November 2003 - Sinister

Sinister: Hello all!
by Em Ash 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Hey all! I'm fresh out of the nursery, this is a total rebirth (woohoo!!) I'm getting all excited here with this mailing list... I subscribed the day I got sick of my boyfriend spending hours on the net on some forum. To get my revenge, I decided to find something fun to do as well... AND THANKS TO... oh well... ME(!!), I found this mailing list while browsing innocently through some belle and sebastian tabs... Yepee! So I'm looking forward to this whole thing... yay! And I'm jealous of you all who get to see belle and sebastian gigs all the time... the closest they got to here recently was in Toronto... which of course has to be 18 hours from here... so all I can do is remember the good old days of the Montreal show a whole year and a half ago, when I was all skinny, shy and wearing huge glasses... Which hasn't changed much anyways!! Probably should go and buy their new cd... This has been my first post... Want a gold star? Emmash _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger : discutez en direct avec vos amis ! http://messenger.fr.msn.ca/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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'm already gone/ Up and out of here
by a.s.t.r.i.d＠nme.com 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

Dear Sinister, Once again I'm in the computer lab in my school, and I'm supposed to have maths with a quiz on really boring stuff that I don't really fancy learning, so I told the teacher I am sick (I am, and not only in mental sense, but I am also blessed with a great cough and general throat ache. Blessed because it got me out of PE, hahaha) and now I am about to go home. But not yet. Because I know how bored I'll be, and that I will end up watching Full House again. I am being treated in this computer lab to crap general r n b +, i repeat, PLUS, that crap hit that goes "turn me ooonnnn hug me hug me" etc. So, yeah. At the same time. Also in my ears: testosteron-filled boys' laughter. THANK YOU WORLD. So, what's happening then? Well... I don't know if I'm doing much at the moment. Maybe, but just MAYBE, I'm, oh the shock!, enjoying life. YES! I mean, the only thing that gets me going usually are meeting heros and going to gigs, but even the everyday life is nice now. I know. It's so strange, isn't it? Well, ok. It's not sprung from nowhere. I promise you. Boys... ach how I wish I could ignore you. But no, no, let's make your general mood be affected by them. Currently I have one big crush on someone, and my old, er, fling-that's-not-a-fling, since we don't,er, do anything, but he shoots me pervy looks at the most inappropriate times so I feel happy anyways. This has so far been a somewhat serious post, so, I should turn it around by letting you lot have the honour and privelige of gaining access to... another of mine and Amanda's conversations on the phone! YAY! M= Me, A = Amanda. M: Yo M'Ho! A: Yo, oohh wait I have to put on pants! M: ..? A: No, not like that. I was just in the middle of changing clothes. M: Oh, right. I thought you were just pantless and pervy in general A: Hold on. PAUSE. M: It's weird, I thought about this thing we did when I was seven and learning English, and everyone had one letter each to yell out loud, in the order of the alphabet, not just in general A: That would've been quite a scene. M: Indeed. Anyways, the thing was, I had the letter Y, and I remember standing there, with this big paper with a big Y on it, waiting for my turn to shout it out loud, and all the parents were watching with pride and I somehow couldn't stop thinking about how the letter Y was pronounced exactly the same as the word why and it really bugged me. A: Did you manage to yell your letter? M: Loud and clear. Ah, that's good. How did you learn English? Did you also watch Muzzy? A: MUZZY IN GONDOLAND! It was the best! M: I KNOW! A: [adopts weird voice] I eat clocks! M: Wow, that's a good impression. he was so funny, like, [tries to do the same] I eat clocks" A: that sounded more like a German accent. M: I know. Damn it. I want to do the Muzzy voice too. I can do someone else though. Who's this? "I'm CLEVERRR!" A: Oh, it's that guy, Corwax! M: The green evil guy with... A: The big golden hat! M: Muzzy in Gondoland, that's quality. Then there are characters like Barney the fucked-up purple dinosaur. I REALLY hate him. A: ME TOO! Ah, "Don't let a grown-up touch you on your special places". M: I mean, sure if someone sort of trustworthy says it when you're a kid, but a sort of retarded-looking, purple dinosaur with his mission to spread some "love"? Suspicious. A: Barney is such a fucker. M: YES. Let's change the subject. [Silence, followed by singing in harmonies for a while] M: Um, so, yeah.. um... A: ARE YOU TRYING TO END THIS CONVERSATION? M: No... I just wondered if it was going any further, you know. A: So you WANTED to end it! M: Only because I thought you wanted to! A: WELL NO! I thought we were having musical moments here! M: We were, but... A: FINE. Let's hang up. M: Oh stop it. A: No, no, you made your point. M: Don't be like that. A: Ok. I guess. Hmmm. ... And then followed some more, but I'm sure you've had enough by now. In other news, I bought a pair of Clarks Wallabees yesterday and I'm currently wearing them. They are in "distressed leather" which sounds a bit strange, but they're cool, except sometimes you feel like your wearing big chunks of wood on your feet. And I posted a much too late letter to Anders yesterday as well. Sinister Xmas Exchange - here I come! Coughing, Muzzy in Gondoland and love just in general, Astrid x --------------------------------------------------- Who would you rather be - Ted Danson or Kevin Costner? Fab: Who the fuck is Ted Dancer? Ted Danson. Fab: Oh, Danson. 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Sinister: teenybopper pop
by stacey dahling 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

Perhaps I shouldn't have been so surprised when I stumbled upon Steve and Richard on teeny-bopper tv this morning. Rubbing th sleep from my eyes, I thought I was dreaming. Ha! Well, not exactly, but it did seem silly. The slick teeny bopper boy presenters were falling all over themselves with joy as apparently they're huge fans. Go figure. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised here either, as everyone loves Belle and Sebastian, I was told matter-of-factly by a colleague the other day. A colleague who likes the football and the drinking and military haircuts and sensible shoes and would never in a million years strike you as a secret anorak. Maybe he's right. Not only were the presenters falling over themselves, but Stevie was falling of the couch. He was petering dangerously on the edge, swinging one of his legs about nervously as he talked about Drew Barrymore, seeming camp but lecherous all at the same time, while looking suitably adorable nd innocent in his shirt and jumper combo. Richard, on the other hand, was DA MAN, all cool and relaxed and clearly enjoying talking about his office sex god role in the new video. Weird. Misteeq, 50 cent, and Belle and Sebastian. Happy morning. Hell, it helped me wake up. After a horrid night's non sleep as well. Bless. I've moved away from Glasgow to the hinterlands of northern Scotland, and I've missed 'the scene' a bit, I realised. It was kind of comforting seeing the boys on the tele. And soon live. Woo! Though I always find it weird seeing them in their rock star element now. Seeing thousands of random fans screaming and shit. I prefer to think of them as the boys next door, who'll tell you all about their thoughts on the state of transport and know what their talking about. DORKs. Mmmm. I have to get to work now. Hope you all are enjoying the non-stop B&S multimedia entertainment extravaganza recently. toodles, stacey ps: careless talk costs lives. that illustration...blech. i prefer pretty photos. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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'm a starling
by Stuart Gardiner 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Hmm. A new B&S single came out yesterday, and nobody has mentioned it yet. Strange. It's enough to make you wonder if maybe people only review new releases because they want to show off about getting it before the release date. Anyway, it's quite good. I still think it's a bizarre choice of single, on of the weaker songs on the album; but what do I know? I thought Legal Man was rubbish until I saw it done live. As for the B-sides; two songs we know already from the Peel Session, both done up with ridiculous amounts of production and daft noises. And no, neither of them were produced by Mr Horn. By the way, for those of you who joined since I last got off my arse to post about 6 months ago, hello. Actually, that's not quite right. I'm sitting on my arse to post. Can't think of a better metaphor though. Sorry. My brain has died. I'm living with the parents for a bit unfortunately, and it's not the most thrilling place on the planet. Their idea of a good night is settling down in front of the telly to watch the Antiques Roadshow. It's like purgatory, but without the heat. Still, only a few weeks to go until I traipse down to London for a few days. Any meetups planned yet? Come on London folk, get your arses in gear... (I appear to be obsessed with arses today. Must be a Freudian thing, or something). Speaking of which, I really should get my own arse in gear and find somewhere to stay in London, it's a bit of a long way to come back for the night... I'm looking forward to the London gigs. The thing is, the Astoria is also home every Satruday night to the UK's most famous gay night. Can we expect a cover version of YMCA? You see, loads of exciting things have been happening since I posted last. A new album. A new DVD. Even, best of all, a couple of posts from Genevieve (for recent joinees, search the archives for her posts and admire...) The album's pretty good really isn't it? Even if I didn't hear it until three weeks after it had come out, because I was in Morocco at the time (oops, did that just slip in there? How careless of me). I've not figured out what all the fuss is with Stay Loose though. I mean, it's not that out of the ordinary is it? It's not wonderfully bad, it's not wonderfully good. Does making your voice sound like Squeeze really make it revolutionary? That's the great thing about music though, everyone's opinion is different. Nobody is intrinsically right. And nobody is intrinsically wrong. Apart from Coldplay fans, obviously. For example, I happen to like Roy Walker. A lot. In fact I think it's currently my second favourite song on the album, after I'm A Cuckoo, which is pretty much nicked wholesale from Thin Lizzy anyway. I even like Roy Walker considerably more than Rhoda. Sorry Mark. Then there was the DVD. Which made me realise that I've waster far too much of my life listening to B&S, I had no idea it was that long ago. Still, the songs are good, and the videos are good. And as for the bits inbetween... It seems the main result of watching the DVD is realising quite how much of an anorak you are. In fact, get it out again and watch it closely, and you can give yourself an anorak score. Give yourself: +1 point every time you recognise a song being played without looking in the sleeve notes. +10 if you spot where the sleeve notes have got it wrong. +2 if you know what song's coming up next without consulting the sleeve notes. +2 every time you spot Richard gurning behind the drumkit. +2 if you recognise a location which appears on film (I know this one gives bonus points to Glaswegians, but hey...) +5 every time you see someone who you can name (not including band members). +10 if it's Drew Barrymore. +15 if it's yourself. and for a bonus, +1 every time you hear a band member say "Y'Know" (that should get everyone into triple figures...). Oh, and -10 if you have ever played the opening bit in slow motion to work out where all the pictures are of, because that's just sad. If you get more than 30 points, you're an A-grade anorak. If you get more than 50 points, you really should get out more. If you get more than 100 points, you can't count. Right, I'm off to lurk for a few months. See you in London... Big Stu _________________________________________________________________ On the move? 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. 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Sinister: Fwd: B & S Mailing List - Stevie & Richard on RI:SE
by Lucy Alder 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

--- band(a)banchory.net wrote: > To: <list(a)banchory.net> > From: <band(a)banchory.net> > Subject: B & S Mailing List - Stevie & Richard on RI:SE > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 21:00:13 -0000 > > Hello, > > For all you UK TV viewers out there, Stevie & Richard are to appear on > Channel 4's breakfast programme RI:SE tomorrow, Wednesday 19th November. > It starts at 6.55 am, so don't forget to set those alarm clocks! More > info about the show can be found at > http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/rise/ > > Cheers, > Katrina @ Banchory. > > http://www.jvtdesign.com/e-cards/bs-office.html > http://www.dearcatastrophewaitress.com > http://www.belleandsebastian.com > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank email to > list-off(a)banchory.net > ===== The one, the only Glasgow Indie List! http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/glasgow-indie/ ________________________________________________________________________ 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: rise
by dc.hollister＠cwctv.net 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

hi,did anyone watch rise in the uk today.did i hear correctly that b+s are on tomorow?. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: It's nineteen ninety-five, the girls are just friends
by robin stout 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

I walked down the alleyway; it was a Sunday, and if I went back to the house then things would go from bad to worse, so what could I do? I could hang about and burn my fingers, I could go up to the country park, get some fish and chips, but I've got no energy, I'm a lazy get. Suddenly, without a warning, I was surprised. I heard a voice begin to speak, and he told me something pretty strange: "It's Nineteen Ninety-Five". I was puzzled, I was confounded, I need to talk to someone. Well, it won't hurt to think of you, and listen to what other people say. So how about it? It occurred to me that Sunday, as I listened over the rustling leaves to a recording of a radio interview with Stuart Murdoch*, that his band are something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Their latest album, Dear Catastrophe Waitress, feted for its new, modern sound, contains no less than three songs written circa 1995: Dear Catastrophe Waitress, If She Wants Me and Lord Anthony. DCW was probably written even earlier. The vast majority of Belle and Sebastian's output appears to have been written during 95-96, including the first two albums, the first three EPs, and the title track of the fourth, to name just the ones I know of. << Sebastian wrote all of his best songs in 1995. In fact, most of his best songs have the words 'Nineteen Ninety-five' in them. It bothered him a little. What will happen in 1996? >> So my question is this. My problem, my confusion, the puddle in my Sunday pile of leaves. Exactly how many songs did Stuart write in 1995? Are there any other bands who wrote most of their songs in a couple of years then released them years and years later? Is this in any way significant? Where are my glasses? Oh, there they are! Mr David Moore, Lord of Chelmsford sent me a little correction to the lyrics of Scooby Driver. Here are the full lyrics for anyone who gives a cock. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Scooby Driver I'm coming over in the wrong direction I only want to be the centre of your attention For long enough to show you I'm worth the trouble that you take I want to see the way that you portray A boy who maybe doesn't have too much to say And you can draw your own conclusions But you'll find I'm not a fake You can turn away from me But there's nothing that'll keep me here you know And you'll never be the city guy Any more than I'll be hosting the Scooby Show +++ Feeling terrible I need protection There's a lot of ugly stuff that's going on I want to live my life inside a car that's movin' fast I want to see the way that you portray A boy who's going to try and change his life today +++ Everybody's clearly out to get me Ive got a right to stay inside my bedroom door And close my eyes and listen to the music Really makes you sore And if you turn away from me I will put you on my list of folk to hate I will write it in my diary And I will take revenge at a later date ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I was randomly searched for drugs on Friday while I waited at the station for my mislaid train. Charlie, the police dog, apparently thought I smelled of drugs, but I'm sure that he could just smell the bacon I'd had for my dinner. They took me into a back room, and filled in a form about me while I dropped my trousers. Well, I thought I was *supposed* to drop my trousers. That's what they do on telly, isn't it? "There's no suspicious packages in *there*, sir." Helen, the disarmingly fragrant police officer, asked me how old I was and what I did. I think she fancied me. Gosh, I thought, and tipped my hat to a more attractive angle. But Charlie could smell bacon again and they were off, so I buckled up my trousers and went to find my train. I wonder if anyone has bought Step Into My Office Baby yet.. Au revoir, mes petits fours, Robin x *http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=13547 _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! 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: Ironing on a Sunday afternoon
by Stefano [Steady-State] 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

MY Dear Sinister Can be the smell of the fabric when the blistering piece of metal makes it flat. Can be the shirts disposed with systematic precision on coat hangers. Could be the memory of childhood, of the radio, sit on the fridge, talking about the football fixture. Could be any of these things, or could be for no reasons. I just like ironing. Same how I like tea, travelling trams, Russian novelists, Indian food, American contemporary poetry or mathematics. Sunday is a good day to listen to the radio: transmissions. I´ll agree, Sunday´s a god day to listen to Belle and Sebastian. And Nick Drake. When I got my way in the venue I saw a man sitting down a kind of wood box, playing some sort of modern edition of middle age instrument, even being in a Church, even being possibly my favourite place in town, I must admit that wasn´t what I expected to see and listen to. So I walk all my way down the benches. Looking for a place to sit, but I couldn´t find a spot. It was just started. When everybody is quite, when you don´t want to be the one who breaks the silence. I walk down the alley and take the first corner on the left, heading outside. Might have been to smoke a cigarette. Might have been to move out of embarrassment. Outside the air was fresh and the rain was falling lighter and thinner then ever. Almost unreal through the last few yellow leaves left on the maples. Into the brick wall maze, I head a faint sound apparently, coming, apparently from nowhere. I couldn´t recognise what it was, but for some it sounded some kind of familiar. So I just followed the sound, in the fashion of a mesmerising one. Walked a few more steps into the maze, and as far as the music from the auditorium start to fade out, I could recognise the tune. They were slipping the clock around. Just from above my head. It must have been the bar, and it was. I just got in when the song was finishing, but, with my surprise and delight, they were playing the entire album. Hence I got me a pint, sit down, and forgot about the man playing sort-of-middle-age instruments downstairs. I closed my eyes, but, I´m afraid, I´ve seen you everywhere. And by the sea in the wintertime. When the orison vanishes into the water and the water into the mist. When the borders disappear. When the lines becomes subtitle and almost unreal. Broken only by the white wings of the sea gulls. And a bit of land, in confused shapes, and the colour of dark sand, right over the sunset line. - Is it Ireland? - I asked. She turned at me with wearing her best smile, and with a line shining into her eyes - No, it´s Scotland - She said. - Oh! Scotland. - We left our step foot behind us, the only things breaking the irregular, black veined, stripes on the beach. And passing by the docks, the warehouses, an unreal sound, floating slowly through the air, like an old French song being played from a distant place, or in a movie set. Or it might have been just from the sawmill. Is this what happiness is like? Love Stefano #~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~ But you die inside when you choose to hide So I guess instead I'll love you #~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?
by Shelley Plummer 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Hey Sinister-ites, After attending two amazing Belle and Sebastian concerts last week at Town Hall, I thought it was about time I delurk. I had seen the band in concert for the first time during the summer, but the seat was too far away from the stage for my liking. It wasn't until the Town Hall shows that I realized how truly charming the band is...with their impromptu song requests and witty banter...I think the evenings can best be summed up from a quotation from the great film 'The Manchurian Candidate': "You just cannot believe how lovable the whole damn thing was...The days were lovable. The nights were lovable. And everybody was lovable." They were so lovable, in fact, that I am currently undergoing B&S withdrawal. Sure I have the records, but nothing beats seeing a great band perform two nights in a row. Well, it's probably best to keep the first message short, but keep the emails coming as I do enjoy reading them... red balloons & ferris wheels, shelley ...have i eaten my sister's chocolate pudding? You see, she didn't want it at dinner, but apparently did want it saved so she could have it before she went to bed. Well, good Christ, how was I supposed to know all that, Hannah? Who looks into the fine points when he's hungry? I'm eight years old and chocolate pudding happens to get me hot. All I have to do is see that deep chocolatey surface gleaming out at me from the refrigerator, and my life isn't my own. --'Portnoy's Complaint,' Philip Roth _________________________________________________________________ Compare high-speed Internet plans, starting at $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Hello!
by James Schneider 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

Hello all, I've been watching from afar for quite some time, but I've been a bit too timid to speak up. So before I say anything at all, you're all quite lovely and splendid. But anyway, I've got a story to tell. This past monday, I made the harrowing journey from northwestern New Jersey to New York City to observe everyone's favorite, Belle & Sebastian. It was my first time, so I was rediculously excited. The details of the show have already been posted, so I'll not bore you with that, but the truely happy part of this story follows the show. My friends and I, hoping for a glimpse of the band, wait outside of the venue for a bit after the show, when suddenly a small bee-line of people starts to file back into the venue (Town Hall). I walk in with my friends, fully expecting to be pushed away by security, but curiously enough, we get back into the hall, and simply file backstage. Still I expect not to make it to the band, when I look up, and standing before me is Stuart, just taking so! me time and talking with fans outside of the dressing room. I patiently wait my turn, then introduce myself to him, shake his hand, and make small talk about the show, then I spoke with him of my impending trip to Scotland to visit schools. He at least acted very interested, then offered to go into the dressing room and fetch us some beer. When he came back, he opened drinks for everyone, but one of my friends and I told him that we'd rather not, and that we don't drink. Rather than leaving it at that, he then offers to go find us a soft drink. We, of course, tell him that that wouldn't be necessary, and after saying goodbyes, he went into the dressing room, and we headed home. Needless to say, I was impressed and awestruck, and upon arriving at home, ordered up tickets for three nights ago (Friday) at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia. Another superb set (I'm sorry, I didn't get the chance to write down the set, I found myself without a pen, but hopefully someone else did write it down, or else it will be on the B&S official site sooner or later). Anyway, after the show a group of us wait outside. First, all of the band but Stuart come out, and they do a bit of a meet and greet, speak with us, sign thigns, etc. Then, quite some time later, stuart comes out of the side door, sees us, and invites us back in so that we can talk to him where it's warm. After many photos, I get to talking to him, and he immediatly recognises me from the show earlier in the week, and asked me if I had made the gig in northhampton, which I had not. Then, at my pathetic fanboy lowest, I asked him to sign my ticket. afterward, I thanked him and put it back in my wallet. I ! talked to him a bit about the alternate inserts for 3...6...9 seconds, and we both agreed that isobel is a loon for not choosing his first one. We talked a bit more, then I left with my friend. When I got into the car, I pulled out my ticket and looked at it, and he had signed it "To Jimmy". He had remembered my name from monday night! Needless to say, I was quite elated. That's all I've got for now, so thank you to anyone who made it through. I'm not sure if it displays my address, but if it doesnt, and you'd like to talk to me, I'm at schnej(a)blair.edu Love, James +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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