August 2001 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Zen and the art of music fanship
by Spike 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

First I would like to say a HUGE thanks to everyone who helped me out with the ringtones thing. The tones have now settled in very nicely to their new home and I think they will be comfortable. The other thing I would like to do is ask the east coast of america fans who are now ranting about the lack of gigs on that side of the country to please stop moaning. You say that the band played that area three years ago? Well, thats three years before they made it across Scotland to Aberdeen. Like it or not we do NOT own B&S. We have no more right to tell the band where to play gigs than we do to tell them what songs they should write and record or what they should call their albums or singles. If they did what some people here seem to want, they would spend the next god knows how long performing gigs where Sinister want them to. Then, people will start moaning about the lack of singles and albums. Remember, no-one had to explain where the band is going between America and Brazil. They could have just said no other gigs and left it at that. The fact that they had the courtesy to say what was happening says a lot. Calm down. You'll get your turn. == "It's a big rock. Can't wait to tell my friends. They don't have a rock this big." Spike, Becoming, Part One _____________________________________________________________ Get email for your site ---> http://www.everyone.net +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Hello....
by MotherSuperior8＠aol.com 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

Alright, if everyone will please just bear with me for a moment because I've never posted before and I have no idea how. And I have horrible spelling..... Anyway, will someone please tell me whats going on with the Warfield shows? I tried getting tickets for the Saturday show but they were sold out. Now I look in the paper today and it says that B&S tickets go on sale on Sunday. I ended up buying tickets for the Sunday show but its really a bad day since one of my friends can't go and I'm going to have to sneak out of the house that night and I WILL get caught and I'd prefer to keep things smooth with my parents. So if someone would kindly e-mail me and tell me that I've only missed out on some sort of pre-sale and I will indeed be able to get tickets for the saturday show I'd be eternally grateful. And if that is the case and I get tickets (oh please oh please oh please let me get tickets) then I've got 3 tickets to the Sunday show to sell. Leah Also did someone say something about a Montana picnic??? Because I'm going to Montana on Thursday....... +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: helps me find james joyce, she always makes the right choice
by Rachel Playforth 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

dear misfits and missprints, i've just read 7 digests after doing a job application and feel drained. but if the application is successful i'll be working in a library again like a proper twee girl. (hence go-betweens subject line - any excuse.) speaking of libraries, i've read some books. one was the wrong boy by willie russell, which i would unhesitatingly reccommend to any b&s fan, especially if they happen to be a morrissey fan as well, but even if they're not it's touching, funny and most likely meaningful to a bunch of bedroom saddo devotees like your good selves :) i do regret missing the picnic last saturday, especially the recorder playing. but i did invent a very advanced game of frisbee with two frisbees in play simultaneously, so the day wasn't entirely wasted. i've also been swimming in the sea every day this week (well except for today as it was a bit nippy) and how many londoners can say THAT? not many, unless they have very long arms or strange commuting arrangements. will any listees be going to the vancouver show? i only ask because i'm still wavering between going to canada alone for adventure type things in september, or going to italy for sun and beauty type things. if there are vancouverines (?) who fancy showing me round, coming to the gig, putting me up and perhaps giving me their first born child, it could sway the balance... i may visit york for a weekend soon too, so the sinister yorvik massive will have to come out and let me get nostalgic. up the wooden stairs to bedfordshire... luv archel xxx *************************************** Rachel Playforth 'She may not be famous, but she's right' - Homer Simpson For the best in new writing on the web, visit www.buzzwords.org.uk Contact us on buzzwords(a)bigfoot.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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: Read this shit......
by Andrew CHurchman 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

Someone posted this on the indiepop list. It's from nme.com .......... LAZY LINE PAINTER JOLIE? ANGELINA JOLIE is reported to be in line to join Scots indie popsters BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, according to press reports today. The Hollywood sex siren and blockbusting 'Tomb Raider' star is the niece of 'Wild Thing' composer Chip Taylor, and the veteran rocker told the Scottish Sun that she would be "perfect" for a collaboration with Belle And Sebastian. Chip, whose brother, actor Jon Voight, is Jolie's dad, said he will be playing match-maker when he is back in Scotland this month for a few gigs. "[Angelina] is a very creative girl and I know she'd be a great success as a singer. She has a fantastic spirit she inherited from her dad. Belle And Sebastian have the same kind of passion in their work. I listen to their records all the time and they would be perfect for each other." According to the newspaper, Jolie is "desperate" to team up with the band, who recently played a sold-out UK tour included a dated at London Royal Albert Hall. Taylor, who also wrote the song 'Angel Of The Morning' which was reworked by Shaggy for his chart-topper 'Angel', added: "A version of 'Wild Thing' would be mind-blowing and I'd help her all I could. It would sum up Angelina perfectly and Belle And Sebastian would be the band to carry it off. I'm back in Scotland this month for a few gigs and I'll be seeing about trying to make it work". Purely coincidentally, Taylor released an album in 1979 called 'Saint Sebastian'. Jolie's husband Billy Bob Thornton wrote three songs for her, 'Angelina', 'Your Blue Shadow' and 'Magic Of Love', although the latter was left off of his album, 'Private Radio', which is released in September. Belle And Sebastian, who play a headline set at the Benicassim Festival in southern Spain this weekend, were unavailable to comment. __________________________________________________ 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: Posts for children (EXCLUSIVE info on how to get onto #sinister)
by Ken Chu 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

Hello, I am very sorry for all the trouble I caused. I think I wasn't feeling very sane because I thought I heard on the news that the Queen Mother has got "Amnesia", and then I woke up in cold sweat and realised that she (probably) hasn't. Hence why I was talking such disgustingly disrespectful rubbish in my last post. I deserved some dissing. but let's get one thing straight... marc "fallopian tube" bots said: >>i don't mind being called a female reproductive organ on #sinister, but i do mind if anyone is naming footballing nations and does not include holland. even though most dutch players play on the other side of the north sea now, they still count as dutch. << As much as I can appreciate Holland is a footballing nation, unfortunately I have already mentioned Holland in a sinister post about one year ago, think of all the other footballing nations who I haven't mentioned such as um.. Saudi Arabia and Faroe Island. You must wait your turn. Disclaimer: I was only joking. Oh, and the Red Bull Dozers ( http://www.cockscrew.com/rbd ) just told me to pass on the following information: >> If you happen to live in a place where B&S are not playing, fear not, as for the mere price of a flight ticket, the mighty Red Bull Dozers will come and play a gig for you instead! Apparently the guitarist can do the guitar solo on Loneliness of the Middle Distance Runner too<< So there you go, problems solved. Except they also mentioned that you'd have to live in a nation which is big on juggling, so if you live in a place with big balls, you're in. Serious bit now: How to get onto #sinister (the easy way) =============================== 1. Go to http://www.undernet.org/webchat.php 2. Click on "connect" 3. Say ok to install blah blah chat plug in for your browser. 4. Enter a nickname (e.g. "kensexgod") 5. by default you'll be put into the channel #newbies, so leave that channel by typing /leave #newbies 6. join the channel #sinister by typing /join #sinister 7. If you see someone called @auntwendy, you're probably in the right place, chat away! You can also use a better chat program (e.g. one called mIRC), basically, you have to make sure you connect to "undernet" servers (the servers with names that end in .undernet.org), for example eu.undernet.org, and then just join #sinister. I'm full of exclusive info this week. That's why you all love me so much, or not. I better go and practice my back-heels. Stuff and Red Bulls Your dear maths teacher Ken +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: She will make a beautiful fossil
by Brier Random 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

Back from a half-summer lost to find it's August. Does anyone know where I put June and July? Cos they were just here a minute ago.... wait.... did I put them down while I was on the phone walking to the bathroom? Well, they're gone now. Gurls make the time go by so quickly and so slowly, don't they? They take your time and shake it up in the cups of their hands and put it back in your lap and you don't know quite what happened. You'd think the constant repetition of the 2nd Tindersticks album would slow things along. But no. August comes in without even knocking. Things I haven't got around to mentioning in the past 3 months: *After first realizing, like almost everyone else, that Jonathan David was an awful song with miserable vocals, I correctly some weeks later realized that it is one of the nicest songs they've done lately. Sparkling singing, heartbreakingly hopeful story, inspired video (from what I could see via my choppy-ass 56 modem). And I don't think the guitar solo on Loneliness is exactly a flaccid unit. It's there if you listen. Is there anyone else out there who adds the phrase "On the tube" after "When we're on stage..." when singing along? I didn't think so. *Stephen Malkmus's solo album is growing on me. I'm fronting a Pavement cover band here in Santa Barbara at the moment, so of course I'm partial to his stuff with them, but I think I actually like the Stephen album better than Pavement's final one. *I'd like to announce that Hannah is the sweetheart of sweethearts, according to my calculations. The two homemade B&S t-shirts that she sent me were definately early stuffers of my stocking, if you'll forgive the disgusting imagery. Unabashed public thanks to her doll-like ways. *Anyone compiled the lyrics to the Peel Session yet? The only thing I can't get is the line in "My Girl's Got Miraculous Technique" (which is the best song of the lot) which sounds like "Pee-pee, I made a bill" and comes right before "I got my clothes dry cleaned.." Any ideas? Hell, maybe it IS "pee-pee i made a bill". *I've got my L.A. tickets and am working on San Fran. Sorry to all those in other parts of North America for feeling bad that they don't get a show. We're just in the right place at the right time. It's an up-side to living in California. The down-sides are sunny balmy weather, wide beaches, members of the opposite sex walking around wearing very little clothing.... wait-- never mind. (It's always touchy, though, debating whether an artist owes anything to those who appreciate his art.) You gotta figure that he's given us a lot more than the average fuck you pass on the street. *Kirsten: Your sock puppet idea was sick indeed, but marvelously lovely too. *In the "Whither Goest Thou?" department: Joan of Dark, List Dom Lisa??? Mixing memory and desire, perchance? *Pray for some new tee-shirt designs on the West Coast tour. I haven't forgotten and you haven't forgotten Let's forget together someday These days I remain, ~Brier www.brier.homestead.com "And I squander your love, it's the biggest kick I ever got." -Tindersticks . +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: stop your incessant moaning, North Americans (this includes Candanians)
by Lawrence Mikkelsen 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

hello folks whilst I sympathise with all the East Coasters & Canadians who have been moaning ad nauseum about the lack of gigs in said places, it does grate. As Neil so wisely said, there are a hell of a lot of places where B&S haven't been AT ALL. I mean, for heaven's sake ... at least Belle & Sebastian have been to your HEMISPHERE. Take pity on the people who live in places nowhere near where B&S have played. Like New Zealand, and Australia. (Neil's e-mail bought a glimmer of hope to me .... if B&S play Australia I will *definitely* take time off work and fly to Australia to see them ....) ***** rant over ***** I haven't posted in a long time. This is mostly because my grandmother died about a month ago, almost four months to the day my granddad died. sure, it's hardly "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius" material, but I've been pretty down. I did actually write a post a few days afterwards, but elected not to send it because it was pretty bitter and twisted. she went into hospital with a minor stoke, wasn't terribly well cared for, fell out of bed and broke her hip, and died shortly afterwards, having been healthy and normal a few days earlier. (sigh) It's been kinda sad the last few weeks, sorting through all of her stuff (I'm her only grandson), throwing out a lifetimes' worth of accumulated possessions. news of a new Hefner album and single, and new B&S single and soundtrack keep me happy and sane right now. plus working, reading and not going out. well, hope all is well. will try to get back into the swing of things and start posting again Lawrence Mikkelsen PS - Nik Ovendon .... this is getting ridiculous :) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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+S photos, Calvin Johnson, MassArt...
by Andrew CHurchman 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

hi everyone, thought it'd be smart to put all the topics of this post in the subject line. Anyway, first things first.. I was wondering if anyone has posted any live B+S pictures from this recent tour online? If so, were? I'd love to see what they're up to live. Second is, on August 23 I'm putting on a show with Calvin Johnson, the Microphones, and Get the Hell out of the Way of the volcano here in Manasquan, NJ. I know it's a little early, but I wanna get the word out. They're going to perform a paper opera and it's gonna be amazing. Hopefully some of you in the area can make it. It seemed like everyone ignored my Softies show last year. and Third, I was wondering if anyone on the list has or is attending MassArt in Boston? I'm starting there in Sept. as a freshman and was just wondering if anyone else is up there. Anyone else up in Boston? If so I hope you like the Helms, they're super fab, and I'm seeing them on Sat. with the Album Leaf. OK. that's it. thanks for reading. --- andrew "who mistook these baths for showers? who fucked up that leaning tower?" - the moldy peaches __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from 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 +-+ +-+ "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: this is the end......
by David Strange Strange 03 Aug '01

03 Aug '01

Hey list, Im really bad at this sort of thing but i think its time i unsubbed from this list,its not because of anyone personnaly its just that i rarely have enough time to read it and having loads of posts building up in my box (oh er mises) was a bit much for me,so i've decided to leave & also i've been on the list a fair few years (2 and a half) and i think its time i moved on,in the words of many lovers 'its not you its me'. I've met some truely ace people on the list and would run through a grate list but that would take up too much time & it would make me upset,but you people know who you are,i hope so erm... Thanks!!! infact everyone on the list for putting up with my terrible posts during my time on this list,i'll still pop into #Sinister chat occasionally to catch up on whose snogging who etc etc. so thats it, Keep it sinister children bye, Dafyd xx _______________________________________________________ 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: trampled by lambs and pecked by the dove
by Kirsten Kenyon 03 Aug '01

03 Aug '01

oooh everyone is getting so angry! i wanted to reply to all of the people grumbling about the north american tour but it seems like everything has been said now. if americans don't stop whining i wouldn't be surprised if we were never again graced with the presence of belle and sebastian at all. someone posted about #sinister and i can't seem to figure the thing out either. maybe that is because i am completely computer illiterate, but i would really like to be able to pop my head in and say hello. my parents finally noticed david's earring, and the first thing they said was "did kirsten tell you to do that?" i saw phish on a rerun of austin city limits last night and it was really odd because i hadn't heard them in well over a year and i used to go to shows all the time and trade little ink sketches for jewelry and beer. i lost interest in [dum da DUM] "The Scene" but they do have some clever lyrics. that's all from me. luv kirsten ps--oh goodness i just had an adorable idea...i would like to make little belle and sebastian sock puppets and then i can make them do as many shows as i want in my very own room and they will play all the songs i like the best because i will be pressing the buttons on the cd player. good lord i am creepy. 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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