February 2006 - Sinister

Sinister: Meet my Potatoes
by mummy i've grazed my knee 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Hello kids, This is about my fourth attempt to post in the last few weeks - I think something is up at missprint towers. Hopefully this will make it through. POP RECORD I am currently half way through my first listen of TLP - many will be angered by my glib approach - typing and listening, therefore not paying full attention to either. First thoughts - it's good. Certainly the first B&S record that I've wanted to dance to from the start, but my bedroom is just one big pile of pants and ants (how does anyone manage to get ants in February?) so I'm not going to risk it. Also, I feel a bit poorly and have to preserve my energy for Sheffield on Thursday. What's everyone's problem (unnecessarily aggressive tone, but there we go) with Funny Little Frog? I have seen so many articles questioning why it was released as a single. Answer: Because it's the best thing they've done since Jonathan David. Although I don't rate the B sides - I like smut as much as the next sinisterine, but I just can't giggle from behind my hand while listening to Meat And Potatoes. I prefered the subtler sexual references about thrush, S&M and seeing other people. I don't get the video either - it's just strictly come indie dancing, although the inclusion of LLPJ from the Botanic Gardens lit up my miserable January day and reminded me of happier times. I think the best thing about all the new material though, without a doubt, is that Trevor The Horne hasn't ruined it with his "My First Casio" production that managed to eek every last bit of life and soul out of DCW. ROCKING ROUND BLIGHTY Well, in a positive content fest, I move from one Scottish band topic to another. Some good old fashioned reporting back. A week or so ago, I toddled off to Manchester for my sixth viewing of B&S. I went on my own (because I smell) and ate my sandwiches at Oxford Road station. It is generally agreed that a colder day has never been recorded. The venue was, rather marvelously, about 200m from the station and what a lovely little place it was. You could see the band and hear them perfectly, and the toilets were alright too. As I grow older, this becomes more and more important. I missed Brakes on purpose, just so I didn't have to look like a loner for too long. Beans skulked around behind me, monitoring the wares at the Banchory merchadise stall. Some nice kids then told me they recognised me and so I hung out with them, smack bang in the middle of the venue. Why does Struan wear that hat? I thought this episode ended after the Dog On Wheels video. He also had a big coat on for "I Fought In A War" I won't do a set list, you can pick them up anywhere (but not at Poundland - I just checked) The highlights of the main set were "Your Cover's Blown" which was the best thing I've ever heard them do live, and the new rocking version of Dog On Wheels. Loneliness... was also very welcome. The lowlights were the hushed reverence of the crowd. You could hear a pin drop between songs - it just seemed like most people didn't want to be there. Also, the little bicker between Struan and Stevie as the latter blocked the formers view of the audience for Fox In The Snow. The song was stopped and a short argument ensued before it was agreed not to air dirty laundry in public. The final low point was to become a high point. The laptop packed up and stopped them doing Electronic Renaissance - my second favourite B&S song However... Come the encore, they had fixed it. Struan ran into the audience to sing and stopped right next to me. He asked whether we knew the words. After a few lines of me appearing to be the only person who did, he came over and told me to sing into the microphone, so we sang the rest of it together! Whether it could actually be heard, I have no idea but it was a toppermost moment! I think I might also have accidentally brushed his manhood. ANY OTHER BUSINESS I have written quite a lot, but it is my first post in yonks so maybe I can be forgiven? It is nice to see that people are still meeting up. Maybe one day I will make it down to the smoke for a picnic. I don't think I've been to one for about five years. I will try my best to wear an upside down badge at Sheffield. Do the kids still do that? I have become obsessed recently with Jilted John. I realise I am about 28 years too late (bar the rather wonderful performance at Ipswich as the B&S interlude in 2001), but his album is the greatest documentation of teenage angst ever created. An entire song about breeding fancy mice to overcome the despair of acne! It's funny because it's true! I love you all, Chris Jones. ___________________________________________________________ Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. 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Sinister: You're Looking a Little Dirty There, Comrade!
by Eric Brasure 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Dearest Sinister, What is the world coming to when Pitchfork gives a Belle & Sebastian album a good review, while the Guardian savages it? Nothing good, that's what. You'd think our fair heroes had drawn blasphemous cartoons of the prophet or something. At any rate, I think TLP is a much better album than DCW- the latter had too many half-formed ideas and knobbly lyrics. The only thing that really stuck with me from the debate over DCW on this very list was Idleberry decrying the rhyme of Tokyo with "Thin-Lizzio"; I thought of this a couple of weeks ago when I was listening to the live Sinister album, and realized that rhyming "cuddle" with "muddle" really isn't any great shakes, either. There hasn't been much (if any) mention of that album here, and I have to say that's a shame because it's really good. I could have done without the 2 minutes of clapping at the end of "Judy and the Dream of Horses", though. Yes, we get it- people love you. But what was I talking about? Ah yes, the New Album. I've been listening to it for about two months, because I'm evil. Regardless of that, I have no profound insights about it. I like it, and think it's their best album since Sinister- certaintly it's their most engaging and consistent. But what do I know; I defended Fishyclap way back in the prehistoric year of 2000, and now I think it's pretty dire. I won't be sending any lists, top 10 or otherwise, because I don't really listen to new music anymore. I spend all my money on DVDs, my dog, and whores. I've been trying to rectify this, but it's hard to figure out what's good that I've missed in the past 3 or 4 years. Any recommendations? Best, Eric Cheesybun +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: More belfast gig stuff
by James Jackson 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Howdy, If anyone else is going to the belfast gig, myself and some of the other list folk wil most likely be in Auntie Annie's from 5-ish onwards. Since no-one probably knows what anyone else looks like, there's a link below to my myspace profile, feel free to tap me on the shoulder! :o) Hope everyone's enjoying the new album, it's really growing on me... Lovin' Sukie in the Graveyard best at the moment though. James J http://www.myspace.com/llamafarmerjames ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.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: Do They Mean Us? They Surely Do!
by Peter Miller 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Former listee Alexis Petridis has written a very interesting review of The Life Support in The Guardian. It is an entertaining piece which will surely not be bettered, and it is always a pleasure to read about oneself in the national press, so I thought I would post it here in case anyone missed it. It is presented without further comment: ------------------------------------- Pop CD Belle and Sebastian, The Life Pursuit (Rough Trade) Alexis Petridis Friday February 3, 2006 The Guardian The seasoned rock critic invariably approaches a new Belle and Sebastian album with apprehension. This is not caused by the album or the band, but by Belle and Sebastian's fans. They may be commonly depicted as the drippiest in rock, but nothing could be further from the truth: they're like the Chelsea Headhunters, if the Chelsea Headhunters had bought their clothes from Sue Ryder and cultivated a working knowledge of nouvelle vague cinema. Say a word against the Scottish septet in print and they launch kamikaze raids on your inbox and write letters to your editor in cat's blood. Most artists would kill for supporters as devoted and ingenious. Long before the Arctic Monkeys, Belle and Sebastian's fans had worked out that the internet could raise a band's profile: block voting by their web community won the band the 1999 best newcomer Brit. The downside is that a die-hard fanbase like Belle and Sebastian's will put up with almost anything: they're too busy clobbering non-believers to death with their vintage BOAC holdalls to criticise the band itself. The records that snared the fans - Belle and Sebastian's second album, 1996's If You're Feeling Sinister, and the three subsequent EPs - were as astonishing as the ensuing releases were patchy. Blessed with a unique writing talent, leader Stuart Murdoch persisted in letting other members contribute songs, to deleterious effect: few bands have ever been so hobbled by the willingness to "let Ringo have a go". However, 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress served notice of a shift in approach. Murdoch was back in charge, while the production desk was manned by Trevor Horn, the man behind both Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax and Barry Manilow's Could It Be Magic '93. The result was their best album in years: they were nominated for Mercury and Ivor Novello awards and sent as War on Want ambassadors to the Palestinian Occupied Territories, the latter occurrence prompting hopes that the charity may yet try to resolve the conflict in East Timor by parachuting in the Pastels. Its follow-up attempts to repeat the feat. The idea of Belle and Sebastian decamping to LA to work with a big-name producer would once have seemed as improbable as Belle and Sebastian driving a Harley-Davidson around a hotel suite filled with empty Jack Daniel's bottles and coked-out nymphettes; even so, the choice of Tony Hoffer as producer seems less bold than Trevor Horn. Horn is a maverick; Hoffer is just one of those Americans who get called when dreary British bands like Idlewild and the Thrills need a bit of Californian polish. The end result follows suit. Dear Catastrophe Waitress saw Belle and Sebastian confidently applying fresh musical ideas to their wispy template: electro-pop and dub, Glitter Band stomp and, most unlikely of all, the twin guitar attack of Thin Lizzy on the wonderful I'm a Cuckoo. The Life Pursuit offers further experiments but they don't quite have the same consistency or impact as their predecessors. The electronic glam of White Collar Boy and Song For Sunshine's spidery funk sound fantastic, but there's something forced about We Are the Sleepyheads' frantic disco, and the odd combination of syncopated beats and affected Bolan-esque warble on Sukie in the Graveyard is just too lumpy to digest. Sukie in the Graveyard highlights a paradox at The Life Pursuit's heart. On its predecessor, the best tracks were the most musically adventurous. Here, you can applaud Belle and Sebastian for trying something different, but the highlights stick closest to their well-worn blueprint. The carefree jangle and swooping melody of Another Sunny Day could have come from any of their albums to date, while Dress Up in You employs every trick in Belle and Sebastian's well-thumbed book - ineffably melancholy piano, muted orchestration, choirboy vocals, a lyric that slowly reveals itself to be written from a female perspective - and still sounds heartbreaking rather than hackneyed. Act of the Apostle II and The Blues Are Still Blue are gorgeous and both token homages to Stuart Murdoch's beloved Felt (there is, incidentally, at least one somewhere in the lyrics or music or sleevenotes of every Belle and Sebastian album, a kind of musical Where's Wally? for people who know more than is strictly healthy about 1980s indie); the former is inspired by Felt's impenetrable instrumental albums Train Above the City and Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death, the latter obviously indebted to Felt frontman Lawrence's latterday project, Denim. Literate, droll, moving and often very beautiful, The Life Pursuit certainly isn't a bad album, but it's a disappointment after Dear Catastrophe Waitress. The diehard fans, who, even as you read this, are filling their fountain pens with sulphuric acid, won't mind. The less committed might be advised to wait and see what Belle and Sebastian come up with next time. --------------------------- And this... is me. I do not like the packaging of the new album. It is sexist, promotes paedofiddlia, and the knees are nobbly. The latter is a problem that has beset B&S before, notably in the Read It In Books video. It is a good album though, I give it four stars. I think maybe the excitement of the approaching release date was a bit too much for Sol Campbell. I hope to attend the Hammersmith Palais concert, so I might see some of you there. Kind regards, Sister Disco +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: in pursuit of a beer
by Hewitt, Stephen 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

ello babies THE BAPPS, he sa: > > Monsieur Carsmile was suggesting some Pre-Hammersmith Gig > pubbage. But I seek clarification about which establishment > should be the meeting place. I can't hold my booze like I > used to and despite it's close proximity to Apps Towers am > not too familiar with the various merits of Hammersmith's > hostelries. If anyone can recommend a decent one me and my > other half will certainly see you there! I haf ascertained that the bouzer I was refering to last week is the DUKE OF CORNWALL: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/51/5193/Duke_of_Cornwall/Hammersm ith Which is very close to the appollo, as previously mentioned. I intend to be there for 5. it's not the biggest place in the world, but I don't think there are that many of us turning up, are there? You find me in less than fine fettle this morning my sinibabies. Despite railing loudly about people who come to work when poorly, here I sit, feeling like cr@p, because we haf an auditor in today. I wouldn't mind, but it's not like I can even tell her much having only been in my new job for a month or so... I have yet to buy the album, but I have a sicknote for yesterday please miss. I think I shall go to FOPP at lunchtime. Who knows, I might even bump into sister disco lurking round covent garden... FINALLY, if anyone happens to have a spare (standing) ticket for Friday, I'd be very eager to take it off yr hands. I thought I had one sorted for mypete, but then my cow-orker has sold it to someone else in the meantime, d'oh... Nice to see a busy list (haha, nearly typed busty list there! That's an entirely different mailing list...), KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! xoxo Carsmile **************************************************************************** For the latest City Lit news &information, please visit our website www..citylit.ac.uk **************************************************************************** The City Literary Institute Registered Office: 1-10 Keeley Street, London WC2B 4BA Registered in England no: 2471686 Registered Charity no: 803007 **************************************************************************** PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE. **************************************************************************** This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information. The message and any files transmitted with it are intended only for the use of the recipient or organisation to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, no action may be taken on the information nor may it be copied or shown to a third party and you are asked to notify the sender named above. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where specifically stated to be the views of The City Literary Institute. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Belfast gig
by James Jackson 06 Feb '06

06 Feb '06

'ello, awful to only come out of lurkerdom for concerts, but I was just wondering if anyone would like to meet up before the belfast gig on Tuesday? Maybe go to Auntie Annie's for a pre-gig pint? Regardless, great to see lot's of people being enthusiastic about the tour, I've seen them four times now and each time it's the best gig I've been to... Watched the bonus DVD last night, very good indeed! Regards, James J ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos � NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo 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: in pursuit of a penis
by Ben Apps 06 Feb '06

06 Feb '06

Wotcha! Having resisted the temptation to listen to the entire album before it's release date, I scampered down to 'aitch em vee on my way to work, and plumped for the special edition bonus dvd version of the album. My own portable CD player having packed up a few years ago I cleverly hid Rachel's pink Hello Kitty one inside the HMV bag and pressed play. The first half of the album quickly gained my approval. The T-Rexish stomp of The Blues are still Blue is an early favourite. Things progress nicely (I'm loving Sarah's 'bada bada bada's' on We are the sleepyheads) until the first stumbling block for me, "Song for Sunshine". I can't get "Hello Sunshine" by the Super Furries out of my head. "To be myself completely" failed to really get going. Not sure if it's a Stevie song, he's certainly singing the lead. Nice to see the closer referencing one of London's most attractively restored tube stations (or the Radio 4 show/game). Overall from 2 listenings I give The Life Pursuit 10/13. Monsieur Carsmile was suggesting some Pre-Hammersmith Gig pubbage. But I seek clarification about which establishment should be the meeting place. I can't hold my booze like I used to and despite it's close proximity to Apps Towers am not too familiar with the various merits of Hammersmith's hostelries. If anyone can recommend a decent one me and my other half will certainly see you there! ttfn Ben -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.brapps.net +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: chicago info
by leyda campbell 05 Feb '06

05 Feb '06

i am from st. louis but it would be cool to meet up with some sinisters from chicago...my hometown. let me know what the plan is. over and out. xoxox leyda _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: B&S in chicago...is going to rock!!
by leyda campbell 05 Feb '06

05 Feb '06

i have my tix for the chicago show with B&S and New Pornographers. i am so excited i can hardly stand it. any kids from the list going to that one?? not to be a brat but it is going to be WONDERFUL!!! hope i can see some listers there. xoxo leyda _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The New Pornographers, Pursuing Life...and a less catchy subject line
by Nik Ovenden 05 Feb '06

05 Feb '06

Hello all, Firstly, I am *immensely* jealous all of you US-ers will get to see The New Pornographers alongside our beloved B&S. That is a gig to rival all gigs. With crossed fingers (assuming the exam gods don't dump a test on the same weekend), i will be at Weekend 2 of ATP06, so I'll get to see the Pornos too. They are absolutely Fan-f****ng-tastic. You jammy gits. I finally bought a copy of DCW; since I'm buying the Life Pursuit i figured it was time to pick up a DCW too. Ooh, i'm also buying that comic book anthology, what a sweet concept. Hooray for B&S popularity, although i second the big booooo for loud, drunk, rude and cellphone talking boorish louts at the recent gigs. I didn't go because i am poor, but I'm sure B&S were excellent despite the louts. Content: I have the radcliffe session on my PC after listening live [email me ;)]. They were very "chuffing" good, quite witty and Mark Radcliffe now intones just like John Peel used to; i think we've found the man who wants to fit into that market. The last semester of uni sucks. I'm not saying i'm emailing you *just* to avoid deadlines, but I'd be lying if that didn't have something to do with it. And then in 4 months i get shown the door and have to be an adult. bollocks to that. I'm going to take a holiday, with what little cash i can scrape off my bedside table...ooh, 24p. Great. I can take a holiday to the corner shop to buy a banana. Ooh and the superbowl's tonight. I get to stay up till 4am drinking weak american beer and watch men clout each other (go steelers). Still, bang goes another evening that i could spend doing my essays. This semester I am doing a course on "Happiness", one on Chinese Medicine, and the other 2 are core courses about power, language and other dense things. Just as i get to love social anthropology, I'm graduating into a world that doesn't use us well. Grr. So apart from graduation dissatisfaction and essay deadlines, my world rocks out. The recent musical discoveries fill me with happiness, I love my degree and scotland is surprisingly un-wet for this time of year. Thanks to the groundhog for saying we only have 6 more weeks of winter, too. Usually Edinburgh's winter is October-May. If anyone wants a S*nister meetup in Edinburgh, get in touch. Picnics in February? How twee. Lots of love, Niko xxxx __________________________________________________ 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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