October 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: The gas man and the inflatable cod
by Martin Robinson 12 Oct '99

12 Oct '99

Dear all, I'm afraid I bring bad news to all those admirers and followers of Steve the inflatable fish. He is missing presumed dead after having several drinks and then being passed round the dancefloor, a bit like Owen Meany in Sunday school, of a small club in trendy Fulham. Rumours of an inflatable Crimewatch special, as of yet, are unfounded. The Wake is presently being delayed in case his deflated remains are found. The saddest part of it all is that I never got the chance to tell him that I loved him really. Anyway, at the absence of anything constructive to say and not wishing to extend the heated Richard Stilgoe debate to the highlights of the career of the amusingly spectacled Cristopher Biggins I shall just continue pointlessly and say: I think Mr Casarotto's spiel on Mr Ken Kesey was more than a bit harsh >What a grade A cunt that Ken >Kesey must be! And Pete's letter just made me spit bile - his account of >Kesey's experiments is all the evidence I need for the introduction of >compulsory lobotomies for anyone who thinks any thoughts they have while >tripping are worth foisting on anyone else. Very big and clever you sad old >men. Wasn't Kesey was paid by the American government to take LSD? As they had no idea what effect it had. He then, being of an open mind, began experimenting with it and passing it on to all his mates. LSD had no history at this point, so they weren't to know that it would be responsible for a load of hippies walking round going "Wow man!". So in conclusion everything is the fault of the American government, quelle surprise, and it is probably they who are the "grade A cunt"'s. Aren't gassy men a pain? The bloke came to replace the pump on my central heating yesterday and then in the evening I get water coming through the kitchen. Apparently he damaged the gas cylinder making it leak, so they drained that and now have to replace to it. Consequently I have no hot water and the only thing heated in my abode was the conversation I had with the gas board to get it fixed quickly. What a bunch of "grade A cunt"'s they are (I can use this nasty word all the time now and just say I'm quoting that foul mouthed fouler Casarotto). Anyway can I start a new list of recommended domestic heating service providers? Go electric kids you won't regret it. Time to conclude this tedium as there's a pint with my name on it. Te ra, Martin ear confection recordings (http://www.send.demon.co.uk) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Help me make loads of money
by Keith Watson 12 Oct '99

12 Oct '99

Hello all you people - got a quick message for you chaps. We're running a club in Glasgow (Glasgow's first REAL MUSIC night). It's called "In Tune" and it will feature the DJ-ing "talents" of myself, Claire Timmins, Mick and Alasdair Cooke (not Alasdair from the list, but Mick (48) Cooke's Brother). It's at the 13th note Cafe on King Street in Glasgow, famously thought to be owned by Bis - who rip the "kids" off by selling fanzines allegedly, at 9:00 till 12:00 this Friday. Inspired by Bis's alleged activity, we plan to fleece everyone who enters by the sum of 1 pound sterling, which we'll use to get a taxi back home again after the club, leaving all the poor kids to freeze to death in the Glasgow night. We're gonna be playing any sort of music really, just anything that's good, and if it goes down well, we'll do another night. It's supposed to just be like a great big party. Anyone's welcome to come along and pay a pound, please do. Anyhow, enough of that rampant capitalism, sorry I haven't posted to the list for bloody ages, things used to be really relaxed in attitude at work, but they're not now I'm afraid to say and I can't really post from work. Nice to see Sarah mentioning monkeys whom I still believe are the new rock and roll - to back this up, this months Viz (which is a comic, and as we all well know, comedy is the old new rock and roll) contains an advert for Monkey Fags, which contains 0.01% Nicotine, and 3.6% Banana! - rock and roll. Peter, lovely to hear your Barry Sheene exploits. I once met Fish - he was funny, he put this really fake broad Scottish accent on so as to appear harder than he actually is. Actually, that reminds me, may have said this one before but, my old flatmate met Fish on Victoria Street in Edinburgh once, he said "Oh, it's Fish", and Fish went "Fuck off". I once met Chancer from City Lights in the pub too, I went "Hey - it's Gerard Kelly, you're the funny man, from the telly" and he went "No, it's Andy Gray". Cheers, Keith. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: New to the parts...
by jp.champagne＠utoronto.ca 12 Oct '99

12 Oct '99

Hi all, I'm a new one to this town and wanted to say "hi." I've a mailing-list habit that has probably been done n number of times before, but I'm always interested in checking out what people are listening to (and really curious to see how B&S overlap with others). I'll get things started: 1) B&S. I guess that's no shocker. Really disappointed when I showed up to the Opera House last winter here in Toronto, only to see "Show cancelled." 2) There was Smiths' talk some time back - big guns in my books. 3) Billy Bragg fans out there? 4) Tortoise and the extended Thrill Jockey offsprings (Isotope 217, Brokeback, Pullman, Directions in Music) - plus BIG fix on the Sea and Cake (the Sam Prekop album is also really sharp - Archer Prewitt's leave something to be desired, tho). 5) More Thrill Jockey - Trans Am. 6) Mogwai are decent. Recent show at the Horseshoe was a bit tedious at times. 7) Lots of indie rock staples: Archers of Loaf (plus Barry Black - Eric Bachmann did a solo set here last year at the Horseshoe, and it was just beautiful, plus he's playing with Superchunk at the end of the month), GBV, Yo La Tengo, Superchunk, et al..... 8) Trashcan Sinatras - haven't found too many other fans. I just bought the Japanese re-release of "Cake" for $48. Fuck, that's tough on the books, but have you heard Drunken Chorus and Useless? Point finale. 9) Just recently picked up Arab Strap's Philaphobia. Still digesting, but tastes pretty good so far. I guess the lyrics are sorta honest... 10) DJ Shadow. Done. 11) Rachel's, although I've still yet to really get a firm hold on Selenography despite having bought it ages ago. 12) A band whose praises I can't sing enough: Godspeed You Black Emperor! Caught them a short while back, and it was astounding. 13) Anything Will Oldham touches. I guess that's a start. In retrospect, such postings seem a little juvenile, but then again, I've never once contended that I possess any level of maturity. And there it is. JPMFC P.S. How about a useless thread: where is the oddest place you've found yourself listening to B&S? For me, it's barreling down 100's of kilometers of horrible dirt road in a beat-up Land Rover in Uganda. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Ida Lupino
by David Moore 12 Oct '99

12 Oct '99

Hi There, Nalda Said: replete with anagrammatical possibilities, I'm sure. Asian, sad, land & laid are all lurking in there, but I can't make anything better than Dial A Nads yet. Dropped into Virgin today to pick up my tickets for the Looper in-store on Monday, & also got a few spares. I don't know how sought-after these will be, but any member of the Sinister masseeev who is definitely going but is uncertain of being able to obtain tickets please drop me a line & I'll post them to you. Alternatively we can arrange to meet on Monday & I'll pass them on then. Starry: visited sunny Lancashire recently & scoffed a barm & a coffee in the Warton Sandwich Bar in your honour. Thai Fax: +66 (931) 987654 or Thailand is sending 1,580 troops to participate in the International Forces East Timor peacekeeping operation, (forming the second largest military contingent behind Australia,) in the first deployment of the Thai military abroad for an operation since the Vietnam War. I like the idea of Thai Peacekeepers. Regards, David Moore Chelmsford, UK +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: dont bring flowers, take a chance, on some graves you should dance.
by HerDivineShadow 11 Oct '99

11 Oct '99

hello sinister how r we all feeling then? good i hope. im feeling... well i am off on my october break. no school for a week. yay. :| b&s stories? i have 1. i dont know if its true or not, this guy i know told me. basically he has a friend who is in a band, and he was playing in a place where b&s used to play. some guy came up to him and asked him if he ever played (or something like that) b&s, and he said naw their shite. and yes youve guessed it that guy was stuart murdoch. anyway i dont know if it is true. but its not my story so what the hell. your friend always me, myself and everyone else the individual formerly known as sweetie. xox ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Life isn't a rehearsal, it's for real. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Bring it all back Now!
by Sarah Clarke 11 Oct '99

11 Oct '99

Moshi-Moshi Sinister-san, Well spank my Pop Monkey! What a productive time I've having at Uni. Ha ha! I mean, what a productive time I have at the weekends when I run away from the steaming pile of CRAPNESS that is Kingston into the promiscuous arms of Lunding Town. Kingston is like Preston, but without the blood sweat and tears and WITH Fucking Cockney Wankers. Yuuurrgh! However, I have won myself a nice semi-scoustic guitar. Vic Godard popped round my lovely "woom" to deliver it in person after I won it off him in a game of strip poker after his affair at Dingwalls. One fact in there is a lie. But the truth remains that VIC GODARD CAME ROUND TO MY HOUSE and gave me his guitar! Touched! By the hands of VicGodard&EdwynCollins! As New Order didn't sing, but they would've done, if they were me. Jason Andreas seems to live in Glasgow, you know. Hard to believe but its true. Lots of people live in Glasgow... And also, last night whilst watching Mary Shellys Frankenstein on the telly - at one point they were running round the gardens shouting "Willy! Willy"! "Its not funny anymore Willy!" Ah but I beg to differ, it IS still funny and it is continuing to amuse me today. Kenneth Branagagahahagah knows nowt about high and sophisticated yumour like wot I do. Someones subject line was that its easy to fall in love. I don't think it is though. Is that just me? I'm with Stuart on the ol' "don't love anyone" juice. Unfair. I don't think I've fallen in love with anyone. People have told me that they loved me and I felt repulsed by saying it back. I certainly felt nothing of the sort. I think that there are people who find it easy to say "i love you" and probably do genuinely think they are in love, whereas I'm with the cynical bastards in the corner with our "don't love anyone" juice. Now, I used to think this was good. In a way I still do - as I don't want to lose my heart to just anyone concerning what could be just a mere bagatelle on my own/their part, but does that make me cold and unfeeling? You see I don't know this "love" feeling. I remember always using to say - "Oh, I just wish I had someone who loved me" when I felt alone. Then I got someone, and I realised it wasn't enough. Its got to be two sided. I have to fall in love. And I haven't! And this makes me full of righteous rage! Is my current crush "love"? Its much more fun than not having a crush, for sure. I'll just get Yukari Fresh to write a disco- songle about it and that will make it a lot more fun. I love Yukari Fresh! Speaking of which, I have started learning Japanese. Sarah-san wa kawaii desu! I think that should mean "sarah is cute", but I've probably just said I need a poo. Or something like that. Halt! Love Sarah xx PS - I think I will go to Smile. PPS - I also think I'll have to find a strawberry milky way. PPPS - Don't whinge about being at Cambridge Marcus, it'll let you into the old boys network and be very rich. It'll be worth it. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: What else have you got to do, really?
by Michele Waggner 11 Oct '99

11 Oct '99

UK Sinisterines.... I'm passing on some info for those of you looking to maybe get out of your houses/rooms this week. As I wrote awhile back, some homies from my area, The Butterflies of Love, are making their way over to your neck of the woods and they're worth a listen... I saw them do an in-store last week and it was really quite good. This is an update of their UK plans as previously posted, because there have been some changes. The October 17 gig supporting Marine Research has been cancelled because the Butterflies have gotten a Peel thing and decided to do that instead. But they will get a chance to play with Amelia (get your minds out of the gutter) on Oct. 15 as she'll be on keyboards with Sportique at the Bull and Gate. October 14, Nottingham, Bunker's Hill -- with Airport Girl and Twinkie. October 15, London, Bull and Gate -- with Mark 700, Action Time and Sportique. October 16, London, The Scala -- with Cato, the Smith Garrett Band, Airport Girl, Spraydog, the Family Way, Comet Gain, Birdie (St. Etienne backup singer), Rosita (two of those Kenickie girls), Spearmint and Quickspace. The Butterflies' got a good review in NME last week, in that sort of odd way they give good reviews. Melody Maker was not so kind, but what the hell do they know? The records are released on the Secret 7 label here in the US and on Fortuna Pop in the UK. So, see them if you get a chance... and say hello to my friend Chris Razz who'll be there with them. He'll be the one ... well, I dunno. He might be looking like he's the manager. See if you can find him. Tell him I sent this. B&S Content? Chris Razz first played IYFS for me, gave me a really good clear tape of Tigermilk back in the analog days, wrapped in Spice Girls paper if I recall correctly... and he likes the Gentle Waves for some bizarre reason. Don't hold it against him, he's nice and has good taste musically, really. --michele who didn't even get a free single for doing this +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: sinister:romance isn't dead yet
by Paul Arathoon 11 Oct '99

11 Oct '99

Around last Valentine's day an envelope was delivered to the student house I live in. It was addressed to someone who obviously had lived there some years ago. We were used to such mail and usually returned it to sender. However there was no return address on this envelope. Furthermore, there was a tape in this envelope. We speculated upon what it could be and laughed at the suggestion that it could be Belle and Sebastian. As I recall, we decided it was probably Bon Jovi. Curiousity overcame us by this stage and we opened the letter (in blatant disregard for the law). There was a tape and a number of pink cut-out letters that appeared to make a girls name. we stuck the tape on and sat in astonishment as the first line came rolling out of the speakers "He had a stroke at the age of 24...". We had just opened the most romantic valentine's present ever. I don't know who the tape was intended for other than someone called James and don't know who it was from but I'd like to think that they got in contact eventually. Anyway that's my random Belle and Sebastain story. Paul ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: lovely snowdrops
by Giita . 11 Oct '99

11 Oct '99

An autumn day. I walked on a road full of sparkling glitter, frozen water on asphalt. I looked up and saw mountain peeks covered in snow. I was happy. Then I was utterly destroyed by a letter my flying penguin brought me. Tears and sadness overcame me...why had this happened? On my way home a snowman gave me a smile..I wondered why...what a strange look he gave me.. On my doorstep there was a note . It said to follow the path of candlelit leaves and at the end you will find the love that fell. And so I walked down the winding path that was sprinkled with candlelit leaves and felt a curious excitement in my belly. I reached the end. An enlarged bee was there. No words were exchanged. Silently he gave me a parcel of Joy, wrapped in a box of strawberries. Joyous tear drops escaped my eyes. The secret I so longed to know was now revealed to me. I walked home humming a smiling tune.. The bird that was disguised as a poetry parrot was handed to me. Here is a poem I found by Federico García Lorca. I think the Spanish version looks nicer.. ------------------------------------- CANCION Por las ramas del laurel vi dos palomas oscuras. La una era el sol la otra la luna. Vecinitas, les díje. Dónde está mi sepultura? En mi cola, dijo el sol. En mi garganta, dijo la luna. Y yo que estaba caminando con la tierra a la cintura vi dos águilas de mármol y una muchacha desnuda. La una era la otra y la muchacha era ninguna. Aguilitas, les dije, Dónde está mi sepultura? En mi cola, dijo el sol. En mi garganta, dijo la luna. Por las ramas del cerezo vi dos palomas desnudas. La una era la otra y las dos eran ninguna. SONG In the laurel branches, I spied two dark doves. The one was the sun; the other, the moon. Little neighbor ladies, I said: O where lies my tomb? In my tail, said the sun. In my throat, said the moon. And I, who was walking with the earth to my waist, spied two eagles of marble and a naked young girl. The one was the other, and the girl was neither. Little eagles, I said to them: O where lies my tomb? In my tail, said the sun. In my throat, said the moon. In the cherry tree branches, I spied two naked doves. The one was the other, and both were neither one ----------------------------------------- The parrot now flies on to Neil KrajewskiŽs head.. Love & hugs, XXX @->-- Giita ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: nalda yet again
by Alexandre Tobin 11 Oct '99

11 Oct '99

Sorry, but I forgot to add the '//' part in the URL, so it didn't work. Here is the link for the 'Nalda Said' info... http://www.postmodern.co.uk Thanks again, Alex -++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- -+++ alex tobin -+++ postbus 81-353 -+++ 3508 bh utrecht -+++ the netherlands -+++ -+++ phone +31.6.29208560 -+++ e-mail alex(a)pulped.co.uk -+++ website http://www.pulped.co.uk -+++ website http://www.postmodern.co.uk -+++ website http://www.popjourno.com -++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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