January 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Re: Sinister: Re: Wee Chris Sightings
by Mew817＠aol.com 09 Jan '99

09 Jan '99

> "Is that Evan Dando > Chris is talking to?" I don't know, and Matt says that Brian says it's him. > We look at them for awhile and I figure he looks too healthy to be Evan I'm just curious. Why do people dislike Evan Dando so much? I don't mean this in reference to just this post because he has been mentioned on here before and it seems that people tend to say not so nice stuff about him. I know people who slag him, but I never get a real reason why.... curious, mew 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 +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: hiya
by JPQH＠aol.com 09 Jan '99

09 Jan '99

Having lurked in the shadows for a long while (credentials: ICA Tindersticks suppt - thurs night - fabbo, esp Stevie's sis's harmoica assistance, Manc Town Hall - Sunday Night -"some Orange Juice isn't bad, but I don't like the people at all" -and Sheps Bush Empire - clap clap clap clap clap clap yay!), I have been inspired to subscribe by the recent, and very heartening, boost in quality posts. Having (a) watched the list return to something approaching its inspired peak of lunatic bollocks rambling nonsense (just as we like it); and (b) read Duke's dookie pookie fookie book (which is available at Helter Skelterrr), am feeling a bit left out. What can I say; I saw Edwin Collins, panning for gold at Legoland - this is the truth!!!. I sidled up to him and, although indisctinct, I swear i heard him mumble "I wore my fringe like Roger McGuinn's, I wore it hoping to impress, so frightfully camp, it made you laugh, tomorrow i'll buy myself a dress", or something like that. My two year old nephew, who was with me at the time, flipped a handstand, gazed at Edwin, and sang a note perfect rendition of Simply Thrilled Honey, or something which sounded remarkably similar. What else? - there used to be quite a bit of chat about film, particularly french -on this list. Well I have two things to say to you film boofes - (i) I went tonight for the first time to the Lux cinema in the city of London to see Jean Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg (Isobel's mum) in Breathless. The whole experience was jolly nice indeed and highly recommended - they let you buy beer from the trendy bar next door and consume it in the cinema; (ii) The book, "Easy Riders Raging Bulls" by Peter Biskind - woowoowoopdedoo, its good, even if, so far at least, the only fella who comes out with a shred of dignity is good ole Marty Scorcese. You gotta trust those short guys. Well thats enough of me for the time being (other than to say Phil Ochs "Jim Dean of Indiana", Gene Clark "Flying High", Gal Costa - first album, and Miles Davis - "Bitches Brew - remastered" (and whilst we aren't on the topic of music books, has anyone else read his autobiog, m*****f***er?)) - also, has anyone seen that video of boymanbeckboy singing loserboy in Lisbon with mariachibandbackinghim? - whoo or what?. Keep the paste kingphilip +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOU FAT FUCK!
by Rachael . 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

Today, along with his twin brother Jesse (a stillborn) a King was born. Elvis. Let's take a moment to just think about all the things this corpulent man gave us. Ah, the mind reels. I don't know karate but I know Ka-razy. ~Rachael ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Sinister: Catatonia
by Declan McGurk 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

hey all! aren't Catatonia brilliant? good. so would anyone like to go see them in Leeds in March? all my f***ed up mates like f***ing dance sh*t like Sash and the bloody Tamperer. love you all later, Dec

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Sinister: Dear Eloise I was writing to say
by Cynthia Someone 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

Anne wrote: Ithink Imagine can give Candle in the Wind a good run for its money in the naff olympics but you're not allowed to say that because he's dead. --did anyone miss that? In case you did, that was very funny. But then, the list has been getting cheerier and funnier (sic?) lately, and I am glad for it. and I blame it on the position of the planets for all gloom and doom, not knowing what else to blame it on... not that I read those horrid horoscopes, since the people who write them obviously have a vendetta against me and all sagitarrians and possibly leos too ... they're morose and depressed and undersexed and want to spread their morbidity and depression and sort of absent horniness to all and sundry. -- while everyone is on the subject of favorite writers, and Infinite Jest (a dreary and godless book but very funny. that book upset me), can anyone recommend a good Clarice Lispector book ... I'm suspecting I can't get through apple in the dark because my translation of it is terrible. If any of you are at all curious about her, she's a wonderful Brazilian author and a little hard/dense. She creates these very subtle, psychological landscapes in her novels. Please read cronicas, if you are inclined to check her out. It is very easy going. In Brazilian newspapers, their literary figures are given space to write whatever they wish, columns that they call cronicas. In them, they directly address the people. They may speak of everything from carnaval to whatever crises and tiny rebellions that may be going on in the nation. Her collection is wonderful, she writes beautifully and makes my heart ache sometimes. I have no new years resolutions. I have yet to accept this penultimate year as the year before the end of time and 1999 will have to chase me down and make me plead uncle before I admit it's power over me ... no b&s content, I'm mourning the loss of my IYFS and Bryter Layter CDs. Shall that be blamed on the planets as well? Wherever did they go? Cynthia ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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RE: Sinister: The Amphetamines
by Rehak, Kimberly 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

sometime either today or yesterday Clarence asked: > I just want hardened B&S fans to shed some light - whether members of B&S > have been involved in this project called The Amphetamines. According to > an > ad by a record shop here, the Amp's have released a single. > > isn't the group the amphetameanies? and is that single coming to america? my interest: i figuered since i love belle and sebastian and mick cooke's trumpet solos so so much AND since i have a two-tone show on my dinky college's dinky radio station, then here is a chance to get a bit of belle and sebastian into the show and out to the listeners in the white-trash town (we're talking bearded ladies here). and *maybe* i'll have a better time slot next semester so people will actually listen to me! sunday mornings at nine...sometimes i slept through my show! so how's the weather? it's snowing like mad here and i just found out my town has no salt left for the roads. i hope i'm not stuck at here! [at work] +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re: Wee Chris Sightings
by MWaggner＠aol.com 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

In a message dated 99-01-08 08:36:49 EST, you write: > They're not holed up in Glasgow ensconced in some > creative idyll, playing recorders and making headwear out of twigs and > flowers. Chris Leonard -- is he making fun of the Incredible String Band here??? IS he??? (oh,and several of us have gotten inquiries about you from BT -- something about misuse of telephone lines for perversions? I said I never heard of you, except by reputation, if that helps at all.) And, speaking of Chrises, which we weren't really, but maybe we were, Linda's post about seeing sweet shy Wee Chris in Waterstone's, looking to see if he's famous yet, was so funny and sweet: perhaps we should have a Sinister Thread of Wee Chris sightings... Megan the Magnetic could certainly share a sweet one from the bar in Washington D.C., well share it again in any event, as most of us seem to be too lazy to use the archives anyhow (sorry Honey, they're lovely and work beautifully, "Well Done -- Gold Star!") Here is one, from Washington DC as well... After the show, Johnfm and I are standing around as the crowd files out... Neil comes over and shows off his radical new haircut, his sole souvenir of the American South apparently, but certainly a striking one as we didn't even recognize him at first, so probably better than the snow globes with the boll weevils in them. We're talking about the quality of the show and Wee Chris comes over and stands with us, looking shy as he always does and being very quiet in his turtleneck. Suddenly, a fan in his 20's comes up to him, all excited and gasping, "YOU! YOU'RE the boy in the Arab Strap!!! Aren't you? Isn't that you?" Wee Chris' eyes fly open wide and his head goes back a bit... he blinks his eyes as if caught in the headlights and he says, "Oh, ummm, no. I left it home." I didn't listen to the rest of the conversation as it might have been personal from that point on. And from NY: Wee Chris is in the balcony, talking to someone, maybe about arab straps, who knows? Very intense conversation in any event, with Wee Chris bending his head in and talking very seriously. Rocking back and forth on his heels, talking with his hands. Matt comes over and asks me, "Is that Evan Dando Chris is talking to?" I don't know, and Matt says that Brian says it's him. We look at them for awhile and I figure he looks too healthy to be Evan, but Brian is the personality expert so maybe it is. We shrug. Then Megan the Magnetic comes over and asks, "Is that Evan Dando talking to Wee Chris?" We refer her to Brian. She wonders whether to interrupt the conversation and wonders what to say to Chris. After pondering several conversational topics, we decide she should point out that she and he have the same shoes on, sort of reddish One Stars or something. Off she goes. They talk shoes. He probably thinks she's stalking him, as we don't see him in the balcony for the rest of the evening. And oh! It was indeed Evan Dando I guess, but he was apparently asked to leave later. A bit too much beer and an incident. May or may not have involved Chris' arab strap. So, there are two Wee Chris Sightings.(Mick McMick will have to decide if they are anecdotes or ink polaroids...). Not as endearing as Linda's tho'. I'd have paid good money to have seen hers. --michele/simone +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Go Veggie For Linda!
by PJMiller 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

Of course, Linda McCartney is no longer on the planet, so you're not allowed to say bad things about her anyway. I like Wings too. You should see my "Live and Let Die" dance, with speeded up kung fu movements combined with voodoo sensuality in the skanktastic bit. I see from the NME website that Bryan MacLean (sp?) is no longer on the planet either, so perhaps we should have another sinister candlelit vigil, I mean Sinister candlelit vigil. I mean, they don't come much more B&S than Uncle Bryan, the inspiration behind the nicest bit on "Chickfactor". I also see that TWATTYBUS got number 15 in the NME festive fifty, which can't be bad. Can it? Linda's photos are fab. I enjoyed that Isobel interview, but it has raised more queries than it answered. Perhaps we could do a bit of detective work. First of all, the great cello mystery. How old is Isobel's cello? Surely there are some cello experts on the list - perhaps they could have a look at some photos and give us their opinion. Also, Isobel's painting of herself and Stuart in the nude - could someone pretend to be the gasman and go round to the church hall to take a photo? Chris, I think you're the best man for the job. Great to have Keith back. Hope you had a happy birthday, Big Tackle. One of these days I'm going to sort this Dexy's business out once and for all. They remind me of Bournemouth for some reason. I no longer get messages from the list - could this be the millennium bug getting a head start? Right, I'm going now. I've been a very good boy and done lots of work, so now I'm off to get blootered on Buckfast. fare thee well, me hearties! Sister Disco +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Rambling Vic Godard anecdote with tangential B&S reference.
by Adam Robinson 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

Sinisterines, The Duke mentioned Vic Godard briefly, so this gives me a somewhat lame excuse to tell a Pop anecdote. My friend Martin, who taunted me in the sandwich shop the other day by saying "Guess who phoned me on New Year's Eve - Stuart Murdoch", (it was true - he's working on YTV's documentary about the NME) once met the Venerable Vic. He told him that at the 100 Club's legendary punk rock all-dayer in 1976, a journalist was interviewing Vic's famously ramshackle combo Subway Sect when he asked them if any of them had played an instrument before joining the band. None of them had except the drummer who said he'd once played a drum in The Scouts. The journalist was stung by not having heard of this obviously seminal pre-punk outfit and asked him what The Scouts were like. The drummer replied "Oh, you know, green jumpers, badges, neckerchiefs, founded by Baden Powell." I thank you. Adam. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: no B&S content (again)
by ana simic 08 Jan '99

08 Jan '99

jessica wrote: >on the upside, it's given me more >time to put off writing my report on relationship stages. poo, >relationships. overrated anyways, i say. singlehood is the way to go. >imagine, being able to go stay home on a saturday night if you want. well, dear jessica, the problem loads of people do have, is that they _are_ able to stay home on a saturday night, and they are not at all happy about it!! So i reckon, i should consider myself lucky for having to work on a saturday night.....hehehe and by the way, aren't guys happy when we say that we want to stay home ,so they can go drinking with their pals??? (for a change...*s*) Ok, I _am_ using some stupid cliches on this.... ...and this is a stupid mail in general! Do ignore it....pleeease. *Ana* P.S. I am going out tonight and I am going to get pissed and I am going to dance to some nice Pop Music.... ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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