January 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: blapps
by fiona 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

evenin' campers, i know, i know, two in two days, but what can i say, i've missed you so much and i need some kind of sustitute for real live friends. i desperately want to add my comments to the pe / gym discussion, but it seems that every single person who's posted recently has written something about these experiences and (i say this tentatively) i'm getting a little bored. despite it being the 18th already, it's only in the last few days that it's dawned on me what the real millennium disaster is going to be. of course the world wasn't going to end at the very moment the clock struck midnight, how would we work out the time differences? but what is going to happen is that gradually, over the next ouple of years everything is crisis point. i can't be the only person who's noticed the number of ships lost at sea, oil disasters, etc. there's been lately. no really well if this doesn't happen, my other prediction is that the future of rock 'N' roll will come from somewhere in eastern europe. i'm not sure who or where exactly, but you mark my words... when i'm writing emails i like to pause and stare around the room every so often, i've doen that a lot this evening and the girl sitting next to me keeps giving me filthy looks every time i look in her direction. as if i can even see her screen without my glasses on, not that i wear glasses you understand, i'm not a glasses person. the bitch deserves blapps. oh no! i just realised what i typed and who i'm sending it to, please don't take offence, it's just that my mother has refused to pay for my contact lenses any longer and glasses just don't suit me. B-) you'll all be pleased to know that during the course of my day i've managed to spectacularly fail a calculus exam, but i wrote a storming essay for literature in history, so i've had peaks and troughs. why did i do a joint course??? never mind i'll just have to give it all up, head for the bright lights and become a media whore. fabulous. enough already, if i was reading this i'd have scrolled down long before now. see you later my sinistereenie buddies, stay beautiful, fiona somebody answer the goddam phone +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Belle and Sebastian in the sun
by Simon Aurell 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

I bought some records online a while ago, and if you've ever done that then you know what hell I'm going through. When you've finally decided to buy those records (in my case eight of them, I had some cathing up to do) and have hit the submit button, you go round feeling happy just like you would have if you had bought them in a regular shop, only you won't get that deep feeling of satisfaction putting them onto your cd-shelf - and certainly not the even greater joy of actually listening to them. So then you'll have to wait for like two weeks, without the records you feel like you've already bought, but still unable to buy others knowing you must save money to pay for the ones you're waiting for. Sigh. I discussed with a friend of mine the idea of taking some time off from life for a while and only spend money on records. We came to the conclusion, though, that you need to have a life to get something out of them. Music needs something to relate to to make it worthwhile, and is to be enjoyed in the light of your own experiences (as for Belle and Sebastian, also in the light of candles). I introduced B&S to my saxophone teacher today.. his comment was something like "well, er, it's the kind that makes you happy". Somehow it doesn't sound very positive, more like the only thing he could think of that wasn't a total dismissal. But then again he's not so very P!O!P! is he. By the way - it's really annoying - they don't make guitar strings the way they used to. A week ago I decided I really had to change the d-string, since it was nearly broken. And now it almost is again, the bluddy crap, contrary to the other strings, which have been there for several months. This summer (or spring), I hope, me and some friends will sit in the green, lush park in the middle of the city and play Belle and Sebastian (and maybe some peace songs as well) in the sun, drinking alcohol and laughing. How's that for a way to spend a summer's day? Oh, really, it WILL be heaven. And I nearly forgot - thanks to James, Ian and Jen who all answered some question I posted a while ago. Love, Simon +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: it's a grey day
by Courtney Knopf 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

Hello darlings, I have been lurker supreme for a while. i think i retreated into my cave sometime in late 98. but anyway, i do believe it's time for me to come out of hibernation. The version of The Scarlett Letter with Demi Moore is on my television. I think i may vomit. Or perhaps I should call Tony Soprano and have him whack her. The weather here today is very gloomy. Yesterday and the day before it was in the high 70's and humid, which leads me to believe an earthquake is on the way. well that and all of the howling dogs I heard the other night whilst driving through the hollywood hills. speaking of PE, once i got out of elementary school i managed to avoid it almost entirely. Though it was never ever my strong point. The filthy splotches on my permanent record can be attributed to my distaste for running the mile. my PE teacher was a very spunky woman who i think was probably a lesbian (isn't that how it always goes?). she had big fake nails, very short spiky hair and wore body glitter and body jewels. once she got her arm stuck in a vending machine and fractured it. she ended up in a cast for a month. alas, that did not put an end to the PE joy. In high school i ended up having to take remedial PE the last semester of my senior year. yes, i said remedial PE. that's where they put all the senior girls who loathed PE with every fiber of their being like I did. somehow i had gotten out of taking PE between grades 6-11 by taking dance classes at a magnate program. but once i decided i hated that, i ended up stuck in Lazy Girl PE. my teacher was yet another spunky butch woman. who got fired. teehee. are there any Los Angeles sinisterines who are going to see Air at the American Legion Hall next saturday? ~Courtney http://kscr.usc.edu http://www.soundbreak.com http://www.theshrubbery.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Track and Field Gigs
by Jamie Holman 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

Hello, I rarely come out but read your posts with interest...... This week is the winter sprinter gigs at the betsey trotwood in holborn organised by those track and fielders. Wednesday is ace as its kicker miss mend and gives you all the chance of another rare glimpse of the mighty tompaulin. shine up yr twee gear and saunter on down. ( we'll be on the roof with machine guns. ) I thank you...Mick Travis ( Crusader. ) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: b&s a-z + french pop
by kitten mouse 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

hi everybody, how's everyone's exciting (ugh) new year going? it's not even new anymore is it? i'm in the doldrums of schoolwork right now, but reveling (sp?) in the one sleater kinney mp3 i have on my computer. how could i have hated them so much? they're fabulous. the only other exciting thing happening at my house (well, apartment/dorm/ something or other) is that my school moved an old historic queen anne style house from six blocks away to about 15 feet away from my window. they just loaded it up on some railroad ties and wheels and toed the whole freaking 3 story house about 7 blocks right thru downtown portland. well, not thru the business part of downtown, but thru the apartment/university district/freeway offramp section anyway. and the wind was blowing the trees about 50 miles an hour that day in the park blocks (which is where i live and where they moved the house to). there were a lot of people standing around with cameras taking pictures. anyway, now for the important, not so chatty part of my message. i'm sure i mentioned a few times before that i'm going to eventually do a belle and sebastian a thru z (songs a-z, that is) show at my radio station as soon as i've got 3 or 4 hours to kill on the air. (i usually only have a one hour weekly slot unless i fill in for someone). so anyway, i'm asking for any input, suggestions, etc that anyone has regarding that. you can post to the list, or send it to me. i already have an alphabetically ordered list of the songs from their official releases. also, i was thinking of doing another show about pop music sung in french. doesn't have to be specifically from france, since there are all those other french speaking countries. it would be interesting to get groups that are from canada and africa, as well as france. doesn't have to be new either, since there are certainly some interesting things from the past. the only two artists/groups i know that are french are serge gainsbourg and stereolab, so suggestions, etc are quite welcome (please!). all i ask is that they be worth listening to. ok. anyway, thanks. sincerely, andrea kittenmouse radio (mondays 9.00-10.00 pm PST) kpsu 1450 am portland, oregon kittenmouse(a)hotmail.com www.kpsu.org can't look at the sky without looking right thru it ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: With just a dab of Daddies sauce
by Martin Robinson 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

Hello all, I hope I find you all in fine fettle, with a fully functional kettle and more than a small dose of cheeky grin-itis. Did anyone else have to read that book Grinny at school? The moral of the tale being that aliens don't like being looked at slightly to the left of right of their eyes. Which I have to admit is a moral I've been struggling to integrate into my average day. Aren't our American brethren subject to regular extra terresterial kidnapping experiences? So there's a tip for you maybe. Or maybe I watch too much telly. Is it just me or didn't we do French pop recently? I mean wasn't it's finest pop gems heralded in these recent archives not that we all formed a band and sang en francais. Though I am tempted to burst into song and deliver a bit of "Je m'appelle Helene, je suis une fille tout les autres" every now and again. Must be something in the water. As for Juicy Loo's mentioning of Mad Murdoch's nasal hair. I think he's a very sensible lad and an example to us all, as a bushy cluster of nasal hair really does help keep out germs and bacteria. Maybe this flu epidemic could have been prevented with a few nasal wigs. Much more constructive than Miss Starry's willy wigs. Keep a healthy bush up your nose... you know it's good for you. Mark C said: >(I was 13 when the above happened, so don't judge me too harshly. Or do, if >you saw my horror tackle that left Martin's leg broken in 15 places last >summer. Almost) Being on the recieving end of a vivacious Mark really wasn't as pleasureable as it sounds. My T-shirt was even soiled by the incident, which was a bit much. Unfortunately, though Mark can tackle like Chopper Harris, but has the athleticism of Rolf Harris and the footballing ability of Anita Harris. But the boys a trier and I'm sure he is indeed a bit of a wiz at Badminton. I'm afraid that I also didn't fit the sporting inadequate type during my educational years. It's a shame that like Paul Gascoigne these talents have never been realised due to the twin towers of distraction, namely alcohol and cornish pasties. Ho hum... Actually, while I'm encumbered with a dose of relevance I also found Leyla and Sarah's tag team post much fun the other day. Perhaps it could initiate a whole series of dream tagteam match up posts. Or maybe I should get out more. Te ra, Martin ear confection recordings (http://www.send.demon.co.uk) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: let's hear it for the sin in sinister
by mike windisch 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

Morning all, just thought that I would chime in on this gym class talk before the thread gets stale: I remeber being picked last a few times out on the kickball court, and while it did contribute to some self-esteem shrinkage it also cause my skin to grow somewhat thicker. Other fond memories of elementary school gym class were those little four-wheeled scooter thingies that you would kneel on and careen around the basketball court on and smash into each other with. Fun, fun. We also had this one teacher who would bring us outside for a healthy game of bombardment with about 10 of those rubber kickball things. The best part was that he would play on one of the sides and vent his teacherly frustrations on the discipline problems in our class by knocking the shit out of them with some grown-manly hurls of the balls. I found this somewhat odd but really funny at the time. Now I find sidesplittingly hillarious and can only image the sensation of satisfaction Mr. Sahugnessy had when he knocked the legs out from under Scott Sawyer's evil minion body and sent him sprawling on the floor. The kid deserved it and the teach delivered. What a guy. Maybe these gym-related experiences led to my lifelong participation in the foremost marginalized-weirdo-cum-artist sport, skateboarding. What with the speed, the spills and the freedom of floating and schralping any line that I can conceive and physically acheive, I'm to this day reaping rewards that those heartless playground captains could never bully themselves into. (karmicly enough, after I penned this self-inflating ode to my raison d'etre, I braved the went to the skatepark and promptly kilt myself while rolling into the bowl on my first run.) ----------- On another front I'd like to send out a swarthy wink to that iris lass for actually writing something that could be characterized as sinister on the list for once. "she reminds me of a penguin with a unibrow. she's a nice enough broad i suppose." iris also quoted the stones, who have been enjoying an epic run as the monopolizers of my record player for some weeks now. I'd just love to hear Stu and Belle and the boys do a rendition of "heart of stone", but I doubt they ever will, because frankly they lack the balls. Whilest i'm stirring up controversy with such sacriligeous opinions as b&s being the finest purveyors of wuss-warble to ever strum twitch and twitter, I may as well go whole hog and ask (from that gloriously insulated perspective of american ignorance) what the appeal of this twee thing is. Is it a sense of gentile refinement and cultivated taste? Is it softness, sweet smells and kisses that last for hours? Or is it a bunch of image only pantywaists wearing prop glasses, smoking imported cigarettes and making a pretensious spectacle of themselves? educate me, please. toodles, and if anyone else going to guided by voices in beantown tonite and wishes to hoist a few, drop me a line. mike windisch ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: L'amour est bleu
by Alder, Lucy 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

Cor blimey guvner, is it really over a month since I posted larst? Well, I don't know about you, but I'm in the mood for some headings: BAD WEEK This week, I have eaten one tub of Haagen Dazs Cookies 'n' Cream and one tub of Haagen Dazs Baileys (they were 2 for 1 in Sainsbury's - how could I refuse such an offer?), told a BIG FAT LIE to Ben Fernyhough about the tape tree (soz mate), let my social graces go in a big way by forgetting to call the people who were meant to be coming round to watch my tube video (soz girlies) and spent a WHOLE HOUR working out the phone bill for our house, only to find that if I'd divided it by four, I would have come up with more or less the same results. SUPERGRAN My Nanna and Grandad came over for tea and birthday cake on Sunday (Grandad was 81). Nanna told us about her friend Reg. "He's very keen on his organ" - we sniggered quietly. "He plays on it every day" - Mum lost control and snorted. Dad said "He'll go blind" - even Grandad had a quiet smirk. Nanna thought we were taking the piss and got upset. FRENCH DISKO May I recommend Claudine Longet to all those francophile seekers of musique? She's lovely, especially on L'amour est bleu (I believe this was also done by the Magnetic Fields, trivia fans). SPURIOUS CLAIMS, SCURRILOUS RUMOUR AND HOT GOSSIP A friend of a friend went to a Smiths night at the Star and Garter in Manchester. Andy Rourke was DJing, but being the Huge Smiths Fan she is, she decided to get pissed and slag him off to the other DJ. "He's a bunch of crap, a sack of arse" she slurred (note: I am paraphrasing slightly), "he could never be as great as Morrissey". Oh, and by the way, she said, the other DJ was the singer out of Belle and Sebastian - apparently he's very quiet and doesn't go out much. Anyone care to shed some light on this story? I am quite prepared for it to be LIES, ALL LIES, but I'd be interested to hear... REMINGTON TRIMMERS AT THE READY Am I the only one to notice monsieur Murdoch's fluffy blond nasal hair on those pseudo-seventies-top-of-the-pops-style-up-your-nose-camera-shots (hyphen heaven!) on the Tube? Also, had I been one of those oh-so-lucky-audience-members (ain't no stoppin' me now), I would have tried my very hardest to catch Isobel's attention and make her laugh during the whistley bit. Cos you can't whistle at the same time as laugh, now, can you? TRACK & FIELD Anybody from the London area going on Friday? Sorry - not a great post. I'm out of practice, y'see. Juicy Lucy =================================================== This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. -- MCI WorldCom Year 2000 information http://www.wcom.co.uk/2000 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: idle ramblings....
by idle berry 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

here I am again. Still flu ridden, and got exams this week to add to the pressure. Who wants to be a student? not me, I want a job and a cat, although I'm allergic to cats, and money to spend and all the other nice things like no exams. played a geography game with my flatmates last night, cos we were that bored. Still, at least it wasn't a maths game. homesick. just miss hills and a horizon that goes up and down rather than just straight across for miles and miles. And I miss Edinburgh (but don't tell I told you) cos I miss all those mad wee shops and things where I can stroll around for days on end. I also miss Scottish accents. Even the schemie ones. So lets see...on a positive note...? hmm. Had a lovely weekend with the man I love, we didn't do much, but we just spent quality time together and thats whats important. And it felt so lovely and warm and cosy and I can't wait for my exams to be over so we can do it again. It was just the most stress free couple of days I've had sionce the millenium began. Although some people reckon it won't start til next year.....and some people reckon it was in 1995..... slowly finding inspiration as the days pass... but only for writing short stories, rather than for university degrees. Sometimes I wish I had managed to make it onto a creative writing course or something rather than a language degree, which I'm only doing because of the job prospects. Not too fussed about what sort of degree I get, as long as I pass. Now all I need is inspiration to pass my exams. I got a nice hat though which I like, its grey and keeps my head warm and makes my hair look okay when it sticks out from underneath it. I think I got a good haircut the other day. I can go bare faced and still feel okay. my computer moves too slowly today and won't let me on jeepster chat which irritates me a little bit. Can't wait for spring time. I like spring time. better than summer. summer never lives up to its expectations. and winter is too bleak. my lava lamp has died and I only got it for christmas. oh dear. is there a lava lamp doctor in the house? I don't like january, it reminds me of things I haven't done yet that I intended to do, and I get this burst of creative inspiration that leads to frustration when three o clock in the morning doesn't seem to be the time to execute new plans. Theres a pretty girl sitting at the desk opposite me. pretty in pink with blonde hair and blue eyes. She looks dull. okay dokey, cherrypips to one and all. ===== visit the idle site:www.geocities.com/SoHo/Easel/5117 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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RE: Sinister: b&s a-z + french pop
by Menzies Amy 18 Jan '00

18 Jan '00

Andrea wrote: >the only two artists/groups i know that are french are serge >gainsbourg and stereolab, >so suggestions, etc are quite welcome (please!). all i ask is >that they be >worth listening to. >ok. Air, Jaques Dutronc, Franceoise Hardy...there's loads of stuff out there. Worth a listen is 'Pop Romantique' (modern covers of older french pop stuff) and 'Swinging Mademoiselle' (great french girl pop). Hope that's a little help. Amy xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)missprint.org". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)missprint.org". WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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