August 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: free to speak at last!!
by James Gilmer 25 Aug '99

25 Aug '99

Hello all, I've just been let out of the nursery for my obligitory first time post. Firstly, let me say I'm happy to report that my college radio station (WDBM 89.9) from Michigan State University has several Belle and Sebastian songs in heavy rotation. "I spent the summer Wasting", "TBWTAS", "Dirty Dream #2", and a few others. That's not how I became addicted to them though. Instead a fellow on one of the reviewer's newsgroups had "Buy Belle and Sebastian records" in his sig, and since the sig seemed odd to me I decided to investigate and picked up TBWTAS, the rest as they say is history. My current faves are either; "She's Losing It", or "I spent the Summer Wasting". As far as the Beach Boys go I'll say they are not given enough credit by far, yet I still like the Beatles much, much better. I do dig They Might Be Giants, and I'm a rather normal fellow. I must give a shout out about Beth Orton though, since I caught her on Sessions at 54th, I've thought her amazing. Hmmm...hate to do too longish a post the first time out of the gate. Anyways, just learned to do She's losing It and Is it Wicked on guitar, I'm a horrible player really, self taught and all that. Still a bit of personal info before I go: My email says James, nonsense! I'm Jim. I live about an hour away from Detroit, Michigan in a small town where I commute daily to the degree granting institution of my choice: Michigan State University, for an English degree. Which means I'll have I brilliant career in the food service industry:-) Still, I have to say you're all brilliant, thanks for your time- Jim +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: All the smokelike streams that flow into your dreams
by Natasha Rachel 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Hello again you lot. Martin Connelly has been encouraging alcoholism by sharing tips on how to conceal your drink in your anorak. Similarly, but encouraging failure in exams, during lessons you can do what I used to and make your school jumper work for the way it pains you to put it on every morning, by passing the wire from one side of the headphones to your personal stereo under your jumper sleeve. All you have to do now is pull your sleeve down over your hand, rest your head in your hand and hold the earpiece up to your ear. You can even look at the teacher as if you're paying attention to what they're saying while you're doing this for the ultimate in innocent composures. I can't get over the sheer SATISFACTION of referring to anything to do with sch**l in the past tense. Marcus can't get to a computer at the moment, so I'm afraid you'll have to settle for hearing about the London oh-dear-where-HAS-the-summer-gone picnic from me instead. I'm sorry it has to be this way but no one said life was going to be fair, did they? So, the picnic: At the "a pain to climb if you're unfit but heavenly once you're there" top of Primrose Hill, as per usual, BUT meeting at Chalk Farm station beforehand. Read all about it with the aid of this nifty little link: http://www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/cgi-bin/mboard/belle/thread.cgi?399,0 I'll still be doing all sorts of cooling down things with ice cubes to prevent myself melting in this cursed (with an accent on the e so it's pronounced, thank you) heat at that time, so I won't be able to make it. I have, however, been persuaded to enter the "We're Belle & Sebastian fans, you see, so we simply must have chalets and pubs if we're going to be convinced to brave a festival" world that will be ATP. (Does anyone else have adenosine triphosphate flash before their eyes every time those initials get together? Just me then. Thought as much. A-Level Biology has *so* much to answer for.) If you're going to be at the gig/meet-up at the Betsy Trotwood the night before the festival frolics begin, then, I'll see you there. I have nothing more to report but lovesickness, so that will be all for the moment. Natasha xx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.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: Lord Anthony and Ailsa's history of B&S related outer garments
by Martin Connelly 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Months ado, as part of Nick Dastoor's obscure lyric preservation drive, I was listening very carefully to Lord Anthony. I got so hot with the aural exertion (hadn't read as far as "jiggy" at that stage) that I had to take off my gillet. The label read LORD ANTHONY. So, the warnings about Sinister taking over your head were coming true. But no: next morning, it was still Lord Anthony. As I'm still mostly wading through old digests (wasn't Mr Stout's video of LLPJ brilliant?), I only came across this June posting from Ailsa recently: <<Lord Anthony were manufacturers of every single anorak that the less well off kids wore to school... Sort of synonymous with being a snottery-nosed little not-in-with-the-cool-kids kind of kid in British schools in the seventies and early eighties>>> Well that explained that then didn't it. How very humbling. Thank God it's the 90s. I onlhy got it as a present. I needed it for the shooting and fishing. I never wore Lord Anthony to school (couldn't afford anoraks). Anyway, there's an inside pocket over the left nipple which can be convenient for drinking where it might seem a bit inappropriate - church part of funerals and that sort of thing. The drink can be inserted in the inside pocket and, using a flexible straw (McDonald type), the drinker can pretend to scratch the right side of nose, covering the straw in the mouth. Works best with 50ml cans, not too bad with 330ml but, for coffee or other "open topped" drinks, the mug handle can be a problem and a good balance is required. Obeying the rules, I looked up Ailsa's piece on the archive. She had also written that: <<At our primary school you weren't allowed to do those snorkel-hooded parkas up in a South Park style as it meant you couldn't see out the sides and you would be likely to get hit by a car when crossing the road with your vision somewhat hindered>> and, strangely, the archive also threw up a very old post from Joss detailing his experience of exactly that. Martin C (Cliff said self-humiliation was okay) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a perfect circle of aquaintances and friends
by fountainhead 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

i was commended on my use of rem lyrics in a previous post, so i shall use them verily for now on. until it bores me. maybe i can subliminally communicate to you all that the first five rem albums are, as a whole, better than the more recent and popular offerings. my spelling is going to pot. too much time watching the stars of track and field, not enough time being the busy worker i should be. from out of nowhere i have attracted three list crush votes. now i knew that my sister had internet access, but i didn't realises that my mother and my great aunt were also sinistereens. too kind, too kind. i'm sure i had something to say. perhaps it eloped with my marbles. bon nuit f. -- fountainhead(a)earthling.net busy - http://fly.to/balls doing - http://listen.to/chemex nothing - http://fly.to/fountain -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: ATP tickets
by nickie 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

naughty to be hogging the sinister limelight only for practical purposes so i'll make it quick... it's just that i have 2 tickets for the next bowlie at a good price for sale, so if anyone's interested please mail me. satisfaction guaranteed etc. ahem. i'll be waiting +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: this reminds me of a conversation
by { k a i t e } 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

this whole mess i got myself into with the "They Might Be Giants" Normal people vs. strange people thing is funny... it reminds me of something that my friend jai said once, that she considers herself normal and everyone else that deviates from her to be strange. so i guess by her standards, i'm normal, and everyone else is strange. normal is a subjective word, and i just got tigermilk, just to make sure belle and sebastian were mentioned in this post... and there's some magazine i found last night at borders with a big article on tigermilk, a funny picture, and an interview with two of the BS band... but i don't remember what the mag was called. BLUR was on the cover. i remember that. --- pax kah http://welcome.to/starsik *********************************** chickclick.com http://www.chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickmail.com sign up for your free email. *********************************** +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be.....
by BabyChris Crystalballs 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

bollix. roddy doyle writes the word bollix instead of bollocks. I've just been helping out in an oap's home for the last two hours. It made me feel sad and happy. strange. Hey, I know this is a long shot, but does anyone know of any good pubs ect. in the fort william area (my mum and dad do allow me to drink, okay) as I'm going there for an outwardbound course next week. ha, sixth year is such urine. I sit around in the library for half the day, reading mails, or go to class, or go th th old folks home or hospital. AILSA CRAIG (ROSS) IS COING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD see yah. baby chris CRYSTALBALLS _____________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.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: And Isobel Campbell, running for Scotland...sorry,for Great Britaain and Northern Ireland, or the UK or something
by Arantxa Sanz 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Sorry for a second post but I guess I had some right to annoy you a bit more as you will be free of me quite a long time. I just forgot to say I saw yesterday Isobel running 400m/hurdles and looking really annoyed when not doing it into the final in spite of her lovely hairdo with 200 troubled kirgrips.Her other side is name Sinead whatever and is taller! Love again a. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Music for airports yet to be built
by Arantxa Sanz 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Hey! The subject above is not about anything in particular, I just was thinking yesterday about Brian Eno and that music for airports-concept, so associated with composing tunes for a future where everything will be clean and everybody will wear white and silver and boots ( and socks will not to be seen, clever of them).Probably I was thinking of hte contrast between this icon and Luton, where my flight is departing from tomorrow... My holidays plans are to design the corporate socks in cashmere the Sinister market are dying to buy,especially Dan; to buy British music in Spain , where is much cheaper (weeeelllll, all vices are cheaper at home, honestly);read brainy books on the Welfare State and Goddard ; fade my paleness with the help of our sun; and check if Spanish public transport is still much better and cheaper than Brit one, as well.According to Lazy Line Painter Jane, trains and buses and indecent behaviour are interconnected indeed, that would an explanation to British demure traditions and horrible railways services. The loneliness , angry men and Belle and Sebastian: as I told yesterday, that exhibition on Young Angry Men in photography opened my eyes to how related the whole movement is with B&S aesthetics and 'landscapes'.I guess the reference to it in that title and lyrics is a good prove of it all. It was my last message in two weeks , so it had to say something intelligent and with 'content'.A message with message. Not a protest singer yet Take care and wait for me 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: They Might Be Dr Spock's Back-Up Band
by William Messent 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Hullo everybody. Hullo. Kaite wrote "they might be giants DOES have a cult following, but it's mostly by normal "mostpeople" who always listen to the radio but they think they're hipsters because they obsess over this one band that "no one has ever heard of" called they might be giants. as such, i've never listened to them. cuz their fans are sooo normal." This band does have a bad rep I must admit. They seem to try very hard to be percieved as 'wacky' and 'zany'; ie two of the most stinky words in the English language. That said, I am willing to put their 'Lincoln' LP forward as one of the albums of the decade, so there ;P. Just don't tell anyone I said so. Don't think they've done much of note recently mind you. I don't know any of their fans either. Apart from my mate Joe, but he likes the Quo and Steeleye Span and thus does not count. 2 posts in as many days. I'll shut up for a bit. Keep 'em peeled, Will x === Visit The Remote Viewer homepage http://www.members.tripod.com/remoteviewer/ _____________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.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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