August 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Afgan whigs, dykes and horrible acting.
by jarkko frantila 04 Aug '99

04 Aug '99

I feel like I've lost something inside myself: I'm out of the top ten on the listcrush chart. Well, it was fun while it lasted, sniff. And yes, I jumped into the bandwagon too, and voted for this one goddess who has rocketed. You know. Well, enough selfpity. Just wanted to ask if anyone was in London when Afgan Whigs played there? There's two bands that I want to see in my life: The other one you know and the other one I just mentioned. Greg Dulli, the singer of Whigs must be one of the funniest men in the world. If you've read his interviews you know what I'm talking about. The man is talking so much bs that I always giggle to myself when I read them (and I usually read them in the library, which is quite embarrasing). But on the other hand, if the guy is serious about the stuff he says, then he's a complete asshole that should be shot. An example: Greg:"Yeah, that 20 second heavy breathing on our latest album. That was fun. This one girl said that she wanted to be on our next album, so I invited her backstage. I had a recorder beside us and I told her to take her clothes off. Then we did it there, on the sofa, and it's the sound of her screaming there." Eh? r'r lifestyle, I must say. Other stuff: How can I avoid this stupid play I promised to go and watch? A friend of a friend is on it, and my god how I hate her. Once went to her birthdayparty. Well, she drank her bottle of wine in one hour, picked up a bible and read bits from it which clearly proved (in her mind) that bible discriminates women and it's obviously written by men. and after that she told us how much better the world would be if it was run by women, how there would be no wars and everything would be more peaceful. And she was serious. She also talked about communism and how she wants to be run some small country some day and make it flourish and how she hates all the big capitalistic superpowers and blahblahblah. God almighty. And today I have to watch her play a dyke who falls in love. The play also has prostitutes, she has told. Golly. She also performed on her birthday. She made up a fightscene with my friend about some guy who they both wanted to sleep with and it all ended up in yelling and screaming. In an apartment. It was midnight them. I bet the neighbours loved her acting. Phleeeeeaaasseeee. And whats up with this Blair Which Project? I only recently found out that it's a smash in the states. What's it about? Been here now for... 2 hours, and haven't done a thing. And had a small row already with that icequeen here. She told me to do something and not just sit around. Erm, excuse me, madmoiselle, but I'm here so YOU can give me something to work on. I can't do a thing in here unless you provide me with things to do. Oh, how life is a jolly good thing to have. @--->--- Jake, bonkerish ______________________________________________________ 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: Can you hear us spunking on your stereo?
by Pete Ramsdale 04 Aug '99

04 Aug '99

Or at least that's what *I* thought it said. Erm, I don't think anybody's answered the "Who is Sid James" question that came up recently. Well, for all you non-UK people out there, he was a mainstay of the British '60s/70's "Carry On" films, which, incidentally, were also the pieces of cinematic genius that made Barbara Windsor's tits a national institution. He also had the worlds dirtiest laugh. And he got mentioned in a mail that I sent to the list a couple of days ago but didn't seem to get there. It's included below. Have fun, p. ---------||---------- I went on the piss last night. I've now got a hangover the size of Vanessa Feltz's arse, and I'm trying to avoid work. The upshot is that I thought posting would be a good way of doing it. Lucky old you. But there again if Bruce Springsteen ever decided to do an album called Born to Borepeopleshitless, I'd be on the front cover. I'll get on with it then. Love's a funny old game, innit? Just when you think you've got it sussed, and you're feeling like you're on cloud seven (the elevator between there and nine doesn't work, and the bloody council still haven't done anything about it), more often than not your other half decides to pick that time to give you a sharp kick in the emotional gonads and you find yourself deposited sharply back in Singlesland. Which, I always maintain, is a very nice place to drive through, but a crap place to stay. But if rejection and loss and all those other f$%*ing aggravating emotions didn't exist, we wouldn't have half of Belle and Sebastian's output to listen to. So maybe it's not *all* bad. Believe it or not, sex ed at my school was part of the R.E. curriculum. God only knows why, but there you go. If I remember rightly, it consisted of the standard "Family playing frisbee on a beach whilst naked" video, followed by a brief, sterile description of the old in-out in-out, delivered by some grey-haired teaching sort that looked for all the world like he'd never done it in his life. I've yet to work out what frisbee has to do with it all. You can probably use one for masturbation. But only if you've got a bloody good aim. Which brings me quite nicely onto the next paragraph. I'm bloody glad that the topic of wanking has lately reared it's head (so to speak). Especially as applied to females. For ages I have been innately suspicious about all those articles I've read in women's magazines that have been lying about in doctor's surgeries (honest) which perennially claim that most woment don't masturbate. Particularly bad for this type of fallacy (and yes, that is my entry for this year's Eurovision Pun Contest) seems to be Cosmopolitan, which regularly seems to make huge over-assumptions about the number of women who never flick their beans. I mean, it's free, it's jolly good fun, what, and there's no damage done that can't be rectified by swift use of andrex. Why *anyone* would even consider not doing it on a regular basis is beyond me. My ex-girlfriend regularly claimed that it's better than sex. Which isn't all that surprising, considering that it was me she was having sex with at the time. Finally, I've got to say, and this is where the seemingly unrelated-to-anything title came from, that Jeffrey Burke's .signature has to be the best one I've seen in ages, not only due to the fact that it was said by Ziggy Pop ("It's Iggy Pop. And he isn't dead, cause Tommy went to see him when he toured last year"), but also cause of it being sampled by Mogwai on Punk Rock/Pete Waterman/ANTICHRIST. (or, well, "Punk Rock" at least.) Tops. Carry on Wanking*, lol p xx. *Came out in the late 1970's and starred Kenneth Williams, Bernard Bresslaw, Hattie Jaques, Sidney James, Barbara Windsor and Charles Hawtrey. -- -----------------------------*||*-------------------------------- "Reality never seems to work out quite the way you want it to..." Pete Ramsdale - Unix Systems Administration, Warburg Dillon Read Phone: 0171 568 3836 -----------------------------*||*-------------------------------- This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. 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Sinister: dancing without whiskey is dangerous
by * * 04 Aug '99

04 Aug '99

hello dears and darlings and dolls honey kinda exclaimed "Gaaaa what! Why do I keep hearing rumours that people get banned from the list! In all it's time, I've only had to ban two people, and I don't think anyone would have disagreed in those instances! Anyway please don't go and please have NICE dreams about me, I'm nice really :)" never said you werent nice.. but.. i do. i have actual nite mares where i wake up in the middle of the night tossing and turning about you asking me (very politely, but asking just the same) for me to leave the list. so.. there. :) and.. im wondering what you would prefer my dreams to be about.. the darling bitch Steve C. mentioned that the beginning of expectations sounds like if your feeling sinister, and i totally agree.. just thought i would mention that. on the chasing amy thread.. i would like to take a quote off of my wall from a promo thingy that was in a magazine.. "its not who you love, its how" the other day, i was dancing in my living room. and i fell. i ended up spraining my ankle. ya know what? it hurts!! anyway.. while in the hospital.. i was in a wheel chair, (i had to get x rays just in case) and sang the roller coaster ride, and while on the x ray table, i did dirty dream number 2 (being my favorite, it made me smile) and state i am in. anyway.. before going to the hospital.. i couldnt really get around very easily, and ended up doing 26 hours straight of IYFS! im very proud of me.. and then i think 9 hours of dog on wheels... so.. :) but.. of course.. matts wrist spraining story is more fun.. what was i dancing to you ask? actually.. i was watching the breakfast club, with the afore mentioned cd with the pretty red coloured cover was blasting in the other room.. i forget what song was on now.. it might have been get me away from here im dying.. but, wouldnt it be wonderfully ironic if it was me and the major? :) the dear moon man dave made me reminice when saying "it's very exciting that you called me puzzle. I was re-reading the chronicles of Narnia last night.. Not to mention that my screen name is a tip of the hat to that beleagured donkey from The Last Battle." i have the box set next to my bed.. and i cant remember the last time i read them.. but.. the last battle, is actually missing.. i dont know where it is.. prolly my moms house.. oh!! the accent thing!! may i mention, that they make me melt, and i totally agree that they would work very well for picking up american gals? i think.. we should have a great north american picnic.. and we can all get together and party.. may i suggest the jersey shore? :) cos.. i dont think i could go to one anywhere else.. and now.. it is very early in the morning.. and i am getting quite sleepy.. so i shall be on my way.. xoxoxox Jes _______________________________________________________________ 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: chasing a fine kettle of fish.....
by rebelstrange＠ldd.net 04 Aug '99

04 Aug '99

Justin: >birth, of course that is a ridiculous and male-influenced fantasy, but not >all lesbians feel they have been attracted to females from birth. It's just not that cut and dry for everyone. That is, however, an entirely separate >discussion. of course it isn't black and white for everyone, not even for me. i wasn't saying that the movie damages our concepts of essentialism in sexual orientation.....a theory that's iffy at best, and inherently subjective. i liked boys in high school. but apparently it was a phase. i won't go into that. but obviously i dont 'believe that everyone defines their sexuality by neat labels. I never used to, but i think it just became practical for me to do so (call myself a 'lesbian') because......well i'm only romantically interested in women, so what else should i say?? it's a way i am that i didn't choose to feel (i felt that way to some degree as young as i can recall), yet i make the choice to live the way i do because it works for me. maybe some others think differently. that's just me though. >. I understand that you may think that because of this movie now all heterosexual males who have seen it will think that they >can "change" or influence their lesbian friend to fall in love with them of course i do not. i dont' take all men to be that stupid. i'm just annoyed by the things i've heard about the film. the attitude SOME ppl seem to get from it. AND everyone i've talked to who saw it, didn't like it, some hated it, so i dont' think it's going to be some kind of perfect film. it's just a movie. all i'm saying is that some ignorant peopel out there seem to view the film as being authoritative in some way. Probably those kind of people are too otu of the loop to bother with what they think, but it worries me nonetheless. >secondly I consider myself if anything much more anti-male (testosterone ones to be exact) than anti-female. Come again?? there's no need to be anti- one entire genetic half of a species. as for me, i'm anti-assholes, whoever they may be. ppl accuse me of male-bashing cos i read a lot of 'feminist' texts. i do not hide the fact i have a lot of anger towards a lot of things. I think the social structure in this world is innately fucked up, from the start. but what can you do? i'm waiting for the culture to break down, and ppl start runing around in the streets cross=-dressing and yelling and smashing tv sets. Yeah! then we can start a whole new fucked up society. I'm not fatalistic. but you have to work with what you get. and i'm a little ticked off at what i got, but i'm trying to work with it. so excuse my rants. or don't, doesn't matter to me. btw justin, niice judybats quote. SELF PROMOTION I fixed the buxoms page, it now works. hurrah! FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE Love is: (to repeat a tired subject) Knowing all of someone, the good and the bad, and loving them for every bit of it, trusting to let them know you, and knowing they would feel the same about you. DC B/S REVIEW >ake them look like a twee band, schoolbuses and kids riding bikes and stuff. I know Isobel did some of the designs. T>ee is what happens when liberal arts students flunk out and go back home to live. They can't face the fact that they've got no future, so >hey pretend they are still children. Everything's all candy and ice >ream and stuffed animals and kitty-cats Jesus, is someone BITTER, possibly?? my god. >er piano lessons. And she hasn't learned much from Stuarts M. and D. >bout writing songs. what she gonna learn from stuart D, how to mumble over random noises? *WHOA!!* >aybe now they'll be less likely to show up on the new record B&S is recording in the fall. If you're worried your >ullycraft and Bunnygrunt CDs well hurrah. yet another mark on the wall for the 'FUCK NO,BELLE AND SEBBY AREN'T TWEE!!" set. god bless their irritable little souls. sorry, that just starches my bloomers. LJ, who needs to get a life and not post for like a week now http://members.tripod.com/rebelstrange http://members.tripod.com/rebelstrange/buxoms.html "Buxom is as buxom does" "ABBA is the pinnacle of Western civilization" --Stephin Merritt SAVE MST3K!!!! http://www.mst3kinfo.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: simply could not care
by Juliebean 04 Aug '99

04 Aug '99

I, for one, have no interest in seeing Blair Witch Project. I also do not want to see Eyes Wide Shut (is that the right title?). so there. i've said it and i feel MUCH better. WOO HOO! Tomorrow i will be on a plane out of the Midwest on my way to London where i was always meant to be. debating which B&S albums to take along, will probably settle on all of them. be well and safe and free to touch your girlie parts juliebean +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: how i met your mother
by asf023 04 Aug '99

04 Aug '99

THE LOVE THREAD david berman, poet, and songwriter for silver jews, just had a book of poetry published by Open City press. it is called "actual air," and its very good. this poem is from the book and its called "how i met your mother" "you can tell he has an older brother," she said "how," i wondered "do you know that" "by the bb scars on his ass" we watched "motherfuckers" cackle out of his mouth. he wanted something. something like a mini-mart blowjob. she propped open her briefcase and pulled out a stack of research on tonights guests. i was surprised she was willing to share information. we'd been rivals for eight years, writing the society pages for our towns two daily newspapers. truth told, i wasnt up on this crowd. id only heard rumours about the house on route 727 where they used a nineteen letter alphabet and held nude parties fueled by 5 dollar bills pulled out of birthday cards by the host, a postal clerk with a sharp eye for grandmotherly script. "OK," i said, "who is mr. whiskey over there by the bean dip?" she glanced down at her notes, "he just opened a salon by the courthouse for defendants who want the innocent look." the subject was listening to a women bitch about parrots. "they talk but they dont understand!" "if animals could talk, we would have killed them off years ago," he said dryly "how about the lady in the orange crossing-guard sash?" "part of the downtown crowd. she paints portraits of children who cut in line." i recognized the fellow she was talking to. a spanish exchange student. his lust had scorched several area trellises. an old man came out of the guest room and walked up to them. his necktie acted as a valve that kept the sadness bottled in. "frederico, i want you to meet elmer, of elmer's glue" my exact thought was, "no way..." i faked a disinterested look around the room. on the wall behind me hung a framed photograph, "nephew with first stereo," and a painting called "three ideas about maine" the old man approached us, pulling an oxygen tank on a little chrome cart. he wore a checkered sportscoat covered in industry medals that clattered when he moved. it was taking him forever to reach us. i guess we both looked at the phone and thought about calling the story in for the morning edition, but there was something more finely drawn in the air then the dotted line that showed our possible paths to the phone. she took my writing hand in hers, and after that i could find no precedent. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Benicassim
by marcobraca＠libero.it 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

Hi sinisters , i'll go to Benicassim (festival international de musica indipendente) , if some of you are planning to go in this festival write me , so we can meet all together in Spain. The festival held on 6,7,8th of August. Who's playing? BLUR , MERCURY REV , BIS , SALAKO , BLACK BOX RECORDER , OCEAN COLOUR SCENE , SUEDE , THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS , THE CHARLATANS , dEUS , ARAB STRAP , ULTRASOUND , MASSIVE ATTACK , MANIC SREET PREACHERS , KULA SHAKER , CINERAMA , JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION , STEREOPHONICS , HEFNER , THE DELGADOS.............( and many more)!!! This is my e-mail marcobraca(a)libero.it contact me if you want to come. cheers , Marco#7. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Chasing Amy
by Justin Williams 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

Don't read any further if you haven't seen Chasing Amy, well, if you still want to see it =) First of all I recommend you (Lesley Jo) see the movie first. I understand where you are coming from, as much as I can through just reading what you have said. However, I have never met anyone who has seen the movie and thought that they were more educated on the nature of lesbianism or the like (you mentioned a girl who had said that to you, but that is just one person, and probably a confused one at that). The fact that the writer is a heterosexual male should not be that big of an issue because IMHO it's not as if the whole movie centers around the lesbian community. Yeah, there is one lesbian and she has a small group of lesbian friends, but the primary focus is on a (narcissistic, yes, but who isn't to some degree, and I think Ben Affleck comes off that way all the time anyways) heterosexual male who happens to fall in love with a lesbian, a subject that many heterosexual males can sympathize with I'm sure. The fact that the girl ends up falling for the guy and "changes" (at least on the surface) her sexual preference may be a bit far-fetched, but it can and does happen, however infrequent. Now, if you're idea of a lesbian is someone who has been that way from birth, of course that is a ridiculous and male-influenced fantasy, but not all lesbians feel they have been attracted to females from birth. It's just not that cut and dry for everyone. That is, however, an entirely separate discussion. Just like any surfacing topic in society, there is always going to be a movie or book that attempts to define the topic, but more often that not it is considerably misinformed and out-of-date by the people who are affected by the topic in question. I understand that you may think that because of this movie now all heterosexual males who have seen it will think that they can "change" or influence their lesbian friend to fall in love with them and switch teams, but give us (boys) some credit. There are going to be guys who believe that, but they, more likely than not, believed that before they went to the movie. I'm not saying the movie is beyond reproach, but I say give it a chance. I personally think it was a touching piece on the nature of love (between two humans, regardless of gender). And please don't take this as coming from a "heterosexual" biased male, because first off I can't say I am heterosexual anymore than I can claim to be homosexual, and secondly I consider myself if anything much more anti-male (testosterone ones to be exact) than anti-female. Bottom line I guess is, yeah there are some offensive scenes in the movie from a gay perspective but don't trash the entire movie because of them. Anyways, I hope this was seen more as an addendum to what you said rather than a counterpoint. And if any of my statements weren't well thought out enough, please be so kind as to discuss them with me rather than chalk them up to ignorance =) Sorry for the lack of B&S content, I seem to be notorious for that...but what can I possibly say of interest about them when I have probably the least amount of contact with them? All I want to say is they're divine over and over again, but I'm sure you kids already know that... hugs and more hugs, Justin W "I want to be good, but good is being simple. Simple is forgetting...I simply can't forget." - The Judybats +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Out of the Nursery and into the . . .
by Dan Hooper 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

Hello everybody, Like so many others of late, I have recently aquired my voice; and since you're beating the bushes to drive lurkers out in the open, by way of stepping out from the nursery, I take this opportunity to say "hi". I only discovered Belle & Sebastian with the release of TBWTAS. I had been hearing various things about them, the devotion of their fans, and this list (all of it good, by the way), and I tendered up my cash to check out their latest release. On first hearing, I fell in love. And subsequent listenings only deepen my appreciation for this wonderful record. I was especially touched by Isobel's voice on "Wicked Not to Care," and I think the song is pretty cool too. I also like "Chickfactor" (kinda captures what life is like inside of the male psyche) and "Seymour Stein," though I get the feeling from reading the last few months that I am in the minority here. I was so taken by what I heard on TBWTAS, and what I read on the Jeepster B & S website, that I ordered all of their LP's and EP's, including an advanced orer for "Tigermilk," from Jeepster (I also believe in supporting bands as directly as possible). Unfortunately for me, I didn't read all the fine print until it was too late. I would have to wait until "Tigermilk" was released before I would get any of the records (silly me). Then my bank declined my credit card, due, it turns out, to the number of charges originating from the UK (I used my June holiday to chase the Rolling Stones/Sheryl Crow tour from Edinburgh to Webley Stadium), and they were concerned that my card might be stolen. But David Kitchen and staff were very patient with me, my troubles, and my e-mails. And now, I'm assured, my records are on their way to me. I can't wait to listen, to catch up, to enjoy, and to understand what you are talking about. Meanwhile, Looper came to San Francisco, and I found myself standing in the middle of the floor at the Great American Music Hall that tuesday night. Or, I should say I would open my eyes and be surprized to find myself standing in the middle of the floor at the great American Music Hall, because the music I was listening too had a stange effect on me. As Looper played, I would close my eyes, and slip into a waking dream. Alpha waves rearraging my little grey cells, dream scapes of figures running through green fields, boys waiting for their dad and sister to arrive on Mars, all mixed up with other stuff that had nothing to do with me standing in the middle of the floor at the Great American Music Hall on a tuesday night in San Francisco listening to a band I had never heard before. I was impressed, though Stuart did not wear any light goggles that I saw, though they do sound kinda cool. I came home from the show and my housemate, who has made fun of me listening to "that wimpy Belle and whoever music" ever since I got the record, asked me "Did you enjoy Looper, Hooper?" (my last name being Hooper and all). And I realized, I was destined to be a fan of this music. Anyway, I have comments of a few of the threads that have been going by. BLAIR WITCH PROJECT The film impressed with it's ability to evoke true, deep, bone-chilling fear in me. All the media hype has made it near impossible to see the film in San Francisco without waiting hours in line. And I'm afraid that unless it truely evokes a deep sense of fear in me, the prospect of spending all that time on the sidewalk is too too scary. Also, I do find Neve Campbell in a tight shirt screaming bloody murder scary. As scary as Jamie Lee Cutris, or Jennifer Love Hewitt, or any other shapely mezzo soprano or higher in a tight shirt screaming bloody murder. Maybe it just touches on my deep-seated fear of annoying noises. FEMALE MASTERBATION It really isn't my place say . . . anything, really. I always assumed girls did it as much as we boys, they were just more discreet about it (and, except for the rythmic clanging, what could be more discreet than benwa balls?). As for what to call it, let me suggest "Stoking the Hot Bar-B-Q Pit." Silly, yes. But no more so than "choking the chicken" or "milking the lizard." One of my female co-workers suggests "petting the kitty." SEX EDUCATION in my experience, sex education is like music lessons. They can teach you how to hold the instrument, how to play the correct notes, and introduce you to the repertoire; but only you can make it sing by finding the source in your soul, and you can only become good at it by doing it with all your heart. And practice practice practice. Maybe understanding that is why musicians make better lovers. That and the fact that cellist do it in 14 positions and thumb too. LADS WITH SCOTTISH ACCENTS SCORING BIG-TIME WITH AMERICAN BIRDS A friend of mine, an Englishman who got kicked out of Harrow for selling reefer to his fellows, was staying in San Francisco with me for the summer a few years ago. He and I would go out "bird hunting" (as he liked to call it) and I have to admit, his Harrow accent opened more than a few doors that I know would have remained closed had he spoken with an American accent of any but the most distinct kind. So you Scottish lads will probably do well here in the states (at least in California, you would). But be forewarned, it merely opens the doors, you'll need something more (e.g., a personality) to keep it from being slammed in your face. By the way, it would appear that a California accent has the same general effect in Scotland, England, Italy, and France. Or, such was my experience. And I for one, absolutely melt for girls with Scottish Accents (e.g., Isobel Campbell). PICNICS I wish we could get one up in San Francisco. They sound like loads of fun. CRUSHES I've looked at the pictures and cast my vote(s). And Yes I voted for Isobel too. LOVE and THE PERFECT PARTNER I believe, and I know she exists. Like the Platonic idea of two seperated halves, searching for their other, I shall continue my search. But, so far, the greatest loove of my life was a girl a knew when I was 17. She moved away and our relationship disolved when I was 19, but she still haunts me, and casts a strong influence over the girls I've been attracted to ever since. Even if I never find another like her, to quit the search would be tantamount to stop listening to music or breathing. Life might as well stop. Even Dante, after passing through the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradisio, found at the center of the light he assumed to be the totality of all, he found Love. Anyway, sorry for the long post. I will try to contain myself in the future. By the way, I think I like most everyone whose post I've read so far. I hope you'll like me. All the best Daniel Hooper San Francisco, California +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: 1996 and all that
by Chris Jones 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

chris.jones(a)saqnet.co.uk Kim, are you some sort of "time traveler" ?!?! Is it not 1996 where you are!?!? If you claim to be coming from the future, then I would love to know about it. Where I am, my local independent record store has been trying to flog me an LP they've been given by a little known band on a government training scheme type thing called "Belle And Sebastian". Marmite is still popular and Menswear are going to be big. If you are on a train, it is now essential for somebody to ring your mobile. Chris Evans is great on the Radio 1 breakfast show. Kula Shaker ARE the best new band in the charts. Chris Jones. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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