look out for changes on the website http://bee.home.ml.org/sinister :) and in the footer if I decide to - the old ones will of course still work for a bit but I'd prefer you to use the new. Another damn good reason is so that my email address can be something fun. Anyway I'll let you know if I decide to change it. honey(a)bee.ml.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Watford
by Chris 27 May '98

27 May '98

What are you doing here, Nick? Do we allow people from Watford on this list? C. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: gummo
by Runegg 27 May '98

27 May '98

hellummo, After reading interviews with Harmony "Arrogant Dipshit" Korine and hearing him refer to himself as "the only great American filmmaker", I was somewhat reluctant to see Gummo. But I went to a midnight show, and I thought it was great--funny and beautifully shot and sick and very entertaining. So. --Ari ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: i like to drive fast; i like fast cars
by Spool44 27 May '98

27 May '98

hello, I am new to the list and my name is Lynh (female). I am from California in the US, in San Diego. Over here it is difficult to get things by b&s. well I don't want to bore anyone, just thought I might introduce myself. Lynh ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: i like to drive fast; i like fast cars
by PKHINTZ 27 May '98

27 May '98

In a very Belle and Sebastian moment, Stuart G wrote: >I only failed my driving test twice, but I claim the record for the >quickest failure; going through a red light whilst still within sight of >the test centre. I think it took about 20 seconds. Not that this is something to boast about, but I fear I can claim for the record for quickest accident. I did pass my driving test, and waited in line for hours at the Department of Motor Vehicles, like a true driver, for the official license. I felt so proud of getting my wheels. However, as I was pulling out of the parking lot of the DMV, my car met someone else's in a nasty way. I saw it coming, panicked, and drove into it anyway. After impact, I sat in the driver's seat, and to the horror of my mother sitting in the seat next to me, I yelled out, F**K! I believe this was the beginning of my losing favorite son status. Someone stole my wheels 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: swearing & fags
by Ayacolor 27 May '98

27 May '98

YES! This is my husband (to be ) said >the line is actually "For a vegetarian, Rents, you're a fucking evil shot." Aya ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Chintzy bints
by Mark Casarotto 26 May '98

26 May '98

I'm just watching "In the Red" (so why are you writing a pointless letter to people you spent half a lifetime with (well, that's what it seemed like when David, Gerard and Rory moved onto Azerbaijani villages beginning with "V" - you had to be there) only 24 hours ago. Doesn't Stephen Fry look old (and isn't he a complete genius, by the by)? Doesn't John Bird look, well, healthier than he should, all things considered. And isn't the girl who's reading the news, who's also the receptionist in I'm Alan Partrdige (which I'm dying to see again), completely foxy in every way? Mmmmm... Ta for the picnic, then, David and Katrina - a stormer, even if the turnout wasn't quite as hoped. I think I managed to down about 8 pints throughout the day, and may well have slurred myself out of a job this afternoon as my brain didn't work at an interview. I made up for it by spending 25 quid on rekkids, including some Nick Drake hits album - any advice to a Drake virgin like myself? I do like the Urusei Yatsura single, mind - and the Kenickie one has grown on me, I must say... Do Belle and Sebastian allow their songs to be used in feature films? I only ask because my mum, who absolutely loves them, tells me that a couple of movies to be made very shortly want to use B&S material. Have any films up to now included them? Sad as it may be, I'd just have to check them out. Much love for now, you sweethearts, you. Biondino, King of Prussia (nyahahahahaha!) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Anything
by Birjinder Anant 26 May '98

26 May '98

Hi, Since Steven from Atlanta recommended some comics to read, I figure I'd do the same. Here's what I've been reading: Pickle by Dylan Horrocks (unfortunately on some sort of hiatus after 10 issues), Berlin by Jason Lutes, and of course Love and Rockets (the comic was first), Eightball and Optic Nerve. Detailed descriptions are unavailable due to laziness, but Pickle centers around a town called Hicksville in New Zealand, and Berlin is about Berlin in the early 20th century. Now that the new song titles are in, maybe we should do a "Favorite/Favourite new song title" survey, to complement the Favorite Song poll already on the Blue Soda site, I think. Just send your picks somewhere, and they will be posted. My favorite is I am Death, Will you please kill me? I never thought that B&S would use that title, but it just goes to show... Also, if anyone is from Sussex, do you have anything interesting/good/bad to say about the university? I'm going there in October for an MA program, and I want to see what I'm getting into. Yslr vstr. 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: re: Belle and Sebastian Comics
by Francisco Alberto Wong 26 May '98

26 May '98

Just because someone mentioned Optic Nerve I must concur and agree forthrightly that listening to Belle and Sebastian whilst reading Optic Nerve may result in overdose on nostalgia and most things winsome --or rather, hopeless. I also recommend reading Acme Novelty Library to accompany your poolside manners as well as to enhance your assorted Belle and Sebastian accoutrements. Good Luck! francisco ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: don't look back, like dylan in the movies
by Bramleys 26 May '98

26 May '98

>> > i've just read that the showroom cinema in sheffield is showing the dylan >> > film don't look back on the 17 and 18 of june "to coincide with the uk >> > concert dates". that would be immensely exciting for me if i was 18 and >> > could actually get in. i do have tickets for the concert in sheffield, >> > though. > >> wow! >> what does this mean? >> is there a tour? are they entirely sold out? >> i'll take the missus--she'll be shocked and surprised. >> more info please... > >yeah, come on bethey ... more info please! i wanna know!!!! help!! have i got a paronoid complex or have we got our wires crossed? i meant bob dylan on tour. did you know that, or is it me? and i mentioned it because there is a belle and sebastian song named after the film. oh well. i'll hang myself now bethey ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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