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Sinister: WeeJay 2: This time it's personal
by Errington/Woodman 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

Alright lovely sinister people; I'm back from my week in Austria with mes parents. I've spent YEARS reading your messages (....but where has espadrille gone! I kinda miss him... ....er, I mean him/her!) and have loads to say, but in the end it all adds up to this: 1. Ok, everyone! Stop making fun of my sig files! 2. Red Monkey: As far as I know, Red Monkey IS Rachel and the other one who run Slampt. So not Huggy bear then....? I'm in contact with the Slampt peeps and the've never said anything.... ...ho hum. 3. The Phantom Pregnancies. Thanx whoever mentioned them. W!O!W! they were good, but I'm sorry to tell you they split in '96 so all talk is now retrospective I'm afraid :-( You all HAVE to hear their track on my tape tree tape. Ok, enough of that - I've brought you back some ink polaroids from Austria - Here you go: This one is of an endless sea of cars as far as I can see. It was taken in a long stay car park in Manchester, and apart from the cars there are wiry plants and lots of dust. Only the whole dismal scene is rendered beautiful by 'Catholic Education,' the chimes of which turn it into something much nicer. This one is of all of us sitting in one of the rooms in the 'Pension Silvia.' To the left of the picture is my mother. She's reading 'The Game' by A.S. Byatt. Next to her on the sofa is my stepdad Lance, reading 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'. On the right is my sister Katie lying on the bed in a position intended not to mess up her hair, but.... ....failing miserably. She's reading 'The Colour Of Magic' with occasional giggles. In the foreground of the picture you can see I'm reading 'Nana' by Emile Zola. The curtains are closed 'cos it's late at night. This one is of of the side of the Wolfgangsee. At the side is a little shop taking photos of people in sepia tones and victorian clothing. In the centre- left is a jetty leading out to the ferry port with a line of sweaty tourists lining up. Also in the centre two German girls of about ten have released their scraggy and sodden mongrels. The dogs are trying to attack the 2 swans who have been there for ages undisturbed. On a bench in front of them an old Englishman tells another old Englishman that he's seen a swan kill a dog. On the right of the picture is the White Horse Hotel, subject of an operetta by someone. I'm reading the end of 'Nana' and poor Zizi has just stabbed himself with Nana's scissors. This one is two German girls whose smiles follow me as I walk down the street. They must be seventeen or so, and as they sit on the bench and I continue to walk away from them down the hill, I keep turning and they are still looking at me. behind them is a copse and an unbelievably steep hill with a speck of a man mowing it. This one is of the Dwarf Garden in Salzburg. All around a loop of a path are stone statues of dwarfs of various occupations and the rest of the garden is full of trees under which Me, my mother and my sister find the only shelter in an incredibly hot day. Under the wall at the edge of the garden is a wall where three men sit and sing and play a guitar and a flute. They look like something out of a french arthouse film - perhaps 'Jules et Jim' but with three men. This one is in the lobby of the 'Pension Silvia'. The lobby is decorated with lots of austrian flowers, and outside the steps can be seen leading down to the road. Mike, the Airtours rep is looking uncomfortable wearing a bright red uniform. His cool sunglasses only draw attention to how old and worn out he looks. he's just said he spends every summer season here, and Silvia, the owner of the place, has suddenly gone all shy and girlish. She's 45 or so and here face is so red you wouldn't believe it. My family all look thoughtful as they have read the subtext. This is England again, somewhere in Manchester. It looks like England really does, overcut a-road verges and lots of tarmac. It looks a little dull and soulless, but to me it looks like home and I love it. I hope you enjoyed them! they are fun to do - I may try more. I think someone should compile a best-of compilation of Sinister ink polaroids. In fact, maybe I will...... But don't hold your breath. If someone does it we should all send them our addresses and they can send us a copy. hey, maybe Honey Paul could put it on the site. Love 'n' Apfelstrudel WeeJay "...All you can do is laugh All I can do is cry..." james(a)twopounds.u-net.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: it's been a longgg time..
by vlass＠interlog.com 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

i guess it's not very elegant of me to rejoin the sinister list with a message that pretty much will clutter all your mailboxes with mostly non b&s information but.. i'm allowed one strike, right? first off: how are you lovely sinisterines? what has been the gossip around town? you know, the bar brawls, the shotgun weddings, that type of thing... (now you're wondering, "who the hell is this person and why does she want to know about us?") not that i posted much before, but i'm teri and well, hmm, i'm back from a wonderful vacation in greece (since june19th i've been gone!) and do you know what it feels like to come back home from somewhere faraway and realize that so much has changed? it's scary, really, and i'm full of nervous energy and it's like that liz phair song where she sings something like, "all my phone messages got erased and i don't even know where my friends are" (that's wrong, i think) so umm, i'm telling you lot about it. sigh. hi. yeah. *deep breath* belle and sebastian related stuff! in greece i met 3 great sinister list-ish people: john k, daphne and vaso at a neato rock festival in athens where we saw pppppulp and sonic youth and it was very nice :) (kelly, if you're out there, sorry we missed each other, boo) and, OH! i saw a b&s video which was exciting for me since i don't get canada's music station (no cable).. it was late at night, for dog on wheels and i literally yelled when it came on, causing my cousin to run out of the bathroom and ask what was wrong with me... nice video :) okay, now i should go back and sort through the mail that has piled up and figure out how to fix all the things that SHOULDNT have gone wrong while i was gone. ack! see you later... teri +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Little Ditties
by paul 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

Tall Git asked this: >>Since I haven't been able to hear Isobel's little ditties on the Treehouse >>web site, because they're not Real Audio or something, I was wondering if >>anyone had managed to get them on tape? And would be a really kind person >>and do me a copy? You're just gonna have to be a bit patient, pal. According to the treehouse website the songs will be issued as some kind of EP type thing, so we'll all get to hear those wondrous songs pretty soon. Unless its limited to 53 copies and only available from Stephen Pastel's half-cousin's bric-a-brac shop, of course. And please - "Isobel's little ditties"?!!!!! I beg your pardon? take care, PAUL x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Little Ditties
by Greekesque＠aol.com 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

the audio files on the treehouse site *are* real audio. and what is all this talk about steven pastel? is he real famous over there? seems like he's just some kid with a semi-ok haircut that can play some cheesy unoriginal pop tunes on ye old guitar... oh yeah, he's voice ain't so great either. but don't get me wrong, i still own the illuminations... it's just... don't know... christian the expendable fish +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: x rated review show,
by Yaz 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

to all london sinisterines and sinisterettes, # what are you doing reading this? huh? you should be listening to Xfm' x rated review show, they're reviewing Bell and Seb, right now.......... +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Six Implausible Things (NBSC)
by PJMiller 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

1) The Monday Poem is dead, long live The Poetry Parrot! The poem I want to delight you all with is in my old house, and is unlikely to be available before tomorrow, Monday. Therefore I propose a looser arrangement, in keeping with the spirit of Mad Dog Murdoch's early demo recordings. As everyone knows, parrots can squawk at any time, it all depends who pulls their tails and when. This parrot squawks out great long chunks of poetry, almost at random, when its tail is pulled in the proper manner. I shall undertake this implausible act as soon as possible, and I hope it will be worth it. The parrot is also capable of delivering complex biographical material, parrot-fashion. 2) The list might be a nail, but it used to be a drawing pin. Hopefully, after this flurry of enthusiasm (most welcome, of course) it will revert to its old drawing pin self and Basil Brush's frankly ridiculous demands for tighter immigration control can be swept back under the carpet where they belong. 3) After all the attention she's been attracting on this list, I'm not at all surprised that Saint Lucy has been signed up for an advertising campaign in the United States of America. I'm sure the product or service in question will be hugely successful. 4) 810 pounds! Excellent work! I sincerely hope that the patients enjoy listening to it. Hmmm, I hardly think that that poor quality joke can masquerade as a genuine implausible thing, not after Andy's phenomenal work on Friday....the cult-like ludicrousness of the handedness debate arose from my own desire to find out whether the photograph in question had been printed back to front, as sometimes happens, meaning that Mad Dog Murdoch would really be writing with his right hand, and Chris would be making funny "bwww bwww bwww" noises with his lips at the front of the lecture hall. I am convinced that there was no diabolical involvememnt in the staging of this photo, honest. 5) Just when Roddddney's messages about Robbie Williams were becoming a bit of light relief amongst the Adam Cohen messages, he goes and blots his copybook by accusing stickman Paul of plundering his plus signs. I for one find the constant changes in Paul's footers highly entertaining, a kind of barometer of his settee-boundness. Yes, I would like ice in that, please, and a quick flash of lacy cleavage. Birthday celebrations? Some kind of cake would seem to be in order. And some drugs. 6) Yesterday I went out to cheer on the disgraced drug-addled professional cycling troupe as they hurtled pêle mêle through my new home town. Leading the way was a car with a huge inflatable Festina digital watch on top. No wonder suspicions arose. Anyway, it was very good, very colourful and very hot. I have no idea how to make this relevant to Belle and Sebastian. I hope everyone has had a go at Chris Leonard's excellent B&S competition. You can always get a grown up to help if you find the mathematics difficult. Bobby Chariot PS: It's Sunday, what do you expect? +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the boy with TBWTAS part2
by Riddley13＠aol.com 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

in the end I could find no adequate justification for ripping him off ... i just hoped he might forget it when he left ... no luck Iwonder if he realized how close he came to losing that cd last night ... I guess i will confess while taping it this afternoon ... good day and goodbye +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the boy with the boy with the arab strap
by Riddley13＠aol.com 09 Aug '98

09 Aug '98

good day to all you listees .. indeed it is a very good day ... last night I ran into a friend at a bar who quickly produced a cd of TBWTAS .. I am going to the record store he works at to tape it from him today ... While we we tied one on i was secretly hoping he would forget this cd which he callously left on the table in front of me (daring me to remove the cd from the cardboard sleeve and put it into my pocket and then replacing it with a coaster) I tried to justify this grand larceny (.. he has already heard it, he can get another tomorrow, he'll think it was funny, he deserves it for leaving it on the table for all to see, the whiskey made me do it) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: scottish band help
by nguyenfamily＠earthlink.net 08 Aug '98

08 Aug '98

hello hello sinisterines! well, this is my first post to the list. this is the first time that i actually know what someone is talking about, so that's why i am posting now. :0) anyhow.... > Hi all. I've been helping out this Los Angeles band called "Fonda"...They > have an EP/CD out and are playing North By NorthWest soon..the problem > IS....I've just heard from someone in the band that there might be a > Scottish band called "Fonda" as well...lead by the sister of the main guy > in the Trashcan Sinatras...Does anyone have any info on this band? How long > have they been together...any releases? One of the bands will have to > change their name..but which one...? Any info would help...Thanks... okay..here is what i know about fonda. i hope this is able to help you somehow. yes, the band is lead by rachel (i dunno if this is the correct spelling) reader, who is the sister of frank reader of tcs fame. one of their songs is on the ayr college 'sound of purple' 17 song promo cd, which also includes tcs and other scottish/uk bands. erm, that's all i know, really. i know its not much, but maybe it'll help you just a wee bit. i got all this info on the tcs mailing list, cos my sister is subsribed to it. i'm sure someone on the tcs list is bound to know all the info you want, but i just don't know who. if its not too much of an inconvience, you can join the list for a few days, and ask someone. you can e-mail: Majordomo(a)bansheeparadigm.com and write 'subscribe trashcan' as the body of the message. okay, i guess that's the end of my very first post. i hope i didn't break any rules, cos i don't want honey to get mad at me. bye bye you lovely people! mai xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: please dont kill me
by Declan McGurk 08 Aug '98

08 Aug '98

erm, hi. after reading the FAQs and other warnings i'm scared evryone's gonna hate me. please go easy on me. thankyou. anyway, right, apparently there's 500 peole+ around here... and the capacity for the B&S Leeds gig is 500... i guess i'll see you all there! 'later, DEC PS I always thought that Jack Nicholson killed his family in The Sining. Oh well. Maybe in an update. -- Declan McGurk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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