July 2001 - Sinister - missprint.org

Re: Sinister: B and S is becoming a pop band
by Paul Arathoon 26 Jul '01

26 Jul '01

Daniela Varanda said: >But I wish >the media weren't spreading the news so much and >making them a pop band. I say: I wish they were more like a pop band. Apart from the obvious, like they'd all have to wear co-ordinated "street" clothes and have dance routines which would be a clear improvement, it would mean that an evil pop svengali would rule their world. the upshot of this? more tours, record signings, struan and isobel dolls, B&S eye liner, pepsi drink, trading cards, even mopeds! They already have their own Geri Halliwell in Stuart David. On a more practical note,(applies glasses and peers over the top therefore creating an air of parental/teacher seriousness), I think that it is great the mainstream media write about Belle and Sebastian. No band wants to write songs that are only going to be heard by 2 students and their dog. They want them to be heard by as many people as possible. Mainstream media has given me the chance to see B&S at the Royal Albert Hall rather than at the camden Falcon. I know which venue I think is better! If B&S weren't known by mainstream media and played the Uk indie toilet circuit (next stop...: Camden) I don't think there is a chance they would be jetting off to Brazil. It's a game of give and take. I want them to embrace the media. Starting with a Smash Hits cover thanks. Paul P.s. the editor of NME thinks Stuart M was the worst cover he has done under his tenure. not all media is good media obviously. _________________________________________________________________ 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: Grate Lakes People, Speak Up!!
by James Gilmer 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

Hullo all you Sinister People. I've recently returned from a six week trip across the big pond during which I got to see my favorite and yours; the brilliant Belle and Sebastian, not once (oh, no) but twice. The Perth and Aberdeen shows to be exact (shouts out to all the brilliant people I met, you know who you are). First though... Grate Lakes Picnic!!!!! That's right sinistereens, there's been talk of it in hushed tones and rushed emails, but nothing official so far. I'm hoping to change that. A Sinister Grate Lakes Picnic, sometime before September would probably be best, but when? Where? This is where you all come in, I've heard from some of you, but I need to hear from more. So if you're in the Great Lakes area, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indianna, etc, or just want to hang out with some sinister kids, drop me a line with suggestions on where and when and I'll try to come up with a plan as to what the best location and time would be. I'm actually thinking that somewhere in Ohio might be the best, most central location, so if you have any ideas, let me know. Right, onto other Sinistery things. I've having high School flashbacks this week as my CD and computer have been spitting out the songs of my youth at me. Billy Bragg, the Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Bikini Kill, Superchunk, and many other of my punky-boy years favorites have been taking me back to those annoying yet crazy times. Velocity mentioned the protestor killed during the riots in Genoa, a very ugly incident, which it's too bad a decent cause (rebellion against out-of-control capitalism) is being taking over by twats who think it's a good idea to attack armed police by shoving a wood plank through the police van window (injuring servel police officers) and tossing things inside. It's a sad, sad situation, and a pity someone was killed. Then again, the moderate faction of the protestors need to be a bit more forceful in distancing themselves from the violent fringe, before it completely turns public opinion against them. Since when did protesting automatically equal rioting? There, that's enough politics for one post, lets talk about Isobel's ass. The Lovely Lacivious Laura Llew said: "my list of Top Ten Reasons Why Isobel's Bum Is Like The Pentagon" I really don't understand the unhealthy fascination people have with Isobel's bum. I've seen the ass in question, and it is not overly large at all, in fact, it is rather average in size and shape. Then again, I don't see the problem many have with Isobel. She's a rather attractive young lady, and seems pleasent enough, and even if she isn't, who gives a toss? I have to say I don't really understand why some people insist on complaining about her voice; "It's too girly!!" I overheard someone exclaim. Eh? Wait a moment, Stuart M has a girly voice and everyone loves him? A bit of a double standard isn't it? The boy can have a girly voice but the girl can't? Something I hadn't realized before, Stuart is rather ripped. I don't know if the man works out on a regular basis, but after seeing him I'd not call him twee at all. He's got a Bruce Lee type body, all tense muscles and potential energy. Kirsten mentioned having to report her criminal record on a job application, which doesn't sounds right to me, as I thought that was only for felony convictions that you had to report. Besides, anything under 18 is sealed and you don't have to report (I'm quite happy about that myself). Oh, and if I were Kirsten I would have lied to that girl about what assertive meant, but I'm a heathen boy, as Laughing Llew likes to remind me. ArtsyDeco had the Soylant Green quote which was spoken by Phil Hartman on Saturday Night Live. If I remember right, John Goodman was the interviewer in that skit. Fear my quote-fu. I'm feeling a bit surly today, as it's raining outside and I want to go and walk about Ann Arbor and soak in its heathenness. I miss London, mad beautiful London and brilliant Belgium, and all of Europe which is so diverse and full of different people. I'm a bit bored by America at the moment, though I love being back and able to drive again. I love my car. Right, that's most likely enough for now. Cheers!! Jim "Children are anarchists, not policemen" - Mervyn Peake +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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. 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Sinister: true love waits in haunted attics
by Michelle R. 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

B&S have covered some nice tunes, but I seriously think they should do the Association's 'Never my Love.' What a amazingly gorgeously grate-tastic song! It's got a nice organ solo too! There's also people in the band going 'baba ba ba BA ba baba' and so on. So they should cover that song mmmm hmm. People have been talking about how they like summer, which is a season I oppose. In the summer you wear tank tops, shorts, etc etc what you will...but you can only go so far in terms of wearing nothing. In Fall/Winter, you just put another nice layer of snuggly clothes on and presto! you are warm. Matt Henderson mentioned wearing a B&S pin to the Radiohead gig next week which I thought was a nice idea. I think I'll do the same. I'm really excited about that show since I've been waiting 5 years to see them. I missed them in concert twice (twice!! for shame...) due to circumstances I couldn't control. 1)I was in a crappy school play which I could not get out of. I played a girl who wanted to get married etc etc but got dumped by her boyfriend at the Senior Prom. It was nice though since kids in the audience kept yelling 'you dog!' to the actor playing my punk-ass boyfriend. anyway 2) The day I was leaving for the UK was the day of the second gig I missed. So I will not miss this even if I have to crawl to the show with missing limbs! My friend has been trying to get on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' lately (which is kinda tough) but I really think she's gonna do it one day soon. I on the other hand...am more of a reality show person. There's so many out there and I want to get on them all. Except of course: ~ Fear Factor. Why: I do not want to eat any crickets/beetles/other insect and I don't want 400 rats dumped on me as they gnaw on my flesh. ~ Big Brother. Why: well it's obvious, I don't think someone holding a knife to my throat would be much fun. xxMichelle 'mitten'xx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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: HOLLYWOOD SINISTERITES???
by ISawUfall＠aol.com 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

any unobligated musicians in hollywood (or near) on this list??? im a singer lookin to do something pretty while he can im in hollywood and want to start a band!!!!! oh, and belle and sebastian are swell.....coming to Cali anytime soon are they? cheeps n meeps dave +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 don't mind pratical jokes - I just don't see why we must elect them President
by Laura Llew 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

Oh, my kamikaze kumquats, how are we doing this sweat drenched July day? I can't complain myself. OK - I'm lying. I can always complain! I could be snuggled under the comfort of my covers listening to Struan's fey voice gently drift to me as the band played tune after melodious heart wrenching song in my bedroom with Arik (whose girlfriend somehow- i dunno - fell into a coil of rope and a mess of duct tape to find herself writhing around in a basement somewhere to be discovered at a later date completely unharmed but with a new found mission that involved unclothed pygmies, tribal dances, and body paint in a third world country where she has no ability to contact people who she used to love but no longer feels able to talk to) and I could still find the air to warm, the notes too high, and myself stuck on number three on my list of Top Ten Reasons Why Isobel's Bum Is Like The Pentagon (it's large enough to have it's on zip code, it has a distinctive shape.....) Of course, there have not been any scheduled concerts in my bedroom as of yet and I content myself with taking advantage of the warm weather and abundant woods nearby. I do not know about going to the woods to live deliberately or fronting out only the essential facts but I must say that those mosquitoes sure do try to suck out all the marrow of Llew. I am covered so completely in bites where the bugs have had their feast nibbling away at me that I'm not sure of what to do. However, I am comforted by the fact that I now have an instant game of connect the dots to entertain me wherever I am. Perhaps I will get lucky and one of them will form the silhouette of Elvis and I can be featured in the next Enquirer. Yet, with all of this I am still planning to embark on another camping trip tomorrow at Graveyard Fields. . It's the loveliest of places off of the Blue Ridge Parkway and I'm quite excited to go. The Networking Nymph Mandee posted about a Sinister Montana camping trip. I realize that it was most likely a jest but the key words of "pjs", "campfire", and "lazing" were all mentioned in conjunction with one of my favorite states. Ever since my parents took my brother camping through Yellowstone and various parts of Canada while abandoning my sister and I with a vapid babysitter who had an odd obsession with the movie "Working Girl", I have wanted to go on a long camping trip out west. I am so there, even if I have to crash it and sneak in every night to steal another one of you away to my secret hide out. For now, I shall settle with my camping trip scheduled tomorrow at Graveyard Fields (New Awlins Lauren will know of where I'm talking since that is where she lost her camping virginity). I was recently informed by Kosher Kirk that he thought due to the title "TRANSATLANTIC MIX TAPE COMPETITION" that only people across the puddle could compete. Rubbish! While I have decided to now only become romantically involved with people from other countries (this way when I'm obnoxious, neurotic, or incredibly self involved they won't take it personally but just naturally assume that it's because I'm an American), I accept tapes from anyone and everyone. Currently, I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of ear candy from Senor Jay who lives in Georgia but isn't a Braves fan (I worry how I can expect great things out of such a person as well ... but I do). Currently I've been falling in love with the latest entry which is absolutely wondrous. It ends with "You were always on my mind" followed by (my weakness) the Pixies' "Where in my mind?" Ken Chu, I love Yhu. Laura "meeting all of your Laura Llew needs since 1977" ps - Madeleine, I hope you're not feeding your cat any of that Marmite monstrosity. She has the most delicate of tummies pps - blue is my favorite color but with this new hotmail setup I feel as if I'm writing on the remains of a smurf massacre. B&S isn't the only one who needs a new business consultant. _________________________________________________________________ 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: B and S is becoming a pop band
by Daniela Varanda 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

Hello. I feel so happy that B and S is coming to Brazil,I would never have expected they could come here, mainly at the festivel they will play (Free Jazz). But I wish the media weren't spreading the news so much and making them a pop band. I have a favorite band that I cannot watch anymoe. At least not near them, because it became a huge band and everybody is interested on seeing them play, even if they don't like their music. And it's so sad when you have to spend hours and hours waiting on a line to see small dolls playing very far from your eyes. I hope I can calmly watch B and S in october...and tell you I could LISTEN and SEE them. xxxx Daniela _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! GeoCities Tenha seu lugar na Web. Construa hoje mesmo sua home page no Yahoo! GeoCities. É fácil e grátis! http://br.geocities.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: I've got a pterodactyl in me pants!
by h.brown6＠camb.linst.ac.uk 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

greetings comrades, I haven't written for a jolly long while and unfortunatly i won't be able to for quite afew weeks. No, dont cry; yes, you will miss me and life won't be the same but you will all get through it. I'm coming to the picnic on saturday so feel free to shower me with love and gifts. if you can't bring yourself to do that then a crisp tenner in the hand would do me fine. on the subject of marmite, has anyone ever fooled small boys by telling them it's chocolate spread then giggling in a corner as they eat a big dollop of it, it can be quite amusing if you are 8 years old but it only ever worked once. Hmmmm,i think big brother is numbing my brain....................................................... ................................yes it is. i'm off to pull out that pterodactyl before it damages me. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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'm just a dirt-age tea bag. Baby.
by gina titchener 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

well if you know the origin of *that* subject (and i mean in its current, not original, form) you win bonus points, a cuddly toy and jar of marmite. i suspect only mr moore has the faintest chance of knowing, so my jar of marmite is safe. i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing y'know, but a number of things have roused me from my slumber. 1. the white stripes are in session on john peel tonight (wednesday) and not one of you has had the decency to tell the rest of the class. 2. honey disputed the fact that phil lynott owned that bass. will the scarboro posse please back me up here. struan said it. with his mouth. which reminds me: 2+1/2. someone mentioned weak lemmon drink. this should happen more often. as should references to curious oranges. stew lee has a book out now, which you can buy while you wait for simon armitage's (does anyone know when this is out?) 3. listened to yo la tengo's 'and then nothing turned itself...' yesterday, and noticed that the title to one track is the crying of lot g. this can't have nothing to do with pynchon's the crying of lot 49. i was going to check the archives, but that appears to not be an option. can anyone help? 4. el nombre rules! there appear to be two - one involving spanish beavers and another involving gaz top. the spanish beavers are grate. obviously it's not really as good as bagpuss, but what is? i am in york, but i'm too scared to meet carsmilesteve - he's a celebrity! and he might point and mock, cos i recognised his subject. (in my defence, it's my ex's fault) er, that's it. i'm too lazy to reply to stu hallifax, so i'll say hi from here. heehee. and to chris j and f-b and jonny while i'm at it. oh! i listened to the preston school 7 inch for the first time 2 days ago and i wanted to eat it, it was so warm and solid and lovely. tho that may have been due to desmond's tape (entitled 'if music be the food of love, eat all your vinyl') for which i never thanked him... thank you! back to....doing nothing (ah, the life of a student). love gina x _________________________________________________________________ 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: Ken CHU!?! I don't know, guys.
by MyMomSays＠aol.com 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

So, Dear Hummels, It is come to my attention that there is a sinister gathering being planned in the desolate, harsh conditions of Montana--this is NOT a picnic, this is an experience that supposedly will last many days, many nights, sinisterites in their PJs, roasting marshmallows, giggling like maniacs. Listees attending so far: Myself, arik, and Julie. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITHOUT YOU IF YOU DON'T GO. Sincerely, Thinking of you and all of your pets, Mandee L. Wright +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 wart in a thaw
by the narrow wizard 25 Jul '01

25 Jul '01

its that time again when i lose my friends go walkabout I got the bends from pressure not just a James lyric but true cos I've got another silly dissertation to do but this ones shorter than the last and i dont have other essays due the same week so you can expect me to go less mad than i did last time and this time i get a masters degree (woo and indeed hoo!) still cant get a job though anyway onto more important matters somebody claimed to have seen a kids prog that was up there with bagpuss this is of course blasphemy and will be dealt with most severely Have been listening to Television Personalities a lot lately you all should too a fellow sinisterine recommended them to me and as im not expecting the tape she said she'd make for me anytime this century I went out and bought some lovely second hand vinyl you should do that too they sound like a collision between the modern lovers and felt which can't be a bad thing (unless lawrence got hurt in the collision) Also bought more orange juice stuff and some moose but I dont have suzanne by Moose and its one of my all time fave tracks so if anyone has a copy they can get to me then I'll love you for ever and ever On the B&S front yet again I have turned a set of flatmates into fans of THE MIGHTY BELLE AND SEBASTIAN so that's pretty cool but none of them have bought corduroy clothing yet so still some work to do before I move out in a months time. God bless you all and God bless Les Paul owen With that the narrow wizard waggled his bushy eyebrows and disappeared in a flash of blue flame leaving behind only a faint smell of cinnamon +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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