May 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: the stars we are
by Tony 24 May '99

24 May '99

Wandering into Rough Trade at lunch time I see that 'Track and Field' have finally announced details of their club night: Friday 28th May @ The Betsy Trotwood Farringdon Road EC1 London 8-12pm �2 playing: belle and sebastian, sterolab, broadcast, delgados, hefner, pavement, salako, felt, the pastels I think The Betsey Trotwood is the pub on the corner of bowling green lane where all the Guardian staff drink, if so T&F will no doubt be upstairs Listened to the classic serial 'The Well of Loniness' on R4 over the weekend. Recommend seeking out the book. Tony ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Funny
by Keith Watson 24 May '99

24 May '99

Aye Peter, as I remember Seb does look like Mitch Mitchell, kind of with longer hair, as in the Band of Gyppos period Hendrix. I can't bring myself to dislike Seb purely because basically he's been misled - so that renders him not responsible for his actions really. If what he said was true, one would've applauded his actions, it's just that it was a load of bollocks - it's where he got all this "information" that worries me. From my perspective you're welcome back any time you like Seb. Anyway, glad to see virtually no-one took all that list stuff seriously. Bloody ridiculous really, I mean, if I could have a go at controlling the list, then surely I'd make it mandatory to like the 70's WHO. Have to agree though, all of this does seem spurred on by the evil machinations of a certain individual who seems intent on destroying the sinister list cause he can't be the leader, bit sad really. I've just been looking at a WHO list, and there's a top post where someone goes "Happy Birthday Pete! You are one!" (referring to the WHO song "I'm One"), and someone's followed it up going "Hmmm... I thought he was in his fifties. In any case... Ailsa has floated the idea of a meet up in Glasgow this Saturday, so if any of you lot fancy coming along, give me a shout, we haven't quite worked out where it's going to be yet, but I'm sure we will. It should be a good laugh, they normally are. Naturally everyone's invited even if you are shy, or don't like the 70's WHO. It just occurred to me about the 70's WHO, people have a problem with them not really cause of the music, but in 1969, suddenly the WHO changed from wearing highly stylish suits, and P!O!P! art clothing, to the following : Roger Daltrey - dressed up as a red indian Pete Townshend - started wearing a boiler suit John Entwistle - most ridiculously of them all started dressing up as a skeleton! Fact! Keith Moon - Good old Mooney stuck to lovely white T-shirts. I can understand how this might put people off. Nice to see Rodd-Job back on the jobbb, keep it up rodddders! Take care, Keith. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Things in ears
by Robin Stout 24 May '99

24 May '99

Hellooooo! One of my friends is a nurse, and yesterday, whilst she was examining my warty foot, she mentioned that the most common case they have in the Children's Ward is kids who have a raisin stuck in their ear. I asked what to do if ever confronted with such a circumstance and she said you should remove the offending object with a pair of tweezers. So now you know. She'd never seen anyone with a marble up their nose, though. Oh look, there's a raisin! I think I'll stick it in my ear. Bye Robin 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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Re: Sinister: Things in ears
by Therese McKenna 24 May '99

24 May '99

I stuck some polystyrene up my nose when I was a bairn. ______________________________________________________ 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: and when the dust settled...
by ScoDog1441＠aol.com 24 May '99

24 May '99

Another newbie reared its head. Frustrating place that nursery - if only id joined on one of my numerous visits to plunder the Chords page on the site over the last 18 months. Well, what can I share with y'all for in my first post? S'pose I can hit you with fact that b&s are the only band to help you with your hangover when driving to work on a Monday following a heavy weekend. Yep, the only band. They can't, however, alert you to the fact that the buggers have put film in that speed camera. I wasnt even late. Ne'ermind, its gonna cost me money & make me disappointed, so its just like watching Northampton Town, which im deprived of for the next couple of months. Whilst stuck in the nursery, I noticed that i'd accidentally joined the Dr Pepper list instead :) I tend to guzzle a fair bit of soft drink when playing me favourite game, Pool, on UK tour/at county games etc. Recently, ive noticed everyone drinking Red Bull to perk them up. Tried it myself and it weren't that good, but that lucozade one Solstis seemed to do the trick (downed a few cans and was buzzing the other night). Watch that ranking go up! Time for a resident list alky to chip in with "And its even better with Vodka..." Oh look, its just 4 and a half days till the weekend ! Scott aka The Dog, for purposes of egocentrical pool nick-name (Scottydog - gerrit?!) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: they're only songs
by Jan Imgrund 24 May '99

24 May '99

Hello SinisterInes, (that's the original German way of writing sinisters and sinisterines: a capital in the middle of the word! It was invented by some politically correct students and it's called a Binnenmajuskel.. I love this word: sounds like something saucy but isn't ... you surely know that Germany is the capital of Capitals, with the most- tortured SHIFT-keys in the world.) but that was not my point. My point was to inform you that my new&fancy tindersticks site has just gone online at http://perso.club-internet.fr/jimgrund/tinderpage/tinder.html Knowing that there are more than a few fans on this list, you might want to take a look. two posts in two days... something's wrong with me right now... Regards, J@n The Dark Site of the Moon: http://perso.club-internet.fr/jimgrund/index.html "We're ugly, but we have the music" - L. Cohen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 Really Like It When You Speak Like a Child...
by PJMiller 24 May '99

24 May '99

..the crazy things you say like "I'm so free and so wild!" That's my contribution to the Paul Weller title tournament. I really want the Style Council box set. The only thing stopping me is the fact that it costs money. Speaking of Big Boss Grooves, I've found that I just can't bring myself to dislike FunkySeb. It's the thought of all those bumhole sandcastles and his classic series of pub postcards that does it. Quite why Jeepster had to use him to publicize their own deranged paranoid views is beyond me. Couldn't they do it themselves? Or were they afraid of alienating the "consolidated fanbase"? If this is someone's idea of becoming the Berry Gordy of the 21st century, I think one or two basic ingredients are missing. Someone mentioned that FunkySeb looks like Doctor Who. I've never seen him, but I'm absofuckinglootely positive that he looks like Mitch Mitchell on the back cover of the booklet to the Jimi Hendrix Experience BBC Sssions CD. In other words, Harpo Marx on bad acid. Go on, check it out. Otherwise my fantastic joke will be left in limbo for all eternity. Jordi was damn right! I was very angry about being left off the alleged SOS list. In case it's not too late, I'd just like to make my opinions public - list traffic restricted to 25 mph, random drug testing and no messages from the record company that are ploughing so much time and effort into removing us from the equation. Or we'll tell the BPI. Apparently, Metallica weren't allowed to call their first album "Metal Up Your Ass". Quite right too. I hope B&s call their next axe-weilding album "Empty Smartie Tube Up Your Bum" or "Teddy Bear Filling Under Your Foreskin". That last one might be a bit difficult to explain away, eh chaps? Last but not least, an action replay of one of the highlights of my life so far: Pam, who's been in groups and stuff, wrote: seen "the odessa file"? I just watched it on tv a coupla weeks ago. it was on in the middle of the night, possibly adding unnecessary spooky effect to the fact that john voigt's lovable rogue spyguy character is named peter miller. I can't get my head around it, in my sexy dream about mr. miller just days before that, he wasn't a blonde at all. not a natural one, I mean. My mouth is opening and closing, but no sound is coming out. Yours faithfully, Sister Disco +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: {Robert Foster wrote}I would love to go back to the old house
by CALLENDAR R 24 May '99

24 May '99

Still on the 'How-shy-people-manage-to-meet-and/or-have-sexual relationships-and/or-any-relationships' topic, I notice someone picked up on my email about being shy and having trouble because the people I like are shy. Robert Foster said "As a product of playground cruelty my image of the world is a place a bit hostile so meeting the opposite sex is just a bit not at all easy." I was thinking about this and it is true. My treatment at school, especially Junior school age 7-11, was not particually pleasant. I was never really beaten up or hit to any degree, but the verbal abuse and general comments were quite regular, although subtle. Why these were aimed at me I don't know. I was seen as a target because I was small and I guess they saw it got to me and so decided to add other comments too. I became someone who was low down on the social scale and all my friends (yes, I still had a close group of friends) were in that same social grouping. This social grouping followed me right through to sixth form where looming adulthood changed peoples perceptions of me. I had changed as well, but was always different to the crowd - liking indie music and being gay (although I wasn't 'out' - maybe the other kids could sense this back at school before I even knew what it was...I wonder...). I guess it meant that over my junior and secondary school years, although the bullying wasn't great, it was enough so thatI lost any conifidence in myself in intimate situations, through being forced down the social scale and being seen as a bad choice as a boyfriend socially by the girls. I didn't know I was gay until 16, but I didn't really fancy the girls which did mean I didn't get the chance to learn the details of getting intimate and meeting people with the intention of doing that.I chose to remedy the problem of the shyness in larger social groups by doing Drama and saying 'darling' alot. This is not to say that school wasn't fun, it was. But not all the time. Part of the reason I like the music I do, especially Belle & Sebastian is because it says something to me, because the characters in the lyrics seem to have experienced similar things to me. Here at university being an individual is important and respected, at school it wasn't. I seem to be rambling and going off the point. What is it about Belle and Sebastian that make me feel connected again to my school childhood? Do any other B&S fans feel that same connection? And is it in the same way? I'm not twee, or wouldn't consider myself to be. I don't know why I told you that. Anyway...good-bye for now...//ROB 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: dogs love me cuz I'm crazy sniffable
by Robyn Davidson 24 May '99

24 May '99

No I did NOT just put a Beastie Boy quote in the subject. Oh my god. Anyway. Hello! I've never posted here before because I didn't know if you had to manually type in Sinister: yadda yadda yadda in the subject or if it did it by itself. And with that I think I'm officially the biggest dork here. Do I need a small intro? Student at Virginia Tech on summer break now who has recently finagled a job down at the beach hassling tourists. Getting on with it... ian asked: >has anyone here ever stuck a marble up their nose? My dad once stuck bullet up his nose (fanner something?) when he was a kid and had to sit uncomfortably whilst my grandmother pried it out with her tweezers while trying to control her laughter. I almost choked on a marble though, if that counts. And no it hadn't been in my nose previously. As a child I acquired a taste for them so when I came upon one it immediately went into my mouth. So me and dad are sitting watching tv one afternoon and I'm chewing away when all the sudden it becomes lodged in my throat. Only I can't make a fuss because dad's just told me to take the damn thing out of my mouth. Seconds before I pass out I finally cough it up and everything turned out alright. mctag stated: >What's more I eat babies. I've got to say, when I read that I laughed so hard I fell out of my chair. Three times. Also woke up my younger brother so Sinister's touching lives all over. Yes, I think this list is simply enchanting. I think that was actually my only point in writing this. I myself have often been seen giggling like a fool when reading this lovely thing. Anyway, I'm done now but am strangely nervous about sending. Here goes it anyhow. well thanks for reading Robyn _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.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: A Few Responses
by Mick McMick * Sandcastle Records 24 May '99

24 May '99

Hello, I just wanted to respond to a few points, some beat into the ground already, some untouched until now. First of all, I was away this weekend, and only just now had time to read all my Sinister mail. I was almost immediately appalled by FunkySeb's misrepresentation of SoS. I was one of the so-called "elite few" on SoS, and I think this had more to do with the fact that I very obviously cared about the list when I talked about it with honey than the fact that I was in with the in-crowd. I am going to reaffirm the views of everyone who has posted that was on SoS, and say that he was almost completely wrong about it. He did get a few things right about it. It is, for example, a list. AND I want to again reaffirm the statement that Honey is wonderful, and does a better job running this list than any listmummy on any of the other lists I've been on did running theirs. Even me ;) What struck me as more than a little bit apalling was that FunkySeb's confused picture of SoS was almost word-for-word the one that an employee of Jeepster posted to us. It is somewhat surprising that said employee, despite the fact that (s)he had been on SoS since its inception, managed to totally misconstrue what it actually was. Honey immediately corrected said employee, informing him of the points that all the SoSsers have brought up in response to FunkySeb's post. So I want to know, is Jeepster trying to get rid of Sinister? I don't like to think so, but facts seem to make the possibility of this suggestion a litle more real than I'd like. I'm not sure what I believe at this point in time. I hope that FunkySeb's misconceptions of SoS were borne from either: A) An amazing and odd coincidence OR B) A loose-mouthed Jeepster employee complaining before Honey informed him of his/her failings to understand the facts surrounding SoS. and not an effort by Jeepster to undermine the list's love of Honey. I feel sorry for FunkySeb if he was so misinformed, but not so much so realizing that he left before he could be told what was going on. His loss. And on to the other things that some people brought up. Firstly, although all posts are not commented on an official forum, when we talk to our Sinister friends off-list, inevitably we talk about posts. We all judge every post, just like we judge a great many things. You're all judging this post right now, and there's nothing wrong with that, whether you like it or dislike it. The fact that I was on SoS does not mean my posts are not dissected, discussed, or deplored, although none of these occurred on SoS. Lastly, several people, when commenting on recent events, said something along the lines of "Stop it, B&S are just a band, and this list is just a place to discuss them." I can understand why people do think this, but I wish to inform the people who do that this is not *just* a discussion list about B&S to a great number of people. It may not mean as much to me as it once did, but to some people I am very close to this list is almost as important, if not more important than the band themselves. So if you want to just talk about the band, then fine, but please consider that not everyone feels the same way you do, and no one's forcing you to stay here. So if you don't like the content, please delete the message, complain to some friends offlist, or unsubscribe. Whatever you do, don't whine about how you don't like certain types of posts on the list. If we all did that then all we'd have was a bunch of complaining, then, wouldn't we? Yes, I realize I'm whining ;) Sorry, but I'm sure Honey has enough problems to deal with already, so please excuse my preachiness. /"\_/"\_/"\ Brian Pennington, a.k.a. Mick McMick; Sandcastle Records \ / bp224996(a)ohiou.edu ICQ#5056758 | | Sandcastle Recs Homepage: http://www.frognet.net/~mick/ | | "I am always wishing to make people | | in the world happy with my smiles." | | -Mr. Friendly +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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