November 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: oh dear....dont be cynical
by Jamie Holman 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

Go to action records web page and check out tompaulins new single, I think that youse lot will like it. Ignore the lazy references to B+S...(they have a boy girl singing thing goin on..) think jonothan Richman, Galaxie 500 and the best stuff you ever heard on Sarah when you were young...think postcard..think stoned and dethroned... Also one of em hasnt made a video for b+S...Ive heard that this is a piss take due to their label constantly wanting them to go for the B+S thing......well worth a buy and the next ones out on earworm!! I thank you. Mick Travis. __________________________________________________ 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: I haven't just escaped from the nursery
by MARTIN_CONNEELY＠finance.irlgov.ie 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

Will wrote <<Can anybody help me to ease myself back into society now that the current series of 'Millionaire' (as I believe 'insiders' refer to Mr Tarrant's show) is drawing to a close?>> Yes: there's a book called "Behind the scenes at Who Wants to be a Millionaire" by Tom McGregor (honestly!). It's large format, there's only 128 pages, there are lots of pictures and it doesn't use joined up writing. Can't understand how nobody nominated it for the Laura Llew Literary List. Seems from Derek's post that there's a US version, too, of the programme that is. Does the host of that one canoodle with wives to be of UK royalty, too? Last night's show was quite daring. It included "muff" as a possibility for keeping eggs and teapots warm. And I also learned from the show that a Major is only just above Captain in UK army rankings. So I've had to revise my interpretation of Me and the Major - if he's still only a Major despite remembering Roxy Music in'72, he's as much of a loser as some of the other Murdoch beings we all know and love. Kate wrote: <<Snog music! How do you come up with that late-night date-night programming? >> Didn't StarrySarah offer top marks once upon a time to anybody who could successfully use Me and the Major in that context? I miss her anti-Isobelling; only the odd swipe now. Kate also wrote: <<* Melismatic * A melodic style characterized by many notes sung to a single text syllable.>>, referring to Struan's dragged out vocals at times, which was ascribed on the list of yore to his having something in his mouth (besides his tongue!) when singing. Hearing The Boy done wrong again recently, it seems to me as if batteries are wearing down in something. Mark Casarotto wrote: <<Hangovers are the worst...Even 4 pints now knacker me the whole of the next day>> If you make it to 40, it gets unbearable. A recent digest was called "369". When will the "LLPJ" digest arrive. I've been reading through old digests and the Struan that Owen Wizard used to hang around with in the Gent's (under "I didn't look at his winkie" in the archives?) seems very different to the Guardian Struan. Great to see the return of Brad. The night of his return there was a UK Channel 4 programme called "Deconstructing Brad". He's still mailing so mustn't have worked. Now for another few months of lurking. MartinC +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 Scottish Voices to Download
by Peter Miller 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

I know a lot of you go weak at the knees as soon as you hear anyone Scottish start to speak, so you might be interested in the sound sample at this URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/1999/11/99/battle_of_b ritain/newsid_526000/526119.stm I haven't heard it myself, because I haven't got any speakers, so don't blame me if they swear or it's complete rubbish. I'm just trying to help you get a more complete picture of Scottish culture. Ken. If the URL's wrong, I'm sorry. Only part of it's turned blue. Lucy wrote: I have to credit monsieur Tim Hopkins with the big idea of getting Gregory as high up the aforementioned chart as possible. You big nelly, Tim. I voted for Blake Witch Project, Dougal and the Blue Cat, Whistle Down the Wind, Trouble in Store starring Norman Wisdom and Omien Damon 2. So that's horror, horror, religious drama, comedy and horror. No cutesy ladyboy pish. What happened to Barry Norman? 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Isobel Campbell Choked on Own Headscarf Joy!
by Sarah Clarke 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

Allo there my Breetesh Chooms, (and everyone else too) New Order are wise, aren't they? They sing "there are so many ways that you can kill someone, like in a love affair, when the love goes wro-ong". Thats very wise! And it got me thinking too. There are also so many ways one could assasinate Isobel Campbell aren't there? Hopefully not in a love affair. But perhaps that (ie, MOIDER and DEATH) was the idea of Lesley Jos uncontrolable fascination with "Bel"? Aaah I understand. I have come to the conclusion that a nice way of "sorting" out Isobel, would be to force her to eat her own headscarfs until she chokes, or explodes with headscarf, like that guy who died from eating loads of Spaghetty in Se7en. Archel talked about going to the Tate Gallery and the Poetry Library. Well who woulda thought we were so well connected? Right now I am writing a devastating critque of elitism in poetry because its a good excuse for causing an argument and sounding GRRRR! ANGRY!! GRRR!! Yes. And also yesterday I did some Art too! So I touched on the worlds of both poetry and art. Art is bluddy grate. All you need to be Art is a polaroid camera and the right amount of talking shite. And a few pints in you. Gregorys Girl? Number one in the film charts? Would that be a good thing? I'd prefer the Brittas Empire STILL with John Gordan Sinclair as the curmudgeonly manager of a sports centre to win personally. Except that its not a film, its a honking pile of cacky pants. The last film I saw was a film about what happens when a BIG GAY DYKE steals away your BIG BISEXUAL-WIFE. The husband in the film looked a bit like Matthew Hintz I thought. Probably because he had glasses. And so does Matthew! Sometimes. But anyway. And at the end there was a hint that the husband might be a bit hotel/motel himself! You know, a bit of the old boy-gayism reared its head. But luckily we didn't have to see any of that in the film, just girlies touching each other. Ooo. Channel 4 pushing the boat out again eh? I'm going to read a book, Sarah xx ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: sclub farty/me-struan?/baxendale/other ramblings
by BabyChris Crystalballs 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

Hiya peeps. I'm pretty disturbed right now. I had an experience last night which can only be described as harrowing. I got the sclub 7 album, almost epoymously titled "s club". "Hey, hey....push the ceiling............. you're my number 1.....do do do.....quentas tiempo - we have good time!!!" Full of totally poptastic surefire hit singles - it truly stunned me. b&s will never sound the same again. Pop isn't so bad after all. Another shock that I had was to be told that I looked a bit like struan this morning. I had my new wool coat on, and my farsically long scarf (which do, contrary to public opinion, actually keep you warm) and my big sister said that I looked a bit like struan in the dog on wheels video, when he goes in the shop (I made my sister watch this repeatedly, even though she thinks that b&s are woosy). I suppose my hair is a bit like his, but a different colour ("Barber - I want a struan, and I want it NOW!!!!") I heard baxendale on the radio the othe night, singing some song about "you look like the kind of girl who'd try to steal my boyfriend". I though that this was pretty relevant to the recent dicussion about "superbiches". What is the term for a male superbitch? anyone? bye bye gotta go lotsa luv Baby Chris CRYSTALBALLS PS - I'm off now to buy the new, more mature sounding b*witched album "awake and breathe".......I might get "STEPTACULAR!!!!" as well......... __________________________________________________ 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: Who's Gregory's Girl?
by Alder, Lucy 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

Gosh, I don't seem to have posted for ages and ages again - I kind of lost inspiration for a while, but this morning I compiled a wee list of things to write about (sad? moi?) and crumbs! I think this might be a long'un. But read on, friends! This missive comes with a No Questions Asked Money Back Guarantee. And if that doesn't convince you, there's a teensy bit of smut too. Martin R raised the subject of scratched vinyl, reminding me of the more embarrassing moments in my young life. My copy of the first Hits album, a veritable treasure trove of mid-eighties pop, was bought from a jumble sale when I was about eleven and had already acquired several scratches, although not too detrimental to one's listening pleasure. I learned all the words (and also the saxophone solo, yus indeedy) to Careless Whisper as a result of this purchase, and the jumpy bit in the middle came to be ignored because, oooooh, I loved that song and really felt every word Georgie M intoned. One day, a couple of years later, my friend Julie came round and we decided it would be nice to have a sing-a-long-a-Careless Whisper moment. We sat cross-legged on the floor, the needle hit the groove and our spines tingled as that smooooooth saxophone got to work. I was lost in music (caught in a trap) when I realised Julie was looking at me all funny. Yes, I'd sung the scratches. Dear sinisterines, I hope the same never happens to you. News of my scratching talent flew round the school, I hardly dared show my face for shame and I came to be known as Porky Scratchings. Then Wayne, my classroom crush, decided I was more Juicy than Porky (although to tell the truth I fitted both descriptions) and my current moniker was adopted, much to my relief. Were I a goth, I'd prefer to wear those dainty canvas Mary Jane(ish)-style shoes rather than the long and pointy Child Catcher-style ones. My Nanna has terrible bunions and I'd really not want to inflict that sort of lasting damage on myself. That's my contribution to the goth debate. New boy Derek Porter wrote >>you've no idea how refreshing it was to hear a song as beautiful as Seymore Stein or Judy...Horses and when I read it, a overheard a little conversation taking place somewhere in my head which I will now relate to you in the style of a diarist who is currently in vogue Derek Porter: Let me introduce you. Horses....Judy, Judy....Horses Judy: Pleased to meet you Horses: Likewise, we're sure. Fancy a ride? Judy: Cor, not 'arf Horses: Whinny Judy: Giddy up! I won't tell you what happened next although, to spare DP's blushes, I'll say that he had scurried away by this point. I'll leave to you to continue the story yourselves and, if you wish, you may try a little self-analysis based on the fruits of your imaginations. One extra point for each usage of a different piece of leatherware from the saddlery. Steady Mike wrote: >>I for one believe there was a typo in the last B&S diary thing. Struan and his rosy-cheeked compadres were obviously enjoying a game of Seasonal Scrabble - hence the big-scoring "bunting". Ah, bless him - getting all excited about Xmas already. I realise that 'B' and 'C' aren't precisely adjacent on the keyboard, but I expect this can be explained in terms of a 'spasm'. When I was a young'un, I was an avid reader of Bunty, widely regarded as THE comic for squares. I suspect this wouldn't be the case if it was called Cunty. I hate to think what hi-jinks the four Marys would get up to each week. AND FINALLY... Ladies and gentlemen, may I request some assistance in the small matter of upsetting the BBC? Will Messent has already unwittingly divulged part of the plan by writing >>I saw the DKNY girl the other day. She came round to mine and told me to vote for 'Gregory's Girl' in some film poll or other, but I'm not sure which poll she meant. I think she'd been drinking. Anyway, I've never seen 'Gregory's Girl'. It all began when myself and various members of the South East London Sinister Masseeeeev were slumming around a television set last week and Jonathon Ross announced details of the BBC's Film '99 poll for best film in the whole wide world ever. I have to credit monsieur Tim Hopkins with the big idea of getting Gregory as high up the aforementioned chart as possible. My dear sister (DKNY trainer girl) has already voted and I would like to urge you to do the same at http://www.bbc.co.uk/movies/film99/form.shtml No, you don't have to agree with the motion. You don't even have to have seen the film ever, but it would be fun to see lanky John Gordon-Sinclair and wee Clare Grogan rubbing shoulders with Orson Welles, Clark Gable and Kate Winslet in this inevitably populist poll, would it not? You may even use up the remaining 4 spaces to vote for whichever film you so desire - just make sure you vote Gregory's Girl NUMBER ONE!!! And then I'll love you for ever and ever. Please? Pretty please? With sugar on top and a cherry? Thank you. To qualify for a refund, please send your receipts to... Juicy Lucy =================================================== This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. -- MCI WorldCom Year 2000 information http://www.wcom.co.uk/2000 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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". 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Sinister: that charming Stan
by Arantxa Sanz 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

Hiya! Maybe some oldies thought my subject referred to that jolly character which enlighted our days in pre-Bowlie days,and then vanished,maybe jumped from some rocky cliff into the ocean,who knows.Sorry to the new faces,who had never heard of him/her,you always can check the archives.It was good fun for a while. Stan stands for Stanley Donen.It doesn't make sense ,I know...so let's me introduce you to my latest plans:After my succesful observations on NVs resistent attitude towards the upheaval of the market tide yesterday evening,compiled with the help of you lot, I left our local Arts Cinema in a state of rapture after discussing with some course fellows how much we missed musicals and how great it would be to leave in a musical for a day ourselves. So,that's the plan:a) writing a script about someone who is ready to live another day like everyday but suddenly his/her day is a 'musical'day and he/she has the chance to sing/dance along daily,boring issues as how dirty the kitchen floor is or choosing books from the library shelves for the weekend without the library staff phoning the closest psychiatrical institution,b)Hollywood musicals are naff and uncool and probably half the population of Sinisterland are frowning at this stage, but what about 'Les parapluies de Cherbourg' or 'Les mademoiselles de Rochefort',eh?We could sing something in French or get Laetitia Sadier for an special collaboration to mitigate Tinseltown glossiness,and c) we need songs.But I can write to Stu,pleading in my best unhappy student tone we really need his songs to dance along publically as we do in front of our bedrooms mirrors. I already have devised some coreography with 'A summer wasted': it is the beginning of the film, and the main character wonders what he/she ( I think is a 'he'...)has made of the sunny time now that is cold and leaves are falling.Very Minelli. And I need performers.Any Gene Kelly or Cyd Charisse in this parish? 'There is no business like show businesss...'. I am coming back to my mysteriously non-zero polarizability. xxx Arantxa +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: culture, knitting and homicidal birds
by Archel1978＠aol.com 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

salut filles et garcons sinistre. i'm having a fraught hitchcockian moment suddenly - the bathroom, which is next to this room, has a plastic skylight thing, and it's being attacked with vigour by what sounds like about 30 seagulls. i think they just do it to get at the water in the ridges, but it sounds like they're going to break through at any minute and start pecking at my carefully coiffured hair, if i had carefully coiffured hair, symbolising the triumph of brutal nature over the petty artifices of humanity. or something. will - a good way to cope with 'millionaire' withdrawal symptoms is to watch 'midday money' on richard and judy instead. the stakes aren't quite as high, but it's a close run thing whether the presenters are less annoying. of course, this presumes that you are an unemployed layabout like me. jenowl - i think you should go ahead and make friends with the girl in the year above. it's not like she's 80, and these year divisions are pretty arbitrary anyway. she could be a soulmate. incidentally, i'm knitting a scarf as well. it looks a bit of a mess, but it's very therapeutic. (not better than sex though, i have to admit this time.) yesterday i went to the tate gallery and the poetry library, but as i didn't encounter any arty, sexy men to discuss aesthetics with i have to conclude it was a failed expedition. (though i did see the turner prize exhibition and tracey emin's bed, which was... interesting.) culture is not better than sex either. having said that, i'm still looking for contributions to my poetry thing (it's called 'buzzwords'), so please send stuff all you creative people. reviews, short stories and miscellaneous brilliance also accepted. i was listening to 'dog on wheels' the other day when i thought i heard the electrician who's rewiring our house singing along outside the door. but on reflection i think he was probably singing something else entirely, just to drown it out. oh well. finally, nick dastoor wrote: >this is >someone who only recently realised that 'Archel' was subtle corruption of >'Rachel'. and not just linguistically, i fear... :) subtly corrupt, archel xxx ps: props to the new will for using the word 'neophyte'. ******** Rachel Playforth archel(a)iname.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: a lurker rears its ugly head
by FearofMops＠aol.com 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

okay, i'm going to make an ass of myself and de-lurk. but don't worry, i'll try to keep it brief and it'll probably be a long time before i do it again, if ever. so (deep breath) here goes. i'm in dallas and i guess you'd say i'm a relative newbie to b&s. i bought tbwtas about a year ago and have since purchased tigermilk. both of them have been in heavy rotation on my cd player despite my efforts to refrain. i'm the only b&s fan i know. but as often as i get out, the streets of dallas could be teeming w/ b&s fanatics and i'd never know. i do believe i'm slowly but surely converting my girlfriend tho, so there is hope. okay there's the intro. just a bit more un-b&s related stuff and i'll be out of your hair. tuesday i actually ventured out of the apartment and braved the scary city to see stereolab and olivia tremor control. both bands kicked ass. i very nice man behind us in line gave my girlfriend an extra ticket so i got in cheap too. the only downside was that after having found some excellent seats in a comfy couch above the floor, a rather large man decided to come stand in front of us during most of sterelab's set. so my view of the band was replaced w/ some guy's ass shaking. when he finally left, another guy decided to show off his pelvic thrust skills just inches behind my head. oh well.... and finally a question for any of you in the dallas area, unless i'm the only one of course. if you've been able to locate a copy of Godspeed You Black Emperor!'s latest cd, could you kindly e-mail me privately and direct me to the friendly record store where it is hiding? it would be much appreciated. well that wasn't short... later +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: NW USA Pop Show
by COURTOLY＠aol.com 18 Nov '99

18 Nov '99

Rock against the WTO! Okay this only pertains to Belle and Sebastian in the greater sense of community between pop bands and the simple socialism the band sometimes portrays. The WTO is horrible and you can go on the internet and read why because its really complicated, but this benefit is to raise money for a mass protest AGAINST the WTO on the 30th in Seattle where the corporations are going to meet. Friday November 19th at 8PM the Intima (will you want to rock out or cry?) Calvin Johnson (K records heartthrob solo and acoustic) Unbunny (Seattle popsters on Paris Caramel-yum) and Toro Sec Toro (Arrington of Old Time Relijun in a noiseriffic experiment) At Olympia World News 116 East 4th Ave (formerly Bulldog News) (F.Y.I. also the home of the Olympia Zine Library) 8PM $4-6 sliding scale donation to benefit the organization of the anti WTO protest in Seattle directions: Take I-5 to the Port of Olympia exit. left on Plum at the light. left on State to Columbia. left on Columbia, left on 4th, Oly World News will be on your right next to the Spar. Questions, comments and concerns 1-360-786-0332 If anybody from the list wants to come hang out before the show e-mail me. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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