> John shamefacedly wrote:
> Coz it then struck me
> (ouch) that the only other fanclub i've been in was
> for...........Big
> Country!
> ...how I loved to stroll
> around in my "country club" T-shirt with the epic slogan "Stay Alive
> in
> 85" (a good idea when you considered the alternative...).
>
> Jeezus Kerrist! Am I glad I wasn't paying any attention to pop music
> throughout the 80s or what?! If even the dedicated indie-poppers of the
> list can get sucked into the dark and slimy underworld of Big Country
> t-shirt-wearing, there would have been no hope for a puir Midland preteen
> such as myself 10 years ago.
> But no, I adhered limpetlike to my tapes of Vivaldi concerti all
> those years ago, spurning the "charms" of Mr Michael Jackson etc. It does
> mean I have to catch up on The Smiths etc now, but I believe this is an
> acceptable effort to make in exchange for not owning anything by Satan's
> Bleachboy.
> What's the most hideously embarrassing record owned by a member of
> the list? Or have we done the embarrassing music thing before? My memory
> is going already...
>
> ByeBye,
> Liz
> (edaplynr3n00297(a)kiadroch.kiad.ac.uk)
>
> ***********************
> silence
>
> .is
> a
> looking
>
> bird: the
>
> turn
> ing; edge, of
> life
>
> (inquiry before snow
>
> e.e. cummings
> ***********************
>
> Hah! I found out yesterday that my birthday is the same as ee's. Happy
> happy joy joy!
>
>
>
>
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Alas this is not a post about the wonderous Fannies themselves, although
I loved Rod's postcard story and would certainly second his emotion
about the inability to stop a huge grin ruling your face while they do
their banter - lovely people. No it's just that a thought struck me
about being in the Belle and Sebastian Fanclub. Coz it then struck me
(ouch) that the only other fanclub i've been in was for...........Big
Country!
Aaah - the Country Club as it was known. How I adored their bagpipe
rocking antics, how i defended them against the snide remarks of my
peers that all their songs sounded the same, how I loved to stroll
around in my "country club" T-shirt with the epic slogan "Stay Alive in
85" (a good idea when you considered the alternative...). What a sad and
lonely young man I was. And we never had any picnics.
On my last trip to Glasgow I saw that "the Country" are playing again.
I was wondering if it was the original line up or had there been a break
away and perhaps a rival Big Country had started up in the wake of the
internecine Bucks Fizz debacle. It was then I realised I had too much
time on my hands.
xx
John
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Hooray!
It was me!
I was there as you were talking to me! Thank you for not mentioning that I
approached you and passed comment on your B&S t-shirt while you were in the
toilets ...oops.
And thank you Chippy for giving me the opportunity to post almost
meaninglessly, which allows me to continue my quest of inconspicuously
climbing the posting charts (and don't think I'm not watching you, AMH).
Cheerio
Tim
>Hello All you fans of Belle and Sebastian
>Im writing this to find out if anyone of you happened to be in the
>Railway in Preston on saturday as I was talking to you !!
>Never mind
>CLIPPYxx
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That was harsh
olla
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>Went to see Arab Strap of Friday night and it was a most bizarre
>experience.
>The venue was unexpectedly packed
>although no more than a third of the audience appeared to have come to
>hear the band, preferring to talk amongst themselves, breaking off only to
>heckle and jeer. Things got even stranger when some girls at the front
>got sent out for talking before the second song (Packs Of Three) as
>Aiden Moffat refused to carry on with them there. It seemed a bit
>curmudgeonly at the time, especially as the Strap's lyrics work better for
>me when thought of as overheard snippets, rather than finely-wrought
>poetry. However, as the gig wore on and it became increasingly difficult
>to hear the band over the row of the audience, you began to take his
>point. Anyway, for the most part they were pretty good, especially the
>long dancey versoin of "Girls Of Summer".
I was there too and had a great time. I had great difficulty hearing what
Aiden Moffat was saying, partly because of the aforementioned talking but
also because he's pretty difficult to comprehend at the best of times.
Still, the music was cool and I mellowed out to it (with the help of some
alcoholic beverages) and was terribly happy all night. A friend of a friend
managed to blag his way backstage to meet the band and I hear that they
were snorting coke with rolled up twenty pound notes. Very rock and roll.
Mark
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hey.
following in that guy from..well, wherever the hell he was in
scandinavia or something, here's my autobiography.
I was born that magical year of 1974 in albany, the day that Elvis
was born on, and only five years until Abba broke up.. Only 3 days until
beer would be allowed , and nobody knew about about Iceland.. I soon
learned that if I wanted to survive I had to hide my fondness for bryan
adams and say I liked billy joel.. Iceland was becoming an almost
civilised nation and CD's hadn't been invented.. At age five I went to
Kindergarden, and stayed there until I was six years old and then I went
to school, I stayed in that same school until I was 14 and then I went
to another school and stayed there for 4 years and now i'm here.. where
ever I am... and in that time slot, I evolved my dislike for sports,
learned
how to play the flugelhorn, read a lot of comic books, and got to know
Belle and Sebastian... and that's all folks,,,
whew.
creative energy flowing tonight.
for those that care, i really do share the same birthday as elvis. and
david bowie. maybe i'm destined to change the face of music as
well....but my four track's broken and i'm broke.
i don't need your fucking pity,
-brad
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BELLE AND SEBASTIAN PICNIC PRIMROSE HILL/CAMDEN TOWN 4/5/98
Everyone gathered outside Camden Town Tube in the bright sunshine at
2.00pm, and after waiting a short while for latecomers, we headed off
for Primrose Hill.
As we made our way through the streets, it really became apparent how
quickly London can change. We started off near Camden High Street, with
its slightly trendy, 'sleazy' reputation, and as we travelled towards
the Hill, the scenery changed to 'posher' more greeny resedential
avenues. We walked along Regent's Park Road, past the English Folk
Dance and Song School, which I thought was sort of fitting.
We walked up to the top of the Hill, and made camp there. The view from
the top of teh hill was very impressive, and it seemed to me like we
were at the very top of the world. I could see for miles. I saw Canary
Wharf and the Telecom Tower, and lots more besides, which I didn't
recognise.
Next came the food. John Johnston laid out his rug, and everyone piled
on the assorted tucker they had brought along. We had a bit of
everything, including such delights as a whole pineapple, mangoes and
Rory's Birthday cake, which was shared out sort of equally. People
started getting into games after the food, and we had Twister, Cards,
Connect Four, Buckaroo which didn't Buck all day, and a classic game of
"which side are you on?!" football.
The weather started to get a little less perfect later on in the
afternoon, so the renmaining crowd decamped to the Spread Eagle pub on
Parkway. After deciding to sit outside the pub rather than inside it,
we were happily filling the highway when the barman decided to take it
upon himself to move us on, claiming that the local residents would
call the rozzers on us if we didn't shift. A small group of us decided
to revive our B+S tribute session from earlier in the day, so Mr. Axe,
Rob B and the rest of us reeled off a selection of classics from
'Sinister', 'Tigermilk' and a few of the singles.
With the threat of arrest semmingly subsided, we spent the rest of the
day sitting outside the pub. Some played charades, while the rest of us
sat around idly discussion nothing. The conversation turned to the
Eurovision Song Contest through Elisabeth's job at the Travel Agents
and this proved to be a hugely invigorating topic, providing a platform
for Elisabeth's collosal knowledge of the subject to shine. Myself and
many others, including Gary and Gerard from Glagow were frankly amazed.
We all chipped (sorry) in for a poration of chips each, and David and
Katrina proved just how lovely they are by going down the chippy to buy
them all for us.
My evening ended about 9.30, as I had to get a train back. It was the
end of an absolutely fantastic day. It really was really enjoyable. All
the people I met were so friendly. A huge thanks to David and Katrina
for organising such a great day, and hello to John Johnston, Trousers
(don't forget the Blue Soda social at the Poetry Cafe), Susannah (why
she didn't buy the bike I'll never know-what a bargain, eh?), Rory,
Joe, James, Stuart Tall Git, Steady Mike, the poor Everton supporter,
Mr. Axe, Rob B (he of the church thing of his e-mails), Elisabeth, Gary
and Gerard from Glasgow, Mel and Seb and everyone who was there. The
total headcount by David was apparently 52, which was excellent. I had
a really nice day, and I'm really loking forward to the next one,
planned for Spring Bank Holiday, May 25th.
Please come, everyone, please...
Lots of love and hugs,
GIDEONxxxx
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Re the recent mails about Rediffusion (thanks whoever that was-makes a
lot more sense now), does anyone know what Stuart means by "The
Knocking School" (is it?) in "She's Losing It"?
Coming to think of it, also "The School Of Rock" in "Sting Bean Jean"?
(another of our fantastic tribute numbers on Monday-We rock!).
Oh well, some of you might have a thought or two on them,
See you later,
GIDEONxxx
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I second Tarabellima's recommendation of The Onion. Cry from laughing.
Holdger's ass. Does this posting put me in the top 100, at least?
--Ari
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would anyone be interested in copying the camera obscura record for a trade?
i'm desperately seeking a copy of it. write back to me personally please.
thanks
ciao
y
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