August 2001 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Folk Festival (Michigan) & Great Lakes Picnic
by James Gilmer 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

In case any Michigan people don't already know this, the National Folk music and art festival is going on right now in East Lansing. It'll run saturday and sunday from 10am to something like 6pm. Anyone who can go should, it's a good time and some lovely music. Anyone who wants to grab a cup of coffee or a beer with me should drop me an email and maybe we can met up at the festival. ****Great Lakes Picnic****** Okay, nothing's set in stone, but I have my minions (well, minion - thanks david) scouting locations in and around South Bend, Indianna. Current thought points to september 1st (or the closest saturday to it if that isn't a saturday) being the planned day. Current plans surround meeting at a time to be determined and possibly (probably) camping out somewhere overnight. Camping out means that we all don't have to drive home immediatly, and that if some of us choose to drink or whatnot, we can with the assurance that we won't be driving off. If this is a bad time or place for anyone, let me know. If any of you need rides, let me know. I'm sure some of us will car pool. Anyone with camping supplies like a tent will be loved by all. Anyone with musical instrument and talent to go along with said instruments will be worshipped as living gods/goddesses. There will be Red Bull served at this picnic :P If everyone who said they could come makes it, a rough figure is about a dozen people, with the possibility of more. Again, questions or concerns can be directed at me. More later... Jim +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: lalalalalalalaalalal lalala la allala a a a, u know the tune I mean!
by DansonHatcher＠aol.com 11 Aug '01

11 Aug '01

Hey now Sinister. Why do I only write when I've had to much drink, or you could say I've First off Pez! when's this Newcastle picnic/pubday happening Is it next Saturday? Sorry,I was listening but earlier on today I had my brain overloaded with jobstuff and the only way to fit everything in was to clearout some less useful memory's Ouch! Tommorrow will be fun. Just the other day I was found by myself loitering in fave record shop looking toward's The Reindeer section's "Yall get scared.." so it was bought and has been playing ever since and after the tenth or so's playing I reckon it's way good and would like to stand up against all you lot and the critic's that are saying it's dull. So there...! Tommorow I'm going BBQing with lovely lady Emma at her Grandad's huge mansion,it's such a good house! It's got tennis court's and a swimming poool to swim in and a train that you can ride on round the garden, WOW hope it dos'ent rain. And lot's of new people to meet whilst drinking and playing tennis on a train in a pool. Giving out your phone number seem's to be the thing to do at the minute so...... if ever you need advice or just to tell me somthing this is it 07932150709 Ok that's it. If you've read THIS FAR you're an ABSOLUTE STAR. James. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Meeting up before B&S rock the Moore
by Rinaldo Thatchez 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

Isn't this a beautiful day? Sitting up here in the northwest corner of the U.S. we sometimes have to wait a little longer for the summer to arrive but when it does it is glorious. Speaking of un-summery places, there has been talk recently of Aberdeen, Scotland (we've got one of those in Washington too, which you may remember was the hometown of a certain dead left-handed guitarist who isn't Jimi Hendrix). A friend of mine spent a couple years studying in Aberdeen and said it is the grayest place on earth. Not only does it have the same soulcrushingly ubiquitous cloud cover that Seattle has but it is also built almost entirely of granite, the grayest of stones, so that on a typical day it may be difficult to discern the horizon or distinguish buildings from sky. He theorized that the grayness of Aberdeen - which is credited in Seattle for our high suicide rate and heroin use - is at least partly responsible for what he observed to be a fairly common practice of, as he termed it, "drinking to total obliteration." He told me that on Friday and Saturday nights (most frequently but not exclusively) it is not too difficult to see people making their way home after the pubs close on their hands and knees. With this cautionary tale in mind, I'd like to propose a sinister happy hour on the evening of Sept. 14 before the Seattle gig. I've sometimes chidingly referred to this list as "a bunch of sensitive teenagers" (twee cynicism, sorry), but I suspect that more of us actually are of age and would be able to have a pre-gig meetup at a bar. I know the classic sinister model is a picnic but I know I'll be working that day as will probably many others so it would maybe be easier to meetup after work in the neighborhood of the theatre. There are probably half a dozen suitable places within a block of the venue. I'll go ahead and volunteer myself as organizer so feel free to email me offlist to express interest or make suggestions. Hopefully we can make it work. Rinaldo _________________________________________________________________ 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: It's Been A Bloody Stupid Day....So Far
by Keith Davis 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

At work and somehow the the bay area has been consumed by the doldrums. Our skies are cloudy and it's Friday morning. The day will creep by slowly in anticipation for the weekend.. Going to Yosemite National Park as soon as I am off, and have brought along my Lazy Line Painter Jane Box Set for the trip. Will also bring along: Morrissey-"Your Arsenal", Rufus Wainwright-"Poses, Mazzy Star-"So Tonight That I Might See" and Chris Isaak-"Forever Blue". I am new to the list and am wondering if there is any Belle and Sebastian picnic's planned for the bay area? I have no idea what kind of fan base there is for B & S, as I am the only person I know who has heard of them. Am I crazy or did I read a couple of years back in Rolling Stone that "If Your'e Feeling Sinister" was in the top 100 albums of the 90's? I have many friends in Berlin and saw some posts from there, would love to say hi to all those in Berlin! Aching to go to the U.K.! Well back to the monotony of work and daydreaming! "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." William Shakespeare Keith------------------> :-) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: for blake: girls 101
by lindsey baker 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

hello sinister. after hearing from so many lovely people after my last post, i said to myself i wasn't going to post again for a bit so as to not betray the loveliness i actually might posess myself. but blake's question is just too juicy. he said: so, i ask you, chicks/girls/broads--what are the tell-tale, obvious signs of likage and/or infatuation? a flip of the hair? a twinkle in the eyes? a flip of the bum? well, blake, the fact of the matter is, we girls haven't really figured the answer to this out yet, either. most of us, i think i can venture to say, hope our eyes twinkle all the time. hair and bum flipping -- well, maybe that means she likes you. or maybe it means she has a hair in her eye or a wedgie. likage is a funny thing for the girl to express -- seventeen tells us to be confident and independent and empowered but to make sure we don't apply too much of that strawberry flavored lip goo as the hunks don't like kissing sticky things. so suffice it to say that if a girl talks to you or compliments you or asks for the time, she's probably interested in you in some way. a classic flirtation move i utilize is forearm touchage. if the girl is laughing at what you said or agreeing with you and just reaches out to touch your arm for further emphasis -- bam. you're in. we don't touch people we think are toads, and this is maybe the best thing to remember. but if i saw you at billy elliot, that'd be enough for me. sensitive, artsy twee types are in demand, my friend. at least they are in nebraska. ok. the love guru is tired and doubting that she helped, which means it's time to start jonathan david over and figure out how to burn off that doughnut i just ate. *lindsey _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: shalalalalala live for today
by Kirsten Kenyon 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

what a strange night this was...i spent some time with an old friend and we were having a lovely slumber party watching the adventures of sebastian cole and eating swedish fish and suddenly her ex-boyfriend called in the middle of the night and announced he was coming over, and so i left quickly so as not to witness any yelling and/or kissing. now i am home again with a belly full of candy and not a drop of alcohol. they were going to build a city center here in new berlin, until a lady found an endangered sort of snake on the lot and now the plans have gone to shambles. so we will not be getting a radioshack and a fashion bug, much to my chagrin. but snakes are nice, too. i interviewed for a position as a proofreader at a magazine, and i am up against editors and english teachers and the like. rather scary, but it's an entry level position so maybe i will have an advantage next to the over-qualified. after all, i am only a girl with two years of university art classes and a curious interest in grammar. let's all hope i get a job soon...i feel the need to send a present to someone, and as soon as i am able to climb out of the financial hole i think i will ask a funny little trivia question and the winner will receive a fabulous surprise. it could be a brown argyle sweater, or a sticker book, or my presidential physical fitness badge and a bag of jellybeans. or something else entirely. so everyone keep your darling pudgy little fingers crossed that someone in a nice suit finds it in their stony heart to employ me. luv kirsten Care2 make the world greener! http://www.care2.com - Get your Free e-mail account that helps save Wildlife! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: NME Benicassim review
by Sam Walton 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

Sorry! I keep finding things about the Benicassim gig on the net. Here's what the NME had to say about our favourites: "'Wandering Alone' is among the handful of new tunes showcased by Belle And Sebastian on their first Iberian show for too many years. An over-capacity, over-excited crowd is treated to a twelve-strong Glasgow army, whose forte comes with the 'Legal Man' single and an hour of breezy art school epics for our late era of suburban romance and sitcom sentimentality." I'm still trying to work out whether that's a good review or not. Anyway... This will the last you'll hear from me for a while, I promise. love, Asm.x ================= "Shut up! The man's a demi-god!" - Mary-Anne Hobbs _________________________________________________________________ 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: A Letter from Stu
by Sam Walton 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

Hello once again, Sorry to post so frequently, but theres a little addendum to put on my Benicassim rant yesterday. There was a kind of Band Guestbook at the Festival, where bands wrote little letters, seemingly to document their thoughts during the Festival, and these were printed in a little daily free newspaper the following day, in English, and heres how Struans went: I dont know what to write because we havent done anything yet. I was watching the Divine Comedy last night and Andreas and his pals came up and gave me a nice, very warm welcome, and were playing you at football tomorrow, so DONT FORGET. Its our first festival really so everybody is running into the tents and running back out again, too excited to do anything useful. And this is like doing homework because Stuart from Mogwai just came over to check me. We thought we were cool getting in the pool in our underwear last night, but this morning another group stripped in front of us and went in naked and Micks eyes were wide open... love Stuart Murdoch from Belle & Sebastian Very sweet I think, especially the bit about Micks innocence being shattered. Anyway, I though yall might enjoy that little tit-bit. Love, Asm.x P.S. But seriously, is the Reindeer Section record actually any good? ================= "Shut up! The man's a demi-god!" - Mary-Anne Hobbs _________________________________________________________________ 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: photojolie, requests, me me me, johnjohns not scary, random thought about Ken Chu
by idleberry 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

"Good morning, Sinister, how can I help you?" Hey. guess who got a job? meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Todays my last day though, and I start a new one on Monday. Its just working at reception for a big company with a big office in Embra, with loads of lovely bannisters you'd like to slide down, sept I'm scared of heights (and a few other things.. but not a lot cos I'm hard like that.) so I wouldn't slide down them myself. I'm allowed to access the net as well, cos theres not much else going on. Which means I sit here reading e mails, particularly the sinister digests every morning. Almost as good as a newspaper delivered to your door. So you know, if any of you fancy e mailing me this morning (or this afternoon) on Friday, and keeping me entertained and stuff, feel free. Okay. so, Angelina Jolie+Belle+Sebastian, huh? hmm. It could be grate. It could be awful. I mean, imagine... its going to be in loads of newspapers and stuff in the "stars gossip" columns. The little man in the newsagent will read about it in his copy of the Sun. The bus drivers will read about it in the Mirror during their tea breaks (which, incidentally, they take just as you're running late, and want the bus to drive round the corner on time). Your boss will read about it in the Mail. And the headlines will be something along the lines of "Hollywood star to duet with Brit Award Scandal Band". Only punchier, and more puns. I'm never gonna be a journo unless I can think of good headlines. Lazy Line Painter Jolie? Hmm. "Like Jolie In the Movies"? uhhh. Anyway. Then there will be this huge thing, where all these kewl wee trendies buy it, whatever it is, and then B+S will get to number 5, and there will be loads of hoohaha til Posh Spice splits her knickers and the paparazzi chase her. Then when B+S do another single or something.. what will happen? Will Chris Geddes get stalked by paparazzi when he nips out in the morning to buy his milk for his Frosties? Will Stuart Murdochs sordid lovelife get splashed across the second page, opposite some page three girl? Will Isobel Campbell reiterate Garbo's line "I vant to be alone" ? Will Mick Cooke start dating All Saints members and hang out at the Met Bar? Will Richard Colburn get asked to be a naked centrefold by Cosmopolitan magazine? More importantly, would he do it? (I dunno if I really want to know the answer to this one.) And then what? will the new legion of fickle teenypoppers drop B+S like a luke warm potato when Britney Spears releases a new single? And what of we, sinister? shall we have to pick up all the pieces when it all gets too much? Will we get laughed at in the street when it all goes down the drain, for being fans of those "one hit wonders"? I mean, we know what we're talking about, but theres a lot of folk who don't. who knows, kids, who knows. Someone said something on sinister about how there was all this America vs Scotland thing. I don't think thats acurate at all. I mean, I think at points, and I know Honey would rather I didn't analysise it, but you know, it got out of hand, turning into this nation vs nation thing. And I don't think its fair to say it was really. It was a matter of different opinions. I don't recommend it to anyone. I remember what happened last time I tried it and called America a bunch of thingies and said we should build a fence round them, and oops. I think I hit a sore point. Apparently people don't like you doing that. Dunno why not. *shrugs* And yeah, Johnjohn isn't scary. Hes lovely. I'd adopt him if I could. there was something else I was thinking of but I can't remember what it was/ is. Oh hang on.. yes I can. Ken Chus Cheerleading Squad. what colours do they wear? Ta. all for now. needing entertainment (please) idles ===== http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/corduroysmoke and the world did get covered in a thick haze of corduroy smoke. And it felt good. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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: yes it's true. smut is my brother.
by Blake 10 Aug '01

10 Aug '01

oh gosh oh gosh oh gosh. QUICK--what was the most eventful thing to happen in the last week on sinister? NO it was not the huge terrible disruptive debate about b&s and neil, neil and a donkey, isobel and a stairmaster, donkeys and isobel, etc. it was--the return of REE. that's reason enough to celebrate. i think, if i recall, upon seeing ree's post i changed into JAMS and danced around my room. if only all of you could have seen it. i remember, once being in #sinister and being a slight shade of bored, sending ree an email that said something like "please get in here. i need a spark." i'm sorry i harrassed ree so. so tomorrow i'm off to see radiohead and the fear of being crushed or dying from heat stroke are ravaging me. someone reassure me. tell me i'll live forever. SHORT FACT: built to spill's "perfect from now on" is just that, it's perfect. just thought i'd share. and i just watched annie hall the other day and just about cried. it didn't really strike me as a movie that one should necessarily cry at, but i almost did. i realize that i have a movie-crying problem. unfortunately it will soon develop into a book-crying problem which will evolve into a leaflet-crying problem, and then, who knows. i cried at billy elliot, a lot. last week i cried while watching rudy, had to hide my tears with a pillow and ran to the bathroom immediately as the credits began to roll. all of the girls, i.e. those that did not cry, simply laughed and laughed. i guess it's not bad having a rap as a sensitive guy, but being a constant crier (read: wuss) may be detrimental to my already deteriorating ability to score chicks. a female friend of mine the other day told me that she knew of/guessed that "lots" of girls were INTERESTED in me and i probably just didn't know. so, i ask you, chicks/girls/broads--what are the tell-tale, obvious signs of likage and/or infatuation? a flip of the hair? a twinkle in the eyes? a flip of the bum? and total fawning doesn't count. now, while i've never been fawned over, i've seen it happen enough as a third party participant to be confident that i'd pick up on such behavior if it were to grace my presence. i'm only alive for a short while. i just want answers. love the nerdy shy eyed pacifist blake http://members.tripod.com/nucleartrout +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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