March 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: either im dreaming or its raining
by Tjonrr＠aol.com 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

so if youre worried about the looper lp just remember that quote from mick jones i think, about sandinista, i cant remember exactly but something like "the thing about this album is you can dance all the way through, you just have to dance a certain way". thats what i thought of when i first heard it anyway. can i just say while youre talking about ooberman again that my copy of sugarbumsugarbumsugarverynicebum is WARPED. its all bent at one side and when i play it it goes fssssst...fssssst...which looks very nice in print but not so nice to listen to. i dont care, i only bought it for the lovely transcopic brown cardboard sleeve anyway. in fact i think the whole thing is like that on purpose, like as a metaphor for EVIL boys who look nice and shy like theyd help your granny with her shopping but are in fact SEXUAL DEVIANTS. like yer man murdoch frinstance. as my brother said about some other ginger person "nice enough guy, but you wouldnt want him to marry your daughter". from the mouths of gobshites etc. well the only thing thats getting me up in the mornings is the two new hefner singles, the sticky one and the spanish one, which i found in accaemmyvoo of all places. five tracks. £7.49. car insurance? daylight robbery. and i missed the gospel session cause i was at billy bragg. £12. see above. and while we enjoyed his humourous observations on gloaming and feudalism, if hed shut up for a minute between songs we wouldnt have missed the last bus. if this email was the magnificent seven, this would be where joe strummer says "fackin long innit" the only other thing ive really been listening to (apart from sandinista of course. underrated classic that.exept for the last few tracks when it all goes a bit wibble) is old arab strap sessions. the night i saw you, off the first peel session, never been released, probably never will now (theyve moved on see) pure genius, and it contains the lyrics "but this guy stuart had gave us tickets to see his band belle and sebastian", also later on "and i think the girl im looking for is friends with the girl who plays the cello".and because of the way its been recorded you get john peel at the end saying "feedback maddened kids" and then after first big peel thing "real drums, listeners" does anyone know the gordon legge short story about john peel and hillsborough? its a bit special. someone my brother knows says they once met joe strummer and he was really thick. but then he says it was in the hammersmith palais so hes probably talking shite, cause that would be a bit too tidy. from tjohn "after all this time to believe in jesus after all those drugs i thought i was him after all my lying, and crying, and my suffering i aint good enough, i aint clean enough, to be him" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Richard Colburn and Sodastream
by chris 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

Australian band Sodastream is touring the UK and I my sources tell me (I have always wanted to use that phrase) Richard Colburn will be drumming for them... However stating this, you cannot quote me because my source is notoriously unreliable and I may well look like (what we Australians call) a wanker!!! If you get an opportunity to see them it will be well worth it! I am hoping to get a slot on the student radio at Monash Uni, and if I get my show it will be titled "S & M and bible studies" - I love that line! Bye Chris +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: looking for the interview
by Jordi Trenzano i Vilar 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

Hello, people: IŽm looking for the owner of the zine on which Isobel gave an in terview some months ago. IŽd like to translate it to spanish and put it in my zine. Yes, the one in which Isobel says sheŽs got a big bottom. Adeu. ========================== ======================== Jordiet ================================================== Tu E-Mail Gratis en http://www.olemail.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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Queen I all the way, pal
by Tim Hopkins 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

Keefyboy wrote: >I doubt there's much truth in any of these things. It's defintely something in the water. Something to do with acid rain, as someone once said? >It's not the people who write the songs anyway, it's the pixies, who >come around at night and put great songs underneath peoplespillows. This will explain why the Pixies never, ever had any good songs of their own. They gave them away. Awwww, I'm really warming to the filthy stinking rock pigs now. Making sure everyone else was happy by using up all the *really* bad ones themselves. PeeJay wrote :>Keith, what was the highest-selling spoken word record of all time? I believe it was 'Jammy Smears' by Ivor Cutler, a man with more than a touch of the Stuart Murdochs about him. It sold more than two copies, I think. Of course, the best seller might be something by the Pope. I like the Pope's records, but only the early stuff before he sold out and went rubbish. And before he started playing in Shane MacGowan's backing band. The LP of the Investiture of the Prince of Wales (1969) came out on well-respected reggae label Pama Records. This is the truth. I guess that must be around the time they released skinhead reggae classic 'Wet Dream' by Max Romeo, a cheery little song about a leaky roof. I bet the Amphetameanies like it a lot. Can I suggest that we make two lines, Jack Kerouac fans and Jack Kerouac haters? Then we can all go out to the playground and have a big scrap, until the dinner lady tells us to stop. That would be fun, and a great way to spend playtime. I'm not telling you which side I'm on, except to say that I've never thought that an artist's personal opinions or habits were the most reliable guide to assessing the quality of their art. Neither, come to think of it, have I ever thought that Jack Kerouac books were good for anything but bogroll. Come to think of it, I'll probably be inside at chess club with the softies. I could write more but I'd only end up starting a fight. How come no-one talks about Glo-worm on this list? Me, Tim 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Put the book back on the shelf
by Andrew Tracey 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

There's been a lot of discussion regarding books and literature in general recently and I'm feeling a bit left out. I know B+S are regarded as a band favoured by the 'literati' (English lit students, budding poets etc) and I am drawn to a band who take care to ensure that their lyrics mean *something*. The problem is I can't read books. Lord knows I've tried. I've bought half a dozen books in the past six months but I can't seem to finish any of them. I've had the Nick Drake biography since September and I'm only on page 86. This is despite being really interested in Nick and enjoying what I've read so far. I can't seem to read more than a few pages at a time before my mind begins to wander and I lose interest. I studied physics at university so I never had to read any cohesive prose, just equations and suchlike. I can whizz through an encyclopedia for hours at a time but I can't finish a novel. Have any sinisterines who have a scientific leaning had any experience of what I'm talking about? Has anyone else forgotten how to read?? The Gentle Waves' video was on Alternative Nation on MTV tonight. I did notice the subtle hand of a marketing strategy at work. Isobel gets an *awful* lot of screen time in the video. Could this be anything to do with the fact she looks rather fetching in her alice band and kipper tie? Could the Gentle Waves be the new Cardigans, an oasis of blonde loveliness amidst a desert of plain looking fellows? I do miss the two hour Alternative Nation. I used to love it when, out of nowhere, a Captain Beefheart video would materialise. Strobey, do not apologise for your y'alls. If it wasn't for regional differences, we'd all be the same. Now, where did I put my jellied eels.... My sinister horses all failed miserably at Cheltenham yesterday so I'm having another go today. 2.35 Papillon - not quite a mayfly but close enough 3.15 Allegation - that the Brits were rigged?? No way Mr Waterman or Archive Footage - all B+S videos appear to have been made in 1957 4.30 Lothian Commander - Being a Londoner (and therefore totally ignorant of anything north of Watford) I'm hoping this refers to B+S country. 5.05 Northern Starlight - 'I dreamt I had to go to Mars....' I'd also like to give public thanks to Craig-Lee (who's still in the nursery) for the Smog info - much appreciated. Bloody hell - 4am. I'd better go to bed. bye for now andrew tracey +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: get me away from here i'm dying
by araymond＠roanoke.edu 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

Dear "Sinister" People: Hello. This is my first posting but I've been on the list for quite a while reading what y'all have to say about that most wonderful of all bands, Belle and Sebastian. I must say that tonight is a rather rough one me and I thought I would do something new and exciting. I should be writing an analytical comparison of Cicero's and Sallust's description of the Cataline Conspiracy. Anyway, I can't bullshit this paper because the professor actually cares about the subject material and won't give me a grade just for turning it in. I'd just like to say that the only thing that is keeping me sane at the moment is my collection of Belle & Sebastian CDs and the new Looper album. I'm not much of a writer so I feel kinda awkward writing to the list, since y'all seem to have mastered English prose quite well. O.K., I'm sorry to bother y'all and I'll go now. I probably won't write back but just know that I'll always be reading your comments. They provide a welcome distraction from the rigors of daily life. Thanks, Strobey P.S. Please excuse the the insertion of "y'all." I'm from Virginia. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: London and Sebastian's Closet
by Mew817＠aol.com 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

Marie wrote: > saturday i board a plane for london... perhaps i'll never return. > i'll fall in love with the city and stay there forever.... Ah, I fell totally in love with London and miss it more than I could have imagined. 6 months was not long enough...I would move there in an instant if the British government would permit me, although they are tough on Americans as we are with British (and most Europeans...it makes no sense). I wish I had known about Sinister while I was living there because I could have met so many of you! Unfortunately I did not know of Sinister until last fall and will have to come visit you all some other time...a great reason to go back! I've been meaning to tell you all that on my traffic-filled drive to work, there is always a bit of Belle and Sebastian waiting for me along the way....I pass this shop every morning called "Sebastian's Closet" which sells, "Fine European clothing for men" It's pretty funny because I just like to think that it is filled with cardigans and silver trousers instead of the expensive suits which I'm sure it contains. I've enjoyed reading all of your posts lately! Thank you. ;) Take care mew x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: Sinister: "...memory is not life and it's not love..."
by Jygsaw18＠aol.com 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

In a message dated 3/16/99 9:09:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, ynoh(a)leland.Stanford.EDU writes: << it's touching that one of stuart's favorite writers appears to be c.s. lewis on account of the fact that he's not at all fashionable in the way writers like kafka are (though the attention these writers receive is not at all undeserved) >> CS Lewis is one of my favorite writers ever.. I think that his stories written before his conversion are some of the most disturbing ever. they frightened me a good deal. Read "The Black Tower" for a good example. In retrospect, the Magicians Nephew was my favorite Chronicle of Narnia. ok. dave* +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: "...memory is not life and it's not love..."
by Snowinsumr＠aol.com 17 Mar '99

17 Mar '99

dear "sluggish and somber" diary... i've been contemplating life today...seemed the thing to do...with the sun blazing in the sky and being trapped in the library and all...not trapped, no...as i love my quiet, unobtrusive daily jobs there...strange the way people cling to things the way they do...as i myself do...that's why the phrase "memory is not life and it's not love" came into play...i realized that i love things more in retrospect making them appear better and more pleasant than what they were...i suppose we all do...it's frightening to know that, though...to know that i could trap myself in a hopeless dream of romanticized illusion...maybe it wouldn't be such a terrible thing...as reality can really be a bore at times...not my reality right now, though...i like where i am...but maybe later a dream or two would be nice to fall back into...i haven't written to "sinister" in awhile...something seems different...it disturbs me...it's not the lovely people, of course...something within us is changing...i feel strange...listening to the field mice...i think i should go out for awhile... love, m. elise +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: hugs!
by PaperSun23＠aol.com 16 Mar '99

16 Mar '99

hello all, I just wanted to send every single sinisterite a big hug for being as special as you all are! It's always refreshing to read all the posts that brighten my day. I finally cleaned my room, a chore which has been calling to me for a while now. I should be doing work but had to send out some hugs. I will now dutifully return to coding my web page. Moon Patroller Carrie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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