Sinisterines:
I may love me some Sinister in general and Markelby and Idles in specific,
but man, I'm hiding myself from the whole new firestorm Miss Irene may just
have initiated. I don't like the violence, yo. I'm a simple peace-loving,
neo-Romantic, Dr Who-lovin' poof.
Also, Robin Stout has vowed to hug Paulo. What do *I* have to do for that
kind of action? I'm willing to fork out the cash.
I just read in this month's Utne Reader that statistically Australian
girls are most likely to put out on the first date. WHat does this mean for
Miss Trixie Firecracker and her recent night out? I can only wonder.
For all those up late/up early, the ever-fabulous JayleMurph Radio
Extravangnza, Late-Night Edition has its last fling tonight, 3 to 5 am EST/8
to 10 am BST. I take requests yo.
Ducking and Covering,
GayJay
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In which it does a little Dance."
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hi everyone. it's been awhile...though, perhaps not
long enough.
i must say that after this whole "twee" debate i have
reached a very important conclusion.....mark c. and
idleberry are soul mates. honestly, how many people
do you know that shove a pole tightly up their arse
before posting to sinister? each of them do
it....it's fate. imagine, if they were physically
together they could bash, insult, whine, complain,
bitch, moan, irritate, belittle, condescend, and
preach to/about all of us...without any of us actually
having to deal with them.
i typically keep my personal annoyances from sinister,
which coincidentally have only been about the
aforementioned two parties, to myself. however, i
felt that since the 2 of them deem it their purpose on
sinister to keep all of us in line, i felt perhaps
they should be served a dose of their own medicine.
i also find it hysterically funny that anyone would
complain about the mid-atlantic meetups....considering
the fact that 11 months out of the year all of us read
constantly about UK meetups. mind you, i'm not
bothered by that in the least. i really enjoy reading
about what all of you interesting and involved
sinisters in the uk have going on...i envy it really.
i just think it's funny that anyone thinks too much on
list time is devoted to mid-atlantic meetups.
oh well. onwards and upwards.
the usual shouts out...dirty vicar (are you alive?),
matt (my dorky 80's pop culture soul mate :O), kevin
(who is moving house) chris (to whom i need to reply)
rachel frutiloop apps (hi :O) and jinnifer (are you
alive) and of course miss goffey :o)
love to you all.
you twee bunch you.
~stine
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Dear Sinister
well.... trying to cope with inherently bit laziness...
thinking of doing thing for days and realising the week
is getting to the end again and having done pretty much
nothing, but add some more mess to my so-called live.
so-called is my favourite word.
I shall balme the bank holyday for the shortness of the week tho.
actually, talking about bank holyday
we had a very tiny but extremely lovely picnic on Monday, me and
mark stayed quite a bit in front t of the cinema, conveniently located
in a convenient for doing people watching.. actually watching people
is fun but not for too long... at least is better then police watching
which is what we had plenty of chance to do... caz and bag... they cars
said on side. Paul get on the top of the hill almost perfectly on time.
and being a rather scrupulous picnic mum I brought a blanket with me.
that stole all the place for boozes. and actually, as far as I remember
it was the first picnic we have ever had without a single drip of alcohol.
that wasn't quite right so we ended up in the old dear spread eagle for
a few one, chatting randomly and spending a very lovely Monday.
i doesn't sound might be exciting, but I felt fit for once
take care
your rather steady
stefano
PS: thank you very much to anyone who send me email of the list.
I justcan't tell how much I do appreciate that.
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lent you my favorite dictionary
came back with ripped out pages
stopped by so uninvited
wasted good silverware on you
you can't trust violence.
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Couldn't be arsed to talk about twee and shit so I went to bastardise B&S
lyrics instead.
Twee rule the school
------------------------------
On an e-mail crudely carved
"B.S. was twee"
Why did she do it?
Was she scared was she bored?
On a e-mail rudely carved
"M.C. hates twee"
Why did he do it?
Was his arse slightly bruised?
Do something girly while you can
Don't fall asleep
Watching the footie in a pub is cool
Do something blokey while you can
Don't be a fool
Picking a daisy to yourself is fine
On an e-mail going round
"Twee'd Rue The Day"
Written for everyone to read and to see
On an e-mail going round
"Twee Rule The School"
Written for everyone with arse in their head
Do something petty while you can
Don't fall asleep
whinging about your ex-girlfriends all day til you're bored
So call me A. Moffat if you want
It's no secret
You know the world is made for Chas
You know the world is made for Chas
You know the world is made for Chas
not Suggs
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Oh yes - there was something I've been wanting to know
but, due to not having the right software, I can't
find out. Those of you who have heard "Lord Anthony"
being played live - how does it differ from the
versions played on tour in 1998-99? Then, it was a
"Modern Rock Song"-type sweet, steady song with
soaring melodies and sparse instrumentation. Please
don't tell me they've buggered it up a la "The Wrong
Girl" with layers of superfluous strings or messed
around with its glorious simplicity.
Yours, ludditeliciously,
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It's good to have enthusiasm back on the list.
First off, apologies to anyone I offended with my
being-bolshy-without-thinking last post. I apologised
to Paul off-list, I *explained* myself to Pais
off-list, but I'm sorry to y'all too. Long time
members may be aware this sin't the first time I've
gone a little over the top.
Having said that, y'know, this list has always had a
sense of humour. Please let's not turn into Bowlie ;)
Loads of exciting and marvellous posts lately - it
brings to mind the winter of '99 when our inboxes were
stuffed with 100 posts every day. Some of which were
from Peter Miller. I know it's a bit evil to just go
back over the past, and the people who weren't there
then will have glazed over a long time ago, but it's
hard to argue that Sinister hasn't been, well, dormant
for a while now. People move on, mostly the older,
more cynical types, who have trouble recognising the
honest youthful enthusiasm that makes up the body of
the posts (though as far as I can tell the last couple
of days have been a rekindling of the late-20s
massive, though sinces some of them are LADIES I
couldn't possibly list who I mean :)
I bought some new shoes. Red and white Puma Riberas. I
hope there are at least a few people out there nodding
and saying "hey, neat" at this news.
Tonight I will finally finish the book that delicious
(and full-of-flattery) Cheesybun Eric gave me as part
of the Xmas present exchange. And my hokey, if it
isn't the best book I have read in years and years!
"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay", it's
called, and most of you will have read it already,
being literary types who keep up with new
publications, but if you haven't, sell some dodgy CDs
(perhaps your 2 spare copies of Fishyclap, not that I
would have 2 spare copies, um) and buy it this
instant.
On a similar tip, if there are any listees who got an
Xmas exchange present BUT DIDN'T THANK THE PERSON IT
CAME FROM, it's not too late, you know. *looks
pointedly westwards*
Phrase for today: "Isn't it, though?" I love that
phrase.
Rosy cheeks and snow-white trainers,
Markelby xxxx
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(did this not go through the first time? sorry if it goes twice.)
as rachel noted, the SF treasure wasn't found until the day after the
show. it wasn't that the clues were hard, i think, just that the final
resting place of the treasure was in a very large building with a bunch of
stores, and the clue itself didn't really give much away. the clues are
here, if you'd like to see them:
http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2003-08-20/garrett.html/1/index.html
but ah, you should've seen kevin and i last wednesday, running around town
to each and every nautical or pirate-themed venue trying to get to the
bottom of clue #2. il pirata, the buccaneer, trad'r sam's, the pirate
store on valencia - i did them all, and with no success. pirates
aside, we certainly swearing like a couple of sailors that evening as
we brainstormed over whiskey and pool.
once we'd figured out the final clue and put the letters together to spell
FAIRY (this was on wednesday), kevin wanked around the newly re-opened
FERRY building but couldn't find anything even after asking around and
around and around. at the show on friday, he cornered deborah and solomon
and interrogated them, frustratedly, until he knew he had almost been in
the right place. he'd been there weds, thurs, and fri and still not found
it! that's a certain strong-headed devotion.
then, perhaps a bit hungover on saturday, he trekked down there again,
through hordes of people looking for organic tomatoes and expensive cheese
(there's quite a good farmer's market at the ferry building on saturday)
to find it. the treasure itself was excellent - copy of the new dvd (sadly
unplayable on region-limited machines), cd of the belfast show last year,
and decidedly twee trinkets like a shiny necktie, book on How To Make
Things, a toy Jaguar, spoon from a scottish exhibition of sorts, etc.
unclear if the tickets included will be good for the band's next show
here, but he's hoping.
did anyone listen to the band on KCRW? if so, relive it again! if not,
try it now:
http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/ram_wrap.cgi?/mb/mb030826Belle__Sebastian
they played:
lord anthony
women's realm
step into my office, baby
scooby driver (?)
travellin' light
judy & the dream of horses
the state that i am in
others have covered the berkeley show better than i ever could.
it was marvellous.
ian
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Hello! Sinister!
So, I saw that my doppelganger, Robin, has been posting a lot, as if
to say, hehe, Robyn, see how I post and you do not? That is because I
am your more powerful, all-b&s-knowing, british self! mwaha! He has
interesting stuff to say and even stuff to say about tweeness, etc.
Whereas, I. do. not. He also drinks a lot of tea. I've switched to
yerba mate because i like to jump on bandwagons two years too late.
He talks to strangers, I just take candy from them. *But* I must
defend the Robyn with a y Robyn that is me by writing to sinister
after a long long time of not writing to sinister.
CRAZINESS
concerts? albums? struan writing blog-style? so much in the way of
actual B&S News! it's craziness, i say. Despite living in Montreal, I
couldn't go to the New York concert (y'know, when I moved here I was,
like, ooh, so close to New York! Cool! and then soon I was, like, so
close to New York! Painful! Why can't I be one of those *rich*
students? it's all my own fault, etc.). I had (and continue to have!)
no money. A friend told me not to be "greedy", since I have seen B&S
twice already. But c'mon, I am a FAN and member of an elite listserv
dedicated to B&S, smut, and the relaying of timid fumblings in the
dark. I need to go to concerts to retain my membership. Alas, while
my soul was in Brooklyn when the day came, my ass was in Montreal,
getting drunk on $10 pitchers and singing Rick Astley songs at a
dimly lit karaoke bar.
CYBORGS
My thesis proposal is shaping up. As am I, after a long, cold winter
(Summer hasn't been long enough. Need more.) I still wish I were part
machine though. It would be great, even if it were just an mp3 player
built into my arm. ooh.
C'EST L'ETE (with implied accent marks)
For all of July I was immersed in a French immersion course thingy in
Moncton, NB to fix up my French. And now my french is fixed up! It's
remarkable. Soon I will be a real canadian! just like in the movies!
COMFORT
I've noticed a tinge of emotions re: la liste in a few posts lately.
A few 'remember whens' and a few 'gee, you guys...'. ow, the place
where my heart should be constricts with love. I too am glad Sinister
exists. I've been glad for years. And even though I've been busy and
whatever, I'm still glad. I even went to chat in #sinister and felt
that heart-type constriction and warmth again. ooh ah ooh.
learning's on tv!
Robyn
p.s. adam brody on "the o.c."! i don't get crushes on tv stars, but,
damn, a tv star the likes of him has never been created before. swoon
swoon. and there are plenty of gratuitous adam brody looking cute and
nerdy shots. the best!
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"That Mark Cassaratto is all class."
Eric Cheesybun
Dear Sinister:
Oh my goodness! I leave for a few days and come back to have my eyebrows
singed off by a flaming anti-Markelby(-being-anti-twee) post.
Markelby for god's sake!
Now, to be fair, I've never actually /met/ Mark so I can't say with
undisputed certainty Mark is the above quoted All Class, but the quote does
come from an undisputed source. I mean, most religious types get by with a
lot less proof that god is Generally Quite Swell than I have for Mark being
Class.
BUT being a fine upstanding South'an Boy, I take to offense when people
go shootin they mouth off 'bout people they don't know. I demand
satisfaction! Be it pistols or swords, dawn works for me, Pais, but I don't
recommend the blades.
As for the rest of you lot, SHAME ON YOU for not rushing to Mark's
defence, even if he is all butch and doesn't need it!
(Umm. Just in case it needs to be said, the above is to be taken with a
LIGHT HEART and HUMOUR. Judging from the firey posts, some have lost a bit
of this.)
As to being twee, all I know is that I took a test
(http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/) that told me I was 78% twee, which is
"quite twee." And I may sometimes be quite twee, but sometimes I am quite
fierce. So it balances out: "for every twee there is a Llew and a time to
every purpose in Glasgow."
Now, back to a much more proper post. I bring you, with only slight
delay, from my Vacation to New York in which the much belov'd chantuers
Belle and Sebastian some...
...INK POLARIODS!
***This is me, blinking in the early morning sun as I get in my car. It's a
Little Red Car, a Neon in fact, which no longer has the pong of vomit in it.
I'm not often up before noon, so I look dazed and frightened by the ball of
fire glinting in the East. I have a good six hours of driving ahead of me
and one very good mix tape with B&S, Camera Obscura, Le Tigre, the Yeah Yeah
Yeahs and the Smiths.
***This is me, six hours later, stuck in standstill traffic in Maryland for
no obvious reason. I stop from singing very loudly for a few minutes and
grin as I realize Ben Affleck's place in God's Great Plan. He's in a movie
-- The Sum of All Fears -- where Maryland is nuked. Ahh... the destruction
of Ben and Maryland in one fell swoop. The Glory of the Lord truly shines
through to me in this revelation. John, Schmohn. Patmos, schmatmos.
***This is me, running through the Brandywine Zoo. I've just been
disappointed by the Bobcat (Who knew they were the size of a basset hound?)
and am running up to see Jim, the Puma. Turns out Jim was dead. BUT there
were Capybaras, the world's biggest rodent, and they are damn cool. They
look like 100 pound guniea pigs. I realize later the absence of the otters
could be explained by the fact there pen was next to these suckers. Munch
Munch!
***Dusk in Prospect Park. I'm on the grass with my boots off, rubbing
blisters and swearing I will never, ever move again. Ben Kweller is kwelling
on stage and sounding a bit like Ben Folds before pubes.
***"Indiana Marple!" I have taken off my hat -- a rather smart straw panama
-- and put it on Laura Llew's head. With her curls and wire frame glasses
added to the hat, she looks like and odd fusion of heroes. I wonder if she
will fight Nazis with teacups or use a bullwhip to solve murders in the
English countryside. When Eric cries out the quote, I giggle for minutes on
end. I am glad there's no milk around, as it'd come out my nose.
***Bubbles!! A flutter* of metros decked out in capri pants and tank tops is
blowing bubbles during "Judy and the Dream of Horses." The bubbles catch the
light as the breeze blows them around and every one is laughing.
***Laura's back. She's walking off with a boy. She seems to like him, but my
Spidy Senses are activated. He had a weak handshake and that always bodes
ill. And he's burly with the look of a man who's killed a wild animal in his
life. I decided to keep an eye on him. But Llew Llooks happy.
***(Last one, I promise!) A torch on the water. It's a subway station
somewhere in Brooklyn or Manhattan. A last minute train closing has left
Eric slightly confused and dashing. Hobbling behind him a few paces, I turn
around to look out over the water. And there's The Statue of Liberty. I grin
to myself and have a sudden urge to run up and hug Eric when I realize I
really am in New York. And with one of my favorite people. And it's after
midnight.
For whatever reason, I don't. It's late and we have to get to Queens, to
see people and do things. There'll be time for mushiness later.**
Yours,
GayJay
* It's the new collective noun for CitiFags!
** Turns out, there was!
PS: Ian -- you're not the only one who thinks about Bel Ami. I think Frisky
Summer Two is one of the great films of our Generation!
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In which it does a little Dance."
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Hello Sinister!
Some really exciting things have happened this past weekend! I want
to share my Belle & Sebastian experience with you. That is what this
post is about.
Ben already posted about our trip to Berkeley to see the show on
Friday. I have to add that the Greek Theatre venue in Berkeley is
spectacular. It is gorgeous looking, almost bowl-shaped the way that
the stone step seating graduates up to the top, with gigantic stone
columns as the backdrop to the stage and lots of greenery surrounding
the area. The sound was so rich, much better than at the Greek
Theatre in Los Angeles, which actualy was pretty damn good.
Before the Berkeley show, we met up at the International House Cafe
right by the venue. Toy Stephen was there, remember him from Sinister
days of yore? The wonderful Katie Odle and I both agreed (when her
boyfriend Jeremy and Ben weren't present, of course!) that Stephen is
a Hunk-a-saurus Rex. That is also where I met Deborah and Solomon,
the San Francisco Treasure Hunt planners. We talked a fair bit about
our experiences planning treasure hunts in LA and SF. It was so
great. Up until that time, the treasure in SF had not been found.
Katie was determined to find the treasure after the show. As it got
closer to showtime, the dashing Ian Rivamonte showed up with a bunch
of his friends, and we had quite a nice gathering. As it turned out,
Katie and Jeremy solved the treasure hunt clues and went to the final
destination only to discover that the treasure had already been
claimed only moments before, according to Deborah by someone named
Kevin. Katie was very sad. But she is still a winner in my eyes.
*sniff*
Anyone who got photos of the Berekely show, if you have any with
Deborah and Solomon onstage, please let me know. They didn't get any
documentation of getting their medals, and would really like photos
if there are any out there.
Fast-forward to the Los Angeles meeting place - a field next to the
parking lot of the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It was just Ben and
myself for quite a while. He set up the cricket stumps and I chased
the ball down the hill several times through the parking lot. We
could hear the sound check, and they were playing "Video Killed The
Radio Star" and Ben so quickly put the pieces together that the DCW
(DICKWIPE?) producer was Trevor Horn of the Buggles. I wasn't so sure
it was actually Trevor singing or maybe just Stuart doing a really
good rendition of it. Adrian Rudloff arrived, as did Phil, my best
friend Vicky and The Treasure Hunt Winners Mandy, Crystal and Esther
along with Alex and Scott. It was so great to meet the people who
solved my and Peter Crooks' carefully orchestrated puzzle. I believe
it was Stuart who later said the winners are like the Charlie's
Angels, and I have to agree! Sat in the field, they were trying to
decide if they would sing a song with B&S onstage that night or
request a song, and if so, which song? They decided they'd like to
have a crack at "Family Tree" and sang it beautifully for us
picnickers.
It was brilliant because Katrina had left 3rd row tickets and
backstage passes for us at the box office, which Mandy and I
discovered when we went up to try to find her. The set was only
slightly different from that in Berkeley, from what I can recall.
The people around us were mostly seated through the show, which was
odd, because everywhere I looked, people were standing up and
dancing. So Ben, Mandy, Esther and Crystal and I stood up and danced
for a good number of songs. I wasn't about to sacrifice a good time
that was to be had just because I was sat by people who were
uninspired. We were all a bit nervous through the show, wondering
when Stuart would ask the Treasure Hunt winners and planners to go up
onstage. Before we knew it, they left the stage! We were shocked.
They came back for an encore of "Video Killed The Radio Star" with
Trevor Horn on vocals. It was amazing, but I had a hard time enjoying
it because I was worried that Stuart forgot about the Treasure Hunt.
Then came Judy And The Dream Of Horses, and Stuart said that he DID
forget about the Treasure Hunt, but that he would talk to Mandy
backstage. I'd be lying if I said that we weren't all terribly
disappointed. It's pretty crap cos they even published with the clues
that going up to request a song or sing a song with the band was part
of the prize. I had seen what he had in store for the Treasure Hunt
planners up in Berkeley, as well, and so I had expectations (which is
the root of most turmoil in my life in general - expectations.)
Ian Rivamonte was a superstar again, and got to go onstage and so the
speaking bit in "Dirty Dream Number 2" and danced around like a
maniac, it was great! The boy with the dark curly hair and glasses
who did the speaking part in DD#2 in Berekely also returned to the
stage in LA to dance during "Judy and The Dream Of Horses." Ian was
also onstage again, and got the setlist, which was:
Fuck This Shit
Expectations
There's Too Much Love
Step Into My Office, Baby
Like Dylan in the Movies
Travellin' Light
Women's Realm
Lord Anthony
If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
Scooby Driver
I Don't Love Anyone
The Boy with the Arab Strap
The State I Am In
Jonathan David
Dirty Dream #2
String Bean Jean
Roy Walker
Sleep the Clock Around
Video Killed the Radio Star
Judy and the Dream of Horses
After the show, Ben, Mandy, Crystal and Esther and I went backstage,
and had a seat in a corner. They even had the treasure with them,
which was inside of a Belle & Sebastian cereal box that I created to
house the treasure box from Stuart. One of the girls took the other
two's backstage passes and went out to find Alex and Scott and they
also came backstage.(super genius!) First, we spotted Sarah, and I
let her know that the Treasure Hunt winners were sat in the corner
and that they would love to meet her and get a photo with her. She
said that she was going back to the area where the band were and she
would let Stuart know as well. It was great because as I saw memebrs
of Belle & Sebastian, I'd approach them and usher them over to the
girls for a chance to chat and get photos. I felt like I was their
agent or something. Stuart came over and gave us all shirts - the
ones that I designed the logo for! He explained that he forgot about
the Treasure Hunt, and also he had left the medals for me and Peter
at the hotel, and also Stevie allegedly was getting uptight about the
time because they ran over too late in Berkeley. Stuart left his
jacket at the table, so I put it on and went over to talk to him a
while later. On the way, I had a nice conversation with Marissa who
is the model on the cover of the 'Fans Only' DVD, and Lisa, who
bought Stuart's car. Stuart said that he'd come over and get his
jacket from me before he left and that I could continue wearing it! I
was more than thrilled!
The band spent a lot of time in that backstage after-party area.
Chris came in urgently toward the end with his dj gear and was
heading over to The Derby where he'd be spinning. He quickly posed
with the Treasure Hunt kids and talked for a little bit. His
moustache and glasses just reminded me of Ned Flanders from The
Simpsons!
Sarah said that the band might return to the States in October, but
most likely will play in cities they didn't get to go to on this
short tour. Stuart said that this time they wanted to do a few
outdoor summer shows so that everyone would get high and listen to
the tunes and take in the scenery.
I was very happy to finally meet the lovely Katrina House from
Banchory. Despite the fact that she had her hands full, she was very
kind to us all.
After the backstage thing, Ben and I gave Richard and Dan the
engineer a ride to The Derby. I stupidly left my ID at home, and Mick
and Stuart didn't have theirs either and couldn't get into the club,
they were extremely strict at the door. We stood outside for a while,
speaking with Sarah and Mick and a couple of friends (Jane Rockwood
and Sandra Christiansen.) Ben and I decided to depart since it was
getting on past midnight and we had to work the next morning. Most
of the band was going off to another location. Before we left, Ben
took a photo of me and Mick in the back of a Volvo!
If you'd like to see our photos, they are at www.brapps.net/belles/
I know this is getting obnoxiously long, so I'll try to wrap it up.
Believe it or not, some of us have been fans of Belle & Sebastian for
*nearly* as long as Jennifer Juniper has, yet still enjoyed the show
immensely. Despite all of this personal contact I had with them this
time around, I have to keep in mind that it isn't going to always be
like that. I have learned my lesson the hard way in the past.
Sometimes one starts to expect special treatment and considers
themselves to be better connected to the band than they are. The
best connection, in my opinion, is in my car singing along and
harmonizing with Ben. Or in my bedroom, jumping on the bed listening
to "The Lonliness Of The Middle-Distance Runner." I think how you
feel about the music depends a lot on what sort of relationship you
have with it. I want to keep mine based on the essence of it; they
tend to make songs I enjoy and want to sing along and dance to.
Jennifer said "the beauty and fragility were gone and replaced by
slick production." I have to disagree. I still noticed missed notes
and mixed up lyrics, as usual. Besides, if it really were such a
slick production, then the Treasure Hunt wouldn't have been
overlooked, don'tcha think?
If you missed B&S on KCRW yesterday, they have it archived on their
site at:
http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&tmplt_type=program
Just scroll down to "Recent Programs"
That's all from me for now!
love,
Rachel fruitloop-Apps
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