June 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: 10 Roddington Place
by PJMiller 16 Jun '99

16 Jun '99

My favourite episode of "Rising Damp" is the one where Rigsby, following Philip's advice, burns some love wood to woo Miss Jones, and the wood turns out to be a piece of his own wardrobe. As luck would have it, I've got it on video, so I'll use it to test out this "how many times can you watch something before getting bored" business that has sparked such lively debate. You're all very slow on the uptake. Why, only last week I mentioned an obscure reggae performer in the hope that Hopkins would take the bait. Perhaps he was ill. Let's try it again: Everton Blender. Having recently regained my Rough Guide to Reggae I have lots of questions for Tim. For instance, what do you think of Joe Higgs's Life of Contradictions (with six extra tracks but crap packaging), or Scotty's Unbelievable Sounds or some Lee Perry compilation called Dry Acid or something (both on Trojan)? Thanks for all the Bill Evans talk. The one I've got is a nice Verve reissue with a little booklet too, which includes notes from the inventor of the Fender Rhodes piano, Han Solo. Michael, have your extra tracks got some bird counting at the beginning of them? Mine have. Speaking of Verve reissues, I can't recommend Marcos Valle's Samba 68 highly enough. No extra tracks, but his wife sings all the time. I hate Black Box Recorder despite never having heard them. Yesterday I went to our local airport to see the Rolling Stones land. They had a whopping great 757, presumably due to the size of their monster riffs, and it was all very exciting, especially when they all got off the plane. It might just as well have been the Beatles from where I was standing, they were miles away. I think I saw Ronnie Wood, but it might have been Worzel Gummidge. Have you seen that footage of The WHO getting off a plane in Sweden? Well, it was nothing like that. They didn't even go through customs, they were whisked off in a posh car, while their loyal staff had to go by bus. What a shame. I was under strict orders from 'er indoors to tell them that we had the Rock'n'Roll Circus video, but we prefer The WHO. Except for the last song. Speaking of The WHO, I was sent this yesterday: Fancy a holiday ? Friday 2nd July - The British Rock Symphony Roger Daltrey & Friends perform the music of the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The WHO, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Over 2 hours of the greatest rock masterpieces ever. Powderham Castle near Exeter. It sure beats All Tomorrow's Parties. I wonder who Roger's friends are? I wonder if Piezoleptic Unit will be in attendance? I think Adrian Evans will be there, he sent it to me. 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: "Och, but the PTA will tear you a new arse!"
by Sarah Drayton 16 Jun '99

16 Jun '99

Hello Sinisterines I like this simpsons thread that's happening at the moment, very amusing! The Simpsons is one of my favourite T.V programs...especially the last few series. My favourite episode of all time, however, is the one where Marge and Homer get bored of their sex life and resort to shagging in new and unusual places(like the windmill at the mini golf course.) Classic! There are so many other great episodes out there but I can't possibly name any other favourites(do I hear a collective sigh of relief from non-Simpsons fans out there?) Kimberley: I don't think that quoting the Simpsons is an exclusively male thing. I know that several of my female friends(and myself) love to watch it and quote stupid lines from it every now and then. Ditto South Park but that really isn't in the same ball park as the Simpsons, is it?! B+S related part; I am really annoyed with my local independant music retailer!! I ordered a copy of IYFS a month and a half ago and they still haven't come up with the goods. The record shop claims that the U.S. distributor they're ordering it from is out of stock yet if they bothered to order it direct from Jeepster(or if I got off my lazy arse and did it myself!) I would have it now. Boo! sorry to whinge, everyone. "Mmmm, he likes peanuts" Homer S. :) Sarah ______________________________________________________ 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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by Jordi Trenzano i Vilar 16 Jun '99

16 Jun '99

Hi, little flies: I guess that yesterday I found out why Sweden won the last Eurovision song contest. A local magazine organized a party with Club 8 and Girlfrendo, and donŽt be surprised if in a few days they change their national anthem for an Abba tune. There is some guy in this list who thought about kidnapping Sarah Cracknell,and maybe Club 8 were feeling the same danger, because they played sooooooooo softly just in order to domesticate more than one hundred men who were thinking about kidnapping their l ovely blonde singer. And Girlfrendo are the dreamed band for any guy who wants to organ ise a birthday party. Blake wrote: >>my question, does anyone out there like elvis costello? the more i hear of >>him the more i like, it's a bit addicting, like those first listens to any >>who album. so is there 'an' essential elvis album i should buy? somebody >>tell me, now, yes, while i still don't have wrinkles everywhere. The first gig that I attended after the Bowlie was Mr. Declan Aloisius McManus playing in a theatre in Barcelona. And It was one of the best gigs IŽve ever seen. I only have two Costello al bums, this last one with Burt Bacharach, which is a master piece, and "Extreme honey", a great compilation of his latest recordings. Both are great. Some B&S content: according to what Nick Dastoor or anybody else said, mr. Murdoch doesnŽt want the demo tapes to be released. honestly, heŽs smart, because neither of the three songs ("London has....", "Pocketbook" and "Hurley") are good enough. On the other hand, I think that "Lord Anthony" is too much song just to be wasted for a b-side. Finally, in Spain are re-running "The Simpsons" time & again. And theyŽre ace every time I watch them. Some time ago I thought about the possible plot of an episode with B&S in them: Lisa convinces the mayor to put B&S as main act of the local parties, avoiding a performance of Homer, Barney, the local sheriff, and Selma & Patty singing Steps songs. And she plays the saxophone with them. IŽd l ove to see what drawing Matt Groening makes from Isobel. Bye, little flies ===================================== ============= Jordiet Sinistre ================================================== Tu E-Mail Gratis en http://www.mixmail.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: LL cool J
by Robin Stout 16 Jun '99

16 Jun '99

Hey folks! A claim to fame: A friend of mine bumped into Siegfried from All Creatures Great And Small the other day. She didn't speak to him though. There you go, sorry for making you all jealous. It's a bit disappointing if Slow Graffiti is really so literal, although it goes to show how lucid Stuart's lyrics are I suppose. I mean, even though the lyrics aren't; There's a bloke With a wife Who's been having up the bum sex With the bloke upstairs You can still understand the desperation of this chap's predicament. I've been in two minds for a while whether I want to see The Acid House but I don't think I will. I prefer my own version of events. It involves dirty skylights and tiled floors and a sailor and is really quite exciting. And anyway, I think Irvine Welsh is a tit. Rising to Alan's challenge, here's a karaoke-story thingy for Lazy Line Painter Jane. It's like Belle and Sebastian meets Open All Hours, hope you like it: Here's Jane, working in the village second hand shop - "The Joy Of Giving". They sell all sorts of things. Today Jane is putting up a poster - "Led Zeppelin world tour 1988", but it keeps falling down. Oh dear, here comes her boss, Mr Legs - he doesn't look happy. This morning she came in with mud on her knees and now she can't even stick up a poster. He's going to give her one last chance. Captain Cockle the crusty old seaman is getting rid of some stuff, and he needs some of it moving. "You will have a buoy tonight" says Mr Legs, "You will have a buoy tonight - on the first bus out of town". And he gives her some bus money. It's lunchtime. Jane walks along the lane past the school. On the school field there's a class of girls playing games and running and jumping and hula-hooping. Jane used to love PE. She starts running. She runs along the street, then down towards the beach, jumping puddles and challenging stiles on the way. "Boo to the business world" she thinks, she's going to spend the rest of the day on the beach. Down on the beach she sees a girl walking from deckchair to deckchair, trying to sell holidays to the sunbathers. The back of her t-shirt says "tax free". Oh for a job like that thinks Jane, and she remembers Mr Legs's booming voice - "You will have a buoy tonight. You will have a buoy tonight - on the first bus out of town" Sitting on the sand, Jane turns her mind to other things. Last week, whilst licking railings, she found a tiny sparrow with a broken wing. She took it home, and ever since it's been living in one of her shoes. Now it's getting big, and noisy, and she's worried her mum will find out. It doesn't even look like a sparrow anymore, more like a thrush in fact - it looks a bit stupid really. Jane tosses a coin and the decision is made. She'll buy some rat poison from the chemist. That'll shut the bugger up. Jane stays on the beach all day, and when the sun begins to set and a chill wind blows in from the sea, she curls up in a bus shelter to sleep. She'd forgotten about Mr Legs and all her problems altogether until the first bus from town turns up, and she remembers what she was supposed to do. Never mind, she thinks, she can always paint lines again. Hmm... It's not exactly karaoke is it? And sorry about the crusty old seaman - I was trying to keep it clean, honest. Bye for now 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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Sinister: Oh happy day
by COURTOLY＠aol.com 16 Jun '99

16 Jun '99

Dear Sinistereens, I will start with the Belle and Sebastian content and digress downwards. I had a lovely date with Xavier today. We ate lunch together then got ice cream and listened to Tigermilk in the Friendly's parking lot. Oh happy day. >which, if i've been informed correctly is bases on the town springfield, ohio where m. >groenig attended college you must have been informed incorrectly, or maybe just partially. Mr. Groenig is a graduate of the Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington. See, something good comes out of there besides indie rockers and having Mumia Abu-Jamal as a graduation speaker. Oh yes, the guy who plays Kramer on Seinfeld is also alumni. Simpsons trivia is cultural capital for anyone who's watched tv in the past ten years. It's good to know enough about it to hold a conversation, but if you're with obsessives then just ask them a bunch of questions and let them talk. They like showing off their knowledge. >this is a derivation of the Charlie Brown dance, where the fists are tapped on top of >one another, then the thumbs are pointed over the shoulders, and then the hands >are waved in a kind of "no, not good" gesture. Actually it seemed more like variations on the good ol Hand Jive, except repeated as single moves instead of a series. But if it is a Charlie Brown reference, all the more cool to the creators. >BTW, Did anyone else REALLY like the Christmas trees in the Charlie Brown >Christmas special? I loved the way they looked when I was a kid, all pink >and aluminum and artificial... Yum. Okay, not just when I was a kid. I >still think they look pretty cool, at least as I remember them. I'm a pretty big fan of those too. I bet if you took a metalworking course they would be really easy to make. Take care dears, Love Courtney +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: first dc b&s picnic - a few thoughts
by Pulpbot＠aol.com 16 Jun '99

16 Jun '99

Well, I triumphed in croquet, so obviously it was a banner day for me. I quashed my gloating, unsporting urges, somehow. I am an only child, after all, so my actions tend toward the Ptolemaic rather than the Copernican. I'm disappointed that more picnic-goers haven't posted. I had to leave as a boisterous conversation was unfolding about the importance of male nudity in movies, so one assumes the evening ended with the appropriate number of flushed cheeks. Lots of folks were taking pictures. Are they on the Internet? Other than your "drooling pink slutz" sort of pages, naturally. D.C. listees, we must boast about bringing lovely food and being quite nice people. Must go. The gods of sand are blowing in. --Jennifer +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: England Made Me (not really!)
by Pulpbot＠aol.com 16 Jun '99

16 Jun '99

Gawd, it's a small mystery why Luke Haines isn't worshipped. I believe it might be related to his less-than-pin up status. Of course, that doesn't explain Thom Yorke. Or because Mr. Haines always seemed a bit too sharp-tongued too suffer the pop hordes. Once I was at a Fall show and discovered myself to be the center of triangle consisting of Luke Haines, Jarvis Cocker and a really cute guy. I handled the situation by promptly dropping my beer on myself. The Baader Meinhof album is sooo underrated. It skirts a fine line at times between mocking gangster-playa pop stars and terrorists as pop stars, with lovely skronking synths. Have a copy of the new Auteurs. Like a return to guitarland with your raver fiancee. Sort of a concept album about school, I think. Brilliant. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: re: the kids are *not* alright
by Schaffenberger, Kristen 15 Jun '99

15 Jun '99

herr dave writes: this is a derivation of the Charlie Brown dance, where the fists are tapped on top of one another, then the thumbs are pointed over the shoulders, and then the hands are waved in a kind of "no, not good" gesture. My personal favorite dance from the Peanuts cartoons is Snoopy's. To perform this dance, one must tip one's head back very far, close one's eyes, smile with teeth, spread arms, and just sort of wiggle the top and bottom halves of the body while shifting from foot to foot. If one has a partner, one can join hands with the partner to perform a variation on the Snoopy dance. I do this dance whenever something really good happens or when I am very excited. Sometimes I con my friends into dancing Snoopy style with me, but the dance never seems to last long. BTW, Did anyone else REALLY like the Christmas trees in the Charlie Brown Christmas special? I loved the way they looked when I was a kid, all pink and aluminum and artificial... Yum. Okay, not just when I was a kid. I still think they look pretty cool, at least as I remember them. Simpsons moment? My cousins and I still laugh over the first episode we all watched together, wherein Homer picks up the phone and cries, "Quick, operator! I need the number for 911!!!!" Mark, send me an email, would you? My school account changed servers and, consequently, all my saved messages and addresses were deleted. Boo. My mom, whose taste in reading material tends to run along somewhat prosaic, Oprah's book club type novels, lent me Golden's MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA. I stayed up all night reading it, partially because I'm afraid of the bugs that seem to wander into my apartment these last few days, and I get sort of creeped out when I think about them coming into my little bedroom while I sleep. A harmless (but through the fog of sleep very frightening)little beetle landed on my shoulder around five this morning. Like Dickinson, I heard it buzz near my ear, and I thought I'd die if I didn't shake it off me and scoot it outside with a broom. The point of this little anecdote? Read MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA. Since there are so many people on this list, and since so many of them seem to know about lots and lots of different things, can I ask if anyone knows how to get paint off hardwood floors? If so, will you email me privately and let me know? I've tried a variety of oil-based cleaners, which have helped somewhat. Alas, the painters who did up my place before I moved in last month had absolutely no respect for its hundred year old floors. (If you're a careful reader, you'll wonder why an apartment would be a hundred years old. The truth of the matter is that I live in a house that was BUILT at the turn of the century, but divided into six apartments during the Great Depression. So there, I'm not just making up stories). My god, this is the longest post I've sent to this list in, like, a year. Love to all, Kristen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: re: the kids are *not* alright
by Jygsaw18＠aol.com 15 Jun '99

15 Jun '99

In a message dated 6/15/99 1:32:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, COURTOLY(a)aol.com writes: << see a lot more of the reserved hand moves nowadays, so it looks like you're playing one potato-two potato-three potato-four with yourself, or this other wierd fist thing that basically means keeping your feet planted firmly on the ground while you wag the rest of your body and pound your hips with the insides of your wrists. those moves strike me particularly because i remember laughing at them when i first saw them and then later i caught myself doing them >> this is a derivation of the Charlie Brown dance, where the fists are tapped on top of one another, then the thumbs are pointed over the shoulders, and then the hands are waved in a kind of "no, not good" gesture. oh, this description isn't working too well. But you all know what I mean. dave* +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: lua, lua, lua, lua,
by Cynthia Someone 15 Jun '99

15 Jun '99

Hello puppies; Justin W. asked: >>So, consequently, when I listen to music, I get nothing done, and Ilisten >>to music A LOT. When I watch TV, read, or amuse myself with frivolties, I usually am consciously aware that I am distracting myself from reality, but with music am I somehow subconsciously validating it because it has the ability to make one transcend reality without realizing it? << This is the way I look at it: Your body needs food and water to survive, but your mind and your heart need stimulation, too. I think too many people worry about the "reality" of being productive, keeping the capitalist machine going, too much, and actually don't pay ENOUGH attention to art (music, films, books etc). The question is; what are one's priorities? Is ART the distraction, or is mundane, mediocre "reality" what really distracts us from attempting true passion in life? And even if art IS the distraction, don't we need one from the oppressive boredom of our workaday routines? I quite agree. We do need something besides the static and unliving (computers, frighteningly rhythmical machines. Art is living. people make it so. Meanwhile, machine, behaving like a machine, is like trying to create artificial life. Office work is like trying to make machines out of people: creating static rhythms in our life. Which comes across as fake, fake, fake, subconsciously, and creating stress in our lives. Life is chaos, not static. Music is art made out of time, having no physical, solid counterpart, it is not made up of space in the empirical sense. I think that is the reason why music "subconsciously validates reality". It is innocuous, it is subtle. In some mystic traditions, sound and vibration is actually the basis of all the material of this world, (cf. Sufism, and field theory.)It is the essence of our reality. I'm off like a bee's butt: Cynthia _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.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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