May 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: constant chanting.
by SKittlgurl＠aol.com 18 May '99

18 May '99

okey. here's another introduction. i don't remember if i did this before..and if i did. do not read on. but uhh...seriously...i don't remember..cause of some technical dificulties.. if i may... my name is Natalie...umm..im gonna go ahead and call myself "FaerieBelle"...just because im a Tinker Belle fanatic..and a Peter Pan maniac. but then again... so uhh..i was actually introduced to Belle and Sebastian by Iain. the one who had to leave us for a poem he sent to the list. yeah. sad, i know. but uhh..ever since then..(about 6 months ago) i tink?? ive been collecting B & S Eps and so on..with whatever money i can find in my pockets..in my father's pockets...(the cycle continues) anyways. that's it. i like fruits. and bananas with honey or maple syrup. i enjoy food. most of the time. sometimes. rather. my favourite colour is blue. any shade of it. it doesn't matter. um. i don't have any favorite B&S songs yet... it takes me a while to "feel" the music. whatever the hell that means. but for the past few days...i've had Alphaville's Big In Japan in my head. non-irrevelant. i know. take care funky chikken.s. FaerieBelle *sprinkles faerie dust, makes chia-pet grow* +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: coolness
by william robertson 18 May '99

18 May '99

On Mon, 17 May 1999 16:15:42 Kevin Wright A08A wrote: >Hi I'm Kev, >Just a little word about coolness: >If you like B & S, the Delgadoes, The beatles and Mogwai that sounds >cool enough to me > Wow! Everyone is so nice on this list. Thank you all very much, you've made me feel very welcome. Willy. PS - I'm not that cool when I was 13 I liked....shhhh....G'n'R! __________________________________________________________________ Get your own free England E-mail address at http://www.england.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:Iain Hamilton - a tribute.
by Suave & Elegant 18 May '99

18 May '99

OK, I'm sure there'll be a torrent of disapproving responses to a certain recent posting from Ihamilt(a)aol.com (and I HAVE read Honey's response), but regrettably I have to say I agree with some of the sentiments expressed by Mr. Hamilton. The truth hurts, and I just hope that some of the more pretentious folk on this list are writhing around in agony right now, although the sad fact is that the people targeted in the 'tribute' are probably too busy revising their own histories, buying the whole Sarah Records back catalogue or perfecting their 'fey and vulnerable' look to notice. Don't get me wrong, since subscribing to the list I've come across some amusing and thoughtful souls who genuinely have something to say. Also, I would never dream of attacking anyone personally on the list. Hey - it's a pleasant place to be! To be fair, the original idea of a forum for B&S fans has been preserved fairly well and it's probably the most impressively maintained mailing list I've seen. It just gets TIRING to see some people hiding behind the same old cliches in order to impress 'hardcore' fans or (most sickeningly) to get laid. It's so obvious sometimes that I just sigh. I used to laugh before it became so widespread, but now I sigh. Incidentally, the sighing's not a public display of how shy, socially inept and sexually naive I am! :) All I'm saying is that it doesn't hurt to be yourself. I'm prepared to openly admit that I swear like a sailor with Tourette's, take drugs regularly and can easily approach members of both sexes without blushing (unless I'm in love, natch). I've even had (oh, the shock) casual sex several times in the past and enjoyed it. How un-floppyindielo-fibandwagon of me! So next time anyone feels they have to ACT cool, remember that you ARE cool in a sense just for being on this list. To quote Moz, "You have incredibly good taste". -- ------------ Ciarán Lynch elu488(a)bangor.ac.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Help?
by Amy 17 May '99

17 May '99

Hello, Floss wrote: > Anybody know anything about Japanese music? I'm off there in July for a > year and feel I ought to get myself in the know. Well, there's Pizzicato Five of course. And Kahimi Karie's great. So's Cornelius. It rocks. 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" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: grapefruit
by ian 17 May '99

17 May '99

here's a little personality test, for all of those who don't have anything better to do call it a b&s personality test call it a deep examination of your inner personality call it a small green doberman by the name of horace if you must. actually, no, don't do that.. imagine this situation... you're at bowlie, recovering from missing the delgadoes and everyone that played before them, bopping to teenage fanclub (well, wobbling a little to teenage fanclub while everyone else more or less stood still), dancing to the first night of northern soul (before that got a little bit old) and spending the best part of an hour chalet hunting. you've just tried to go to the beach. didn't find the exit (duh...its the big thing marked "exit") and are a little bit on the wet side but you don't mind because you have lots of booze and a chalet full of people. a knock comes at the door, some people you don't know enter. one of them, unbeknownst to you, is a member of the coolest band on the planet (yeah, in walked sarah cracknell...i couldn't believe it! no, not really) you don't recognise them, but you're being a nice host. do you a. put on belle and sebastian, sing along and talk about how much you like them b. put on airs, pose a little, strut around drinking vodka, wearing sunglasses and muttering darkly about your latest recording contract c. put on a smile, welcome your guests, share your booze with them, offer them use of your bathroom and make sure a good time is had by all. d. turn off "the boy with the arab strap" because you're "not in the mood for it", put on luna, motion incredily indiscreetly to your chalet mate to hide the vodka, try and offer people beer whilst accidentally throwing it across the kitchen because you're too pissed to hold onto anything except the wall...and walk round muttering strange things about duvets. oh..and ask the people in belle and sebastian who they've come to see. scan down to find out your personality type.... a. you are kind, sweet, thoughtful..people hate you b. you are shallow, thoughtless, pretentious...people admire you c. you are just the kind of person people need to balance out the presence of... d. you are me. people cross the street when they see you coming. fortunately my chaletmates were mostly c's. or maybe they just seemed cool in comparison. so...how many of you were d's? ian +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: The Sinister List - a tribute
by Ihamilt＠aol.com 17 May '99

17 May '99

With apologies to momus for stealing his idea, and with apologies to the nice ones out there - im sure there are some of you. Bye Idiots, fakers, pseueds and baboons I met them on the sinister list Folks that make me throw up my chips I'm so sorry you exist Tommy Twee found the holy grail a jad fair 7 inch, sent by air mail he attached a kitten sticker to his school satchel in an attempt to gain favour with Stephen Pastel Lisa Lame was secretly fond of Oasis but thats not allowed, so she dropped them like a stone and even when she was having nighly drug fuelled orgies she still posted that she was virginal, sad, and alone Ian Indie met his bride to be being foppish on the sinister list though she had been royally rodgered she said coyly " im 21, and never been kissed" Floppy Fringed Fred loves Heavenly and Sarah product spends his summer snorting cocaine and being fucked Sad Sarah loves the Delgadod and Arab Strap she bakes them belgian buns, and all of that crap The sinister list, the sinisster list So sorry that you exist on the sinister list The sinister list, the sinister list fuck off with your bloody sinister list Alice Anal and Billy Boring like feeding kittens in snow park the bmw in a safe place and cycle to the Snow Patrol Show Fatuous Frank admires Fergus from Uresei Yatsura gazes lovingly at his fanzine on Camera Obscura He insists hes hardcore vegan , at the 13th Note 'and dines nightly on the gizzard of freshly slaughtered goat Susannah Grossman, one of sinisters 2 gems along with Tara Nicole , 2 bright hopes for us all they are charming and honest and lovely and sweet and are simply themselves, thats all CB likes creeping Bent, and looking at buses point out he has a car, and he swears and he fusses he says " im cool and i saw gregorys Girl once, Isobel would love me, ive got a bit of a hunch" Private School Stans dad owns his own oil tanker, when 30, he'll be a fascist Telegraph reading merchant banker but instead he stands coyly in Byres Rd John Smiths flicks through peruvian imports of mogwai and Bis The sinister list, the sinister list yor soul will freeze on the sinister list the sinister list, the sinister list bollocks to the lot of you, on the sinister list +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: some old bollocks
by Joss Moorkens 17 May '99

17 May '99

Aiight, campers. I promised myself I'd never post again, but since I currently have no votes in the list crush thingy, I thought I may as well. After all, I can't do much worse. Not even heroic alcohol intake at the Bowlie has boosted my tally. Although judging by any photies I've seen, I was a confused pink-faced man in a cowboy hat. Which can't have helped. Anyways, hello to everyone who it was such a pleasure to meet over there. Even that Keith Watson, despite his slagging of Pirouette Park. Which obviously was a palace of R!O!C!K!. Even our seagulls ate bread dipped in vodka. And it wasn't cruel because they loved it. Anyways, I've two reasons to mail. One is cos my wee fwiend Paula has just subscribed and she's nervous and shy. Unlike in real life. In a moment of drunken sincerity, she decided I should write you all to tell you that she's nice. And she is. And I have. A hearty wave to all the other new folks too. 1100, eh? The other one is cos my mails don't get through to FunkySeb. And I want to make him buy some Fall records. Finally, if I may, I would like to indulge in some 'call and response' action. May I suggest saying the 'call' bit normally and reserving for the 'response' bit the whispery voice that kids use to signify crowds when they're imagining scoring a goal or something. Ready? Okay... Where are Roolz going? You lot: To the top! And where's that? You lot: The toppermost of the poppermost! Yes indeed, sweetcheeks. I can barely wait. Cheerio... Joss +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: yet another introduction
by erika balsom 17 May '99

17 May '99

hello everyone! i too am new to the list, so i'll do the standard thing by introducing myself.... i love belle and sebastian (of course!), but live in a place (newfoundland, canada) where no one knows who they are, "if you're feeling sinister" is not sold in any stores, and "the boy with the arab strap" is listed as a $26.99 (canadian) import. anyways, although i have no one to share my b&s obsession with, i still love them more and more each day.......... other bands i like (but ahave nowhere near b&s's status) are stereolab, pavement, tortoise, yo la tengo, helium, syrup usa and others.... so are there many canadians on the list? oh, and another question: what's everyone's favoutire band, aside from b&s (and related side projects)? well, that's all i really have to say. erika xox +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Fash Mag Slags
by Iain McGilp 17 May '99

17 May '99

OK kids... I've had my voice for quite sometime now, but have only now felt compelled to post anything, being as I am currently fired by a righteous and heartfelt fury. Basically, what this tower of waffle boils down to is a recent article in a "lifestyle" (for lifestyle read pretentious london-centric wank) mag which goes by the name of Sleazenation. (I note that Fluffy Sarah recently left a post in which she seemed to find said rag endearingly pretentious. I sadly cannot share her sense of humour about this titanic pile o' pish). Aside from treating music as some inane fashion accessory, and utilising THE most emaciated models that I have ever seen; it is their sickeningly superior attitude that really gets on my wick (a recent issue featured an article on "vile clubbing", which is apparently the new "in thing", where you dress up in your frigging Carharrt and Hysteric Glamour and go to provincial nightclubs and laugh at all the plebs who don't listen exclusively to Mo'Wax and Ninja Tune records, cos imagine being soooo uncool as to not live in Swinging London). Hence imagine my sense of foreboding when I noted that their latest issue featured a related piece on "vile clubbing" at "200 Troubled Teenagers", written by someone called Matthias Connor (I don't know why, but the guy's name just makes me think of one of those wanks with goatees and sideys who wears shades with yellow lenses). The content was pretty much what I expected, with references to "painfully shy mousy girls", "fey duffle-coat clad boys" and "the least offensive music known to man" (this from people who champion a load of noodly jazz-hop shite with saxophone solos played by white boys from the home counties who wish they were black, and which sends most people who aren't loaded on ketamine, or whatever their fave new designer drug is, to sleep ), followed by a passage of hideously unfunny sarcasm. What grates more than this is the fact that the people that write for this magazine are clearly the sort of bell-ends that are so busy striking poses and trying to prove how clever they are, that they never really think about or feel anything, and I feel kinda sorry for them. Sorry to put such a dark complexion on your day, but I am at University in Aberdeen; I need an outlet for my frustrations. Peace 'n' Love, Iain McG. ---------------------- Iain McGilp u02nim(a)abdn.ac.uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: the world of men don't mean a thing
by poetryplace2 17 May '99

17 May '99

Bonjour mes braves ::::::::::GOBI TWINS:::::::::: Last night we all went out see Mr Forster and Mr McLennan formerly of The Go Betweens playing at the so-called Jazz so-called Cafe. What a couple of hams! Bobby was wearing a shocking yellow suit and more slap than Dickon Edwards. And they came back for 4 encores! Nevertheless, we forgive them, cos they played 'People say...' and 'Right here', and 'Batchelor Kisses' and, ooooh, a handful of my very favouritest pop songs of all time. They certainly cheered me up after I spent the afternoon with a pubful of charming cockerney reds chanting "champeryons!". Bah. ::::::::::I DREAM OF STEWPOT:::::::::: Is it just me? Ever since we returned I've been dreaming incessantly about bowlie. In one of the dreams Struan gave me a pair of magic contact lenses which gave me the power of invisibility. In another I met Paul Morley who was staying in the next chalet and who told me what a big fan he was. In another, the band left the stage, only to be replaced by a bunch of can can dancers, replete with frilly bloomers. I don't like to ponder what it all means. Can I just say that my highlight of the weekend was when Isobel introduced Stewpot with his shiny new saxophone, only for the poor fella to be let down by his "axe" at the crucial moment, looking forlornly down the end and thinking "i dunno what's wrong, this has never happened to me before...". ::::::::::POETRY PARROT (SLIGHT RETURN):::::::::: The Poetry Parrot has returned from his travels with a sheepish grin and some unconvincing alibis. He gave me this poem by top scot poet Robert Crawford, before departing in the direction of Ailsa Ross... ++++++++++++++++ ROBERT CRAWFORD ZERO Thankyou for calling Heatheryhaugh Nuclear Arsenal. If your main lust is for weapons of mass destruction Please try out other number in Inverbervie. On your touchtone phone jab one for details Of bombs that kill crofters but leaves brochs and megaliths standing; Two for snug dumpsites; three for pre-owned Atomic oddments with warranties for several years; Four for rucksacks of fissile material; Five will patch you through to Glencora Gillanders, Anthrax buyer for the Loch Ness and Great Glen area; Six for the Arsenal's renowned in-house distillery; Seven affords highlights of our unusual safety record, Reassuring callers we are sited in a remote location, Though, should you wish to visit, pressing eight provides Pibrochs from this area of comical natural beauty. Nine connects you to our twelve-hour emergency helpline (Not staffed on Sundays, Hogmany, or New Year's Day). If this extension is busy, please yell your number So someone can ring back at a more convenient time. Thanks again for calling H.N.A. *Sláinte!* Do not press zero. ++++++++++++++++ That is all Stevie Trousers 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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