April 2001 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: You can lead a whore to culture..
by Linda Kerr 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

Laura Llew, I salute you. The greatest tape scam since the last tape tree, when all the tapes disappeared mysteriously into a black hole round south-east London way. Although I did hear that Juicy Lucy received my tape/CD recently, so maybe it is still going, but just has passed me by. It sounds so romantic, driving in the deep dark woods in deepest darkest, em, Utah. Kerry said she remembered when Honey was Paul. I do too, faintly, a long time ago now, and the change is to the good, I say. She'll be embarrassed at me saying it, though. As for poets, I have always loved John Donne. I used to think poetry was too hard and just a long way of saying something straightforward, but now, in my declining years, it is all I can do to keep my concentration for any length of time, and so I fool myself into thinking I have done something great by scoffing down five lines and then going for a sleep, or to plant some annuals. To all those going to ATP, have a lovely time, won't you, and if some kind soul feels like buying a Camber Sands ashtray (about £1.95p in the wee shop opposite the front gate) I will reimburse them eagerly. London picnic - we might make it. Linda xx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: spirit ditch
by Jules Markham 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

For those who know not of such a thing, a spirit ditch is an emotional ebb, where a thousand infanitismal troubles all conspire to drag you down, and you find yourself hunched in the safest corner of the bedroom, wondering why exactly you've been crying for the last hour. They creep up on you, doubts and insecurities, and wrap you in ivy and dry earth and pretend you're in the cold, cold ground. So today I'm in a spirit ditch, and dealing with it as best as I can. Mikey is out, I made him go. He wanted to stay and cuddle me and tell me that it was all okay, and I wanted him to stay, more than anything. but then I wanted him to go out and jump around and shake the cobwebs from his essay-wracked mind. So here I sit in the light of a computer screen, plucking at the ivy strands that hold me in my spirit ditch. Slowly, methodically, pulling at each fear, unravelling it. I know that it'll get twisted up again, and pull me back down here. Maybe next time it'll take longer to extract myself from the vines, maybe I'll shrug them off without a second thought. These things happen. Nick Drake is good music for getting out of a spirit ditch. Soft swells of violin and acoustic guitar are the finest secateurs. Tigermilk is the same. Perhaps it's the soft voice, or a certain key. I lack technical competence where music is involved. I had a botched operation in my ear as a child, which left my hearing impaired, and I hear music half an octave higher or lower than it actually is. Do you remember the black fox? There are new stories of her exploits, I'm thinking of posting them on the list. would anyone object to that? well, I've taken up far too much of your time already, I shall sit back and dust off my old will oldham albums, and watch out the window for foxes. julesx _________________________________________________________________________ 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: Down in the tube station at midnight
by Mark Hester 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

I want to go on that New York Subway tour! I do! I do! Gimme! All I know about the stations that are closed on the London Underground (not metro, that sounds bludy French) is that there's one called York Way between Caledonian Road and King's Cross where you can see a row of bright lights and a shadowy platform and my mother used to yell "York Road!" (sic) when we went through it when I was little(r). When I was a stoodent, I had a Glaswegian friend called Alexander who reckoned that Glasgow people HAD to be friendlier than London people as Glasgow people actually talked to one another on their underground whereas London people always kept silent on theirs. I've never actually been to Glasgow to see if this is true, but I promised myself I would put this right sometime this year and it will have to be the latter part of it as when I return from the Hashemite Kingdom I shall have NO MONEY. Having bought two Tortoise albums today I thought I'd better listen prior to leaving for atp - time is tight, the stress, the stress..... [leaves for room containing cd player] ........ [returns] Oooh, I like "Benway" on "Standards". The Make the Blurb as Confusing as Possible Award is duly awarded tho, and that's from someone who spent ages rotating the inlay card of the Beloved's "Happiness". Means I now own albums by 3 atp bands, others being yo la tengo & broadcast. I'm afraid I won't make AntiCiPate, as I'd have to leave Oxford for London about, erm, now, but I'm sure it'll be magical and I'll see many of you tomorrow at atp. mArk _________________________________________________________________________ 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: FISH FISH FISH!!
by h.brown6＠camb.linst.ac.uk 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

A ha HAHAHA ha,cough,cough ha, Sorry, ive just had a peek at those photos.CLASSIC, that Travist blokey looks a bit like a young Tim Burgess on The Word set. About Rae and Christian, ive heard quite a lot about them, i listened to their new one in a shop and very nearly bought it, perhaps i should get it? I was a bit confused buy all this talk of list crushes. Now i understand. Thats just fantastic isnt it. its bad enough trying not to sound to much like a sad wanker who spends too much time in a room either listening obsessivly to records or e-mailing in the small hours, now the pressure is on to be fanciable through the medium of word. FANTASTIC! i say fingers up to it. I wondered why everyone was so lovely to each other, if you go to the gilles peterson message board they are all at each others thoats, aruing about stupid stuff. Sorry, im just a bit angry and anxty. i wrote a song yesterday called "i hate that girl". I liked it then, thought it sounded like a perfect punk track, i listened to it today....its shit. madeline: WOW, i know the 54 bus, when im in leic i get the 31, aint that interesting. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: here comes a soul saver
by chris perriman 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

>thus spake tim: >>On MTV2 they just showed "Is it wicked not to care?"!!! In its >>entirety! I've never seen a Belle & Sebastian video before, I just >>wish I was alert enough to tape it. Wow, content. i've only ever seen one belle and seb video, 'dog on wheels'. this was during a feature on mtv about songs with stupid names, the charlatans' 'jesus hairdo' was also played and i carnt remember any others cos it was a couple of years ago and i was drunk. if any uk listees have access to a tv at 3.30pm (students then), watch a show called 'revealing secrets' on channel 4, the theme tune and incidental music are written by echoboy!, what's he doing composing music for daytime crap?. actually it's quite good (the incedental music that is, not the show, it's crap) but still! i bet i'm not the first to mention TWATTYBUS being played during teachers with words and everytyhing, not just at the end and finally sweetie said: >"im hiding in the dark corners of your room >where the phone never dares to ring >no better than the fondly forgotten scene >in a book that you never read" which is the lovely ben and jason who i had completely forgotten about so i'm off to listen to them now SEEYA!!! pez* ps best mix tape site on the net http://www.artofthemix.org/ they are making a huge database of the tracklistings of mix tapes, not the audio itself, but cool nontheless. go check it out now to see what i mean www.pez.com - the wonderful world of pez ;) ivorytowers.8m.com - ivory towers records www.drpez.com - Dr Pez, Spain's premier fish doctor (i think) _________________________________________________________________________ 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: Going Underground
by Madeleine McNeil 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

There has been some talk of the underground train thing recently (be it Metro or Subway or Underground or whatever) and I thought I'd recommend a fantastic book about the underground. It's called 253 and it's by Geoff Ryman. It's ACE! It's called 253 because there's 253 passengers on a tube train (including the driver) and there's a page devoted to each passenger. And each passenger has 253 words written about them. It's funny and sweet and ironic and sad and all the other words that people use about good books. It was originally an online book but I could never find the site that it was on. I think that you can tell a lot about a person from their favourite character in the book. And, in another list type thingy, it's concerned with coincidences and friendships formed by cute people going up to pther cute people on public transport and saying "hi". This has never happened to me and if anyone would like to recify this, I am to be found on the top deck of the number 54 bus quite often. I am the girl with frizzy hair reading a book, smoking a cigarette and carrying a nice little grey bag. But, if you're considering coming to the fair city of Leicester to cheer my up on a double decker bus, don't. We're all going to die of TB soon. Love Madeleine _________________________________________________________________________ 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: British Television
by Rinaldo Thatchez 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

There's not a bit of content here so don't bother looking... Somebody's got to catch me up here. I spent July 1999 - Jan. 2000 living in England and developed quite a taste for the local telly. I have to agree with those of you who've mentioned it, all favorably, that Spaced is absolutely brilliant. Probably the best TV comedy since...well, maybe ever. I watched nearly every episode of the first season which was quite a commitment since, as I remember, it was on Fridays (or maybe Saturdays, but definitely a night when I felt I would rather have been out). I can only pray it someday makes it over to the U S of A. I also quite enjoyed Eastenders and all this talk of who shot Phil Mitchell is really confusing. Hadn't he left the show? And if he's back is he back together with that lovely girl who used to be a prostitute? Is the show still centered around the Vic? It was to be sold wasn't it? What about that bastard that got Matthew sent up for murder? (I never did see if he got off or not although one of my neighbors had a hilarious window sign reading "Free the Walford One") Any help would be appreciated, rinaldo _________________________________________________________________ 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: so my eyes are really swollen today
by Kirstin Schreiber 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

Hello sinister! I just got notified that I have my voice now. I've been reading all these awesome posts and haven't been able to respond. So i don't know anyone on here at all, but i hope i will. It's really gray out and my discman is broken, so no B&S for me wile i walk home. Kirstin _________________________________________________________________ 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: sinister abuse
by Milla.Gregor＠BMPDDB.com 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

I am sorry for the list abuse, but (there's always a but) I have a lovely friend, female, um, dark hair, mid twenties... hang on I'll stop there with her vital statistics, in any case, she needs/wants/would v much like a ticket for atp. any going? thanks in advance Milla +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Du Grand Fromage
by Clarke, Sarah J (EU) 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

Sinistehniks, a perk of working in the European Union section is that one becomes quite well accquainted with Brussels, despite having never visited the delightful shores of Belgium. I met someone from Belgium, once, but I don't think that counts. I asked one of the local big cheeses if I could go to a meeting in Brussels to avoid an awayday but apparently I was too much of a "chancing young scrote". Bugger! Now I seem to know the nicest hotels, some of the nastiest, where to go to get drunken Ministry officials to buy you drinks, the best chip shop in Brussels and where to go for yer English beer treats. (The Sabina, Le Grand Colombier, the Beer Circus, Maison d'Antoine, The Hairy Canary). BUT DO THEY PAY ME ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE TRAIN FARE OVER? Do they heck. Have any of you read the New York Trilogy? The first part features a young man - well less of the young - tramping all over the city, spelling out a word of some great big apocalyptic meaning in his own little world. I thought I'd mention it, as someone mentioned the story of a girl trying to make patterns on new fangled eletrical trains. Or steam trains. Or THIRD WAY TRAINS! How do you know if you're a tosser? The answer. EXECUTIVE TOYS! Love, Sarah xo I am not going to make a tape for L*r* Ll*w. I think she shot Phil Mitchell. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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