May 2002 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Oohhhh cruel world!! Alas-icity holmes!!!!!
by Adam Leier 05 May '02

05 May '02

Why does this world make hypocitical fools of us all? Not one day after I sent my whining email about kids selling tickets on sinister does one of my "friends" (if that moniker still applies) who has vowed to go with me to Belle and Sebastian in NYC fpr the past two months does he retract his vow the night before said concert! This is karma is action i am convinced. I had to do the lowest of the low. Post flyers in my dormitory elevator for the extra ticket *shudders Poe-esque-ily* Anyways let this be a warning unless you have your friends on that invisible dog fence electoshock program or they are teathered to you via some reality tv hijinks don't bet on anyone keeping their concert promise and always have a back up or 3. Adam -------------------------------- (AOLIM=BlurryBoy13) Gravity. Always. Wins. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: IMPORTANT (ok, only to me)
by Alasdair Cook 05 May '02

05 May '02

Hello kiddies, more list abuse blah blah ANYWAY I thought some of you in the Glasgow/Scotland/UK/actually anywhere might be interested in a NEW CLUB NIGHT starting in Glasgow this Saturday (11th). It is called THE WINCHESTER CLUB! I hear from my sources that it will feature not one but TWO SMASHING bands, they being California Snow Story (featuring David Skirving formerly of Camera Obscura) and Pipas (featuring lazy shamblers). As if that wasn't ENOUGH, afterwards there will be a SUPERFINE mix of records being played for your dancing pleasure by the (it says here) excellent Winchester deejays. It seems to start at 8.45, and goes on until 2am. The bands will be on from 10-11.30 or thereabouts. I'll be getting there early to catch them, I suggest you do the same. It'll be cheaper than the pub anyway cos bottles of Carslberg are only a quid! AND to see these two fine bands AND have dancing fun will cost you a MERE 4 of your pounds. It's all quite exciting. Well, I'm wetting myself anyway. For any information you require, just mail thewinchesterclub(a)hotmail.com. Very much hope so see a few of you there. Over and out. Alasdair xx _________________________________________________________________ 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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Sinister: Please Advise, help me keep my dignity, go on I'll be forever gratefull.
by Chris Leak 05 May '02

05 May '02

Hi Probably blatant list abuse but I am in need, so forgive me. After a long period off the list and an equally long period of lurking about I find myself in a predicament I don't know how to handle. After four years together my girlfriend has ended our relationship. To those of you guiding your pointer to delete with some gusto, I fully understand. To those of you who make it through my brief and embarrassing whine and can offer any words of encouragement, I thank you wholeheartedly. Please understand I have even resorted to emailing the Samaritans. Unfortunately, calling them would be at odds with my shyness. Besides my ability to vocalize these things in person to a stranger, whilst slowly deter orating into some kind of inconsolable and sobbing thing, would not be a pleasing site in anyone's book. I'll try and wind things up quickly now. The thing that concerns me more than anything is how to switch off how I feel about someone who I thought was for good and who no longer feels the same way. How the fuck does that work? As a person who has always been too easily influenced by what she absorbs from books and film, a closet Kate Bush fan and as someone whose new favorite film is Amelie, I should have seen it coming. Whilst she has done a good job of convincing me she doesn't seem to have done as good a job on herself. Her whole new "I'm 29* now, babies, things I want to do, free spirit etc etc" (I honestly don't mean to sound belittling. * I'm 27) attitude all seems a bit forced, contrived and at odds with itself. She has and always will be very stubborn and this whole thing seems like a textbook case of cutting your nose off to spite your face. Then again this could just be a big fat denial induced supposition on my part? The second thing that I am struggling with (and it's still a biggie) is simply the fact that she was my best friend. Of my circle of friends I have only one who would even consider going to the same kind of gigs or places, who would tolerate the same kind of music and film and who has any interest in the arts. Who do I do these things with now? Doing them alone doesn't hold great appeal. I'll also miss being a part of her glass design business, which is beginning to take off, I enjoyed helping. The place I live, near Preston (Lancashire), England isn't exactly awash with masses of like-minded people. Bugger. Right, I'll start winding this thing up now; if you're still with me then I sincerely appreciate it. In a truly responsible fashion, I have been on a weeklong experimentation with alcohol tolerance. My conclusion is undecided. I can't establish whether I am having some kind of dickie fit/break down type thing or permanently hung over. Whilst such behavior cannot go on indefinitely, it keeps me going until my doctor's appointment on Wednesday. Like I say, to those of you are still here without having suffered some kind of wince induced facial injury, thanks again. Whilst this has been a pretty healthy and cathartic exercise (sorry if that appears selfish), all I am hankering after are a few words of encouragement and advice. Before responses of "Get a grip", "Life's a shitter" etc etc flood in, then please don't bother, I've heard them all from some of my caring friends. Hope to hear something back. Cheers LEaky _________________________________________________________________ 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: getting sweaty in boston
by Joey V Lawton 05 May '02

05 May '02

i suppose that this is an obvious e-mail, but i just need to express my utter ecstacy after having seen Belle and Sebastian for the first time last night. . . . . . . . and now that i've done that, it was nice to meet you all. what a bunch of kindly young folks we are. it was lazy line painter jane that did me in. i missed the album version for its vocal variety, but the live energy more than compensated. they just gave up on being modest and thrust their rock 'n' roll crotches into our faces. it was lovely. and the mere idea of belle and sebastian covering pixies makes me go weak in the knees, regardless of whether or not that brave girl knew the words. i was amazed at the lights too. i was expecting something not so, i guess psychedelic is the right word. they certainly showed up Oysterhead. my friend spencer and i had the perfect come-down too. once we got home, we sat in my basement drinking genesee reds and watching the french-import of "I Can't Sleep" (which comes with my reccomendations. and while we're on movies, "the man who wasn't there" now steals the title of "joey's favorite coen brothers movie" from the big lebowski, so give that a peak too.) anyway, "You can't come on my parade." (or something to that effect) -Lambchop toodles, joey ps: i have to say though, the show really made me hate boston audiences. all you could hear was people yelling for the people dancing to sit down. it's like we were just sitting there with our arms crossed demanding to be entertained but refusing to even clap. i think that, towards the end, more and more people got that right feeling and couldn't fight the urge to stop bitching and dance; but overall, i don't think we earned more than that one song encore. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Isobel's presence at the USA concerts....
by Andrew Churchman 05 May '02

05 May '02

with all these people writting about how dissapointed they were that Isobel wasn't at the first couple american dates I have this to say: I literally just walked in from the Boston show, were Isobel was present, and you weren't missing anything. She spent half the time she was on stage leaning against her cello with a look of bordom and annoyance. the same look on my face whenever I open up my sinister digests the past couple of months. this list has gone drastically downhill.... --- andrew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.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: Detroit / Ann Arbor Plans
by marie elia 05 May '02

05 May '02

Some of you are getting this twice... but anyway... Those of you going to the Detroit show who want to engage in pre-show frolicking, you are hereby invited: Meet on the steps of the Art Museum (http://www.umich.edu/~umma -- 525 South State Street) at noon on Friday, May 10th. [Rain Location: Amer's Deli (312 South State) -- which is actually like a cafe and is pretty big.] >From the museum we can move on the park-like area right next to the museum which is also not that hard to find for the late-comers, especially if we've already assembled a mass of Sinisterines. The Museum is on the corner of State Street and South University. If everyone could make something or buy something (like chips or pretzels) to share, that'd be nice. I personally don't have a portable radio, so if someone could bring that, that would be nice. (Of course, if you're driving to Detroit later, you'll want to stash that in your trunk, out of site, when you get to the show ;)) Some of you may be in to playing soccer and whatnot. I am lazy, so I will not partake in such games, although I will cheerlead. There are also arcades and stuff nearby for you DDR Freaks. My hope is that the picnic will act as a home base, and if people want to step away for record shopping or whatever, that'd be cool, and then they could re-convene. If doors are at 7:30 (right?), we should leave around... what? 4:30? That'd get us to Detroit around 5:15 or so. I don't know how early people will line up. But we can figure this out when we all meet up, I guess. I can't wait! Email me off list if you have questions, concerns, or just think I'm cute. xo, ree ===== ......................................... ."to me she was just marie." -mersault . . . . http://home.earthlink.net/~marieelia . ......................................... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.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: Jason's visit to New York, in bullet point format. Be annoyed... be very annoyed...
by Jason Andreas 04 May '02

04 May '02

What I Did On My Holidays by Jason Andreas, class 2b. I stayed in the Metropolitan Hotel on 51st and Lexington. I wandered casually into Harlem, only realising where I was when I saw someone pull an uzi on someone else. Then I left rather rapidly. Went to WWF New York to watch RAW, Backlash and RAW again. Sat next to a man wearing a chicken suit while I was wearing my kilt. People were asking if we were some sort of double-act... Was not allowed inside the UN Building when I kept setting off the metal detector, even though they couldn't figure out why. I went in the next day though. Hung around in Toys R Us in Times Square, and had a lightsabre duel with one of the staff. I won, of course ;) Got my picture taken by a couple of rather stunning Japanese girls. They giggled a lot. Hee hee, etc. Had to put on a pseudo-American accent to deal with some of the cab drivers. Bumped into Steven Tyler outside the MTV studios. Got screamed at by lots of girls because they assumed I was someone connected with the band because I'd managed to aimlessly wander behind the security barrier. Met Frank Langella, who once played Dracula. My mum was seeing him in a Broadway show. We (Me, my mum, my sister, 3 of my mum's friends and Frank) went to an Italian restaurant, but thankfully Frank didn't stay long. Was asked if I wanted "some company" by a prostitute. I told her "No, I'm looking for sex, actually..." and walked on. Called an engineer after my mum managed to flood the hotel toilet somehow. D'oh! Went shopping in Bloomingdales, Macys, Saks and Madison Square Garden. Navigated the NY Subway system after a few false starts. Didn't get mugged. Went to Ground Zero. Was disgusted by the amount of "I saw Ground Zero" t-shirts on sale in little stalls. Even more disgusted by the loonies posing in front of it with big grins on their faces. Eedjits. I left a bracelet. Went to the Smithsonian institute and bought a book on Native American mythology. Nice :) The museum itself was pretty crappy though, it was more "Look at how the white men tamed the savages!" than any celebration of their actual culture. Bought 13 CDs, a Yankees top, a Spiderman top, a Transformers top, a Jets jersey, a WWF top, my Hard Rock Cafe leather jacket ($300 after tax!) and a What? t-shirt. Maxed out my credit card buying gifts for various friends. Expensive buggers. Watched the Celtic v Rangers game in the Manhattan Celtic Supporters Club. Thanks to Jen Brownlie for supplying me the address of them. Went to see the Scorpion King. Wandered Central Park. Didn't get mugged. Visited the zoo there, which was cool. Still didn't get mugged. Went to see the Super Furry Animals in concert at the Irving Plaza. Rawk! Had a woman flash a boob at me to display a tattoo she had... Helped a lost damsel in distress. Didn't try to pull her either, so don't look at me like that! Went to a jazz club. Grrreat. Bought a Belle & Sebastian album for a girl I... well, y'know. Drank about 30 litres of Root Beer. Ate my first pretzel (the big dough ones, not the crappy wee twiglet-like things). Visited Madame Tussauds. Took about 20 pictures in total, almost all of which were of things in Madame Tussauds. Came home. Got jetlagged. Continued to be jetlagged. Annoyed you with this e-mail... - Jase +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: one hour until show time
by Ramesh Srivastava 04 May '02

04 May '02

Hello. I first would like to say thank you to everyone who's been so amasingly responsive during my recent tragedy. It''s been really wonderful, and I had no idea that people I've ever met could be so considerate. Thanks a lot. I really mean it. I'm feeling better, I think, great, actually, cos B&S go on in an hour and a half, and the sinister picnic was lovely. There were gin and tonics, and finger sandwiches. So strange to see sinisterians in person. Nice, though. New York is tomorrow, so that should be lovely. Any New Yorkers who could sport me a floor for tomorrow night, and my friend Cassie as well, that would be great, but this might be too late. Maybe the YMCA? Anyway, I am plum excited, cos school ends wednesday, and then it's back to austin, where I hope to learn to play the cello, and then off to Glasgow in October. Anybody want to live with me? I'm fearing another year of dorm life. I shall report back after the show, but this is just mainly to thank all of the lovely people who have been so good to me. Cheers, Remy _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.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: Howdy y'alls
by Adam Leier 04 May '02

04 May '02

Now I'm not a big city lawyer. But I was just a smidge curious as to when all this ticket nonsense was going to wind up? I know Belle and Sebastian only play on the vernal equinox when the planets are aligned and the moon is near my 7th spouse but it's sort of getting a bit ridiculous. I don't mean to whine or anything but i sort of missy the misty-eyed-melancholy and salacious puns that used to dominate my mail box. Now it seems as though I'm The Sinister Underground Type Black Market For Belle And Sebastian Tickets: A Non Profit Organization Dedicated to Citing the Disappearance Of Isobel, the World's Coolest Cello Player Inc. or TSUTBMFBSTANPODTCTDOITWCCP Inc. for short. So i know this ticket thing is one fo the more pressing issues at the time but I dunno. Hopefully things will slow down once the shows are over. If this induces any ticket type rage I am sorry to have offended anyone. Adam (AOLIM=BlurryBOY13) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Chicago Pre-Gig Picnic! 5/11/02
by jenn pb 04 May '02

04 May '02

Hello you, and you, and yes, even you. A short and informative message for everyone who will be in Chicago next weekend for the show. Following through with my threats, I have gone ahead and planned a meet-up for your pre-gig pleasure. Where do we meet? Belmont Harbor Marina. There is parking a-plenty, and it's within walking distance from the Belmont Red Line. We can meet in the grassy area just to the east of the parking lot, and then traipse about to find a premium location for eating snacks and playing footie and croquet. When? Let's meet at 2pm. That way, we can be total geeks and go to the venue earlyish so we can get rockstar seating (or standing). What do I bring? Your fab selves, something foody and/or drinky to share, a soccer ball if you're thusly inclined. I will provide the croquet! But what if it rains? In that case, go instead to Pick Me Up Cafe at 3408 N. Clark St. (north of belmont, south of addison) That is all, I think. If you have any questions, pleaseplease email me, especially if you're coming from out of town and need additional directions. luv, jennpb _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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