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Sinister: PAPER BOAT MP3
by David White 12 Aug '00

12 Aug '00

Just a quick note to let everybody know that you can now download the B&S track Paper Boat on MP3 from my site www.belleandsebastian.freeserve.co.uk It's the Black Session one, so some of you might already have it, but if you don't then it's well worth a listen. Just click on the DOWNLOADS link and you'll find it, along with Middle Distance Runner on MP3. Enjoy! David david(a)djwhite47.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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: rant in A minor
by Lawrence Mikkelsen 12 Aug '00

12 Aug '00

Hey gang. Am feeling a little mad today. I've been in front of my computer for the last 9 hours making the sort of little cosmetic changes to my web site that NO ONE will actually notice, in preparation for a job interview I have on Tuesday. I should point out this has been a crap year so far for me. My posts tend to be chirpy, and I haven't really complained too much about the sorry state of my life, but since finishing my academic "career" late last year I have had a succession of pathetic soul destroying jobs whilst trying VERY VERY hard to get a "proper" job in a web design firm. I'm sure a lot of listees know the feeling - you're skilled and desperate to work, but because you don't have "industry experience" (whatever the hell that means) no one will look at you. I have had so many interviews this year, and have come so close so many times, always to get knocked back because some "with more experience" happens to turn up. I mean, short of whoring myself for crack, how do I get that exprience??? It is crushing my soul. Anyway, all this is a prelude to today'sost, which may, through no fault of my own, end up a little on the ranty side. ***EBAY*** I am sick to death of people selling CD-Rs on eBay. I have absolutely no problems with bootlegs per se, and don't really understand why record company's are so uptight about them. If fans are willing to pay money for something a record company isn't willing to release, I don't see the problem. You're not taking money off the artist, because the artist would have made nothing from it had it remained unreleased. To this end I am very happy with the CD of the Bowlie weekender I bought from eBay a couple of weeks ago - it cost me about three times what I normally pay for a CD, but the sound is excellent, and it's a great gig. And for someone who is unlikely to ever see my favourite band live, it's a *relatively* small price to pay in the long term. What I *do* have a problem with is some poxy kid buying a "proper" bootleg, and then running off multiple copies on their CD writer and guiltlessly hocking them off on ebay on a weekly basis to the tune of US $50 or so. I think this is an incredibly mean spirited thing to do. I mean, trade them, make copies for free or sell them for the price of the disc and postage or something, but I don't believe music fans should be making a profit off the back of other fans. These people never menton that the albums they're selling are CD-Rs. However, pretty much every one I've ever mailed to check has either not bothered to reply, or has come back saying "of course it is - there are no 'real' CD bootlegs of B&S" Which is of course complete bollocks. So from now on I'm going to start being a bit mean and complaining to ebay about these sellers, given that selling CD-Rs is against eBays rules. I think David Kitchen used to do this ... but I suspect he may not have the time any more. ***THE 80'S*** I HATE it when people slag off the 80's. The 80's was an incredibly rich time for music, and just because top 40 stations didn't necessarily play "the good stuff" doesn't mean it wasn't there. Unfortunately he (or she) who wins the chart battle seems to win the war. Hence, the usual "best of the 80s" copilations are usually filled with Nik Kershaw and his ilk. I don't know if anyone has thought about or noticed this, but it seems like even the early 90's have now been forgotten. I was watching some American music awards earlier this year, and they did a "best bands of the 90's" poll, and Nirvana weren't even mentioned! Now I'm no great Nirvana fan, but as a band, they (for a time at least) completely altered the musical landscape. I mean, it's not like bands like Alice in Chains or The Stone Temple Pilots could have had chart hits were it not for Nirvana. I'm sure we all know in our hearts that the "best of the 90's" compilations which will start coming out soon will be filled with Britneys and Christinas and Mandys, and there won't be a Stephin Merrit, B&S or Pavenment song in miles. (sigh) As a footnote, I attach a list of some great 80's bands. (In no particular order ...) The Smiths Orange Juice The Go-Betweens Josef K (early) Aztec Camera The Pale Fountains Felt REM The Triffids Talk Talk The Wedding Present New Order The Stone Roses (just) The ENTIRE output of NZ's own Flying Nun label, most notably recordings by The Chills, The Sneaking Feelings, The Verlaines, The Clean etc. There. I could go on and on ..... but I'm starting to feel a little wired, so I guess I'd better get some sleep. Goodnight team ..... Lawrence Mikkelsen http://www.akn.quik.co.nz/mikelsen/aboutme +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: be a little more selfish. it might do you some good.
by Eric D Brasure 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

does anyone else think of something, think "that would be a nice little sinister post", file it away, then when you have enough to feel justified in sending them, you promptly forget? maybe I'm just too bored at work. all this talk of the magnetic fields is making my head spin. I bought, um, "holiday" because I liked the picture on the front and the song titles were interesting, and it quickly became my "I don't know what to listen to so I'll listen to this" cd. and just recently I bought "get lost" and I absolutely love it to bits. so I'm going to ask for "69 love songs" for christmas or something. all I want for christmas this year are box sets, since I'm too cheap to drop $40 on them myself. I guess I should still be grateful that my parents are buying me lots of presents like they did when I was a kid. of course, that may be because they want me to be a kid. or maybe I am still a kid. I've been thinking recently about how nice it would be to run away to europe and live in a castle. who owns them, and why? would I have to buy a castle, and fix it up, or could I just kinda hide-out and sleep under the stairs? I've also been thinking of which country I should run away to, and I've decided the u.k, because I speak english and so do they. or so I've heard. mr smiley said: "Anyway, I digress. Oh yeah, Americans have portions of food in a far far far to big kind of style. I mean honestly, over here in the third world I have to eat soil. Or perhaps not." you must have been going to cheap restaurants, because all the expensive ones give tiny portions that double as post-modern art. this is just one of the many perverse things about my country. I don't understand pickup trucks, either. I used to own a sky-blue 1987 oldmobile with seats that leaned back like you were in a dentist's chair. I miss that car. does anyone know the computer game "the sims"? you control fake people and live their lives. kind of an allegory for my life. anyway, I like to make mp3s of b&s tunes and make them turn on the stereo and dance to them. they especially like "judy and the dream of horses". this has gone on far too long. sorry. -eric "If you start out depressed, everything's a pleasant surprise." -Lloyd Dobler +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: grr
by LunaLilly＠aol.com 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

yes it's essex. I am a silly girl. All these British things in my head today. Forgive me. Olivia +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: an invitation to a closet
by LunaLilly＠aol.com 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

Hi.......So right now I am in the midst of having such a needed day off and planning my trip to the UK. I have a week there before I head to France. So if any of you want to recommend a club or an anything I think that would be so nice. Sorry, that's selfish. But anyway. My best friend bought me the box set of singles on a trip she just took. I already had 3..6..9..but the others I was soooo happy to get. I love them very much now. I like the song on Lazy Line Painter Jane (I just woke and I can't think of the name) where I assume it was Stuart, who has sort of has this little breathy laugh before the music sets in. MMM! I love that part. I went to a stupid show last night. it might be the last show at a lovely venue....the only really good one we have. Very sad. Although the scene here is sick. A bunch of Connor Oberst obsessed kids. They don't even see beyond that and the local bands are all they like. And because of this they somehow think they are cooler than cool. Oh well. I love them all. The one I really love is the boy that runs the local record company. Sigh.....I do love him. He's so cute and I swoon when he walks by. The Lucksmiths are adorable. I was wondering if anyone liked them besides me. Now I know. My brother makes fun of them. And Brad.....Mendoza Line is so amazing. I love them very much along with Sussex Green. It's so nice to hear other people giving them all props. Well, I want to stop typing now. Have nice weekends. Olivia +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Rah
by Mr Smiley 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

Hello, So yeah, I went to America. Not my choice of destination, I'll confess. There are lots of things I don't like. For instance, why doesn't anyone drive a Fiat? It's absurd watching people trying to reverse park a pick up truck the size of a house, when I think how easy it would be for my Fiat Uno. It's not green, by the way. It's blue. And it's a proper boxy car. I mean, it's about 15 years old, and it looks like the designer realised one morning that he'd forgotten to design that car he was supposed to, so he just handed a shoebox in to the important people, with some windows drawn on with black felt tip pen. Anyway, I digress. Oh yeah, Americans have portions of food in a far far far to big kind of style. I mean honestly, over here in the third world I have to eat soil. Or perhaps not. And I didn't find an Internet cafe, so I couldn't email anyone for a week. Which was crap. And my mother kept doctoring her accent when talking to Americans. Anyway, enough of this. Um, I know it happened a very long time ago, I just haven't gotten round to posting about it, but I'd like to talk about the Sheffield Sinister picnic. I feel I should, having a hand in it's (dis)organisation. So, yeah, I met some nice people and I had a generally nice time, bar the encounter with the nasty old man in the toilets who was dancing with Madam Palm and her 5 beautiful daughters. The thing is, I don't like the way we split up into two groups. I realised this at the time, but I was too shy to jump up and start talking to people. So, there were loads of people there that I never even found out the names of. And that's crap. So, if you're one of those people, I'm sorry, and if there's ever another picnic anywhere around here I promise to not drive there and therefore get pissed enough to talk to people. That's more or less it, you're all beautiful. Mike ICQ: 73775341 www.rebelmonkey.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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Welsh Rarebit
by vibrosheep＠junglemail.net 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

I just can't contain my anger - what do you do when International Celebrity Showbiz Superstar couple Myfannwy Von Biggenbaps and that oversexed little twonk Michael Douglas hijack your number one top of the list, has been for months, baby name ?? Now every common fuckers going to name their kids Dylan, even if it's a girl, and that just won't do. I thought of it first and that stoopid fucking cow can just rename her fucking baby..cunts. Now obviously I'm as common as the next council estate dwelling Yokel, but I will not be seen to be led by such Welsh individuals. Celebrities should not be allowed to name their children, they should just be called Celebrity Child. I hate you, now I'm going to have to think. Knobs. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Trembling Blue Fairy Wings
by Anthony Green 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

> >Another thing (before I forget), did anyone happen to be at > the Tompaulin/Trembling Blue Stars Borderline gig the other > night?? They were both fantastic... Why thank you *grin*, best of all (for me) was everyone was crediting me with organizing it when all I had to do was make half a dozen phone calls. TBS are stars to work with though - always polite and never argue over money. Eric was noticeable by her absence however. TBS are are one of the bands featured in a webcast of the Emmaboda Festival this weekend over on Popwire.com so you'll get to see them for free, all be in a jerky pixelated format. The Magnetic Fields/6ths are playing Shepherds Bush Empire on Nov 1st. Anyone who was at the recent QEH gig will agree this is a must. T +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Alice in the Wonder bra
by Toby Chan 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

Kind Kids My world's Fucked UP Dunno What can I DO .... ....... ...... ..... ........ .... ...... ...... ..... Subject is not a Subject It is an Object and pls press the >>>> STOP <<<< >>>> Button <<<< so everything will: STOP! Laying on the floor is fine STOP!! Hey, Use the words u don't understand is cool STOP !!!! Coz u can join the miserable world of Poet A.K.A Dead People -----------------------I am not kidding-------------------------------- Belle and Sebastian Content: Photo Jenny is my "B n S song of the Week". It is cool to huv a awkward award. Like <Band Name of the Year> <Single title of the week> <Best interviewee of the year> big mouth. Fuck NME. NME people will do stupid things like this Mate, I am really sick. Toby C Island East Hong Kong +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: good bye
by Kip Berman 11 Aug '00

11 Aug '00

dear sinisterites, i'll be unsubscribing soon. I hope you don't miss me too too much. I'm sure i'll return, penetant, at some future time. But with the impending schoolyear, i haven't the time to give careful thought and consideration to everyone's belle and sebastian dreams. And besides, it seems that many listees get very poor grades(and i'm quite sure that these are very intelligent people based on their well written, if a bit affected, posts). I remember a great many "i'm sure i did awful on exams, but it doesn't matter because i'm listening to tigerfishytwattysin and am quite content (in a mopy, scottish sort of way). And that's the sort of happiness to which i aspire. kip ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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