August 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: the first time is always the worst...
by Twinkle 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

No B&S content... just an introduction... I'm Twinkle, female, 26 - I'm not new to Belle and Sebastian, but I AM new to the mailing list - and I've enjoyed reading it over the last couple of weeks, from the nursery. I live in Birmingham, England, and I work from home on DTP and design. I'm in the desperately pitiful position of not knowing anyone locally who also loves B&S - although I did spot a Study at Stow t-shirt in the crowds of shoppers in the city centre yesterday, so I know you're out there somewhere! It would be nice to hear from people in the Midlands, or surrounding areas - mail me direct if you'd like to get in touch. Re William Messant's mention of Jeffrey Bernard - when I worked at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre, Denis Waterman was playing JB for a week. I had to escort him to numerous interviews, and was very impressed by just how convincing his theatrical JB-style red heavy-drinker's nose was. And he was such a professional that he wore it all week, on-stage and off... Anyway, now I've introduced myself, I'll make sure I have something relevant to say next time I post! *Twinkle* http://www.camdentownnw1.freeserve.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: 2 Doors, 1 Window, 1 Lawnmower, 1 Pick-up truck, 1 Freezer, 1 Fan . . . . Your bill comes to....
by Graeme Hacking 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

A few facts: 1.They do indeed sell beer in MacDees in Holland - its £2 or £1.20 and they dont say what kinda beer it is. 2.It isnt true that spending 2 weeks outdoors in 100F weather in america will inevitably result in a sun-tan, as i have just proved! 3.It isnt the case that CDs are cheaper in America (as my teacher informed us) but are the same price - resulting in me returning with more than half my money unspent. 4.It is true that South Dakota is boring - nay, very very boring - for foreigners. 5.According to 26 english people with whom i spent 2 weeks in closest company with, my taste in music is "awful". The majority of 17 year old students prefer Vengaboys, Spice Girls, Abba, Will Smith etc. to Mercury Rev, Pulp, B+S, Supergrass, Spacemen 3, Eels etc. Coulda Guessed! 6.One day in one of the few cities larger than Blackburn is not enough for $350 to be spent. 40 Minutes in a small shopping mall is not adequate if large transactions are to be made. 7.The Crazy Horse Monument is more interesting than Mount Rushmore. 8.Americans in general are friendly. They do not seem to see the humour in making rude remarks about nation monuments, however, and take even less kindly to photographing gestures such as "Abe Lincoln kissing ass", "Fingers up Roosevelt's nose" and "Kissing the head and lips of The Creator of Mount Rushmore". Gawwwwwwwwwwd - you guys need to lighten up! That was my holiday We were there to build a Baseball field for someone and ended up sleeping and eating and breaking expensive machines. Very sorry America See you again in a few years? Guessed not. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Charnot Richard's Cycles money saving tip
by Graeme Hacking 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

Just a quickie here! Hey, you, whats that sound?: "Jason Scott: Hey kiddies: for those in the greater Toronto area, here are some cool gigs coming that you should save your money for: Feel free to print this for your files: R.E.M. + Wilco @ Molson Amp. Aug. 24th Mogwai + Ganger @ The Horseshoe Sept. 7th-8th Beta Band @ Opera HOOse Sept. 4th Manic Street Preachers @ The Warehouse Sept. 11th Godspeed You Black Emperor! @ Lee's Palace Sept. 13th The Magnetic Fields @ Lee's Palace Sept. 15th!" Everybody knows whats going down Ahhhh yeah! Aint that fresh Everyone wants to be down like that Um..... Just wanted to tell you lucky Toronto area peeps that you can forget the rest and just go and see The Beta Band! Just hope they play everything from 3 EPs and nothing from their real album - its pretty crap in comparison! Theres a money saving tip brought to you from the friendly people at Charnot Richard's Cycles "Get Down To Charnot Richard's Cycles" - RED ROSE ROCK FM +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: B&S at the BBC
by Andrew Tracey 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

> > B&S on prime time BBC1!!!!!! > > Did anyone watch the roundup of the world championships > just now. They > > finished off with Stars Of Track And Field. Of course the rest of my > family > > could not understand the significance of this momentous > event, but I felt > > proud. > Oooh, what I'd have given to hear that... the last time I > watched athletics > on BBC1 was probably about 1988, which says how likely my watching it > would've been. > I'm sure Add N To (X) got played on Match of the Day last > season. Graeme Le > Saux might just have heard of them, wouldn't think anyone else... We'll see this Saturday if they still use it but last season the music Match of the Day used for their goal of the month competition was from a 1960's Italian porn film. Mind you, most of the blokes in said films look like Des Lynam so that's probably the inspiration. Andrew +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Reach For The Ground
by William Messent 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

Hello everyone, Aren't bank holidays a fantastic idea? I used to hate them when I was little, but now I've grown up, I've realised what they exist for, ie to drink. That said, I've been scared off the booze a bit after watching a documentary about one of my pub heroes, Jeffrey Bernard, on telly last night. He looked a Right Fucking State, all old and wrinkly, and minus one leg having lost it to gangrene. Err. I'm going to see a play about him next weekend. With Peter O'Toole? No, just me and a mate. I've just done an interview with an internet-based pop magazine and have given the lamest answers ever. It's difficult to be sparkling, witty and relevant when you're at work, hungover, and trying not to let your boss know what you're up to. Maybe that's why B&S are so reluctant to talk to the press. Erica said she was miserable, but she shouldn't be really. I think blokes suits look better on women than on men anyway. It's not stopped me from wearing them though. I started because I have to wear them for work, but I now wear them all the time, and basically look like an 80 year old. I still have both of my legs though. Love to you all, 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 or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: sinister-digest V3 #291
by COURTOLY＠aol.com 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

Hello ello, I took a vacation from Sinister over the summer. I haven't been reading or posting but I suppose I'm back now. Recruited a few fans along the way. Belle and Sebastian are now a regular sound on the local cable access dance tv show Dance O Dance. Kinda like an indie rock free form version of American Bandstand. If you're ever in the Northwest area of the US you could be a tv star. They have a webpage, www.danceodance.com and if you look under the artwork second and click on cb.jpg you can see a lino cut i did for a flyer. You can also look at the lists of songs that have been played to find out what song was on what episode. While I agree that the Momus cd is lovely, my friend Mac Dawg is offering raps, power ballads, and smooth jams about YOU on his next tape for $10. So if you couldn't afford a Momus song, or were just silly or lazy or your modem was broke and you didn't know it was an option, consiter this. Mac Dawg pushes his tapes on the street for $1 and sells hundreds. He's witty and you'll get your money's worth. E-mail me if you're interested. Love Courtney B +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: blue is the color of his socks...
by Guilherme Barrella 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

Hello sinister, It's been a long time since gui's last post. He's back now and he now enjoys talking about himself in third person. Anyway, gui had some problems with his computer and he was forced to stay offline for a while. Oh, lots of things happened while he was out there... First, he likes to mention the list crush site. He was number two when he left. Now he's number four. That made him very sad. He knows he is the only one who votes for him but there is always hope. Oh, first belle and sebastian content drop. gui went to his favorite hang-out place, hiding tigermilk in his pocket. He manipulated the dj and "she's losing it" was played. He felt good, dancing on the floor. No one else understood though. What else? gui has a new computer now and he's able to play all internet games. I mean, now he sees javascripts, shockwave, etc. He spent 3 hours playing at the looper site, last weekend. He particulary enjoyed his own looper song and the short movie "block". The band migala made him cry. But he liked them very much. gui's band has a homepage now. the band is called winnie cooper and you can see the page clicking here: http://www.angelfire.com/co2/winniecooper/homepage.html He didn't want to tell me who he is, because he thinks it'll affect his list crush performance. Okay, time for the second (and last) belle and sebastian content drop. gui listened to a new radio show, from his hometown são paulo, brazil. He felt good when he recognized "we rule the school". His friends said looper was also aired, but gui missed it. He was working, he's working too hard lately. One last thing... gui misses sinister chatroom. He can't spent some time there because of the already said working time. He also thinks that wendy doesn't like him. She kicked him out the other day... gui says goodbye now. He has to go. He's sleepy because it's 5:30am. Oh, and about the subject title... It's true, I've seen them. love, gui's spokesman +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Relocating to NJ from Calif.
by ISawUfall＠aol.com 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

Hello, ill be heading to college out in NJ in a week which means i might getta chance to meet some of you NY'ers...i would like to i think....girls, especially....and boys who play instruments and dream of being wonderfully famous whilst being sensational; whilst being kind and instructional... yes, something like that i think. Princeton is only a 45 min. train ride to Manhattan and about the same down to Philly. I have only met one dude from the sinister list and that was in SF outside the Flaming Lips show (we smoked some grass in my car...meep!) and he was pretty cool. good energy and stuff...he told me all about Bowlie!! well, somebody take pity and write me cos u deserve it!!!!! never my love, the dolphins! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: ...your fickle friends are leaving
by Kt788＠aol.com 31 Aug '99

31 Aug '99

And everyone else, too. It was chilly today. Everyone's off for school. It must be autumn. Who knows where the time goes? I like autumn. All the pretty colors... my aura is autumn colors. it's true, i got it photographed yesterday, so i know. i have a creative and intellectually stimulating future ahead of me, according to the all knowing aura. well, that's good, but i am not being intellectually stimulated at the moment. and neither are you if you are reading my boring post. why do so many people think belle and sebastian are depressing? whenever i play b 'n' s at work, they groan about it being depressing. even the guy who likes them. actually, they say that about everything i play. so, what, if music is melodic or soft or mellow or pretty or slow or bittersweet, it is depressing? what is depressing to me is the shitty noise that passes for music. if it is good, then even sad music can uplift me. i mean, limp bizkit does not uplift me. but then again, what do i know? to each his own, eh? and why did i suddenly become so bitter? help me, i'm scared, kristie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: It's no holiday here
by Halliday, Ian 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

While those of you in Angleterre are celebrating the August Bank Holiday, a public holiday which doesn't seem to have any justification except that it's a long time since the last holiday, those of us here in New Zealand (rather fewer in number) are hard at work and looking forward to the start of spring. This morning it was pouring with rain as I walked from the station to work. As they say here "September winds and October showers bring forth November flowers". A couple of weeks ago my children brought home the Scholastic Book Club list. It's an ingenious scheme to persuade parents to buy books of dubious quality at a low price; some of the books are good, some are undoubtedly trash. The title which caught my eye this time (though not enough to shell out the shekels) was one called "Tiger's Milk" which apparently is about some magical brew that a grandmother or somebody cooks up. New Zealand is still a wilderness as far as B&S is concerned. TBWTAS is on sale if you look for it, with the kind words about Honey on the sleeve, but I haven't seen any sign of IYFS for quite a while now. More seriously, there is no knowledge at all of a thing called Tigermilk in any of the record shops I have asked, one of which seemed fairly clued up but asked me "what's the name of their album" when I asked if they had Tigermilk. I've been meaning to post for a while since the extraordinary article by Pamela, most noticeable for the phrase "Wirral Squirrel" in her sig. file, a phrase which I haven't heard for a long time. It brings back nostalgic memories of my homeland and home town, almost as much as when I heard FGTH playing "Ferry 'cross the Mersey" live...but I digress. And today I saw somebody wearing a Beatles (Albert Dock) jacket. The hazards of posting incautiously are many and varied: you never know when old posts will come back and haunt, and one did last week when somebody out of the blue invited me to subscribe to the TV Personalities mailing list. Of course, I did subscribe... It's probably not really the thing to do, but I'm sure Honey won't mind just this once as I advertise the web site of somebody I once was. You'll just love what you find at http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1158/ which Honey described as "a deadfire winner" and Chopperman described as "the worst teenage twaddle it has been my misfortune to read". I'm sure you'll be thrilled by every word. Regards, Ian Ian W Halliday --- Together we achieve +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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