May 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: daydream believEr.
by ETLRDHY＠notes.ericsson.se 27 May '99

27 May '99

Hello, Okay, seeing the popular response from the list to the two recent topics on 'pet's names' and 'kids Tee Vee', I am at last convinced that my new topic won't be shot down in flames, not that that kind of thing goes on here. Right. You know when you're listening to your walkman right? Have you ever noticed how completely mad your daydreams are?!!! Mine are!!! They're completely chicken oriental. It was only when I was listening to 'Judy and the scream of Norses', when I caught glimpse of myself, mid daydream so to speak, and I thought, 'ere rich, you're a bleedin' fruitcake you are. Anyway this is what I dreamed *wobbly screen type effect here* "I'm at a rave. A big dark scary place filled with thuddin nosebleed techno and bedreadlocked crustafarians. It's abut 3am and the whole place is avin it large innit, when suddenly, the gentle, sweet sounds of B&S fill up the room. A few people glance warily around the place and out of the shadows emerge a few peaceful souls (don't laugh, this is a daydream) and everyone hugs and says 'You're brilliant' etc. 'Hooray, fluffy bunnies', 'I love B&S me!' " (At this point I realise this is a crappy daydream, whcih will probably result in a mass beating, so the scene in my head starts to change..........) "Now I am in a garden, it is a hot sunny day, the house is in Jerningham Rd, New Cross, (that bit isn't really important actually) and me and a few friends (real ones, not made up ones) are enjoying the sun when out comes the guitar and I start playing 'Judy...' ( I challenge anyone on this list to deny that they have EVER fantasised about picking up a guitar and blowing people's minds with stunning renditions of B&S songs ) and I sound great! I sound amazing!!! It's the sound of a baby angel's first words, and slowly the garden begins to fill with all my friends, from all the years, tons of 'em. They all sit quietly on the (JooooDy Annnd the Dreamm of HoorSES! I sing) grass and gaze upon me with awe filled faces. Then this girl I've liked for AGES appears and smiles coyly at me (if you're ever feelin blooooooo), 'wow, richard, now I see how stupid I have been this past 7 years' she thinks to herself, when suddenly, over the fence come a troop of ninja death men. The, by this time huge, assembled crowd gasp with terror, and one of the masked assailants says gruffly, 'Hand over your leader!' and all faces turn nervously towards Honey, who snuck in unnoticed behind the coy girl. 'NO!' I say, and slowly begin to remove my shoes and sock (which are clean and fragrant). The ninjas eye me suspiciously before I leap to my feet and take them all on with my own peculiar brand of kung-fu. After a lengthy battle they all lay defeated. I move toward the leader and pull off his mask to discover it is...........me!!!!! no, Darth Vader, erm that bloke who got off with my ex girlfriend, no, my old landlord etc., Pete Waterman blah, blah *wobbly screen back to reality* I need help don't I? richardxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Of bloody students and PJ Harvey......
by Adam Chapman 27 May '99

27 May '99

Ok, lets get this right; Pj is indeed from somewhere hereabouts, though to be honest she scares me rather, and as for Heavenly it could well be true but i only got into this P!O!P! thing a couple of years ago, and clubbing is not my favourite pastime, but who cares, its not likely to occur again is it? Like the *Narrow wizard*, i to will be off to uni, after a summer of crazy golf [its dull, but its a living....], must get back to that revision now. So long! Adam p.s. My dad once met Pete Waterman, apparently they share an interest in model trains, should anyone care... "Because I know that you know, that we know they don't know whats been going on.... " Gruff Rhys, SFA, 'Demons' ______________________________________________________ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: Sinister: Stop the pigeon
by Power15755＠aol.com 27 May '99

27 May '99

Thanks Honey, I wanted to say that, but I have no right. ;-) I got a bit of a shock every day this week when I looked into my mailbox, because I have no idea when I should read all these mails ... Antje P.S. Did I mention that I watched "Belle and Sebastian" on TV when I was a kid? ;-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: You Made Me Forget My Wensleydale
by Martin Wilson 27 May '99

27 May '99

Well, 10 000 000 mails later we seem to be all agreed that Honey can e-mail his mates for advice on running the list. Great, now we can get down to important business like Sports biscuits. While I can understand the blend of cricket and an essentially bland traditional sweet snack product only edible with large amounts of tea is a marriage made in heaven, my vote goes to those really enigmatic ones where you can't tell which sport is being played. In the antique booksale somebody recommended Gabriel King's 'The Wild Road'. Well one half of Mr/Ms King's other work is also worth a read. That's the half who is M.John Harrison (Gabriel King is a nom-de-Wordperfect for him and some publishing agent working together). Judging by the stuff other people here seem to like I can recommend his semi-autobiog 'Climbers'. While this thread lives I must also get in my two top reads 'The Child Garden' by Geoff Ryman (totally twee) and Dylan Thomas' 'Under Milk Wood' - the book or the animated version. While I'm in a recommending mood, since zummer iz a cummin in I gave my ancient copy of Virginia Astley's 'FromGardens Where We Feel Secure' it's anual spin on the turntable. I don't know if you can still get hold of it but do if possible. It sounds a bit like what Gentle Waves would have had to sound like if Isobelle lost her voice. archel wrote: i was wondering whether i dare to put in some q's about b&s.... ...i can thereby track down lurking fans in york, you see. The answers are: 'Simple Things', the chinese one on East Parade, Oglethorpe, and behind the frozen fish isle in Sainsbury's but what are the questions? Anyway I don't lurk - I loom. Martin -------------------------------------------------------------- "If you want me look me up I don't exist in usual places Subtle as the wind is grey." -------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Stop the pigeon
by Honey 27 May '99

27 May '99

A Whisper from Mum Erm.. experience teaches that this list gets a little lost when we get as many posts going off in as many directions as we are just now, or, so far down so many off-centre-ish topics. I'm saying this with a certain level of trepidation, because it's pleasing to the eye to see such a return to happy nattering, plus, I know all the Wacky Races cars off by heart, and would probably talk about them for hours, driving you all to tears. But then, we've done the subject of "programmes when we kids" a lot before, which caused a little consternation in the end, and there's always the search on the WWW site if you really want to rub your nose in it. Just that - to avoid the thing we all consistently hate, i.e. schisms and repeated posts and "there's too many posts to read so I haven't checked my inbox yet but I'm going to say this anyway...", the last two years' experience teaches that a teensy bit of foot-braking could be applied just now. The principle is: when the majority of people who post haven't got time to read the majority of posts to the list, we become separate communities, and we all start repeating what each other are saying, or getting slightly frayed at the edges at threads we don't like. Someone who loves getting 50 emails today might hate it next week because they have a stinking headache and a pile of dishes to wash. I realise I'm running a big risk here of coming out bottom in the List Crush (can you vote negatively?), but I'm being Mummy, OK, and just doing a gentle nudging, so please don't shoot me with a big gun. I realise this is a very hard balance to find. This isn't a list where you just discuss B sides or bootlegs, and I've never wanted it to be one. All I'm doing is suggesting a teensy bit of thinking about whether, say, 75% of the people who are about the received the mail waiting in your Outbox will gasp with delight or might a few groan just a little under their breath if it comes on top of all the others? Also pleeeease let not this spark off another debate on the list about list content. And PLEASE! I'm not thinking of anyone specific here at all, in spite of the fact someone will mail me and say "don't pick on me!". I don't know whose post I'm following but I "probably haven't read it yet" (TM) and I'm not thinking of anyone in particular. You're all delightful, yummy and gorgeous and cause many a twinkle in mummy's eye. Mum xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: <screechy blond'esque voice>: "Do something Cavey!"
by paul sallis 27 May '99

27 May '99

Err, whats occurring here people, the classic cartoon thread is turning senile and is in desperate need of a colostomy bag and zimmer, and no-one has mentioned 'Captain Caveman'!!! I have very fond memories of watching Cavey-wavey as a kid, and, as ashamed as I am to admit it, I think I may have even nutured a itsy-bitsy luv-thang for one of the three buxom lasses that used to follow Mr Caveman around on his club-wielding adventures. Oh dear, I think I've said too much. P. ps: Other greats: Wacky Races,Catch the Pigeon, Bric-a-Brac (not a cartoon as such, but a deserving addition. I wanted one of those funky yellow truck things sooo badly), Dogtanian, and (ahh!) the Flumps. Mmmh, enough of this painful Reminiscing. Isn't todays TV crap. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.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: japanese music
by kristkv 27 May '99

27 May '99

Someone asked about japanese music a while ago. If you go to http://www.sowhat.no you´ll find a link to a page that might interest you -Kristine +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: In a big country, dreams stay with you, like a lover's voice on a mountainside....(or something)
by Alasdair Cook MS1996 27 May '99

27 May '99

Didn't Big Country do the music for the old McEwans lager adverts? The one that Ricky Fulton did on Scotch & Wry. Oh dear, too many Scottish references, must stop. Sorry. Bagpipes, eh? My aunt, who's Scottish but lives in the low land of Belgique has a neighbour who until last year had never ever been to Scotland but was a complete nutter obsessive about it, and dreamed of retiring here in a small cottage. My aunt tried to tell him that it rains all the time and is freezing cold and produces hard shagging dastardly cads like Mcgregor and "Sorry, no tax please, we're Scottish" Connery, but none of this was enough to persuade him, and so he decided to cement his love by learning to play the bagpipes. So when we went over last year to visit we were greeted by him, and he wasn't bad at all. He even serenaded us with Flower Of Scotland and cunningly finished just as we were leaving the house, so we felt obliged to clap and smile in his general direction. Strangely enough the entire family across the road are deaf, though they may have just been pretending so they didn't have to say they thought he was rubbish. But I thought he was quite nice, in a weird sort of way. Anyway I don't mind bagpipes really very much. I could have just said that at the start, couldn't I? Yesterday was a strange one. Had my last exam then felt vaguely flat and depressed. Got a phone call from my little crush person, her first words being "Hi Ally baby", which cheered me up immediately. Had a hankering for Godspeed... then realized I'd given it to a mate. Listened to B&S and St Etienne instead and felt kind of OK. Hmmm, what a strangely depressing though in parts uplifting last paragraph. I apologize. Looking forward to seeing as many of you as can be bothered to turn up on saturday in the official UK City Of Architecture And Design 1999. (Not as good as City Of Culture 1990, but things'll never be THAT good again, will they?) That is if I can use my powers of persuasion and get someone to swap shifts with me at work. Should be easy enough, as they're all idiots with no social life. No, hang on, that's me isn't it? Bye-bye babies (babies bye-bye) Alasdair xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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:.....bunch of savages in this town.
by daragh lynch 27 May '99

27 May '99

hello friends, well, another first post. here goes....i've been lurking around here for about four months now and have been threatening to post for some time now. i had always said that when i finally did, it would be intelligent, witty and thought-provoking. thats probably the main reason why its taken so long...i planned to put loads of effort and sweat etc. into it.....but today i am feeling a likkle bit cheeky and thought i'd go for it. as a result, this is not gonna be witty or thought provoking, and as for intelligent......HA! idontthinkso. you must understand, actually i should make it clear right from the start, i don't have anything interesting to say and, more importantly, there will be no B&S content (sorry honey, who incidently is the best list mummy i've come across). there may be....if i can think of some, or i could make something up...hmmm.... anyways ijust have a few small points to make, and then i'll be gone: 1. i wish hotmail had bullet-points. i like them. oh well, i'll have to make do with numbering. pah. 2. it was a few months ago now, but someone mentioned a book called 'the secret history' by donna tartt. i second that recommendation. it is definitely my favorite book ever and definitely worthy of a classmark in the sinister library. at the moment i'm reading 'the letters of william s. burroughs' and its starting to get to me. i think i might take a break from it for a bit, its a tad disturbing. 3. on the subject of goths, has anyone else noticed how out of sorts they look in the summer time. now and again you see them sitting around in parks, but not in the carefree, lazing way most people enjoy. no, they seem ill at ease or something. i feel a bit sorry for them. i'm going to start walking around parks searching for goths and handing out brightly coloured bermuda shorts to those in need, war-on-want style. maybe it'll cheer them up a bit. grumpy bastards. 4. this is pathetic, i know, but after scouring belfast (where i live) and coming up empty handed, i have no other option....would anyone be willing to make a copy of tigermilk for me? i'll swap anything i have for it or will pay...pretty please. please mail me privately if you can. 5. can i just say hello to louise and seamus. we had our own little meetup before the dublin show, and even though there were only three of us, i had a great time. we should arrange something over the summer, in dublin maybe? 6. i think thats me done for now, so i'd better be off.oh yeah, i've never got anything stuck in my nose/ear but a friend of mine once caught his foreskin in his zipper and had to go to hospital to have it removed. i've over-stepped the mark now, have'nt i? i think i'd better leave. love, daragh. ______________________________________________________ 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I hate that duck
by Kevan Cooke 27 May '99

27 May '99

Hello folks, The song which won this year's German "Song for Europe" has bagpipes in. Don't get excited though, you won't be seeing it on Saturday as it has since been disqualified. The presence of bagpipes may have been a contributory factor, but the real reason for it's disqualification was much more "My Lovely Horse". The bookies are tipping Iceland to win Eurovision, but I think Israel are going to make it two in a row with their very own top boy band Eden. Eden nicked all their ideas from Roolz you know. Will all you people who went to see St Etienne recently be asking for your money back? My guess is that they used an animatronic robot Sarah Cracknell to replace the kidnapped genuine article. Did she wave feather boas around? The real Sarah Cracknell is allergic to feathers, so it definitely wasn't her. Carsmile Steve, I told you, any fool can play bass. Just find someone who looks rock'n'roll and stick the damn thing around their neck. How do you think Warrander ended up in Roolz? In the unlikely event that they can't pick it up in a couple of hours you can always turn the volume right down and let them posture instead. No one will notice. Honest. I mean, you don't want Mark Bloody King do you? You can't be that anal about eighties music. If monkeys are the new Rock'n'Roll will Keith Harris be making a comeback? Kevan The Fat Slug Have you Rooled? http://www.roolz.ukf.net/ *********************************** chickclick.com http://www.chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickmail.com sign up for your free email. *********************************** +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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