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Sinister: Monday Poem
by poetryplace2 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

Hello again. It's a been a fair old week for that elusive pop/poetry crossover. First I read an article in the rubbish new men's mag, Deluxe, that the redoubtable Simon Armitage (older readers may remember him from the old Mark Radcliffe show) describes himself as a "huge belle and sebastian fan". Next I turn to the latest issue of Select, where they have made Paul Farley's first collection "The Boy from the Chemist is Here to See You" their book of the month. You may remember that Paul's poem about Keith Chegwin's appearance in Polanski's MacBeth was the inaugural Monday poem. Once again, where the sinister list leads, the rest of the media follow... On a couple of tangents, can i repeat my call for articles/interview/whatever for the new list fanzine "brouhaha"? Email me privately for details. Also, does anyone else find the new pulp lp a profound disappointment? I keep on losing the will to live half way through it. To cheer myself up I had to compose a list of my top 5 b&s related films: 1) Trust 2) My Life as a Dog 3) Billy Liar 4) Harold and Maude 5) When the Cat's Away Anyway, this week's poem is in honour of the new Farley book, which I urge you all to buy, and goes out to the sinister cosmichemusik/krautrock posse Paul Farley Velvets, Can, Stooges For John, in the hope he is still alive somewhere. An album is nearing its dead centre in the room where we camped with a Primus stove, lit by the glow of a one-bar heater. At that moment the page becomes a strain to read, and as quic as a summer can end with the drawing of a curtain he is there, in a past that squats at my shoulder, teaching me the litany of bands and a way to fold with three Rizla; there, the same slender plugwired hands that were gentle with charcoal those afternoons in the Life Room, but hard on himself with a shared needle. In the hope that he has turned the flame to one more item of luggage: has burned the phone numbers and names old as a habit, page by page: that he sees a world beyond the door's one-eyed, dilated view. There are burnished spoons in the drawer where I live now. I stole a thing or two and entertain the idea still, in light like this, then forget you like some character in the book that's slipped from my lap. You were so real then that I almost looked for those records you took, and put on that arctic winter again. ________________________________________ Stevie Trousers The Poetry Society: http://www.poetrysoc.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Completely off-topic plea for musicians (feel free to skip!)
by babyblu＠gold.globalcafe.co.uk 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

Hi, Firstly much apolopies for bazarre e-mail mix up last time. I was at my friend Dickon's house and mailed with the wrong presets so my message got credited to him (as if I didn't have enough of an identity crisis). Then as I was on the phone he reset everything and sent it again which was lovely and sweet of him but I guess it must have been a bit of a bore reading the same posting twice. Idiots and tecnology, never the twain.... Anyway, I was wondering if there was anyone out there (vaugely London based) who has any sort of manual dexterity on the drums. I write for a band who's drummer has just left them at the altar, so to speak and we're gagging for a bit of new talent. Anyone interested e-mail me privately and we'll send you a tape (Sundays, Mazzy Star, Cocteaus, as those cute little MM ads always seem to run.) Stay lucky, Rory xxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Dreadlock Holiday
by minigo 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

>Indeed Gregory's girl is one of the best films ever made, (although this >"it's a sort of B+S film" I'm less convinced with). It's one of the funniest >things ever and I believe that it's not altogether very well known in the >US. Gregory's Girl is the mama of all that would be After School Specials! Check out Clare's wing-ed hair! Mind you, it's a movie. Err, and I doubt it would have been an official ASS since the accents wouldn't have passed the producers' muster. Imagine GG with overdubs, kind of like what they did to Trainspotting a few years ago! (not that I'm comparing the two!) Perish the thought. Keep it in Scotland. <Which reminds me of the one and only time I saw MTV whilst in the US, and they were running subtitles during an Oasis interview... :) > As for finding a copy in Canada/US, hipper video shops over here should carry it. monday morning yawns, elisa xx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: re. Kiddies Progs... Films...
by afoley＠csc.com 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

The good Dr E.J. Edwards wrote: >Why has no-one mentioned PlayAway?? With the God like stature of >Brian Cant (now to be heard over dubbing a cartoon for Lee & Herring). Absolutely, PlayAway used to have stories on aswell, and I remember being really scared once - don't know why though, it's such a long time ago, it's all so vague now... >And don't forget that these were the days when Grange Hill was brilliant >and even Blue Peter was quite good... and for those really young at >heart is it the round window, the square window....? Grange Hill, yes was great TV, leading the kids astray - I remember when Doyle stuck his two fingers up at Tucker (Mark Fowler in Eastenders) and this was kids TV!! Shocking stuff! Actually, I caught the new Grange Hill recently, and it still seems pretty good, but then again I'm a very sad person... Fingerbobs, Play School and others have been mentioned, but what about Pipkins, Hickory House (with the mop, I think) and of course the ultimate kiddies TV show of all time........Michael Bentines Potty Time. Now that was great TV!! There were loads more too, but it was a LONG LONG time ago... Here's an e-nstamatic taken during my recent trip to Edinburgh.. Here I am stood outside The Malt Shovel on Cockburn Street, you can see from the pained expression on my face that I am studying something very closely, and yes, that is a map I am holding in my hands, hence the pained expression.(It's on eof those free impossible to read ones) Well I do need a map, as it's my first time in Edinburgh. If you look to the right you can see my friend Ali, who has just stomped off up the hill in a huff after accusing me of being a tourist because I'm studying the map and looking like I'm lost!. I am bloody lost! I think she was a bit embarrassed, even though she herself is a "tourist" too. Also, if you look to the left and inside the window of the pub, you can see a chap knocking on the window trying to get my attention. I noticed him after the picture was taken, and he was taking the piss, you can see that from the big smile on his face. He could see I was "new" to Edinburgh and was basically waving his hands about and pointing in the other direction saying "That way, it's that way". Pretty funny really. This really happened, honestly! Anyway, I'm out of here now. Cheers Ady - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: FIS to FINEST Migration
by Adrian Evans 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

You and Me, Me and You, Lot's and Lot's for You to do...Doo Doo..Doo Doo.. You and Me, Me and You. Ithankyouverymuch. I'd just like to complain about the travesty that was this weekends Stars In Their Eyes. Clearly the audience consisted of 250 members of Rod Begbies family. I have spoken. Adrian. - ******************************************************************** "Yes there is a Santa Claus, and anyone who blasphemes against Santa or any of his helpers shall DIE!!" Jimmy Tarbuck. ******************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: PICNICS - SCOTLAND
by Keith Watson 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

As John points out it is indeed less than a month, so I suppose it's time this got organised, It appears we're having a "picnic" on Saturday 25th April in Glasgow. We'll have to sort out somewhere to meet, so provisionally say we meet at 1 o'clock outside Fopp on Byres Road. Anne, if you've got any better ideas, let me know. I just figure people can go record shopping whilst waiting :-). Could everyone who wants to come please mail me so's I can suss out exactly who plans to come. It would also be nice to make a weekend of it, so we can all work out what to do the night before too, but we can sort this out closer to the time. Anyone with any suggestions please mail me. Cheers, Keith. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: smudged ink polaroid
by Johnston, John CT 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

This is one of me taken this weekend. I'm the car with Alice and Alex and I'm really happy to be back in Scotland with my two best friends. It was Alice's hen night and she'd come to pick us up from the airport. This shot is taken somewhere on the M8 before the turning off to Al's house. There's a look of wonder and surprise on my face and I'm pointing out the window at a big square building in the corner of the shot. It's dark outside but you can just about make out (through the rain on the windows) the big letters STO there in the top corner. "It's Stow College! Stow College - that's where Belle and Sebastian are from". My dearest friends seem somewhat underwhelmed at this revelation but I was thrilled. I must have been past it loads of times and never noticed before. It's my Salford Lad's Club moment. xx john (less than a month to the pic nics!!!!) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Dreadlock Holiday
by Keith Watson 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

> Tag (Hi Tag!) has instigated a constant stream of movie related postings and I'm >shocked and surprised that no-one has mentioned "Gregory's Girl," Indeed Gregory's girl is one of the best films ever made, (although this "it's a sort of B+S film" I'm less convinced with). It's one of the funniest things ever and I believe that it's not altogether very well known in the US. I think it would be worth searching out though cause it's completely great. It's just about Gregory's life in a small Scottish newtown (where I also grew up at that time - unfortunately my life wasn't quite as amusing as Gregory's, and nor, come to think of it did I get to cop off with Clare Grogan), and his loves, i.e. football and women. It's worth watching a few times, one of these films like Withnail and I where everything that's great about it isn't apparent immediately. Cheers, Keith. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: cheerleaders - apply now!
by Sarah 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

Oh you luuveryly sinisterines! ok, new plan. as the Sinisterine girl group never quite got off the ground, i have a new plan. The Sinisterine CHEERLEADERS! YEAH! we can dance about looking like arses with those dft pompoms whenever theres a fight between da duke and someone who doesn't like the Lovin' Spoonful, or JJ and whoevers up fer it man, and Honey and blatant list abusers! we can sing chants like this: ra ra ree, kick em in the knee, ra ra rass, kick em in the...other knee! which i think is one of the funniest things that has made me laugh since doh, i dunno, another funny thing! SO WHO'S GOING TO JOIN!!!!!! join up now! so, the B&S picnic, i'll bring a pack of cards! and some fizzy pop, and pick'n'mix bags of fun stuff from paper shops and Woolies. i'm very bored. can you tell? Know what I hate? People going on about films that I don't know, and can't even rent as our video shop is the Spar, and all my money goes on extortionate bus fare prices. Last film i saw was.....erm....OK, well i *taped* taxi Driver last night except for the 1st half hour where i forgot it was on..... my gosh i need a life. people moan about hedonistic lifestyles, well not oop north when yo're 16 in the middle of nowhere, oh at times like that i luurve Stuart M... even though he's an old fart who AINT 16.... heehee! no offence, i'm sure he's not being sarky... I read Genieves quiz - its cool! #1) depends on mood. either puking or jelly beans. (even though i can't be arsed to eat breakfast in teh mornings. eat, or stay in bed. BED!) #4) depends. either whipping, or hopscotch, depending on happiness. #7) the knifes bit DOES actually descrobe one of my friends relationships with his ADORABLE girlfriend, who likes to burn him and cut him.... i needn't answer this as nobody wants me anyway... #8) same as above *sighs* #9) the stench of civilisation. defintly. #10) too much mascara and scars, yup. but no writing, that is SOO cliched..., yeah, 4REAL man. lets carve Richey into our heads as well... sarcasm, sorry. #13) dependin on modd, death, kittens, fags or kandy! what can i say, i am schizo. GENIVEVE! i want the whole thing! where did you get that thing! i am happier! sunshine! even though its 9.43 as i write! i must do what it says below! I'M GOING NOW BYE!!!!!! Sarah RA RA REE KICK EM IN THE KNEE RA RA RASS KICK EM IN THE .... OTHER KNEE.... http://www.elsato97.demon.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: yes, i am bored
by mkl206＠is8.nyu.edu 06 Apr '98

06 Apr '98

this is one of those replies to every single thing anyone has mentioned in the last year posts, so have fun. um, first off i bought gregory's girl yesterday and saw it for the first time. i liked it, and it was cute, though i would hesitate to call it the best movie in the universe. i think it's one of those movies that get's better the more you see it, like heathers. i really liked the dancing on the hillside part. um, i liked the griffin and sabine books. but at the ending, it's ambiguous. i think they found a place that didn't really exist, a sort of neutral ground between time and space and met there. i like thinking that they just stayed together, in a place away from normal society. another good book is the venetian's wife by bantock. i also read the egyptian jukebox, but it's kind of boring. oh well. i got chickfactor yesterday, and the interviews with isobel and sarah are wonderful. i also really liked the neil hannon interview. so it gets the megan lehar seal of approval (and we're talking serious prestige here). um, that's all i can think of. ok. xox megan oh, the pulp album is wonderful! don't listen to what the poopieheads said, i think it may end up being my favorite! mkl206(a)is8.nyu.edu visit the magnetic fields web page at: http://www.dissemination.com/megan/magneticfields/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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