May 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: forever, like anti-oxidants
by Steven Kado 14 May '00

14 May '00

yes well, i bought legal man a few days ago...i guess its out in canada now. i hadn't heard it before, but be that as it may, i can't believe that it caused such a curfuffle in these parts...really, i mean selling out? what the hell? clearly people who find something terribly wrong with belle and sebastian putting out a fun single before their album are those who still believe in the mind/body dichotomy and resent that they cannot dwell exclusively in a world of 'clearly superior' ideas and thoughts alone. these are the same people who refuse to ever dance because they feel their above doing things like that because they might have 'fun' and 'fun' is evil because it isn't at all lofty or high and great but just sort of good.....these people are wack..... also, i got the chance to pull some illegal moves on the dancefloor to legal man last night, which was a nice cap on not sleeping for 48hrs ....yes, i also had a job interview at HMV during the peak of my sleep deprivation zombie mode, they asked me for 3 adjectives to describe myself and i looked totally confused for a while then said indecisive, slow-witted and that i couldn't come up with a third. it was terrible. grr, s t e v e n k a d o +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: dreams of pixie-cheeked trumpeters........
by amy_jackson0 14 May '00

14 May '00

fellow sinisterines..... firstly, why is no-one posting anything anymore??? okay, so dear list mummy gave us a clip round the ear, but that shouldn't mean we have to shut up completely!! please, i need to read some good b&s related ramblings, and i'm sure you all do to, so please send some stuff.........*ahem*........ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~B&S CONTENT (sort of)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i start my higher exams in nine days, and have i done enough revision? nope, not a bit....this worries me slightly, as i kinda need to do well this year so i can have a stress free, laugh-a-minute sixth year, and i dunno what to do! my stress levels are sky high and i can't sleep, and when i do get to sleep i have incredibly strange dreams involving Mick, a red sofa and Haagen Dazs cookies and cream ice cream (*blush*)....if i had to write an imaginative story in my higher english exam, then i'd be fine, i'd just write about my dreams, but i can't!! it's all critical essays and textual analysis and interpretation of text etc etc and i have no idea what i'm going to do. maybe i should work in the Haagen Dazs cafe in the Odeon on the quay in glasgow??????? gotta live in glasgow first, d'oh! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~END OF CONTENT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ anyway, i got my tix for titp, so i am all up for a picnic/pubnic (delete as appropriate), but as i have never been to a b&s piccy, never mind a festival, i have no idea how to organise etc, so maybe one of you, more mature and level headed members of the sinister massive want to sort everything out??? like where we can meet etc, cos i have no idea........what do you think? well, i'll be wearing a colourblind (tm) t shirt, either jeans or a long pink skirt and b&s badges and *maybe* a travis hat, so if you see me, come and say hello, i don't bite (well, not always)....... well, i'm sure that's all you can be bothered reading, take care of yourselves, and each other (eugh! bit of a jerry springer moment there!) littlebelle 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Continuing in my new found penchant for all things alcoholic....
by JENOWL22＠aol.com 14 May '00

14 May '00

Hewwo, Well, last night I stayed at my friend's, and we had a BBQ and drank copious amounts of cider, rum and pineapple and lager. Then, we watched Eurovision and foundit the funniest and most profound thing ever in the history of grate things, and we both wanted Latvia to win because the guy had groovy flares and he could do a mad stary-eyed thing. Then we got really giggly and impulsive and started pulling all the wallpaper off her wall, because she said it would show her mum she was serious about getting her room done up, and really it seemed a good idea at the time (though it wasn't really when I woke up on the floor the next morning surrounded by ripped wallpaper with a really sore head.) Said friend wants to keep a diary of all the times I get a kicking or whatever, so she can go to the headmaster(bater) and throw it on his desk and say "This is the spirit of St Brides, sir,' in a dramatic fashion. I really hope she didn't mean it, because she did something like that before, and I had to deny it all and she was really really mad at me. And she's bluddy scary when she's mad. I think I'll chime in and say that the sinister t-shirt sounds grate, if it ever gets to exist. I've been listening to The Queen is Dead for three hours now, on repeat, and I like it. Some bands that you don't like at first end up being quite good it you listen to them more, like Hefner, The Smiths and Salako, because I hated them all at first. Didn't someone say the next Glasgow meet up was on the 20th? Sorry, it's like a pure addiction now... Jason 'Twee' Andreas pointed at me and said: << as opposed to hitting the bully on the nose, eh Jen? >> Argh! Ok, right, this is becoming my mantra but IT WAS SELF DEFENCE! I went to a party, and I argued with a boy, and I was perfectly calm, and I told him to take what he said back, but three girls tried to drag me out the room, and afterwards they said "But you know how violent you are, Jennifer, we thought you'd hit him". But I'm not, I'm not violent, I've hit someone properly once and IT WAS SELF DEFENCE, and I bet they just wanted to dig their nails into my arm, because they don't like me. I have a tiny little funky gay pink plastic pony with a paper bow tie called Scorchio. He's groovy and I wanted to tell you all about him. Hugs, Jen Ps. I think this post took 15 minutes, but sorry if it's not good. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Get out of the sunshine....
by David White 14 May '00

14 May '00

Just heard Legal Man on Mark and Lard (at long last) and it's a bit of a corker. Mix two parts LLPJ with one part Black Grape/early 90s Charlatans, stir furiously, add a drop of Eurotrash theme tune and let simmer for a bit. Leave your Legal Man to cool et voila, one surefire hit! Can't wait for the album now. That's all folks... Dave david(a)belleandsebastian.freeserve.co.uk PS please help cheer up the 'sad' Discussion board at www.belleandsebastian.freeserve.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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Aargh....blue meenies....
by Nik Ovenden 14 May '00

14 May '00

Dearest Sinistereeny darlings, shame i missed all the twee picnics, it's a bitch being out in the sticks. It's lovely to see the 'selling out' problems have died out...hopefully faced with bright anticipation of legal day! Here tney come, 7 days of condensed thoughts packed into one juicy little opal fruit (such a nice name, why did they change it?) - Mondo '77? excellent. Love it, but it sounds like they went into a studio and started jamming! However, i keep loving it more and more each time i hear it... - Geometrid - great album, but 'uncle ray' pisses me off chronically - lollipops - 10p is too expensive when you're on 20 a day...are ciggies worse than lollipops? - why does it never thunder & lightning when you're out for a long walk? bugger. - people are now pissed off with my excitement over B&S (8 days! then 22 days!) Looper (gig @ bristol!!!), Pilton (7 weeks!!!!), edinburgh festival (19-23rd August!!!) then reading (23-28th!!!!) aaagh!!!!!!! - Gomez EP sounds remarkably unoriginal...time they broke out the kazoos... - Eurovision song contest is a fantastic show...if only to hear terry wogan whinge! - 2000 Troubled Teenagers sounds too good to be true...and i'm missing it...bum. Sorry. Also, how many people have heard of a band called 'polarbear'? It was snow patrol's first incarnation; they released 'starfighter pilot' on ehr back in '97. Are the cd's rare, cos i picked up 2 in weston this week...bit surreal...stuart murdoch guest stars on track 3! B&S content - um...the bowlie 'leg i got is incredible; their impending uk tour is too exciting (i get images of a sell-out wembley!); FISHYCLAP is an excellent way to abbreviate it! Love, hugs, kisses, jelly '(raspberry flavour), puppies and loo roll, Niko xxxx PS well done to honey, she is a truly wonderful list mummy. Does that rhyme? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Harry does it properly
by Harry Hunt 14 May '00

14 May '00

Robert Crumb, a man I've been promoting in the tape tree shenanigans, is still alive. Some people don't know this. He was once used as a mould for Groucho masks. Anyway, he once said something along the lines of "I'm really sick of hearing people's life stories, hopes and dreams." Not particularly poignant, but it inspired me to write, whilst not rattling on about the entire history of my life. Don't you love short blokes who witter? So sexy. For a bit, when I was 16, I tried on (it was a conscious decision) the adolescent depression and apathy thing. Listened to dire bands like Mr Big, and Ugly Kid Joe, wore denim, greased my hair so much it looked like an incapacitated flock of seagulls after an oil spill. I do have a point. Since then, I've been unable to appreciate beauty. I've gone all practical. This isn't what I wanted to become. I look at a tree, raining pink and white blossom, on a baking day, and there isn't even a ponk from the sugar beet factory, and it doesn't inspire or interest me one bit. Well, other than to write this mail. I consider myself a creative soul, but I'm fundamentally lethargic. I can be full of energy, and have loads of ideas, and patience, and feel ready to do things, like write that story down, or finish off those lyrics, but when I start it feels pointless. Not in the way of EVERYTHING being pointless, like some Camus wet dream, but it just seems like giving my brain a rest would be a better idea. My brain gets SO MUCH REST it's unbelievable. I've always thought my brain's all I've got going for me. I've got radioface, and desk-physique. Don't get me wrong, I haven't got low self esteem, I'm just comfortable with my...fallabilities* [*Reader : Delete that and put a better word please] I don't want to read a book on positivity, and come out of it blithe, and fake, and that. Music keeps me suspended in the good stuff, but I can't listen to music all the time or I'll get EMR poisoning. [B&S Content] Belle and Sebastian play nice music. [End of B&S Content] My picnic was nice. The second smallest Sinister picnic in the history of time. I'd just like to be less of a miserable epyx. I've no good reason to be unhappy, and I'm SURE some people think I do it on purpose to make myself seem deep, or get attention. Thanks for reading my tantrum. I'll keep you all abreast of my escape from Ennuitz. Love Harry +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: If you're feeling sinister and strange, why not post?
by James Gilmer 14 May '00

14 May '00

Hullo Sinister Siblings! I trust we are all well, yes? I was told I was "very european" today when I ordered a Pepsi without ice. I'm afraid I must say I wasn't trying to be classy, I simply dislike ice. I was also called a "nice young man" three times today, I suppose I must go do something nasty such as beat up an old lady before I'm in danger of becoming twee (which would mean I'd have to give up my current heathen boy status, wouldn't it?). Robin said: " If you want to be known by a label, you may as well be a tin of beans." Which is a very true and smart thing and is why all this talk of what twee is is a bit silly. Though I must give props to Jen for saying: "I think twee is just being kind and nice, and not always hitting back, and trying to help people even if they're bad to you, and being quite sensitive, and being gentle and a bit of a wuss, but knowing when to stand up and fight at the right times." Which I thought that was just being mature, but if that's twee then it is indeed a Good Thing to be twee. Someone else said: "Fuck this twee shit" Hmmm, what to go on about now? Well, I think some B&S material would be best wouldn't it? "Legal Man" I've finally heard it thanks to a most kind listee, and I must say I like it. It's really rather good. I suppose I really don't have much to say about it other than I enjoyed it. It has a way of growing on you, it has a nice feel to it and it made me smile so that should be enough for anyone, right? "Uniforms" I had a B&S dream last night. Twee freedom fighters in black uniforms with gold buttons and lapels storming the city and stringing up townies and freeing animals to run amok in the streets whilst bright eyed children look on at the brave new world where rainbows shine forever over cities of silver and jade.... Where might I sign up? I also have this dream of Sinister boys and girls gathering around Stuart and the rest of the band on their obsidian throne and the Sinisters are clutching the bleached bones of townies and P!O!P stars and howling at the moon and then I realize I've left 2001 playing while I napped. Speaking of Kubrick, "Eyes Wide Shut" is the only way to watch that film, poor Stanley, to have left such a poor farewell. Other Music: I've heard the new delgados album. Let me say that Peloton, their other album, is a work of brilliance. You should all run out and buy Peloton this minute. It catches you unaware, it whispers into your ear and then boxes you upside the head with soulful lyrics and lush sounds that turn harsh and cruel in a heartbeat. "Pull the Wires from the Wall" is a masterpiece, simply an amazing song. "The Great Eastern" is a simpler album, and it lacks...something. It's not bad mind you, but when compared with Peloton....ah, well. It's an enjoyable listen but nothing earthshaking. Erica mentioned Black Box Recorder, who you should all be listening to. I can't speak for the new album (Erica says it's brilliant, do you really need my recommendation?) but "England Made Me" is a piece of brilliance, which is what we should expect from Luke Haines. The same fellow who introduced me to B&S and the delgados said, "Luke Haines is a genius and you will buy his records if it kills me". So don't take my word for it my Sinister brothers and sisters, rush out and get a copy of anything by Black Box Recorder, they made "Seasons in the Sun" sound like a work of art, what more do you want? I missed Apples in Stereo playing in Michigan because our indie clubs have crap for promotion outside Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor. What a town. I grew up in a rather smallish, conservative town here in Michigan where Ann Arbor was considered the place where the freaky people lived. You know the type, the ones who dyed their hair all the wrong colors and put metal bits in their flesh and had nasty designs put on them with an ink stained needle and yes children, where sometimes boys go with boys and girls with girls. I love going into Ann Arbor and walking the streets and seeing all the wonderful people there. You can fall in love a thouand times in a city like that. That weird beauty that hits you everytime you focus in for a second and glances of brilliance you catch out of the corner of your eye. It's not that it is any better than any other place, but perhaps it is a bit more colorful and less boring, though it of course has its fair share of fools and mean people. But it's a fun place to visit and it moves fast and its not as boring as other places. It's rather like that feeling you get when you spin round and round and fall down and the world keeps on spinning around you. And yes, that's an overly romantic view and I'm sure someone would say I'm being twee but bugger it. It's the same feeling I get when I come home after a hard day and things seem like crap and I settle in and flick on a bit of B&S (see, there was a point to my mad rambling, we've hit upon B&S at last) and the world seems a bit brighter. Because forget about whether they are twee or selling out or any of that rubbish. They make good music. I enjoy their music. Good music makes me feel good. Thus, their music makes me feel good. That, my dear Sinister Siblings is the only thing that matters to me. That's it for now, take care all! "Goodbye Rag! Goodbye Tag! Goodbye Bobtail!" Be Sinister Children..... Jim ( grey7 on #sinister for those keeping score) "You must not mind me, madam: I say strange things, but I mean no harm"-Samuel Johnson +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Tiocfaidh ár picnic
by Hoveringsoul 13 May '00

13 May '00

Hello Sinister I thought I'd be just a little devious and use the current lull in posts (surely due to Honey's verbal wristslap - I am not sure if I agree but I am relatively new and don't remember the old list, without flippant posts full of whimsy, so I will be content to just see how it pans out) to post in the hope that the relative people will actually read this. As my subject line (which has no political significance whatsoever) hopefully gave away, I am referring to the idea of a picnic-style meet-up for the Irish Sinister Listees. (Out of curiosity, is there an already established name for Sinister Listees that I have missed? Sinistrals? Sinisterees? Sinisterines? Twee Fuckers? Pasty-faced Vegans? Please let me know.) It was originally Nessa's idea, so you can give her the credit/abuse as you see fit. She's doing the Leaving though, so easy on the abuse! If there are any interested parties who will be in Dublin over the next couple of weeks then let Nessa or me know so we can sort out the date/venue and so on. It seems everyone else on the list is going to a picnic - except for Jason, who has my sympathies - and I for one feel left out (or paranoid - you decide). So come on - It might even be fun! Byebye David +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Belfast meet-up ??...B&S DJ set
by Stuart Flanagan 13 May '00

13 May '00

Hello all This is a post for anybody in Northern Ireland or maybe even Dublin if you are realy keen! Chris and Richard from B&S will be doing one of their special DJ sets at the Belfast Limelight on Sunday 21st May. It should be a cracking night, so to celebrate I was wondering if any N. Irish listees would like to meet-up in Belfast beforehand ? If you're keen please email me privately and feel free to make any suggestions as to what we might get up to (keep it clean) cheers Stuart +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: go to this page..
by Jason Andreas 13 May '00

13 May '00

I'm sorry, but I *really* had to share this. Booyakasha! http://mackers.com/alig/translate.cgi?text=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missprint.org%2F sinister this is the Ali G version of Sinister... --Jason Andreas If nice guys finish last, then I'll never finish at all... ICQ: 45821217 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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