August 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Re: Sinister: fleas, markets and trousers
by bela london 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

> >For those coming to the Oxford picnic....the University Parks are utterly >devoid of umbrellas! The next record-breaking attempt will have to wait >until the next Greenwich one I'm afraid. > >Now, who took those pictures......?! > >Mark. hey hey hey.. did i miss something? is there going to be a picnic right here in oxford? can someone write me and let me know if there is and when and where and maybe even write to tell me there is not one? alright thanks xxxbela _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: No Psychopathic ravings this time.
by CaMo81＠aol.com 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

Hi again all. No psychopathic mumbo jumbo from me today, I'm in harmless twee mode. Heh, looks like someone addressed the unsubscribe e-mail to the wrong one. Serves you right for trying to leave! Then again, he probably has his reasons. I'm being too harsh. Sinister isn't some web of deceit that draws you in and never lets you out. Or is it? Pedro said: >Someone said here (i can't remember who, sorry) that B&S are a great sound for< >traveling. yes, i think that too. i think they're the perfect soundtrack for walking in< >the streets, for my supermarket time, for my stupid and endless bus life. < Couldn't agree with you more. B&S is pretty much perfect for anything. Riding a bike, walking, sitting by a fire, driving, scuba diving, flying into space, fighting Nazi's, going on safari, performing voodoo, operating a guillotine in 18th century France...Uh oh I said no psycho mumbo jumbo, oh well. But seriously, I fell asleep on the beach to "Roller-Coaster Ride" yesterday, and when I woke up I felt very rejuvenated and energetic, even though I only slept for about 5 minutes. I probably looked rather out of place among the bathing suits and towels. I was sleeping on my side wearing khakis and a sweater. And to finish this post, I shall now improvise a short limerick using my 2 favorite things; Tea and the word "Twee": "There once was a boy who drank tea, He said that it made him feel twee, He put sugar in it With a spoon he did spin it And then played Le Pastie"' Ahh sorry I couldn't think of a good last line. Anyway, I'm off. Derek P. S i apologize to any Neo-Nazis, ex-Nazis or guillotine operating voodoo performers whom I may have offended. P.P.S: My 16th birthday was August 24th so I'm proud to share my birthday week with not only Stu M., but Sinister as well! How Twee! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The cocks are revolting!
by Mark Casarotto 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

A quickie: EARS Emily, I have your ears. Send me your address and I'll get them off to you. BEERS Picnic was grate. Whoever took the photos of 30 sinisterines crouched under leaking umbrellas in a torrential storm on top of a hill should send them to Hunny as quick as they can. If we're lucky, there may be the odd wet t-shirt in there somewhere (although, as I was repeatedly told, I don't need moisture to get me standing to attention in the smuggling peanuts department). WEIRS Mucking about on the Thames is FUN! Sally and Alix got their tootsies a bit muddy, but we did catch crabs and ancient pottery, and Sally kept yelping and stabbing herself with rusty metal and stuff, which was entertaining. I'd thoroughly recommend it. It's not even that polluted any more! TEARS Sorry once again to BG Richard, who I didn't cripple on purpose. Honest. And I didn't mean to run away when the police came, it was all a coincidence. Oh dear, it doesn't look very good, does it? QUEERS So who watched Spartacus yesterday? Cor! Dear old Larry makes a wonderful queen, though Tony Curtis was truly the most homoerotic screen presence since Walter Matthau. What a striking film. Gene Simmons out of Kiss was the female romantic lead, and I must say with more subtle make-up he's quite a honey (q.v.). Is it hot in here or is it just me? Mark xxx ******************************************************************* HIT Entertainment PLC 5th Floor, Maple House 141-150 Tottenham Court Road LONDON, W1P 9LL Tel: +44 (20)7 554 2500 Fax: +44 (20)7 388 9321 The contents of this e mail from HIT Entertainment PLC are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy or further distribute this e mail; please notify us by telephone on 020 7224 1717, and delete the e mail from your computer. This e mail has been checked by our anti-virus system before leaving us; we accept no responsibility for the e mail and any attachments once they leave us. www.hitentertainment.com www.bobthebuilder.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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: Sinister: Jingles! Cabaret! Merseybeat!
by Dewar 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

Hi there, I had one of the most miserable days of my life up Arthur's Seat when i went on a geology field trip. Incessant rain all day meant i came out with a paper mache notebook with "I hate this crap" written on in pencil. That was my day's work. To make things worse the other bus that went decided it was too wet so went to the pub instead. But no, we had to have the over-enthusiastic lecturer, didn't we? So i don't want anybody asking me about what the geology of the hill is like, as frankly i wasn't listening, and even if i was i couldn't hear because of my kagule. I gave up geology that year. Nice place in summer though, i'm sure! Rafe!! >speaking of arthurs seat ? Would who have thought Id get pleasure out of >writing about it? WE decided upon it one day, our after work mission >instead of going to co-op and agonising over dora spaghetti , we would do >something constructive not destructive. Ug-lee ali our boss gave us some >unwelcome advice before hand.Only it wasnt advice , it was boastful words >cunningly disguised as advice. "i went up it three times on my bike" he >said , boastfully. >Shut up uglee ali. we all muttered under our breath before the >adventure. WE met up with the most miserable guest in the world , in whose >honour we were climbing the stupid thing. Being over excited , we wandered >into a nearby slum, and feared for out lives. Then i bravely appraoched an >old man and asked him the embarrassing question of how do you get up the >mountain. He mumbled something about the other side which we chose to >ignore and proceeded up posssibly the steepest mountain in the world. Anne >decided to be the hike leader which amazed and astounded everyone, except >the unpleasantest guest in the world, because anne is the laziest person >youll ever meet. WE took many a wrong turn and we overtaken by young >children and old ladies alike. Eventually (maybe 4 hours later) we reached >the summit. WE clung to the triangulation station , mentioned earlier by >young ian, for dear life , twas very windy up there. Then we ventured out >to admire the view. Smoking was out of the question, it was much too cold >and our lungs had completely collapsed. Even louise the perpetual smoker, >decided against one. Next thing, wouldnt you know, ungrateful guest >starts complaining lots about being cold. Tough shit, we wanted to >say. WE're here now, it took almost five hours. shut up and look at the >beautiful view. But her complaining increased in volume and pitch and we >gave in to her petty demands. another half hour later , having found the >simple way down, we were at the bottom, cherub cheeked from our first bit >of exercise in years. WE were so tired that we punished the ungrateful >guest with a surprise night in, and sprung the surpirse on her, subtly by >dragging the duvets in to watch TV. No makeup was being put on our faces, >it was TV night, regardless of whether it was miserable guests last night >or not. >My thesis is due is sooooooooo soon. Im so scared. is it possible to get 3 >6,000 word chapters an introduction , conclusion and expensive binding >done? oh it must be, or else these mouth ulcers are all for nothing. > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ >Disclaimer : the information which is obtained through a quiet perusal of >these emails should be absorbed by osmosis. Allow one to two >years for the genius of each and every intentional spelling mistake and >grammtical error to sink in for maximum effect. Recognising that Denise >sometimes embellishes stories and leans towards outright lies is important >for your own acumen of the holistic elements of the emails. Should your >knee get itchy whilst you read emails from Denise, she is completely >unresponsible unless of course, she happens to be tickling your knee. Then >it is right and proper to stick something smaller than your elbow into her >ear with the sole purpose to hurt her. That'll teach her. > > > >+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > +---+ 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. 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Sinister: The Young Mop's Forgotten Story*
by Peter Miller 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

Has the Cutty Sark been turned into a pub? Hooray! Ray Bradbury, sci-fi superstar, says e-mail is a waste of time. Has he been reading the archives? Elizabeth, I'm quite grown-up when the mood takes me. I'm sure everybody loses touch with some friends, but I always think that aside from laziness, it must be caused by some kind of abyss, a secret chasm of unlikemindedness, some kind of crossed wire, a lack of common purpose, or their refusal to let us shag them. He who is tired of CHICKEN RUN is tired of life. CHICKEN RUN fans, can you spot the TWO links between CHICKEN RUN and the 70s WHO? I bought The WHO By Numbers a week or two ago. The music's not much cop, to be painfully honest, but the accompanying photographs are a joy to behold. Moon is actually FLYING above his drumkit at one stage. Roger has once again borrowed his mum's chamois leathers to wear like a window cleaning red indian. "I'm just off out to clean the car, mum" he said before scooting off on tour without telling his mum not to bother making his tea. "Now, where can little Roger have got to?" wonders Mrs Daltrey as Roger hurls himself into a startlingly powerful rendition of "See Me, Feel Me" in Swansea. Thanks for that aerial view of Edinburgh the other day. I'm sure I spied wee Keithy Weithy scurrying along from avant-garde fringe theatre workshop to avant-grade fringe theatre workshop. My favourite book about Edinburgh is "The Confessions of a Justified Sinner" by wee James Hogg. My second favourite book about Edinburgh is "Splat Finally Manages to Shag a Squirrel" by wee P.S. Mitchell, his trainer. Peter * by Humphrey Cushion +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a mini-fable
by julesmarkham 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

Jubilee lay down on the dense, wiry grass and sighed. The sticky heat of summer was fading, and the air carried the rich scent of autumn like a sweet, organic perfume. She turned to the black fox, who was flopped in the shade of her shadow. -why do things change but stay the same, fox? The fox was idly snapping at the midges that hung in the air, the midday quiet sliced by the click of her jaws. ~what d'you mean, Juby? Jubilee sat up, brushing loose threads of grass from her hair. -I mean... why is it always spring-summer-autumn, why is it meet someone-fall in love-break up? The same process over and over. Why can't it always be summer? The fox narrowed her red eyes. ~You know the summer has to end sometime. Jubilee said nothing, and the fox sat up, yawning and stretching her arched spine. ~It's the wheel of stars, I guess. -The what? The fox looked up at the deep blue sky. ~If you were to focus on one star through the whole night, you'd see it doesn't just hang there, it moves across the sky in an arc. Every night it crosses the sky, and although it looks like the same route from such a distance, it isn't. the difference is infinitesimal, but it is a difference. The wheel of stars turns around us, and will turn long after we're gone. The fox stretched out in the cool strip of shadow again. ~Three is the magic number, she muttered. Jubilee stroked her warm, black fur. -This guy called me a crone the other day. I think it was meant to be a compliment. ~It was, you're either maiden. mother or crone. spring, summer or autumn. -I'd rather be a maiden, jubilee muttered. -What? Terminal puberty? The fox shook her head and laughed. ~Or screaming children and all that cleaning? Jubilee smiled at the thought. ~hope, sufferance or loss, beginning middle or end, spring summer or autumn. You are one of the three, there is no choice there, it just is. You can fight it, try to live in summer all year, but it'll wear you out eventually. -So what are you saying, fox? I am what I am? The fox closed her eyes. -Fox! Don't you dare fall asleep on me! ~Now we rise and we are everywhere, the fox said cryptically. Jubilee sighed and closed her eyes. It was too hot to think. The air held a faint tang of decay, of leaf mold and smoke. And suddenly she longed for the sleepy warmth of autumn. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Like Dylan in red undies
by Jeanette 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

Hello. Now that he's joined the world of the employed, my soon-to-be-adopted-son Jason Andreas doesn't have access to Sinister during the day. He asked me to pass along the note below. hugs, Jeanette P.S. Honey, my dear, red is definitely *not* this season's black in the underwear department. The only red bra I could find was a 42DD. Yikes! I don't think I even *own* enough socks to fill *that*. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hi all. I have a dilemma. For three weeks I've owed my mum a lot of money, and was therefore unable to afford a Bob Dylan (who I'm *desperate* to see) ticket for Glasgow. She finally, this morning, after lots of begging, allowed me to hang on to enough money to finally afford it. They sold out last night. I am devastated. So I have two possible solutions.... 1) If *anyone* has, or knows someone who has, a Bob Dylan ticket for sale for the Glasgow SECC gig, can you *please* mail me at jasonandreas(a)breathemail.net and give me an asking price. 2) Cry a lot. I've tried (2) - it doesn't help. I'm hoping that (1) will. You have the power to help me, folks - don't let me down.... - Jason +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: i stand alone it seems
by angela i hate my last name 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

its really quite odd to me, i find that this whole discussion about politics truly shows how little i have in common with most people my age. most of you would prefer gore over bush.....i'm not going to mention nader because he doesn't stand a chance realistically. gore who would rather us continue to put all of our money in social security, so that by the time its our turn to get some of our so called investment back in our old age, there will be hardly any left to pay our monthly utility bills. at least bush is offering a sensible alternative, investing and controlling our own retirement money in strong stock options, while still giving 2% to our present senior citizens. this is making people responsible for them selves and not having the government there to say "we know what's best for you, give us your money to do with as we like" the cliton/gore crime family want to get all the credit to the booming economy, and prosperity of america. yet when they went in to office in 92, 21 million americans had no health care insurance. and now they whine that the number has gone up to 30 million....that's 9 million more people, they have had 8 years to fix this folks.....but of course its not their fault. nothing ever is, the democratic bias media will always make sure that anything the clinton/gore crime family will be presented in the most positive light. are you willing to waste your vote again for another 8 years of whining? i could go on and on about what's wrong with the they way they do things & i know you all want to slice my throat with a frozen soy burger right now, at one time i thought the same as you all do. all i am trying to say is look at what each man is saying, think about what they each have to offer. "whoa unto the land who sheds innocent blood" angela ________________________________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: coincidental natality and a minor Jeff Buckley revelation
by carle groome 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

egad, nisterines! i've been plowing posts that've piled upon my plynth like peter piper's pecks and have piddling of pith to place. however, is it true that stuart murdoch's birthday is the 25th of august? amazing! mine too! (and leonard bernstein's, but he's not having any cake this year.) Lawrence Mikkelsen wrote: ***NOW, MY TURN TO ASK A SILLY QUESTION*** Was listening to Jeff Buckley's "Grace" - a real evergreen of an album if you ask me. Anyone know what a "Mojo Pin" is though? I have *no* idea. FYI: The co-author of the tune, Gary Lucas, informed me, some time ago, that it was Jeff's personal slang for a syringe, with reference to heroin usage. (Jeff was the singer/co-writer, briefly, in Gary's band Gods & Monsters.) As I trust Gary, and as we both knew Jeff, I can state categoricaly that it was not a case of junkie glorification. He was not a heroin addict; it was just another of his darker flights of imagination. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a strange fear gripped me and i just couldn't post
by garymaher＠juno.com 29 Aug '00

29 Aug '00

We must all respect each other's feelings. The other day, I bought an inexpensive, portable mono transistor radio. It was at a flea market, as we Americans refer to what essentially amounts to a junk bazaar. I was feeling nostalgic for my 70s childhood. It was either the radio or an 8-track player, but I thought I'd have more listening options with the radio. Anyhow, shortly after this purchase, I noticed that my CDs would only play in mono -- even the ones recorded in stereo. This was acutely obvious with my Zombies and middle-period Beatles CDs, hard-panned as they are, since I was hearing mostly-only vocals or mostly-only backing tracks. Apparently, while I didn't realize it at the time, either the CDs or the stereo (still not sure which was the culprit) had gotten the wrong message -- that my purchase of the monaural radio indicated a preference on my part for listening to things in mono. Their feelings were hurt. In reaction, the stereo tracks somehow merged or went missing, depending on the artist. While this did result in some interesting new mixes of some of my favorite records (for some reason, all of my ELO records filtered out everything but the strings and Jeff's voice, sounding quite disembodied and ethereal), it was rather disturbing. After all, every artist should have the right to determine how its music is mixed, and my stereo / CDs had no business tampering with the finished product! Besides, I missed the lovely backing vocals on my TFC CDs, and Cotton Mather just isn't the same without any guitars. Whatever was behind this mutiny also had the audacity to replace the real horns and strings on all of my beloved B&S releases with really cheesy synthesizer reproductions. (Bad 80s Yamaha sounds, not even nice Korg patches.) Claudio Reyna is from the next town over from my home town and I feel bad his team was humiliated so badly, but maybe that will rile them up enough to actually accomplish something in Europe. But that's beside the point. Where was I? Oh yes. So I went to my CDs and demanded an answer. "What's up with these bizarre mixes? How dare you?" No response. I turned to my stereo and implored, "Please return yourself to your prior condition! I miss hearing my music in stereo! Why are you doing this to me?" "Hey, don't look at me -- I'm inanimate, remember?" it replied. "Oh, right, sorry," I apologized, feeling quite silly for having personified my audio equipment. Then things got strange. Whatever CD I put on the stereo, only one song would play (in mono) -- "Feelings". (Yeah, the one from the 70s. Suppose I asked for that bit.) Even more curious, every occurance of the word "feelings" was replaced by the word "mono". ("Mono, nothing more than mono . . .") Those were about the worst few days of my life, until the light bulb went off. I eventually realized that I had unintentionally dissed the stereo portion of my CDs and/or my stereo system by focusing my attention on the little mono transistor radio. My quest for nostalgia had caused modern audio technology to abandon me! So I sold the sucker on eBay for twice what I had paid for it, moved my speakers farther apart for better separation, and, as quickly as it had arisen, my little mono dilemma was history. But now <gulp>, everything plays in quadraphonic. And I still only have two ears! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ August 27th Sinister Third Birthday Red Underwear Day ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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