March 2003 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Lust is in the air...
by Gardiner, Stuart 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

Hi to Sarah, good to hear from you. Wait, this isn't just meant to be about personal messages, is it. Well I'm sure everyone else out there enjoyed reading your report as much as I did. All the things I'd forgotten. Like what everyone was wearing (or not wearing in Stuart's case...). At least now everyone knows I wasn't making it up about watching Stuart take a bath. And I think I can now claim the record for having my name mentioned most times in a post that wasn't about me. Aah, happy memories. I'm looking forward to seeing how it all ends up looking (my money's on me being on screen for about 10 seconds in total...) Respect goes out to Mr Miller, via Mr Moore, for possibly the most anoraky piece of B&S trivia ever. In other news, summer is here! Well, it seems like it at least. It's been gorgeous and sunny and hasn't rained for over a week now. In fact, that makes it officially better weather than a typical British summer. It's amazing how much people cheer up when the sun comes out. It doesn't matter if it's cold, or the pet budgie has just died, or we're at war, people are always happier when the sun comes out. And everyone is determined to make the most of it - it may only be about 14 degrees outside, but there are people everywhere sunbathing and having barbeques. Another good thing about the weather is that the Sunshine Sheilas come out. All these really good looking women walking the streets. I don't know where they hide the rest of the year, but the city is suddenly full of attractive ladies. It even helped me get over my hangover by 3pm on Saturday (and that takes some doing at times - I was five of the dwarves at various points on Saturday morning, but there was no way I was going to be Happy until I'd seen Doc...) I hope there'll be lots of Sunshine Sheilas at the BOWLING and PICNIC in a couple of weeks' time. I've not been to a Sinister meet-up for over a year now, but I still remember well the fun, the conversation, the booze, the football, the food, and the more booze. I hope to see you all there. And if you're nervous or shy, don't worry, everyone is; by the time you've got through a few cans you'll be chatting along with anyone... (And if you're nervous about bowling, a one-legged five-year-old child with a blindfold on could beat me most days). Of course, as if one picnic wasn't enough, it's only a month after that until Glasgow; speaking of which, if anyone in that fine city happens to be feeling kind and has a bit of floor space up for grabs, I'd be very grateful... In other other news, is anyone going to Glastonbury this year? Tickets go on sale next week, and I can't decide whether to go or not... In other other other news, I hear that Trevor Horn's other darlings, Tatu, are going to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest. Up the bum sex in front of a hundred million viewers. Could be interesting... In other other other other news, you should all go out and buy - or cheaper, stay in and download - "Mala Vida" by Manu Chao. Because it may well be the ultimate B&S song (complete with a 'Stevie' playing surf guitar, a 'Mick' on the trumpet, and a 'Chris' going ape on the Hammond organ) but without any of them actually involved. Surely a cover version has to be imminent. (As regular readers will know, it is unusual for me to be recommending anything other that The Whitlams or the equally great - and equally Australian - My Friend The Chocolate Cake; so you know I'm serious about this one) Answers to Sinisterines' questions: Yes, he does. Yes, we do. Will that do? Big Stu +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Love is in the air...
by Joao Gabriel Resende 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

Hey Sinister! Well Astrid, at least you can be sure that I read your posts =) I just never answer, hehehehehe... But this time I just felt like writing, and, well, here I am! About Enrique Iglesias, I hate his accent... in English and in Spanish... what's his problem? (I'm sorry if any of you is his fan...) About lve being in the air, well, I guess it has something to do with spring... you know, here in Brazil this are getting "colder" with the autumn... for example, 5 couples I knew broke up last week... is this like a "non-love" wave coming to the south hemisphere? hehehehehe And I'm sorry about your cat... but I think you'd better keep him indoors... I say that because my cat got used to being "outdoor" and now we've got a bunch of kittens here, if you know what I mean lol And don't worry... the "boy" you're dreaming of will soon come to you.. in fact, I am this boy... when I go to Sweden, get ready! hahaha Well, nevermind I wish a very nice week (and month, and year, because I don't know when I'll write again) to all of you! João Gabriel _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger: converse com os seus amigos online. http://messenger.msn.com.br +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Love is in the air...
by a.s.t.r.i.d＠nme.com 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

Hey Sinister! It's been a while as usual, but as I am never quite sure if anyone actually reads my posts, I just really want to write nowadays when I know I've at least got something proper to say. First of all: Sarah! Thank you so much for your post! I think I speak for all of us when I say: Thanks for telling us tweepopsuckers around the world about your adventures. [INTERRUPTION] Oh NO. It's Enrique Iglesias on TV. That man is so awful. His latest single is Spanish, but with like English subtitles. And you can't even sing them along with the melody, not even with that cheesy Spanish touch on your singing. Oh WELL. Great Things Right Now: 1) That SPRING has arrived in Sweden, the streets of Stockholm are dry, there's no snow, and even though the lawns has that look of mould, it STILL shows for the days that are a-waiting! HURRAH! I enjoyed this monday in my black sort of artylooking shoulderbaring top and a skirt and my black converse shoes. HURRAH AGAIN! 2) That one of our two cats, Morris, is thinking he is The Man. Or The Cat maybe. He's like ten years old but an indoorscat. We're trying to get him used to being outdoors now and we're taking him out on little walks around the block with a leash and he looks so ridiculous trying to look cool in front of other cats that sometimes approach. He lowers his overweight little body, looking like a fat ferret and then starts making these weird owl-sounding noises. Anyway. 3)That love is in the air 4 real yo! I can FEEL it. Boys are coming from everywhere, looking good and making me FEEL like I look good. 4) The young male teachers in my school are still disgustingly handsome all of them. Sigh. What the..! I'm in a really small school, but I've counted it, and I like FIVE teachers. FIVE! What's wrong with me? Why don't I adore five thousand immature guys with mopeds and yucky not-even-decent-moustaches?! Oh wait... that was the answer to why. Ah. Yes. 5) Today my Swedish teacher told me I was one of the absolute best studens she'd EVER had. Ha! My posts are always super-egocentric. Let's blame it on the fact that I'm a teenager. I just don't know better, ok? Greeeeeaaaat. I hope that everyone is having as nice of a start of the week as I've had today, and that love really IS in the air for everyone but me. And I think that my part of it is about 90% imagination or wishful thinking. But they ARE looking at me..! I swear..! No, don't look at me that way..! Please..! Ah, I don't know. Maybe some nice boy will come up to me and kiss me some day, but til then, I think I'm entitled to daydream about hunky teachers, ha ha. Take care all, Love and Chocolate and Enrique Iglesias Sing-A-Longs Astrid x P.S I chose not to write about the war because I think other people have put it better than I can. I've been to a demonstration though and I don't support the politics of George W Bush or anything. But let's not think about it for a couple of minutes and then we all can get depressed again or something. Bye. ______________________________________________________________ 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: Fancy An Indie Disco?
by Hewitt, Stephen 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

Hello babies So, the real question is: Which one(s) of you lot is second on at The Verge next Saturday then (see below)???? Blimey, you'll be telling me our favourite lead singer isn't managing Franchise FC next... I may well be going to this jig. For those of you with DMC, UK type memories (ie DMC, UK), you may recall that one of the other bands on the bill, ie Ricky Spontane, were the band that played at my wedding, so if anyone else fancies finding out what THE SINISTERS are like and then helping me Report Back, drop me a line :) Ken's Dream was nowhere by the way, typically after I broke my vow of not posting about horses because it was jinxing me, it jinxed me and I won booger all on the Thursday... I got 119 at bowling on Saturday (this is my best score in aaaaaaages, ph34r my b0VV1!ng skees :)) xoxo CarsmileSteve > GUIDED MISSILE @ THE VERGE - KENTISH TOWN ROAD - > LONDON NW5 > > SAT 29TH MARCH 2003 - from 8pm > ========================= > > COUNTRY TEASERS - First London gig in months!! > Twisted country meets The > Fall and Joy Division. Genius!!! > > RICKY SPONTANE - Fuzzy garage rock&roll with drunken > dancing. > > NOUGHT - improvisational noise experimentalists! > > THE SINISTERS - Garage R&R meets C86! > > ADRIAN R TEENBEAT - Teenbeat frontman plays > charming, strange folk music! > > > £5 Admission includes entry to LOUDER THAN BOMBS > Club - from 11pm til 2am!! > ------------------------------------ > > DJs: Diff'rent Strokes - Guided Missile Sound System > - Delia & Actionettes > ... > playing a mixture of new wave, indie, sixties, > electroclash, bootlegz and > The Smiths!! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: beautiful people and the singing sasquatch
by ian 23 Mar '03

23 Mar '03

there was something in the air that night the stars were bright. i was minding my business lifting some lead off the roof of the holy name church.. no. not really. i was riding on city buses, for a hobby. its sad okay. no i wasn't doing that either. i was wanking and staring at the wall, as usual.. there's just SOMETHING about that wall... when i saw him, standing there. creeping up around my window. it had been a hard day's night. i should have been sleeping like a log. but, like i said, i was otherwise engaged. well.. as you can imagine, i was shocked. shocked to my big foundations. he came in through the bathroom window. protected by a silver spoon. i just hadn't got a clue what to do. so i offered him a cup of herbal tea. he grunted, and collapsed on the couch. 'sugar?' 'sugar' (oh no... no sugar tonight.. and no sweetener, either. i won't have that crap in my house.) 'oh my. honey?' 'honey' i took that as a yes, and went to see what he wanted. i wasn't sure what to make of the whole thing... i half wondered if it had been a mistake to eat all that mouldy cheese i found stuck to the back of the cooker. they say there are funny little animals that crawl around inside the blue bits of blue cheese. perhaps i was hallucinating...they'd crawled out of the cheese and into my BRAIN. was i insane.... in the membrane? probably not. but something was definitely occuring. something out of the ordinary. 'it isn't every day you get visited by a yeti.' another grunt 'sasquatch' 'oh.' we sat in silence, for a while. i didn't want to say anything. i had a feeling words were very unneccessary - that they could only do harm. the yeti showed no sign of revealing its origin. it stared at the television, seemingly entranced by the game show repeat that flashed across the screen. 'err.. do you get your kicks watching bruce on the old generation game?' i asked. nothing. clearly not. whatever it was here for, i was starting to wish it would do it, and fuck off. 'look... if there's anything that you want. if there's anything i can do -' 'SILENCE!'. he stood up. i sat down, and said nothing. its the best thing to do when you're being menaced by an angry sasquatch. and i waited: 'please allow me to introduce myself i'm a man-' 'actually, you're a yeti, which is. OW!' like a whirlpool, my head was spinning. i clutched my head, and decided not to interrupt him, incase he hit me again. '- a man of wealth and taste. and i've come to sing you a song.' 'a song to set me free?' he pulled his Very Angry Face again, and continued 'nobody writes them like they used to...' and, with that, a deep breath. a lovely, haunting, almost eerie song. i held my breath througout, although the whole thing was a little puzzling.. his voice faded... 'don't forget to catch me don't forget to catch me la la la la la' he handed me a slip of paper, a face i'd seen before. an Arm-Wavey Hip Swingy Maraca Shakey Type Of Girl, from the looks of it. but i still couldn't place her. and i was still a little puzzled... 'like a WHAT...she moved? a HARPSICHORDIST? how does a harpsichordist move? and what are elvis tears? are you mad?' my visitor stood, as if to leave at LAST. go on, now, go. walk out the door. but he didn't. he looked at me some more. i got the feeling he wanted something.. i didn't know what.. 'do you want money? is that what you want?' apparently not. 'what do you want if you don't want money??' 'a song. teach me a song. i walk the earth, my darling, it is my home. i'm singing in the rain, and when the sun has got his hat on, i'm dancing with tears in my eyes and i'm lost in music... caught in a trap.' 'no turning back?' how sad. and yet, free. free, like the bluebird flying high..okay then.. i could do this. i stood there, for a while, trying to think what sort of music a yeti would like, and thinking how odd it was that it had called me darling. i hoped it wasn't coming on to me. i hoped it wouldn't try and sex me up the bum. i still had a horrible stubble rash from the last time i had sex with an ape. i picked my song, quickly, and launched into it.. these are hard times. i wanted a good song. something about reconciliation. i picked a song by melanie, called 'beautiful people'. Beautiful People You live in the same world as I do But somehow I never noticed You before today I'm ashamed to say Beautiful people We share the same back door And it isn't right We never met before But then We may never meet again If I weren't afraid you'd laugh at me I would run and take all your hands And I'd gather everyone together for a day And when we gathered I'll pass buttons out that say Beautiful people Then you'd never have to be alone 'Cause there'll always be someone With the same button on as you Include him in everything you do. Beautiful people You ride the same subway As I do every morning That's got to tell you something We've got so much in common I go the same direction that you do So if you take care of me Maybe I'll take care of you Beautiful people You look like friends of mine And it's about time That someone said it here and now I make a vow that some time, somehow I'll have a meeting Invite everyone you know I'll pass out buttons to The ones who come to show Beautiful people Never have to be alone 'Cause there'll always be someone With the same button on as you and you can wear it upside down* Include him in everything you do He may be sitting right next to you He may be beautiful people too And if you take care of him Maybe he'll take care of you And if you take care of him Maybe I'll take care of you... cause all of the beautiful people do and you're all beautiful people too. blimey... that was good. i was feeling refreshed, invigorated... and kind of horny. i sidled up to my new friend 'do you wanna funk? won't you tell me now?' '...' 'if you wanna funk, let me show you how..' '...' '...' '....no. thank you. but, no.' and, with that, the Singing Sasquatch grunted again, and left the house. i ran to the door.. i screamed 'don't leave me this way! i can't exist!!' too late. he'd gone. but i still shouted behind him... 'that's right... bugger off!! bugger off to thessonaliki and visit dimitra daisy, for all i care!' and i went back inside. wanking and staring at the wall just didn't feel the same any more. i sat, and thought about it. i felt jealous. a semi-mythical minstrel, wandering the earth. he'd never fail like common people, never watch his life slide out of view and dance and drink and fail to get a screw. i wondered where he might go next. i turned on the television nobody was really saying anything of interest i fell asleep. i hope you're happy, you beautiful people. xx ian * this line of the post is made up. the rest is all true. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 Report...finally!
by SGTHURMOND＠aol.com 23 Mar '03

23 Mar '03

(Sorry if this comes out looking all garbled, I'm a newbie to Sinister. Please keep in mind this report was written before the "campaign to disarm Iraq" began.) Hi! You might remember over a month ago the band wanted a couple fans to act as "reporters" for the DVD they're compiling. Remember? One was Stuart Gardiner (Big Stu) and the other one was a gal from NYC? Well, I'm the gal, the American perspective. Sorry I'm such a lazy thing about reporting back my take on the Glasgow adventure. All this waiting around for the bomb to drop on NYC has taken away my motivation to get stuff done. Besides, Big Stu did such a fantastic job with his report that there's really not much else to add. (Yo, Stu! Hope you're well and scoring lots of points on and off the korfball court!) It's a good thing Big Stu came through as reporter because I sure as hell don't remember too much. Coming from NYC, I had major jet lag the three days I was there. Oddly, watching unstimulating Scottish television (i.e., reruns of American sitcoms) at three o'clock in the morning didn't help fix my insomnia. I was able to stay awake during the day with huge doses of caffeine, alcohol, and adrenaline. Thank goodness I took pictures and know how to surf the internet or else I'd really be at a loss. So, Big Stu already broke down how the interviews were conducted. Thursday, we interviewed individually Richard and Stuart. Friday, we interviewed Chris and Sarah, Stevie, and then Mick and Bobby. So, here's my take on the interviews. Warning: I am a girl so there will be references to fashion: Richard is such a charming bloke. He wore a Conan O'Brien t-shirt and blue jeans. He sipped tea as he sat in a big comfy chair at director Blair's place. He also smoked a little bit. (Lord, give him the strength to quit! I truly believe he wants to!) He definitely has the interview thing down pat. It was so fun to watch a pro in action. As was the case with all the interviews, though, most of the bandmembers' personalities came out when the cameras weren't rolling. This was most apparent with Richard, for whatever reason. He's the one I would most like to go back and interview again because he is extremely funny and I'm afraid we, the reporters, didn't do the best job to bring out that side of Richard during the interview. Next, Stuart. At first, he seemed a bit shy. He politely asked me how my flight was, which was, in my case, the usual icebreaker for all bandmembers. He definitely grew more comfortable with us once he took off his Hill Street Blues t-shirt (which confirmed my theory that Mike Post is indeed an influence - just kidding!) and put on his blue and white-striped pajamas. He drank his tea out of a Dukes of Hazzard mug. (Who would have thought Stuart was a Good Ol' Boy.) I got to watch him shave. I got to hand him his bottle of Coca-Cola. I got to see him "bathe." Ahhh, bliss... He also answered some questions, but, who cares about that stuff? I saw Stuart in his pajamas and in the bath. (Okay, he wasn't completely naked, but I did get to see some chest hair! Yeehaw!) Friday we interviewed Chris and Sarah at the Belgian bar and restaurant Brel on the charming Ashton Lane. Sarah, wearing a dark blue sweater and a t-shirt with some wordage on it that I didn't fully get to see, got there first. It had been her birthday a couple days before so we wished her a happy birthday. Chris arrived looking dandy-ish in his trench coat and Burberry scarf. I had a flakey moment and introduced myself to Chris, who said, "Yea, we met yesterday at the studio." Doh! (Then I remembered Chris getting all down and dirty with his equipment at the studio. Nothing's more attractive than a person involved with their passion. Oh my!) Again, I'm in agreement with Mr. Gardiner: This was my favorite interview. With Blair's direction (he would throw in his own questions every now and then), the conversation seemed to flow much more, um, conversationally. Having Chris and Sarah together really worked out well. And they both were so nice and very candid with us. Break for lunch! I got to spend a little quality time with the enigmatic Cameraman Jim. He took me to get lunch at a place he said had "the best pizza" in Glasgow. The skeptical New Yawker in me came out, Good pizza in Scotland? Yeah, right. Well, by golly, this Little Italy on Byres Road has damn good pizza. Good call, Jim! I asked him if he was a fan of B&S. He said he had heard of them but wasn't all that familiar with their music. He got hired on to do the project because he knew Blair through a film workshop they're involved in. Very cool. Next interview was Stevie in his car as he's driving. Stevie, looking like a young Elvis Costello, was smartly dressed in a white shirt and black sweater ensemble with dark slacks. Black-rimmed specs to frame his eyes. I'm afraid I had a hard time staying focused during this interview. If you're going to put a person who is already suffering from jet lag in the backseat of a car and drive the car up and down a deserted road over and over again and speak with a thick Scottish burr, you're gonna get some mental flakiness from that person. So, my apologies to Big Stu for my fading away and, thus, putting the pressure on you to keep the questions coming. And, my apologies to Stevie for my flakey questions. I'm sorry that I had to ask you what film you were talking about when you were so obviously talking about Storytelling. Again, Doh! Mick and Bobby at a very cold Kelvingrove park sorta near Stewart Fountain. What can I say? Well, for starters, it was damn cold out there. Thanks for the tea, Blair! I suggested we should conduct the interview in bed ala John and Yoko. Bobby laughed and said, "Bert and Ernie." Hahaha! I guess you had to be there. Anyway, I had no idea Bobby was so cute. Where have I been? I'm sorry, ladies, but Jon Bon Jovi has some competition now. (I admit I have a crush on JBJ.) And, was he ever so sweeeet! And, then Mick! Talk about adorable in his little cap with the big blue dots on it. I just wanted to gobble him up! (Whoa, Nellie!) Those boys made me proud to be a girl. We did that interview thing and then we hit Nice 'N' Sleazy for a couple pints, where we also got to hang out with Allen, the moonwalking drum tech. After N 'n' S, Stuart took us to dinner at "the winner of Most Stylish Bar at Scottish Style Awards 2002," Tempus at CCA. That's where the group therapy session occurred that Big Stu mentioned. Then, we went to see the Camera Obscura gig at that church hall. The band opening was The Ladybug Transistor from my neck of the woods, Brooklyn. I couldn't resist a big shout out to my homies. I found out later that LT lives, like, right across the park from me. You know who I'll be stalking now. The next morning I went with Katrina, who from now on I shall refer to as The Goddess, to the Not In Our Name Mr. Blair March and Rally. Now, I don't consider myself a political person so this was quite a new experience for me. It was fascinating seeing all the different groups come together and march peacefully through the streets of Glasgow. There was Youth Against the War, Muslim Association of Britain, Scottish Socialist Party, even Goths Against War. I felt some anti-American sentiment, mainly anti-Bush and U.S. government foreign policy. I couldn't help feel a little downhearted that people really hate the president of my country. I didn't vote for the man, but he does represent where I'm from. And, it scares me that this former businessman has proclaimed the U.S. an empire and we all know what happens to empires. They fall. I'm not looking forward to the fall. So, to assuage my fears and feelings of outsider inferiority, I focused my attention on Glasgow and the city ! streets I hadn't gotten to see properly yet. The Goddess played tour guide and told me all about the history of some of the buildings and city sections. It was a beautiful day. That night, The Goddess and I were invited by Stuart to a place I believe is called The Chateau, an arts and music complex in what seemed like the hinterlands of Glasgow. The Goddess and I arrived and, being thirsty, headed straight for the alcohol closet where they were selling some lame American label beer. Thankfully, Stevie was there to share his Stella Artois. Now, for you non-Scottish kids out there, it seems that at these types of events there's always a tea stand. It's sorta like a lemonade stand but with tea. I think we should institute something like this everywhere, especially here in the States. Of course, Starbucks will probably catch on and will want to sponsor the stands, but we should try to get away with it as long as possible anyway. Now, the band that Stuart was very excited about The Goddess and me seeing is called Franz Ferdinand. Don't forget that name, folks, because they're brilliant. Don't ask me who they sounded like just take my word for it. Afterwards, Stuart, Stevie, The Goddess and I climbed into a cab and headed back to what seemed more like the civilization known as central Glasgow. Stuart had to go home because he had choir practice in the morning (yea, whatever) so it was Stevie's turn to play the gentleman host. He took me and The Goddess dancing at Divine at the Glasgow School of Art. I think that's where we went. It was such a blast! I tried to do my best soul sister and I think I succeeded because all these young college students kept looking at me and coming on to me on the dance floor. I mean, I had to practically push them away. Wait, come to think of it, they may have just been trying to get me to move off the dance floor. Hmm... The next day I was back in NYC. It was a very wham! bam! thank you band! trip. I second Big Stu's emotion - the bandmembers are incredibly nice and down-to-earth people. They all expressed how fortunate they feel to be able to do what they are doing. When asked where they saw the band going, they all were just concerned with the next album. No masterplan here, folks. Very refreshing. Of course, I was kinda hoping to get some more dirt on the band, but there wasn't much. They're very clean people. Stuart in particular seems to enjoy a good bath. Sarah Thurmond +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Untitled
by David Moore 23 Mar '03

23 Mar '03

Hi All, Shoot The Sexual Athlete This titbit comes courtesy of my Modern Literature Professor, Peter Miller, soon to take up his chair at Cambridge. Just short of the halfway point of the novel 'The Anatomy School' by Bernard MacLaverty* the phrase "Shoot the Sexual Athlete" occurs. I'm not going to give all the plot of the book here, suffice to say that the reference has to do with running & wanking. So no change there then. *Avid Belle And Sebastian scholars will recognise this surname as being that of IYFS' cover star - Bernard is Ciara's Dad. Take The Skinheads Bowling I can't attend *** ***'s Picnic & Bowling extravaganza in early April due to going to ATP at Camber Sands to see The Fall, Public Enemy, Julian Cope & er, a lot of other people. Probably a good thing though - I don't think I'm a very good bowler. We went bowling last night & at one point the score board called me a Turkey! Not very polite. Love, David Moore Chelmsford, 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: a century of bum sex
by kenneth.chu＠uclh.org 21 Mar '03

21 Mar '03

This e-mail is about up the bum sex and belle and sebastian, so stop reading now if it offends you! ------- Mark Casarotto has a more colourful sex life than I had previously thought... > A Sinister picnic is very much like making love to a > beautiful woman........ > > ........So. People who've never been to a picnic before - come > along, BRING FRIENDS FOR REINFORCEMENTS, bring savoury > foodstuffs Woah! Say no more. ------ meanwhile, Robin Stout fantasied about Ken's Dream... > Did Ken's Dream win, Carsmile? I wasn't paying attention, I'm afraid. If it > lived up to it's name, it probably just jumped about like a big pair of > bouncing boobs. aw I've always wanted a pair of bouncing boobs. In fact I'm sure I wrote a song about it once. Which reminds me I must get to work setting up the http://www.redbulldozers.com website which is decidedly empty at the moment. (Currently you can read about this great band on http://listen.to/redbulldozers ) ------ BELLE AND SEBASTIAN I am getting pre-gig fever already, it's been a long time! I wonder what songs they'll play this time, things from Storytelling? Old Album tunes? Songs from Peel Session? Unreleased songs????? BRAND NEW Songs??????????? I hope they'll play BRAND NEW SONGS. And I cannot decide whether I like "Dog on Wheels" or "3..6..9 seconds of light" more. Wait, what about "Lazy Line Painter Jane"?! Fuck a trilemma. up the arse. I wonder how the B&S KARAOKE DVD is getting on! Ken P.S.: Congratulations to Paulo! :-) It's great to be reading happy news for a change! P.S.S.: Speaking of Bouncing Married Boobs - WHERE IS BAPPS?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?! Need to start a-postin' dude. ********************************************************************** 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: They're not protesters...they're skiving gits
by Ian porter 21 Mar '03

21 Mar '03

I cant keep it in any longer. Its just been annoying me all day, since I saw the news and those kids 'protesting' on wednesday. They weren't protesting, they were just a bunch of skiving neds who used the walkout thing as an excuse to go and either: bugger off home hassle the bobbies I mean, it just makes me maaaaaaad, when people refer to these kids like they're legitimate protesters and use them as 'evidence' to show that everyones against the war. They're not, they're Neds. Only like, two of them actually cared. And, so much for freedom of speech, what about those that are for the war. I'm not for the war, wars not good. But, anything is better than Saddam for the Iraqi people surely, especialy the Kurds, so why, when people like me voice our support for the removement of Saddam, we get treated like really filthy mucus on the bottom of a slug that looks at child porn? Sorry. Sorry. This was completely B&S-less, I feel so wrong for sending this, but I might as well. Its just really being annoying me lately. Um, I'll try and save myself, um. Did 3,6,9 seconds of light come out on vinyl? and what about Dog on Wheels? I want to get them, but I cant find them anywhere in Edinburgh. And wouldn't it be great if Orange Juice were suddenly reformed for the Glasgow gig eh? Yours apologetically Ian _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger 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: My wandering days are over
by Paulo Stinsoni 21 Mar '03

21 Mar '03

Hey all, You may remember a long long time ago, before the world went mad, I spoke of a girl I viewed like no other who I had come to know. So swallow hard and listen intently, resigned beside the glow. She's called Theresa Lovely (real name altered to protect the innocent) and yesterday I asked for her hand in marriage. She accepted. It seemed right, at last. When war is all you hear about, and all you think about, it was right to create this little island of tranquility. Thanks for your advice on how to get her ring size and which tune to dance to first at the wedding (it's going to be "Mayfly") I don't know when or where it will happen, but it will, and I couldn't have chosen a more understanding, beautiful and intelligent lady. I'm a lucky guy. Not gloating, just beaming Yours (but only on loan as I belong to someone else now) Paulo _________________________________________________________________ Chat online in real time with MSN Messenger 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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