November 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: hello music lovers, this is Thomas Pancake.
by Denise Power 25 Nov '99

25 Nov '99

folks, I've started employment the not so delicate tones of the Dandy warhols to accompany myself on my walkman on our excruciating morning travels. My Stereolab tape is now sitting at home, crying , because of the cruel and abrupt way I dumped it. I just got kind of sick of it, you know. I felt like I was constantly in some crazy sort of mobile Co-op of something. Anyway. I've gotten myself into a right mess, in thinking that vunerable little me could ever even dare to initiate mind games. Of course, my bloated head, upon thinking it could cope with such a complex upper hand syndrone has now gone and walked into itself into a big black hole with no way out. This wasn't what I wanted at all. I know I've suffered from a terrible case of mixed metaphors. But oh hell, damn, zounds etc. Maybe something nice will happen and it'will all be alright. I have mean friends. Whenever I get stressed, they start to say in a patronising way ; dee had a stroke a the age of 24, it could have been a brilliant career. I'm not even remotely near 24 yet. And whenever I do anything strange, they say, "dee was into s&m and bible studies, not everyone's cup of tea she would admit to me.", such as the time I voluntarily wore the big illuminous yellow services coat, (it;s as big as a tent.) I hate having a name that rhymes with he/she. Lots of musical jibes can be made my way. Oh slight plug. Button Moon : a club in Dublin (the newest one) - will play Belle and SEbastian if a> you ask nicely. b> you bring it along yourself. well tata. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: he's special (stuD)
by Genevieve Wesley 25 Nov '99

25 Nov '99

Hello, When was this Stuart David webchat thingy? Was the time of it not posted anywhere,or was it a spur of the moment thing that you're just suppose to have stumbled upon it by chance? I need to know these things! It wouldn't be right if Stuart David left the band.I would be very very sad..I'd probably cry.And I'm not trying to be funny.Stuart David is my one of my favourite little guys and it would just be weird.He's strange and soft-spoken and everyone says he smells of wee but that's all part of the unique charm!! I finished Nalda Said...it does keep you wanting to read more and more,but I got angry with the character and the ending. It's good of course...but just kind of depressing and sad.I'm glad the story had nothing to do with pop music-- it's not like Stuart David can't talk about anything else.But it's true..some parts did almost seem like a Belle&Sebastian song...the relationship in the story was very refreshing..sweet and innocent. Oh yeah..this is like,really old for most of you,but The Acid House finally came over here.Now that is one twisted,messed up movie!And there was always some poor guy being kicked in the gut on the floor.The baby in the last story seriously creeped me out...but it was nice to hear B&S's 'Slow Graffitti' (i always misspell that)The song fit the part really well..it almost seems like they wrote that part just for the song.Johnny's wife in that movie made me want to throw things at her,ultra-skank. I saw Hefner last night and it was quite the experience.It was a 19+ gig and I nervously smoked cigarettes (and i'm not a smoker) in a dark corner,trying to stay hidden..and they didn't card me! What a RUSH of power I felt,let me tell you.I tricked the system.Ha!I've never gone to a gig at a club/bar like that before..and wow...the difference! Everyone's so cool..and it's all cosy and intimate..it was fantastic...you can walk right up to the stage,not worrying about getting elbows in your ribs,or smashed in the face.Darren looks and acts a lot different from what I pictured in real life.I have a newfound appreciation for John and Antony though.(Oh yes yes.)I like when John does little wiggly dances.There's something about bassists,oh yes.I bet they think I'm a real geek though..I'm awful with conversations,but they were very nice. I'm still jittery! take care, genevieve ______________________________________________________ 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: Pull Yourself Together
by Erica MacArthur 25 Nov '99

25 Nov '99

Hello Sugarlumps, An execute decision was made in the Sinister Chat room last night - We must remind our new listees of The Secret Sinister Handshake: A belle and sebastian badge pinned on upside down. If you see one, that's a Sinister boy/girl you've got on your hands. Walk away quietly, with your hands behind your back...don't make any sudden movements. I forgot to mention, that in the hustle and bustle of the January Sales I saw a girl with a Belle and Sebastian badge on her bag going up an escaltor to Oxford Circus, with a big huge SUPERLOVERS bag. Was that *you*? Sorry I didn't say hello. I hear word of my endevours has reached Hull, as a girl wearing a tie is accosted in a nightclub straight after The Boy With The Arab Strap is played and accused of being Erica MacArthur. Poor thing. Does anyone else think JenOwl is the ultimate belle and sebastian fan? I do. I should thankyou actually, Jenny, as after you wrote to the list about that Barry boy, I wrote what I think will be my first P!O!P hit: I know a boy called Barry, he's got a ford Capri inside his arms, that's where I wanna be I know a boy called Barry, he's got a thing for me and when we kiss it feels so hea-ven-ly I know a boy called Barry, yeah he's got his gang when they're around, he never holds my hand I know a boy called Barry, he's got a bomber jacket and the music that he likes, well it's just this awful racket. There's a chorus too, but you'll just have to wait until I'm on Top Of The Pops for that. Erica x P.s could someone clever with too much time on their hands please write me some chords for the Barry song? Scarlet rides her bicycle too fast with shut eyes: More Adventures in The House of Scarlet http://www.chickpages.com/rants/golighty > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Tigermilk
by paul cains 25 Nov '99

25 Nov '99

Hi everyone, just thought I'd let you know that hidden away in the bottom left hand corner of the for sale section in this weeks N.M.E classifieds is an oringinal copy of tigermilk. Thats all folk's, 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" +-+ +-+ "sinister's a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Twee F.C.
by Jordi Trenzano i Vilar 25 Nov '99

25 Nov '99

IŽm thinking to ask to a sport radio show to play "The stars of track & field", as theyŽve been asking people to send requests for songs that can be related to sports in any way. Does everyone thinks that itŽs suitable ? itŽs my decision to get into this world of cash and Ricky Martin songs and try to make them discover the importance of being twee (I still donŽt know what it means). And iŽll start the Twee F.C. too. IŽm still deeply touched by something that I saw last friday. The lovely record label Elefant Records was having a party to celebrate their 10th anniversary, and Marine Research were playing at the end. What happened is that the first band (Their name is "La Casa Azul", even though they only are one guy) improvised a cover of HeavenlyŽs "Atta girl", along with the guitar player of another band. I turned back and I noticed that Amelia was really enjoying it, but later I had the sad sight of Cathy in tears. I know that things like that are expectable, but when you see them just behind you tehyŽre really different. Maybe it caused that later, the gig became of the bests that IŽve seen since my visit at Bowlie. So, there was only one song at that TV show. Even though I think that "Loneliness..." is great, maybe it would be a bit disappointing waiting for two or three hours and then hearing them play a song that has been played live over the last two years. But it will also mean that weŽll have it on EP, which is nice. IŽm finishing now. Oh, a final request: does anyone have a copy in video of the documentary "Life of Python" ? YouŽll see, I donŽt know if itŽs exactly a documentary, but the fact is that over the last two months a digital TV has been showing "The flying circus" and IŽve become a big Pythons fan, even though they had a nasty sketch about the scots (The one about the "poet" Ewan McTeagle). If anyone has it, mail me privately (at my other adress, jordi(a)belleandsebastian.org ) if any you think youŽre able to make me a copy. Thanks a lot in advance and my excuses to mummy ================================================== Jordiet Sinistre ================================================== Tu E-Mail Gratis en http://www.mixmail.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: i just can't convince her that i'm socialist.
by marie elia 25 Nov '99

25 Nov '99

darlings -- firstly, mad props to "P F" for putting t.s. eliot in a post. secondly, maddest props to honey for the "sinister is freaky" addition to the footer. one time i referred to honey in conversation to a friend of mine. "who is honey?" she asked. i looked at her and said simply, "our mummy." oh dear. fun explaining that one. i must say this stuD talk is bothering me quite a bit. all this talk of him leaving, and of him writing songs like "paper boat" as a little dig at b&s. because see, i Love winter wooskie, and i'd hate to think it's a joke only. also, who's afraid of Y2K. but then again, looper played that song this summer, so i guess it's a looper song. and damnit i Do like looper. but tonight i was driving home and paper boat came on my tape, and i got an icky feeling. ugh. oh, weird happenings: i got in my car today, and i had previously been listening to TBWTAS (the song), and so when i got in the car and the stereo came on i was not surprised to hear it. then i realized it was the Radio. as soon as the song finished, i popped in my tape, and sure enough, more TBWTAS. freaky. and tonight a fox ran across the road in front of my car. but i did not hit it. whew. i HATE thanksgiving. it's a stupid holiday involving sickening amounts of food and glorifying imperial conquest. ick. but i baked a casserole anyway. while listening to hefner, actually. ha. lovins to all of you kids. xoxo, marie ===== ******************************************************* "I was a proper snob in college, as only a future lifetime English major can be" - b. glass "to me she was just marie." -mersault ******************************************************* __________________________________________________ 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" +-+ +-+ "sinister's a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: smashed between the eyes
by triumphant loser 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

I was casualy flipping through the tele channels and i came across M2 .....that other devil channel. Much to my amazment/horror i saw a belle and sabastian vid, it was just like watching your pet dog get run over by a truck while the neighboors all watched(i swear i'll be sick for a week)This most unhappy event reminds me of a song......."BPI,MTV,BBC....please them! please them! (sadly this was your life) but you could have said no if you'd wanted to, you could have walked away....couldn't you?" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: anyone who had a heart
by Ellen Jernstr�m 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

late. eyes tired. lips sore. hair fluffy. heart full. jenowl mensioned the looper lp, and the talking, which made me quite surprised at first too, since it was not what i'd expected, but i grew to like it. very much. a challenge, actually, since you have to really listen to what he's saying. perfect for walkmans ( or is it walk-men? ; ) and long walks. i love the brown children in "the treehouse" - saying "tree-ouse". always makes me smile. contact lenses off. glasses on. i tend to make the same mistake - i remove my lenses before finding my glasses. that way i can be sure to spend at least ten minutes fumbling around my room, half-blind, trying to find them. very clever indeed. listening to "the love songs of burt bacharach". tom jones sings "what new, pussycat?" lovely. i went to vote today. it took me a while, but i've found my special sinister friend now. =) i've had a week off from work. i'm going back tomorrow, though. it'll be good for me, i won't have so much time thinking and worrying about boys with irish accents wearing orange billabong t-shirts having ears sore from crash-helmets. oh, yes. back to life - back to reality. just like me, they want to be..close to you /ellen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Golly gosh, isn't it smashing!
by JENOWL22＠aol.com 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

Hello dear twee people who I want to hug, Sorry, about the title, but i'm still in Enid Blyton mode from my discovery the other day. Today my Looper album arrived in the post. I was supposed to get a nice tigermilk poster, but that never came, so I'm going to go and burn down the jeepster place. Or maybe I won't. It's a very good album, but it's all talking. So I suppose it's good if you like to hear StuartD reading kind of nonsensical bed-time stories for weirdos to a background of beeps and funny noises. I like it though. And it made my happy to see it come through the post this morning. Me and my friend are taking up running. We were going to take up Rugby, but my friend's a little delicate, and I don't like hurting people too much. Like the guy out of Catcher In thr Rye. I'm not too bothered about getting beat up, but I hate hitting other people, because of the way they look at you. All the cool girls sit in the library now, so I don't have anywhere to hide/read/sleep when i'm dogging school choir or all my friends are off doing engaging things like being in the school show, or joing to the art club or snogging boys behind the RE block. Why does the song "belle and sebastian" always make my grin like a maniac? Really, it's like I have a mental catch when I hear the little glittery bits before the chorus. It just occured to me that, if the Tube's on normal TV at 1.00 am, I could put my clock back an hour, and pretend that I'm seeing in the millenium with Belle and Sebastian. But someone will probably force me to go to a party of something. I'm going to wear a pair of fairy wings though. I got a new headscarf today. It's white and purple. Is anyone going to see Ooberman in G2 on nov. 30th? Jen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: because, because, because, because
by P F 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

1. because i do not hope to turn again because i do not hope because i do not hope to turn That's just my tribute to a couple of noted poetry figures. 2. Goatham: doesn't George Bush claim to be from there? Or it might be Bill Clinton. I'm talking distant origins, not instant gratifications. 3. 'The construction of reality' is a term to be careful of. It all depends what you mean 'by', as they say, so I'm told. But for a pretty extreme take, try chapter one of Dick Rorty's 'Contingency, Irony and Solidarity' (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1989). If I'm not mistaken, it begins with a sentence like 'About two centuries ago, the idea that truth was something made rather than found began to take hold in Europe'. (I'll award myself a cash prize if I've got that right, miles away from my copy.) 5. 'On Camber Sands I can connect Nothing with nothing. The broken fingernails of dirty hands.' That kind of thing. I wouldn't know, I've never been. ______________________________________________________ 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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