February 1999 - Sinister

Sinister: 141, Snow in Soho and Jarvis' philosophy
by Stanley,L (ug) 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

A word about 141: In the UK (I don't know if they have such things in the US) you can call 1471 if you hear the phone and you somehow miss it, or if you get back and wonder if anyone phoned you while you were out. A recorded message or mechanised voice tells you what the number is and when they called, so that you can phone them back. Some people in the UK don't want people to know their phone number (for whatever reason) so if people can just ring up the operator and find out who called them last, naturally these shy people (don't laugh - my parents are "ex-directory") have to have a function in order to conceal their phone number. (It's also a magnet for burglars "casing the joint" - but that's like saying you can't sell kitchen knives because someone might just stab someone else with it rather than use it to cut up meat). So 141 (I haven't figured out when you dial it) means that you can tell the operator that you don't want your number to be recorded. But I'm sure that's what you meant anyway. As for Jarvis, sadly he has been ruined by success, and I'm not saying that in an elitist kind of way. That's why I don't fancy him anymore. That said, he's got every right to feel like that.... imagine if you got to make love to your dream guy and imagine how you would feel if you had to do that every single night - it would get so that you've got everything you wanted and you'd got nothing left to look forward to. (Like the feeling I always get on Boxing Day). It's the difference between having a dream and living it, sometimes you want to get back to normal. So I don't hate him for being that way, I just feel sorry for him. Also, Enoch Powell (yeah, I know, bastard, but hear me out) said that "all political careers end in failure". Jarvis is aware (unlike many other people) that he's got nowhere to go but down. I suppose. But it's good that he's doing stuff for the TV and using his fame to further his interest in art. As for here in London, because of the heat of the buildings and the river, it snowed in Soho last night (don't ask me what I was doing in Soho, please, it's too painful: I lost my wallet, keys, diary, everything; I was at a private function at a comedy club and someone got as pissed as a newt and wandered off with my handbag and I only noticed it had gone at the end of the evening when all the lights came on), but by the time we came out of the club at midnight most of it had melted and the stuff that hadn't was all on top of cars and motorbikes. One poor soul left his motorbike out in Lincoln's Inn overnight and he'll get a very cold rear end if he tries to sit on it! It's probably snowing at home in Bedford right now, and I'm missing it! We were in Moscow over New Year (a long story) and it was - can you believe this? - not snowing. I mean, that's like the middle of the greatest landmass on Earth, and it didn't f...ing snow!! Anyway, gotta go (hey I just got post! cool, I don't have to go and do my essay for another minute or so) Louise l.stanley(a)lse.ac.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: quick on the mark
by Denise Power 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

Oh you're all very quick-witted, I have to say. Well done you, pats to the back all round, on me. But unfortunately my threat/promise/gift thing was rendered futile by your excellence because I intended to use my intense and deep-rooted knowledge of belle and sebastian's little quirkisms to aid my future prospects. The tantalising treat of being told what the ref was was supposed to make you dash off, finding out how for instance, I could get work in the edinburgh arts fest or something. But no , you are all such clever clogs that that approach failed. Some of you may have noticed my bizarre syntaxical method of communicating. Having done a snooze inducing essay on the differences between sex and gender (and boy are there differences) I had to view this gender configuration from a modern Irish poet point of view. These poets are so difficult and having absorbed myself in their endless whinges about sex and gender etc, various syntaxical differences were observed, thus my own syntax is currently under scrutiny. Oh shut up me, all I wanted to say was is'nt it odd the way I said was was and then that that and it wasn't a typo. More wordy quizzes : Does anyone like the word multisyllabic because it is what it is ? variations on this theme will be accepted graciously. belle and sebastian content : oh there's nothing I can think of... no wait there is. You know "the boy done wrong again." Of course you do , what am I saying , well there's some line , I never read the lyrics unless I'm trying to avoid someone's glare , but there is some line that says something like "cry your life away" well I think it would be better if it was "cry your laughy way." and also in "Dream of horses." there's some line that I always think is gonna rhyme with eleven and be seven , ie she's been with boys since she was seven (this is from memory in the very distant , you could say archaic past) but it's "since she was young." The only reason I'm mentioning it is because the same thing happens me with a Leonard Cohen song only I can't remember what song...I'm waffling am'nt I ? ET, zahousen telephoneireann.!!!!! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: sugary tea
by rebelstrange＠ldd.net 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

<Subject: Sinister: I'm sorry if ma frrrench was bad ! If anyone can get the ref, I'll be so-o pleased. OO-wee! *giggle like a girl* why it's Petit Isobel's poupee de son du sessiones noires or whatever you call it, i'm sorry, my french is really bad. But when i hear that bit i feel all funny, like when we used to climb the ropes in gym class. ooh that accent every time......shiver, what could it beeee........ oh i'm so very lonely. reminds me, i'm on a mission to learn all the france gall songs, so when i find a ye-ye dress one day, i'll be all prepared to step out on the town. anyone know where to find the lyrics?? I'm all shoulders for the valentine sadness, It's me and the dashing art girl this year, only she doesn't know it, doesn't have the clue that i've been traipsing around campus in a daze, staring at her spine and her ears while i'm getting weepy to Is it Wicked and Summer WAsting. If only she knew i'm sure her heart would break in sympathy. i'm considering stuffing a secret admirer valentine into her camo duffle bag one of these days when she's not looking. then i'll turn around and see her on the arm of a jock arsehole wearing skater pants and a Offspring t-shirt. pretty fly for a white guy, indeed. Aint' it always the way!!! I have no chance. she's lively, and i'm antisocial and melancholy...so melancholy........ maybe Isobel will be my valentine this year. we can pretend can't we?? anyone ever hear Cardinal?? the band. i think they were from Ozzie. down under that is. eric matthews and richard davies both have the softest most musical voices, nearly as sweet as dear stuart's, and hazey toonz to die for. i just thought of it. recommended. i also realized that murdoch could well have written the beatle's Eleanor Rigby. trite?? yes. that's me. the tiggerjammies are fresh and sugary and waiting to be heaped on your plates, all you luvvly ones who are waiting. don't despair, soon your lives will be filled with love and laughter once more, oh yes and whining about art girls of course, couldn't do without it. christa dahling, i had no idea that the RODDDD was another one of your many loves ;oD and by the by, if my wrists break before tomorrow afternoon, i'm all up for our kickass summer GRRRRLZZ road trip. sinister to the core BAYBEE!!! Is it Wicked?? Hell YEAH!!!! Grab your best girly (that'd be...??) pedal to the medal, next stop winslow arizona!! Tap the Rockies!! um no... SUUUURRRRRRGE!!!! the time for Young Foolishness is now. genevieeeeeevie, you make me laugh out loud, AAAAAAGH!!!!!! too much. kiss kiss luvvy. I wrote a villanelle today, tho't i'd share that. i forgot what else i may have wanted to say. Pinckney Benedict. "They clearly need to Feed the Rush, Slam a Stack, and drink from their wide-mouth Slam Cans." http://www.members.tripod.com/rebelstrange "Everyone begins to get desperate and panicky, and all of a sudden, everything they never understood, they want it all explained" --Ms. Buffat, my HS chemistry teacher +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Snow schmoh
by ETLRDHY＠notes.ericsson.se 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

Dear all, Snow, snow, snow. No!!!!!!! I hate the snow. It's cold horrible and you inevitably end up falling over, ripping your favourite trousers and looking like a complete maniac. What's good about snow eh? 'Ooohhh It looks so pretty!!!' Buy a postcard, go to Switzerland. And as for all that 'Fox in the Snow' crap that's suddenly started appearing everywhere I'll just say one thing. Was this so called fox in the snow happy? eh? was he? NO!!! he wasn't, he was cold and hungry and he wanted to go home to play 'catch the chicken' with all the other foxes but he couldn't could he. THINK ABOUT IT PEOPLE!!!!!!! Retards Richardxxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Someone left the cack out in the rain
by Gary Parkinson 09 Feb '99

09 Feb '99

Hey you kids, stop that rock 'n' pop! Mick McMick: re - buttontunesmithship. <<So now I've become perhaps the world's first button player>> I'm sorry, but I'm abso-bloomin-lutely certain that many ages ago our very own Roy Castle, from 'Record Breakers', mastered the button, the toggle and yes the press-stud. Roy was great. Roy could play anything: a chair leg, an old lady's face, the arse of a small dog. And now he's dead (unrelated events, I'm certain). And all to the tune of that great poptune 'Dedication (that's what ya need!)'. However, my band are always looking for new talent. So if you could work your way up from button to zipper, who knows? So there I was, returning to my palatial pile on the outer crust of Manchester (called 'Mamucium' by the Romans, meaning 'breast-shaped hill', apparently, but that's the latin temperament for you), weary and sore from a hard day's cock-fighting, to find Stuart Murdoch rummaging through my drawers. "Hey!" I cried, "What's the meaning of this?" To whit the red haired interloper replied, "Why, it's a pronoun denoting a person or thing near at hand, just mentioned or about to be mentioned." "Oh. OK." I said. "Fancy a cuppa? It's Earl Grey." And that's how I got into Belle and Sebastian. Erm. Sorry, I'll have to go, I'm rejecting my transplant. Keep yer hands on yer ha'pennies. Cheer, Gazzoid. np: Buckaroo 'Can't complain, musn't grumble, have another piece of apple crumble.' - ABC*** +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The Wall
by David Moore 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Hi Pop-pickers, Funkyseb wrote: Anyway, that Nick Drake doc.........Mind you, I didn't know that the wall from that photo shoot was in Battersea, (mah manah.) I shall be spending my time off searching the streets of SW11, kids, and I'll report back when I find it. Maybe even with some photos. I wouldn't bother if I were you, cos according to the biography the wall belonged to a factory called Morgan Crucible in Battersea, and neither the factory nor the wall are still there. Come to that I wouldn't bother with Gay Dad either, as I don't think they have much to do with being young. However, they maybe do have to do with being as good-looking as Sweet. B&S? - I phoned, I surfed, I voted. I haven't seen our Stuart with red hair, but I do keep imagining him singing Lucinda Williams songs. Does anyone know of a cure for this? Goodnight, David Moore Chelmsford, UK +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: foxy in the snow
by Pamela Hutchinson 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

hello everybody It is snowing here now!!! Gloat gloat gloat And snow (or 'snaw') is the one of the topics in my Anglo-Saxon essay tonite!! Wooohooo!! sorry for bragging, but I AM very childish about these things. love pamela xx -- xx xx ------------------------------------------------------------ x x x glampam says - 'thank-you for your time' - Look!! The sun's x x shining, turn the computer off and have some fun!! x ------------------------------------------------------------ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: you don't have to sue me to get my pants off
by Christa Chaffinch 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

I want Rod Begbie to be my Valentine, but I already have a date. booo!! I had a dream last night that the list went on an utterly sinister field trip and we were all fighting over who would get to row the boat. (we were at a lake you see). Master Murdoch was getting a bit stern with us for the arguing, and we, in fear of getting a harsh rap on the knuckles, quieted down. Very very odd indeed. Maybe tonight Rod will make a guest appearance. Heehee! A girl can only dream... -christa ~*~ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: silly competition
by Joss Moorkens 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Hi all. Sorry about the silliness of my competition. I was very bored. I really need a new job. Anyway, the winner - as chosen by my co-workers - was Dave Jygsaw. Mainly because one of them objected to the use of the word 'onyx'. Here is his handiwork to enjoy. There was a nude man on a scooter He rode around waving his gooter I spied him; said "Gee that's something to see I'll doubt that there's anything ruder" :-) Joss +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Bugger...
by Rod Begbie 08 Feb '99

08 Feb '99

Forgot to ask -- does anyone have any details about Looper's performance in Avalanche on March 12th? Cause that's the day I arrive back in Scotland for a week's drunken debauchery, and it'd be a pretty nice way to start the week. All info shoved somewhere savoury. Gottago -- I'm busy ripping my "Muppet Hits" CD for MP3s. Rod. -- Rod Begbie Work: rbegbi(a)sapient.com Play: rod(a)begbie.com Vox: (617) 761-1753 Assorted Nonsense: http://www.begbie.com/ "He's like a Bill Gates without a Microsoft" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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