January 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: after the fire, the fire still burns.....
by Blake 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

Happy Go Lucky-- I've realized that I, as an obnoxious kid, cannot exist without sinister. I need sinister. I adore, sinister. So that is why I have resubscribed to the list, and am ready to take on the challenges entangled with all that is, being 'twee'. My trusty rainwater and grain alcohol will help me through the shadowed depths of days. Additionally, I've become wrecked with writer's block, and my short story course is sufferring terribly as a result. I need inspiration, I need adventure, I need.....smut. And lots of it boyeeeeeeeee. Will anyone be my girlfriend? Thusly, I'll begin the second generation of Blakee posts by inquiring about list news: What have I missed? What haven't I missed? Who's the list baby these days? Any listees in the Carolinas? and on the B&S front: Any news, at all? I thought I read somewhere about a Flaming Lips US tour with Looper. Is this true? Please be gentle. I've only just begun. love blake the nerdy shy eyed pacifist ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ "I am not Jesus, though I have the same initials." - Jarvis Cocker +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Nobody likes a rumor monger
by Scott Plagenhoef 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

or a rumour monger as the case may be. Hello you lot: Well, hmm, at the risk of receiving a swift -- and probably well-deserved -- kick to the shin from Mummy I risk making a massive faux paus for help in solving a Looper-related (and by extension a B&S-related) puzzle. The story goes as such: A reputable alternative newsweekly here in Chicago has a curious listing this week indicating that the Flaming Lips are scheduled to play at a place called the Cubby Bear -- a ridiculous sports bar located in the shadow of an organized professional team sports stadium and is more apt to house high-fiving, white-hat wearing former frat boys whose autumn weekends rise and fall on their success betting on American football than mind-bending bits of lovely music. Normally, one would accept these concert listings at face value and think, "Wow! The Lips are coming back! That's great blinking news!" However, the combination of the oddball venue and my already being in possession of tickets for a live "Kids in the Hall" performace that night necessitated further investigation to confirm that the listing wasn't a mistake and to see if it is possible to attend both in the same night. (And to see whether the Lips announcement is a bit of a gaffe and I should instead purchase Elliot Smith tix that go on sale tomorrow for the same night. Spoilt by choice, I know.) OK, after being unable to confirm the news from any other local sources, I tried www.flaminglips.com and there is no official listing there for any shows except for a US tour warm-up show in Oklahoma City in early February, but they promise that official dates would be announced soon and indicated that Looper would be the support. I *know* that everything will be duly reported and such when it is official (there is nothing on the Jeepster site or the Treehouse announcing Looper dates), so I should wait, but maybe we could plead with Jeepster to do a bit of investigative reporting work. scott [to Jeepster]: I know that you can't provide any information directly yourself, but I thought that I could make a statement, put forth a theory, and you could correct me if any of my information is false. Ready? Are Looper supporting the Flaming Lips on an upcoming US tour? Jeepster: [silence.] scott: I'm sorry, Jeepster. Did you not hear the question? Jeepster: We heard it, but you didn't hear us say anything, did you? scott: Ah, no. Great. So, are Looper playing in Chicago on Feb 26? -- and so forth. Leaving that well-constructed fantasy world that insulates me from reality (sorry), this opens up many a can of beans, namely: 1) Does this mean that the new B&S album is completed? 2) What of the B&S tour dates that the Jeepster site says they hoped to do in Feb., March and April? 3) What is the status of the Looper LP that they hoped to release around April? So, now that I infected our list with heresay, is there any reliable information out there? Jeepster? scott. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: FAMILY FAVOURITES
by Barbie's Ink Polaroids 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

Dear Journal, Here's a photo of me with my two youngest sisters, Stacie and Shelly. I love all my sisters for different reasons. Shelly, my youngest sister is really cute. I often take her shopping, she sits in the trolley and helps me. I love baby-sitting for her, although Skipper usually does that, she's trying to potty train Shelly! Stacie's great fun. We have lots of laughs as she's just got a new bicycle and is learning how to ride it. Then of course there's Skipper. She's not actually in this photo although I probably spend as much time with her as with my other sisters. We're really close. I guess I'm lucky to have three fabulous sisters in my family. love Barbie get your free gURLmAIL at http://www.gURLmAIL.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: It's only fair to tell you I'm absolutely cuckoo
by Will Porter 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

Ok, so I was thinking about something, and as much as I love English (I think it's a fantastic language, and I speak it exclusively), I think that some other languages have some much nicer ways to say things than we do. Dig: the French 'adieu' and the Spanish 'adios', when whacked in two with some sort of metaphor, become 'a dieu' and 'a dios'--literally, 'to God'. Meanwhile the English 'goodbye' means 'goodbye'. Similarly, the Spanish 'me encantan tus ojos' literally means 'your eyes enchant me' (alternatively, it could be stated 'I am enchanted by your eyes', but I stand by my initial translation), whereas the English 'you got pretty eyes' doesn't stand up to comparison. Devil Worship: This practice has always struck me as a little.... uhm .... fucking stupid. Dig: in order to worship The Devil (i.e. Satan, Lucifer, et al), one must first accept that the good force (the Judeo-Christian notion of God) that created and excommunicated said beastie ALSO exists and has whupped up on the forces of darkness on several previous occasions. Essentially, devil worship is nothing more than a particularly sad batch of Christianity. As for B&S, does anyone else think that 'We Rule The School' sounds an awful lot like Pachelbel's 'Canon' from time to time? I've been listening to the Magnetic Fields pretty much nonstop since I bought 69 Love Songs--it's fantastic. I have not been this excited about a band since I found B&S. Query: do any of you Americans on the list have "Out of Here" (I think that's what it's called), by Tim Keegan and the Departure Lounge? If so, how'd you get it? I went into the local too-cool-for-the-likes-of-you record store, and they hadn't heard of it can couldn't get it. I felt very powerful and indie-cool after having stumped Austin's hippest,but I would still like to have that cd. Incidentally, has anyone ever noticed the similarities between Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" (the high apex of fairy-taledom if you ask me, though I wouldn't read it to young children), and C.S. Lewis's "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" (also a favorite). And speaking of young children's literature, did any of you love "The Bridge to Terabithia" when you were kids? I really don't know how to end this. Will +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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.....on mtv....playing songs for children
by Chris Heil 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

I was flipping through the channels on the telly last night ,in my ordinary pattern, when I was stopped on MTV an noticed that there was something on other than the real world, a britney spears video or then banter of carson daily.(B&S content soon) It seems MTV decided to do a special news show on the state of our great american politics and all these crazy men trying to buy our vote. I was about to continue on with my endless finger flicking when a segment came on about Steve Forbes..the disturbing looking politician wannabe magazine man with all the money..and I noticed something strange. There was a very familiar sound in the background...could it be..I hope it is and then again I hope it is not...but it is! It was dirty dream number two! I was baffled...I once saw a video for "is it wicked not to care" at like 2 in the morning but that was a long time ago. And throughout the steve forbes segment it was a virtual soundtrack of B&S..I couldn't even keep up with the songs they were using. Why was MTV using B&S for its political message to us kiddies. The whole thing was was very disturbing and I was upset the rest of the night...that is until I found an episode of Seinfeld a few minutes later and then I was ok. bye bye all! ______________________________________________________ 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: flumps
by fiona 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

i know, i know, posting again, and i'm answering my own question, but go here: http://www.psychoflump.clara.net/flumps/index.html and if you're bored look at the pigeon street sites, they're easy to find. jaffa cakes etc... fiona +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Ta much
by Roderick Brannan 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who helped with my Beck chorus query ( and those of you who supported my battles against the Moomins!) Much appreciated Young Roddy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: someone rap me across the knuckles and tell me to d o something c
by Menzies Amy 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

fiona wrote: >i don't really want to go back to the subject of kids tv, but does >anyone know of any websites with the flumps on them There's bound to be something about them on TV Cream: http://tv.cream.org/ In fact I've just looked and there is. Amy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: someone rap me across the knuckles and tell me to do something c
by fiona 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

my dearest sinistereenies, everything's been quite gorgeous around these parts, i'm quite overwhelmed, especially michelle's rousing encouragement of creativity, it almost made me want to get off my arse and do something with my life, but i thought i'd better have a lie down first. todays lesson on how to usefully spend two hours of your life is to try and write degree level essays on stuff you skim-read once the previous night. guaranteed fun!! but its still easier than my maths exams. if iris thinks its difficult to make stuff rhyme with her name, she should try making anything rhyme with fiona. i challenge you, no in fact i don't because that would make for really boring posts. i don't really want to go back to the subject of kids tv, but does anyone know of any websites with the flumps on them. every time i put the flumps into a search engine, it gives me loads of great classic tv sites, but none of them actually seem to feature the flumps. unbelievably i'm actually disturbed by this. dammit, i was sure i had something constructive to tell you all, but i can't remember, i really should write things down when i think of them. oh, has anyone heard lupine howl (band of spiritualized type people) they're crackin' (excuse me for being northern, but i can't pretend to be otherwise). raaaaaa is it wrong to steal margarine and milk from one's flatmates? i have to hide behind the fridge door, but then they do use all my cutlery and bowls and stuff. although as long as they don't find out... i'm in a state of limbe today, i finished my exams this morning, but none of my friends finish until tomorrow so i can't celebrate, unless i do so on my own, but that really isn't an appealing prospect. i shall leave you now before i send myself to sleep, nevermind anyone reading this, stay beautiful, fiona ~~~no-no-no-notorious~~~ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: The Runniness of the Bone Dickshop Long Johns
by Peter Miller 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

You won't catch me or Mr Rusty talking about children's television. Will Porter wrote: Dig: the French 'adieu' and the Spanish 'adios', when whacked in two with some sort of metaphor, become 'a dieu' and 'a dios'--literally, 'to God'. Meanwhile the English 'goodbye' means 'goodbye'. "Goodbye" 1573 - a contraction of "God be with you (or ye)". "Bye Bye" 1432 - a contraction of "Beelzebub be with you (or ye)" Good luck to Mister Chris for tomorrow night's nerve-racking-make-or-break London showcase. Mark, is it Truck Turner? Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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