January 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: "goodbye," various, etc etc
by Glamtart＠aol.com 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

Will Porter writes: > 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'. >> Actually, "goodbye" is a shortened form of "God be with you" - left over from centuries past. That makes it a little more charming, no? Argh, I'm in the middle of high stress at my corporate job slaving for The Man and applying to grad schools - not to mention my birthday was Monday and my dad decided to pick a fight with me!!! I've had to listen to loads of calming, soothing Belle and Sebastian (much to the dismay of my cubicle-mate, who thinks they are crap). There were English men in the office yesterday from one of the UK divisions of the company I work for... which makes me a) want to transfer to their company and b) miss living in the British Isles. Somehow Arkansas doesn't compare! Anyway kids I am going to be late for work so goodbye for now... er, should I say "God be with you?" Mandy +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: It's only fair to tell you I'm absolutely cuckoo
by Jordi Trenzano 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

On Wed, 26 January 2000, Will Porter wrote: > > 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. Um... interesting topic. I personally think that the catalan use for "goodbye" is more beautiful: "adeu" (it has the same metaphorical content on it). "Me encantan tus ojos" is more used to say "I like your eyes very much", with an obvious poetic content. Almost nobody says "Tus ojos me encantan" with an "enchanting" meaning, and only a few people says "me gustan mucho tus ojos". I do like the Violent Femmes. I bought "Add it up" for christmas and itŽs rather good, as long as I understand that maybe itŽs not a good one for someone like me, who doesnŽt know them really much. A question for a radio show here: does the Manics song "SYMM" refers to this accident on a football stadium where 90 people died ? (answers to jordi(a)belleandsebastian.org) The Cure will be playing here..... ace !!!... IŽd love to hear them cover "Is it wicked not to care ?"..... can you imagine Isobel dressed as a goth ? Jordiet Sinistre ______________________________________________________________ For up-to-the-minute music news, reviews and specials visit http://www.nme.com Get free e-mail (anyname(a)nme.com) now at http://www.nmemail.com The sender of this e-mail is NOT an employee or associate of NME, nme.com or any other IPC magazine. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: magnetic maniacs!!!!
by Chris Heil 27 Jan '00

27 Jan '00

I wonder if I asked a question about B&S if I would get this many responses. Thank you all for the help on my magnetic fields problem. Now I'm torn between buying 'holiday' or 'get lost' first..there seems to be an equal split on what everyones' favorite is. And now that I know the entire story of that Stephin guys' life and the complete discography of everything he has every recorded I can go on with my life. hehe. Well thank you all again. chris ______________________________________________________ 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: Hear the cry of the Holy Cow, only God can saveus now
by Mr Smiley 26 Jan '00

26 Jan '00

Bonjour, In another of my increasingly regular posts, I will have to attempt a story. It's a true one, mind, so the plot should be fairly easy to conjure up. One day I went to Sheffield on the train. I was on my own, and it was 0800 hours. It was bloody cold (December). I was about to walk out the station when I noticed I had a little time to kill. So I went into WH Smith and got myself a Melody Maker. Clutching this learned tome I looked around for somewhere to sit and read it. Now, if any of you ever go to Sheffield (and even Mr Rob Taylor will surely agree with this) you should never, ever, stand still for one second in the train station. One of three things will happen: 1) A wide eyed druggy will force feed you a leaflet about some God awful club, with the phrase "do yer go clubbin' an' drinkin' in Sheffield at all?" 2) Someone will regale you with a 'sad' tale of how they lost their wallet containing their train ticket and all their money, and how they'd really like it if you'd give them £5 for a 'new ticket'. 3) For every two seconds you remain stationary, one person will ask you for a light/cigarettes. Anyway, I stood still and none of these things happened, must have been a good day. What did happen, was that a shabby old man shuffled up to me and started talking to me. I can't remember what about, because my mind was racing in a search for a way out of this. I recall him talking about how he hadn't worked for years, and unemployment was really, really difficult. At this point it probably wasn't wise to tell him that this was the day I started my new job. But I did anyway, to avoid a nasty silence. I finally made my excuses and left. I went to work, which is another story I've already told. At 1630 hours I made my way back. I hadn't given any thought during the day to the old man at the station, and it was too cold and I was too tired to think about it while I was talking to him. But as I went for my return train he was still there, talking to someone else. It's at this point that I realise this old(ish) man hasn't quite reached retirement age, but is too old to get a job. And the only way he can fill his days is to go down to the train station and talk to people all day. He wasn't drunk or mad, he was quite civil. Makes you think, doesn't it. Au revoir, Mr Smiley PS. Yes I know, for an irrelevant post this one was pretty long. But the old guy seems like the type of person you could write a song about. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: virgin white snow
by Januarythaw＠aol.com 26 Jan '00

26 Jan '00

oh god. it's snowing it is actually snowing in okieland. and it's at about six inches here. sigh. it's lovely it never snow *snows* here i reckon my sister will go out there and ruin the pristine layer. sigh. i had to share that. yes ok so this post is useless beyond belief. oh rosemarys' baby sucked. royally. i was left totally unsatisfied by the author. i was expecting gruesome scenes. betwixt the catholics and the devil worshipers. it spends 98% if the book winding up to shit. absolute shit. and it ends with her on their side. i mean come on i was expecting some sort of miniture new york version of a holy war. this is the book my best friend threw out the bus window when she was 12 years old? please. argh.the chronicles of narnia are far more interesting. any way. i don't care about the boxed set i have to special order all my b&s stuff anyway. so it won't be cheaper or whatever. or more 'convenient.' and so long to trying to 'not' be commercial. in the societies we exist in today that is simply impossable my dear. ciao bella/bello iris he's chasing tornados, i'm just waiting calmly_tori_amos_ <A HREF="www.angelfire.com/journal/standhere/index.html">standhere</A> www.angelfire.com/journal/standhere/index.html +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Insert Clever Lyric Here
by FearofMops＠aol.com 26 Jan '00

26 Jan '00

okay, i'm going to crawl from my lurker hole and expose my sensitive skin to the sinister sunlight. there's been so many posts that i've wanted to comment on lately. now that i'm typing i can't seem remember what any of them said. i do remember someone extolling praise upon the nick drake box set. (sorry that i've forgotten who you are.) i must agree, it's absolutely beautiful and everyone must run out and buy it. oh and i must praise 2 previous posts....damon who mentioned mr. kerouac's "on the road" and definitely props go out to ms. michele waggner for an absolutely beautiful follow-up to mr. damon's. made my day it did. i suppose i'll sound off on the whole b&s box set thingy, not that anyone cares. but i say it's a good idea for 2 reasons...1) the ep's are hard to find on this side of the pond. 2) if you do happen to find them, you have to pay out the ass because they're imports. so a box set is nice and convenient, not to mention inexpensive. this is totally un-list and un-b&s related but i have to ask if any other listees have had a similar experience. i've become addicted to watching a particular program on this shop at home network ( not to be confused w/ the home shopping network). anyway they sell a bunch of crap like knives and pokemon cards. it's hosted by a madman who spends the entire program screaming at the viewers. the best way i know of to describe it is chris farley's voice w/ a little bobby hill ( of "king of the hill" fame) phrasing thrown in. it's addictive in a scary sort of way. of course i'm never compelled to actually buy...but i can spend hours watching it. okay this post has run on far too long as it is. i better crawl back into my hole before my lily-white skin becomes blistered. ciao. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: hanging from the balcony upon the riverboat glass
by Kevan Cooke 26 Jan '00

26 Jan '00

hello folks, a couple of people have said they'd rather have seen the release of new b&s material rather than the repackaging of records that were originally released in 1997. the reasons behind the absence of any new b&s material seems to be explained in an article on the nme.com website, i've included it here as i don't think anyone else has sent it to the list yet. bye, kevan > >WHY HAVE THERE BEEN NO NEW BELLE AND SEBASTIAN RELEASES SINCE 1998? > >1999 started well for the Scottish media shy eight piece Belle and >Sebastian, but almost after a year on from claiming the Brit Award >for best newcomers the band have yet to release any new material. >It now emerges that the reason for this may lie with the bands' >maverick record label, Beepster Records. > >It emerges that Beepster have been concentrating their efforts and >capital into Beepsterworld, an indiepop theme park to be located >just outside Dagenham. > >This shocking news came to the attention of the NME after blueprints >for the site surfaced in a folder marked "Confidential" found near >to the waste outlet of the Beepster International Tower in Central >London. > >Further investigation reveals that development has already begun at >the site, and that the 360 degree Looper is already complete. The >Gentle Waves water ride is also well into development. > >The Snow Patrol miniature railway will tour the site, dropping off >it's passengers in a fibreglass mountain range, reminiscent of the >French Alps, which is to be called the Belle and Sebastian Zone. >There is some confusion over whether this has any connection to the >French book and cartoon of the same name. > >An anonymous source from within the construction team working on the >site reveals that the project has not been without it's problems: >"The Belle and Sebastian Zone in particular has been hit by a series >of inexplicable and embarrassing delays, and the rollercoaster ride >just seems to be going on and on forever." > >Dagenham council have confirmed that planning permission was granted >some months ago and describe the venture as "very exciting", whilst >admitting to some nerves about the competition from Leatherhead's >rival venture, the National Lottery funded Celine Dion Adventure >Park, as reported in last weeks NME. > >A Beepster employee told us confidentially that amusement parks are >what the kids want, and it is expected that Beepster A&R man Mark >Bones will be issuing a press release later this week. > *********************************** chickclick.com http://www.chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickmail.com sign up for your free email. http://www.chickshops.com boutique shopping from chickclick.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: 6 Degrees of Rose Melberg
by Brandt Fundak 26 Jan '00

26 Jan '00

Michele, you can't claim to not talk about fight club because then you are calling attention to the fact that you are talking about fight club. :) Just busting chops to start this message. Anyway, I made this killer tape for our darling Marie Elia. It was originally supposed to be a best of Rose Melberg (of Tiger Trap, Softies, Go Sailor, etc. fame) tape, but then dear Ree went and got a copy of the brilliant It's Love by the softies and a major portion of the tape was eliminated. So I asked if she would like a rose and friends tape, thinking i'd throw some henry's dress and rocketship on there, when it hit me--I'd make a six degrees of rose melberg tape! It's kind of like that six degrees of kevin bacon game. Who has acted with who so that you can get to kevin bacon in 6 movies or less? So I did the same with rose, since she's played with a ton of people. Let me give you an example--Rose played with Heather Dunn in Tiger Trap, who played with lois Maffeo in Lois, who played in Tommy with Carrie Brownstein, who is in Sleater-Kinney. My dilemma? I'm trying to figure out a way to like Rose to Belle and Sebastian this way, and I don't think it is very possible. Rose has been around a bit, musically speaking, and I knwo that B & S members have collaborated with others, but how do you bridge the ocean? If anyone has any ideas, let me know. Anyway, I'll leave you now with the most famous person in the 6 degrees of rose game--Rose was in Tiger Trap with Heather Dunn who is in the Dub Narcotic Sound System with Calvin Johnson who played with BECK Hanson. Boy, I'm sure you're all impressed. Sorry to waste your time. Just hit the delete key. Brandt +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Stop Poking My Box.
by vibrosheep＠junglemail.net 26 Jan '00

26 Jan '00

BOX-SET... I probably only read my own mails but I can't believe this hasn't been said before... Why in hell didn't they include a fourth disc of previously unreleased material, unavailable on it's own, to encourage the likes of Andrew Dean to clean his bedroom and make space for the sodding thing. THAI NEWS... They're mad fucking bastards sometimes in''em? Older Lucy informed us of young Nathan, just 7, but already with more taste in the sartorial department than the majority of you capital dwelling sorts. You can learn a lot from 7 year olds Lucy, especially about Pokemon, which is bollocks right, cos in Japan ( and I'm sure someone's gonna prove me wrong here)they call it Pocket Monsters, but over here we give it some sort of noncey fucking handle like Pokemon. KEVAN COOKE...AGGGGGHH What are we going to do about the Millenium B&S World Subbuteo European Second Division Nuneaton Borough U-12's Cup Final ? THEY'RE NOT BLOODY MAKING THE DAMN STUFF NO MORE !!! No wonder Isobels arse is so chuffing big, it's got three years worth of sodding UHU on it. I'm sure she appreciates us airfixing it black for that slimmer look, but there's no helping the poor lass now. I blame the kids with their Slinkies and their BMX bikes. There's just not enough demand for adults toys anymore. GOD, I'M TALENTED.... Sunday saw me so pissed I got up and did Karaoke...twice...same song. "Panic" by some group of scruffy urchins from a previous decade or something. How the crowd was delighted (well the new pit-pony anyway)as I gargled "Panic on the Streets of Carlisle...Dublin, Dundee, Humberside" managing to change to the relevant accent for each placename. Try it, it isn't easy. PIT-PONIES.... Am I sick ? I have to ask right, but it's just that my new Pit-Pony, Kate, has exactly the same name as the last Pit-Pony, who was called Kate...also. It's pure coincidence, but would a man (not a boy) of sounder mind have run a fucking mile ? YOU TELL ME... I'm off for a packet of Pickled Onion Monster Munch. VS (OSU) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: a spring a spring a marvelous thing!
by Steven Kado 26 Jan '00

26 Jan '00

i get the feeling that this didn't go thru so i'm sending it again. lorg knows that this is a really important and vital email. who the hell is afraid of moomins? what is that all about? i mean really, what kind of wimp are you? i for one am not even finnish, and yet i love the moomins dearly. i even have a moomin mug for special hot-chocolate when i'm feeling poorly and upset. i bet other notable fins like panasonic and jimi tenor and tom of finland all have deep seated moomin coolness lurking at the heart of their lofty art. yes! M O O M I N S !!! I APPEAR IN LUCY ALDER'S DREAMS! YES! months of focusing my chi-ray over the ocean has finally paid off! actually, i'm as surprised as anyone could be, last night just as i was going to bed i heard a rather shrill womans voice call my name, but i just assumed it was one of the vermin living in my wall, trying to lure me out of bed so that they could drop a net on me or something. maybe i was hearing lucy's scream of surprise as she realized that a real person was sending her email in a dream. or maybe i'm just full of shit. (although i've barely eaten all day so its unlikely) hmmm, and i will also be eating fish-sticks later tonite as they are the only food left in my house, i will now undoubtedly visualize lucy lying asleep on each one as i saw her in half with my knife and dip her (and her mattress) in soy sauce. ugh. the woild of fashion: yes! there are 2 new T-Shirts from steven kado sharpie industries: the first: 'Justice is alright' the second 'HEY SAILOR!' yes! i can't wait till the salt and slush is off the roads so that i can get my white suede loafers out! then i will be SOOOOOOOstylin' ALSO: I WORK! last night was my first day of work. I work coat-check at the CBC broadcasting centre's theater and last night we had this Robbie Burns day thing (taping in advance) and so i found myself taking all kinds of scottish coats, from all kinds of scottish old people. it was quite exciting really. two of the old geezers tried to make off with the coat hangers. also the girl on the program who read some moving selections of Mr.Burns' poetry sounded very much like she could have been in belle and sebastian, especially those talky bits in i could be dreaming....yeah, she could have done that. its a nice job, i really only do half an hour of work and the rest of the time i had an elastic band war with my co-workers and made fun of the baritone singer. it is tops steve ______________________________________________________ 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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