October 2003 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: existential angst
by kevin jackflaps 07 Oct '03

07 Oct '03

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD I think for all the trouble I've had to go through for the sake of this new album, they should give it to me for free. First I have to not see the band when they come over here later this month, as they're going from Chicago straight to Texas and skipping this particular corner of the country entirely. I still think there's plenty of time in that three-day window between shows to play a surprise concert at, say, Carleton College, but I'm not going to get my hopes up or anything. It's too bad that the Chicago show isn't over a weekend or I could just ride a bus like I did last time and not have to drop out of school or anything. Today I went to go buy the album, but no one had it. Northfield has two record stores - the indie/collector one downtown and the big faceless chain south of town. I walked to both - it was a nice day out and I don't have anything better to do. The one downtown said that his distributor was all out and I couldn't get it until Thursday; the Sam Goody said that "we probably just haven't unpacked the box it's in" and I should come back tomorrow. This is where I wish I could drive someplace, but what can you do? Apparently I can wait until tomorrow to finally own the album. Sadness. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE I've been meaning to write for a while. People kept bringing things up that I was like "oh, I have something to say about that!" And then I would say nothing for a long time. Now I've forgotten what most of those things are. Although I distinctly remember agreeing with Ken that a Belle and Sebastian game like that Wu-Tang Shaolin whatever game would be the Best Thing Ever. Except for that Wu-Tang Shaolin whatever game. There ought to be a crossover. FUNNY LIST NAMES I have one now. Isn't it clever? I don't really think it is, because I have to explain it and anything you have to explain isn't terribly clever. CALL AND RESPONSE Miss Lou said this: "i am certain i have admitted my love for steve burns, former host of blues clues, at an earlier time." I agree. On my radio show we play his song that they have on the computer like every week. It'll be the only song we do that to for like the whole of fall. OH YEAH, THE BAND I listened to DCW on that link that got passed round a few days ago. It's pretty good. I won't review it any more than that until I own it and have the chance to listen to it 755 times in a row. But when will that be? Intrigue. down and out in minnesota, -kevin http://www.jackflaps.net - a product of rural america "You should never wear your best trousers while going out to fight for truth and freedom." -- Henrik Ibsen +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Rhoda - a reminder
by angela smith 07 Oct '03

07 Oct '03

Anyone who has yet to send out a xmas exchange present it's not too late to do so! >>p.s. if anyone who received a Sinister Xmas gift hasn't thanked the person who sent it to them it's NOT TOO LATE to do so. _________________________________________________________________ High-speed Internet access as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). Click here. https://broadband.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: Shirley Lee - what a man!
by a.s.t.r.i.d＠nme.com 07 Oct '03

07 Oct '03

Dear Sinister, How come that always when I think that being me really sucks, everything turns around and - wohoo - life is lovely again. Lovely things: a) A new nice e-mail from Stephen Chbosky yesterday b) Getting an "Astrid +1" on the Spearmint gig at a club which I'm three years too young to get into, to see the lovely popsters, fronted by the amazing Shirley Lee, a man as cool as his name. Check out www.spearmint.net if you haven't heard them because they are great and so nice and Shirley, or Shirl as he calls himself, is super nice and wrote that he was looking forward to meeting me and gave me a number to a guy I should call if there are any problems. REALLY! It is all too nice! c) I've got standing... er.. seats or whatever it's called in English for the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club gig which I might go to, but most of all we just wanted to be able to choose. I haven't got any of their records but I really want to see something and be blown away. It was a long time since I went to a gig where I didn't know all the songs already. d) I've gotten, in total now, 2000 Swedish crowns to spend on... clothes! From my grandma and grandpa and I've bought such lovely things, so today after school I'm coming over for tea to model a bit and show what I've bought. And eat tremendous amounts of cookies, of course. Amanda is still THE BEST FRIEND EVER and we have so much fun that it should almost be considered a crime. She really is my best friend, and since her mum lives with my dad since like ten years, i've seen her grow up, and when she was maybe twelve or something and I was fourteen or fifteen, I remember thinking "HURRAH! She's a good kid, because now she's starting to like good music". Nowadays, let the amounts of bizarre insider-facts prove her eternal wisdom: Me: Astrid Amanda: OH MY GOD do you KNOW what I just found on the internet?! M: What? A: I found these really cool photos of Julian Casablancas in a phone box, taken by some Japanese stalker or something M: Wow A: You don't sound interested. FINE. I'll go somewhere else with my super exclusive facts then! M: Oh stop it. But was it just pictures of him in a phone box? A: Well, YEAH. But he was so UNAWARE! M: You are sick. A: Thank you. Now, I'm off to civics. I hate civics and it really is boring and I can see the teacher and I must get my stuff and OH how I am going to think of Shirley Lee and Spearmint and that I'm going to meet them instead of the EU. Take that! Er... Love, Spearmint and Cookies Astrid x ______________________________________________________________ For up-to-the-minute music news, reviews and specials visit http://www.nme.com Get free e-mail (anyname(a)nme.com) now at http://www.nmemail.com The sender of this e-mail is NOT an employee or associate of NME, nme.com or any other IPC magazine. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Rhoda mp3
by John F. Monroe 07 Oct '03

07 Oct '03

I have had many of the bad mp3's. On most of them, there is a glitch which causes a short pause, whihc is quite irritating, in addition to the oveall bad quality issues. Someone from Germany years ago sent me a live set from German radio, and he tacked on a few extra songs. Lo and behold, it was a "Rhoda" I had never heard before, as clean as could be. But there was a catch, there is _always_ a catch - it is missing the beginning. I am not sure how much time is lost, but enough to be irritated as I finally thought I found one of extremely low generation. bah! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: careful now
by David Hewitt 07 Oct '03

07 Oct '03

G'day all. KEN CHU ...came out of the woodwork, and said some stuff about boobs. All is right in the world again. MARK CASAROTTO ...chided me, saying: "Can Vanilla Flavid Davoured really never have heard T-Rex? Hewitt Minor, go and lock yourself in a cupboard with "I'm A Cuckoo" on repeate until the spirit of Phil Lynott apparates in front of you and sets fire to your bum." Yes, sir! (He's harsh, but fair. And devilishly handsome.) Phil Lynott didn't appear, but then I wouldn't really know if he did, since I've no idea who he is. The only person that appeared was the missus, wanting to know what I was doing in the cupboard. I said that it was something to do with you, Mark, and she just groaned, knowingly. You know, I've heard of many of these bands being mentioned around these parts recently (T-Rex, Thin Lizzy, 10cc, etc), but I'm not sure I'd be able to pick them out of a line-up or anything. I was raised on a strict diet of Beatles and Stones (mm, delish!), and when it was time for me to start buying records, The Smiths and (gulp!) The Cure were the thing, it being the mid-80s and all. There's a big space in between those eras, that's filled only with the likes of ELO, Hall and Oates and Barry Manilow, mostly courtesy of my mother. Most of the other stuff that was immediately before my time is a bit of a mystery to me, I'm afraid. I was under the impression that I hadn't missed much, but maybe I'll have to revise that. I must say, though, that "I'm A Cuckoo" has grown on my considerably over the last few days. I think it's the sheer ambition of the thing that impresses me now. I might have come to it colder than many of you who 'get' the pastiche, but it's actually a pretty swell song in its own right, once you get your head around how it sounds. I'll stand by pretty much everything else I said in my lengthy and incoherent review on the weekend, except perhaps to add that "If She Wants Me" just gets even better, if that's possible. "Roy Walker" still stinks, and "Stay Loose" still puzzles. It doesn't necessarily annoy, but I don't think it quite beguiles the way it's meant to, either. Everything else, I'm pretty pleased with, in the main. Also, Mark: I can't recommend a game show for you to go on, as I don't really know anything about pommy television (except that there doesn't seem to be very much of it). I reckon you should definitely go on SOMETHING, though - I've seen your pub-quiz skillz first hand, and I reckon you'd do just fine. I've been trying to get on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" for ages, but so far with no success. If I get on, you can be one of my 'phone-a-friends'. Even if I can't take them for the full million, we'll sting 'em with some international call charges, eh? SAM WALTON ...praised the new record for its audacity. And I guess I'll go along with that. I shy away from words like 'best', but this record certainly has its place alongside the others. I'd say I like it better than the soundtrack, but to say that it's better than the other ones, that've rubbed up against various important bits of my life, would be madness at this stage. It's a genuinely interesting, challenging, diverse and thoroughly new record, though, and an eminently listenable one at that. I don't think that anything new I've heard this year can touch it, and what else can you compare it to, really? I don't know if I'll figure out its position amongst the other albums until the next one's due to come out. It depends on how deeply it manages to bore into me, I suppose, and that takes time. Oh, and I signed your petition, by the way. I also dusted off an old mp3 of Rhoda, and it really is a marvellous little number, despite the awfulness of the recording. While I was at it, I heard a few other old live bits and pieces. I've recently defended the studio version of TLOAMDR, but the guitar on that live one is really out of this world, isn't it? It makes me go all squishy inside, somehow. The whistling is shit, though. I'm not joining a tape tree, because I don't have the means to record either CDs or tapes anymore. Pathetic, eh? Besides, I'm completely unreliable. Ask anyone. ROBIN STOUT ...made some very good points, and I won't do him the disservice of attempting to summarize them here. I reckon he hit the nail on the head pretty much, though, especially in regard to the heritage of some of DCW's more diverse songs. I too adored I'm Waking Up To Us (although again I'm reluctant to use words like 'best' and even 'favourite'), and I really do feel that the recent album is a further step in the same direction established by that EP. Which is pretty much what I wanted, actually. It hasn't got the consistency of the first two LPs (though he rightly mentions 'Electronic Renaissance', which is surely as jarringly inconsistent and out of place on Tigermilk as anything on DCW), it seems to take place in a larger world than the wonderful, secret, cosy one that the albums used to describe, and its certainly a bit wonky in parts. It's also varied, new and ambitious, though, and entirely eccentric. I guess it risks not being quite so specifically relevant to the people into whose ears the earlier records so seductively whispered, but of the directions the band could have gone in, I think sideways is far from the worst choice they could have made. Also, what's DMAFOM? Or am I just being dense? ME Nah, I've got nothin'. Bulk love, - Vanilla Flavoured David. _________________________________________________________________ Chat via SMS. Simply send 'CHAT' to 1889918. 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Sinister: t*ee
by miss lou 07 Oct '03

07 Oct '03

hello sinister. well, here i am just fourteen short hours before i will enter the record shop tomorrow to buy the new album. i must say, after reading all these reviews i don't know what i will make of it. i suspect i'll like it just fine enough, now that i have accepted the band is just different. mr. hewitt's review left me quite insatiably curious, though, at least until tomorrow. but...legal man? if legal man is your favored bit you will love dcw? i don't know about this at all. *** so i joined friendster. after hearing about it for ages from the kids at work. it's an interesting social experiement, i think. and i am just vain enough to admit i like reading my testimonials. as though people need to talk about me as they would a miracle stain remover on a late-night infomercial. one friendster described me in one word. twee. and i haven't even talked about my deep-seated love for my little pony barrettes. *** i suggest that if ken chu is on the lookout for album covers/cases that offer tactile happiness he pick up the new seal. i received a copy in the mail as payment for one of my many jobs these days, and i am happy to report the classy, heavy paper case features seal's face in RELIEF form. imagine the scene: i, in the late afternoon of a very lazy saturday, sit next to my roommate on the couch, holding an envelope (we are still in pajamas). i open the envelope. we see the seal cd, both simultaneously gasp with delight. upon unwrapping, we discover seal's LIPS are RAISED, waiting for us to kiss them. we do. again and again and again until we are spent. now you see. this album will sell by the THOUSANDS. *** i am certain i have admitted my love for steve burns, former host of blues clues, at an earlier time. late have i loved him especially; so much so that i wrote him a tiny email asking him to perform in my area. (note: the above clause was meant in no way to be dirty.) at any rate, i spent a good deal of time talking about steve at a party friday night, culminating with my frighteningly sober declaration that i MUST have steve's new album (songs for dustmites) for either christmas or my birthday. you can imagine my surprise and wondrous joy, then, when i heard mr. burns himself on npr yesterday. really, i think he is a brilliant man. xo.lou. ===== www.somewhereinbetween.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.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: Rhoda - a reminder
by Mark Casarotto 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

Wow! Thanks Sam! This is a serious thing - as many of you know, "Rhoda" is a work of staggering gorgeousness and it's a terrible crime that even those of us who do have it only have a 25th generation copy with stops and starts and dreadful interference. So go on, sign the petition - it takes 20 seconds and it might, just might, work. http://www.petitiononline.com/Rhoda/petition.html They'll *have* to listen to 1,300 voices (plus more if the Bowlie boards are also asked to sign, hint hint anyone with dual loyalties). Think how fucking cool we'll feel if this actually works :) Yours, sheep-worryingly (eh?), Mark xxx p.s. if anyone who received a Sinister Xmas gift hasn't thanked the person who sent it to them it's NOT TOO LATE to do so. p.p.s. http://www.petitiononline.com/Rhoda/petition.html ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: time for a brew
by robin stout 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

Dear Sinister, You know, with all of these posts about the new album, I'm reminded, as I occasionally am, that even in this small pink corner of the world called Sinister we all seem to regard Belle and Sebastian in very different ways. I suppose this is a good thing, but it makes me feel I have to explain what I love about this band before I say all the other stuff I'm going to say. Stuart Murdoch once said: << I sincerely think all great music comes from lyrics. I'd love it if something British knocked me off my feet tomorrow, but the last British music to really knock me down was the Smiths. >> And sometimes I feel a little sorry for Stuart that he is who he is, because the last British music to really knock me down was Belle and Sebastian, and I'm sure it would be the same for him if he *wasn't* Belle and Sebastian, if you see what I mean. But the reason I thought of that quote is because of the first sentence. All the music I truly love comes from lyrics. There are very few songs that manage to describe certain feelings, situations, certain things about the world as well as Stuart's do. I think this is part of the reason I've never subscribed to the idea that b+s are twee. I listen to their songs and they describe the world around me, they wake me up to things I hadn't seen before. Unlike the narrowness and artificiality the label "twee" implies, I actually think his lyrics have both lyrical breadth and truth. He writes about the beauty of the world surrounding him, with an air of curiosity. It's probably because of this that I've rather enjoyed the diary Stuart has been keeping over the last year or so. Some would say that the diary somewhat scatters the mystique that the band have. I think that assumes that the world in his songs was entirely made up, and reading about the real world of belle and sebastian tarnishes the make-believe one. I think the two are merely different sides of the same coin. Often his diary entries, like his sleevenotes, come across as longhand versions of his songs. My favourite b+s album is If You're Feeling Sinister, but, you know, I think my favourite single (or ep) is I'm Waking Up To Us. They're very different records, but I think they have equally strong lyrical voices. And, as with the best of their output, strong lyrics and strong melody go hand in hand. I'd also compare a lot of the better stuff on the new album to the songs on their last single. This is where I think that Pitchfork review entirely misses the mark. The heritage of the more diverse songs on this album lies in songs like Electronic Renaissance, Simple Things, Shoot the Sexual Athlete and I'm Waking Up to Us, and couldn't be more different to Legal Man. Ah, I've rambled on a bit too much. I don't think I'll be able to fit a proper review into this envelope, so I'll send it separately. Robin x ps: at work today I wrote down this: SIMOB DCW ISWM PNYC IAC YDSM WUIB LA DMAFOM SL Anyone else agree?? pps: If you want to save the hassle of reading my album review, just read Richard Rask's and mine's the opposite. _________________________________________________________________ Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Two-letter words
by Sam Walton 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

Hello Sinister. Well, I *have* heard DCW a couple of times, and I reckon it's pretty good. Maybe their best? Maybe, for it's sheer audacity. I enjoy a bold step (See Kid A, or Lambchop's Nixon etc) even if it's not as strong in content as previous forays. Certainly, it's not their best as far as tunes go, nor as far as lyrics go either, in my opinion, although I reckon "Step...", "If...", "Piazza..." and "I'm..." are among my favourite B&S choons. I don't really have much to add to the cornucopia of opinion surrounding the record. Simply, I concur completely with Archel (http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200310/msg00000.html) about the band not holding the same position in my life anymore, and also with The Duke (http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200310/msg00015.html) about DCW being so good because it's such F!U!N to listen to. And now, some more threading... Chris mentioned Scrabble. I've been getting highly addicted to it at the moment, leading to me learning all my two-letter words and the like. My personal triumph of recent games was "quashing" going through a triple word and a double letter somewhere, too, which earnt me about a gazillion points. He also spoke about tape trees, but I'll come to that later. Ken then said: >Or is it a scent thing that when you rub the plate of food you get the >smell of the food coming out? ...which reminded me of my copy of Jollification, by The Lightning Seeds. I had a limited edition release with strawberry-scented packaging, and I was most surprised the other day when I dug it out that, 8 years (maybe 9? Lightning Seeds officianados step forward now) down the line, I could still distinctly smell synthetic strawberry. It was obviously potent stuff. I was even more surprised to discover that Jollification is a far finer album than I remembered, incorporating the same kind of joy as DCW, in fact. Go on, have a listen to it again. "Perfect", "My Best Day" and "Punch & Judy" are still up to the task, for sure. And then Mark started banging on about Rhoda, and online petitions and the like. I whole-heartedly agree Sinister's finest twee-baiter, and so here is my attempt at non-violent, direct action: http://www.petitiononline.com/Rhoda/petition.html. Enjoy. And now, tape trees. (For those who don't know, tape trees are more like tape circles - everybody makes a tape, and then sends it to the next person in the circle. A fortnight later, you pass the tape you recieved on the person next to you. Eventually, all the tapes go round the circle, and you hear everybody else's tape. Everything ends when yours comes back to you). Right then. I may live to regret this, but I'd be quite up for being a tape-tree mummy. Here are my suggestions: 1) From previous experience, tape trees with pratrillions of people on them inevitably crumble under their own weight, and your tape never gets the whole way around, so I reckon an upper limit of 15 people would be a lot more practical, and easier for me to manage too. 2) CDs are allowed, too. 3) No B&S songs, because we know about them already* 4) Non-UK residents are more than welcome. Sound reasonable? Okay then, well email me your name and address, and say whether you're willing to post abroad, and we'll go from there. Hurrah. Hmm, a bit of an epic, I'm afraid. love Asm.x *unless it's "Rhoda". P.S. Don't forget: http://www.petitiononline.com/Rhoda/petition.html ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: -no subject entered- except this one.
by Dean Gillon 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

Ayup As they say up north. Well today's the days the teddy bears go into town and queue up to exchange their jars of honey for the new album. I think the going rate is about a jar and a half, except in HMV where it's always a bit more expensive. To be fair though, bears would have problems operating a cd player - lack of an opposable thumb and all that. I've got mine anyway - popped into town at lunch for bread and leeks for my soup tonight needs, DCW and series two of The Pheonix for my entertainment needs, and a ham sarnie for my dinner oriented needs. Lovely jubbly. I'm a big fan of Max and Paddy in the Pheonix. Make me piss they do - best bit was in series one when Max programmed his car alarm to say "get back ya bastard - I'll break your legs!" on a loop. Comedy genius. I think someone mentioned it before too, but how good was Derren Brown and his russian roulette "thingy" last night? (Sorry non-UK residents). I thought he'd completely lost it when he was sat staring into space for about 3 minutes. Edge of your seat stuff rarely seen on the box nowadays. He's a clever fucker and no mistake. How does he do it please? Um, nothing much to say - I was just a bit excited cos my nice shiny new CD is sat next to me and I thought of you dear Sinister. Capital S too if you noticed. I've not heard any of the songs at all I don't think - my internet connection is pitiful and I can never be arsed downloading music. I'll leave you with a rubbish joke. Q. What's a shitsu? A. A zoo with no animals. Oh dear. See ya later fornicators. Dean ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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