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Sinister: You made me forget my beans
by funkyseb＠freeuk.com 30 Apr '99

30 Apr '99

.....damn, I missed Chris Geddes disco set. What a pathetic subject pun, I apologise unreservedly :-) Anyway, on to more pressing matters. An appeal, for a very worthy cause which I hope Honey will indulge me with. Here on sinister, we take certain things for granted. Wit, company, and a constant stream of post. We want for nothing, except maybe the odd win at the football, and a go on te wanking machne. But not far from here, there are a group of people, so miserable, dull and lonely, that they spend their days playing e mail hangman. These people are just like us, they hum the same tunes, they wear the same badges. And yet, for want of proper attention, these people are rotting away. By CCing just one of your sinister posts to the Belle&sebastian list, you can give these poor fuckers the greatest gift of all- the gift of friendship. Or at least the gift of not feeling like a total no mates. If no one acts, these people could lose the power of speech altogether. Give a man the power of words, and he can post for a lifetime. Thank You. SMASH!CrasH!@!BaNg!!$^%$CrUnCh! <Funkyseb smashes up his computer and storms off looking dead sexy> +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: London picnic
by Neil Krajewski 30 Apr '99

30 Apr '99

Hi all, I had recently recovered from a bout of Bowlie blues on Monday night after the highlights on Radio 1, which seemed to omit sets from all the bands bar the insipid live experience of Mercury Rev who never seem to match the brilliance of their albums. That was until everyone returned home and posted their diaries and other spin offs from what seemed to have to been a perfect weekend. All I can say is I wish i'd joined the list earlier and found out what congenial people u all seem to be and then I may well have braved the intimidation and gone alone providing someone would have accommodated me obviously. Anyway if there's a next time, I'll be there. On to the main focus of this message which is somewhat unsurprisingly intricately linked to the subject. Basically is anyone going to Big Stu's picnic in our wonderful capital city on Monday? I presume that is too close to Bowlie for any of u to bother, but if people are going I won't begrudge the train fare too much. Now on to what I'm sure you're glad to hear is the final phase of this message and it also the most irrelavent section of this post. Yesterday I had a rather surreal experience linked to the mystical tales portrayed on the fantastic Looper LP. Basically some one was walking round and round a table and it prompted a inexplicable bout of hysteria which I could not articulate the reason for to those non believers gathered around me. Has anyone had a similar experience based on a tale on a Looper song. Have u for example seen a car parked everywhere, or a young child 'burning flies. Anyway enough of these message fillers, I'm always being told to be more concise and less verbose. Bye Neil Krajewski +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Superfreaky memories at Bowlie???
by Craig-Lee Thompson 30 Apr '99

30 Apr '99

So you were at Bowlie and receive B&S mail. Craig assumes you have finely honed musical tastes. If this assumption is in fact true then you would have also seen Luna live during this musical extravaganza. If so, how fantastic, did they play any Galaxie 500 covers, is it still an authentic cover if you were a member in the band you are covering and did they play many a track of the forthcoming (well it is still forthcoming in Australia) album??? On the other hand, Luna playing at Bowlie may have been no more than a rumour and no one need say a thing.... Thanks for your time, Craig-Lee Smiths & Morrissey and Bible studies??? Are the rumours of a Melbourne Sinister picnic/night at 'The Nightcat' true??? If yes, when??? gotta love the Nightcat, R.I.P E.B.V.P...... ______________________________________________________ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: Sinister: This wasn't just ANY modern rock song....
by Amy 30 Apr '99

30 Apr '99

> then he kicked over the microphone stand oddly enough.... but > that wasn't it for stuarts outbursts... at the end of the second > last song he smashed his guitar and kicked some amps about What's going on? Are b&s getting violent? Are they going to turn into some sort of who+death metal+angsty teen destruction musical brainwashing cult? Or are they already...??Ahhhhh! Bus story: A drunken man sort of told me off in a slurred way for reading on the bus. Apparently "conversation is the art". I'm not sure he was terribly skilled in it in that state. Amy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Toronto Picnic!
by vlass＠interlog.com 29 Apr '99

29 Apr '99

hellooo while all of you were nambling and pambling down in cambersands (gah, your stories are all so wonderful and jealousy-inducing. the whole jarvis cocker bit amuses me to no end as well.. hee) finally some torontonians have banded together to actually organize our own sinister picnic, and i know there are more of you out there who may be interested in coming so here are the details we have so far - it will be may 29th (a saturday, right?) in the lovely high park, although we will have to be a little careful - we don't want to get raped or anything (argh, tasteless joke.. but wait, that's what the sinister list is for!). each of us can bring some food, we have a checkered blanket for the authentic picnic effect and who knows what it will lead to? for further details, email me and you can be let in in our little picnic-ring email list :) teri xxxxxxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Dublin Guitar Tomfoolery/Virginal Post/Other Assorted Shananigan
by damien 29 Apr '99

29 Apr '99

Hello Sinister! Seeing as this is my first ever post I feel I should begin by giving a big welcoming wave to everyone here, 'specially the irish listees. Last night here in Dublin was also the scene of another one of my virginous losses : b&s live. First, setlist... >From Martin's post : > - The first few bars from "Whiskey in the Jar" in the tranquil Struan mode > with just piano accompaniment (which, he surmised, probably surprised us and > and the band, even to the extent that it might cause them involuntary bowel > movements) reminded me of when my mum used to sing me to sleep as a kid with 'as I was going over, the cork and kerry mountains....' Stuarts version held far more affinity with my mothers version then Thin Lizzy's. > - Slow graffiti > - Seeing other people (IYFS version) > - The State that I am in This was the Tigermilk version FYI - and astoundingly brilliant it was too. > - Wrong girl > - I know where the summer goes > - New song from Isobel which might be called I married a fool and also had > references to cages > - Who's that girl (Stuart D) These last two were down as 'Family tree' and 'Winter Wooskie' on the setlist, respectively. > - I don't love anyone > - Paper boat > - Dog on wheels > - Seymour Stein > - Simple things Was actually last on the setlist but Stuart told everyone he wanted to play it here instead > - Photo Jenny (I got the impression that Isobel was to do a song at that > point, but backed out. I don't think this was the case... > And Struan's mike stand fell or he pushed it over He kicked it over I think.... > and then the strenuous guitar remodelling took place. Keith and Mr Miller, > used to the Who, would have loved it.) But after a bit, Struan seemed to be > prevailed on to do > - The Boy with the Arab Strap Right... the guitar smashing stuff. I was right at the front and centre (and was intensely concentrating on the minutest facial expression all night) so I thing there may be a bit more to it then has been made out. First up, I don't know what Isobel's usual stage demenour is but last night she was *not* happy. She only gave half a smile once during the gig, when Stuart wispered something to her between songs. She looked like she was pissed off, and did not want to be there at all. Then during photo jenny Isobel was playing bass, and Stuart looked back at her a few times and it was clear that there was something going on... he seemed agitated and distracted, and fluffed the words at one point. Even before the song was fully over he took off his guitar (a rather nice-looking cream semi acoustic) and a look of complete anger and malevolance came over his face. He smashed it as hard as you can possibly imagine over the monitor and then gave it a fairly hefty kick. This was not a kurt cobain-esque 'look at me... i can smash things too...'... this seemed to be done completely out of anger and frustration. To tell you the truth, it was kind of scary... I was only a couple of meters away with no living being between myself and said smashing. Its not exactly the twee-est thing to do, is it? Anyway, Isobel got her jacket and rushed off stage... Stuart went to the keyboard and talked to Chris for a sec, shaking his head. He got it together to play The boy with the arab strap and that was that. After a long wait around the side afterwards, a nice rodie type person went and found a small (maybe 1 inch by a half and inch) piece of the guitar. Also Chris and his girlfriend came out and they were really really nice and friendly. He said he didn't know exactly what had happened and didn't seem too bothered. All he said was really that they were 'probably back at the hotel, tearing each others eyes out'. He also mentioned that the bowlie promotors wanted to do another one in sept, but he didn't know if b&s would be involved :( On another, less violent note... I saw my first ever real life copy of Tigermilk yesterday, and also heard a jeepster-type guy say that they'd just decided on July 12th as the re-issue date. He went on about the packaging as if it was going to be all 7 wonders of the modern world together in one record sleve... and how it was going to be 9 pounds & they wouldn't make any money on it => a lie, unless were talking diamond studded, gold plated grooves, etc. Oh yeah, and tshirt prices at 16 pounds irish is still about 14 pounds uk. Pricey enough... although you got a handful of free badges with that too. I think the venue was taking a cut, that's why the prices were so high. That's capitalism for you. Maybe the belles should think about doing it independently next time (ie, play in my living room for free, tshirts 2.50 and free sexual favours). Anyhow, I fear I may have overstepped my boundries here.. so i'll be content with my memories of the lovely scottish bloke in the crowd who shouted for "Ma Wunderin' Daes Ar U-ver", and head off to bed. ps I'm sick -Damien +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: This wasn't just ANY modern rock song....
by Declan and Noren Hynes 29 Apr '99

29 Apr '99

i never post to the list, i could fall under the catagory of "lurker" if i had the time to lurk. but i feel compelled to post. i saw belle and sebastian last night after about 3 years of anticipation..... it was possibly the most surreal gig i've ever been to.... snow patrol were nice 'n noisy and i was told i look like isobel which obviously i was well chuffed at.... but then... first of all it's crude to say so, and i didn't notice until a friend pointed it out to me, but stuart was "flying low". i fell so embarassed for the boy, 'cos once i'd copped on to it i realised that everyone else knew. people were whispering "someone should tell the bloke"... but nobody could bring themselves to do it. i just put such earthly things out of my mind and continued to enjoy the heady heights of sonic pleasure. that is until some loud types decided to inform stuart of the situation. "stuart, yer flying low" was bellowed much to everyones relief/embarassment. but the kid didn't seem to understand and continued with the set, looking bored during songs and fluffing his words. then he kicked over the microphone stand oddly enough.... but that wasn't it for stuarts outbursts... at the end of the second last song he smashed his guitar and kicked some amps about, much to about half the crowd's pleasure. the other half, myself included were a bit shocked. i'm not sure whether it was before this display of rock n' roll excess or not but isobel sort of stormed off the stage grabbing her jacket. stuart said "sorry" and played the last song. then they all rambled off disjointly. the crowd couldn't believe it was over and we stayed clapping for another half an hour, mercury rev stayed up in their side stage box aswell, we all expected more. nobody believed it was over, not even when they gave out the setlist. we were all waiting for more. more of what though? the boys and girls onstage looked bored and unhappy. the music was wonderful, but the onstage atmosphere left alot to be desired. i'd like to know what was going on, but at the same time i wouldn't. from the first notes of "slow graffiti" i forgot everything else in my life and enjoyed the music for what it was.... beautiful. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: unrock coffee house folk...
by Fluffy Sarah 29 Apr '99

29 Apr '99

forwarded from brian... BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: If You're Feeling Sinister (The Enclave, November 1996) This instrument-switching Scottish outfit represented the ultimate triumph of twee, that British subgenre that applies rock-style hipness and amateurish fervor to unrock interests such as coffeehouse folk, French 1960s pop and the works of Burt Bacharach. Casually led by real- life choirboy and Smiths admirer Stuart Murdoch, Belle and Sebastian attached cello, trumpet and strings to a skiffle beat and melodies devised after hours of lonely listening to vintage Top Forty radio. Not since Nick Drake had so quiet a band spoken so loudly. I'M GOING NOW BYE!!!!!! Sarah +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Finally: My first posting
by Power15755＠aol.com 29 Apr '99

29 Apr '99

Hello, you lovely people, I've been on the list for about 6 weeks now and I was lurking for longer then I should, so I thought it's time to introduce myself. Except that there's not much I could tell you about myself - so ... ------ CAUTION! -------- More Bowlie ramblings! ----------- You don't have to read it if you don't want to. Well, what can I say that hasn't been said already? Reading all your postings, it looks like I missed out on quite a few things, like the football (I don't care about football at all but if I had known that B & S were playing I had watched it) and the party on Sunday night because when all the gigs where over I could hardly move and all I really wanted to do was go to bed, but still it was the best weekend of my life so far! Although I had checked in q u i t e early, I was lucky enough to see the street gig on Friday (well, the last 4 songs but I suppose they didn't play much more, or did they?), which was so sweet ... Can you imagine any other band doing this? I certainly can't! So that was a good start. And I saw every single band that was on stage 1! And there wasn't even one who was really bad. Not even the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion who I always disliked. I was giggling all the way through their set at Jon Spencer's rock star behaviour. But maybe it was just the beer I had before they came on. Basically I only watched the bands on Friday because there wasn't anything else to do but on Saturday and Sunday my 2 favourite bands were both on last and I never saw them live before, so me and my friend thought we better go there as early as possible to be right down the front. I never thought I could stand there for about 6 hours 2 days in a row but I did and it was well worth it! Bands I really liked and didn't know before were the lovely Sodastream and the Ladybug Transistor - someone here (sorry, I can't remember who it was) said they were crap but I didn't think so. And the V-Twin were pretty good as well. As for my beloved Divine Comedy, they have so many songs I love which they didn't play but still they were fantastic and I definitely didn't regret waiting for 5 hours for them to come on. And Belle & Sebastian ... They were the best band I've seen all weekend. It was soooo beautiful ... The only bad thing being that their set was over far too soon. Before they came on I felt like I was about to pass out because it was so hot and the last time I had enough space to sit on the floor was before Broadcast came on and I hardly ate anything all day but as soon as B & S were on stage I couldn't have felt better. I waited for about 2 years to see them and I certainly wasn't disappointed. It was so nice to finally hear all these songs I love so much and the most beautiful voice I know live and to see that the man this voice belongs to was exactly like I imagined him. Lovely. I just wish I had met some more of you. I was on the doubledecker bus too but the only people I spoke to were the 2 nice boys me and my friend shared the chalet with (Hello to Matthew and Brian!!). But I really want to try and get to know some more of you before the next Bowlie. I definitely will be there! Antje P.S. I'm still wearing my wristband too. That's pretty sad, isn't it? But I have to remind myself all the time that it wasn't just a dream. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: A post-bowlie coach story
by Robin Stout 29 Apr '99

29 Apr '99

Hi de hi campers! There I was, sitting on the coach with Arantxa, about half an hour from home, wondering what I was going to take my last photo of when everything started to go a bit misty. First of all I figured my brain was just a bit addled after all the booze I drank on Saturday, or that maybe, after B&S on Sunday, I'd decided that my life was complete and the mists of the afterlife had descended to carry me off to Narnia. Unfortunately life's never quite so melodramatic is it? Anyway, other people noticed the smoke ( for aye, 'twas smoke ) and told the driver and we all ended up huddled together on the hard shoulder like a flock of shorn sheep in a snowstorm. It turned out that a drunk old Scottish man had been sitting in the toilet, smoking and singing, and must have set fire to the toilet seat, or his pants, or his polyester moustache, or something. But just in case it was anything slightly more serious like the engine being about to explode we had to wait around for another coach for half an hour. Grrrr... So the coach came, and our driver drove off in the first, smoke-filled coach like Biggles, valiantly landing a burning plane. We arrived back eventually, after about ten hours travelling, to the drunken, drunken singing of that drunken man and Stuart's perfomance the day before seemed a long time ago. Anyway - the Bowlie was ace, wasn't it? It's a bit of a culture shock coming back to a place where people aren't so friendly and sweet, and you don't bump into famous people in the street. The loveliest people of them all were the Sinister folk of course - Alisdair the footballing superstar, Kevan, Ailsa, Mark, Vicky, some bloke in a hat, Matthew, Fluffy Sarah who I kept bumping into when I was lost and confused, and lots of other people who were pointed out to me and I expect I just leered at hopelessly. Cornelius were a pleasant surprise, Mercury Rev were a bit disappointing, but Belle and Sebastian were astonishing, I really didn't think their sound would come across so well. I loved Winter Whatsit by the way. Stuart D is de man. Then there were the red sheep and Vegas amusements and Stuart's hat and that funny bluecoat and a strange party we ended up at and lots of other memories that haven't quite sorted themselves out yet. I think it's time to go back to bed. Next Bowlie, Saturday, my place, bring your own pop. Robin xxxxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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