July 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: La Magie Blanche Pour Les Aimants
by David Moore 18 Jul '99

18 Jul '99

Hi Motherless Children, Recently my listening has centred around Belle and Sebastian almost to the point of obsession, so I thought I should branch out a bit. Having been Too Pooped To PoCaff on Friday, Sally & I went to an excellent gig last night to see that rarity, 2 worthwhile bands on the same bill. (There was a third, but they were pooh.) First good band (1) played brilliantly, especially the singer's beehive hairdo & her eyelashes, apparently a legacy from the Springfield estate. (That's Dusty, not the Simpsons' hometown, little ones) Bloody good guitarist as well, not so much spanking his plank as wrestling it to the ground, overpowering it & then strangling it. Reminded me of Billy Coté, but maybe that's a common influence from Thurston Moore. Only problem was, he looked just like Stuart Murdoch. (Cheekbones) The headliners (2) featured a singer called Isabel and a cello. Damn! Is there no escape? However Isabel was a passionate Latin fireball strutting around playing bass & singing like a demon, & teasing the little indie boys in the front row. Great tunes, excellent playing, and kept doing encores, including Sebadoh & Pavement covers, until the management finally threw them off stage. Oh, & they kicked off with FOUR cellos on stage, one of which played by a bloke whom Sally had a crush on at 14 when he was in The Hanging Tree. She talked to him afterwards, which was nice, & I squeezed hands with Isabel, & she was really nice, too. And tiny. When not on stage. My mouth is opening & closing, and no words are coming out, but only because bloody Miller stole them all! (Including the typos :) ) Firstly he purloined: This section houses a very nice autobigraphical piece by Stuart Lee Murdosch, which every self-respecting B&S fan will want to read and learn by heart. It's really very nice, I hope it's the first installment of a full length autobiography. So I sat back & tried to think of something suitably cutting & witty about the revived B&S (BuS?) site & its relationship to Sinister & Jeepster, but found that he had written this: Well done to Chris Leonard and new listee Mick Cooke for their excellent new websites. I don't think it would be going too far to say that they both have the potential to eventually become essential. Bastard! (3) Those life-changing Flaming Lips are in session on John Peel this Tuesday evening, and there's a new Cinerama 7" out soon on Elefant: anyone wanting a bit more info mail me. I don't know where this Sunday has gone but my underarms smell, and my kitchen DOES look like hell. Big love, David Moore Chelmsford, UK (1) Linoleum (2) Drugstore (3) I don't mean it, Peter! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: tootiredto think ofacleversubject
by vlass＠interlog.com 18 Jul '99

18 Jul '99

dear sinister kids, it's 6am and i am beggining to feel exhausted after having woken up at 5, but that's just jetlag settling in. yes, it's time for me to return to a normal existence of work and things after 5 wonderful weeks away from home. actually, looper is playing tomorrow in toronto so i get to live in this fantasy world for one more day. i've been having dreams of miss emily and i seeing this looper band, so hopefully my premonitions will come true. anyway, i was london for 7 days in july and it being my first time there, i was naively and unjadedly impressed. it was quite a belle and sebastian week - lovely debbie from this very list housed me and my incomparable greek cousin (thank you!) and if you're ever looking for a wild time, ask debbie to take you to her grey house in willesden green :) . i watched that mtv belle and sebastian special and saw every single b&s video in existence. cheers to the sleater-kinney girl in dirty dream #2.. like a tourist i exclaimed over silly song references - "there's boots! let me get a free book!" "let's look for the man who drives mini-cabs down in old compton!" "can we turn tables round in marks and spencer's even though we have marks and spencer's in toronto it still seems appropriate!".. etc etc. and of course, the cherry at the top were the 2 picnics that were held.. those uk picnics have an advantage over north american ones because it is actually legal to booze it up in the park.. i mean, i'm sure we could do that here, but in the afternoon in blatant sunlight? it seems so alien! but yes, the picnics were *wonderful* and i met lovely, lovely people and when i get my 5rolls of travel film developped, i'll show everyone those sinister pictures. so let me send out a shout out to those special boys and girls i got to meet on primhose hill, which is hard to climb if you've gotten very little sleep... but other than that 1 week there, i spent the remaining 4 in greece. i know that john k, daphne and vaso are going to london in a few days so everyone adore them because they are the sweetest. i didn't manage to say goodbye to them properly because my cousin and i got distracted by that band blur who were playing at this funny big festival in athens called ROCKWAVE. we didn't pay to see them, we snuck in like deviants through bars in the fence and hid from security guards, and honestly that was the most exciting part of the concert. blur was pretty boring but maybe that's a given. anyway, it's still nice to be home and yes, looper tomorrow! (um.. or is it today?.. my schedules are all messed up..) teri xxxx ps. if you gave me your email address, there is a good chance that it's lost somewhere in my luggage so please email me and refresh my memory.. or if you sent me mail, i'll get back to you sooooooon we design synthesizers: http://members.tripod.com/~meltingsnow/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: he's got the monkeys, let's see the monkeys
by Heatrexo＠aol.com 18 Jul '99

18 Jul '99

not a very belle and sebastianesque subject..but Alladdin is definitely my favorite Disney movie, kind of. Hello Everyone! Mission accomplished!! my best friend, Alex; has now joined Sinister safely resting in the nursery. I've nothing really exciting to say, but i'll say it anyway... I saw Eyes Wide Shut on Friday. I thought it was excellent. I also had the erm...luck of seeing She's All That. If that movie is running towards you, run the opposite direction and fast, same thing goes for McDonalds breakfast food.. As far as the (Tony/Linda)Blair Witch Project... I'm not allowing myself to see it, even though i do consider myself quite the tough bad ass. ::cough:: I would be afraid the rest of my life (not like i'm not already)... I would undoubtably leave in a state of terror.Raise your hand if you've seen it already. Was it really pants splitting scary? Apparently it's either never showing in Milwaukee or it's been postponed. Ohhh...yeah, I thought Darth Maul was scary too ..::shudder::not as scary as the "powder man" (that's what i call him) in Lost Highway.. I think i must just be afraid of everyone on the planet. As for Belle and Sebastian content.. I finally got the "This is Just a Modern Rock Song" EP (Yes, partially cos it was hard to find..partially cos i have no money) and i got a chance to put it on after work this morning ( i work in a nursery)....I threw my head back in delight..Slow Graffiti is just plain gorgeous.. not suprising..something else i'm in love with by belle and sebastian.. Ohhhhh...I've filled all of your heads with Blah. Hopefully everyone is doing well. Starfish and Secret Handshakes to Alex a kitty who's lost her mittens, Heatherxoxo +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: 11 Roddington Place
by Genevieve Wesley 18 Jul '99

18 Jul '99

ha ha! hej hej! just kidding..I have no idea what roddington place is,I`m just trying to be witty and fit in. My grandfather has never been in a Belle and Sebastian video...that has gotta be the neatest thing.Seriously.I really think you should inform your grandpa just how hip he is,Alasdair!! I had to babysit 2 babies today and the video they wanted to watch the most was "Elmopalooza". There is this video on it by a guy named Kenny Loggins called "One Small Voice" and it shows a talent show going on,and one small boy afraid to take part in it..the singer,Kenny Loggins,I`m assuming,really bothers me (or maybe I secretly love him and it drives me insane)...if B&S ever do a video like that I will have to kill them all and then myself. I`ve realised my dances for Belle and Sebastian are treading that ugly,dangerous line between dancing and miming.Its very sad. one of my friends went to this musical fest where Hole was playing at,and you know how when bands are fixing there stage or whatever,they play music of their choice..well during Hole`s set, "The Stars Of Track and Field" came on and Miss Love started talking to the audience "Do you know Belle and Sebastian? Aren`t they lovely! Of course you wouldnt know about them,you heavy metal fuckers" etc etc lots of rude words that I wouldnt use. I actually have some Belle and Sebastian questions..because I`ve realised I`m not up with everything on them.There was a time..when I owned everything...now I`m just an average joe. a)Where can I see/get this documentary of B&S,lots of footage of the band looking out the window while the tour bus drives hopefully! b)Where can I see/get musical videos other than Is It Wicked Not To Care. I am intrigued,because,on the Sleeka Sounds Stuart Murdoch fansite,a clip from that video shows Stuart with black hair and a raincoat.Hmmm. c)Where can I hear all those songs people sometimes talk about, such as:Rhoda,Wrong Girl,Winter Pooksie,The Lonlieness Of The Middle Distance Runner,Lord Anthony. (I think thats it) Haven`t seen Eyes Wide Shut yet for listees who were questioning.Would make a good date movie huh..alas,the boys wont ask me out because of my buck-teeth and split-ends.Eagerly anticipating Blair Witch Prject.Haven`t been scared by a movie since many moons ago.Hoping Poetry Cafe night went well. I had to buy some coffee for my papa today and I had just about the nicest server ever(and i dont have a crush on him either if thats what youre thinking)..not only did he invite me behind the counter,he showed me the various types of beans,varying in hue and fragrance and description "sweet,mellow" "mysterious,exquisite nutty flavour" I was genuinely impressed.Costa Rican beans.West Indies beans! Beans Baguette as well.(no not really)It does pay to be nice,really it does! sleepy (harr..can you tell??)oh be nice,I`m just trying to make conversation...sorry it dragged on. love & beans, genevieve p.s Good luck to the Stuart David staff.I agree whole-heartdely..well,at first i must admit I was a little jealous,a little protective,but stuarts got a lotta lovin to share around,so we can all be in this together.Y`all on this list should help them out you know. ***www.droolz.ukf.net (because it feels better)*** ______________________________________________________ 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: Forwarded mail....from me to me to you, don't worry
by Kimberly Rehak 18 Jul '99

18 Jul '99

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 23:05:24 -0400 (EDT) From: KIMberly Rehak <lifeinpink(a)yahoo.com> To: rehakk(a)alleg.edu good evening, it's saturday night and i'm sleepy. i'm too without energy to get up and go out and do something so i decided to post. i've been caged in a shoe store all day (job #3) and will be there all day tomorrow. last night, i grabbed tigertitties from my car and tossed it in the cd player we have a work. it lasted a few songs before they made me take it out. "put the r&b back in." <sigh> incidently, (actually it is not incidently, it just sounded like a proper transistion to use) i found out i start working job #4 (if you work for much any longer you'll be known as the girl who always working) on the day i come home from new york. new york looper meet up, bitte please? i'll be there. you can see me. i'll fix my hair really pretty and shave my legs and pitties (sorry, i play with the stubs too much when it's growing too long there) a la smooth and maybe bring fluffy fluffly lala along (it's a purse) and -if you're lucky- make my infamous monkey face!!! oooo, such a wonderful offer, i know. . . . at the shoe store we have two shoes. one is named bella and the other is named sebastian (sebastian is on clearance sale for $10). perhaps i should take a picture of bella and sebastian personified in shoe form? i feel like i have been hiding in a hole for the past week. i haven't seen my beautiful mummy in about three days and i live with her! she asked me to go miniature golfing after work today but i was too unenergetic and poor to go. does anyone know what blonde redhead are like live? i shall find out tomorrow anyway. the lonesome organist is great live! as he played his closing tune with some tap shoes and a steel drum, this piss drunk dude from "back stage" came out in his undies (pants?) and had this silly, bewildered look on his face. i forget what i was going to say here... oooo now i know. i wanted to thank everyone who offered to tape the r1 bowlie broadcast for me. i asked and soo many people responded so generously and kindly and it really touched my heart <typed with one hand as she gently wipes a tear from her eye with the other> and thanks for everyone on sinister for being internet geeks like me. hehe must go, granny wants to head to bed and i'm at her home, love and kisses, KIMberly xx _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Ahhh, I am *really* sorry (re:unsubscribe)
by James Thorniley 17 Jul '99

17 Jul '99

Oops, I just realised I sent that goddamn unsubscribe to the list. This is because of one f***er of a cock-up. Ahh well, now I've disturbed you all I might as well tell you the story. It all started (strangely enough) when I subscribed to the list. Whilst still in the nursery period, I recieved a message headed "sinister: Looper in dc/ny [maybe philly]" I'd just like to say that I am head over heels in love with "lost madflowr", who sent this, as this message really did in my e-mail system, and I could not recieve any messages (please don't think you could have solved the problem, I am a nerd myself y'know). Anyway, to cut a long story short (and to try and avoid an unsighlty rant) I had to cancel this account with the ISP and switch to a new one. This would be alright, except that it seems that during the period when I could not recieve e-mail I was given my voice, so I have not got the message that apparently you get when you get a voice. I thought I might as well unsubscribe, ride out the nursery period again, and just get that message. And that was how I came to piss you off. I have to say, this was not how I pictured getting my voice (y'know, most people start off with "I've just got my voice, so...."; hot shot James T starts off with "unsubscribe". I'm so great, I didn't even write "unsubscribe sinister"). Belle and Sebastian? They're crap. Well, that's what everybody keeps telling me. On Wednesday I thought I could show that I didn't care what people thought by buying the Tigermilk re-release whilst out with a few friends. The reaction was weird beyond degree. Have you ever had the feeling that your person you're talking to is actually talking to someone else, y'know, they talk back to you, but it doesn't follow on from what you've just said. Did this happen to anyone else? No, not crap. I think the word used was "queer" ?!? Thanks for listening to this pile of s**t (I'm talking about the message, not me). -- James Thorniley "We know all men are not created equal" -- Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird". +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: WILCO dilemma!:) (not B&S related) and anticipated movies:)
by Walkn10＠aol.com 17 Jul '99

17 Jul '99

Kin Woo asked: << which is better: "Being There" or "Summer Teeth"? >> If you like music the way you say you do (heartbreakingly beautiful and sincere) then Being There is right up your alley. Most of it is acoustic dirges and pedal steel lullabyes that are complemented so beautifully by Jeff Tweedy's soothing voice that it almost kills you. Its not so country as its been labeled. Its sort of the borderline between early Stones and Woody Guthrie, with more of the former than the latter. Summerteeth is more racous and Beach Boys-ish, but its great as well. Its not as personal or affecting at BT, but if you like rock more than gentle pop you'll like it. Its got alot more synths and screaming and moogs. Personally I recommend Being There. Its not that Summerteeth is a bad album, but when you try to follow up a contemporary classic anything you do will pale in comparison. Well, I hope this helped more than confused and that you enjoy whichever you choose...later 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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Sinister: new member
by Benjamin Dexter 17 Jul '99

17 Jul '99

Dear fellow list members, This is m first post to the list. I'd have sent one earlier, but I just learned how to send an e-mail, so I'm not sure if this will work. I first heard this lovely band on Christmas morning, when it was and she heard they were similar to his music. By halfway through the first verse of "It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career," I knew I'd love this band. I've got all the lps and eps, but I've never heard them live or seen their videos. Does anyone know how I could alleviate this problem without leaving the United States? I live in Alaska, and aside from one person, I've never met a Belle and Sebastian fan. Is there anyone here from Alaska or near Alaska? That's pretty much all I have to say for starters. I've enjoyed observing this list and look forward to being a part of it. -Benjamin Dexter p.s. I do like "Electronic Rennaissance." _______________________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: WILCO dilemma!:) (not B&S related) and anticipated movies:)
by Kin WOO 17 Jul '99

17 Jul '99

Hey listees, Thanks to all the darlinks! who voiced their opinions on the new Wilco album. But here is the real question (sorry for it not being B&S related) which is better: "Being There" or "Summer Teeth"? I like my country music heart-breaking with pedal steel and gorgeous melodies in it (Palace, Smog, some of Tanya Donelly, Lambchop). Do either of them fit that description??? Give the lowdown on those albums! In my stereo: One Dove "Breakdown" one of the most gorgeous song ever written Delakota "C'mon Cincinnati" Travis' new stuff American listees who have seen either "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Blair Witch Project" (can't wait to see both of 'em). What's the general consensus on them? Did you enjoy them? Seeya later listees Kin Woo +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Blah.
by SSharp5210＠aol.com 16 Jul '99

16 Jul '99

and I meant scarce rather than scare......It aint easy being a buffoon. Steve x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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