November 2001 - Sinister

Sinister: There's poison under the sink of course, and enough formaldehyde to kill a horse
by Matthew Henderson 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Hello everyone, It's been a while. The past few weeks have been strange. Does anyone know what it's like to feel completely and utterly helpless? I do. Now. I've lacked all sorts of motivation, and because of it, I can't get anything done at all. It's just been an endless parade of cigarettes and laying around. Also some Buffy thrown into the mix, which I'm just now getting addicted to. It's awful. I'm broke, so I'm not eating right (unless Jeno's oven baked pizzas for 99 cents and a Southern Up to drink count). I'm not getting nearly enough sleep, mostly because I lack the motivation to go to my room and sleep. I've barely left the house, except for school and to hang out for hours on end at my favourite record shop, while the guy from Widnes mocks my love of 'wimp-pop'. Sadly, the record shop is usually the highlight of my day. I haven't even really felt like listening to Belle and Sebastian, so I haven't. It's just Magnetic Fields and the Pet Shop Boys (the new DVD is great by the way), and that fails to get to me like it used to. For a long period of time, anyway. Finals and papers and applications are hanging over my head, and I can't stand it. Worse than that, I can't get ANY of it done. I planned on working on all that stuff hardcore over Thanksgiving break, but I did virtually none of it. I just loafed around and felt shitty. I tried to break up the monotony by going to Birmingham (not THAT one) to see the Strokes again. The 48 minutes was very enjoyable, but that and listening to Tom Waits the night before were the absolute highlights of the week. And I didn't even finish the Tom Waits album. Ah well, bitch bitch bitch. I thanked the Maker for the new single, which I should have been able to get yesterday. However, my favourite record shop's order has been screwed up, so I have to wait until tomorrow at 2 pm at the latest for it. I can't buy it anywhere else, because then I'll feel dirty. God must hate me. Speaking of God, Ian mentioned my favourite movie, The Seventh Seal. There is something intensely moving about the knight staring into the girl who is about to be burned's eyes. Was that proper grammar? I just tonight caught up on 67 sinister emails, and now I'm writing to you all as my reward (and your punishment). Jeremy, don't apologize (if that's what you were doing) for your comments on betrayal. I love it when people tell it like it is. Is that how it really is then? This city is closing in on me. I'm horribly tired of it. I wish I could just up and move. Although on the way to the strokes, me and my friends took back roads all the way through Alabama, and we got to see the real local flavour of the 2nd most polluted state in the union (too bad Mississippi had to let them detonate a nuclear device). There was a large high school on the side of the road that is now abandoned. There was a large oak tree growing through the roof of the gym. It was absolutely inspring. It's near the town where they have the annual catfish festival. How exciting! Enough about me. -Matt _________________________________________________________________ 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: Style is about how you carry something off. Fashion is just marketers' wank
by JAMES GILMER 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

I still haven't stopped grinning. Why? Because I've got the new single, and it's brilliant, a nice cheer-up at the tag end of an annoying day. The thing that strikes me is that you can just feel the playfullness, the pure fun that just bleeds infectiously from the speakers. Look at that cover and the inserts, do they not scream mischievous fun? As I was trying to explain what I thought to my friend Bryan, who was in the car with me, I was trying to put into words the appeal of the new single, but he was the one who hit it on the head when he said: "Charm" That's what Belle and Sebastian have got; "Charm". Good old honest charm. It's the charm of the pretty girl who's face lights up when she smiles, or the charm of the mischievous grin of a boy as he whispers an offcolour joke into said girl's ear. I've heard a bit of talk about how Stuart's voice sounds "strange" on "I'm Waking Up to Us" and I don't understand it. I don't think there's anything strange about it, I just think he's working within the style of the song, and I think it sounds great. Frankly I'm in awe how much control he has over his voice nowadays, compare the range on the new single to a piece like "Boy Done Wrong Again", it's astonishing the skill he's been showing. And the lyrics! Ace! "I'm Waking Up to Us" is a smart song about love and letting go, utterly well done. It's a great song about growing up and moving on and I'm just grinning like an idiot from how completely well done it is. "I Love my Car" is more charming playfullness from the group. Come on now, you can't help but smile at this, you can almost hear how much fun the band's having. This is flawless pop at its best. "Marx and Engels" is worth the price of admission just for the line; "She's writing in the style of any riot girl", let alone the absolutely lovely vocals from all involved. Fucking brilliant, and I can only shuffle my feet and hold up my bowl and croak in a little Oliver Twistian voice; "Can I have some more, sir?" I wasn't sure how "I Love my Car" would come off, I didn't mind it live, but I found it kind of bland next to some of the other pieces like "Magic of a Kind Word", but here the band just carries it off in fine style and I'm glad they used this number. Charm, good natured charm, that's what makes this so perfect, from the cover to the songs. I'm sure this outting isn't to everyone's tastes (and I'm sure there are still people banging on that B&S have never matched TIGERMILK) but if nothing else, the pure fun of it all should at least soothe the nerves of the naysayers. No sad bastard music on this one, even though the title track tells a crushingly human story. I want posters of all the band member's with the dogs. I especially get a grin out of Richard's inside shot, something about the look on his face. Of course, I'm sure we can all agree that the ladies both look lovely. There's a lesson for the lot of us; charm and style and an honest grin will carry the day every time. I had more to say, but instead of banging on about myself and my day, I think I'll just curl up with a book and a grin and listen to some charming music. Now, if only I had some pretty girl to curl up with and whisper offcolour jokes to my night would be perfect... Jim _________________________________________________________________ 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: ain't nobody that can sign like me
by amy.longcore＠ch.novartis.com 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Hello sinister. I trust most thanksgivings have gone well. Mine was a casual affair. I spent more time at my parents' house than I have in awhile, and it was good. Didn't feast too much, but relax too much I did. Just 4 days off and it was enough To send me into my "I wanna be a housewife" conundrum I get into now and then. I don't know how "wife" enters into it, but I do want to be a house. Hmmm?. Happy cheers mate day to the rest of you lot. Hee. Today I got some sad news. A former co-worker of mine, Beth, passed away this last Friday. Her death has me thinking?. You see, just over a year ago she said she was going to move to another town, get Another job. She claimed to be doing this for her daughter, who has special needs. Her daughter resided in a local group home, and they aren't so good around here (I know, I worked for one for a few years, local mental health is bad here, thanks to our governor, and major cuts have been made, especially in my county). This sweet mom wanted to move to a larger town, She'd been investigating some outstanding homes for her daughter there. She said she wanted to make sure Her daughter had a better, stable life, and plus, they had more relatives in that lil' area of the world. Within a few months of her moving, word gets out that she has colon cancer. I spoke with someone last week that told me she was in remission and was promoted on her job. Now, BAM. These situations always sneak up on me like that. It makes no sense. Not that it didn't sneak up on her, being in remission and all?but you understand. Now I feel/think that Beth knew all along what she was doing, and just didn't want us to know About her cancer. That sweet lady?If that's the case, why did she choose to go through that alone? How strong can you be? People often amaze me. This is the 5th person I've known at my work who has died of cancer. In 3 years only. Growing older is wearing me out. Can I be 17 again, just for a little while? Please? So, no Chicago for me this weekend. It's my mom's birthday AND I've had plans to go out with some girls on this night for a long time now. Can't let them down, now, can I? NP: Billy and Wilco "way over yonder in the minor key" Ooh, lovely. I'm still in major Billy Bragg mode. So, some wacky virus shit has been going down lately. Check out what happened to me? Last week I was downloading songs from Morpheus like crazy, and being the trusting Idiot that I am didn't have any anti-virus software going. For poops and giggles I thought I'd get "I hate Morrissey" by Ween. I don't hate Morrissey, but I hadn't heard an idiot Ween song in years, And thought I'd get a giggle. Later that afternoon, I went back to my computer to see what songs Completed their journey onto my hard drive. I clicked the mean Ween file to open and play in winamp, when? Oh dear. Right before my eyes every one of my mp3 files turned into Some vbs dos bullshit. Not good. It was the love letter worm. Moral of the story? Ween fans are evil, OR, some corrupted, sad, Bedroom-devoted Morrissey fan has finally found a way to get back At the world for all of the pricks and teasing he's ensued due to his love for Morrissey. Either way, it's not fair to me! Hell, I've loved Morrissey since I was 12 and ran to the mall After babysitting to pick up the queen is dead on tape! Egad! Basquiat, asked RAW. Well, yes. I adore that film. I also adore his works. What I'd really like is one of those Andy Warhol vs. Jean Michelle posters for that show they did. Those boys in boxing gloves, how great! Some really great music in that film as well. And, finally, postcards. I got one a few years that still hangs on my fridge. Some friends trekked across Europe by rail, and after their stop in Ireland I got a beautiful little card, which states, "Guinness is good for you". Awwww Yeah! Take care everyone, Amy(jacks) p.s. I love the new ep. too cute! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: listen to me, i sound like i'm 13
by juju 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

halo sinister.. i am running awfully late for my nightly piano gig, but i had to tell you something: he called me.. from pulp. in cambridge. just a few hours ago. i work in an icebox, otherwise known as an IT room, and my mobile gets no signal in there, so i missed the call.. but you see, it is some sort of tradition we have, to call each other from shows that the other cannot attend for some reason.. so it's like we were there.. he called me from radiohead as i was lying half asleep in bed. i called him from new order as he was stuck at work on a project. then i called him from ivy on my birthday cos he was too exhausted from staying over to late the night before to make it.. (he lives a few hours away and had to drive straight to work, you know..) and then there was the request he put in for a cover, so i called him from my show when we did "your silent face".. so it was his turn to call i guess.. the song he chose to call me for today was "something changed".. as i was racing home to change attire, the traffic seemed to slow me up in time to hear through the static- that familiar melody.. and i felt my fat bottom lip suddenly morph into a thin tight line pointing from one ear to the other like a tennis net strewn across my face, which promptly forced tears to shoot out from my eyes like tennis balls from a machine. somebody backhand me, please. i am fighting with myself over the question "is 1:00 to early to call somebody, even in the uk?" arg. the longer i wonder, the later it gets. blame it on Am�lie. i saw it last night. maybe it struck too many harmonious chords in me, and now i have to sing about it. but i woke up feeling a smile inside- like somehow the day wasn't as broken as usual.. ? he flies home tomorrow. i can't wait. i just had to tell you he called, cos it means that much to me. "where would we be now if we'd never met? would i be singing this song to someone else instead? i don't know, but like you just said.. something changed.." *sigh* ok gotta jet hearts, juju __________________________________________________ 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: New EP cover......
by Andrew Churchman 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

so I pick up the new EP today. Although I haven't had time to totally absorb every nuance, it's great, and I deffinately have no complaints. I was going to write in asking though, where's stuart, bobby, stevie, mick, and wee chris on the inserts? There's Richard, Isabel and Sarah with dogs and cars, but not the rest of them. Then I got to thinking and well everyone else has already graced the covers of their respected releases (stuart "3,6,9", chris "bwtas", mick and bobby "j,d") and stevie is on the poster for the the ep too. so I figured out my own problem. Also if anyone cares, "City of Daughters" Destroyer's 2nd album has recentely been rereleased and is one of the most amazing records ever recorded. ever. --- andrew __________________________________________________ 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: An ending, though not the one I had in mind
by Dimitra 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

Never laugh at people who post something before it's finished. It might happen to you one day. And follow Ally's advice. Fill in the address last. I remembered that. Cause it was in one of my favourite posts ever. But I didn't do it. Argh. *hides quite embarrassed* Anyway... I can't even remember if I wanted to say anything else. Maybe, that I need to stop posting. Most people take half an hour for a post. Or one hour. I take days. A lot of them sometimes. And then what do I do? I hit send before it's done. *sighs* Well I think I have to get over it, don't I. If I wanted to say anything else, I'll just let you know... some other time. Ooo and the picnic. I think I meant to say something better about it. That why there was this biiiiiig space before that paragraph. Because it shouldn't be there in the final version. But since I have already said something... I'll stop moaning about it now. So... just love, and keep the faith, Dimitra +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: i love my new b&s ep!
by Bdh52983＠cs.com 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

Wow Two Posts In One Day :D Anyway so yeah I got the "I'm Waking Up To Us" ep right now and I see why lots of people are dissing it cos it's erm "different". That said, I say it's absolutely Brilliant and yes that is a Captial "B". It's truly wonderful to see the lads and lasses branching out into something truly different after all these years. Don't get me wrong I love ALL in the B&S universe, but I think that this ep and I shall become close friends. Lovely pics of cute doggies on the sleeve too, like. bri +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: You were lost, once before, on a day much like this
by Dimitra 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

A few nights ago I asked my best friend, "So what shall we console ourselves with? They thought that some day things will best better?" I was feeling desperate. About a month ago my life seem to be getting better. I was falling in love and I got a puppy, and for a while the world seemed brighter. Then came a night when I listed all the things that should have been making me happy, and found them to be quite a lot... and discovered I was feeling sad and worried. I thought it would go away. On a magically sunny afternoon two days later, me and my friend are walking with the sea on one side and the city on the other. We had walked out of the cinema to find ourselves standing in front of the sea and opposite of some cranes. And of the sun, who seemed to be everywhere, in the sky and on the sea and reflecting on the first line of buildings of the city. It made me suddenly understand what the phrase 'leave the earth behind as you watch into the sun' might mean. It also reminded me of something I had read in a book, something like that this world is the most powerful one. Or it might have said dominant. Because it has gravity. Walking in the sunlight felt like floating. And yet. It was a reminder of the essence and the nature of this world, and how we can't escape it -like gravity. And as a boy told me once -while kissing me-, gravity keeps us from flying, but also keeps us from falling off. When we find ourselves in the wrong hemisphere, with our feet where your head should be. Somehow I know exactly what he meant. And walking into the magical sunlight after two hours of sitting in a dark room... it just said everything about it. Still, the world felt dark. However, I guess that's what I console myself with. I was going to talk about the things that made me feel desperate that night, not in a "why does my life suck so much" way but in a "how good can things get" way, in a "can we ever be happy" way. Sir David said : "I have thought a lot about happiness. It seems to me that happiness is the ability to look just far enough ahead. To strike a balance between doing what will make me feel good right now, and what will make me feel good tomorrow about the person I have been today. If anyone has any ideas on how to actually do this - answers on the back of a postcard, please." And I just wish happiness is something more than that. And I guess that's the reason I was feeling desperate that night. Postcards -it's one of my favourite words, though as far as I can remember I have never send or received one. One of this days and as a fight was ending, I said 'everyone is sad for some reason'. Actually, I typed it. Then I stood there staring at the screen, wondering how you can just let things lie around in your mind without putting them into words for years, surprised once more by the effect it has one me. Cause I remembered my four-and-a-half-year-old self lying in bed and realising that. And not being sad about it. Just wanting to find out everything about it. In a way, that's all I have been doing. And it probably is the reason why I have been asking so many people so many questions. About so many things. Maybe even I have been asking too many people too many questions. About too many things. Sir David also said: Sometimes you see between and through things. Sometimes this makes you feel warm, at others: cold. It still surprises me when I see my thoughts expressed by someone else and delivered to me by Sinister. And it happens quite a lot. And that's one of the best things I've read lately. Maybe just because I had been thinking about it a lot. Although it doesn't tell you what to do with that. I've spent quite a lot of time wishing people could like each other more, while at the same time accusing myself of having childish wishes. I know some people can't like each other. I know I dislike some people too. I know that maybe sometimes I don't even have good reasons for doing so. But... Maybe it comes from wondering too much, but since this summer I've gained some kind of insight into people's motives and feelings, I don't read your thoughts (usually not that is, and when it happens, it doesn't really make me really happy...anyway), I just happen to know a lot of times what people feel and how it makes them act the way they act. Sometimes I judge people... and sometimes I don't... I'm not sure what I want to do. Though not always. Maybe when I grow up a bit more I won't judge anyone. But what I do know is that this knowledge changes the way I view things. And it taught me that everybody have their reasons for being who they are and doing what they do. Which might not justify what they're doing... but it makes it easier to accept. I guess. So... please try to be understanding. And then -as Will once said- supportive. Sometimes the first comes after the second, or it might not come at all -but I suggest you try it anyway. The aforementioned friend used to be a boyfriend. And one cold windy night aand after having watched another film, I found myself walking behind him, and crying -cause he hated me. And wondering what I have been doing so wrong and I have lost almost every friend I've had (here). And at the same time knowing that -without it meaning that I haven't done mistakes- I'm proud of what I am. While he is shouting, to me probably as there's no one else around, that he's fed up with being himself. Well -we fight mostly cause he's depressed like this... but... (and that's one of the things that makes us be best friends, I guess) I remember me saying to him in September that I don't see the point in telling him what I think he's doing wrong, that I'll just love him which will give him the strength to get over it, since if he's doing something wrong in time he'll see it himself. If I had lived up to that, we probably wouldn't have been fighting. In case this explains what I said above any better. I just read that paragraph again and it sounds desperate... or something quite similar for which I don't know the word. Maybe it was that bad indeed... but it doesn't matter now as a few days later and after yet another film he called me and later he came round. He was quite sad... as if he hadn't forgiven me... as always. He brought me wine and watched me cook and listened to me moan (about fighting with a boy). Then he disappeared. As always. -Oooooooh. The athenian picnic. I hear it's getting bigger and bigger. Which makes me really happy. CAuse the 24th of March happens to be my 21st birthday. Hmmm, no, it's not a coincidence. If you want to blame someone you can blame Danny. I didn't do anything. But I wouldn't blame him, cause that's going to be like, better than the best birthday party I could ever have. Maybe better than if I went to Scotland. Mainly cause it will be sunny. Trust me, the weather will probably be exactly as Joanna describes it. It's exactly what I imagoned it to be like too. I'm always complaining about living in Greece but I'm sure it's a great place for a holiday, especially if you don't come in the summer. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: ...maybe it wasn't that bad...
by breams plural 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

sorry _________________________________________________________________ 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: Avant-Goth and the patheticisms of intellectuals.
by Joe Vester 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

A little kid at school asked me if I was a goth. Hahahahaha! Funny. I was wearing a corduroy shirt and flared corduroy trousers and a cardigan at the time. This prompts me for a new subject at school, called "Youth Studies". You would get taught about slang and what swearwords mean, and then be shown pictures, like TEACHER:This is an indiekid, now can anyone tell me what kind of trainers indiekids wear? PUPIL 1:They all wear different ones with very small logos 'cos they want to be different TEACHER:Now, where would you go if you were going to a Goth party and wanted to look like everyone else there? PUPIL 2:Camden. TEACHER:A Merit mark to Susie! For your homework, you have to write a brief summary of 5 diiferent youth subcultures: Indiekids, Goths, Nu-Metal fans, Rudeboys and Skaters. That's for thursday. It would be cool wouldn't it. And then little kids would know I wasn't a goth. Goths are irritating, I know, but has anyone else met a phenomenenenenen even more irritating? The Wannabe Goth. These are people who think: Hmmmmm, I want to be different and stand out from the crowd, so, they buy some bracelets and carefully construct rumours around themselves involving "Chemical imbalances" in their brain. And talk about Pentagrams and listen to System of a Down. These are truly the twats of this earth. What really irritates me, though, Is that they don't like go for the proper goth thing, they just sort of make a really half-arsed attempt to get attention. If they were proper goths, they'd get piercings and wear far far too much mascara and really be goths but they are just to cowardly to do that. they want to stand out, but without being called freaks. I really, really dislike them. I bought a CD yesterday. it's quite good, but to be honest, I would never have bought it if it had been just by any band and I'd heard it on the Radio. The second track is great, I dance around the room to it but all in all, the experiance is underwhelming considering what amazing music they have produced in the past. Yeah, it's Ok, but nothing too great and for a B&S single it ain't up to much. OK, I'm off now to buy a shield to fend off the spiky mail that will fly at me after thse comments. !Viva Rachels! Rachel Pancake/Joe Vester P.S. I'm gonna have pancakes for breakfast tomorrow, by the way, as a tribute to my female alter-ego. P.P.S. Inside every lanky boy is a fat girl who loves pancakes. P.P.P.S Not to suggest anything _whatsoever_ by that. I'm not specifying what it doesn't suggest, just so as to keep all options covered. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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