December 2001 - Sinister

Sinister: Belfast here I come (but not for a while, it seems)
by Simon Fallaha 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Hello again everyone. I've been trying to read your posts as much as possible, but again so much has been going on (like finishing off my website). I'm just glad that so many of you seem to be going to next Friday's concert in Belfast, which in fact will be my first Belle & Sebastian gig. Better get listening to the albums then. I know a number of the songs, yes, but it'd help if I knew more. What time have I got for that, though? Being cast as a minor principal in the Operatic Society's production of Anything Goes is taking up more time than I thought. I enjoy the show, yes, but it's left me tired on more than one occasion. Having said that, I had a great time seeing most of my old school friends (that I met in the Society) when I went to see My Fair Lady there. And the show was good too. Have any of you seen Amelie? It has STILL not been released here. Our local multiplex says it's "coming soon" but you never know what they mean by soon. I'm looking forward to Lord Of The Rings. I don't know too much about Belfast pubs. The only one of them I've been in was the Bot, some two years ago. I quite liked it. I've been to a few nightclubs there, mind you (such as the M-club). How many of you have been to the Odyssey? People from Derry who went to see the Stereophonics have been telling me how great it was, and I also hear that the Odyssey is being talked of a venue for the MTV awards next year. Not many notes for anyone this time, either, except: Laura Llew, that was good advice of yours about writing a Sinister post. Still have yet to go through all your points, though. And I notice at one point, you've mentioned Amelie. And...Daragh, I'd disagree with you about the Bot, but then I've only been there once. Take care, Psi +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Re:Vision (revision)
by Jason McKinnon 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Well. We are back in downtown again. Doing a stint at the place who laid us off. Looking out over the bay, doing barely enough to get by, i think. But we know where that gets us, don't we? Piles of papers, half-finished capers and the right to not think. And to drink....that is a respite. My Id, a mighty despot..... that leaves me long-faced with shallow-breath lung death. But we've beaten back the world with words and convincing won't help....I've tried. Yeah, I've lied. I've lain low and still for infinite bouts of conscience. And kicked myself for caring.....and I do or sometimes i don't. But still I'm kicking....no treats....just a tricking. Land HO. Mirror can be traps that we set on walls...we fall sideways into our problems....our lives. We try to fill our lives with laughter as love and merry wives. But that doesn't work....so we do....and we try to fit all of us into it.... We cut our personalities to fit the proper shape....a self-rape of sorts...but we feel no pain ...til later. Then we suck it back in....and spew out neurosis and ire at anything we can't be.... the things we want - we hide, given to an earthly body in which to reside. The Pickle Prince _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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: s.m.u.t.
by R.Playforth＠sussex.ac.uk 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

in an attempt to discredit big stu's implications that i am inextricably connected to the concept of smut, i followed the general trend and went to the archives. unfortunately, i was proved entirely guilty. just the second month of my sinister membership (back in 1998, when i had lost my inhibitions at the bottom of the york university lake, i can only surmise) offers the following damning evidence: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/199810/msg00610.html i also admit to saying: "i wish i got asked things like 'what's a bollock?' more often." mea culpa. i confess. 10 hail marys etc. changing the subject: duvets. they're great. i just bought the fattest, thickest winter duvet you can possibly imagine. how i even got up this morning i don't know. luv archel xxx ps. i also confess that corduroy boy and i are in fact a scary gestalt entity, sharing a single mind. in real life we take the form of a huge warrior angel wearing flares, a cardigan and bowling shoes. so don't cross us, or you'll be in a World Of Pain (as walter would say.) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 thundercats figures (especially cheetara)
by Corduroy Boy 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

I love the ice and snow. I love marmite. I love frogger. I love my fleecy quilt. I love my trainers that look like bowling shoes. I love fruit cake with one thick layer of marzipan on it and no icing. I love indie dancing. I love frankfurters, but only when they're not cooked. I love playing jazz. I played jazz yesterday. I will play jazz tomorrow. I love playing jazz, because it makes you feel buzzy and vibrant, or so darn cool you could die. I love wearing the full works, dinner jacket, ruffled shirt, bow tie. I love watching peoples faces and knowing that they think they're having a great time listening and dancing to your sweet music, but all along you know it's not a patch on how you feel playing it. I love jazz, because the song always goes on too long or someone gets a bit wrapped up in a solo, but the whole group know exactly when to finish. This is why I love the music on I love my car. All that beautiful improvisation that makes you swell up but when you play jazz like that you know it's unique, you can hear it being played back to you but you'll never get it just like that again, those perfectly timed trills and cadences. But you're not sad, because you know that when the time comes you'll have something else up your sleeve. Something unique, something special. Having mentioned indie dancing, a friend of mine and I were talking about the misfortune of dancing to indie infront of non-indie kids who are your friends. I still dance how I want, but sometimes I'll see them around later in the week and they say, "Can you remember dancing on friday?! Whoa, you must have been soooo drunk!" to which I can only smile weakly and reply, "Erm, yeah...hammered..." Having only had ribena and soda. A short comment on the alternative formats for our children (or me!) in the future as brought to the surface by Idles: I only recently made a decision to buy stuff on vinyl. It does smell funny, yes, but it's actually cheaper in many places. Loads of people say, "It's so impractical, you can't listen to it on the move, it gets damaged easily, it takes up more space, it's harder to change and skip tracks, you can't pre-program it, there's no indication of how long the song is..." and many more, to which I have to say, "Well, yes, that's true." *But* records were the start of it all. The start of music being easily available to those who didn't play their own or just wanted to listen to someone elses for a change. And they're so much more *personal*, the whole idea that got me into it was just thinking about owning these beautiful thick, shiny discs of vinyl, carefully removing it from it's cover, then it's dust envelope, and everso precisely placing it on the player. Then, carefully lifting the arm down but keeping it up so the record just spins, brushing it with a felt and soft bristle brush, perpendicular to the grooves and towards the outside. Then gently let the needle that you have sharpened yourself (OK, maybe that's a bit OTT) down on to the shiny outside rim and hearing that little "pfff-t", and watching it move closer and closer to the duller grooved area until.... "da-da-da-da-da-da-da.... there you go, way too fast, don't slow down you're gonna cra-a-ash..." The Primitives. GRATE. You can't let *that* die out, and the only way to do that is to buy the things. My friend has a tangerine dream lp, which is brilliant because it's quite old and you can't tell where the peripheral noise stops and the track begins, same with my copy of Atom Heart Mother. Laura, I mean Miss Llew, Her Llewness, Queen Llewy, "Mrs Llew to you", the Duchess of Llew etc, I have a question. Are "Bright Eyes" good? I would very much favour your opinion. Oh, go on then, the rest of you can chip in as well. Who is that girl who posted her address for seemingly no reason? I am going to send you a Christmas cardand some Opal Fruits, because you seemed nice. Time to yell a few MAD PROPS TO EVERYONE WHO IS NICE, and Ken Chu. Stakes of holly to you all, to be taken once, through the heart. Corduroy Boy Tom Of who it has been said, "Just who is Corduroy Boy and what is his problem?" +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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Re: Sinister: King of Carrot Flowers.
by 'Baby face' Bambino 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

>PPS -- how is a duvet really any different from a >blanket? On my bed, I have a big comforter, flannel >sheets, and light blanket (all of which I use to build a >little nest everynight. And yes, I turn around three >times before I curl up). Is there something special >about a duvet that would offer me a fundamentally >better sleep experience? And, if so, could I measure >this quantitatively? Erin and other curious parties, Well, if one farts in bed and is covered with a sheet and a blanket, the fart has only one direction in which to escape... through the top of the bed and past one's nostrils. However if one replaces his /her sheet and blanket with a duvet, the bottom of the duvet may be discreetly lifted up with one's foot in the event of a fart allowing said fart to escape without annoyance to the rester. This could be measured qualitatively with a cigarette lighter but may be quite dangerous. Quantitatively, I'm not so sure about ...perhaps with the correct equipment. Tim PS. Nope I don't fart in bed. But this technique can be used to eliminate sleeping partners farts also. PPS. Nope I no longer have any sleeping partners who fart either. _________________________________________________________________ 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: 13th Note, russian dolls, winter... this post has it all!
by idleberry 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Brrrr! Brrr! Br-r-r-r-r-r-r! Welcome, ladies and gentleman, to winter! An icy cold spectacular filled with long dark nights, and short hours of sunlight! Be sure to keep your fingers tucked in your mittens and wear at least a couple of layers, because its going to be chilly! I had a look at the design of those new t shirts, on the Banchory Shop website. I foresee a barrage of smutty jokes about managing to fit all of B+S inside Stevie�s hole. Or less smutty jokes about actually wanting some B+S Russian Dolls, so you can play Richard Is A Cannibal (Oh Yes He Is), and on your Santa�s letters asking for B+S in your stockings. Corduroy Boy said: 2. The new single, alright, not exactly the canine's cobblers but I agree with archel in that Marx and Engels is hoobilicious. But I have respect for idles, because she scares me slightly. In a seductive way. Don�t be scared. I don�t bite� hard. I went onto the Eastenders website last night, cos I felt like it. I tried to go into #sinister, but I�m obviously doing the wrong thing. If anyone could give me some step by step advice, I�d appreciate it. Just send me an e mail and say �Idles, you silly girl, this is what you�re meant to do.. and you�ll need to download this and this and this..� The annual festival at Camber Sands.. its come a long way baybee since the B+S hosted one I never went to. Have you seen the latest line up? And now they�re doing it over two weekends as well! Sad, sad news about the 13th Note in Glasgow, methinks. But there was a post on a website about how you can raise money� heres some stuff for anyone interested posted from John Williamson: �HOW TO HELP Since the 13th Note went into liquidation, everyone has been encouraged by the number of offers to help from both individuals and some of the bigger suppliers and organisations involved with the business. This, couple with individual support, may help the 13th Note survive in some form. Help 13 is a fund that I have set up to raise money to assist Craig and the 13th Note in its current situation. It will be run by a trust that will include an accountant, an academic, a journalist, a radio producer and representatives of bands and event organisers as well as former employees of 13th Note Ltd. The aim of the fund is NOT to help clear existing debts or liabilities of 13th Note Ltd � but to help towards re-establishing a new business for the future. It�s aims are to (1) help in cases of individual need caused by the liquidation of 13th Note Ltd � using a maximum of 25% of funds raised and (2) to be in a position to make a transfer of funds to any new business that arises on its formation and completion of a business plan. Larger investors would be given a chance to either become share-holders in a new business or be repaid their money after period of trading. Full details are available for download at www.13thnote.com/aims.PDF Here are some suggested ways of helping: A GRAND PLAN: a number of people have offered to donate, loan or invest �1000 to the fund in return for a small stakeholding in any new company. If you are in the fortunate position of being able to do this, please consider it. However, no amount at this point is too small, and if you don�t have any money to donate, please consider any of the following options: � organising an event or gig that will raise funds for help13. � Donating time to help in other ways � admin work, flyering, helping with the organising or promotion of events. � Donating skills: if you would be able to contribute anything (web skills particularly) that would help raise the awareness of help13, please get in touch. � Telling other people: if you know anyone else who you think might be interested in contributing, please forward this e-mail to them. � Keeping in touch: you may not be in a position to, nor want to, help in any of the ways listed above but still care about the future of the 13th Note. If so, feel free to get in touch. People who have received this e-mail will get future updates as well. E-mail If you want to get in touch � please do so. There is an e-mail address help13(a)btinternet.com or you can e-mail me at johncwilliamson(a)btinternet.com Bank The �Help 13� account is held at Lloyds TSB Bank, 52-60 St.Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5TS. The account number is 0076021 and the sort code 30-25-83. Cheques can be made payable to �help 13�. While a PO Box number is being set up, please e-mail if you wish to contribute and we will forward further information. And Lastly. . . Remember that there are a whole host of excellent gigs still taking place at the 13th Note. Support them if you can! This week includes Pleasure Forever and Senator (Wednesday 12th at the club), Lali Puna and bis (Thursday 13th at the club), New End Original and One Man and His Droid (Friday 14th at the club). Also on Friday, at the caf�, is the enticising line up of Beachwood Sparks, Neal Casal and Vera Cruise. On behalf of the staff and former staff of the 13th Note, thanks again for your support.� There�s more info at http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=111700&article=3537 So if anyone is feeling charitable, perhaps you could help save the place my pal describes as �scabby soap-dodging indie kids haven that I don�t mind going to�. (She prefers her twendee bars usually, but its one of the few places she�s willing to go with minimal arm twisting.) Lets face it, every year, something happens, that leaves people who have an interest in non-mainstream music with less. And its going to carry on, and then what will we do? What will we leave our kids? Its not about you, its about making sure that your kids don�t become Virgin-sponsored whores, and grow up properly, like we did- getting bullied at school before reaching a point in their lives where they discover underground music and find people they can connect with, and learn how to play guitar rather than just singing Steps Kareoke and pulling boys with wet look haircuts. Or wearing Ben Sherman shirts like all their pals and refusing to buy vinyl because it smells funny. (or whatever the alternative will be in thirty years time) right, I think that�s enough for one day�. Idles ===== http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/corduroysmoke and the world did get covered in a thick haze of corduroy smoke. And it felt good. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.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: King of Carrot Flowers.
by erin 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

>every advantage has it's disadvantage. whoever guesses this quote and is not from >holland gets a mix-cd with dutch and belgium bands. While it's actually an old English proverb, it was uttered by Dutch ex-football star Johan Cruijff, and I assume that's to whom you are referring. (and I'm american :) Today, my socio prof taught me the secret to appearing very edified in any situation: rub your chin thoughtfully and say, with conviction, "Well, *actually*, it's a little more complicated than that." I tried it twice today, and lo and behold -- I like that phrase, 'lo and behold', it's great for hyperbolic narratives -- it worked quite well. I will be in trouble, however, if someone ever asks me to explain *why* exactly it's more complicated. And Kenneth is now my best friend because he loves me. I will assume he loves me because I need someone on the list to love me, and Kenneths as good as any. `er`n PS -- why is Sinister neglecting to post my mails? Most unusual. (and if this has gone through a bunch of times, I appologize. I only sent it twice, I promise). PPS -- how is a duvet really any different from a blanket? On my bed, I have a big comforter, flannel sheets, and light blanket (all of which I use to build a little nest everynight. And yes, I turn around three times before I curl up). Is there something special about a duvet that would offer me a fundamentally better sleep experience? And, if so, could I measure this quantitatively? _____________________________________________________________ Are you lazy? Get your Free E-mail at http://www.Lazymail.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: 1 shameless plug + 1 rambling post =
by breams plural 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Hello there I am going to try and make this first bit of the post rather short, as I'm about to move into the realm of shameless plugging. Those of you that frequent #sinister more often than never, will most probably have heard me rambling about some stupid demo or its associated website. Well, the time has now come for me to beg you all to give it a look, and more importantly a listen. In fact, the website is pointless and you will find absolutely nothing there except for my songs, which you must all now listen to under threat of scowling. Right, so to sum up the point of this post, go and look at my website. Ok? Good. Oh yeah, the address...almost forgot. http://www.breams.co.uk Handy huh? If you can't be bothered going through the two pages preceding, then just head to http://www.breams.co.uk/music.htm Even handier huh? Well, that's enough shamelessness I promise I won't do that again (this year). SOOOOO, back to real posting... I'm back in London now, after a brief spell in Glasgow. Or maybe I'm having a brief spell in London before going back to North Carolina. Then again, I could've just been passing through Perth for 20 years before getting back home to Glasgow. It's all very confusing. I've just spent the last few days sitting in front of my computer (what's new I see you say) trying to waste time whilst waiting for my afore mentioned website to materialise in front of my eyes. Eventually I realised I might have to extend myself a bit more to get one done. So, yeah, now that's all done and I'm kind of stuck for things to do. I've got a very small collection of mp3s here that are keeping keenly interested. I seem to have re-fallen for Astral Weeks. I somehow managed to leave my copy in Perth before leaving and have spent very little of the last 3 months longing for it, but now that I've heard it again, I've developed that homesickness type pang for it. Speaking of falling for things and/or people. I think I'm in love with Stina Nordenstam. I have a strange feeling that I can hear some people sniggering upon hearing that, but I'm not quite sure I care. I love her last 3 albums and I have been playing them all continuously. Though if it makes any of you feel any better, I've also been playing Things We Lost In The Fire continuously too, so all is not lost. I went to see those Obscura guys on Saturday. Not bad really ;) The dancing at Strange Fruit was equally fab. I'm not sure I can say a great time was had by all, I would expect so, but I was too busy dancing like a fiend to notice. Hmm, and I talked to lots of London peoples, and danced with some, and got headbutted by others. In the wee hours I had a chat with Struan about seeing other people, he told me all about it. I managed to avoid sleeping altogether that night as I returned home sometime after 4am and had things to make and do. So the next day/night/whatever was spent comatose on the lounge watching 4 star wars films and eating cold pizza. Sometime that evening I decided to sleep. So, the days have passed and I've still got 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover playing (ok then, not JUST Van, Stina and Low) and wondering why he didn't include a list of the 50 ways. If I were Paul Simon, I'd most certainly have given written instructions on the finer points. Perhaps not 50 ways, maybe just the top 10 or 20, but certainly in more detail. Well, I guess I've now waffled enough to justify this as a real post either way, plus I almost has content, well about as close as I get anyhow. Even though I promised not to, I'm going to give you all that website address again (www.breams.co.uk) just so that after reading all of this you can go off and listen to my songs again and understand the confusion slightly better. I really should shut up now. *waves* Jeremy _________________________________________________________________ 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: sinister: belfast pubs.
by daragh lynch 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

hello sinister, it's been quite a little while since i posted (two years maybe) but with all this talk of a pregig meetup in belfast i thought i'd chip in. i feel pretty well qualifed to field this one, having practiced my drinking 'hobby' round these parts for some time with tim and ian. i agree with tim about the bot or botanic inn. it's pretty horrible, especially at weekends. the eg is pretty bad too. all the nice bars in belfast are slowly disappearing, turning into upmarket winebars, or being jazzed up but losing all their character in the process. the menagerie is pretty nice, and about the most sinister bar in belfast (and not in a bad way.) but i'm not too sure, there could be a drum n bass night there that night. (there is every second friday) the empire is really good though, and bar twelve which is just across the road. both are just five minutes walk from the union. but i'd definitely recommend the bunatee in the union for the pre-gig meetup. its in the the same building as the venue (its on the same floor too!) and it's recently been renovated and is actually better for it. oh yeah, since it reopened they've had a funk/soul night on fridays, which is pretty good fun and free to boot. i'm not too sure if it'll be on though as it is outside term time. i'll look into it and well, report back. everyone coming should make sure to bring i.d. with them, as the bouncers (or 'disco council', d.c.'s as they're known. no. honestly.)at the union are really strict and you won't get in without it. everyone is checked, so make sure. seamus, i'll see you at the gig, we'll catch up. dublin meetup reunion and all that. is little louise from limerick still on the list? ok, better sign off. its late and better go to bed. have to get up early tomorrow. for the past two days i've been working for a market research company carrying out a survey on cider drinking. i cold call people and ask them if they like cider. most people think i'm taking the piss. love, daragh ps. tim, sorry i've been so lazy. i'll write soon. promise. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.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: the dream approaches
by Seamus Harte 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Its one of those days that your vanity has taken over, and everytime you turn, and stare into the mirror, you think you look bloody gorgeous. Even though you called in sick to work this morning after awaking and puking everywhere. So you spent most of the day sleeping in your sister's bed cause you could still smell puke in your room. And when you wake up again, you contemplate the phenomenon of 'girls rooms' - how one reminds you of others. And you get up, and decide not to eat anything just in case, and you still haven't ate anything. And my mom's gave out to me about it, inbetween giving out about me walking on my flared cords, and decided because I'm sick, I'm more of a five year old than I normally am, and offered me chocolate and fishfingers and tea! Leaving all that for a moment, Mark Sweeney has been an absolute star organising the dublin to belfast minibus. I shall be buying him a pint of whatever he chooses in wherever the belfast pre-gig meet up venue is - 'the menagerie' seems most likely I think. 'I'm Waking Up To Us' - sounds like stuarts been shagging my ex-girlfriend again. But with recent posts I've realised that one of my recent crushes (ever since I saw her crawling out of her duvet at the start of the 'eighties fan' video) is in fact stuart's current beau. Oh and rachel fruitloop - I'm not the same seamus that you sold your new york b&s tickets to back in '98. I probably should go and get snuggled up in bed now. Slightly muffled shout-outs to the irish sinister massive, seamus +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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