March 2001 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: "Come on let's go" ...I'd rather not thank you
by Michelle R. 09 Mar '01

09 Mar '01

Hi there I'm having a terrible month so far. When the hell is spring coming so I can have a vacation! I think the sun is not in my sign. That was something I read in my horoscope 3 years ago, that the sun was IN my sign. I had one of the best months in recent memory! *sigh* yeah it was July. I guess everyone's astrological months have ups and downs. Anywho...B&S content: That request from the band to take off those mp3's was scary. What I mean by that is what if I post a message here saying I have something like that or whatever, then they don't like it...I feel as though they will send some creepy men in suits to my front door and say 'Come with us please.' So what's the deal with the B&S badges? I don't have any, and can't get them in shops or anything here in the states. So if anyone has any extras they are willing to part with and can send me, I'd be your best friend. I'd also be happy to send you a copy of some album I have, as kind of a trade thing. Milla talked about Mojave 3, who I really like as well. Funny though because I don't get the same feeling from the album. While some find it happy(I can't really see why), I find it beautiful but downright depressing. I always put it on when I'm in for a sob session. I read somewhere once that Mojave 3 do 'americana' better than most americans. While that may be arguable, I certainly think they got it right. It's the kind of music you put on while driving down an Arizona freeway, with the wind in your hair, as the sun sets. Rachel Goswell's singing on 'Bringin' Me Home' is the most gorgeous track on there.When she sings: 'Another rainy day here in my usual place Where no one loves me.' well, my heart goes to pieces. Monty Python: Fave moment was in a Mr. Equator sketch. 'What's brown and sounds like a bell? Dung!' Yes yes that was very cheesy but the way Eric Idle said it..timeless. Nice to see some Tindersticks talk! I love the band..but that Isabella Rosellini duet was cringe-worthy. By the way, Stuart Staples looks amazingly like the father (his name escapes me) in 'The Sound of Music.' In related news, I was on amazon.com trying to find the Chris and Carla album, and it said 'This item will be released on January 1, 2010. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. ' That's a damn long wait. xxMichelle mmmitten ===== Happiness is no fun -Vivre sa Vie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: twenty four pence man
by chris perriman 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

Lucy Alder mentioned her 'conboy!' there's a similar kind of guy in middlesbrough town centre whom we affectionately named 'twenty four pence man'. he will approach and ask for 24p, nothing more, nothing less. he once upped it to 36p but he must have been pushing his luck coz it soon went back down to 24. i'll add my 2(4)p's worth to the ribena thing. everybody is saying that other flavours of ribena are crap and only the original is any good, well i agree with this and have a solution for all of you who want other flavours, the drink in question is called jucee and all of it's flavours (12 in all i think) are absolutel ACE! except for the blackcurrant which tastes like pish but you'd be drinking ribena there anyway wouldn't you. jucee always (and i mean *always*) has 100 per cent extra free so you carnt go wrong can you? and i don't work for jucee, honestly. and with that, pez waggled his arsebeard and in a cloud of green fug dissapeared leaving a faint smell of last night's curry - eurgh (sorry if i put anybody off their dinner there, honest) pez* www.pez.com - the wonderful world of pez ;0) ivorytowers.8m.com - ivory towers records _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: JIMINY
by Hannah Brown 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

sorry, i am NOT going to make a habit of doing lots of e-mails, usually one a month but WOW yes i agree, at first i couldnt listen to tindersticks without laughing heartedly and the striking resenblence. Im past that now but sometimes when im pissed it all comes back to me. ive got a french version of "no more affairs" and it creases me when im under the influence. thats it, you wont hear from me for a while now, honestly, by the way im at camberwell and im from leicester, we are like two peas in a pod. hannah +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: jingle jangle
by Hannah Brown 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

greetings! I think ive been given permission to speak so here i am. It's all pretty scary isnt it, rules and stuff. i am having a nightmare with the old computer today, i feel like im wadding through a sea of muddy computer jism. Me names hannah and im at uni in peckham. It's a bit rough round here, shootings and dead bodies, so b&s are a great medicine to all the madness. "feeling sinister" is perhaps one of my all time favourite albums. I feel under pressure to write lots of profound stuff but err, im no good at that. i tell you what though, that new series " two pints of crisps and a packet of beer" or whatever is absolute SHITE! I was thinking about what they would call it if they followed the life of b&s fans "a bottle of vodka and a packet of bicuits" or " 4 cups of tea, vodka, a sofa and a record player" i dunno? im dead impressed with the merging of eminem and the weakest link, i think it could work. Its great that there are some tindersticks fans amonst you, they played in london afew weeks ago and i missed them (again) if ANYONE knows when they will next play please send me a big message and bug me about it. I also go by the name of "moonmonkey" so if you ever see it on a flyer come and dance for me, im completely pants, you know, putting records on at the wrong speed and mistaking the OFF switch for the headphone switch (oh yes) but it's all about being individual isnt it? anyway, im sure i will interest you all with stuff at some point hello and also goodbye hannah. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I drink like Ian Beale
by Craig 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

It's shocking but true, I could barely believe it myself. The guardians of all that is good and pure in this crazy crazy world, Guinness Breweries plc have invested a vast sum of monies in studying the way we drink and it seems I'm very much the protective over-pint-huncher. Anyway for those with way too much time of their hands feel free to evaluate your current drinking style at http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/food/review.html?in_review_id=369265&i n_review_text_id=314654 Ian Beale.... pah, it'll never happen. Anyway "Hi again Sinister" is must be about 6 months since I last posted, I went away and had to unsub for a month or so and are only now just getting back into the swing of things but it's good to be back. I've missed out on lots though so will have to fight the nagging feeling of incompleteness I sometimes get when I'm not 100% sure what's going on or where I am. I never quite got around to listening to Chris's MP3s, but I guess if the band and Jeep'sta didn't want the MP3s circulating then that's fine as they pretty much own them. Isn't the standard ROCK response to dodgy quality bootlegs to release an official live recording ?, I certainly hope that happens one day but right now I'm just excited about all this talk of live dates as I've missed out the last few times they've played in London, admittedly due to poor planning on my part. I always arrange holidays when a band I like is touring and unfortunately airlines take a dim view of people trying to claim refunds "cos the Gentle Waves are in town", Hefner are of course a totally different kettle of fish. Various lovely people have been talking about con-persons, well completely by accident I think I've come across the perfect defence - pretend you're French. You might scoff but it really does work & the only thing you've got to watch out for is the ever present danger that the con-er speaks better French than the you (which sadly in my case means anyone who can spell "croissant" without the aid of a spellchecker) so I recommend having another more obscure nationality ready to fall back on, something South American perhaps ?. The success rate for this clever ruse is direct related to the distance you are away from France so it's iffy at best in much of Western Europe , but never fails in the US of A. I received an email today from a pal which somehow got me thinking how I'd like to end up as an old codger. Obviously we can't all be John Peel, for starters there's just no demand for a million of them and I think Carsmile Steve has received a formal offer so the rest of us are plain out of luck, so instead I've decided to be Rod Stewart. It had to be someone who's slightly cheeky and a wee bit of a hit with the laydees, I briefly considered Peter Stringfellow but he's just too tacky and lacks Rod's sophistication and massive popular appeal. So it's all decided then, when I hit 45 (thankfully many years away) I'll trade in my jeans and t-shirts for classy well tailored suits and before you know it I'll be fighting off Super Models and fledgling Hollywood Starlets. I'm quite looking forward to it. There may also be a brief flirtation with classic Oliver Reed-dom... but I'm still undecided on that. Ok I must go before I outstay my welcome. Thanks for having me, anyone need a hand with the washing up ? Craig x +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I thought in a war.
by Jon Botterman 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

Hello YOU Do many people on this list live in SE London? That's where I am based. At the edge. A suburban hell. Is there anything a young (21) boy can do that won't involve baseball caps or goths? I'm friendly and deceptively small. The account of the shh secret gig was indeed marvellous. You lucky lucky people. But I did see them at the bowlie. but I had a broke foot at the time and I couldn't dance. Lucky for everyone else there though as i am a very bad dancer. anyway it sounded brilliant. I have done nothing for days and days. And nothing has happened until B&S cause an earthquake then they make plans for singles and tours. Stu Dave's book out soon. It's all too much. It's all happening much too fast. Then I bought Stephen Malkmus' first. I'm all on a high when the bank send me a threatening letter. And my flatmate will see the kings of convinience before me. Anyway the end of a ramble. I hope you don't mind. Jon. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Third Times the Charm?
by Jason McKinnon 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

Hey All, This was what I MEANT to post yesterday. >Melancholy Chris wrote: > ><<<I've been asked by the band to remove the mp3 files ><<<from the net, due to the ><<<nature of the gig and the poor sound quality of the ><<<recording. I should have checked with them if it was <<<ok to upload the >gig, ><<<and I didn't. ><<<I can't make everyone who downloaded them delete ><<<them, so all I can do is ><<<apologize to the band for that. ><<<I thought I was doing a good thing, but as usual I've ><<<ended up feeling like ><<<a total cunt. > >Pickle Prince's Two Cents worth: > >Although, I half-expected this to happen and wished it wouldn't, I still >have to say: > >BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! > >What I wonder is: > >Was it a band decision or mgmt or the label? > >Maybe no else cares, and after the Napster debacle recently on sinister, >maybe some or most agree with taking the songs down. > >It makes me more than slightly miffed. Not only because I can't get those >tracks, but because of this treatment of music as a commodity. > >I'm SICK of it. > >When are we going to realize that ideas (art...etc...) are free. And that >disseminating them is the goal. Anyone who deviates from this ideal is not a >musician at all, but a hack. > >I am fully willing to trade money and fame for INFLUENCE. And most bands we >like claim to agree. If not, they aren't being very outspoken about it. > >The days of the RAWKSTAR and POP (as in top 40) STAR are on the decline. We >are not plumbers (not that there's anything wrong if we were). We aren't >laborers. If it's such a labor for a band, leave! Leave music behind and >sell commodities of some sort. > >It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. > >I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT!!!!! > >and that's the shame of it all....... > >The Pickle Prince _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: have done nothing for days
by alix campbell 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

hello Lucy, grubby rosy cheek conboys sound quite appealing. Should I have not revealed that? There's not enough grubby these days. Museums, for instance are far too clean. They should be filled with grime and people shouldn't be afraid of getting themselves muddy. When, I wonder was the last time I was in a puddle, or barefoot. I was barefoot this morning, but that's because I don't sleep in my shoes. I mean, muddy fields barefoot. I believe it was at Glastonbury. Fucking hippy. But, there's always people wanting my money. Sometimes it annoys me and I tell them to fuck off. I did that the other day and this man chased me. We had a bit of a chat and he went away.He did have a point though; I am a stingy person. Therefore, days later, on the mean streets of Oxford, when accosted I decided to be generous. Unluckily, I really had no money on me, and was dead dead poor. I'd had to break into my last pound coin so to have money for the phone. The cheapest thing to buy was some chips. So I had some chips and 12p. I tried to explain that for once I really couldn't spare any change. I reckoned 12p was insulting. I gave it them anyway, plus a cigarette. Further down the street I was stopped again. It was a bloody cold night and I felt mean so I gave him my chips. I don't think they were conmen. I didn't want the chips anyway. But, I dye cress. If I was capable of uncontrolled excitement; that's how I would be feeling about ATP. However, seeing as last time I tried to go it got cancelled, I am not going to look forward to it at all. This weekend is going to be hell. Not only is that bloody Ally Cook going to be here, but I have to work each day and still find the energy to go out. I'll probably go out straight from work, which means I will smell of cheddar. It's not the most popular scent. I listened Tigermilk the other day. The State I Am In is stunning. I was surprised. I never remembered it being that good. Anyway. I should go home now. I will see some of you at the weekend. Everyone else, well, whatever. lix.x _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: i'm not easy, i'm just easily swayed
by M. Curtin 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

hi all, this is really a "probing" post because I'm curious about the ribena debate. i've never had the stuff, and i have a sneaking suspicion that i wouldn't like it seeing as it's blackcurrent. it really doesn't matter because i can't afford $6.37 for purpely goo. this is not the point though. the only person i've ever met who has had ribena swears by it, but says that her mom used to mix it with milk and that kids would make fun of her for that. i don't see why. milk seems perfectly reasonable...is it? on a lighter note, i asked my parents if they've ever had ribena and my mom said: "no, but i did have scarlet fever once." needless to say, they haven't had ribena. by the way, the stupidest man contest with the obstacle course of death is the greatest. actually, i didn't explain that very well, but that's not something very new. bye kidlets marybeth +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: "...My favourite part was when Superman flew all the Jews out of Egypt..."
by MIWinship＠aol.com 08 Mar '01

08 Mar '01

For your consideration: RIBENA I too am a Ribena purist, eschewing all other flavours or varieties (inc. 'toothkind' - it just tastes of dentist). I was once distraught when buying my customary Greggs pastie and carton of Ribena and had to opt for 'light' as the good stuff was sold out. Also, have you ever had a bottle of Ribena in your cupboard so long that it turned into a viscous dark brown liquid? I don't recommend it. Oh yeah, warm Ribena....Mmmm. BOOKS Other than Catch 22, how about some suggested reading for someone whose appetite for Bret Easton Ellis, Donna Tartt, Douglas Coupland and Chuck Palahniuk needs new words? The SE London Sinister Massive Nice to see there's yet more of us in the area, including one from my alma mater, Goldsmiths. Do they still do Club Sandwich at the union? And if so, is it still terrible? Monty Python Hmm, can never remember my favourites, except maybe Njorl's Saga, the afforementioned Mrs Conclusion meets JP Sartre and every single "it's...". And Ken Shabby. 2001 TT As my new press secretary Ms Elena has mentioned, I do not know any dates for this event yet, just that the plan was to do it when there were some new records to play, therefore it looks ever more likely. Rest assured, there'll be plenty of notice/hoo-ha when it's definite. SEXY SONGS Although I've yet to try it, I recall Sean Hughes once recommending The Wedding Present.....erm, frantic rhythms and all that. I've said too much... Mike. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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