July 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Making friends in the playboard
by Arantxa Sanz 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

Hi listerines and listerettes! I had a break in my only-work existence and went to see the Lucksmiths with my Sinister Athenian guests.It is curious that is my first experience as hostess to some Sinister seeing the outer world without eye-patches and they were Greek ,being myself Spanish, as the Spanish word for host is 'Anfitrion' -> pay attention, Miss Clarke, who must be burning London! which is taken straight away from Plato's works.(He is the one offering 'The Banquet' obviously) After this classical reference I just discovered in my waiting hours to see some results arising from my programs and that I wanted to share with all of you to show I am one of those people who wore eye-patches during school-days and had a civil war with her mum in order not to wear orthopaedic boots because that was too much.That's why I learnt all these little things while the trendy clique was outside smoking and swapping smutty mags,and according to Nikki's superiors I have achieved Stuart's child status. The Lucksmiths turned out to be a little monotonous in the end, probably because they were not exactly my cup of tea.Too 'beachey', well, they come from Surfland, or too comedian-like.I liked really ,however, some song maybe titled 'Untidy towns'.It would make a great title,yes,sir.Apart from socialising with our Hellenic embassy, they three absolutely lovely, we also met Lee-fountainhead who just arrived to the list a couple of weeks ago and plays the most Mary Joesque of instruments with The Chemistry Experiment.The third band are also locals, their name Airport Girl and they were the discovery of the night to my eyes.With a trumpeter... Mick is the most influential! So John and Dafne and Vassa are on the way to Edinburgh and I suppose, Watson, you will take good care of them and I will meet them in perfect state as I passed them into your hands next Saturday at the Mega-boomboom-Giga-spastic-Picnic. Are we going to enter the Guiness as the most crowded Sinister picnic ever or not? Arantxa +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Who's That On The Bill, Then?
by David Moore 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

Hi All (especially Peter), Apologies twice. Firstly about the duff gen about The Flaming Lips, it was of course The Flaming Stars on John Peel on Tuesday night. (Son James misheard. He is however an expert on things Cay, Idlewild & SFA.) The Flaming Stars are always worth a listen, though, & Max Decharne's book "I Was A Teenage Wharehouse" is a laugh as well. Secondly, for the message about Roger Daltrey being on the Bill in June: its actually tonight, & yes, I will record it for Mr Miller :) Other stuff: Andydean wrote (to be later trumped by Tag): cover versions? we got um... stevie did the guitar bit from the start of 'circle sky' in glasgow & he also sang nearly all of Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" during a farting around between songs bit at The Union Chapel Mike, can I offer a Thai Fact, in the absence of one of yours? Two new rain-making aircraft are now based at Don Muang airport, and were exchanged for 101,000 tons of rice as part of a barter deal with Indonesia . Love to All, David Moore Chelmsford, 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: 10 Roddington Place
by PJMiller 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

Solitary brothers, solitary sisters, I'm completely drunk too. You big nellies! Haven't you ever been hunted in the woods at night? Pah! Lightweights! I don't need to see that "Blair Peach Project" film. I've lived it, man. Same goes for "Notting Hill", but I went to see that one anyway. Very funny, I enjoyed it a lot. Spike reminded me of you, in fact. "Arse Wide Shut" hasn't opened here yet, but I've seen the trailer. I think there's some kind of monkey business afoot. Genevieve, your deft analysis of the film's theme coincides with that of my favourite source of Thai news, "The Economist". So you must be right. Mind you, they say the ending of "2001" is hopeful. It scares the shit out of me. So does the book I'm reading, a weighty tome about Mars. I'm fwightened. I know that the chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, but still they come. Have you seen the size of that canyon? It is beyond my ken. Lots of stuff about nutty astronomers, like Paul Mitchell. Paul believes that Mars is irrigated by a complex system of underground sprinklers operated by The Clangers on acid. Loads of people believe the moon landings were faked. I know they weren't faked because I was there, man. Famously, an old Basque woman claimed that it was impossible for men to have been to the moon, because they would have fallen off. Only flies can go to the moon without falling off. What a nice old lady! Bless her woolly socks! And bless Jah Wobble too. Perhaps Mister McRagtag would like to set up a Wobblecam so we can all keep an eye open for Jah. That John Waters book "Crackpot" is great, you should ask for it at your local library. Any list of B&S covers is sadly incomplete without reference to Mad Dog Murdoch's legendary cover of Lulu's "To Sir With Love", from the Sidney Poitier film of the same name. I think this was before Rhode Island, before Lisa Hobbles the Blind, before Belle and Sebastian. I think this recording is shaping up to become the new B&S Holy Grail now that "Tigermilk" is so readily available. Speaking of Lisa, she wrote: It is really strange having one of your favoutite bands sing songs with your name in it. I don't know, does anyone else share this feeling?? Yes, I do. love from, Sister Disco xxx PS: Apologies to anyone I owe a reply to, I'm far too drunk to do it at the moment. I am in the enviable position of owing replies to almost the entire line-up of DROOLZ. PPS: Oon, or someone in Oon's family, OWNS A SCOOTER! Just like the Ace Face's from "Quadrophenia". I've seen it in a photo. Oon's trying to hide it with a baby, but I can still see it. I bet Oon cruises the streets of Bangrak on it, looking for rockers to rumble with. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Fuck! I'm useless!
by Guilherme Barrella 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

I'm useless........ I'm sorry to send this to the list but I am....... I just got home and I'm drunk and I'm useless............ I don't love anyone, I don't love anything, not even Christmas, especially not that.......... Fuck (I'm sorry).............. I'm down to the bottom............ kill me please......... please, kill me................. i'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? I'm sorry.......... I love you all.............. gui or gooey or goo or loser......... +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Done a bad bad thing
by Pamela Hutchinson 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

(How) are you feeling sinister? Unfortunately I have some business to clear up. I wrote: >That wasn't meant to sound nasty - just like my saying thank you very much >bleepin bleepster for not bleepin sendin me my bleepin CD thank you very >bleedin much!!!* >*It was partly my fault And I thought it would be taken as a lighthearted venting of spleen. I was annoyed at not getting a CD off Jeepster, but they didn't do anything wrong, I just typed my order wrong and they took a while telling me, which considering their great fat load of tigermilk orders is not surprising. But hey, anyone would feel a little miffed after that, wouldn't they? Mainly at myself... Anyway Jeepster people on the list and anyone who helped out with the orders - SORRY! I AM A BAD LISTEE AND I LOVE YOU ALL REALLY! Anyway Belle and Sebastian... I can't hear Stuart bumping up and down on his 'wee chair' either, but I am perturbed by the deep throaty, frog chorus style 'Bo bo bo' noises at the very end of Slow Graffiti. is there an explanation for this, or should I just get a life? They're a little comedy for the end of such a plaintive song, aren't they. But I dunno, I kinda like them. lots of love and heartfelt apologies pamela xx BOOKSMARTS!! YEAHH!! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 twist was my move! I invented the twist!"
by Walkn10＠aol.com 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

Sorry to all you non-Seinfeld fans for the subject title. That show was so brilliant...alas it is gone, a rose scented memory of yesteryear. Sigh... I saw Looper tonight in DC tonight and they were absolutely great. They were sooooo much better live than on record, pretty much because of Wee Karn's great little films and Ronnie Black's fab photos. Speaking of Karn's little films, I noticed something very awesome during "Up a Tree Again." If anyone's read the "Little Ink Movies of Belle and Sebastian," in it Stuart D. describes a scene where he filmed Beans Geddes dancing in Central Park for 8 minutes before his film ran out. When they played that song I noticed a foppish sort of fellow in huge flares dancing in a park on the film...then I spied a beautiful girl with ponytails sitting Indian style right near by and a short girl dressed in all black sitting on a branch of a tree. As the camera got closer I realized it was Beans, Sarah and Isobel in Central Park! Whoo hoo! I was so proud of my discovery I was moved to tell MadFlwr (Lee) who I ran into there (I'm sorry if I made you miss anything and I hope NYC was fab). Another B&S sighting: after their main set, Stuart came back on and said they hadn't anything else to play for an encore because they'd ran out of drum machines or something, so instead he broke out the guitar and played "Winter Wooskie." It was just his brother playing guitar and he singing. I liked it quite well. He kept remarking how much they liked the Air and Space Museum the whole time. We waited afterwards to talk to him, but even an hour and half after their show they were still nowhere to be seen so we split. Some other day I suppose. It was also great fun to meet all the lovely Sinister folk who made it out to the show and met up beforehand. Mike and Erica (not Scarlet) were very nice and Hershel was aces too. Probably one of the most polite people I've ever met actually. I know there were a handful of other people there as well but these were the only ones I talked to for very long, and the only ones who's name I caught (and held on to). I'm sure everyone else was lovely as well. My friend and I almost made an 11h hour decision to accompany Lee to NYC to see Looper again on the 23rd but we couldn't get off work so we had to cancel. Anyone who goes to the show please remember me when they play that clip of Chris dancing so's maybe I won't feel so lonely bagging groceries for rude old women. I also made a decision tonight and I need some help and opinions regarding it. I think when my year at the university lets out next Spring I'm going to go on a backpacking tour of the UK and Ireland. Either that or get a flat for awhile, hopefully in Glasgow or Edinburgh. Does anyone think they'll be needing a flatmate/traveling buddy next Spring/Summer? Does anyone know someone who does? Does anyone have any recommendations? Well its kind of late so I think I'm off...yeah I am Steve C. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: A sleep kisser...a pretty waltz
by Christopher Mayo 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

I have to agree whole-heartedly with this assertation about erica's list pic; in fact I think the blurryness(?) of the picture makes her even more attractive - ,ysterious or something. Who knows... No real poin to this just a wee virtual pilgramage for some worthy beauty... ______________________________________________________ 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: The do's and dont's of amateur photography...
by Etheriel99＠aol.com 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

Hullos, In answer to Genevieve's post about what happens to naked pictures in photo shops, a friend of mine works at Black's photo shop ( here in Canada) and she's seen quite a few. The funny bit is that naked pictures get laughed at and stuff by the employees; the staff at her Black's is quite relentless and unsympathetic. It's kind of frightening really, because she's told me that employees have made doubles of certain pictures for their own amusement -- it might make you think twice about just how personal these photos are. However, here's where the trouble begins. Naked pictures, I believe, are not okay and either are pictures of, how can I put this, people having sex: they are considered pornography and cannot be reproduced as it goes against Canadian legislation ( or something to that effect). There was an incident that actually happened at Black's where someone managed to snap what Black's considers to be pornographic material -- a third party was suspected to have taken the photo or one of the parties involved had really good aim. Unfortunately the all too happy couple received only about half of the photos from the film. Black's could not reproduce the pictures. I think they just throw the negatives out and don't bother charging you. I guess the same might apply with full frontal shots and bottoms. But this leads me to question: if adult bottoms aren't allowed in photos, then why are baby bottoms? So in conclusion: buy yourself a Polaroid camera. But having a friend who works at Black's can also be quite useful. Free film developing, discounts galore and last month Veronica ( same as the girl in Expectations except she's not fat and is missing the lisp and work's at Black's) and I went crazy photocopying the B&S button pictures from the Select Magazine article so that we could make our own. We bought a button kit and everything and ended up using around $200 in photopaper. We've yet to get the chance to sport our rather expensive B&S buttons ( we made 8, sadly I lost one though at a concert. So if anyone found one by accident in the Opera House, it�s mine!!!) and get questioned about them. I hope we're not infringing upon some copyright law. Oh well, try and find me!!! I'll burn the proof before you get to me!! Okay that's enough. I'm off now. Take care everyone. Hugs and Ladybugs, Cindy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: baby did a bad,bad thing
by Genevieve Wesley 23 Jul '99

23 Jul '99

Dearest List, Mmmm...just returned from cottage up at Lac-Des-Loups..its like paradise there..the lake laps at the shore,the weather must be 20 degrees cooler than the godawful heat round here,the trees,the bar-b-q the whole essence of summer! Gosh..is July almost over? (screaming) Noooo...I absolutely despise all these magazines that come out in mid-july with "Back To School Cool" Can we just enjoy the moment please? Me and a bud were paddle-boating around the lake during the sunset (with the moon out at the same time) we had our boom box in the back of the boat,paddled with one foot while dragging the other foot in the warm water...and I never realised how beautiful the beginning of "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys is! Could you just imagaine how perfect that would be out there with a beloved one? (Tis a pity,there was a severe lack of hotties round those boonies,but alas) Anyways,funny moment..me and my bud were discussing girlie things and I said a certain word a little too loud..and (you must realise,we thought we were all alone in the peaceful dreamworld)at the same time we noticed there was a boat,with two men fishing,just in front of us.I swear,the word just seemed to echo round the lake, and we burst out laughing,and my god..I never saw anybody canoe that fast before! They hi-tailed it outta there like mad peanuts. Aylssa Marie,dearest girl,the sight of my heaving bosoms wouldn`t really cheer you up.Unfourtunately,the prom dress was a little too big to achieve that cutting-off-your-circulation-but-man-check-these-out-this-is-minnie-this-is-mickey look.I`m still scarred from previous comments when I was a kid.Note to boys: Yelling out "You`re so flat,the walls are jealous!" will not help you score with chicks.I remember one time when I heard that,I thought the boy had said jello instead of jealous and I was puzzled for a long time. I saw Eyes Wide Shut..it was fun because we were "carded" going into the theatre and..that movie.I can`t explain it.Is it about sexual peversities,in different forms? I would say it`s more about monogamy than infidelity.("Well well,aren`t we just the little miss film thang!" "yes,yes we are")I dont understand that movie,really..but thats good,I think.I like the Chris Isaak song that`s in it.The single piano notes playing was very effective.It had me squirming in my seat...and the whole masque scene..ohh,how I wanted all those people to remove their masques,to see who it was behind.It is also a funny film..I giggled at many a part..especially the ballroom scene with the naked dudes dancing with those glamarous girls.Did anyone feel,that when the movie ended,the other people who were watching the movie stared at you? I felt like that.It was weird. However, >can people stop fancying Marcus Omond (3 votes and counting) as he's >getting >so loved up he's likely to explode :) Oh,but I think this Marcus deserves to be loved up! And this Geoff creature...my,the list is getting very lovely. Lisa from Australia..you know,you`re lucky to have your name in Belle and Sebastian songs..I keep hoping one day they will use mine.It could be a funky song,about a girl who goes snow-shoeing.I squeal at the sight of my name in things..i dont know,it gives me joy.There`s an Auteurs song called The Childbrides with my name in it,but thats about all. "genevieve in union with holy communion" yeah,I can dig it! LesleyJo was pondering posing nekkid in tigermilk-reanactment cover,and made me think of things,..ok,does anyone on this work at a film processing place? What happens with naked pictures (oh shush up,I know the Tigermilk cover isnt a full naked one already)because some people I know took pictures of all their bums while they were mooning somebody and they never got the negative or the picture back,it was totally gone.Whats up with that? I can just imagine some of the pictures bored couples must bring in.I dont think I would continue the developing either. toot toot! lots of love, prom girl (who has some questions on all these exclusive B&S tracks but will talk about them later) ______________________________________________________ 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: you can't hide your love forever (again)
by lover plays the bass 22 Jul '99

22 Jul '99

OK, this information i know about the show. it was on Tuesday December 2nd in Glasgow at the 13th Note. An AIDS benefit gig, with a covers set from the Pastels, Belle and Sebastian, and Eugenius. The Beck song is not really a Beck song but Beck covering Johnny Cash, so that would mean Belle and Sebastian were covering Johnny Cash. hmmm, well if any one have heard it, more info would be cool. Johan sinister(a)hayfever.net hayfever.net >>There was also a night at the 13th Note two Decembers ago where >>they did >>a set of 5 covers - a Beck song sung by Richard, a Curtis >>Mayfield song >>(Stevie), "I've got something on my mind" by ye Lefte >>Banke (sung by >>Disco Stu), "You trip me up" by the Jesus and Mary >>Chain (Sarah singing) >>and Orange Juice's "In a nutshell" (Isobel). >yeah you are defiantly right, i got a tape of In A Nutshell (wonderful tune >by the way) from that show. quite noisy but really cool. if anyone has the >other songs from that session on tape, please do not hesitate to contact >me, it would be so thrilling to hear Sarah Martin sing :-) > >johan > >email: sinister(a)hayfever.net ______________________________________________________ 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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