April 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Harry Bollock had a rather unfortunate name...
by Robin Stout 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Really, the standards of the criminal classes aren't like they used to be. I was sitting on a train on Wednesday, reading a book, when two chaps came along and sat at the table next to me. After fooling the ticket inspector into thinking they'd lost their tickets, they quickly launched into talk of how they were going to go to Leicester and burgle Debenhams. Burglar #1: "The more I think about it the better it seems. There's a tunnel underneath that means they can't find us, even with heat seeking cameras." Burglar #2 (nervously) "Ooh, I don't know..." Burglar number one, a loud, arrogant chap, was apparently the leader and number two was his meek, nervous accomplice. It was terribly unoriginal. Number two would mumble an idea, then number one would practically shout his reply. Burglar #2 (conspiratorially) "But why do we have to go to Marks and Spencer?" Burglar #1 "To get a plastic bag they can't see through, stupid" I hid behind the pages of my book. They were rubbish burglars. I could hear every word they were saying. No idea at all. We were sitting on a bus last night when Legal Man came on the radio. It sounded pretty good, although it was hard to make out above the sounds of the bus's wheels and windows, buzzing like they do. Arantxa looked dubious. "Pastiche," she said. I rather liked it, though, but like someone said, it does sound like the theme to Eurotrash. Maybe the band will appear on Top Of The Pops, each wearing a pair of big plastic titties. I'm sitting in the university computer room at the moment, looking at a notice on the wall opposite. It says "In case of emergency, ring security on 3013." By some cruel twist of fate, 3013 was my telephone number in the first year and I used to get desperate phone calls at two in the morning from people who were being attacked, burgled, or having a siezure. Is that how you spell siezure? I had to tell them, apologetically, that I wasn't in fact the police, but a rather weedy young boy who wanted to go to back to sleep. It was quite bewildering. I woke up one morning and there was a message on the voicemail from a bloke with a thick, foreign accent: "I.. I cannot alm ze bellyole security..." I was terribly worried that I might have unwittingly let an innocent man die a horrible death. I do hope he's okay. Arantxa went off to ATP this morning and I'm feeling pretty glum because I couldn't go. Hope you kids are having fun at Camber Sands, anyway. You'll have to show me the photos. It'll be like Ibiza Uncovered, but in paperback, and with more boobs. Bye! Robin x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: APB- Missing Person, Carolyn in California
by Josh Baze 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

A mandatory "hello" to all my friends on sinister, but i'm actually looking for one of ya in particular... Carolyn, Californian, Gene fan, if you're out there please write me at this new address. I quit my old job and they took my computer before i had a chance to copy down email addresses. Anyway, write me if you can... i'm wondering if you ever got that tape. Josh +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Half Blaked
by CHRIS LEAK 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

>Not with a bang, but with a whimper, eh? It too is a >while since I've >read High Fidelity but I always found the central >character's honesty >about his own personality flaws to be quite charming. But Toby, how could he be "so in touch"/"aware" of his personality flaws (apart from the big plot changing one), recognise them as flaws (whilst once again failing to recognise his BIG flaw), choose to ignore them AND remain charming?? Whilst I am aware the human psyche is a complex thing and one man's flaw is anothers strong point, I have little sympathy for someone who is so self aware as to recognise their own flaws and yet is (at best), too lazy to correct them. Then again, who am I to judge? It's a book, I thought it was weak. I have seen fever pitch, I thought it was weak. I await to be persuaded about the merits of Nick Hornby. I could go o Leaky ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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: Planet NAY
by Toby Blake 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

> Before I go, am I the only one who didn't think the book "High > Fidelity" was much cop? (BARRAGE OF YESS!) It's a few years since I > read it but I don't remember it that fondly. Everyone I've lent the > book to since has loved it. To me it just seems such a diluted and > tame idea of "laddism" that Nick Hornby aspires to. It's > responsible for everyone from Chris Evans to Zoe Ball anally "Top > Fiving" everything. Hmmm, it seems that poor old Nick Hornby gets the blame for a lot of things these days - the middle class takeover of football is, according to some, because of Fever Pitch and now the antics of pathetic media types such as Evans and Ball is the fault of High Fidelity? Come on now. I'm not sure what you mean by "laddism" but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of what I would class as laddism in any Nick Hornby book. > The big plot development, toward the end of the book (which I won't > reveal for those who have yet to read it), which supposedly explains > away the characters lack of ability to commit is soooo LAME! It is > built up to arrive as a live changing revelation whereas it arrives > with a dull thud. I could go on but I fear I may alienate myself > even more than I already have. Not with a bang, but with a whimper, eh? It too is a while since I've read High Fidelity but I always found the central character's honesty about his own personality flaws to be quite charming. My girlfriend dismisses B+S as overly-precious, yet is a huge Smiths fan. I reckon it could be to do with the singing, or perhaps an age thing. She also prefers Brix-era Fall. Can anyone explain these things? Toby +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Looper in Austin!
by Glamtart＠aol.com 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Just had to write a quick note... I have just gotten back to my friends' house from seeing Looper/Flaming Lips in Austin Texas... the show was absolutely brilliant. Bluddy grate, even! We were right up front and I took lots of pics which will hopefully turn out nicely... there was a reporter from the Washington Post standing next to us and took our pictures and names so hopefully I will become instantly famous when I appear screaming like a banshee in the Washington Post! Anyway I think Looper was really well-received... everyone I talked to seemed to like them a lot. After their set they stood in the VIP section for a while, up above the audience... Stuart had his arm around Karn a bit and I thought that was really sweet. At any rate, if Looper and the Flaming Lips are coming near you ... GO!!! Anyway, I head back to Arkansas tomorrow... yeehaw. Mandy, quite tired now +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: my first post
by Isitwicked＠aol.com 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Hello everybody. I have had a voice on the list for quite a bit now, but I felt a bit silly posting for some reason or another, I guess I get anxiety talking to large amounts of people. Or maybe I felt a bit silly having an e mail address named after a B&S song. I get silly whenever this sort of thing happens, I blame it on the time when I was a tad younger, and I went to some concert, and I was wearing the performing bands t shirt, and some guy with a greasy long mullett made fun of me, so ever since then, because he had to say something, I have a complex. I had a chance to hear the B&S song on the BBC online today, and I was very very happy with it. It's diffrent, but then again that is what I think I love the most about Belle and Sebastian, they tend to cover every musical base that I like. Okay, I guess I needed to get my first post out there. Oh yeh, Im Jayson, and Im a cancer, not that anybody really cares, but everyone asks me my sign, and I just figure now I say my name, then say my sign. Killing two birds with one stone, pretty smart eh? +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: regal nan - the queen mum?
by Kenneth P Y Chu 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Just heard legal man earlier and absolutely loved it, best song I've ever heard with an electric sitar (look the fact that I've only heard one song with an e.s. has nothing to do with it), wow and it's a grower as well so I'm just gonna love it more and more! Did anyway spot the delibrate error when the guy said it's a single from the FYHCYWLAP album??? Catherine said.. >>He told me I was abusing my tie and my uniform...Today I have to see him to collect my bage....mmmm I hope he isn't there...<< What a moke! I reckon we should all e-mail the principal 1237 e-mails all demanding confiscation on their ties and school uniforms because they're abusing the belle and sebastian badge :-((( not a happy chappy here. Totally unrelated note now.. any outside chance of there being any sinister jugglers on this list?? If so anyone going to the British convention this year therefore a chance for me too see some sinisterines in person?? (I don't have a badge yet to turn upside down though). Or do I have to wait for glastonbury.. Happy two weeks before Easter and hugs and redbulls. Ken ====================================================================== Take Judy, with her bow and arrow, she's a mastermind Too frumpy for the teenage population of her time Car coat, she has a quilted jacket with a hood if it rains Big pockets for the pharmaceuticals she takes to fix her brain. - Belle & Sebastian +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: How to be nice
by Katy 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Hello everyone. Lately I've been thinking about how out of all the things people try and be, like funny and interesting and stuff, one of the best things a person can be is nice, which is probably pretty obvious. But anyway I'm going to give you all a little example of how to be nice. Okay. Let's say you're a boy and you meet a girl that you like. Or you could be a girl who meets a boy you like, in which case reverse the sexes in this story. Right, so let's say you meet a girl you like, and she doesn't want to go out with you. But you go and talk to her whenever you see her and you get to be friends. Oh, and also let's say there's this other girl who's in a drama group with you, who fancies you and who is extremely snooty towards the girl you like. And you complain to the girl you like that it's awkward because although you're friends with the other girl, you don't like her "in that way". And also let's imagine that this other girl can't act for toffee. Okay, so anyway, let's say this goes on for about a year, and you and the first girl become pretty good friends. And then let's imagine that one day somehow you end up kissing, and you ask her out on, well, a date really, and this time she says okay, and so finally you're seeing each other for a few weeks. But then let's imagine that you decide you don't want to see the girl anymore, which is fair enough, you know, these things happen. So you act funny the next time you see her, in the hope that she'll get the message, and then you go round to explain, except that you can't manage to say anything except "I think we should - er - well we should..." exactly like Hugh Grant, until she asks "You think we should just be friends?" and you go "Yeah". And let's imagine that the girl tells you not to worry and says that's fine, and doesn't do anything awkward like ask why because she knows there's usually no "why" or if there is it'll be something she doesn't want to hear. And suppose you then tell her that you really hope you do stay friends, and that you'll phone her. Well, just supposing this all this happens, but that you don't actually get round to phoning the girl at all and the next time you see her is six weeks later at a gig you knew she'd be going to....well, if all this happens, then don't just ignore the girl all night - say hello and ask how she is. Oh, and if snooty bad actress girl turns up with a new haircut that looks like a triangle, and if you must snog her, then that's okay and everything, but try not to do it right in front of the original girl. That would be the nice thing to do, anyway. It's not that the first girl will be all that upset, you understand, as she probably wasn't so bothered about the whole thing anyway and she's probably far too sensible to let a silly boy get her down. It's just that she'll be slightly saddened by the self-centredness of human nature. Oh, and she'll think you're a wanker. Of course any characters in this little example are purely fictional. It's okay anyway, the girl really isn't bothered, in fact she's feeling quite smug about rising above the whole thing. I actually am completely fine, I just felt like telling the story. I did say once before that it wasn't nice to be bitchy, and this is true, but then all is equal in love and war as they say, not that either of these come into this post. Anyway what I'm more excited by is that I've just made a really good compilation tape of Pavement, who are my other favourite band alongside Belle & Sebastian. I apologise if a Pavement mix tape sounds like sacrilege to some people, but if there's anyone who hasn't heard this wonderful band and would like to then just ask me for a copy. I think it's healthy to put music above personal relationships. katy c x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: good neighbours become good friends
by Caroline Mary Browne 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Hello everybody, so......... My life hasn't deviated much from boredom this week in fact it has started up a big romance with the lovely boredom. After wooing it for a while they now walk hand in hand gazing lovingly into eachothers eyes vowing never to separate. Well I suppose that's just the way it is when your final exams are in 3 and a half weeks and you have a 5000 word essay and a class presentation to do in the meantime. Tell us more says an excited list... well alright then. I did get to go out to a party on Saturday night which was nice. There was young people there who liked music and laughter. It was, indeed, all fun and games until, in a silly irrational move I kissed a boy who lives oh so close to where I do who I have known for years and years. When you know a person for that amount of time you also tend to know such things as his parents' names and his dog's name and where he went to school etc. This has now manifested in much embarrassment and awkwardness and swift walking past his house on my way down the road every day. It has also resulted mockery and jeers from a cruel group of friends who have been calling me such names as `incestuous bitch' although I feel this is a slight misinterpretation of the situation myself. I had to post a letter the other day in the letter box which is placed strategically opposite his house. As fate (of my type) would have it he was walking towards me on the other side of the road. In a very responsible and mature fashion, after throwing the letter in the letter box I started briskly walking followed by sprint-like running in the opposite direction. this was all within comfortable viewing distance of the boy. oh dear Im very jealous of those of you going to all tomorrows parties and other such fun things. Unfortunately I am confined to the impoverished socialising environment that is Dublin. I got the photographs of my 21st birthday. I look like a sickly girl who has never had a suntan in her life. There is lots of fake smiling and red eyes. I didnt hear the new single because I only heard about it today hooray. Well I think thats quite enough said on my part. Bye Bye List. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Eurotrash!
by Michael Cronshaw 06 Apr '00

06 Apr '00

Hello everybody peeps Anyone else think that Legal Man sounds like the theme to Eurotrash? It's grate though, B&S never fail to disappoint, although it's like nothing else they've done. They couldn't just keep doing the old stuff, we'd just end up with another Modern Rock Song. And Richard actually gets to do something interesting, which he must be chuffed about. Nuff B&S content. In fact, nuff content. Mikey.x --------------------------------------------------------------- He doesn't love you, I'm the one who loves you You don't love me, he's the one you love --------------------------------------------------------------- Bob tells it like it is, Canada by Field Mice +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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