February 2002 - Sinister

Sinister: A little change, and now I'm happy
by Fernando Brito 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

Queridos Sinistros, I've been so busy since my "fantabulous" first post (thanks, Bron!), I wanted to post this earlier but I really couldn't find the time! I also haven't read all of your twee letters, but I promise that I will, prolly on this weekend. But first I need to tell you the news: I had a date last weekend! It was a blind date! Well, in fact it was sort of my first date ever! Not that I never had a girlfriend, I just don't take going out with girlfriends as being a date, it's simply going out, having fun. But this time it was different, it had to be pleasant, I had to have interesting stuff to talk about, I had to be funny. That's what a date is all about, right?! At the first time we never know what's about to happen, it can be very stressing! So I decided we would go to an Irish Pub not far from my flat. I've never been there, neither has she, so I was taking a huge risk of screwing things up. You know, what if that wasn't an Irish Pub at all but a whorehouse or something?! What would she think about me?! Actually I've been observing that place almost everyday on my way back home and I had an idea of what kind of place it was. We got there about midnight, it was crowded and there was no table for us to sit at, so our date started with the two of us standing in a corner, a little squeezed among the crowd. It took more than an hour until we finally sat at the counter, and another hour until we got a table. But it was funny, it didn't matter because we were enjoying each other. Well, I was at least. Now guess what was our main topic during the night? Music, of course! Mainly Belle and Sebastian! What else?! I must admit that I was the only one who talked about B&S, because my date didn't know much about them. And I told her about Gentle Waves, and adverted her to do not think I'm a sissy for loving Isobel's songs! Now, do you guys think B&S is a good subject for a date chatting? Alright, I'm sure you'll say yes! But even if your date knows nothing about them? Well, for me it was an excellent subject, for now she's curious about them and I invited her to come to my flat to listen to my CDs! Yep, it's Belle and Sebastian helping people to make moves! Her name is Denise. She found me at ICQ, can you believe that? I've never done this kind of thing, meeting people I haven't even seen before! We talked a lot of times by phone but it took a while till we finally met. She's cute: long black hair, big eyes... and I'll phone her tonight. I haven't talked to her since our date! Not that I'm playing hard to get, but I've been working a lot these days. The day before yesterday I spent 14 hours at work, I supose it was a record for me! Anyway, I don't have a reason to play hard to get, I don't think we have a future, not as a couple. I don't have an explanation for that, but I simply cannot picture myself with her. Weird, huh? Maybe it's denial! But what really matters is that I changed. I'm so happy to be able to do such a thing, to go out and meet new people. I know it seems no big deal for some, but I'm so shy... I think it's time for me to leave behind my shyness before I'm too old to do the things I want to do. Although I left my mother's home and started doing things by myself, I still don't feel that I'm taking control of my life, I feel more like I'm actually just sitting and watching. But when I was coming back from that date, I knew things were different. Just a little, but they were. And now I'm happy! Ciao... Fernando Brito +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: 2nd NY show ...
by Katrina House 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

... ticket details now online on news page at http://www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/home cheers, katrina. banchory press - management - merchandising po box 25074 glasgow g2 6ld scotland email: shop(a)banchory.net http://www.banchory.net http://www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/home +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I should be sincerely sorry to see my neighbor's children devoured by wolves
by Laura Llew 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

"Oh, I remember this song. My favorite part is coming up... the end!" --comment from my "friend" when I put in Belle & Sebastian's, Stars Of Track & Field on our roadtrip. A few years ago, at the desperate request of their parents, I went on a (oh so very long) roadtrip with someone who was severely mentally ill. I spent the entire trip having to wrestle my stolen car keys from them, keep them from jumping out of the speeding car on a busy interstate, and talking for hours persuading them to get back in the car in Montreal, again in Pennsylvania, and then in Upstate New York as they resolutely sat hugging their knees refusing to budge. AT LEAST, they liked listening to Belle and Sebastian though! Solo roadtrips are the way to go, my friends. Before I go any further, I would like to send out my public thanks to Miss Jenny Payne who organized the Sinister Valentine's Day exchange AND gave me yet another beautiful mix to which I listened to while driving down to Charlotte to pick a friend up from the airport (the exact same circumstances which I listened to the first mix she gave me. Tradition! Now, if only I were a rich man...) For the first time ever I had my very own boy for Valentines! ****AND**** (if I read Sinister posts correctly) he has a girlfriend! This makes me more of a brazen hussy than everything else combined -I'm excited! Of course, poor VD boy he said that the USPS standards were good enough for him so as long as I didn't send along bodily fluids it was OK. Well, there went my ideas! Oh, I suppose I should thank my Valentine, Mr. Michael Vance too - for the chocolate and CD. Also enclosed was a recipe for a chocolate covered boy though sadly boy wasn't included. Michelle Ruiz mused: >I also want to get a pet of some kind (not a dog or a cat..yet) since I was >a deprived child and never had one. Maybe a >turtle or an iguana I thought the same thing so for my 23rd birthday I asked for a pet turtle since I love them so. However, turtles are illegal to sell in North Carolina as they carry salmonella or some such (does this mean that they make mayonnaise from turtles?) but after much searching we were able to find a BLACK MARKET turtle dealer. I was so excited. I even bought a Turtle Owner Handbook where I read that the each time you take the turtle from one environment (like it's little turtleworld aquarium) to another (like the carpet of my bedroom floor) that you shorten it's life span. I really couldn't justify making a poor turtle's life shorter just so i could play with him so I opted not to have a turtle. Thus, I'm now 24 and have never had a pet though I'm very seriously contemplating getting a Bookstore Dog. I would need something on the smallish side (though not tiny - just nothing huge) that doesn't shed much or bark obnoxiously. Plus, it should look sad and brooding so I can call it my Proust Pooch. Any ideas? Love & Lime Jello, Laura VOCABULARY WORDS: Brazen Hussy Proust Pooch Salmonella Desperate Request Chocolate Covered Boy VD STUDY QUESTIONS: 1. Why do you always hear the words "brazen" and "hussy" together - never separately or mated with another word? Have you ever heard just 'brazen' used when not followed by hussy? The only examples I could find of "brazen" used by itself were by a mass of dead guys - Shakespeare, Joyce, etc.- who might have been benefited if their brazens had a little hussy action involved. Why do you think this is so? Should we change our use of tired cliches before they become too mottled and rusted? Do you think this is an appropriate place to start? How does Gilded Hussy sound to you? (Note: That is not, "How does a Gilded Hussy sound to you?" This is not an offer.) 2. Are you, like me, for anything that's followed by a hussy? (woo!) Evidently, hussy is a corruption of "housewife" (in more way that one, eh?) 3. A new product I just got in the shop is a kit for putting on a Shakespeare play (Taming of the Shrew) in 45 minutes with cards for each character. For example, there's one for Gremio which reads, "You are old and rich. No woman under the age of seventy is even going to consider marrying you. But don't let that stop you. Money can solve almost any problem. Possible celebrity role models: Mr. Magoo, jimmy Stewart, or Ronald Regan." The one for the Lusty Widow reads, "You have only three lines at the very end of the play, but you can use them to show that you are a fiery woman, a handful for any man, and probably too much for Hortensio to handle. Shake your mane of flaxen hair (there's a wig included in the kit!) and unloose your inner vixen." How would a card for each of the following go - a brazen hussy, a chocolate covered boy, and a proust pooch? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. 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Sinister: Hi, I'm new!
by Dino Miniutti 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

After crawling out of the nursery on my hands and feet (funny it's usually a pub that I'm crawling out of) I thought that I'd say hi to all of you and say how much I've enjoyed being on the list so far -- It's so refreshing to hear people speaking from the heart and talking about stuff that really matters to them. I hope to participate a lot more actively in the future, well as soon as I get this sling off -- yes, I was one of the 75% who tried to lick their own elbow. Oh, when will I learn... Cheers, Dino +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: She's looking like our Ken but if Chu knew what's going on in her life...
by The Cat's Pajamas 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

Hi all, I don't know if the title pun is original or not...I don't remember seeing it anywhere, and I worked so very hard to come up with it, so if I plagiarized anybody's title, please let me know...it wasn't intentional. Surprisingly enough, the title is rather pertinent to the rest of the e-mail. Allow me to present the evidence for you. First, our beloved Ken's picture from the Sinister website: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/people/KenJuggle.html Next, an add for microsoft I pulled off my hotmail homepage: http://the_cats_pajamas.tripod.com/ken.gif Given the strong visual evidence, I can only come up with 3 possibilities: 1. Microsoft is the root of all evil and have begun a comprehensive cloning initiative and have decided to help defray the cost by using some of the clones as models. Given Ken's frigteningly good looks he was a natural choice for the modelling program. 2. Ken has sold out to the man and is using his good looks for the forces of evil. He appears to have bought breast implants with the money he has made so far... 3. The person in the picture is the anti-Ken and if Ken were ever to come into contact with the anti-Ken, both would disappear instantly in a flash of energy capable of leveling major cities. Of course, it also may just be some old lady from a microsoft ad that doesn't really look like Ken at all, but really, how plausible is that? Jason _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Beautiful, only slightly mental
by mmm skyscraper 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

This is my first post, so don't be cruel. My name is Mark and I live in Georgia. The state not the republic. I have visited #sinister as aorta. I also go by the nickname mmm skyscraper. I'm a college student studying International Studies. I don't know anyone outside of the internet who has heard of Belle & Sebastian, much less likes them. I recently got tickets for the Atlanta show, which was somewhat exciting as it occurs on my birthday. I'm fascinated with certain words and phrases. The title of a Faint album, Blank Wave Arcade, is one of these phrases. Say it over and over. At the end you'll still have no idea what it means, but it will sound more mysterious. So that's it for now. Sinister is a beautiful place. Mark p.s. I think the new boards of Canada is ace also. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: i need a new button for my blouse
by bus stoppers 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

alright. i know that my last message was happy. but this one isn't. what the f*uck is wrong with me. my emotional stability is not so stable. it needs to stop or i'm gonna be sick. so my date with the professor. didn't turn out how i wanted, though it turned out how i expected it to. whatever. my life feels as though it's up in the air. and i'm always tired and drained. a co-worker pointed out the changing of the seasons. maybe it has something to do with it all? whenever i am down, i lock myself in the bathroom. and cut most of my hair off. i did that last night and for once in 7 years, it didn't work. now i have really short hair. and no smile to show for it. maybe i just need to vent. another co-worker has another theory as to why. why i am not happy. and why asshole males are so drawn to me. too many references to star wars to remember, but i think that the sum of what he's trying to say, is that it's my parents. i grew up in a religious home. very strict and sheltering. i am a christian, though some might label me as a liberal one. this is not good enough for my mom. actually, nothing is ever good enough for that woman. a few years ago i got kicked out of bible college. and it was very messy. i don't think that she has forgiven me yet. it's sad because what i'm about to say is not overexagerated. i have had only a couple of conversations with her in the past 7 years that didn't end up with me crying or her yelling or me getting defensive or her putting me down or me yelling. sad really. i don't know why i am not tying in paragraphs. the screen is even blurry, though not from tears. i can't even cry anymore. what to do? not talk to my parents. plus i'm an only child. but they are the ones pushing me away. i'm willing to take responsibility for my actions and i always apologize when i'm at fault. but expecting them to do the same. forget about it. plus i think i'm lonely. i was driving home from work monday and i was listening to the radio as the car only has radio capabilities. the not so great song: "i love you just the way you are" came on. i almost lost it and finally cried. i can't remember the words word for word, but i think it was something like he didn't even want witty conversation because it was too complicated because all he wanted was someone to talk to. there was more but i can't think right now. though i know i am not alone, i feel alone. and the future seems so dim too. i don't know if it's the social influence of impending doom of no college degree, no money and no future that has been thrown on my head like hot, smelly ash by the family. or if it's just me being silly. and ridiculous. sometimes i really should stop myself from thinking. i was going to go back to school in the fall. and i was excited. now i feel uncertain. do i really want to spend the next 4 years of my life in a classroom when i could be out and about in the world searching my soul that seems to be constantly misplaced. i have no grounding of any sorts. alright, i'm going to stop myself now because i could go on...but i won't torture you loverly sinisters. love and dry eyes, sara __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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RE: Sinister: hey white boy, what'choo doin' up town?
by erik. 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

finally someone with a decent taste in music. you made half my day. thanks. /eka > -----Original Message----- > From: amy.longcore(a)ch.novartis.com > [mailto:amy.longcore@ch.novartis.com] > Sent: den 28 februari 2002 02:50 > To: sinister(a)missprint.org > Subject: Sinister: hey white boy, what'choo doin' up town? > > > it's not advisable to listen and sign along with > the velvet underground at work. > people suspect you are either: > > a) on drugs > b) about to do drugs > c) singing such things because you can't wait to get home and do drugs > > my friend david sends me nice e-mails while i work. > here are some of todays gems: > > "DID I HAPPEN TO MENTION THAT I HAVE YOUR BELLE AND SEBBY TICKET???" > > on seeing Ben Folds last night: > "And then later he told this story of a concert in England > where he kept fucking with the audience. Everytime he'd hear > someone talking during a song, he'd just stop and ask them if > they'd please keep it quiet. Then he'd start all over. > Eventually he got to the point where he'd slow down and play > quietly, just to listen for some sign that someone was > talking. But after a while, the audience learned and there > was absolute silence. He called this "the night I made > England my bitch." > > david looks like ben folds and says to me, jokingly, > "Do you want to fuck him too?" > david doesn't like boys "like that" tho. > me thinks it's the whole "he looks like me" thing > that gets him going. i'm pretty sure he didn't mean > that i wanted to EFF HIM. nope. friend. > > "Dear Amy, > > I'm alone and I'm outside your house... > > Love, > David" > > we've been having these massive smiths lyric sharing binges > as of late. simple emails saying... > > "and the pain was enough to make a shy bald budhist reflect > and plan a mass murder" or "i said that's nothing you should > hear me play piano!" > > you get the idea. > i can't seem to get through to him, though. > it is my belief that a smiths lyric should not > be quoted without the use of an exclamation point > at the end. > the exclamation point fits the thrust and accomplishment > of the words. the pitiful, yet somehow empowering, words. > > "the rain falls hard on a humdrum town > this town has dragged you down!" > > "i crack the whip! you skip! but you deserve it!" > > "you could meet somebody who really loves you!" > > > see, isn't that better? > i think so. > > so, if you get a random email from me with some faintly > familiar words containing an exclamation point at the end, > please do not worry for my sanity, i'm just having a moment, > and want to share it with you. > > > Jason cats said: > "I got my B+S tickets in the mail a couple of days ago along > with a friend's wedding invitation out of town for that same > day. After much deliberation, I decided that a friend who > would schedule their wedding on a Belle and Sebastian concert > date is really no friend at all." > > kudos to you, mr.pajamas! see you there, then! > as you may have read above, my friend david is the holder of > one of my belle and sebastian tickets. this would be to the > chicago show. my tickets to the detroit show came to my > parents house this saturday. my mother was more than happy to > call that day and say, "hey sis, i got some concert tickets > in the mail, i'm thinking dad and i will go! i haven't heard > much of this belle and sebastian, but we could sure use the > night out..." silly mommy! i've since snatched the tickets > from her, thank you. i do plan on making her a b&s mix one of > these days tho. i think she could use some "we rule the > school", and such in her life. > > > those of you who witnessed my insanity in #sinister last > night will be happy to know that all my keyboard keys at home > now work, except for the "m". something will be done about > this. it was fun to be forced to come up with a new language > tho. if you would call it that... > > um. i'm going to have a cigarette now. > this was a very pointless post. > i just wanted to say stuff. > > and > > i wanted to say, "yeah, what he said", as jason also > again mentioned a chicago meetup. > i've actually only heard from a couple of you about the show. > so, you either > a) hate me and want me to die > b) just want to go to the show and not eff around with sini people > c) don't know what the hell you are doing > d) know i'd be better off keeping to myself :) > > fine. i'll just wear my lampshade and look at my ben folds' > look-alike friend and sing along. > > > ooh oooh oooh! archel FINALLY got the rachels tape! > we're well on our way now! > i was worried i was the end of the rachels line and > ruined it for everyone! *whew* > > bye, > amy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------+ > +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ > To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. 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Sinister: hey white boy, what'choo doin' up town?
by amy.longcore＠ch.novartis.com 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

it's not advisable to listen and sign along with the velvet underground at work. people suspect you are either: a) on drugs b) about to do drugs c) singing such things because you can't wait to get home and do drugs my friend david sends me nice e-mails while i work. here are some of todays gems: "DID I HAPPEN TO MENTION THAT I HAVE YOUR BELLE AND SEBBY TICKET???" on seeing Ben Folds last night: "And then later he told this story of a concert in England where he kept fucking with the audience. Everytime he'd hear someone talking during a song, he'd just stop and ask them if they'd please keep it quiet. Then he'd start all over. Eventually he got to the point where he'd slow down and play quietly, just to listen for some sign that someone was talking. But after a while, the audience learned and there was absolute silence. He called this "the night I made England my bitch." david looks like ben folds and says to me, jokingly, "Do you want to fuck him too?" david doesn't like boys "like that" tho. me thinks it's the whole "he looks like me" thing that gets him going. i'm pretty sure he didn't mean that i wanted to EFF HIM. nope. friend. "Dear Amy, I'm alone and I'm outside your house... Love, David" we've been having these massive smiths lyric sharing binges as of late. simple emails saying... "and the pain was enough to make a shy bald budhist reflect and plan a mass murder" or "i said that's nothing you should hear me play piano!" you get the idea. i can't seem to get through to him, though. it is my belief that a smiths lyric should not be quoted without the use of an exclamation point at the end. the exclamation point fits the thrust and accomplishment of the words. the pitiful, yet somehow empowering, words. "the rain falls hard on a humdrum town this town has dragged you down!" "i crack the whip! you skip! but you deserve it!" "you could meet somebody who really loves you!" see, isn't that better? i think so. so, if you get a random email from me with some faintly familiar words containing an exclamation point at the end, please do not worry for my sanity, i'm just having a moment, and want to share it with you. Jason cats said: "I got my B+S tickets in the mail a couple of days ago along with a friend's wedding invitation out of town for that same day. After much deliberation, I decided that a friend who would schedule their wedding on a Belle and Sebastian concert date is really no friend at all." kudos to you, mr.pajamas! see you there, then! as you may have read above, my friend david is the holder of one of my belle and sebastian tickets. this would be to the chicago show. my tickets to the detroit show came to my parents house this saturday. my mother was more than happy to call that day and say, "hey sis, i got some concert tickets in the mail, i'm thinking dad and i will go! i haven't heard much of this belle and sebastian, but we could sure use the night out..." silly mommy! i've since snatched the tickets from her, thank you. i do plan on making her a b&s mix one of these days tho. i think she could use some "we rule the school", and such in her life. those of you who witnessed my insanity in #sinister last night will be happy to know that all my keyboard keys at home now work, except for the "m". something will be done about this. it was fun to be forced to come up with a new language tho. if you would call it that... um. i'm going to have a cigarette now. this was a very pointless post. i just wanted to say stuff. and i wanted to say, "yeah, what he said", as jason also again mentioned a chicago meetup. i've actually only heard from a couple of you about the show. so, you either a) hate me and want me to die b) just want to go to the show and not eff around with sini people c) don't know what the hell you are doing d) know i'd be better off keeping to myself :) fine. i'll just wear my lampshade and look at my ben folds' look-alike friend and sing along. ooh oooh oooh! archel FINALLY got the rachels tape! we're well on our way now! i was worried i was the end of the rachels line and ruined it for everyone! *whew* bye, amy +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Tales from the windy city plus a bonus rant
by The Cat's Pajamas 27 Feb '02

27 Feb '02

Hey everyone, After this first paragraph, I launch into a rant that probably won't really interest anybody. Not that this paragraph is that great either...Anyway, I got my B+S tickets in the mail a couple of days ago along with a friend's wedding invitation out of town for that same day. After much deliberation, I decided that a friend who would schedule their wedding on a Belle and Sebastian concert date is really no friend at all. I'll mail them their stupid blender and my regrets later in the week. Actually, I'll probably try to make it to both so I'll be running the circuit from Chicago to Champaign both ways that day. Speaking of Chicago, the Chicago bowling meeting was great. We were the twee-est bowlers in town and all of Chicago shivered in fear at our collective bowling might. Mad props to my Chicago homies Jen, Ray, and Robert. Anybody who will be at the Chicago show would be wise to e-mail so I maybe I can start working on something. I don't know where the theater is, or what the neighborhood around there is like so maybe I'm not the best man for the job...but e-mail me anyway so I can know who to expect. Allright...this is the part with the rant, however in my next e-mail which will hopefully come later tonite, I have photographic proof of Ken cloning scheme underway by microsoft. Stay tuned, same bat time, same bat channel, for my next post ;) Sadly, I haven't been around too much lately. Work has kept me really busy. I'm actually e-mailing from work right now. The most *perfect* girl just left the office, unfortunately she's one of my coworkers. So I'm sitting here and listening to the Strokes and stewing. Why stewing you ask? Well, because said girl would be completely happy to be sitting here listening to the strokes with me...in fact it seems we would be happy doing a lot of things together. If it weren't for some old crush of hers appearing out of the woodwork to muck things up. I'm in Chicago, this feller is from Montana, some 1500 miles away. I've been crushing on her for weeks now, and suddenly a couple of weeks ago this guy appears out of nowhere, and now she is pondering what is going to happen between the two of them. At first I dismissed it as just a flicker from an old flame, and a couple of days I was ready to let her know about my top-secret crush, but when I got to work that morning she was positively GLOWING because boy had called and confessed his mutual crush, and said he was flying in to visit. GAHHH!!!! So now, I'm forced to sit and wait and see what comes of this visit. Are they going to decide that 1500 miles isn't too far? Will they rehash old times, and decided that reality is going to get in the way of their crushes? Does this girl have any clue about me? Does it really matter what I think until she figures this thing out? My hopes or guesses are: yes, yes, no,no. So yes, I'm in a real pisser of a mood lately. And I want VERY bad things to happen to Montana. But how can I not respect this kind of effort? You've got to give the guy a gold star for trying...but it still leaves a terrible taste in my mouth. Bah. End of rant. Thanks for hearing me out, y'all. Jason _________________________________________________________________ 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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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