November 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: Crimestoppers B&S style
by David Strange Strange 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

Hello again fellow sinistereenies and sinistereenios, This is my second post since I graduated from the nursery in the space of 4 days. It's like when you first go out with someone and you are constantly having sex . But I'm sure this will be my last post for a while. Just watched Gregory's Girl I love that film it remided me of school football jumpers as goalposts etc. I used to love playing football or any games outside in winter at school (except rugby, I'm to small) because when you go back inside to get changed you're hands are to cold to do up the buttons on your shirt and you have to put them on radiators for five minutes to warm them up, lovely. And when it rains and you get to watch Neighbours in a classroom or watch a video from the storeroom. (nostalgia beautiful) Here's a small request for Archel could she knit me a scarf as I don't have one and I'm going to Paris for Christmas and I get the feeling it's going to be cold, I also need to buy some jumpers because all I have are T-shirts and no jumpers!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Right some B&S content, a few weeks ago I organised a picnic in order to gauge the interest in B&S in my local area (Dorking, Reigate, Redhill etc.). Anyway the week before I designed a little flyer that I put up in Heaven Sent Records in Guildford. No-one turned up for the picnic which really upset me , and on the Monday I went to collect my flyer from the record because it was really lovely (it has a bus on it driving up a hill) I'd coloured it in and everything, and to my horror it had gone someone had nicked it. So I'm appealing if anyone has my poster could the please give it back, mail me privately if you have it or if you are a B&S fan who lives near Dorking and we could meet up. Theres a moral to this little story never hang posters in Guildford Record Shops. Sleep soundly and don't have nightmares DAVID XXX 'as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again' ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.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" +-+ +-+ "sinister's a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: TELL ME!
by zoe charaktinou 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

Hi! OK.For people like me who haven't been that long on the list and come from another country or plain and simple for people as ignorant as me; WHAT IS/WAS THE BOWLIE? Thanks,Zoe ______________________________________________________ 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" +-+ +-+ "sinister's a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Come on without, Come on within...
by robhalcrow＠lineone.net 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-lllll ( in the style of Red Alert's Lulu), Like Mark C my wrist hurts but this is cos today I wrote a song on the acoustic guitar and it's hard for me to play, being a big clumsy bass player 'n' all. Can I be the first to apply for the perhaps non-existent bass place in B&S? I've got my own gear, I've even got some spare strings somewhere. I could grow a beard, write a book. I've got relations in Glasgow. Oh go on. People have been on about B&S dreams... I had one the other day. Only Mick was in it. We all had to write essays and submit them (Mick insisted he'd read them all) before being allowed to join the band in some swish hotel. They were throwing a party (very civilized, mind) which I had to leave temporarily. When I returned almost everyone had left. Seems it wasn't all the fans had hoped for after all. A moral, perhaps. A couple of days later I dreamt I was filling in a questionnaire for the 3 ex-Kenickie girls (Married? No. Favourite Disney film? Ummmm......). The spooky thing is that the next Saturday, who did I see on the train to Sunderland? Only Marie Du Santiago, ex Kenickie, now Rosita. Weirderama etc. Someone mentioned Daniel Johnston. Did he do a song called "Dream Scream"? I taped it off John Peel's Festive 50 last year. I like it. It's mad. Sounds like it was recorded in a piano testing warehouse, if such things exist. For the record I neither love nor despise Isobel. Or any of B&S. I don't know any of them but I'd like to think they're polite, delightful, clean young people. Surely these weewee rumours are a vacuous fiction........ Yours Rob...................not thinking of anything clever to put at the end of emails since 1736............... +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "sinister's a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: (No Subject)
by Curtis Heath 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

When I was a child, I used to have a recurring dream. It wasn't so much of a dream as a feeling. There was something in front of me... infinitely far away, but almost touching my eyes at the same time. It was microscopic, yet so big and all-encompassing that it was behind me too. The weird part is, I could always tell I was going to have the dream before I went to bed. There was a certain feeling that came over me. I haven't had the dream since I was a kid. Recently a friend start describing a dream he had as a child about a giant/tiny curtain that was held right in front of his eyes... but was too far away to touch at the same time... Strange... I always thought I was just a bit crazy. So... Do any of you Sinisterines have this dream? Is there a conspiracy. Did the Government give our mothers mind-altering substances while we were in the womb? Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.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" +-+ +-+ "sinister's a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Landslide of Information
by Peter Miller 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

Good morning little schoolgirls; VARIOUS - JUST KEEP ON DANCING - CHESS NORTHERN SOUL (CDKEND 138) Track number 10: LANDSLIDE - TONY "Kipper" CLARKE (P) 1967 Chess 1979. Prod Davis and Caston under supervision of Billy Davis. According to the sleeve notes, it "epitomises the sound of black America that we love" and is "an all-time Northern Soul favourite". Trousers, give your bird a bell and see if this is the one she was rabbitting on about. Well done on that 5-a-side victory, by the way. Did you get your photo in the local paper with Luther Blisset? Of course you can have a tape. I'm going to send Big Kev and Big Dave's tapes this week. You just wait and see. I am friends with Isaac Hayes, and no way is he playing Bowlie. You must think I was born yesterday. As for the Tube, if it's any consolation, I'm sure if I got it on video, I'd watch the whole thing too. You never know. I listened to Modern Rock Song instead. It's good when the strings swell up. Slow Grafitti is an Ain't No Mountain High Enough for the Bowlie Generation. I hope B&S are going to produce a commemorative mug when Stuart D finally gets round to leaving, if he ever does. I'm looking forward to Victory Chimp. I hope it's about a monkey making a name for himself in the world of professional boxing. I suppose pop stars make a change from Oxbridge toffs. I hope Sting's new cookbook serves as inspiration for Staurt Murdoch to produce a collection of his favourite "do you like broccoli?" recipes. Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "sinister's a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Lets Get Oral
by David Moore 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

Hi All, Sorry to be back in your box so quickly* but I'm just answering my own question, really. STuart "Mr Polymath" David does indeed appear in the Oral compilation, alongside others like Aidan Moffat, Nick Cave, Jarvis, PJ Harvey & even Roy Harper & Joe Strummer for the oldies amongst us. If your fandom doesn't run to forking out £6.99 for 5 pages of our STu, then a lurking browse in the bookshop should do it in reasonable time. Mr D continues to impress with yet another finely penned romantic tale, this time in Rahmenerzahlung form. (Apologies, can't do umlauts). Marketing ploy, publishing such a book for the normally just record-buying public shortly before Christmas? Who knows, but there's probably more quality there if I dig around a bit more. Regards, * I think there's supposed to be another "in" in there somewhere The Painting Ptarmigan 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: oops - sorry I had to mail again, but...
by BabyChris Crystalballs 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

The smashing pumpkins did a song called landslide. It was acoustic, and actually quite nice. just billy corgan and a guitar. could his voice BE anymore high piched? Also, I'm having a severe nevous breakdown right now. This charity thing that I'm doing has severly backfired. some fag-ass from another school tried to orgainse a gig at his school for this friday, but didn't realise that telling us on monday was short notice. and we have only sold about 60 tickets so far. the band (who are apparently signed to virgin) are costing us £300, and we have been told that if we don't break even, then we'll have to pay the difference ourselves. shit. tickets are only £3. I think that's a bargain. does anyone on sinister have a means of solving my problem? people of glasgow - buytickets. pweeze. pwetty pweeze. gotta go. mail me. babychris CRYSTALBALLS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.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: Last time today I pwomise
by Nick.Dastoor＠guardian.co.uk 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

5. I can't see the WIgan Casino going for it anyway. It's more girl group pop than Northern Soul. Or maybe that's just Isobel's influence. n. xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re: Subject: Sinister: Supeflu Guy
by Nick.Dastoor＠guardian.co.uk 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

>I don't pay proper attention I can't remember whether the conundrum wrapped >in an enigma shrouded in mystery that is the song "Landslide" was ever >cleared up. Namely, was the song that Isobel sang at Bowlie, backed by The >Maisonettes, with Struan failing to play his sax, an original or a cover >version? I say Landslide is an original. Why? 1. The band don't tend to do more than one cover version in a show. And if they hear them claiming to have written 'The Kids Are Alright' then I'll eat my hat. Ha ha I have no hat - fooled you. Does anyone have a hat? 2. More importantly, the title was mentioned back in February as one of the tracks on the new LP (only about 18 months before its now projected release date blah blah) and you'd expect them to mention if would have mentioned if it was a cover. See: http://www.mail-archive.com/sinister@majordomo.net/1999-month-02/msg00192.h… 3. Surely Tag, late of this parish, would have told us about it. 4. The trouble is, it tastes too good! Nick xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Supeflu Guy
by poetryplace2 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

because I don't pay proper attention I can't remember whether the conundrum wrapped in an enigma shrouded in mystery that is the song "Landslide" was ever cleared up. Namely, was the song that Isobel sang at Bowlie, backed by The Maisonettes, with Struan failing to play his sax, an original or a cover version? I mention it because I was round my speshul fwend's house last night, looking after her cos she's poorly, and she had a print out of a Northern Soul poll of the favourite records of people who attended the Wigan Casino in 1978. And at number 18 was a song called "Landslide" by some bloke whose name escapes me. Have the Sinister Northern Soul congnoscenti heard this track? And can I have a tape? There's a lot of illness going round at the moment, and because I was sick last week I spent quite a lot of time watching daytime tv, and got quite engrossed in the indoor bowls, direct from P!R!E!S!T!O!N! Guildhall. It's getting quite rock and roll these days, bowls. The audience was full of dead hard lads with klaxons and drums and bagpipes and there were mexican waves and terrace chants and stuff. There was even a streaker! However, I missed the final, so if there are any fellow bowls enthusiasts out there who know the result, I would be very grateful if you would share it with me. I hope it was the Aussie charmer Ian Shuback, in his last appearance before he retires. I've tried looking on the winky wanky web, to no avail. But I did find something of interest, however because on nme.com I came across the news that mogwai are going to be choosing bands for the re-scheduled ATP festival. Post-rock muppet Struan Braithwaite burbles in a scatological vein, thusly: "Bowlie was refreshing because half the bands weren't there because of greedhead agents foisting their half-arsed cack soon-to-be-has-been shite bands upon those who dare to get up before six o'clock. This event was clearly something that was close to the organisers' hearts, as shall ours." And that's not all because on the same website I came across the following snippet: http://www.nme.com/crispianmail.html . It's good to see Mr Mills realising the power of the superweb chocolate cyberhighway, and I'm sure Sinister folk will be only too happy to share their thoughts with him. I haven't mailed him yet because I've been too busy trying to decide what the greatest film of the century is. I think it's a toss-up between the film version of "Please, Sir" and Ferdinand Leger's "Ballet Mecanique". It certainly isn't "Gregory's Girl" because as Will will undoubtedly find when he finishes his Laura Mulvey book, it's one long hymn to patriarchal scopophilia and the fetishising qualities of The Male Gaze. Will also mentioned meeting a Notts County player when he was a nipper, which got me reminiscing because when the mighty Stevenage Colts won the Herts Minor League 5-aside tournament in 1980, I was presented with my winner's medal by Luther Blissett. This was before he became an Italian anarchist hero, mind. love Stevie Troussé xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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