February 2003 - Sinister

Sinister: Give The Game Away
by P F 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

I thought I should do something for Valentine's Day. I stopped in at Woolworth's. I looked at the records. REVOLVER cost �15.99. I thought, I'm not sure I'd pay �5.99. I was going to head on out when 'Take On Me' started. I couldn't leave during 'Take On Me'. I picked up a Spider-Man video and put it down. I wandered across to the Pick&Mix. One day I may have to recount the days when I would lock my bicycle on the edge of the market in autumn's early dusk, wander into another Woolworth's, and under the bright lights pile up a bag of mixed sweets that would cost more than I'd expected. I thought I would pay tribute to such memories for Valentine's Day. I decided to be careful. I only picked one of each sweet, in most cases. Cola fizz bottles. Blue bottles. A monochrome shark. strings of black and yellow, loops of orange and green. A shrimp. A white mouse. A strawberry. Red lips. By the time I'd reached the counter, 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' was finishing. The total cost was 78p. I considered that reasonable. As I walked out on to the street, I put the white mouse in my mouth. It cracked open in an instant of snowblind rapture. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day 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: what's the point?
by Sunny set 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

I know I have left this a bit late but I was just wondering if anyone else will be going to the Glasgow antiwar rally tommrow? If so please get in touch and we can try to arrange to meetup. Stefano and Jim both gave very good reasons why they are going to the rally in London so I don't think I will say much more. I think instead I will show you this. It was written by a friend and has nothing to do with antiwar rallies or anything, but it does sort of sum up the reason I have decided to go: "This is why we stay alive. Think about it. It's not what we've done, it's what we might do, it's not where we've failed, it's where we might at last succeed, it's not the previous page in the book that holds the beauty and the hope, but the next page. You get the picture... Of course, like life, your decision might be influenced by what has happened, what you have read, before. But it's the looking forward, the hope that persists in us all.... That, indeed, keeps the flabby and extraordinary mass of humanity alive. Because without it, what's the point?" so tommorow I shall be looking forward, I shall be beleiving that things can change and I shall proove that I am alive. Take Care Rachel _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://messenger.msn.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: Corrections and Clarifications
by Madeleine McNeil 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

Hello All, Yeah! What Jim and Stefano said. And what Struan M says www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/home There's a great article here http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,894448,00.html about all the action that is taking place around the world. And there's a map of the Glasgow march route so anyone who fancies stalking B&S while doing their bit for world peace can pop along and follow the trail. Sadly, I can't go on the march this Saturday. My girl doesn't do crowds, so I have contented myself with signing a petition and joining the Stop the War Coalition here www.stopwar.org.uk/ Anyway, enough of all that. Happy Valentine's Day, you legion of bedroom saddo devotees. I trust you're all listening to Hefner and wearing black on the outside. I myself am breaking from the time honoured indie tradition of downing valium whilst listening to the first Suede album. Instead, I shall be meeting my girlfriend for a sweaty game of ping pong at the gym. I might read a bit of Oscar Wilde and think about BEAUTY and ART before that though, just to even it up. I've a point to correct the Llew on. She said: Don't trust Miss Maddie Minx for a second about her being busy with schoolwork. I know for a fact that whe she says "I have to spend all day on the computer typing my paper" she means "I have to spend all day being distracted from my paper by googling old boyfriends." Now, this is a COMPLETE lie. I only googled for ex boyfriends once. Twice. (And in the process, decided only to go out with people with unusual names in the future. Have you any idea how many people are called D***d L***s? Millions!). And I only did my stalker googling when I'd done like a whole hour of other work. So, take that back Laura Llew. And, of course, it was Mum's birthday yesterday. Happy Birthday Honey! Due to some minor confusion on my part, the real paper and ink card is still in my handbag, but I'll sort it out soon. I urge you all to do the same. Oh, and come back Honey. I miss you and your innocence ways. Who am I meant to corrupt now? Big rah rahs and congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ben and Rachel Apps. The photos are wonderful, though I am a little disappointed to see that Ben has dropped the habit of wearing Urban Decay glitter eyeshadow for big occasions. No content. But I'm not sorry. Much love, Madeleine _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons http://messenger.msn.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: #absolutely nothin', say it again. HUH.# (get off yer arses sinister)..
by jim taylor 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

or is that a bit harsh? good to hear stefano has had plenty of emails back off list :) lazily stolen form the latest schnewsletter http://www.schnews.org.uk/ : "Why of course the people don't want war...But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship ...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they're being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." -Hermann Goering, Nuremberg, 1946* * not that i'd dispute there is terrorist risk here in the UK, but it doesn't mean you have take the exact opposite position in how to successfully deal with it (such as challenging longstanding global inequalities, trading more fairly etc etc) and declaring war on an arab state. Ah, the wonders of logic. Especially other peoples'. Saddam might have some nasty weapons. IDEA: let's make him use them! CONTENT : sinipolitix last demo (sept) bapps-fruitloops matrimony sinsiterfitba + sinister football results SINIPOLITIX (a potential yahoo subgoup???) http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/latest/msg00041.html says more than enough. stefano pulls no punches, and neither should he. Good on you Stefano. I started this email back at the start of the year. I've been busy, promise. At least somebody got round to mentioning it. it is strange. i could just send a blank email to the list, quoting my post back hmmmm when was it Sinister List Archive? :september http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200209/msg00076.html and ditto marks. + just put the new london demo meet up details. please view this as an unfortunate part two to that message. So has anything changed? well yes actually the world has changed in many ways. and i'm not sure i can think of a more tangible time to make a difference. To have seen the German foreign minister emotionally telling Rumsfeld he didn't feel able to deceive people in the same way as him was amazing. and very important. Daily developments are fascinating. Seems like *certain* european states have actually got the bottle to face up to the US and check out on or two more options before we, ahem, bomb the iraqi people to freedom... and hey i'm not being london, not even UK centric. London could allegedly be bigger than VE day. "Globally, February 15 will likely be the single largest day of protest in world history." see any of the 316 other cities (and that'll be way off by now, there's bound to be hundreds more @ http://unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=725 which has many links) otherwise stretch your legs @ http://www.stopwar.org.uk/ for UK demo details or follow the links for wherever you need to go. There's even a demo @ McMurdo Station, Antarctica, so don't tell me you're anywhere harder to get to one or organise one. This really is so pivotal, you can almost hear the political machines of europe crunching as they shift gears, and desperately try and slap on the handbrake on the international juggernaught that people are gradually realising they have the power to stop. I had an argument (well not quite that, but) in the pub after football on friday with an ex-albanian hunger striker who'd apparently helped bring down their government. He felt that demonstrating in the UK or US would be pointless, which i found as much surprising as disappointing. Surely the last 3 days news is evidence of public opinion shifting european policy, which will in turn, make it harder + harder for the UK&US, maybe even just US to go it alone. Actions have consequences don't you know. For us, and our 'leaders'. I'm not sure people are making enough of this, but the possibility of things getting blocked at the UN security council are looking stronger to me. see http://www.un.org/Docs/scinfo.htm (ISN'T THE MODERN INTERWEB THINGY GREAT, SORRY, GRATE why that spelling please?) to understand how the vote works (or trust my understanding that you need 9 of 15 including all 5 permanent members (US,UK, Russ, Ch, Fr). Blair has said he still might play with his tanks if one of those 5 permanent vetoes, but has implied he wouldn't if more than one vetoed. Sini-folk in China, France, Russia... ? there must be some. Blair convinced me last week he believes he is doing the right thing, and is prepared to 'stick to his guns' (ahem), even if everyone else disagrees and he risks everything in terms of his power (and his party?). I believe however big things are on saturday, it *may* not shift him (though i think it still could), but crucially can influence other international leaders. It's easier for the French & Russians (as unlikely as some may argue that is, given their oil hungry nature + their pre-war iraqi contracts would become worthless with the 'new regime') to oppose Bush & Blair if they can say that the B's own people are against what they are doing. On not a lighter, but certainly very entertaining note, if you have a PC that can do sound, all you need is a 56Kmodem and the free Real player to watch if you missed it/again the Bremner Bird & Fortune special "Between Iraq and a Hard Place " http://www.channel4.com/news/home/z/special_reports/iraq_hard_place/index.ht ml It really is rather rather good. You can even download the programme's script LAST DEMO. Hmmm. well i got many mails of people, many of whom i'm confident will be out on saturday. Won't you? There was a lot of talk of how representative the ? 300,000 was in London in September... The sini-posse was only 3: myself, Stefano & Rachel, along with some other friends of mine. Was on one level disappointing. Apart from that it was a truly wonderful day and demonstration of what we felt. BAPPS-FRUITLOOP MATRIMONY i'm pasting this from the sinisterfitba list (apologies to them) "All should check out the Rapps/Bapps wedding site for the photos, the link was in ben's sinister post. the 1958 fa cup final man u shirt is evident in a kind of waistcoat stylee. My lady persuaded me not to turn up in my '82 European Cup villa shirt (so as not to take away from the groom). this also meant i didn't look very silly, in a ridiculously underdressed way, just relatively scruffy. i didn't know he was wearing a spiffing suit too! when asked if i minded if she added some colour to her hair m'lady got the same 'best not to detract form the bride' (joke) answer. i think if you've seen the snaps you'll know this wasn't possible :) Rach looked amazing, and ben too actually, very smart. how many hearts broke across the sinister world that day...? i also have a photo of ben drinking out of the bubble bath trophy that i showed you ken, and off course the Sinister card (aaaaaaah) pictures - nice! Delighted to say proceedings were halted again shortly after the best man's speech, for bappsy boy to explain about the card including 'the singer and chief songwriter of belle and sebastian's' message (and many our ours :) bless!" It really was a most marvellous day, and i was honoured to get the chance to go, and deliver the card so many had signed in London. What a couple of really excellent people. I'm spending lots of my life trying to organise an OT placement out there (LA) for a couple of months in April. Aside from the fact of being somewhere sunny, beautiful, seeing my lovely relatives and the lovely Bapps & Rapps, there is a small matter of the lovely lady i fell for last year. It would be nice to be on the same continent for a wee while. It would be nice to see how that worked. just to know. you know? Should have got her to enter the Reporter comp. would have got her over here at least. Congrats to big Stu, i'm sure it'll be a great experience for him. I should write a whole load more about the wedding. go see http://www.members.aol.com/benandrachelapps/weddinghome.html if you didn't before. I think there was a suggestion the card (or at least Struan's bit) should be scanned in for the archives?) FOOTBALL + FOOTBALL (PLAYING + PRETENDING NOT TO WATCH) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sinisterfitba is the home of london-ish sinister football playing, the season (good weather) is nigh :) please join us for fun & frolics, and yes you've guessed it, jumpers for goalposts. >"Kewell as a Cucumber" >It was nice to see Australia finally beat England at something other than >cricket, tennis... hmmmmmmmmm. well i suppose it must be harder following Bertie's boys for you lot form North of the border... >[Is it true that the Sun's headline was "Kanga Poo"?] my recent tube journey home did entail someone falling asleep with what i think was said evil rag on them, and it did indeed have that headline on the back. which reminds me of an incident at Uni yesterday. (i'm doing the Occupational Therapy training part time). In discussing disabilities (and whether it is the impairment or society that does that dis-abling), the lecturer asked something like 'how do we stop prejudice?'. Without thinking i chipped rather loudly 'Burn the Daily Mail'. (I'm sure i heard about a demo outside the newspaper very recently). Today I noted fellow studes reading + passing round said pinnacle of liberal grounded journalism. ho hum. i think this is far more than enough. if you made it this far, i thank you most kindly. If you happen to be in a position to dole out US visas, let me know. SO. SAT 15th FEBRUARY 2003. ARE YOU PART OF HISTORY? love jim PS isn't Ken a talented song swindler. First Ian's last year, now Ken's. Maybe i've missed other politco-corruptions too. PPS Happy belated honeybirthday PPPS oh yeah. (literal (quite literally) CONTENT!!!!!!!!) I'm told B&S are mentioned in a feature in the current London Time Out (Make Love not War 'loveheart' on the front). Not a lot, just Mick saying the usual about the Brits Award re B&S unknown/tabloids/etc. (article about the Awards). Will get a copy + post it if anybody wants? (apologies to any (like me) digestees, if this hits yr mailbox after saturday/too late. i will hand my work in on time in future.) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: my honey's got miraculous technique
by kenneth.chu＠uclh.org 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

This morning I woke up at 5am, because I am a fool who thought going on holiday to the exotic east with 8 hour timezone difference is a good idea. So when I planned to get to work for 9:30pm I got rather ahead of myself. Although waking up early can sometimes be a bliss, at least I have time to get all the necessities done before going to work (e.g. going on the internet). Of course, I also got rather ahead of myself when I ranted about Redbuary the 14th, and also FABuary the 15th, when it's still only FebuHONEY the 13th! What a silly man I am. Happy Birthday Honeypea!!!!!! May the auntsadie be with you.... Ken ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted in it are confidential and intended solely for the person or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the UCLH Mail Administrator at mail.administrator(a)uclh.org. This footnote confirms that the email and attachments contained no viruses when they left UCLH. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: if they were me and I was you / would you like a present too?
by robster 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

Sinistahhh! Hannah said: "Where is Mr Brennan???? I think it is time he posted again" Ahh, me public. I only seem to post these days because of good ideas (such as Ink Polaroid day) or I've been prompted to do so by people. Sort of like encores. If I could construct a decent post, this paragraph would be all about encores or, as I call them: "The Bit After The Gig Where They Play The Good Songs". B&S encores have been discussed extensively in the archives. Look at archives! Go! See! I've seen two B&S encores. Happily, the first was at the RAH when their touring equipment included a teeny-tiny box with Monica Queen inside so they could perform Lazy Line Painter Jane. There was also a Beans-led cover of Everyday People that RAWKED. They also RAWKED the following year with a cover of Another Girl, Another Planet which almost made up for the non-MQ LLPJ. My Favourite non-B&S encore is probably Lambchop covering This Corrosion at my local fleapit venue. This may explain my girlfriend's assertion that I have latent goth tendencies. Or it could be because all my socks are black. Like everyone else who doesn't post anymore, I started a blog. It's a useful place for writing stuff that won't go elsewhere and for cleaning up stuff that I've already written elsewhere (such as any good bits in this post). It's also rarely updated and somewhat awkward to read so I'm not linking to it. I should probably take the time, also, to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY! So I will. And so should you. I miss Honey. Robster __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.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: Forget Love, I'd rather fall into chocolate
by Laura Llew 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

I've decided to make GayJay a stuffed dalek to use as a teddy bear if it's the last thing I do. Of course, with my history of clumsiness and any sharp object - even one as small as a sewing needle - it might very well BE the last thing I do. Nevertheless, big thanks to him for setting up the Valentine's Day present exchange as I now have a English darling as my sweetheart - for one day at least. After that I have to go back to my tactic of, "As long as there are illegal aliens who want citizenship, Laura Llew will have a date." Why would I even bother with Sinister - if not to take advantage of young English and Scottish boys who want to live in America? I promised to start posting regularly and then the very next week I neglect my duties. However, my ink polaroid is like my life - underexposed. So there you go. However, I decided that I must post today as it is: MISS HONEY'S BIRTHDAY Oh yes! Purveyor of Smut, List Mummy, Minxalicious Milkmaid, and Princess of all that is pink and fluffy deserves all of your on-line greetings and well wishes. Or at least her very own chocolate covered cutie. I would volunteer to help round one up but I seem to be lacking in the ability to procure such a find so perhaps Miss Linda shall have better luck. If you (like me) miss Honey's posts go to http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/199912/msg00205.html and remember the good old days. Honey rules. For you Sinister archivists out there, I shall inform you that February is the MONTH OF THE TART! Along with Honey the month is filled with the likes of Miss Maddie Minx celebrating her day on the 17th, the ever patient Caitlin's was on the 4th, and the loveable Ree's is on the 22nd. Tartastic Quotes: "But they gave me a purple lollipop, and who can be upset with a lolli in her mouth?" (Ree) "The perils of being a teenage slut. It costs a fortune in accessories." (Miss Maddie Minx) Are you sure it's 'frondage' that you like?" (Caitlin) Now I shall bid adieu by sending big props out to Alyson Snowball and her Which Belle & Sebastian Song Character Are You. I'm Judy. I dream of horses. I'm staying inside - making Basic Eight quizzes which I wish had as great as graphics as the end of results but they don't because I suck. See for yourself at: http://quizilla.com/users/petullant/quizzes/Which%20Member%20Of%20The%20Bas… Love & WWDPD hipflasks*, Laura * Carsmile Steve: the answer is in the flask. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Self-adhesion made a glue of me
by Kenneth P Y Chu 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

Already this has been mentioned a couple of times.... February 14th. Arrgh. And then thinking about February 14th I realised that it can't be that bad (especially if you write February 14th in full like this - but if I were to spell it FABruary 14th it would be overkill, ironic even - REDBUary on the other hand, would be excellent). It can't be worse than say Christmas without a family... like, the day itself isn't that bad, it's just everyone else having a blast that makes it bad! Although it is true that when families get together they don't get all snogative all of a sudden! No matter where I go there are going to be much sightings of coupling (not to be confused with copulating which might be at least amusing to watch), and that wouldn't be nice. So I fully intend to stay put at home even if I am getting some very lucrative (a word I keep confusing with ludicrous!) offers to go out. Because sleeping in bed at home is the only way to escape! Oh shit I hope my flatmates won't be having romantic dinners indoors. Hopefully next year's Valentine's Day would be better because the !B!&!S! !K!A!R!A!O!K!E! !D!V!D! (does DVD stand for a "Dirty Vicar Device"?) will have been out, and I can Sing The Night Away (by singing Wandering Alone), maybe more appropriately "Get me away from here, I'm dying" or "I don't love anyone". Or just marvel at Big Stu's sexy body. I look forward to Fabruary 15th which is when I intend to pick up all the girls who got dumped by/have dumped their boys. Emotional Vunerability = Ken's Profitability innit! I'm so clever, bit like Einstein but without the first "i", nor the "stein" bit at the end, but with a "K" right at the front. KEn p.s.: terry underwear said: >>"Stay the FAQ out of IRAQ" is what my banner will read on Saturday << I quoted that just now, and was going to ask some question about it but I'm going to hold out for now, as it may be Frequently Asked. Heh, yeah, thank FAQ for that, whatever. _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://messenger.msn.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: throwaway luxe
by rrrrobyn 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

sin is ter: oh, the things i learn late at night while on the inter-net and listening to brave new waves on the cbc radio yo: - new cat power album out February 18. (isn't typing/writing out all of "february" better than typing/writing "feb". i so think so.) yes, so yaay. new peel session up on bbcradio1 too. and she's going on tour with backing band. but not here. b/c of the french people. hahaha. no, b/c it's canada. and the windchill tomorrow is -40 to -50 celsius (to update). it's crazy. all of it. the snow was so blinding in the sun the other day that tears came to my eyes and i *staggered* a bit, wishing for one of those eye slitty things the guy in 'atanarjuat: the fast runner' wears. oh, and the fur outfit too. lots of fur and animal hide, yeeeeeaaaah. (it's grand though when the weather people tell you not to leave your house unless you really must. i see no reason to disobey the Weather People.) - Okay, calm down but don't b/c: yo la tengo is on tour in april. and they are coming to montreal! with portastatic. i almost cried when i heard the news. windchill be damned, b/c ylt is not touring the west and never do. and i am in the east now. the east! er, the centre? and april will be warm. ish. - april will be warm! ish! - oh oh oh! *and* new aisler's set album!!! out at the end of the month and slightly after in the UK. i heard a song from it on the radio tonight and it is *good*. as if there was any doubt. hurrah! i am dancing *already*. - other musics of goodness (to pick a few): sea and cake "one bedroom", loose fur (do you like wilco? you should. yeah.) and if you haven't already, give a listen to the streets. and maybe delton 3030 while you're at it. fun/good on many levels. levels themselves=good. - ohmygod, download some david cross and pee your pants laughing. - i am touring tonight in the "i am sorry for being a lame-ass late-ly international hang-your-head-in-shame tour". i have been uncommunicative and want people to know that i care about them even if i don't email it very well. /me sends robyn-sized hugs out to anyone i've every talked to/emailed/chatted with (even those who broke my heart or challenged my wit. haha, no, not really. fry in hell! haha, no, it's okay. i'm now all karmically enhanced n' stuff (which, i'm told, is the new rawk n' roll.)). not that social 'net interaction will start up with abundance again anytime soon - the library is my new best friend. and the online library catalogue fights for my affections too. *but i like it*. robots and fashion and the inside of the body: this is why "media studies" is where it's at. i mean, and you could do your thesis on "why the existence of this? and how? what? etc. really, how? why? please?": www.mvm.com. - thank you publicly to Richard John Gillanders for such a great christmas x-change present. a hemingway-style notebook! a cd! mints! a tiny book of big montreal architecture! all Appropriate :) And, to follow elenita's lead, i hope my christmas present found its way safely to its person in alabama. it was late, yes, but it contained things i think are good. are they good? - b-vitamin complex. not the band, the supplement. recommended during the harsh winter months for renewed energy, superhuman metabolic powers, and supple skin. - point form with few actual points, - robyn - (perhaps more later on the wonders of american idol, cdn popstars, why friends is still on tv, why the lawyerlady, why an hour of tv means a few more of sanity, etcetera.) - see what happens? see? ?! ===== I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. ~Steven Wright ~~~ Robyn Fadden rfadden(a)yahoo.com Montreal, QC __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day 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: Lions and Tigers and ...Socceroos
by trixie firecracker 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

Hello Sinister Boys and Girls, Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and alas, I am without a valentine. I do however have a ticket to see Spoon and that is maybe better than a bad date and a plastic rose. I also happen to have a spare ticket to see said band. Are there any sinisterians in Melbourne who might like to go to this show and do not yet have a ticket (Friday Feb 14 at the Corner)? I am willing to trade it for a drink or two and a haiku. You wouldn't have to stand with me or anything. It would be a straight trade. No pleasantries necessary. Let me know asap. Here is something that is related to Belle & Sebastian, or perhaps only really related to my subconscious mind. A few nights ago I had a dream that B&S were coming to play in my town at a big park. 'Yay!' I thought, and romped on over to the location which just happened to be 'round the corner from my house. When I got there I discovered that instead of the lovely band I was expecting, the park was filled with big cats. Lions and Tigers and (not bears) Panthers and Leopards and stuff all roaming free amongst the rose bushes and grassy areas. (If anyone from Perth knows that rose garden park on Stirling Hwy in Nedlands, that's the sort of place I'm talking about). So of course I fled, and then later I found out that while I was running and hiding and trying to be safe, I missed the show! I was so very disappointed. Stupid feline fear. I think maybe I got to converse with Stuart Murdoch though. So that part was good. In other news, I woke up this morning at 5.10 am so that I could catch the tram and the train to a friends house so that I could eat pancakes with strawberries and blueberries and watch Australia kick England's ass at soccer 3-1. Oh yeah. So very satisfying. The Socceroos are totally underrated. [Is it true that the Sun's headline was "Kanga Poo"?] love sleepy-eyed Trixie.x _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the 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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