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Sinister: Tales of the unexpected
by Stuart Gardiner 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Well I said I'd wait until I had something vaguely interesting to say for my 100th posting, and I think meeting members of B&S probably counts, so here goes... The following are a few short ink polaroids (because it's the traditional way of telling stories on the list, and not at all because I haven't got an original idea in my head) taken at the Blue Soda social last night... 9.30pm - Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden This was taken downstairs in the poetry cafe. As many people as could cram into the small room and listening to the first of the 2 bands playing, Calmer. I thought they were suprisingly good for two people playing to less than 50 people, they both have extremely good voices. Although unlike the second band they didn't have all their friends cheering and whistling after every song... 10.30pm That's me crouched on the floor, listening in on a conversation Isobel was having with Katrina, and being far too nervous to join in. She's a very nice person, you'd like her. Although she wasn't really how I'd imagined. 11.30pm This one is of about 20 of us chatting (and drinking...) on the roof of the poetry cafe, because the cafe had shut for the night. Isobel's sitting by the wall on the right of the photo, chatting to Wee Chris, who didn't seem too happy at having to get up early the next morning to do an interview. I'd taken up a strategic position next to the wine bottles... 12.10am - Kings Cross station platform Shit, I've missed the last train back to Cambridge. 12.30am - Poetry Cafe (again) I'm now spending part of my time wandering round the roof of the cafe asking people if they've got a bed for the night so I don't have to sleep in the station, and the rest of the time drowning my sorrows. Everyone's very sympathetic, even though I just know what they were actually thinking was "You stupid bugger, you should have left here when you said you would and you wouldn't have missed the train". 1.00am - On Betterton Street Steady Mike has come to my rescue and offered a bed for the night, for which I shall be eternally grateful... Everyone's leaving the cafe now (the alcohol had run out...) and getting taxis / night buses back home. I'd also finally had enough to drink by this stage to summon up the courage to actually speak to Isobel. Actually, that's an exageration, I managed to mumble a few things to her, and than we both went to talk to other people before I died of embarrassment or she got too pissed off with a random dull drunk bloke talking to her. It was a good night in the end, despite getting back a day later than planned (and crashing my bike when I got back 'cos some stupid idiot walked out in front of me, but that's another story). I think I'll go now and catch up on some sleep... The Tall Git PS Side projects - Stuart M plays on the new Hefner album, "Breaking God's Heart", which was done at the same studios in Glasgow and with the same producer as the B&S album. And although I don't think Richard actually plays on the album, he's thanked in the sleeve notes for lending them some equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was 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" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: im back.
by jan skit 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Hey, im back from my 8 week vacation. I havent been able to read any mail cus i�ve been living in a tent most of the time. Btw, i was thinking if anyone is interested in trading some tapes with me?, mail me privatly if you are. Thats about all. Wave. Jan. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was 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" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: REVISED COMPETITION: Fantasy B&S song League
by Chris Leonard 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Here is the revised competition, scrap the last one. If you entered (i.e. Tim or Peter) can choose again please. Please remember that anyone who is involved with the band can enter, but there's no way I'm giving you my Elvis picture. It's too precious. REVISIONS ========= I have changed the currency from thousands of pounds to pence, a wonderful suggestion from Tim. He really is a stunning fellow, and will surely excel in his chosen field. And I have made a bigger scope of songs prices. So there. At least I'm trying, leave me alone. ============== What, with the upcoming B&S tour activity 31st Aug - 7th September. I thought it would be nice if we had a little competition. Here's the story - you have to buy 5 songs which you think will be played at the upcoming concerts, with a whole pound. You get 5 points for each song they play, that you own. You will accumulate points as the tour progresses. Bonus ===== You also have to guess the order in which your 5 songs would be played. If you get the order right you get bonus points. 1 Song played in correct order = 0 points 2 Songs played in correct order = 2 points 3 Songs played in correct order = 3 points 4 Songs played in correct order = 4 points 5 Songs played in correct order = 5 points Rules: 1. You must choose exactly 5 songs 2. You must spend exactly 1 pound. 3. No members of Belle and Sebastian can win, but they can play. 4. No-one I suspect is on friendly/sexual terms with any members of B&S can win, but they can play. 5. I'm only going to run this for the UK tour dates, but you can still enter no matter where you are. 6. Once you've picked your songs you can't change them. Your 5 songs are applied to all the gigs. 7. I'm gamesmaster, so what I say is right. 8. Anyone who tries to manipulate the band to play certain songs (heckling at gigs etc) cannot win. 9. In the event of a draw, there will be a tie break round. I haven't decided what it is yet. 10. No entries will be accepted after 30th August 1998. Here's a list of B&S songs with there corresponding prices. Title Cost Sleep The Clock Around 50p Chick Factor 50p It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career 50p Ease Your Feet Into The Sea 50p Dirty Dream #2 50p Simple Things 50p Seymour Stein 50p Is It Wicked Not To Care 50p A Summer Wasting 50p The Rollercoaster Ride (Instrumental) 50p Spaceboy Dream 50p The Boy With The Arab Strap 50p The Fox In The Snow 40p Like Dylan In The Movies 40p Mayfly 40p Seeing Other People 40p The Stars Of Track And Field 40p Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 40p Judy And The Dream Of Horses 40p The Boy Done Wrong Again 40p Me And The Major 40p Slow Graffiti 30p Modern Rock Song 30p A Century Of Fakers 30p The Loneliness Of A Middle DistanceRunner 30p Rhoda 30p Lazy Line Painter Jane 30p Dog On Wheels 30p A Century Of Elvis 20p String Bean Jean 20p You Made Me Forget My Dreams 20p Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 20p Beautiful 20p Photo Jenny 20p Belle And Sebastian 20p Put The Book Back On The Shelf 20p My Wandering Days Are Over 10p Mary Jo 10p The State I Am In 10p Expectations 10p I Don't Love Anyone 10p You're Just A Baby 10p She's Losing It 10p I Could Be Dreaming 10p Electronic Renaissance 10p We Rule The School 10p London Has Let Me Down Again 5p Hurley's Having Dreams 5p Pocketbook Angel 5p Sample Entry ========== here are my 5 songs: It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career 50p My Wandering Days Are Over 10p Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 20p She's Losing It 10p Mary Jo 10p = 1 pound I take the order to be the order you write the songs down. PRIZE ===== The big prize is one of my favourite personal belongings - A fine framed picture of Young Elvis dancing in a big woolly jumper. It is fantastic. How to enter ========== Mail me your 5 choices at cleonard(a)murrayj.com DO NOT MAIL THE LIST WITH ENTRIES!!!! cos honeypaul with give me a row, and probably not put out. DO NOT MAIL THE LIST WITH ENTRIES!!!! That's important DO NOT MAIL THE LIST WITH ENTRIES!!!! MAIL cleonard(a)murrayj.com! I shall give you a telling off if you have a number of songs other than 5, or have not spent exactly 1 pound If you do mail the list with your entries, I'll change one of your guesses to Electronic Renaissance. Any questions to me. I'm quite excited. Good luck, melancholy chris ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was 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" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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by Thomas Fischer 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

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Re: Sinister: COMPETITION: Fantasy B&S song League
by Rod Begbie 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Chris Leonard wrote: > >9. In the event of a draw, there will be a tie break round. I haven't > >decided what it is yet. Everyone should pick a cover version that we reckon B&S will play. Then, should they perform The Cranberries' Linger or whatever, you get bonus points. Rod. Rod Begbie @ http://www.begbie.com | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was 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" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: ummm....nevermind
by Courtney Knopf 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Yeah, that last post I made about fling to the UK to see the B&S shows.... nevermind. Turns out the cheap airfares were all sold out. <envision me banging my head into the wall repeatedly>. But I do believe that I'll be flying out to NYC whenever the tourdates are announced. KIM REHAK: Welcome to the list! This is the girl who is responsible for getting me into B&S... long ago and far away on the Ben Folds Five mailing list, there was a tape tree and she made one that was hearvy on the B&S. so my hat's off to her:) ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "Pardon my french, but you're an asshole!" ______________________________________________________ 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". . To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or . "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: A place for a couple US listees to crash?
by Courtney Knopf 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Hey all, I'm a US listee and stumbled upon some alarmingly cheap airfares to the UK.... so I was wondering three things: 1. Are the Leeds, London or Nottingham shows sold out? 2. If not, could some kind soul mind purchasing tickets to them for me and a friend? (this can be workd out off list). 3. Are there any listees who would be willing to put up two, possibly three girls for the duration? If not...how about any info on Youth Hostels and Britrail passes? well, I must go and plan my trip.....(!) ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "You know what the Monty Python boys say." "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition." ______________________________________________________ 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". . To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or . "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Naked dreams.... (fwd)
by Jessica Murphy 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Oh, me too! They say it's a very common dream type, as dreams go. And it supposedly *is* about insecurity - and the fear of exposure - that if you reveal too much of yourself (figuratively speaking), people won't like you. Very appropriate for this list situation, isn't it... So what would a dream about horses mean? ha ha. (B & S content) Good night... jessica m In a message dated 7/31/98 7:00:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, emason(a)move.u- net.com writes: << I used to have (a fairly regular) dream about turning up at my primary school naked...is this normal? I suspect not...help...I think it's all about insecurity or some such....anyway...) Laters Ed >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was 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" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: nakedness and side projects.
by Greekesque＠aol.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

<< I used to have (a fairly regular) dream about turning up at my primary school naked...is this normal? I suspect not...help...I think it's all about insecurity or some such....anyway...) >> actualy i think that's pretty normal... once i had a dream where i was sitting down in school naked and the teacher said i had to go to another room from some reason. at first i was totaly embarresed because i was naked, and if i got out of my seat, everyone would see me. i stood up and started walking to the other room anyways, and i started to not care. i actualy said to myself in the dream "this is just a dream, it doesn't matter if you are naked". it makes me so happy when i think about that... speaking of naked people and such, i just picked up the new arab strap lp and i'm rather scared. i picked it up cus whatever his name is from b&s plays piano on it. i dig the music, but the lyrics are just too much for me. somebody should send out a post of all the other projects that the belle and sebastian kids are in with what each band sounds like, and what is up with the lyrical content. that would make me rather happy, what do you all think? lovely day; christian jay sienkiewicz ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was 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" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Naked dreams....
by Orangsickl＠aol.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

In a message dated 7/31/98 7:00:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, emason(a)move.u- net.com writes: << I used to have (a fairly regular) dream about turning up at my primary school naked...is this normal? I suspect not...help...I think it's all about insecurity or some such....anyway...) Laters Ed >> I used to have that dream too!! Except everyone knew I was naked, but they didn't care. I think you are right that this may come from insecurities, but I'm too tired to analyze it to death..maybe later. Wow, my first post is about naked dreams...I hope this isn't a continuing trend... andy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was 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" . List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<< . >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<< . Nee, nee mun pish etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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