November 2001 - Sinister

Sinister: the concept of family
by lindsey baker 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

hello sinister. someone once told me i was like a smurf: such a big person in such a small package. this week, i wanted to be a big person in a big package with big arms i could wrap around all of sinister. thank you. so much. you all have made this time easier with your thoughts and prayers and words of support. ulla, you are a doll, and i am still weepy over the picture. i love it. :) but. i do feel that i should say something of this: death is a precursor and period -- life rests in between. and i know it is for living that we are here. to make the most out of the time in between the brackets. don't waste it on petty somethings. for everyone, misslindseylou ______________________________________________________________________________ Send a friend your Buddy Card and stay in contact always with Excite Messenger http://messenger.excite.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: B&S brazilian gig, as a first message... and, in the end, a "I am really sorry" message.
by arlequim＠osite.com.br 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

I am from Brazil. Precisely from Rio de Janeiro. And, of course, I was there at the Belle & Sebastian gig at Free Jazz Festival (although I must admit there was almost nothing could be precisely nominated as "jazz" in the cast). After a short Sygur Rós presentation, after which the brains of the audience felt confortably melted, everyone started singing "The State I Am In" as if it was the national anthem, with hands on chest. I thought B&S fans in Brazil were, as I am, a little more discreet and introspective. When the show started, a guy on the left start yellin' the lyrics in Sepultura style, guturally. He didn't care about the melody at all, and cared a few about metrics: he just wanted to prove to everyone around that, although he had a terrible lack of musical talent, had spent about 20 hours a day in front of the stereo, so he could memorize every single line of every single song. When Steve started playing the horn, so that we all realized that "Me and the Major" was on its way, I had to run away, because the same guy started jumping like a monkey. Uau, he was in a speed metal gig in his mind!... I squeezed myself through the crowd, so I reached the other side, we're I would be safe. At this point, I saw a group of girls who, on the other hand, didn't know anything of what was happening on stage. They were just glancing aroung, adjusting their tight skirts and heavy make-up, looking for true love, I guess. By the time "Don't Leave the Light on Baby" begun, they were flirting with a group of sympathetic guys, including me. I was too much focused to pay attention to them, but I have to admit they were preety beautiful! I simply wasn't in the mood for any extra activity: just watching the show carefully, so I could always make a mind visitation to that moment of my life and experiment that feelings all over again: the excitation, the groove, the anxiety for not knowing what could come next in the setlist. I had to keep'em, because there is a strong possibilty the band will never come to my country again. When I turned back to the girls, "The Boy with the Arab Strap" was in the middle, and they were dancing with their brand new pairs. I felt a sincere happiness: they were not there for a B&S show at all, but, even then, the reached their objective. Touching... "Fox in the Snow" was the emotional peak of the night. There were other highlights. The girls-who-found-love in front of me loved when the band covered Caetano Veloso's "Baby" in a perfect arrangement and "Minha Menina", a classic with Os Mutantes. Finally something they could sing aloud!! By the way, does anyone know if Sarah Martin has ever spoken portuguese before??? She sang amazingly well! After the show, headed home. It was thursday, and the office was waiting for me the following day. What else could I do? But I confess I hardly slept that night... Uff!! HOw hard it is to write the first text to a list! I felt obliged to say something about B&S. Promise I will be more original and personal on next messages. * * * * another thing * * * * I am sorry for the "test message" that went before this one. My younger brother was on command of the computer and I asked him to send a message for the list, saying something nice, in order to test my inclusion in it. He just perpetrated this bad, bad, bad joke and didn't think about the consequences it could have for me and my reception, as a foreing element, in Sinister. So sorry, sorry and sorry again. As someone said to me sooner, as a comment, "we take the list we make" - or something similar. I belive that too. Roberto +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Once there was a scientist with a nose made of silver
by Will Salt 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

2pm, and it's already dark enough to light the streetlamps. It must be getting close to winter. I wanted to go out this afternoon and take photographs, but it's too dark to do that now. The film in my camera has pictures of stacey *dahling*, Danny The Champion of West Ayrshire and various other Sinister celebrities, and I want to see what they look like. I'm feeling annoyed today. My mad flatmate concocted a Cunning Plan to move to Wales without me noticing and thus con me out of the £1000 she owes me in rent. She has this marvellous idea of getting a job in a hotel in a small Welsh seaside resort, in the middle of winter, without being able to speak the language. Maybe she will try to persuade them she can speak the language; that would be quite funny. All day I have had phone calls from Welsh hoteliers. I want to tell them all that she is trying to escape her debts, and that she nearly got booted from her last hotel job for sleeping with the guests; but I can't bring myself to do it. It is true, before you ask. On her last day at work she killed a few minutes by shagging a visiting pest controller. I don't think he could bring her under control though. When she has men, she tries to hide me from them. She only brings them over if she's very drunk, or if she thinks I'm going away. Maybe she's worried that I'll tell them what she's like. But that's enough ranting. If anyone is looking for a nice cheap Edinburgh flat, let me know. Even if she doesn't go, I really ought to let the spare room out. I'm probably just jealous because I had a job interview last week and haven't heard anything yet. Smells like doom. Liz Daplyn said I'm very blonde. Only on my head, dear. I get even blonder in summer, though. Something to do with the light. Oooh, yes, there was a picnic. I went down to London specially for it, and it was fun. Lots of frightening people who I didn't know. Lots of drink, too, and not much actual outdoorsness. I tried to persuade a non-sinister friend of mine to come along, but he was too desperate to do his Christmas shopping. I had met some of the people at the picnic before. Big Gay Mark thought I was the epitome of twee, or something. "Every time I see you you have pigtails and makeup," he said. "That's two separate occasions!" I shouted. I didn't have my hair in pigtails this time, and the only makeup was the extremely expensive red stuff that Lucy was putting on everybody. Twenty-three pounds per bottle of crushed rose petal essence. I enjoyed the picnic far too much. It must have been the gin. Rachel and Rachel persuaded me to drink it, along with many many other types of spirit. "it's very small, and made of glass and grossly over-advertised" SCANDINAVIAN TRIVIA MOMENT: Those of you with the Pop Knowledge will have already realised what song (and what band) I stole the subject line from. Those of you who know your bacon will even be able to think of a scientist with a nose made of silver, and those of you who know so much trivia you spend all your days staring up at the sky will be able to name a scientist with a nose made of silver and an extremely tenuous connection to the Sinister list. Answers on a postcard, if you can be bothered. What else happened at the picnic? I don't think I can remember; it was a whole week ago now nearly. I did have a slight idea: in Christmas week, I will be taking fellow listee Dimitra to visit the picturesque former county of Humberside. Does anyone who will be in that area then fancy a small christmas picnic? I know there are (or were) at least three other listees with connections to Grimsby or Hull, and Sheffield isn't too far away either. Let me know if you're interested. Right. That's the post. Should I now a) do my laundry and go hang round bookstores, or b) play 3D Tetris again? It's a difficult decision, you know. Ta-taa, gneissy xx "But I was lying out in the long grass Just watching the clouds pass over the sun And I was dreaming of a journey Down a river, to an ocean. And through the breaks in the waves I could see that we were saved I could see that we were saved From destruction." -- Will Salt ICQ 66321009 http://www.btinternet.com/~wpsalt/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: pants: oh dear
by elise j. spry 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

Hello again, As Ken Chu so kindly reminded me. When I said "pants", all you lovely UK dwelling people should substitute "trousers". I wouldn't want the lot of you thinking Elise J Spry walks around the town sporting misshapen granny panties. Yuck, what an awful picture, that must have been. Droopy drawers indeed! Sean can attest the the fitness of my pants. Panties. Thanks for understanding, and Ken, thanks for writing back so quickly! You rawk, man. I love you all, -elise __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Where art defines our lives?
by Apps Ben (Mr B) 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

Good day friends, I am very happy to say that my world is becoming sinisterer(?) daily! A year or so ago B&S, their songs and the world therein was confined to the space between my ears and my stereo. Now it's tangible, and I've met real people who feel the same about them, it's more than just grate, it's bloody brilliant!! And now I'm jetting off to L.A. to visit the fantastical Rachel Fruitloop for New Year and feel like "the luckiest guy in the world (tm)" I just wanted to tell everyone and thank you all, right enough of the gushy stuff. So I have been lucky enough to listen to all the new songs on the forthcoming EP, and here are the results of the Appsian judges: I'm Waking Up to Us I really approve of Struan's affected tone here. Sounds like there's a lump in his throat and he's gonna cry at any moment. Can anyone else hear a bit of one of the songs from 'war of the worlds' in it? Also give it a week or so and you too will be walking down the street singing "chapter is, chapter is, chapter is clo-osed" in ever higher pitches. 9/10 A real heartwrenching classic I love my Car Please don't stone me, but this is probably one of my least favourite B&S songs to date. I didn't like it live and I did'ne like it now. Maybe I'm just a miserable sod and can't appreciate anything remotely jolly. Retrieves some integrity with the line "the day will come soon when I look in your eyes, but I won't see you" 6/10 Better than 'Beyond the Sunrise' Marx and Engels Immediately appeals to the socialist in me, even before I've heard it. Starts with the word "misery", this is more like it! Scousers, Launderettes, magic! 8 and 3 quarters/10 t'ra then and enjoy your weekends Ben xxx P.S. Kelly - how d'you get on with that interveiw? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: It's your own fault...
by breams plural 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

I've just moved into a new flat. Actually the flat is old, but I'm new to it. Once the flat and I had been introduced and I had been invited in, I started started to wonder about the nature of relationships with flats. When one is in a relationship with a person (preferably human), I'm sure there are some rules written somewhere (these may be the infamous "unwritten rules" from which many quotes are taken but proof never found of their validity...yes Helen...that means you) telling of minimum times of singledomb between stints and when in a relationship to discuss with your opposite number the concept of love. If only boys would stop and ask for directions, then perhaps these rules might just be uncovered someday. As for flats, I feel that similar rules apply. surely there must be some sort of bond formed between a person and the dwellings that support them in times of need (or sleep, whichever comes first). For instance, is it possible to have a one night stand with a flat? Would that infact be a one week stand? What if "things just aren't working out between us"? Is there a minimum time that one should wait before shacking up with another abode? I see a niche market for real estate therapists. Helping people overcome difficulties they have in their relationship with their abode. Thankfully though, places of residence rarely stoop to the same lows that are often reached by others. For example, when was the last time you were chatted up by a drunken, sleazy flat? And how many times have you heard the sweet sounds of break-up lines such as "It's not you, it's me..."? Oh well, maybe I should find myself a nice single bedsit, then get married and settle down with a family home. I suppose I could now discuss the links between renting out your house to pimping out your daughter (not that I have experience in either), but that's another story for another day. Jeremy ps. for those of you that replied to my last feeble post with encouragement...it's your own fault. pps. for those that wish they hadn't replied to my last feeble post with encouragement...it's not my fault. ppps. I read The Basic Eight this week and it made me want to die. But I did like it lots too. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the turkey and pants report
by elise j. spry 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

Hello fellow thanks-givers, Turkey, such a delicious bird. I has a piece of one yesterday, which was quite possibly the best turkey I'd ever eaten. Usually my mom (who's otherwise a very good cook) makes the holiday bird, and she cooks the bejabbers out of it. It turns out tasty, but dr-r-r-y. This time, someone else cooked the bird, and wow. Wowie wow wow, was this turkey moist. Tender and juicy. I wish it was ours so we could revel in the moist leftovers, but our friends got to keep it, as they'd purchased and cooked it. Man. That would've been one hell of a sammich. **Bonus recipie: Best T-G Leftover Sammich Ever** White bread Mayo/Miracle Whip/Butter Turkey Cranberry relish, spread thin on top of mayo Thinkly sliced red onion Dark green lettuce or spinich = one damn good sandwich ******************************** Pants. A lot of us think about how our pants fit around these holiday times of overeating. Maybe some older ones of us have special overeating pants, complete with 52-inch elastic waist, extra buttons, and balloon seat. I have had the opposite problem as of late. All of my pants are mysteriously getting bigger. At first it was subtle, and I thought they'd stretched out between washes, as many pants do. But now it's spread like a benign stretching disease to all my pants, even my formerly too-small ones. Most of them I can slip on and off without un-buttoning or -zipping. On one hand, this is a good thing, cos I assume I'm getting skinnier (which for most girls is *always* a good thing). But now I look like a ragamuffin or a bum in my too-big pants, pulling up as I walk. I suppose I should 1) get a better belt, or 2) shut the hell up and stop bugging you nice people about my pants problems. And I thank you for listening. Or reading, as it were. Much love to Sean, Jimmy, Kirsten K, Rachie Frootloop, Monchichi An, Stine (hope you're doing okay!), and everyone else I neglected. I didn't do it on purpose, I'm just memory-poor. And friend-rich :) Kisses or hugs to all, elise __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: news just in ...
by Katrina House 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

Richard Colburn is to DJ @ SMILE (8th Birthday Party) Saturday 01st Dec 2001 The Star & Garter Fairfield St Piccadilly Manchester 0161 273 6726 10pm - 3am Admission £2 / £3 cheers, katrina. banchory press - management - merchandising po box 25074 glasgow g2 6ld scotland email: shop(a)banchory.net http://www.banchory.net +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: don't listen to a word I say ... not that you would anyway ... I may seem a little insincere ... but it's all down hill from here
by Richard Gillanders 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

I think it's paraphrased. first: sorry... second: mandee wright: I dislike you intensely. your very presence on this list makes me want to unsubscribe immediately. and resubscribe so I can unsubscribe again. but I still read your subject lines and scan your posts for my name. kidding. the rest of it: I went to see pulp last night. I had fancied it. but it seemed all expensive and stuff. and so I forgot all about it and stuff. so. thanks to SD's friend and SD's friend's friend who decided not to go. and thanks to SD herself. for inviting me. even if I was her second choice. at least. at least I was her second choice. and ian and jo-jo were there. were to be there. I remembered. and we caught them. and stood in a usual area. comforting. there are plenty of unusual areas around those parts. I'm gradually regaining my hearing; it was very loud. hopefully my sight will return too. nah. well. yeah. it sure was loud. so loud, in fact, that I didn't hear ''til the band comes in'. I heard 'tihbizantumtim'. 'the byzantine tim' almost. what? david moore once succinctly described how 'byzantine' worked to a mister shearer and myself. we had an idea. I don't think david moore had any idea. who he was describing to. me. I mean. not the mister shearer. umm. more what? me. under the impression that stevie jackson loves it. now I think he must just really, really like it. through that comparison. yeah. I guess it goes to show. though. that rugby players do like music. a few of us saw 'ghost world' recently. that was really, really okay. I saw the beta band last week for free too. that was good. um. uh-huh. it seems that one of my best qualities is that people think I'm arrogant. or something like that. worse than usual. but. better than unusual. hey. 'til saturday. then. ROCK ON, richard. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: One more wee gig...
by Neil Robertson 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

We've decided to slip an another gig before christmas. It's another cheridee bash (although we don't like to talk about it), and it will be taking place at the Queen Margaret Union on Thursday 20th December. We will be giving all the cash to the Red Cross to help with the Afghan Humanitarian Aid effort. Tickets are £10, and are available NOW from Way Ahead on 0141 339 8383. Tickets will be available from the QM towards the end of next week. Sorry if this is a bit vague, but it's a bit of a rush job. While the Belles will be trying their best to entertain you, it should be noted that it is highly likely the set will consist of a lot of peculiar stuff, covers etc, possibly on a seasonal tip. Who knows? We're also going to try and get some decent DJs in, and have a wee dance afterwards. Just a bit of christmas fun y'know? That's it. Cheers, Neil +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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