September 2001 - Sinister

Sinister: go, go, go, go, go ... you restless soul, you're gonna find it
by Richard Gillanders 19 Sep '01

19 Sep '01

last night I slept with a penguin. ordinarily I sleep with a polar bear. I was a little out of it. yet. in bed. and I almost couldn't remember why they wouldn't eat one another. or why one wouldn't eat the other. the other. in glasgow today. 'this morning'. some might say. but it was very definitely after noon. an open day at glasgow university? and kids. everywhere. swamping byres road. crammed into the underground. all of them whispering. or shouting. some looked scared. most looked just the same. my 'the boy with the arab strap' disc is black. for the most part. I was lulled to sleep by an angelic voice on monday evening. AngeliC, I tell you. hm. yes. and I wonder why I've never tried to make music. no. I don't wonder why. it's a try. I think I'd like it. but I have no try. I haven't been out/drinking for five nights in a row for a long time. I haven't worn the same clothes for three days straight for a long time. but it's been fun. very much. I find it had to express: grateful. perhaps I shouldn't worry about it. there may be more nights to come. but I require a fresh outfit and a good scrub. I feel like I'm nineteen again. I found out that I'm going to be in third year after all. which is a relief. that isn't a question. look at the punctuation. I'm relieved. or I will be in a minute. and now for some refreshing and. what else? more trains. I don't mind trains. it evens out. I like riding on them. I don't like having them pass. someone said that it was the saddest sound. someone had said it. but maybe someone else had said it. maybe I'll find out. go, richard. ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: If I Close my eyes
by Sweetie Something 19 Sep '01

19 Sep '01

sinister having just had the most eventful and drunken week of my entire life it all started on tuesday actually before that, but thats just not important or interesting at all on tuesday night i went to see a band called Sizer Barker its was my first ever time on a guestlist i interveiwed the band, and took lots of photos i went with a lovely irish boy that i met at the North Berwick beach picnic. i got rather drunk. i lost my notepad with said interveiw. but i got it back. but i cant read it very well. oops on wednesday morning they came and they went and everything else went too i cried alot. that night i stayed. my last night at home me and my computer and my hifi. and 2 cds. a folk compilation and The Divine Comedy- Promenade because Don't Look Down would be our parting song the next day in the end it didnt work out as well or nice i had planned but oh well. i didnt sleep very well that night. a boy phoned me because i was lonely. Thank You. Thursday night my first night in the new house i went to the pub with some friends i didnt drink much i wasnt very well. i got home and was restless. i went for a walk it took me 3 tries but at 2.15 am i walked i walked for 3 miles to my home. and then i walked the 3 miles back. it was dark and i was scared and sad, but i hd to do it and now i am ok on friday i had my hair shaved and dyed black then i went to the pub for my friends birthday lots things happened. Lots. i dont remember much of it but that i got home, i know that becuase thats where i woke up. on saturday i went to edinburgh i got to the train station and met some sinister sorts we went to the picnic where we witnessed The Chu snog a wasp then to the pub andrew told some wonderful stories a woman in the toilets asked a girl to hand her toilet paper then said 'I hate drip drying' it was a bit cold then we went to glasgow and to harrys and then to calumns sunday back to harrys to mope for a while and play snakes and ladders and learn how to role a dice properly on sunday evening i went home monday first day at college went very well, everyone is super and fab and it's not scary at all on monday at 8pm i got a phonecall 2 hours later i was back in glasgow oh those glasgow kids tuesday morning straight to college from glasgow tuesday night i finished sorting out my cds. coz its not boring. wednesday first full day at college a bit boring what with classes being 2 hours long but on the whole not bad it could be worse it could be school finally got my paws on a certain NME reveiw. the new house doesnt feel strange anymore. well maybe a bit but home feels like a distant dream. like a holiday from many years ago. it was a good holiday though. Counting Flowers On The Wall Sweetie xox _________________________________________________________________ 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: So I'm not a professional photographer.....but the Belle and Sebastian pictures are in!!
by CrnflkgrlO＠aol.com 19 Sep '01

19 Sep '01

So the pictures are a bit fuzzy and pale, but considering the fact that the most attractive (and they have just a bit of talent as well) band in the world completely lacks pictures on the web, they'll do. (Isobel's bum is included, as promised) http://homepage.mac.com/crnflkgrlo/PhotoAlbum.html -Rachel Cornflake +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: "Not flammable" is not a challenge...
by Gardiner, Stuart 19 Sep '01

19 Sep '01

Well it's Wednesday, and I'm still recovering from the weekend. Which can only be a good sign. There was a picnic in Manchester you know. Some of you may remember it. Some of you probably can't remember it. Belle wasn't there, the only dogs present were ones we wished weren't present, with slobbery sticks in their mouths. Cay is now officially the best picnic mummy in the world E!V!E!R!. Partly because, against all the odds, she managed to organise a picnic in Manchester where it didn't rain. In fact, it was sunny. Which was nice. Admittedly we were only outside for about 2 hours and spent the rest of the time in the pub, but never mind. One listee told a bouncer "I'm not gay, but..." before kissing him. Another listee stood on the table in the pub to sing "The State I Am In", and then fell off. And then Ken drove us back over the Pennines to a tuneful rendition of Legal Man. In other news, I have heard from a trustworthy source that while B&S have been in America, they visited Las Vegas. And while they were there, two members of the band got married! Anybody else heard this? Anyone spot any rings on fingers at the gigs? Any details welcomed! Big Stu +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: concert dreams
by Tim Banning 19 Sep '01

19 Sep '01

hello. On the subject of Concert Dreams, I've been having dreams for the last couple of months where, I am either a new member of a band, watching the band or am friends with the band. Maybe this is some sort of sick sycophantic syndrome I have but, I kind of like them. Last night I dreamt I was on stage with Radiohead. I wasn't playing but I was just sitting on the edge of the stage with a couple of friends. I was sitting to the left of Thom but for some reason Ed O'brian was on his left side instead of Jonny. But it was kind of weird because I was sitting there with some friends and we're talking about things like school, all while there are thousands of people in front of us, then another friend came up with a Bag of groceries, including some smoked fish. Weird. The other day I had a dream my friend Judy (who did the speaking part of Dirty Dream #2 in Seattle) was in this side project or something that Belle and Sebastian had to with. She played bass. The thing was that there was a bunch of recordings that I listened to, songs that in real life I've never heard before, I was impressed with myself. Coming up with cool songs in my dreams...not quite "Yesterday" but still great songs. Too bad I can't play them now that I'm awake. I've also dreamt that I'm either in Weezer or am at their concert. The last weezer dream I had was when I had to fill in for Brian Bell....god I really am crazy....or just want to desperately play in a band. It usually has to do with bands I've seen so maybe I'll have a great Belle and Sebastian dream....goodnight All! tim _________________________________________________________________ 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: is that a question I see??
by Kirsty 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

hey kids, I have a B&S related question to all those peeps who happen, somehow, to know the intimate ins and outs of their favourite band... right, does anyone know whether or not b&S are flying home (by home i mean to Britain) before they are playing in Brazil?? It's just that hopefully i shall get to go see the reindeer section this Sunday in Norwich. When i first found out that they were playing near me i ripped the poster from the wall it was pinned on and then walked around town with a huge grin on my face (yup, people did stop and stare) because i thought it would be like ipswich all over again (in the sense that at least some of my favourite popstars will be less than a meter from me). An hour later reality pliped its little way into my head as i realised they probebly wouldn't be in the country let alone with the reindeer section. I was still excited at this point, but less so... obviously. oh. and whislst i'm on the ball, is anybody on this fine list planning to attend?? probably not but i live in hope of maybe meeting another sinistereean, rather than just spying on them, and not daring to approach them. Anyway, sorry about the jumbled sentances and the severe lack of any interesting stories... i'm working on it ribenas, hugs and a big fat farewell Kirsty ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: have you heard the one about the australian falling down in edinburgh?
by Breams 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

'lo you lot well, it's been a little while, but i figure now is the time to start posting again, being on the other side of the world and all. as people have probably already told you, the picnic went well, and i got drunk. i seem to remember something about falling on my face in multiple places, and i think other attendees will be able to confirm for me. :) i guess there's not a lot to say about my UK jaunt so far. point #1 stayed with maddie for a memorable couple of nights. smoked lots of duty free cigarettes (2 dollars!!! christ!!!) and got a little pissed and *slept* with maddie and james. point #2 stayed with rich for a few more memorable (actually i wish i could remember) nights. we chatted up a religious night-stalker with a penchant for young boys (who had a beard and no moustache! oooh the evil). he told us that god was in our hearts but couldn't prove it to us. the best thing he could say was that he was in everyones' hearts but not in those who weren't christian. it made me wonder whether there was anything in my heart other than a few ventricles and some large muscles. i highly doubt that there is any small deities in my ventricles, but i may be surprised. had a picnic. went to a pub. got drunk. fell over. ken and i won some money thanks to a friendly bouncer (1 into 15!). had my first vodka and red bull. downed a pint in 6.5 seconds. fell over. point #3 currently in the middle of a memorable night with the glasgow massive. they're not really that big but they're certainly substantial. pity none of them would get off their arses to see a pernice bros gig last night! (props to rich for not being a lame prat, unlike the rest of you!) had a lovely night at the 13th note with an odd man named dave who just went on and on about leonard cohen and sweetie's swearing. went to calumn's and drank some more. played some ramshackle lucksmiths and pinefox. point #4 there has to be more of you in this part of the world who haven't seen me blind drunk yet. i'm still taking orders for visits. :) i'll leave you to it then. ta ra jeremy +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: The wrong dream to have on my mind...
by Rachel 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

Hello SINISTER! First off, I have to tell you how wonderful I think you all are... especially in light of the recent tragedy. A lot of Americans are so ethnocentric that they have no clue that regular people in other countries are profoundly effected by this. They have no contacts outside their communities. I have shared some of your stories with people I know, and they were amazed. Also, even though some of you posted opinions that maybe were misinterpreted (like Adam), I find it extremely interesting and oddly soothing to really think about this from a lot of different points of view. I thank you all for the perspective you've given me, it has helped me deal with this. NOW FOR A LITTLE STORY... THE FOLLOWING IS A VERY DETAILED ACCOUNT OF MY EXPERIENCE SEEING BELLE AND SEBASTIAN ON SEPTEMBER 6TH IN LOS ANGELES...WARNING: IT IS VERY LONG!!!!!!! I live in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Three years ago I was on Sinister, and I actually had to sell my tickets I had for both New York shows (I had to move suddenly, so I couldn't afford the trip.) I have not been on the list since then, until 3 weeks ago. I was checking the website to see when the next b&s release would be, and I read that they were playing 2 shows in L.A. the following week. I FREAKED OUT! I knew the shows had to be sold out, but I was determined to get in to see them somehow. I rejoined Sinister right away, vowing that I would never EVER turn my back on it again!!!! Then, I saw a post that Tim Plumley had 2 extra tickets for the second show to sell me and I was ECSTATIC! (thanks, Tim!) They were general admission tickets, too. Probably better tickets than I would have gotten had I known about the show when the tickets went on sale! Thursday morning, the day of the show, I was at work and I got a phone call from my boyfriend, Dustin. He said he had bad news, and that he'd just gotten into a car accident. I was afraid he was hurt, but he wasn't. Then I was afraid that he couldn't go to the show with me, but he just asked if I could come pick him up (he's away at school now, going to the ArtCenter, which isn't too far from the venue) I arranged to leave work early so we could get there without any panic. I hate when I get panicked, I get all uptight and bitchy. The next obstacle was getting out of work early. I find that most art departments are fairly lax about the comings and goings of the graphic designers as long as there are no tight deadlines pending, I have only worked for this company for a little over 3 months and I hated to ask for special favors, but I HAD TO!!! They didn't have a problem with my early departure. I think I was driving them all crazy because I just kept saying "OH MY GOD!!! In __ hours, I will be seeing them!!!" and I think they were glad to get rid of me! I got to Dustin's and he was not sure if he should wear a tie. I was wearing a tie, and I told him he looks so sexy in a tie... we both went in ties. (We tend to dress up for everything! It's a compulsion!) We amazingly found our way to the venue even though neither of us can drive our way out of a paper bag (*see "car accident" from earlier that morning!) It was as if we had a homing device, always figuring out the correct turns in the unfamiliar territory! I usually have to leave at least 30 minutes early when I'm going somewhere new, or going from a different direction. We were both in high spirits, especially because it was so easy to get there. We had no problem finding Tim and his friend Garrett, and we got our tickets and stood in line talking about the show that Tim had seen the night before. I was practically bursting with excitement! Soon we were going inside!! The entire floor of seats and the pit area were for general admission ticket holders, but only those who lined up at the venue early and got wristbands were allowed into the pit. The rest of us got to choose our seats anywhere else on the floor. Dustin and I ended up toward the center, second row. I couldn't believe we were sitting there, and to think, we almost missed the show!! "People watching" at a Belle & Sebastian show is great! Usually, when I'm people watching, I try to find those who look like Belle & Sebastian fans, but being in a crowd of them was an overload! We admired lots of great hairdo's, outfits and glasses! So many cute people! We were very entertained by Jonathan Richman. It's so weird because the other designer I work with was just talking about him, and I had never heard of him before. She had made a little mini sculpture/doll/model of him for the movie 'There's Something About Mary' but they ended up not using the footage. Anyway, he was really funny and dorky and cool. At first, we didn't know what to think of him, but by the end we were totally into it. When Belle & Sebastian took the stage, everyone stood up and I just put my hands up to my mouth and I almost started crying. I couldn't believe how great they all looked and sounded! I was delighted to see that Isobel wasn't the skinny model type (surprised? um, I should listen closer to "Family Tree" !) She has such a gorgeous face and a cute body!!! She was wearing a navy and white striped shirt and had her hair pulled back. Her eyelashes are MILES long! Sarah looks so young, she has a doll face. Stuart was wearing a very cute outfit, I can't remember exactly what, but I know that he was well dressed and showing off his figure nicely. I think it was brown pants and a cream colored button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up (not like with a cigarette packet rolled up in it like Fonzie, more like Brett Anderson from Suede circa 1995. Oh wait, that's Fonzie again, isn't it!)... Stuart's so handsome. Stevie was wearing jeans and a black t-shirt and he looked adorable as well. Chris looks so cute in glasses! It was funny when Stuart made a comment about his glasses and Chris said he didn't have time to put in his contact lenses. Richard and the rest were equally as adorable and, God, they sound just like the albums, only better!!!!! But BOBBY, let me tell you, was the biggest shock to me. He's GORGEOUS. I had no idea. He had his rocker hairdo and a tight t-shirt on, and he's just adorable... his face is perfection. It was really cute, because at one point during the show, I can't remember what song it was, Isobel and Bobby were sitting off to the side, waiting to stand up and do the hand clapping, and they were saying hello to some kids in the pit. Isobel said something to Bobby and he was laughing and she looked at him with such an expression of adoration, it made me wonder if there wasn't some romance between them! So cute It was great during "Jonathan David" when Stevie took the record cover from a fan in the front row and started singing to the picture!!! When he tried to fling it back to them, he missed, or it hit them, I couldn't really tell. He and Stuart kept apologizing! After about 3 songs, Stuart was talking to the crowd. He commented on how there were some well dressed people out there. He was looking out at everyone and said something along the lines of "You, out there with the tie and what is that, a vest or something...it's great, thanks for dressing up!" Yeah, Dustin just looked at me like "is he really talking to me?" and I just laughed in amazement. Dustin said thanks and waved. Then Stuart said "and the girl next to you, she's smartly dressed as well, are you his girlfriend?" and I looked at Dustin and said "oh yeah!" and Stuart said he thought so and I said "but I'll be YOUR girlfriend!" and Stuart said "oh, I'm spoken for, but thanks!" ARRRGGGHHHH!!!! So cute!!! At that point I was feeling really elated, mixed with a feeling of insecurity, wondering how Stuart could have seen us well enough to notice our outfits!!! We both were extremely flattered. I was almost brought to tears again when they played "Fox in the Snow"... it was so PERFECT. They were going to play a cover song and Stuart said it was a band from California, at least, he thinks they were from California, he hopes so! Their version of "Creeque Alley" by the Mamas and the Papas was really great, they sounded just like them.. When the girls sang the line "in a coffee house Sebastian sat", and when the boys sang "Sebastian is off Lovin' Spoonful" they really emphasised the Sebastian part and it was really cool how perfect the song was for them to be singing! When they played "Dirty Dream Number Two" Stuart forgot to get someone from the audience up there to sing the "In a town so small..." part, so it was omitted. And when Stuart had the girl (was her name Tina?) come up onstage to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" it was so cute, and the whole crowd was singing along loudly, and you could see it on their faces that they were pleased to get such participation! The girl got an autographed baseball. I thought that was so adorable and thoughtful! When they played "Family Tree", Isobel's voice was so whispy and beautiful, and it's one of my favorites so I was in awe, and I looked over at Dustin and he was completely entranced. I liked Isobel and Sarah trading off the lines at the end "If my family tree goes back to the Romans..." and overlapping eachother, it was so great to see them singing it. Then, the most amazing thing happened. Stuart said that they needed some dancing to break up the sleepy songs. He was asking that couple to come up onstage to dance during the next song, and Dustin and I were in denial. He couldn't possibly be talking to us AGAIN! So we just stood there smiling like idiots, and all these people in the pit were saying they'd go up, but Stuart insisted "the smartly dressed couple... you DO dance, don't you? Don't worry, it won't be a slow song..." and I just looked at Dustin and he looked at me and I said "let's go!" and he took my hand and we quickly made our way up to the front, we had already wasted enough time being oblivious to the fact that Stuart meant us! We got up onto the stage and I looked out at the crowd... I almost fainted. It was people as far as my eyes could see. I couldn't imagine how Stuart spotted us, looking into the crowd to where our seats were... I could see lots of smiling faces. Stuart showed us where to stand and then I almost fainted again, seeing him up close!!! I felt like I was watching TV, like my body was someone else's. Dustin is very shy, so I think he really was panicked, too. Someone in the crowd yelled "Jarvis!" because Dustin is very skinny. Dustin is really young and isn't very familiar with Pulp, so he looked at me and said "what?" and I said "the lead singer of Pulp is named Jarvis and he's skinny" and I saw two girls in the front row laughing, I think they thought we were pretending he didn't know! Then the music started and it was "The Wrong Girl" and we just tried to dance like we were at home rockin' out because really there was nothing else to do but rock out! I just thought to myself, "What would Ken Chu Do? (WWKCD?)" He would ROCK OUT and then have a Red Bull! I couldn't worry too much about my lack of dancing skills or the fact that not only was my favorite band amongst our flailing, but that thousands of eyes were watching us. It was SO MUCH fun! But Isobel needed to get up to the microphone and we were sort of blocking her way and so Stuart moved over a bit so we could move over. Standing up there right next to her and dancing was such a triumph!!! She's definitely one of my idols! Dustin and I looked at eachother as if to say "is this real?" and we both just started laughing! Once the song was over, I was in a hurry to get out of their limelight. I would be mortified if we had to be asked to leave the stage, and I wanted to get out of their way as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I left without getting my autographed baseball, but Dustin got one. The memory of being up there on the stage with Belle & Sebastian was enough for me! We made our way back to our seats. The boy standing next to me asked "How was it?" and I just said "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! AMAZING!" The rest of the show was kind of a blur. We got really excited when they played "Legal Man" and there were all these shiny stars projected on the backdrop, it was really pretty! This was the best concert ever. As we left the venue, all of these people said "nice dancing" and "good job" and it made us feel like celebrities. A couple of people I used to know from the "L.A. Britpop Scene of 1993-1997 RIP" came up to us and it was great seeing them again! Dustin and I didn't talk about it at first, and then we got into the car and were saying "WHAT HAPPENED?!" and I said, "Just think, you were in a car accident this morning, and tonight you're onstage with one of your favorite bands!!! I'd say this was one of your best days!!!" and Dustin agreed. To this day, we are still coming across people out and about who ask "are you the couple that danced onstage at the Belle & Sebastian show?" and it's pretty amazing. We felt and still feel so special. It's so great that they take the time to involve the audience in the shows, I'm sure it's something anyone involved in any of their shows will never ever forget. But just in case, if anyone has photos of me and Dustin on the stage, please contact me off the list! I'd be so grateful! Sorry that I wrote SO MUCH, but personally, I like reading all of your stories in detail, so if you find it boring/self-serving I apologize! A shout out to Tim, Brier, Colin, and all of the Rachels (!viva Rachels!) And if the girl I "sold" some of my New York b&s tickets to in '98 who never paid me for them is still on the list, thanks for giving me this good "Ticket Karma!" I am fortunate, and I'm happy, hope you're happy, too... Love to you all. Rachie __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Whistle Past The Graveyard
by P F 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN Reading the list, I have just seen a couple of on-list reports of B&S in California. I think the reports were rather good, though I share the geezer Miller's view of the tour. GOIN' ROUND THE HOSPITAL I don't share my editor's view of the geezer Jonathan Richman - and you know what that means. SHE BANGS THE DRUMS I do share the lass Honey's view of the recent catastrophe. TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW, YOU MUST BE HONEST Still another view, this time mine: our system of law is meant to have to do with 'justice', not 'vengeance'. I know that The Genealogy of Morals went some way (historically) towards deconstructing that opposition: but that is not supposed to be the self-understanding of 'Western society'. To venture into an action of wanton destruction as a response to wanton destruction is the kind of thing for which 'the West' - with all its contradictory, half-realized legacy from the Enlightenment - jails people. To slaughter more innocents is vengeful response to the death of innocents, but not a just one. But the United States has shown scant respect for 'international law', in its various forms, over the last two decades - and probably a good deal more - in any case; which makes the invocation of NATO clauses a blue herring. And the leader of the US will decide, whenever he likes, whether 'war' has been declared on the US: but the many acts of aggression which have been perpetrated by the US and its pals have not been accompanied by the 'dignity' of a declaration of war. If I am not mistaken, further large-scale acts of violence will produce... further large-scale acts of violence. A PORT IN EVERY GIRL I am told that there are good golf courses in the East End of Glasgow. I believe that some of them even come with bars of their own. I enjoyed the lad Gillanders' post about events in Scotland. He looks to me like a rival to the lad 96. Where is 96 to defend his crown, I mean, croon? LOVE HIM DO I have lately had cause to delve in and out of seven Lloyd Cole albums. I can now tell you that the result is that LC *really is* ace - it wasn't just a figment of my polemical imagination. __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 woke up and you were gone
by Robert Brennan 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

I estimate I travelled about 1300 miles at the weekend. The majority of them in the air so that was OK. Ostensibly my trip was all about visiting a friend in Greenock but I somehow ended up at a picnic in Edinburgh. How strange. Details are fuzzy and half remembered but... There was grass and trees and nice people like gordon, jeremy, will, rich, gail, rachel & bellethedog, carey & 96 & andy & ken & james... Rich said I did a Fred Durst impression. Lordy. A pub was visited. Drink was drunk and chocolate eaten. Architecture was alternately admired and slated. A cute dog was more affectionate towards me than I deserved. Alas I had to jump on the train back to Glasgow and meet said friend. More drink was drunk elsewhere. All seemed well for a while after a scary and depressing week. Photos will follow - including the epic Ken v. the Wasp sequence. Probably at the weekend - laziness permitting. So very tired. Robster ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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