September 2000 - Sinister

Sinister: Songs that make you go silent, sounds so sour and sweet, you could be boring...
by Alasdair Cook MC1996 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

I am about to be. Bloody hell, Carsmile's talked to Tom Paulin! On the list of brilliant people to talk to, including Woody allen, Mark Cousins, Robert Forster, Flowella Benjamin et al, he would have to be pretty high up there. As opposed to talking to members of Tompaulin, which anyone can do and isn't very exciting really. Well, only a bit. And someone's grandpa was in a B&S video? Blimey, the things you find out... Knightowl: > There's a world of difference > between how a band like Oasis functions and a bunch of lads slogging it out > in a pub somewhere. Where on the scale B&S are at this point I have no idea, > but I think it likely Stuart rules the roost. Hmmm. Possibly, but it seems to me that there are a few strong personalities and very good musicians in B&S who each have a lot to contribute, and do so. Stuart seems like the kind of guy who's not going to bully and impose his will on others as well. And hey, they're all mates, and they all get equal money don't they? It's only a game show, la la la... David: > Is it Hyndland Church Hall that Stuart M lived and the band rehearsed? I saw > letters about the aforementioned building in the Glasgow Herald the other > day although no mention of the band. Yes, it was a meeting of about 50 residents and church-goers who were trying to decide what to do about raising money for the church I think, because otherwise it'll have to be sold or demolished or whatever. But why should B&S be mentioned? The chances of someone getting up in the middle of the meeting and saying "we can't demolish this church, Belle and Sebastian used to play here!" are somewhat slim. Kendra: > anyone else see *wonderland* and leave feeling like all their nerve > endings were exposed? I refer to Papercuts #4, Mr N.Dastoor. It will break your heart. Incidentally, I managed to pick up the rather wonderful Michael Nyman soundtrack for 3 quid the other week. Lovely. Peter: > I'm thinking of organising a Maryhill > Dole Office Reunion All-Nighter. Fantastic! I went to the Maryhill dole office a few times to try and find a shite job, but they didn't have any. They've re-done the pub across the road as well, but I think I'd still be too scared to go in. We could all walk to Calumn Shearer's house instead and sing folk songs while his dad bangs a drum. I like the idea of someone throwing a shoe at Lloyd Cole as well. Did he bring an extra shoe with him, or did he have to walk home with one shoe on? All lop-sided like a haggis. I once walked home from primary school still wearing my sannies after gym, and didn't realise until I was halfway to my house. Crazy days. A woman who writes for Scotland on Sunday newpaper is going out with Lawrence Donegan (the Commotions bassist), whom she annoying refers to constantly as 'The Boyfriend'. Apparently they went to see Lloyd play and he said that all bass players soak their hands in pish to toughen the skin. Do any bass players out there use this technique? Does it work with someone else's pish or does it have to be your own? Finally, The Pinefox (he is the definitive, for as someone more intelligent than me remarked, "do we know of any others?"): > >>it is what it is. > > That clause is below your usual standard, Cook. I mean, can you tell me > about anything that is not what it is? I hate English teachers. > "The Smiths are a good band for singles. I don´t think that they did a good > complete album, but they convinced their fans that they were unforgettable. > And they´re not better than the Go-Betweens or Belle and Sebastian". > > Isn´t it cute ????? > >>> > > No, it's bollox. The last sentence is an outrage. You can be the biggest > Go-Betweens fan in the world - and I am, as you know - and still think it's > the most flagrant, flatulently implausible bit of self-promotion you've seen > since Worksop, pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, sneaked into > Division 3 (South. Or North. One or the other). > Hmmm. The statement is, in my opinion, correct. However that's not to condone it. It shouldn't have been made, there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Still, the phrase "not better" could simply mean "as good as", or "better" could be in the sense of "more worthy" although it doesn't seem that way. I'm confusing myself now. I'll stop. Altogether. Alasdair xx PS Deacon Blue's finest moment was undoubtedly the single "I was right and you were wrong" with the piano version of "Wages Day" on the b-side. Superb. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: We don't need to show you no stinkin' subject line...
by FearofMops＠aol.com 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

hello Sinister Massive....or something like that. i'm popping up out of my whole. why..i can't exactly say. probably something to do with the fact that i've let over 100 list messages build up in my inbox and have decided to use this 3 hour break between classes to read each and every one of them. so now i feel i have something to say. but don't be fooled...i really don't. it's just that seeing so many things on which to comment, ralph nader, beatles, autumn (or absence thereof), 'isn't anything' (which is top notch), decadent hungarian aristocrats, jesse ventura, picnics, i feel i should add my voice to the throng. of course by now most of these are dead horses or are soooo last week. i will say that i'm quite ready for dead grass, gray skies, and cool autumn breezes. i'll probably get none of these. the closest it's come to cool weather here is mid-90's temperatures, which actually does feel cool after reaching 111 degrees. school is in full swing and after much procrastination i've finally returned. i missed the chance to get a degree in the 20th century, but if all goes as planned(which it never does) i'll be a college graduate sometime before the year 3000. someone mentioned NPR(national public radio for non-amurricans)...i think it's grate...i listen to it every day during my commute. one odd thing about school...almost every day someone tells me "nice shirt"...that's all they say, it's a different person every time too. so far i've received compliments on william burroughs, joy division, the clash, the flaming lips, and the velvet underground. most of the time it's a long haired guy w/ sunglasses and that laid-back-to-cool-for-school attitude. it makes me wonder if there's some sort of organization meeting secretly, deciding to compliment people's t-shirts. perhaps they think i'm one of them and it's some sort of code. of course my hair is short, i don't wear sunglasses, and i'm anything but cool. hmmmmmmm...well i've bored enough people. actually i'm kidding myself believing that anyone's made it this far in the post. hmmm...still 40 minutes before class..perhaps i could brave the heat and have my own one person sinister/b&s picnic. ciao. p.s. appy polly loggies to Miss Little Laura Llew Hoo who is more than 2...i swear i'll contact you soon. life's been in the way of emails and computers lately, but i haven't forgotten. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: The diamond necklace played the pawn, hand in hand some drummed along...
by Walkn10＠aol.com 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

In a message dated 9/7/00 7:38:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Nick.Dastoor(a)guardian.co.uk writes: << Poor old Brian went mad eventually, trying to come up with a punchline to some fantastically elaborate gag involving vegetables and Red Indians that would completely rewrite the book of comedy >> Is this a reference to the legendary "Smile" album? The greatest album never made? (in my estimation) If it is, Nick has won my undying adulation and is the reciepient of my Wookie "life debt" as it were. There just isn't enough talk about Smile these days. You would think a 16 track concept album devoted to capturing Americana and The Elements on the same slab on vinyl would at least merit an occasional namecheck. Perhaps not. Speaking of monstrous concepts, I would have thought with the all WHO fans who live around here SOMEONE at sometime would have brought up "Lifehouse" by now, but that too goes unmentioned. Our heroes gave their sanities to make albums that they would eventually junk, the least we can do is pretend we've heard them. Brian Wilson really did have some fucked up jokes though. He would always tell the really corny, proto-typical Beach Boy ones to the studio muscians when they were cutting a record (sample: "I really dig my new shoes man...they've got a lot of "sole". [silence] Now let's try this tambourine bit again...") The Beatles obviously had the brains and wit of the Pan Atlantic rivalry but Brian had the innocence, charm and mental instability, all of which adds up to a much more interesting story. I'm sorry, I love the Beatles as much as the next guy but I don't think "Motherless teen duo goes on to become greatest songwriting team in history" compares very well with "Partially-deaf, overweight, paranoid-schizophrenic overcomes thieving father and sadistic cousin to write, arrange, produce and market several of the greatest albums of all-time." Beatles: rich, arrogant, self-aggrandizing...Brian Wilson: rich, arrogant, doesn't know where the hell he is. I like Ringo very much, but then again I'm a drummer so maybe thats why. He wasn't a very technical player (Paul was rumored to be light years better) but his stuff just fits so well and ended up being such a Beatle trademark that anyone who says the Beatles were soiled in any way, shape or form by his presence is not a very good listener. How about She Said, She Said? A Day In The Life? Come Together? Long, Long, Long? I rest my case. I'm addicted to Fantasy (American) Football... Steve C. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* "Which Paul?" "BLAH!" visit http://callowkids.tripod.com or your crush will hate you forever Call WRNR 103.1 at (410) 269-1031 and request Callow's "Lessons in Shut-eye" or you will have bad luck...forever or something. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by sweetie something 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

sinister thought=> i wonder if those exclamation marks made this post look any more important, hmm, ponder ponder ponder... anyhoo i is back :) not that i was ever away but my access is somewhat (pretty much totally) restricted in fact the last time i was on was my last post and oh how i have missed u all lots has happened but due to lack of time i can only fit a few stuff 1stly if ne1 emailed me b4 27th july ull have 2 resend me it cuz hotmail have deleted them 2ndly i lost my mob so ne1 that had my no and wishes to contact me u can now do so @ 07940 316 821 3rdly i have a list crush vote WOOHOOOO!!!!!!! whowassit?? eh, eh, eh????? ;) and finally the important news i am no longer single! + im in love and it is the most wonderful feeling ever when he said those 3 words to me i had to say 'what' to make sure he really said it i am so happy!!!! :) however on monday my happiness will die a painful death for he leaves for the army 7.30am monday morning it will b 7 solid wks b4 i see him again its so fucking unfair but i will wait till monday b4 i let it hit home i shall live for the moment and enjoy my time with him coz its gonna hurt like hell when hes gone christ- i miss him enough if i dont see him for 1 day! anyway ill leave on a better note i got 2 rats for my birthday (even tho its not 4 another 18 days) and they r luverly thats all your friend always sweetie xox _________________________________________________________________________ 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 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: oh i wish it could be christmas everyday.....
by amy_jackson0 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

i'll describe the view from my bedroom window. the loch is choppy, and the gulls and cormorants bob like wee boats on the waves. the loch is u-shaped, with the isle of skye further away at the top of the loch. on the opposite side of the loch is a place called badachro, which is visible on the sunniest and clearest of days, and is quite idyllic. the isle of skye is dark and looms on the horizon to the right of my room. on really frosty clear days i can see the cars and buses with their lights driving along the island. the gulls settle on my roof at half past six every evening and squawk for at least an hour before flying back out to sea for a while. the main road of the village (okay, the only road in the village) that runs in front of my house is quiet today. some wee kids from along the street say hello when i gaze out of my window sometimes. it's beautiful in the summer, the beach infront of the house can be quite nice and sandy and when i was little i used to go swimming there. but the view is nicest when it's winter. i mean mid-winter, usually the week or so before christmas, when it's snowy. the torridon hills and beinn eighe to the left of my view are all white with snow and the sunset turns them a dusky shade of pink though which is amazing. to the right, the cuillin hills on skye are the same, though they stay white because they are in front of the sunset. the kids from the summer go sledging down the road, some on sledges but most on black plastic binliners which are always better. the cars drive along the main road slowly, with waves of dirty slush gently pouring out from under their wheels. the loch is calm and still, the gulls shelter on the beach and are quiet. the evenings are clear and icy, and the windows freeze slightly because it is so cold. when it is pitch dark, my sister and myself stay up all night, wrap ourselves in our duvets and sit by the window and watch the snowflakes fall as far as the eye can see. the flakes fall, whirl and fly around like little white fairies under the orange glare of the street lights. we flip the windows over so they're horizontal and let the flakes gather on the window, then flip them back vertical and watch the snow fall to the bottom. then by morning there is a fresh layer of thick fluffy white snow, and the kids go back outside and make snowmen and sledge again. i like it best when it's untouched. i'm gonna miss the winter here. i bet glasgow doesn't get sunsets like we do. joocy loocy's tale of the oxford pic-a-nic is my favourite sini-post in a very very long time. :) i just heard "take on me" by a-ha on telly. morten harket (or however you spell his name) reminds me of roddy woomble from idlewild. "take on me" is a grate song. when i checked my email this morning i saw i got a list crush vote. this made me smile. please, whoever you are, email me, just so i know and don't go mad with curiosity, you wouldn't want that would ya? ;) i'm listening to my sister's "new woman summer 2000" cd. it's, erm, interesting. c**ig d*v*d is on now. hmm.... *however* it does have "say my name" by destiny's child which i love, even though i have major problems with r'n b muzak, that song is grate. as is "dreams" by gabrielle which is one of my all time favourite songs, good memories of when i was younger and i always wanted a cool bejewelled eyepatch like hers, even though i didn't need one. i bought the nicest, koolest coat the other day. it's beige and corduroy and goes down to my knees and i love it. i flip the collar up and i can hide my head in it on the bus and listen to "sleep the clock around" on my headphones and no one can see me and i can't see them so the hard kids stay away. it makes me look like a sweet indiepop kid. which i am anyway, but now it's nice to look like one. i put my belle and seb badges on it (upside down of course) and it looks even better. out of interest, y'know the b&S patches? well, should i sew that on upside down, like a bigger version of the sinister badge thing? i want to put it on my bag that i'll use in glasgow, though i don't actually have one yet..... anyone know where i can get a corduroy rucksack asap?! big brother is getting interesting now. i want anna to win. or darren. or craig. just not mel cos she's a wee tart and she's a cow and i have massive problems with her. grr! and she snogged tom! gorgeous tom!! double grr!!! so all of you phone up and vote her to be evicted cos the look on her face if her name was announced would be tremendous!! and think how much the crowd would boo! and how davina mccall would slag her off, only mel is too thick so she wouldn't notice!!! ~evil laugh~ this is too long. hugs, amy xoxox +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. 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Sinister: Crossword: "Elfin"="fey"
by Stephens, JD 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

Hello all-- I have to make this very quick, lucky for you, because I must run out the door to catch the T to the train which will carry me merrily to NYC for Picnic 2000 and, apparently, a certain birthday. I have a few little (very little) reasons for posting, and the first one contains actual B&S content: In the October, 2000 Spin "no, really, we're indie" Magazine can be found the results of a poll taken last month. Apparently, the glossy-advertising vehicle asked its readers "who should Slim Shady dis next?" Readers were given the following hilarious choices: Hanson (69%), Belle and Sebastian, and Your Mom. The last two candidates tied with 15.5% of the votes each. What a LAFF RIOT. Other item: I need to apologize to everyone, and especially to Honey, for allowing my auto vacation reply get into the works like a rusty spanner. I'm really sorry everyone had to hear that I was away. If it eases the jealousy any, I had a miserable, wet, sweaty time sloggin through fog and mist and rain and VERY BAD ODORS in the Green Mountains with 40 pounds of inedible cured meats on my back. Again, sorry. One last thing: again, sorry: I am about to (very briefly) revive the Boring Political Thread. I happened to hear Jesse Ventura on National Public Radio yesterday. (For those unfamiliar with him, he is Minnesota's Independent Party governor, and a former professional wrestler. While running for office, which EVERYONE said was a joke, he couldn't possible win in a million bazillion years, etc, he used the theme from "Shaft" in a campaign ad). On the Nader topic, Jesse defined a wasted vote, saying that it isn't a vote cast for a candidate who "can't win," but rather a vote that does not reflect one's conscience. If everyone always voted only for the candidate they thought was sure to win, there would never be any change. Okay, I must run. I am very excited for the picnic and meeting new people and even about the train ride with my magazines and novels and crosswords and discs and all. I am pretty sure that the last time I rode on a train was 1986 (!) when I had no money and had to travel all the way from NYC to New London, Connecticut, hiding from the conductor in the WC with Gabriella Teresa Ranelli. Note to Pauline Shivers: if you need a female version of the currently-written-out-of-plot macaroni, look no further. schatz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.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 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: 'London has let me down again' & '� bout the souffle'
by Maria Sierra 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

Hello sinister people! how are all you doing? I hope you are fine and you have had a nice summer. Now it's time to go back to the routine and to the vile weather as well, but don't feel sad about that and try to take it easy! As for me, I have had a nice cinematographic holiday. I have spent most of my 'summer wasting' watching films, some of them in cinemascope. I have been listening to 'London has let me down again' quite a lot lately and a question about it has turned up in my mind. At the begining of the song there are some spoken words in French that say something like "ne bouge pas!". I was wondering where has this introduction been taken from. Do you think it could be form the Jean-Luc Godard film 'À bout the souffle', with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg? The voice of the man reminds me to Belmondo's one and it could be from the end of the film (when Belmondo is killed) Maybe it's just my imagination... Please, don't laugh too much about me if I'm wrong... What do you think about it? I thought that perhaps somebody could tell me the answer of it as I know that most of you like films and are very keen on them. Thanks to Jordi for inviting me to join the 'segundosdeluz' list. I'm glad to see a few of you there and I'l looking forward to reading your posts in Spanish, especially the ones from 'momia miel' (Honey, your Spanish is not that bad and I undesrtand all of your mesage) Kisses and autum leaves, maria _________________________________________________________________________ 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 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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by Lawrence Mikkelsen 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

Hey kids. ***LINER NOTES*** Wow ... I've just finished the booklet to "69 Love songs". I love bookelts that accompany CDs. Good liner notes are a beautiful thing, and were on of the initial reasons I fell in love with Belle & Sebastian. My favourite liner notes are those in the the two Postcard Records Orange Juice compilations - "The Heather's on Fire" and "Ostrich Churchyard". They make you so enthuiastic. But back to Stephin erritt. I believe he is a genuis. I can't stop lapping up his music. I got "Memories of Love" by Future Bible heroes the other day ... and have the new EP and the Gothic Archies EP in the mail as I write this. Can't get enough ...... ***CAREER SATISFACTION*** I have a new job. I colour in pictures. It's great ... I get really good money to draw stuff, and then animate it for a children's educational website. Fun fun fun. (Although also hard hard hard!)Still, it's nice waking up not feeling cruched by worthlessness because you can't get a decent job. I've been seriously underemplyed for ages, and was bloody sick of it. ***SODASTREAM*** Love the new album. Really love it. Not as immediate as the "Practical Footware EP" but worth the effort. Did any Australian listees happen to tape the on air thing they did a few nights ago. If so .... CAN I PLEASE HAVE A COPY? I'm desperate and have HEAPSof good stuff to trade in return. Whilst on the Sodastream thread, anyone know where I can get a copy of the "Enjoy EP"? Anyone want to sell me theirs for a princely sum? I am excited because I just tracked down copies of Coldplay's "Brothers and Sisters" single, and also "The Blue Room EP" I'm quite surprised at how much I like Coldplay ... they're much better than I thought they would be, having had them described to me but not actually having heard them for along time. ***SPRING - IT'S A CROCK*** It's currently getting light about 5:20am, and I have a window in my room, and even with two thick curtains it's like daylight at thsat time, and the birds outside go made and I don't get any sleep after 5am. So I am ALWAYS tired. I want mid-winter back! Feeeling pretty uninspired, so will shut up now. Hope all is well, whereever you are. I'm going to bed. (Yes, astute readers ... it is 10:10pm on a SATURDAY night and I am off to bed. (Lame-o!) Mty girlfriend is on call at the hospital and I am very very tired.) Sleep well ...... 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: Sauce!
by chris lampinen 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

Hello dears! Today I woke up and decided it would be a sauce day. I promptly stripped out of my pjs and rolled off my bed onto the floor, where I proceeded to cover every inch of my naked body with Ragu. Why, you may ask? Because I am a saucy boy! So, covered with sauce I wandered outside. The neighbors looked at me, and I smiled. I said 'hello!' They said 'hello Sauce Boy,' but in honor of Friend Bear I asked them to turn it around and call me Boy Sauce instead. Well, after a cigarette I decided it was time for a jog. I rambled down the street with the neighbors yelling "Look! There's Boy Sauce running down the street!" behind me. I returned home all sweaty and saucy. I took a shower and put on my favorite cardigan and kilt, all the while singing "I Had the Time of My Life." After an hour or so of singing I got a bit bored. I went to the mall and threw rocks at young boys and their mothers. Why? Because I am MEAN. Grr! I hit one little boy rather hard in the elbow and his mother got quite irritated. She started chasing me. I ducked into the bathroom. Here is where B&S come into play. I needed a disguise so that Angry Mom wouldn't recognize me upon my exit. The problem was all I had was a rather small Bus shirt that I had just purchased at Sam Goody. I wasted no time. The kilt and cardigan were tossed into the waste bin, as well as my undies (just in case she had got a glimpse while I was running). That left me with a fairly tight fitting B&S shirt that barely ran past my belly button, and nothing else. Well, I used to be in cub scouts, so I'm quite resourceful. I took the paperclip that i always keep in my wallet (cub scout, remember) and made a makeshift diaper with my B&S shirt. I strutted out of the restrooms proudly, laughing at the confused mother standing next to the door. Not recognizing me, she complimented my hips. I have sexy hips. Yes. So now you know how useful a B&S shirt can be. Love, Christiaan _________________________________________________________________________ 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 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Lost Angeles
by Courtney Knopf 08 Sep '00

08 Sep '00

hola Tanneritos. a big fat smooch to all the lovely London Sinisterines who were lovely enough to put up with and entertain my roommate Sarah and I during our vacation. and a titty twister goes to the lovely Mark Casarotto and his man-nipples (which were standing at full attention during the entirety of the London Sinister picnic -- not just while he was having a one-man wet t-shirt contest during the downpour in the park). Hopefully I will have some nice pictures to send to Honey in the near future, so you can all witness the glory. Anyway, the point of this email is to try and rally the insanely lazy and anti-social Los Angeles members of the list into having a picnic some time in the near future. I tried to corral fellow listee and concert-whore Andy Corradino into action with me, but apparently my cry for help landed on deaf ears. i think he may be too busy zipping around in his new Jetta buying Ikea furniture to care about me anymore. weep sob, etc. So does this sound good to anyone? Just to up the smut factor, I vote for Will Rogers State Park where George Michael got arrested for his um... hand-y work. oh yes, i know it was a bad joke, but it was RIGHT THERE! Or we could just go to a bar and get plowed. you tell me. xx courtney +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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