September 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: If it were illegal / Would you love me like a beagle?
by poetryplace2 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

It has been a shameful week for us all. A decent man has been unfairly tormented by purveyors of smut and innuendo. He has been needlessly humiliated before a global audience, and the most intimate details of his life have become the stuff of prurient gossip. I refer, of course, to the minor kerfuffle over the painting which adorns my living room wall, henceforth to be known as the The boy in need of an arab strap. Now that the whole fiasco has died down, I can return to the list, and say just one thing: Peter, what on earth is a Strawberry and Chocolate Scenario? On second thoughts, maybe I really dont want to know. I followed funkysebs funkytip and watched that vampire nonsense on Channel 4 last night, to watch Miles getting chomped by bloodsuckers. It was complete tosh, but I learnt one thing: all vampires favour rollneck tops, to hide their exotic hickies. I am now eternally vigilant. And, strangely, there is one list member who has attempted to revive these garments, and is known to lurk in shrubbery and flowerbeds after dark. I suggest you take a gander at (http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/people/keithpissed.jpg) and think very carefully about going to Manchester this Xmas. My contribution to talking about Paul behind his back: everyone knows that Paul named his newts after characters in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?. But I bet you didnt know that this was no idle 1970s nostalgia: Paul is actually the illegitimate lovechild of tvs miseryboots, James Bolam! A quick bit of content: I was in our caff yesterday lunchtime, and a B&S tape was playing It snows up Barney Sumners nose, and two seperate people went up to the bar to ask who this fantastic band were. It fair warmed the cockles of my heart. Back to gossip and in-jokes: <ahem> So Farewell then, Hippo Hopkins. You were T!O!P! O!F! O!U!R! P!O!P!S! Your favourite artists were King Tubby, Ernest Tubbs and Buster Bloodvessel. We will all miss your ... ... ... ... Pinteresque pauses. Finally, the real deal. I mentioned last week I was preparing an exciting competition, and now it can be unveiled. Ive recently been delivered some new books by Ian McMillan, Simon Armitage and Glyn Maxwell, who some of you may remember from Saint Mark Radcliffes nighttime show a few years back. To win these fabulous prizes I thought I would put the your poetry muscles to the test, so I now announce MR TROUSERSS EXCITING SINISTER HAIKU COMPETITION. A haiku, as you all know, is composed of three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Your task is to write a haiku on some aspect of sinister life. It can be about the list: Tell us your fave bands! We are all fascinated! No, really we are. About the band: Feeling sinister? Heed the words of Stuart D: This is pish, Im off. Or it can be an in-joke to ingratiate yourself to the Dads Army of Sinister Old-timers Though he has no lips. The song snake does not feel sad. His tongue is superb. Send your entries to me privately. Points will be awarded to haiku that display a feeling for the form, ethereal use of language, and imaginative use of the phrase English Cock Cage. A special prizewinner will also receive a signed print of the painting from my front room. The winners will be announced on October 8, which, as you know, is National Poetry Day. Avanti! Trousers xxxxx PS: Londoners! There will be another Shinister Shindig at the Poetry Caff in Covent Garden next Friday, the 2nd of October. I will put details up on the Jeepster events page soon. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: November Second
by Gntlmn1220＠aol.com 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

I sat there, waiting and waiting. Patiently saying to myself, "There will be more than enough tickets when I return to work on Monday... then Tuesday... then Wednesday..." Well, I put in a call today to the illustrious Hammerstein Ballroom for the fabled November second show, and lo and behold- all 300 remaining tickets have been sold. Well, needless to say, my heart sank and I let loose a mournful wail of dispair that caused my co-workers to look discerningly into my cubicle with a certain lost puppy look in their eyes. My need is not great, I so desire but two tickets to this show, and refuse to pay exorbitant scalper prices... Now, knowing that one and all on this list are honest and have perfectly spotless human souls, I would put a call out for two tickets to be paid- at cost- by me for the November second show. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Joshua Who also dreams persistently of Horses +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: MUSIC BLVD
by donovan＠matador.recs.com 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

Could the person who posted recently regarding their unfilled order from Music Blvd please email me privately. I am trying to correct this situation and need some info and seem to have misplaced your original post. Thanks, donovan +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: jeepster-news: on-line shop & web site
by david kitchen 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

first of all a big thank you to everyone who has ordered through the on-line shop. you've helped incredibly and as a reward we've gone and splashed out all our profits already. the on-line store has been upgraded to a fully operational secure server and has been expanded to include ALL of the merchandise and records (this includes the hard to get posters and mugs for belle & sebastian). as regards the web sites, we've placed a link on the front page (http://www.jeepster.co.uk/) to a page that is running a petition against the capital radio take over of the london alternative radio station xfm. this is something we feel strongly about and felt that we should be supporting. we've just completed updates of various parts of the sites, most are behind the scenes things. but key areas include liquid audio on the snow patrol site (some bits are still uploading as i type this, i'll make those available tomorrow!), an update of the voting system on the belle and sebastian site. an update of the fiction section on the belle and sebastia site. and a few other bits (see if you can find them). a new addition to the belle and sebastian site is buried in the news section. to relieve some of the strain on the 'sinister' mailing list a message board is running to help co-ordinate meet-ups at the forthcoming european and US gigs. you can simply post messages to help co-ordinate meet-ups or to find out more info. please note though that this is not a chat board and is moderated to keep it from being so, you should still use the 'sinister' mailing list if you just wish to contact and mail other fans (see the b&s site under 'mailing lists' for info). anyhow, that's it for the current info thing. for your info the b&s album made it to number 1 in the uk indie chart (number 12 in the big chart). cheers david kitchen ----------------------------------------------------------------------- david kitchen : merchandising and websites : jeepster records http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ http://www.jeepster.co.uk/belleandsebastian/ mailto:shop@jeepster.co.uk jeepster recordings ltd, 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london w10 5bn ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a message from the Jeepster Records news mailing list. Visit our site at http://www.jeepster.co.uk for more info. To unsubscribe yourself from this list send a message to majordomo(a)jeepster.co.uk with the words 'unsubscribe news' in the body of the message Any problems? mailto:shop@jeepster.co.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I new winner !
by Philippe Garnier 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

Lady Penelope understands *everything*: >philippe, is this a dating service? are you pedalling your wares in >the hope to get kissy-kissies or to spread the gospel? (i'm on to you!) > Hum... I thought it was just a story between you and me and you were not supposed to tell everything to all the kids. But I am sure the others listees will close their eyes on that. As mister Stuart M. did, I have to apologise for not selecting canada. Though the competition was closed, I have to add a new winner to the list : For canada (you know, this small country somewhere around USA) : Sandra Duric <sandrad(a)accu-staff.com> Now the competition is closed. Philippe, the boy from the dating service +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The winners of the tapes are...
by Philippe Garnier 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

I have finally decided to who I will send the tape of the french radio session Belle&Sebastian will do on october 5th, so now stop asking me for tapes. I had to choose among 97 requests and my choice was guided by completely subjective and moral standards. The poor listees who were not selected by my narrow-minded spirit will have to knock on the nearest door if they wanna get a copy : For UK : duke of harringay <tangent(a)lineone.net> and kenny <kenny(a)dircon.co.uk> For Ireland : Barrett Ronan <RBARRETT(a)dlrcoco.ie> For USA : "Jim Schmidt" <Jim.Schmidt(a)sfweekly.com> For Spain : Jose Maria Sagúillo (hijo) <IMCEAEX-_O=GONVARRI_OU=CGT_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=SAGUILLO+5FJH(a)gestamp.es> (nice email José :) ) "Why only one tape for the USA and 2 for UK ? " asked the american ambassador in paris. Why not ? I am french and I do want I want with by tapes, my cheese, my worldcup champions and my bad level in english ! I was little bit disappointed that some of the listees proposed me some money to get tapes. Boo ! I do not want a single penny, I thought this was clear for all of you. But i thank *very much* all the boys and girls (especially the girls) who have sent beautiful messages to me. You would really do anything to get tapes! If I trust what you wrote - why should I doubt? - I am the "most beautiful boy in the universe". Some of you wrote that I was "even more pretty than Stuart Murdoch": I just want to be sure that Isobel knows about that important detail. Can anyone tell her the truth ? Now I know that I could have saved 18 lives when sending the tapes, but I am afraid I will not have enough time to do all that stuff, and I hope that all the dying listees won't have a grudge against me. I would like to kiss also all those who were ready to fly over the Channel or the Atlantic Ocean to give me the " most languishing french kiss than you've ever known". French boys are quite open-minded as far as kisses are concerned, so I will not consider this as a attempt of sexual harrassment (Kenneth Starr, I dont need you!). Love and (french) kisses, Philippe, the boy with the french tapes +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Lists
by Adrian Evans 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

Bugger, everyones put a downer on lists for the mo...that's a shame cos I was going to do a top-ten list of lists that listees hate to see listed on the list...but I could only come up with top-ten lists and music-u-like lists so I needn't bother anyway. On a more serious note, I see in the letters of NME this week someones piped up and moaned about the shows and the number of cretinous noisey folk who thought it was a Def Leppard concert or summat....to which the twat who wrote the Live review last week replied in favour of the noisey people in a desperate attempt to be contraversial....well he's got my rag anyhows. I vote next London show, someone points out Mr Simon Williams and we gag him and tie him to one of the speakers and then all shout "TURN IT UP". We could also throw darts at him and stuff for a bit of post-show entertainment. Later Playmates, Adrian. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: it's nothing, lipstick, maybe a little blood....
by padraic doorey 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

dear all. blessed art thou. i've been a tad quiet over the past few weeks so i hope a few of you at least can still remember who i may be... i've just called the cheesiest competition line in an attemot to get out to "marlborough country"....try dialling 0800 3285858 if you're in the UK and i challenge you not to giggle until trousers fall to your ankles. hum drum and party poopers all around, indian summer skies and pints and chocolate consumed in sunday's camden shade with mark, rory and linda and some non listees ('twill be only a matter of time), getting so into the cornelius album yet i'm sad at the propect of princess tara moving away from where-i-am-not-anyhow to a place even-further-afield, my sooper dooper cricket in boston played host to weary lucksmiths last night after their show, and this week seems to be flying by in the same vein as sinister september. The adorable T will be in NY the same time i will be along with Rory & Linda....hoping to meet other *fabu* listees and perhaps convince them to accompany this London/San Fran/Boston possee on their mini roadtrip to Philadelphia for the show on friday the twenty third of october(one month away today!!). talking of a london meet up, where to do it and whatever will we do??? bowling? pitch & putt??? picnic? an i'm celebrating the third anniversary of my 21st in a couple of weeks. where does the time go? does anyone know? (julia fordham where are you in my heure of need???) lovable stories which i cannot delete from my inbox include the one i receievd this morning about the bespec'd brainbox with supreme musical divining skills, jessica's wonderful tale of that no-good crush & dreams which made her dilly-dally further still in the trials of love, AND there was another one but i can't remember anymore so it mustn't have blown me away that much. philippe, is this a dating service? are you pedalling your wares in the hope to get kissy-kissies or to spread the gospel? (i'm on to you!) other stuff which tickled my woddle in the last few weeks included: 1)WILL!!! he's so cool! and has the sexiest scottish accent i've ever heard! there ought to be a public enquiry into why i don't fancy him... 2)DUB Tapes!! T sent me the finest dub tape ever last week...everything from the Pastels to Beat Happening to, well, everything. 3)THE COURT & SPARK!! friends band in SF rock my world with stuff recorded in a hairdresser's basement in santa cruz. 4)TIGERMILK! finally got a copy a fortnight ago and haven't looked back...hardly listen to anything off TBWTAS anymore except rollercoaster ride, sleep the clock around and spaceboy dreams. la la la. nothing compares to the state i am in. nada. love the belle. love the sebatian. 5)A HOUSE - i am the greatest...this was my very first cd purchase many years ago. yesterday, as i was successfully avoiding work, i checked out a website where some kid somewhere had posted a note looking for info on the band....i went home last night and reeled in my room to tracks like i don't care, take it easy on me and endless art. *fabu*, *fabu* babes. 6)LUSTING LIKE A HUSSY - complex is the situation, adorable is the boyee, but i've got a god awful crush that won't go away. and he's addicted to crunchies so he'll turn into a big toothless fat ass in a few years.... okay, i'm losing the plot here a bit.... yes, everyone go to rory's and linda's on saturday. we shall dance and be merry. ans play jenga. and enter the jenga olympics. *and* (this is for all you special NY listees), there is a chance that i might not be able to stay with my friend J when i get back from Philly on Saturday 24th....if anyone fancies putting up a fun (but respectful), wide-eyed (but well-travelled), honourable and trustworthy irish boy for two nights please email me privately, or please can someone let me know of somewhere CHEAP to stay! I guess that's it. Amen. Lady Penelope (men adore glam-ore) _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Cleanse, tone, moisturise.
by babyblu＠gold.globalcafe.co.uk 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

Just to underline what lovely Mark said about the proposed meeting of minds in my little back garden (just planted new grass, so it should come up lovely by the weekend). *Everyone* is welcome. You don't have to know me or anyone else on the list, and I certainly don't want you to sit there reading this thinking 'Oh, but he doesn't mean me surely. Why the man's a complete stranger' Because I do you know. With edible sugar stars and chocolate sprinkles on it. Festivities should start around 2pm and the house will be done up as a glorious Belle & Sebastian themed grotto. There will be a fox in some snow, simple questions to make a young boy sigh stuck to the fridge with magnets and a picture of a horse. Oh yes. Bring friends, booze, grub and an off-hand, carefree attitude towards life that's a little disquieting in a person of your years. Linda's already legendary croquet set *will* be making an appearance and all attendees will be expected to partake like maniacs, making out that they are Winona Ryder in 'Heathers.' Or something. Be there or be solely responsible for the collapse of communism in the Eastern Block. StayLuckyRoryxxx I have to go now, those Bacon and avacado sandwiches aren't going to eat themselves you know. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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by Gwendal Tanguy 23 Sep '98

23 Sep '98

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