August 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Chocolate Conspiracies
by Shiona McPherson 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Alasdair Cook said: Did anyone else notice when Cadburys shrunk Picnics? They were sneaky about it, you see, because the wrapper is still the same size but they've made it thinner. Bastards. Hmmm. Curious. Methinks a chocoplot is afoot. The chocolate covering on Jaffa Cakes is definitely thinner these days. And Hobnobs got smaller too. Scheming bastards, definitely. Either that, or there's a lot of forward planning going on for the millenial chocolate shortage. Shiona +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re: Beth Orton + They might be giants
by Craig-Lee Thompson 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Nothing to do with being hipster, but I actually purchased the latest Beth Orton album last week and also think it is rather worthy. The reasoning behind my purchasing was (a)I think Mrs Orton sounds a little like Chan Marshall (b)Mrs Orton looks vaguely like Chan Marshall (& I must say has an appealing look!!)(c)The c.d was rather cheap from a second hand store... The unfortunate aspect is that I don't think a Beth Orton album shall ever reach the heights scaled by Chan Marshall (not even if she calls in the 'Tren Brothers'). I personally think the 'They Might Be Giants Album - Lincoln' is a classic amongst my collection of music. In addition I also think that I am the normal one and there are so many strange people out there!! One for the few normal people, I am hipster, from the knees down, Craig-Lee.... High rotation on the 5-c.d mix: 1.Built to Spill - Keep it Like a secret 2.Norwegian music for Craig (c.d comp) 3.Tindersticks - the first album 4.Underground Lovers - Cold feeling 5.Gaslight Radio - Hitch on Leaves ______________________________________________________ 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: Ailsa's unstoppable celebrity, Beth Orton, Isobel's breasts
by MARTIN_CONNEELY＠finance.irlgov.ie 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Baby Chris and Ailsa wrote: >> BC: I didn't know that ailsa had a street named after her >A: Oh, I have a big lump of rock in the Firth of Clyde, a mental hospital, a skip hire company and the Rentokil depot in Paisley named after me too. I'm a proper celebrity. Ross County FC were named after me too, you know.>> There's also an "arty" Irish film from 3/4 years ago called "Ailsa", which is quite sinister: about stealing other people's posts and stalking and obsessive lust, I think (about the lust, that is). Kah praised Beth Orton. She's playing in Dublin next week for two nights, but the Charlatans top the bill. Is there any link? Have the Charlatans become the kind of band that Beth Orton devotees would like to listen to or vice versa? Earlier in the week there's a line up of Flaming Lips, Cornelius and Cane 141, which seems to fit. Anyways, I'll go to both. No danger of Beth smashing guitars and endangering the lives of the men and women of Erin, I presume. Unless she, too, brings her own goad around with her (file under anti-Isobel). Finally listened to the Gentle Waves (there's a novelty: using the real name) CD, which is pretty dismal except for "Weathershow". It doesn't even include "I want your breasts upon my back". Didn't Ms Campbell sing that at all the sound checks?:) Martin C (Cliff is incommunicado) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 mai nguyen 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

hi list since i've only posted to this list once, i thought it'd be appropriate for me to post again before i unsub. i'm leaving for colllege in 2 days, 7 hours, and 34 minutes, but who's counting right? to be honest, i wish i had 2 weeks of summer left as opposed to 2 days. but then again, i'd want some more time after those two extra weeks. and that would lead to me wanting to spend a 5th year in high school. actually, no, it wouldn't. anyhow, i wish i could make it to sinister's 2nd birthday festivities. you all should have a pot luck party at #sinister. and the list baker (whoever that is) should bake 9 cakes. 8 in the shape of all the band members and then one of honey. someone will save me a piece of cake, right? you know, i've had some cousins who go through that horrible 'terrible two' stage where they are brattier and cry more than ever. its not fun. but i don't think we'll have to worry about this lovely list going through that stage with such a nice listmummy. ooh yeah- i'd also like to wish stuart murdoch a happy birthday as well. i know its not until 25 august, but i don't think i'll have time to make a post that day, cos i'll be saying my goodbyes and all that sad stuff. so happy birthday stuart! alright, i guess that's all i really wanted to say. hopefully i'll be back on the list within a few weeks. ooh, and a special hello to all the great people i've met and have talked to at the sinister chat room. goodbye! misssssmai +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: J.F sebastian is alive and kicking.
by jarkko frantila 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Big Willie said, in his true Big willie style: >Doesn't Jarkko's job sound ace? Why can't we all have jobs like that, meeting pop stars, getting free records and eating sweets all day.> Let me get this straight: I do NOT eat sweets, they're bad for your teeth. Or I never BUY sweets, only when someone is nice and gives me a chance to bite his/her Mars-bar I might get a mouthful. And always cooking Ailsa xxx said, in a sweet voice: >Oh, I have a big lump of rock in the Firth of Clyde, a mental hospital, a >skip hire company and the Rentokil depot in Paisley named after me too. >I'm a proper celebrity. Ross County FC were named after me too, you know.> Me, I have my own village! Yes, It's called "Fräntilä Village", it's somewhere north-east from Helsinki and it rocks. Me mom and dad have a groovy photograph where they are standing in front of a sign that says "Fräntilä Village, 1". I wanna go there someday, you know. What's funny is that my lastname is VERY rare here... a bit like "Dislertonianinbiiiiwuhwuh" in England, so how my family got their own village is a mystery to me. Fag now, tat tat. @--->--- Jarkko F, whos got more rhymes than jamaicans got mangos. ps: Yes, what you have been hearing is true: Philip K. Dick took my initials and named his character, J.F. Sebastian in "Bladerunner" after me. ______________________________________________________ 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: Casting shadows on the tallest, most of all dreams go sprawling...
by Walkn10＠aol.com 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

That's quite a lovely line isn't it? Its in a Jawbox song and when J. Robbins sings it he does it with such force that his voice cracks a tiny bit. Its one of my fave musical moments ever. Jawbox were so good...but like Seinfeld they left us too soon. Any other Jawbox fans on the list? To elaborate on the little tidbit I wrote earlier about the Beach Boys vs. the Beatles: I think its pretty obvious the Beatles had the better albums and pretty much the better career, but for some reason their music just doesn't hit me like Brian Wilson's painfully pretty orchestrations do. I mean, it doesn't get much better than A Day in the Life, but I doubt it gets any better than Don't Worry Baby or God Only Knows (as someone so astutely pointed out). I'll concede that the Beach Boys only had two good records at the most, but when they really hit the nail on the head they almost make the Beatles seem like an afterthought. Its sort of like the IYFS vs. TBWTAS debate, which boils down to consistancy vs. flash in the pan brilliance. Just my two cents... Thanks to Mick McMick I know have more B&S bootlegs and radio sessions than I know what to do with. The Beat Patrol version of Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner is so good its hard to believe. If that and Lord Anthony really are to be on the next EP as Stuart D. said I think I can safely say that will be my fave EP by a longshot. Not that I don't like the other ones, because I love them to peices. I wonder what the third song will be? I'm hoping its "Rhoda" but if its not I'd like to see "Wrong Girl" on there. Rhoda hasn't been mentioned much on the list but I like that song alot. Very pretty. Someone started a lively thread about socks. I spent $50 on three pairs of socks over the winter because I hate white socks and I'm an idiot. Then when I started wearing shorts I realized I looked like an arse walking around town with navy socks with shorts so I had to dig out my loathed white "tubes" and I've been wearing them all summer. I still look like an arse but to a somewhat lesser degree. Fugazi is playing a free show in DC on Thurs so I'm very happy about that. Last time I saw them the guitar player walloped me in the head with his guitar as he spasmodically strutted around the stage. Luckily I didn't bleed all over myself but I did get a nasty lump and afterwards he apologized like mad. He even signed my Rites of Spring T-shirt. It appears my being has been split into two as I am registered twice on the Crush List. I have two votes apeice for "Steve Colmus" and also "SteveC(Walkn)." I'm not sure if this is some kind of sign of bad karma or something... Bass Ale is quite amazing...you Brits are very lucky. 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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Re: Sinister: beth orton might be giant
by Jygsaw18＠aol.com 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

In a message dated 8/23/99 11:55:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Kah writes: << 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. >> Errr.. i have a distinct problem with hating bands (or liking them) solely because of their fans. The people who like a certain band are an excellent indicator of what sort of people would normally like the music, but not much else. After all, Stuart Murdoch says he likes AC/DC, a band normally associated with longhaired guys who wear flannel and tight black jeans, and drive loud cars. Granted, plenty of crap bands have crap fans as well. I won't debate that. I just think that "normalcy" is very loosely defined, and there's been a trend in the last several decades for people to assume that they, along with a select few, are different from the masses. When in reality they aren't, simply because there aren't any "masses", just you and your friends, and people who you lump into other categories. This isn't necessarily bad. It just is. Or at least it seems that way to me. I could be wrong. LONELINESS OF A DISTANCE RUNNER (middle or otherwise) as far as i know it's not been released yet. Some talk of it being on the next album, though that may be scurrilous rumor. blake's website rocks. go see it at: http://www.members.tripod.com/nucleartrout/home.htm happy almost anniversary to all 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: (No Subject)
by Curtis Heath 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

Just listen to "God Only Knows" and ask yourself if the Beatles could ever come up with something so brilliant... Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.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: selfish-idle
by E. A. Hostetter 24 Aug '99

24 Aug '99

I think that's the best way to spend time, with selfish inner chat so I will share mine with you! SOCKS Yes, socks disappear, end up on your roommate's floor, dusty behind your bed, stuck on the top part of the washing machine at the laundromat, and they get ugly so quickly. I used to snag my father's business-man socks and wear them under my jeans. They were synthetic and the elastic used to pull and stick out all over the place; then they'd sag around my ankles. My mother got me some socks with Santa Claus on them and I wore them to a party. My friend Franny had to make a point of saying how ugly they were in front of everyone *sniff* My lack of good taste at times can usually be attributed to sentimentality. A former boyfriend teased me and said "As long as it's from grandma, you think it's safe to wear in public, even if it's god awful." *Hmmfff!* BEING A LOVED ONE That whole 'soulmate' thing is a farce. There are likely thousands of people who are good for you. Someone I spoke to recently talked about 'types' and how there are maybe 12 types of people and when matching types meet, they will be compatible to some degree. Maybe that's why I seem to date the same guy over and over again? Helping others is good but realizing that you are "not special" makes being selfish all the more reasonable! SANRIO-LIKE I just got the prettiest cards from my aunt in Japan (not from Sanrio.) They are made of fine paper and are painted in beautiful pastel shades (watercolours) One is a line drawning of a boy and his dog (Belle & Sebastian of course!) and another has a girl being followed by 2 birds. *sigh* B&S Got to listen to LLPJ and Tigermilk (again) at J's the other day. I played him Nick Drake and...he liked it?! I like that Electronic goop song...hah! (sorry, I never remember names of songs) Please send him your good wishes, he'll be entering the priesthood very soon :) Better go before he rings me up and showers me with lovely words *hah* bye! E +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Erm ..
by nickb 23 Aug '99

23 Aug '99

Gawd, I'm sorry about that last post - I feel like an arse. Was just in a bad mood and cranky. It's a good job I'm not a girl because if I got periods I'd probably end up hitting someone. My moods tend to change about 10 times a day as it is. (Okay, maybe not quite that bad) Please take my posts with a (liberal) pinch of salt, anyway. What I was trying to say in my usual (albeit) skewed way was that it's neither good nor bad to be normal or (for want of a better word) un-normal but there's nothing wrong with not being (I hate this word) 'alternative'. Everyone is an individual case. I saw The Loneliness of the Long distance runner too because I was still awake, but it wasn't about Belle and Sebastian. It was a black and white English borstal drama. Not like Scum though, rather more innocent but quite bleak really. It was about a bloke who nicked some money from a baker's and was sent to borstal. But the borstal was like a holiday camp, everyone was really quite nice to each other. Could it really have been like that? I feel bad about this but I always suspect back and white films. I thought it was a B&S song I have to admit. What's The Loneliness of the middle distance runner like? Can you get it on any releases? Changing the subject, what I wonder is this: how is it that Topic bars have gotten significantly smaller yet Milky bars now proper chocolate bar sized? I've always thought Topics to be far superior. Milky bars're just white chocolate. I have a load of books in my front room just lying on my floor in a big mess. A word of warning: if you're considering buying a bookcase from Argos: take someone to help you carry it back. They weigh about 18 tonnes. Not really. But they are heavy. I know, I found out today - the journey home took about 10 hours because I had to keep stopping for a breather. (Well it took longer anyway) At work today we were reading this guy on the other shift's mail because his girlfriend mails him nearly every day, and we came across a rude mail saying that she wanted to do something to him. So we put it in his friend's drawer. I'm already starting to feel pangs of guilt. Oh dear. I had to fess up. I have to go to bed, really. (cheered up for no apparent reason) spritser +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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