November 1999 - Sinister

Re: Sinister: knitting buses
by Adam Dobrodt 23 Nov '99

23 Nov '99

hello, i am coming out of lurker mode to profess my sudden inexplicable love for fiona and her beautiful, lovely, AND sensual use of punctuation. it truly does move a soul. however, i am a bit upset with her failure to watch "the tube thingie." it upsets me because those of us without the pleasure of living across that big ol body of water think you take your close proximity to all the good band action for granted. of course, since i don't actually know anyone else here in sunny wisconsin who knows of b&s (except for two people who i never really talk to unfortunately), i probably shouldn't be making such a blanket statement, but oh well, i'm a bastard. i also want to take your time, by announcing that i am hopelessly in love with Archel. i know, i know, i can't love two at once, but the truth is i'm gay and just have these cute little grade school crushes on archel and fiona. when archel finishes her scarf i will be so happy and feel that life is that much more complete. in regards to the "ISOBEL CONSPIRACY" project, i say, let the kids have their fun. sarah's stories slay me every time. i'm sure the members of b&s would be much more embarrassed than offended. anyways, that's it for now.... back to my campaign of spreading the b&s gospel across wisconsin; one cow at a time. adam d. the king of his 9' x 12' room sinks back into lurker mode... p.s. fiona: sorry i sent a copy of this exclusively to you. i just hit the wrong button... oops. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.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: ...in a world of funny changes...
by Mariel Abad 23 Nov '99

23 Nov '99

Hello all! I m just out off the nursery but I ll leave my introduction for tomorrow. I m sure i ll be more inspirated. Although, I want to tell David Geraghty that his earthly possessions are safe because I have certainly heard Mr Daniel Johnston. And the interesting point is that I m writting from Argentina (that southamerican country lost in the end of the world) where the chances are almost zero. Ok, i must confess my first approach to his music was the sweet and naive song that titles our messages but in the Yo la tengo s "very much decent" version (from "Fakebook" album). Have you heard the Casper s song? I ve been reading all your messages guys, and enjoying when you mentioned my favourites bands (apart from B&S, obviously) like Flaming Lips, Guided by Voices, Olivia Tremor Control, Nick Cave and Richard Davies, who are completely unknown here. Stop your sobbing, girl!!! It s a warm and beautiful spring night... I would like to know who is the another argentine sinister. Do anybody have idea? Now, if you are so nice to help me... would you tell me what does it mean "Twee"?. Please, this is the first and last time I ask you about a word i don nt understand, but you use it always!! See you Mariel +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: an old friend returns
by The Narrow Wizard 23 Nov '99

23 Nov '99

I was sitting in my room today when I heard a tap tap tapping upon my window. When I looked out I saw a dark coloured bird just sitting there. It's a bloody raven I thought, I'll wring the damn things neck and it'll bother me never more. When I opened the window and made a grab for it though it said wait Owen don't and then it said you've been reading too much Poe again haven't you. Fuck I said it's the Poetry Parrot. Yes thats right it said now let me in and give me a wash cos I'm all dirty and then I'll tell you what I've been up to. well I did this and soon our friends plumage was as bright as ever and he sarted talking to me. He said this: You remember that I used to fly around the sinister members staying with each one for a week and then giving all of sinister a poem before the member sent me on to another member. Well a while back I got lost somewhere in north America and just wandered lonely as a cloud for quite some time. It was tough and with nobody to look after me I became the dirty wretch which you saw earlier. I realised that I had to do something or I would die but how could I find a member of sinister in such a large world. It was then that I thought I know if I fly to Scotland and then just follow the smell of cinnamon then I'll find that strange wizard chap and so I did and now that I've found you we can give all of sinister a poem and then you can send me on so that we can have a poem every monday and things will be just like they used to be. well I told the parrot that I thought this was a great idea and we picked up a book of poetry called the new modern poetry which we thought was funny 'cos the book was over 30 years old and anyway it fell open at a page with this poem on, it's called Parliament Of Cats and it's by D.J. Enright. The cats caught a Yellow-vented Bulbul. Snatched from them, for three days it uttered Its gentle gospel, enthroned above their heads. Became loved and respected of all the cats. Then succumbed to internal injuries. The cats regretted it all profoundly, they would never forget the evil they had done. Later the cats caught a Daurian Starling. And ate it. For a Daurian Starling is not A Yellow-vented Bulbul. (genuflection.) Its colouring is altogether different. It walks in a different, quite unnatural fashion. The case is not the same at all as that of The Yellow-vented Bulbul. (genuflection.) The kittens caught a Yellow-vented Bulbul. And ate it. What difference, they ask, between A Yellow-vented Bulbul and that known criminal The Daurian Starling? Both move through the air In a quite unnatural fashion. This is not The Yellow-vented Bulbul of our parents' day, Who was a Saint of course! (genuflection.) Well I hope you liked that, we did, but the Poetry Parrot says that he's glad he isn't a Yellow-vented Bulbul or a Daurian Starling. I'm also glad that I'm not a Yellow-vented Bulbul or a Daurian Starling. Anyway we were talking about where the parrot could go next and at first we thought that GEORGE DICKIE could be a good idea as his use of space can be quite exhillerating. but then we thought no cos all those capitals would give poor old ee cummings a headache and we couldn't have that could we. Instead I sent the parrot on to Archel in the hope that after looking after him for a week he might induce her to give us one of her own great poems. I also thought this was a good way for her to inspire other people to write something and send it to her for her little publication (shameless plug I know). so the parrot has gone and I'm left all alone so it must be time for bed. we'll meet again in one weeks time to see what's in Archels head. Goodnight love owen With that the narrow wizard waggled his bushy eyebrows and disappeared in a flash of blue flame leaving behind only a faint smell of cinnamon +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: mexican bandits
by BradWhiddon＠aol.com 23 Nov '99

23 Nov '99

isobel ain't nuthin' but a skank slut with a poorly operating digestive tract. she called me up the other day and was all like, "so, brad, likes i was sayin', yo! i gots the runs like a sumbitch, muthafucka, know what i'm sayin', word? yo check this, i'll toss your salad for some crank. come on, you trick daddy bastud. help a bitch out." then i heard someone walk in the room and she screamed and i heard shots and the line went dead. so, has anyone been keeping up with the norm show on abc? my cable got cut off and that was my favorite show and i miss it. the new kincaid. album is really good. it's called "kincaid plays super hawaii" and everyone should go get it. moochas grassy ass, brad +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: knitting buses
by fiona 23 Nov '99

23 Nov '99

evenin' campers, look!!! i did it!!! (nearly) i went for (almost) a week without posting!!! i'm just a model of restraint was excited to watch the tube thingie, but, lo and behold i forgot. i tuned in at 11:30, just in time to see robbie williams cavorting with his ladyfriends (i got the impression he preffered the blonde one), and paul mcartney trying to relive his lost youth, while blokey from travis looked on and drooled. gutted!! well not quite, there's always the repeat, which i will, of course also forget to watch, as i always do with everything good. has anyone visited sinister.com or sinister.net? they're GOTH sites, perhaps that explains something. and... jeepster.com is about... ....jeeps!! imagine how confused you'd be if you were a fan of jeeps and had done things the other way round. i have an admission, all this talk of making scarves has made me very jealous, because the awful truth is... ...i can't knit!! i know i should have learned when i was small, and i did try, but i was always just too cack-handed (don't think i've ever typed that phrase before) so now i'm a failure at this most twee of pastimes. nevermind eh? i had the most b+s-esque day of my life the other day, i realised that in the space of it being friday i had ridden on five different buses. i'm sure for all the cosmopolitan sinistereenies out there this is considerably less than exciting, but i was impressed. does anyone else find when they watch the football results and a team has scored 7 goals and it is written as 7 [SEVEN] that the voice in their head that reads things out on the telly exclaims SEVEN in a very loud voice, as if in disbelief? why do these things come to me when i'm writing to you guys? i wasn't thinking about football before i sat down in front of the computer. why? why? why? oh, and i'm still waiting for my first list crush vote. if only you could see me! sigh! (fiona, and everyone who knows her fall off their chairs in fits of laughter at the very idea of crushdom) time for bed said zebedee, stay beautiful, fiona... ...reinventing, and overusing punctuation!!! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: An evening with Nick Drake
by paul cains 22 Nov '99

22 Nov '99

Hi everyone, this may or may not be of interest to those of you living in the Bristol area. The cube cinema on Kings square in Kingsdown is showing a documentry about the life of Nick Drake. Also the director of the documentry who lives in Bristol will be there to answer questions and there is some other stuff going on as well(not sure what). It's on Thursday the 25th of November and it looks sure to be a good night, I don't know what time it starts, but if anyone is interested I will find out for you. Bye for now, Love, Paul. XX ______________________________________________________ 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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Re: Sinister: Convince me
by Koen De Crock 22 Nov '99

22 Nov '99

Brandt Fundak wrote: >For instance, why should I buy the Gentle Waves? Of all of the B & S >related bands, I am the most leary about Gentle Waves. I see the CD >often, and yet something always keeps me from picking it up. Convince me >otherwise. > >And what is the deal with Felt? Should I buy a felt album? What other >bands should I look into? I am seriously trying to fill a void here, so I >need the help. > >Boy, I need help with focus. > >Brandt Okay, you need some help for some new records. First of all, don't buy gentle waves. This is a personal opinion, but when Isobel sings solo, she sends shivers down my spine. So what should you buy. Or what do I think is good. 1. Nectarine no. 9. Good, messy band with some great albums. To start, buy the compilation they released a few weeks earlier. Good value for money. I don't have it yet: couldn't find it in the shops in Belgium, so had to order it and still didn't receive it. 2. The Carve up. Comp. from the show with the same name on the old XFM. Great comp. with a brilliant accoustic version of Nick Caves' "the Mercy Seat". 3. Sofa. Like Joy Division meeting Slint on a dark november night. Dark, noisy, moody but brill. 4. Godspeed you Black Emperor. A must have. Noisy postrock. Cellos, violins and guitars fighting at the end of the world. 5. Do make say think. Postrock too, but not noisy. Expect a bit of a bumpy ride but after a few listens you'ill love it. 6. The Queers. Just have some tapes of it without any references of songs'names. Great ooh aah sunshine rock. Check out their song "I enjoy being a boy" on the carve up. 7. Zita Swoon. Belgium's finest. Beautiful melange of a bit of Tom Waits madness and everything else that's good. Must have. 8. Low. Slowcore of the finest kind. Great vocal harmonies and lovely, soft, quiet guitars. Their latest album is their best. Music so beautiful that you cannot believe it. 9. Sigur Ros. Icelandic band that just released a single on Fat Cat records. The rest of their CD's is only available through expensive import, even in Belgium. Music so beautiful that you'll be holding your breath in awe. 10. Seam. Indie rock slowcore Slint meets Pavement meets ... Beautiful songs about long lost loves, sometimes a bit punky sometimes so quiet that even your grandma will love it. Great voice b.t.w. 11. Yo la tengo, .... There's so much more, but my time is up. Sorry. See you at the next one and have a good time K. ______________________________________________________ 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: blop,blop,blop...
by zoe charaktinou 22 Nov '99

22 Nov '99

OK.I now I'm not supposed to write stupid things on the list-please,mummy,don't do anything to me-,but,I'm happy and I just wanted to write back. "You're just a baby baby girl so kiss me on the cheek before you go to school..." OK.That's it.Have fun.ALWAYS! I LOVE YOU GUYS! BLOP,BLOP,BLOP! 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Hogmanay Meetup in Glasgow?
by Jason Andreas 22 Nov '99

22 Nov '99

Hiya. I'm sorry for using the list to ask, but if any Sinisterines are going to be bored, like me, and/or alone, also like me, on Hogmanay, do any of you fancy getting together in Glasgow and seeing in the new year together? If you are interested, please mail me PRIVATELY: jasonandreas(a)breathemail.net Thanks :) --Jason "May all your dreams but one come true." +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Sinister: The tube: to sum up
by Nick.Dastoor＠guardian.co.uk 22 Nov '99

22 Nov '99

>5 minutes of sublime brilliance >175 minutes of absolute crap. >not impressed at all >Paul Well this is a all a bit negative. I mean if you looked at everything like that then where would you be? "Frankly, I'm not sure about this whole 'life' thing . I've done some sums and only 0.2% of it seems to be filled with sublime brilliance. What a con!". Yes it was a shame that any hopes of a second B&S song being fitted in were dashed by Paul McCartney's insistence on banging out an extended version (false endings and everything!) of some 'rock n roll classic' that seemed to be called 'We're gonna have a party tonight!' with the bloke out of Travis as Jim'll Fix It third guitarist. But I was still high from the sublime brilliance bit. It was a perfect moment. One second Chris Moyles was roaring "And later we've got only got SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY!!!" for the fifteenth time and the next, there they were. They played like *angels*. The song was lifted by the introduction of a wonderfully graceful alternate guitar line. Perhaps some musically-minded person could explain to me what the difference was. Mick had had his trumpet confiscated and played some kind of guitar instead. Isobel had had her hairclips confiscated and was sporting a bob. Later she whistled out of tune. I love Isobel. Stuart fluffed one line because (I am reliably informed) he was distracted by someone breakdancing in the crowd. Stuart David sat apart from the others (rancid piss smell?) sprawled out like he was playing a sitar. It was just a glorious five minutes. And then it was over. And it cut to a 'comedy' scene in the OB room. They had gone on unannounced and they left uncommented upon. It was like they weren't supposed to be there. Perhaps they only made it on becuase of Stuart calling in a favour off uncle Rupert. >i'm curious about general world depression... What a great opening gambit! >does anyone have an opinion on whether they >were most depressed between 1985-1990, 1990-1995 >1995-2000? is it more age dependant or is the >world just generally happier nowadays? >i keep thinking that i don't hear many songs >like 'how soon is now?' nowadays.. Everyone's miserable as sin, but I think people started realising how boring it was to sing songs about it. I mean the odd one is OK, but even Morrissey only wrote about four "I'm fed up" songs whilst he was in the Smiths that weren't lifted by humour. And most of those had uplifting musical accompaniment, so they were OK too. What I'l trying to say is that I don't think much of 'Unloveable'. Buzzcocks wrote a song complaining that 'Everybody's Happy Nowadays' back in 1934 so I guess these things go in cycles. >>>>>>> Isobel stinks >>>>>> That's a very hurtful thing to say. And anyway, she doesn't >>>>> She does she does she does >>>> I'm a close personal friend and I can confidently say that she doesn't >>> She bloody does - and what's more she can't sing >> I'd like to see you say that to her face > Already have done, so ner It's funny - for ages on Sinister it was the great unspoken that all the girls hated Isobel and all the boys fancied her. Then someone broke the rule and all hell broke loose. Don't take it all too seriously, kids. I have it on good authority that Sarah has an unrivalled collection of Gentle Waves rarities hidden under her bed. Nick 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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