August 2005 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Welcome to the new term.
by jo perry 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hey kids, shake a leg. Like many who haven't posted for a while life has moved on and I am now a fully qualified English teacher. This has taught me many things, the most important of these is that i am no longer allowed to make spelling errors. This is unfortunate as some words i haven't written in a while, or read for that matter so i forget how to say them let alone write them on a big white board in front of 32 teenagers in turmoil. The new term is about to begin, this can be seen clearly in the massive displays of pens and notebooks in the various stationers. However, the allure of new stationery seems to have evaded this teenage generation as on the first day i will be handing out pens like candy on Halloween. Now- surely this problem would be solved with a little bit of clever marketing. Pop bands need to jump on the stationery bandwagon, the kids would be more likely to carry a pen if it had 50cent on it or something else coolhipandtrendy like The Killers or Mcdonalds fries (McFly). Now, clearly i would be more than willing to hand out pens emblazoned with the lyrics of B&S. That would make me a very happy Miss Perry. Perhaps i should suggest it to some higher being. On other matters, why doesn't Yahoo capitalise my i? Looking forward to the Barbican shindig like a fox. Joonwheels xxx ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.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: first post without the word dude in it.
by Astrid Wiezell 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

hello sinistereens! i thought i would write a better post than the last one, for it was utter cack. I was super stressed and just wanted to say, hey, how's it going bowlies, i live in islington. and i still do. five days ago i flew from skavsta, which is the horrible airport from which ryanair have their cheapo flights. as it is ryanair, it is in the middle of fucking nowhere. i live in a lovely townhouse of four (and a half, sort of) floors with a family with a mum, a dad and two kids. a boy turning six, and a girl turning four. not having had any younger siblings myself, being their au pair is truly a weird but funny and sometimes distressing experience. they can be so hiliarious! and horrible! and lovely! it does make me think of all that stuff though... getting married, and having kids, and that sort of thing. i have met the most lovely boy ever, and i am so happy he is my boyfriend. he lives up north, but he is coming down this weekend to stay with me (yay yay yay!!!) and the weekend after that I will be going up to see his family for the first time, and the weekend after that he is coming to london for a week of londony things, all ending with the barbican gig! how good will that be? it will be brilliant. i haven't seen b&s live for ages, not since 2002, i think it was. i had such a b&s-y day a while back. i listened to tigermilk, as i walked through the lovely park and then over this big bridge to visit my sister's extra-work workplace, a kindergarten where she used to work fulltime. i hung out with kids all day, and then as i was going home, i thought "hey, i need an ice cream!" and went into this video store to get some. and there was some old man behind the counter, and a guy who was probably around 30, who had a big bag. he was renting porn dvds. then when i looked closer, as i was paying for my innocent ice cream he had the whole sports bag filled with pornos. ew. that felt very b&s. you think it's all lovely. but it's not. then you laugh about it and get on with life. oh crap, i think the kids are in my room. hold on. i'll be right back. ... oh, right, they were lurking about, wanting to play my guitar. they LOVE my guitar. unforunately for them, so do i, so they can only play it sometimes when i'm around to see them maiming my darling. oh and i am playing a gig too! on the 24th. at the windmill in brixton. it has a lot of potential to be shite. but i am playing second, i think, so it'll be early in the evening. it is however (and this i say with some shame for promoting the b-word on sinister feels weird) a bowlie all-dayer so if you want to go, there might be a few tickets left. it costs about £4 i think, and if you send your full name to alldayer(a)bowlie.com they will reserve tickets for you. but a few days ago, it was just under 30 tickets left. anyways, yeah. i am so nervous about it. i might fuck up a bit. please don't hate me if i do. there is a good chance i will. so how do i spend my days? well. usually i will get up really early, i think my latest start is 8:30 and start minding the kids. take them to a nice park and play with them (jeez what a workout THAT is) and then come back. usually have a break for a few hours, then i'll either work between 12:30 and 17:30, or from 16 or 17 to around 19:30. it is very much alright and ok work, it's more a matter of learning how to do things. this weekend, my boyfriend is coming to see me. i canont tell you how much that means to me. oh, the kids want the computer now for star wars games. but it's hard to refuse when the boy goes to his friend william, who is here visiting: "william, let's go downstairs and pretend we're in space!" speak to you soon sinister. luv ya. (hahahaha, i needed to add a chav element to my post, sorry) love, Astrid x _________________________________________________________________ Auktioner: Tjäna en hacka på gamla prylar http://tradera.msn.se +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: another one
by Zoe Charaktinou 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Hello to all Sinisietrs out there... Lurkerdom you say? it's been 2 years and 4 months since my last post...sighs...for me it was Stacey's posts -hello!- who put my brain into motion and made me decide to write again. The stirup of some fond memories. Newly arrived in UK circa 1999, all alone in a uni computer room in tropical Dudley- remember that?remember me?- trying to get info on our favourite band and that was it. I wonder how GHD and velocity are faring? any news? I'm still dancing on the streets of Birmingham, working in a LIBRARY (YES YES YES!!!), in fact the Art and Design library of UCE (you can find me in Gosta Green dancing under the counter) and doing a postgraduate in Visual arts, mainly curation. I occasionally drop by Athens, (how's the Greek posse? let's meet one day (really) ). Not married. I didn't wear red knickers for Sinister birthday but a red bra, is that ok? I have also initiated a new person to the wonders of Sinister on the list's birthday, how good am I? She will unearth herself soon I am sure. Even though I didn't meet a lot of people from here and the ones I met I didn't really keep in touch (I was VERY shy once), this still is one of my favourite places in the whole wide world. Can we meet again? So as this year I was/am back in uni, I will be very original and go now cos my wee books are waiting for me on my wee desk waving impatiently. Dare I say I'll be back? love Zoe :-) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 Thought She Meant Mark E Smith
by Krister Bladh 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hello all and happy birthday! Nice to see a post from Niko... and Astrid! I've been meaning to post myself for some time now, because I have a lot to tell you. I'm happy for all who got to see Jens in Glasgow this weekend, especially Tara, whom I know has been a big fan of him for some time! The swooning is understandable, but as a Swede I'm tragically past that stage: having seen him play for at least seven times now, and over here he's almost becoming a 'mainstream' artist. Not that its a bad thing... but Id rather talk to Momus, or Stevie. This summer really has been the best ever for me. With so many friends to see and go the beach with, finally holidaying in Scotland, meeting REAL sinistereens, meeting my first girlfriend here in Malmö at Perfect From Now On (great one-day festival that had booked (note: booked) TVPs) maybe there'll be a little something about that... *hint*... I also went to the Emmaboda festival and saw The Pipettes live and interviewed them! At the festival, I was hanging out with them and my friend (and friend of Pipas') Alice who came all the way from London, as well as Neil who came all the way from Leeds (he was in a 90's twee band called Bouquet if anyone recalls?). On the last day of the festival we were drinking by a self-made fire in the woods, but sadly those bastard festival guards came and spoiled the fun. They have no decency, these people. Today was the last day at work for me and on Thursday it's back to uni and art studies for me. That also means back to the student radio! First thing, I'm going to play Pocketbook Angel in memory of Liz. And of course we'll play the Sinister-connected Tales of Jenny! I just can't BELIEVE Matinée hasnt signed them yet... Theyre one of the best bands I've heard for months! I'm also looking forward to the Pop Revo festival in Denmark in a couple of weeks. It will feature Lovejoy, Louis Phillipe (!), TVPs (as if...), The Clientele, and our own Ian Watson will be playing records. See you there Ian, and anyone else going! love chris -- _______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: blue knickers, list content and additional de-lurking (hellos to all)
by Nik Ovenden 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Gosh, I was such a lurky lurker for the past 4 years that I honestly didnt realise what had happened to everybody. I'll pin my message to the corkboard and say how great it is to see everyone proving posting is the new lurking. So, I have met many Sinister people in the past 4 years; Helen McLean, Jimbo and Terry Boyle in Perth, Lawrence Mikkelsen in Auckland; also Rachel Fruitloop in LA. Thanks to those who accommodate a rogueish little 18 year old fresh out of school with no money and not an awful lot of anything else. Interspersed with these were some ATP rendezvous-es; Carsmile and a swell fellow this year have excellent festival taste, I look forward to meeting more sinister peoples at Camber Sands in the future... Times have changed, my original listy introducer Viks is finishing her 4th year at the Slade, UCL. I'm into my last year at Edinburgh Uni, having now been here three years (how many other Edinburghers are here? Or do you all go to the Glasgow picnics?) doing Social Anthropology; my dissertation is in poker, yip de doo. In the last year I had the pleasure of meeting Lawrence and his wife Vanessa again, when they toured the UK, also Krister who visited Edinburgh briefly, plus on my trip to NYC (as well as other bits of the USA) i met Martha. Hello to all there and thereabouts also! Ooh, hasn't a lot happened since I last posted. I have a confession, the last B&S record I bought was Storytelling, which i *didn't really* enjoy. And DCW is still awaiting a purchase, for shame. I missed the picnic action as i was away on a catering job this weekend, and i left my red underware behind. So I'm not doing very well, tut tut. Happy 8th birthday (belated), and I'm glad i've been around for 5.5ish of it, despite my quietness. You'd never guess i was quiet by the length of this (email). Or my [exceptionally Sinister-ish] smutty sense of humour. The upshot of being away on that catering job was that my bed for the weekend was in a house who owned a copy of TWATTYBUS, so in honour we played it twice on saturday. Until maybe the 10th? Anyone in edinburgh who wants to meet up for a belated Capital City Pick Nick, I'm game, anyone I've missed from meetups give me a shout, anyone i owe CDs to shout louder, hee hee. Love to all, most of all Honey, who does a tip top job. Everyone pull your trousers up now, red knicker day is over. Paul McCartney? yep. the Pope? possibly. Sinister people? maybe not. Hugs, Niko xoox __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.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: Yet another anonymous lurker from lurkerspace uncloaks himself
by nando＠venera7.com 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

ahemmm. well, happy b-day! I've been a durmant siniestr for years. I witnessed the ancient times, oh yes. and when I saw this list blooming again... well, I was kind of touched. I suppose that noone of you know me, so therefore it might be interesting a wee catch-up on my life's changes during all these years: 1996) The obscure uni years(TM). Not very well documented. I for one welcome the new scottish overlords. 1998?) Subscribe to sitsnier. Automatically overwhelmed with its coolness factor. The lurking begins. 2000) Finished my gray degree in electronics & started working. Get tired of lurking. 2001-2003) Become Ÿber-stressed. Looks like the younger generations here in Spain are more into outrageus spanish pop- rock or flamencoázapatista satanic bands. I no longer can impress a girl with my compitapes: no wedding. 2003-2005) Leave the job & emigrate to Swedish Lappland. not blessed by the holy matrimony. late2004) Comeback. New jobb. Woeful reintroduction. the 2nd stay at the nursery didn't help at all, but at some point around X- mas I discover that kenneth.chu loves us all. I try to post something. failed. didn't get married. aug2005) honey saves me and I believe again. still not married. Where's the rest of us? Rise up and post! //NANDO aus Madrid +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Sinister Red Underpants Day - Brighton
by David Moore 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hi All, No winsome Swedish ukulele-playing popstarz in this report, sorry. However, Pam & I joined Archel, Matt, Ken C, Robster, Robin Stout, Lucy, Alan, Marcello, NickB, & Sally for a beautiful bright sunny day on the South coast. 3 pubs were involved (we were only in one, apologies if we seemed unsociable but we don't get to see the sea often enough so it seemed a shame to spend time in the pub on such a lovely day!), a chippy on the beach, the Palace Pier & BUNGY TRAMPOLINING! Our Ken being sponsored to demonstrate his fearlessness & flexibility on the latter. Archel & Matt performed the strange Sussex newly-wed ritual of throwing rocks at each other on the beach. A great day, thanks to Archel for instigating. No Jens, no lens - so someone else from the at least 4 people taking pictures will have to post the photographic evidence. Love, David 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: chris's vegetarianism...
by David Giordanella 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

dear maria celina, well everytime i watch the joao soares interview, i giggle a lot but it's true that, as fernando mentioned, he proved at times quite rude e.g. the silly questions about chris's vegetarianism to be linked with chastity, as though love or sex equate to embracing m.e.a.t. boys & girls aren't inanimate objects, mr soares, & neither are animals!!! i'm a vegetarian myself but it doesn't mean to me that i feel like being part of some sexually-repressed contemptuous élite...obviously *giggles*... hasta la vista! x +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 man & his cat (he's not half a person...)
by David Giordanella 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

dear sinisterines, dear honey & dear belle & sebastian, will you forgive me my lateness in greeting you all a most *8th happy birthday*... how was it for you? hope you had lots of enchanting fun... my suggestion of a parisian picnic didn't turn out to be outrageously popular shall we say so i danced a lot in my dining-room on this blessed saturday with a feline companion i.e my cat who didn't, surprisingly enough, respond to my bum wigglings, yet he seemed to care, REALLY... so we were two people in paris then- celebrating in our own shy way mrs cécile aubry's glaswegian heirs... au revoir et à bientôt les amis- david, de paris... +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: REPORTING BACK: glasgow bank holiday/sini birthday EXTRAVAGANZA
by stacey dahling 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

i must confess... i'm still swooning. what started out to be a pretty promising weekend of picnics and parties and gigs turned into one of the most exciting EVER! at least for the ladies amongst us. okay.. so i exhaggerate. a little. but that's what happens when you spend three days unexpectantly in the company of the 15th SEXIEST MAN IN SWEDEN! it might not compare to being in the company of our esteemed peer, the 4th SEXIEST MAN IN ICELAND, but pretty damn close i'd imagine. and this one has a singing voice like velvet. mmmmm it all started on friday. i went to the pub with the lovely MATT and NAL, who calmly informed me that mr studmuffin himself was going to be at NPL (as in 'knee deep at the NPL' by my other favourite songsters camera obscura) that evening. WHOA! i was already looking forward to his sunday gig as the highlight of my weekend.. i never actually expected to MEET the fella! or *gasp* DANCE with him! mmmmm. i got giddy with excitement. GIDDY! like a silly schoolgirl! in fact, the feeling didn't really leave me all weekend. it's a bit embarassing. (and i probably shouldn't be continuing and documenting it here, but what the hell eh?) i wasn't the only one, either. i get the feeling girls melt at his feet wherever he goes. the boys among us seemed quite amused to see our reactions. and were quite confused when they finally met the man himself. ok, i have to admit, he wasn't quite as sexy as i remember him - from a distance, at a gig in boston months ago. his forehead was wide and his frame was small and he was just wearing a plain old jeans and tee shirt. and he spent much of the time sitting quiet and forlorn and bored looking. but still... there was something about him... still giddy, i ran to my friends CATHY and KATIE (of this camp? i have no idea anymore.. i lose track of who is sinister and who i actually met independently) and chattered away and pointed excitedly and all around squealed. katie seemed simply amused. cathy quickly became a convert, and i think by the end of the night she was even more keen than i was, which is saying something. there was an embarassing moment when we first met. TARA introduced us - he was staying on her and CALUMN'S couch - and he looked at me funny and said 'have we met before? you look so familiar'. i have a confession to make here, sinisterenes. i found jens on friendster a while back and sent him a pretty pathetic message... something along the lines of 'you're amazing. i love you. when are you coming to glasgow? can we be friends?' surprisingly, he never replied! and now it seems that perhaps he had committed my image to memory - or printed it out and posted it on his wall - with the word STALKER emblazoned across the bottom. er... yeah... i feigned ignorance and our relationship moved on from there. by 'relationship' i mean me occasionally plopping onto the seat next to him making silly small talk between dances, and swooning from a distance. mmmmm. at one point we also danced together (with TARA) to annie. magic. anyway.. before parting company at closing time, i nonchalently asked what jens was up to the following day. he said: 'oh, i dunno. i think there's a party and... a picnic?' PICNIC! he was referring to THE SINISTER PICNIC! the one i half-assed help throw together at the last minute. oh. my. god. no pressure to now make it FABULOUS or anything!!! that, and the fact that LINDA was coming all the way down from edinburgh to attend! eeks! i woke up early on saturday, fully intending to get my ass in gear and bake cakes and be super organised... only to fall back asleep, not rising until 1 PM! and the picnic was to start at 2! ack! i assumed - rightly so - that everyone would be at least an hour late. but still, that gave me next to no time to prepare, and definitely not enough time to bake. so RICHARD and i ended up running to the corner shop for sandwiches and pringles and the most vile fairy cakes i have ever had to misfortune to taste. ew. the weather was less than promising. actually, it was very promising when we first walked out the door - blue skies and happy white puffy clouds - but by the time we got down the street, the good old glasgow grey had returned, threatening rain. still, we managed to stick it out (only slightly freezing) for a few hours on a picnic table near the fountain in kelvingrove park. slowly they trickled in. first came ALLY, with CHRIS LEONARD and JULIA and a lovely dog! yay! i was excited to see a dog. made it feel like a proper picnic! and unexpected old skool sinisterene attendence too! wow! then came LINDA. and eventually LYNSEY and LINDSEY (a renegade member of that OTHER board, but we don't hold it against her). and then there was CALUMN and TARA (sans jens, sadly, but sans pressure too, which was kinda good). after some eating and chatting and lots of shivering, we finally caved in and headed indoors, to the under-new-management-again-thank-goodness TAP pub, classic haunt of the sinister picnic. the music was pretty awful in that cheesy (but not even fun) 80s way. but even that grew on us after awhile. more importantly, the place was empty, so we were able to commandeer an entire corner couch section for our own nefarious purposes. we whiled away a few quiet hours drinking, and MATT and NAL popped in and it was generally very relaxed and comforting. not as wild and crazy as usual, but hey, we're all a bit older and wiser from those first few meet-ups eight years ago. we reflected on the past, paid tribute to those not present (namely, HONEY, who was busy manning the controls at mission #sinister, but nonetheless was sent a little pressie) and compared red knickers. mmmmm we scattered at about 7pm, being surprisingly responsible, and regrouped later at RICHARD JOHN GILLANDERS and ALLY's flat for a bit of a housewarming/CATHY going-away party. the party was pretty hopping by midnight, full of people i didn't even know! and jens, of course *swoon* and some finn/swede record producer guy, who was the toughest conversationalist i've ever encountered! let's see, who else from sinister was there? er... PATRICK DOYLE. and... er... gosh, i dunno. it's all a blur. the following day, sunday, many of us gathered again at mono for the GIG. it was finally time to see jens at his performing best. and as an added bonus, he was to be joined on stage by bill wells and isobel campbell! yup, that one! and stephen pastel was on the decks. and stevie jackson and momus were in the crowd. and i'm pretty sure there were other notables there as well, i just can't remember them all now. after opening act uter, bill wells was in control of the motley crew, and there was lots of freeform jazz. i think it was quite good, if that's your sort of thing, which it's not... mine, that is. then jens took the stage - solo at first - and it was AMAZING. i think the girl behind me was actually crying. i was certainly swooning where i stood. and there's not much else i want to say about that. afterwards, there was talk of continuing the action with a bit of dancing at optimo with TARA and jens and the finn/swede producer and the camera obscura fellas (minus GAV who was mysteriusly absent through all these proceedings, despite the presence of his better half... hmmmmmmmm) but it never happened. instead, i returned home to my bed to nestle up and dream of sexy swedes all night. mmmmm. so yeah... pretty great, eh? i hope the rest of you had a fab time as well. i want details of other picnics! how were the cloisters? as for the tape tree, thanks to all those who replied so promptly. i will now sort out the branch logistics and email y'all details soon! if there are any last-minute stragglers who want in, email me pronto! happy birthday sinister! and happy birthday MICHAEL GRANT and CALUMN! next weekend up-and-coming wonderband band DOT-TO-DOT (featuring several members of this here crew) make their big london debut at the buffalo bar so there may very well be more sini meet-ups action and REPORTING BACK. stay tuned... -your dahlin' oh yeah! i very nearly forgot!!! there are PHOTOS! here: http://photobucket.com/albums/b339/dahling007/sini/ not in any real order, and with no captions. maybe i'll add some. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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