February 2001 - Sinister

Sinister: god is what i make of him
by kerry 05 Feb '01

05 Feb '01

i know i just recently posted to sinister, but i've been feeling all belle and sebastian-y lately. some of you may know of peet's coffee, and if you do then you probably know that peet's sells a blend called major dickason's. well, we were brewing the major all day today, so of course i spent most of my time humming "me and the major," because how could i not? then i came home and i've been listening to b&s practically nonstop since. i realized how much i like twattybus, i think i'd forgotten, shelved it away with some distant memories. i put it on, and ". . . brilliant career" starts up, and i'm lost in the music, mesmerized by it. how could i forget this? i know and accept that sinister is and probably always be my favorite album, but damn this one's good. i know you all know this, because you wouldn't be on this list if you didn't. now here's a problem: i just don't feel the same way about FYHCYWLAP. i've tried and i've tried, but it just doesn't inspire a whole lot of emotion the way just about every other recording does. sure, there are a few songs that i've connected to (the chalet lines, nice day for a sulk, i fought in a war, women's realm), but none of those are particularly strong or deep connections -- i just think they're good songs, and i like to listen to them. don't get me wrong, i like the album, they're all good songs. they just don't bring out any feelings for me. does this make me a bad person? i can listen to simple things halfway through and be in tears, and then i can listen to this entire album and not feel a single thing. (and if you're wondering why simple things would make me cry, to be honest i'm not really sure). i discovered tonight that the pictures from explodingdog and 1000robots make GRATE cover art images in my mp3 player (audion). i know what the albums look like, i think it's more interesting to look at a different picture that shares some of the same qualities as the music. needless to say, based on the way i've been feeling today, i've done up all the b&s albums. i find myself having way too much fun with sam brown's little creations at explodingdog.com and 1000robots.com (and if you haven't been to either of these sites, you really ought to.) i've even sent him titles, made nifty desktop pictures (with a little added depth and dimension, courtesy of adobe photoshop), "about this mac" replacements, greeting cards, anything i can think of, out of his pictures. i even carry a few around with me on my palmpilot. there's nothing like being in a crappy mood and looking at "cheer up," "all my favorite people live in this box that i look at every day," "making cats," and "what does god say." hmmmmm. i really should be studying now. <-- why does it seem like just about 1/2 of all the posts to sinister contain this or a similar phrase? am i crazy for thinking this? back on the music front, i've recently discovered that i can't listen to palace music "lost blues" without thinking about driving up route 63 to new hampshire, which is what i used to do every other saturday when i was at college in western massachusetts. but now i'm back in chicago, a thousand miles away from route 63, and i miss it so much. in fact, i miss it so much that when i finish with the med tech program i'm in now, i'm probably going to move back there. i'm a little scared about that idea, but it's like a screwdriver in my chest whenever i think about my life out east, i miss it so much. i miss my grocery store, my video rental store, my kmart, and my biweekly trip to new hampshire. i used to put on "lost blues" about 5 miles outside of northfield mass, turn the volume way up, and sing at the top of my lungs, off key, cracked and broken, and fall in love with the scenery, the 300 year old cemetaries, the hills, the farms, and the burly guys in pickup trucks. then, when the song finished, i'd put it right back on again, and repeat the process. so, you see my problem. i love that song, but i'm nowhere near new hampshire, northfield mass, or any of it. so now what? you may be wondering why this wasn't a problem before. well, it was. so i just didn't listen to it much. in fact, i barely listened to a lot of my favorite music because i had trouble dealing with the memories and activities associated. i can't really listen to the jesus and mary chain "stoned and dethroned," because that was the album i listened to on the trip home from new hampshire. each and every time, with a few exceptions. it's "going home" music. it's an album i listened to driving back to chicago from massachusetts, from michigan to chicago, wisconsin to chicago. i think for once i'd like to hear it going to a new home, from chicago to somewhere else. i'm not saying it's the only thing i listened to on those trips, it's just that it was the defining peice of music on those trips. it set the mood. and, oddly enough, i didn't listen to it on the way there, just the way home. i think that's all i have to say. i really just meant to post about belle and sebastian. who would have thought i'd end up talking about long car trips and my own weird neuroses. for the record, the "this is just a modern rock song" EP reminds me of driving through new york, to massachusetts, from philadelphia. hm. now i need to walk my dog. have a good night, everyone. -kerry -- "we're special in other ways. ways our mothers appreciate." --built to spill, "kicked it in the sun" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. 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Sinister: a plastic bag, standing at the lights
by P F 04 Feb '01

04 Feb '01

It's hotter than Emily Dickinson. How hot is that? Out in Stevenage, it's raining. That's just a guess, you understand. The old posters and football magazines. A dusty shelf yields only a yellowing piece of David Stubbs. *By* David Stubbs, that's the one. There ought to be towns. There ought to be photographs. Mooro is the only person I know with a double-sided B&S carrier bag. It's guid. That's the 'good' equivalent of 'grate'. Carsmile Steve seems to be getting younger as time passes. Rumours flitted that Kevan Cooke was writing to the list under an alter ego. Yes, that one. See, Kevan, we've got your number now. (It's 0423-654-876.) I have been listening to Cyndi Lauper. I like the line on 'Girls... Fun': 'Oh, mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones'. That could just about be Morrissey. I like the melodic context and phrasing of the apparently unremarkable line 'I think about you when the night is cold and dark', also. Tim Hopkins claims to have washed up for something close to a living. I believe him. But I still think he should take a tad more seriously my views on washing up. I think that this activity is often performed surprisingly poorly. That reminds me: there is a whole strand of thinking to be done re. 'washing-up pop': eg. Stevie T and 69 Love Songs / PF and Tigermilk, etc. I wonder if anyone has anything to say about it? Nobody seemed to notice, on Friday, that James Joyce would have turned 119 if he'd still been alive. If it's anyone's birthday, happy birthday. It is? Cor, that was lucky. After a draw with Boro and only a 1-0 reverse at Old Trafford, I reckon Everton are on the way back. Up, I mean. To future success, and so on. The geezer Miller kept his end up with the usual delightful knockabout stuff: >>> I think it's atrocious. What do you think? It's a debate. I read the article, and felt that its good points were simple. I agreed with much of the substance, didn't care much for the style. I have never liked Joy Division or Happy Mondays: but I find myself surprisingly excited at the prospect of TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PARTY PEOPLE. No? It's all about form. The Eiffel Tower. Girders. That sort of thing. __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Rectal complications when Norman pulls out surprisingly early
by sleeka＠btinternet.com 04 Feb '01

04 Feb '01

This is from http://www.nme.com/NME/External/News/News_Story/0,10 04,15664,00.html Yours always, Chris www.sleekasounds.com NORMAN CONQUEST CALLED OFF NORMAN BLAKE from TEENAGE FANCLUB has stood down from the nominations for Rector of GLASGOW UNIVERSITY to make way for BELLE AND SEBASTIAN frontman STUART MURDOCH. University student Steven Findlay had nominated Blake, and in accordance with Rectorial Election rules, he had accepted the nomination. However, when he found out yesterday (February 1) that Stuart was also among the candidates, he stood down. Blake told NME.COM: "Stuart's a friend of mine and I pulled out when I heard he was up for it. It's daft to have two indie-rockers go for the same post. Stuart went to Glasgow Uni and Belle And Sebastian did the video for 'Legal Man' [their Number 15 hit from last year] there." He reiterated that there is no rivalry between the two bands, with B&S member Chris Geddes having spent two weeks on tour with Teenage Fanclub in Japan recently, and said he planned to throw his weight behind Stuart's bid to become Rector. Murdoch has dropped out of Glasgow University three times, and it was thought to be the support of Belle And Sebastian fans studying at the Uni that helped the band win their Brit award for Best Newcomer two years ago. Steven Findlay added: "I feel that this amazing display of West of Scotland camaraderie proves what a kind and generous person Norman is and shows what a brilliant rector he would have been." Murdoch will face competition from stand-up comedian and actress Karen Dunbar, comedian Greg Hemphill - both of whom appear on the BBCTV series 'Chewing The Fat' and author and artist Alasdair Gray. The elections take place on February 28, with more than 15,000 students eligible to vote. The new Rector will serve three years and is expected to attend seven council meetings per year. Previous rectors include 'EastEnders' star Ross Kemp, who resigned after just two years, due to pressure of work, actor Richard Wilson, TV presenter Johnny Ball, singer Pat Kane and Winnie Mandela. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: They've Repainted the Railings
by David Moore 04 Feb '01

04 Feb '01

Hi All, (or at least the 3 people reading this today) It was washing up that got me into all this Belle and Sebastian nonsense in the first place, as I used to listen to Mark'n'Lard's Graveyard Shift up to the edges of my marigolds in the suds back in '96, yelling at Sally to tell me "Who are this band again?" as they played The State I Am In or somesuch. Ahhh. Belle and Sebastian/On the radio/Playing songs for parents. Stevenage, oh town of cycle tracks and my birth. Zooming through the underpasses swerving past scared early morning shoppers on the way to work at the Lister Hospital. Walking the flying bridge from the railway station through the Leisure Centre to the pedestrian only shopping precinct with futuristic clock tower, cars flying underneath like some torrent in the St Gothard pass. Cycling again, this time a demented 3 a.m. ride to the Maternity Hospital in Hitchin, so as not to miss the birth of second child. New Town, good songs. I think the Eiffel Tower is called that: with a definite article, implying something singular. One is invited to view it as a unified structure, albeit definitely composed of 18,000 metal sections & 2.5 million rivets. It is not called "12,000 girders". I do think however, that an album calling itself "69 Love Songs" invites the listener to regard it as a project composed of separate elements that should be able to pass scrutiny on an individual basis. Indeed, that may be the only way to examine it, for if viewed as single piece of architecture it undoubtedly collapses. Paul Verlaine used to take detours to avoid seeing the Eiffel Tower, once describing it as absolutely fucking awful. Peter: am I blind, because apart from not being able to see the Emperor's new clothes, I couldn't find out who the 5 o'clock hero was in the Duke of Harangue's piece? I also had to re-read your last post a few times as you followed up tongues up backsides with Struan's "rectorial campaign", & you had me going for a while. Happy Birthday to any lovely people that have one today. Love, David Moore Chelmsford, UK +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Cockatoo Wilson
by Peter Miller 04 Feb '01

04 Feb '01

Who had "69 Love Songs" first? Why do poeple laugh at Magnetic Fields gigs? Why have some people stopped liking B&S? Just who is the 5 o'clock hero? These and other questions are answered in an article provocatively entitled "The Magnetic Fields vs Belle and Sebastian" on the consistently excellent Tangents website: http://www.tangents.co.uk It's a bit of a swizz, because there's only one paragraph about B&S before the writer gets his tongue right up the entire MF troupe's collective backside, but some of you might like it. Some of you might even agree with it. I think it's atrocious. What do you think? It's a debate. I look forward to Stuart's rectorial campaign. Keep us posted. Is he an independent? What's he for? What's he against? Is he going to have a public debate with Alisdair Gray? Hefner for Agriculture and Fisheries Minister! Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Riding on a Tram is Fine
by Chan Toby 03 Feb '01

03 Feb '01

Morning Mates This is Hong Kong Me n My friend Johnny went hung around friday nite/ saturday morning...He is English and I am local HongKonger. The music is not good. Hard Trance, House... Johnny like to talk to stranger... and ask: Where is the party tonite? But, the wonderful things i met someone who saw Velvet Underground LIVE!!!! (reunion) And she worked in a record shop...etc.. She like BnS too... But she does lines. I am still looking for a job and writing Japanese ShowBiz things for a chessy lady mag in HK... Apart from Black Label-drinking... I ride the Tram from my home to a cheap shop with nice desert. I can't get the Galaxie 500 box set in HK now. But I bought two studio albums (expect TODAY) and one live album, overpriced...I love them so much. And Bought Damon and Naomi's debut n' the latest one. I saw TODAY at HMV, but I bought Coldplay instead (sales)... Am I wrong? My fave LP of BnS is "TBWTAS" now. Coz I like the title track so much.. See Ya, Toby C __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Inversely Proportional
by Histrianic＠aol.com 03 Feb '01

03 Feb '01

Hey hey hey. I haven't posted in a really long time, so I have decided to finally let my inner Sinisterine out and let the keyboard do the talking. I am sitting around on Saturday morning in my pajamas and shorts, sort of hungry. It's nearly one o'clock (in the afternoon) and I woke up about half an hour ago. Ah, the joys of no saturday classes---I am usually up at seven o'clock getting ready for my dreadful history class and my not-so-dreadful Chinese class. :-) So what is inversely proportional? The quality of my Chinese class, apparently, but inversely proportional to what, I don't know. Oh well. I gotta go downstairs and get my food. I will write later. Bye. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: she let out of scream of Turkish Delight
by Nigel R. Townshend 03 Feb '01

03 Feb '01

Nigel Love stepped into the Belle and Sebastain acalerater and vanished... he woke to find himself trapped in the body of Stuart Murdoch facing band members he did not know, Striving to write songs that once went wrong hoping each chord he played would be the chord home. seemed like a good idea at the time thank fully i'm back from my belle and sebatsain leap thanks to Al and Ziggy. i feel a bit ill probaly as a result of drinking too much ale at fuzz club and too much apple vodka source in offbeat which was only a pound! and then not sleeping. Ouch. oh well enough of my whinging already. today i was going to go climbing in the peak district but its horrible and murky outside so instead i ate some crumpets and drank some tea and yes felt twee, although i watching wwf at the time which wasn't twee so i put on the field mice, which was nice. I cant stop listeing to sparklehorse. i have lots of new records that i am negelecting i feel should be spending time with them. well some one sent me this story i hope its ok to post this story if not then i am sorry and it won't happen again. its quite rude as well... Mr Cadbury and Ms Rowntree went off for the weekend. It was After Eight. She was from Quality Street He was a Fishermans Friend On the way they stopped at a Yorkie Bar. He had a Rum and Butter. She had a Wine Gum. He asked her name. She said Polo, Im the one with the hole. (But Im the one with the Nuts he thought) Then he touched her Milky Way. They checked in and went straight to the bedroom. Mr Cadbury turned out the light for a bit of Black Magic It wasnt long before he slipped his hand into her Snickers and felt the contrast of her Double Decker.Then he showed her his Curly Wurly. But Ms Rowntree wasnt keen as she already had a few Jelly Babies, So she let him take a trip down Bourneville Boulevard. He was pleased as he always fancied a bit of Fudge nudging. It was a Magic Moment as she let out of scream of Turkish Delight. When he came out his Fun Sized Mars Bar felt a bit Crunchie. She wanted more but he decided to take a Time Out. However, he noticed her Pink Wafers looked very appetising. So he did a Twirl and had a Picnic in her Sherbert. At the same time he gave her a Gob Stopper! Unfortunately Mr Cadbury had to go home to his wife Caramel. Sadly, he was soon to discover he had caught V.D. It turns out Ms Rowntree had a Box of Assorted Creams. She really had been with All Sorts. It was Bounty happen, someone playing Twix with her Buttons. Especially with him having a thing like a Toblerone holding a Chocolate Orange!!! i dont know where it came from... Nigel love ------------------------------------------- Post Scriptum: Who's ya daddy ? http://www.lundwood.u-net.com/bettysclinic.htm www.wwf.com daddy knows best +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: It catches my heart in its hands
by Brier Random 03 Feb '01

03 Feb '01

This is my first posthumous post. That's right, i died sometime last week, but i'll still try to remain part of the group. They say you can only become truly famous after you're dead, so i try not to be sad because now it's gonna happen. A thousand mourners line the streets, waving colored tail-feathers at the funeral motorcade. Their hero is back, coffin-sized. My last words were something like: "Milos, I badly miscalculated the counter-spin. I have fallen from the altar of love!!" What does Bukowski say about all this? "Love is all right for those who can handle the psychic overload. It's like trying to carry a full garbage can on your back over a rushing river of piss." Okay then. Since i failed to jump on the bandwagon when we were making dirty versions of B&S song titles, here's my contribution: "Ease Your Meat Into The She" And if that wasn't content enough, i figure anything relating to Scotland will qualify. So: TOP TEN PUNCHLINES TO SCOTTISH DIRTY JOKES: 10. It took me a fortnight to remove the thistles 9. I didn't know you could also get wool from them! 8. It's not a bagpipe, but don't stop playing 7. What made you think I was talking about golf? 6. I've heard of comin' through the rye-- but this is ridiculous! 5. Of course she's served millions-- she's a McDonald 4. Oh, so YOU'RE Wade Boggs 3. Care to shake hands with the Loch Ness monster? 2. Who's burning argyles? 1. She's in the distillery making Johnnie Walker Red And today was so warm & sunny, it was truly like summer. So i was riding my Vespa around, singing "I Know Where The Summer Goes". And nothing evokes the feeling of summer like that song. Try singing "when your underarm smells and your kitchen looks like hell" on a beautiful hot day and you'll see what i mean. Even "if you're scraping a pot and your head is hot" does it. Amazing. I guess i just miss everything i ever had. Know what i mean? Why can't things stay the same? I mean i REALLY MISS EVERYTHING I EVER HAD. This includes the bad too, but mostly the good. Just living until you die is hard work. Posthumously yours, Brier +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: writing frightening verse to a buxom girl in luxembourg
by Rachel Playforth 03 Feb '01

03 Feb '01

one day i might pick a subject line that a) i haven't nicked and b) bears some relation to my post. i have become of the opinion that, like intelligence, truly good flares cannot be bought but must be inherited. my beloved, perfect flares (2 pairs) came to me via my housemate, which means that i am now the exact shape she was when she bought them, or something. or else they never really fitted her and were just sojourning (word of the day) with her until they could find their true destined owner. but however much i love my flares (and my housemate) i can't help thinking that her getting my ex-boyfriend in return was a bit of an unbalanced deal... but enough of that already. tomorrow i go to get my tattoo. people keep saying 'oo, what are you getting? an ickle butterfly?' which makes me wonder if i'm the sort of girl who looks like she would get a ickle butterfly tattoo, and, if so, what i can do to destroy this impression as swiftly as possible. anyhow, i am thrilled and terrified by the prospect, and thanks everyone who mailed me with comforting thoughts like 'yeah, it hurts like fuck'. curious sinisterines can check out the final result at the brighton meet-up, which is provisionally arranged (ie. i've just looked at the calendar and decided) for saturday 24th february. it will almost certainly involve northern soul. and tuaca. and frisbee on the beach. singing b&s choons in your head: i do a thing at work where i sit at my desk and try to get through the whole of 'get me away from here i'm dying' (appropriately) before someone distracts me with an inane question. i very rarely get beyond 'here on my own now on a bus'. which usually then morphs into 'here on my own now in a room full of idiots in an evil corporation'. i just made the best mix tape. i thought i was going to give it to someone else but i like it too much. track 1 is by jurassic 5 and track 2 is by marvin gaye. and it just gets better from there, if that's possible. my gorgeous friend sam propounded his latest theory to me last night, which was that the world would be a happy place if everyone spent their evenings making mix tapes for everyone else. i'm not sure this quite works, but when someone spends two weeks perfecting a tape, tailoring it especially for the recipient (as sam does), you can't deny that love spreads, man. of course, sinister has been perpetuating this method of bonding for several years now. i hope it continues to work in these... interesting times. see ya, would quite like to be ya. archel xxx *************************************** Rachel Playforth 'She may not be famous, but she's right' - Homer Simpson For the best in new writing on the web, visit www.buzzwords.org.uk Contact us on buzzwords(a)bigfoot.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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