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Sinister: 2 Questions
by jon g. 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

First Question: What is wrong with gaps between songs in live shows? Second Question: How many copies of If You're Feeling Sinister have been sold? No that it matters, but it would be interesting to know how many other sinisterites there are on the planet. jon g. jon.g(a)btinternet.com - http://www.btinternet.com/~jon.g/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: The City Imp
by Chris Leonard 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

This is indeed a dark time for the pop rebellion. In a vain effort to unite the list in love, I have taken it upon myself to write a short play. Unlike the new Star Wars Trilogy, my play is the uplifting tale of a boys return to grace! How happy is that! All the characters here are fictional from my brain. If they remind you of anyone, or if the names sound familiar then that is purely coincidental. You see, I made it up. I love everyone in the world apart from bad people, wankers and the evil Jesus clone. THE CITY IMP =========== SCENE 1 <Struan Davids house - A one room log cabin hidden in a large> <bush in Glasgow's Kevingrove Park. Struan logs off his pedal> <powered pentium and punches a chib off the wall into the fireplace> Struan D: THIS IS PISH! PISH I SAY! PISH! PISH! PISH! I HATE EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD! <Struan's long suffering wife, Wee Eckie comes in. She is wearing> <a traditional style Scots bunnet and a ladies kilt> Wee Eckie: Och what's all this noise about now Struan? Everyone can hear you in the park outside. Your putting all the boys off their shagging. Struan D: I WAS ON THE COMPUTER AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT! I'M LEAVING! Wee Eckie: God, you're not going to the pub again are you Struan? You're drinking far too much. You know I don't like it when you're drunk, why don't you stay in with me, and we can watch the boys in the park. Struan D: LEAVE ME ALONE YOU WENCH! I NEVER LIKED YOU! Wee Eckie: Struan, come on just....just let go! It was years ago now for Gods sake! Just because he died doesn't mean you have to stop living! What happened to the boy I fell in love with? Struan D: PISH! PISH I SAY! PISH!!!!!!!! <Struan Storms out of the house and slams the door. Wee Eckie starts to weep> SCENE 2: <The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, Glasgow, some hours later. Struan sits> <alone in the corner, with a big glass of whisky and several empties in front> <of him. On the small mock stage a local boy in a suit plays some blues > <slide guitar. Struan sips his whisky and starts to talk to himself like a> <drunken arse.> <Struan D> What happened to me? Why am I so grumpy all the time? I know deep down that there is good in me. I can feel it - but, God, I really miss Taggart. He was the best detective Glasgow has ever known. And a hardy bastard to boot. Even though he had a face like a bulldog licking pish off a thistle, he had character. And that's what counts these days. And to think - he died of a broken heart. WHY? WHY? PISH I SAY! SCENE 3: <A drunken Struan D staggers along a woody woodland path on his way back> <home. He trips and falls.> <Struan D> PISH I SAY! <Too weary and drunken to stand up, he rolls on his back and stares up through the > <trees at the stars. He closes his eyes and starts drift off to sleep, only to be brought> <round by a strange beautiful music. He opens his eyes and sits up. Standing on a > <toadstool directly in front of him is a little man, about 3 inches high. He has a little guitar, about> <one inch long. He is wearing a felt T-shirt, and a badge which reads "Little Struan M". > <Struan D listens to the words the little man is singing> <Little Struan M> (sings) # When I was a taller man, # # I manly manned a ship. # # A vessel with a womans touch, # # I called her "Pale Margaret" # # Maggie sailed around the world # # By every coastal shore # # But now I am a little man # # I'll sail in her no more, no more # # I'll sail in her no more. # <Struan D> Who are you, little man? <Little Struan M> I am the imp of the city. The City Imp. I have magical powers. <Struan D> What sort of magical powers? <Little Struan M> I have the magical power of song. What would you to hear a song about? <Struan D> Sing me a song about why Taggart had to die. <Little Struan M> Hmm. OK. (sings) # Taggart had to die # # Cause he had a broken heart # # His lady went before her time # # But now they are together # # And never will they part # # Praise the Lord oh Praise the Lord for he is fine, he is fine # # Praise the Lord Oh Praise the Lord for he is fine # <Struan D> I really want to say that was pish, but I can't bring myself too! Hey! I've lost all my inside hate! You've cured me little man! Thank you! Thank you! I have to get home to Wee Eckie! SCENE 5: <Struan D's house. Struan burst's through the door> <Struan D> Wee Eckie! I LOVE YOU! I'm sorry I've been such a prick for the last few years Will you marry me again? I love everyone in the world apart from bad people, wankers and the evil Jesus clone. <Wee Eckie> Oh Struan! I LOVE YOU! Yes I will marry you again! SCENE 6: <Struan D And Wee Eckie walk holding hands into the sunset. Aaah.> THE END Aaaah indeed. I don't think I've been nasty to anyone on the list, but If I have I'm sorry. You are all my brothers and sisters in the name of the Belles. God Bless each and every one of you, Chris the Sheep ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: just a quick question
by Jackson,John 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

ALright which one of you buggers phoned me at 3am ? You're in trouble now mister/missus JJ no kisses ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: college, gigs, and Willie Rushton
by Johnston, John CT 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

Adam Robinson wrote about seeing "Guys and Dolls" at the National Theatre and I'd like to second that emotion. I went with my mum and dad; and dad, who is 79 said it was the greatest thing he'd ever seen. There was so much joy and ecstasy in being alive in that show that it couldn't but move you. I know mankind is capable of many horrors and all that stuff but it's times like that remind you what we can also be; our capacity for beauty and laughter and just how great life can be. Shows like that also turn me green with envy because I want to be a part of it. Although I love music and seeing bands I've never really wanted to be in a band. But I have always fancied being an actor/comedian/all-round-entertainer (My friend always advised me to try and promote myself as "the new Willie Rushton" as there was clearly a dearth of New Willie Rushtons on the comedy circuit - now of course Willie is dead and there's no one there to fill his place - oooh I'm kicking myself!). I've been to concerts that I've really enjoyed and were memorable perhaps because they were an event or there was a big name. But I suppose what unites the really great gigs and shows I've seen is the fact that the band/performers weren't trying to be cool they are just trying to be fun or be themselves. And by so doing in my eyes they become wildly cool. Shakespeare said "There's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility." and I've always subscribed to that point of view. That's one of the things I love about B&S and it's what made perhaps the greatest gig I've ever seen so special. This was the Bhundu Boys at the Potterow in Edinburgh 1989. I'd never seen them before or really heard their music but I knew the name. From the very first strum of the guitar the entire room was dancing, bouncing up and down all night as the sweat started to rain down off the ceiling. The band themselves were so charming - so bloody polite in their thanks for our appreciation it was incredible. Their keyboard player had gone back to Zimbabwe the day before as his wife had died and they dedicated the performace to him with genuine condolence. Thank you for your time john xxxx >---------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: Catatonia and B&S.
by Huw Jenkins 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

susannah stated bluntly, blunter than a blunt spoon: > Eight puerile reasons why B&S are better than Catatonia: > None of them are Welsh. > > susannah. OOOOOOOHHHHH! Blimey! But entirely correct. No offence! Is Northy Welsh? Why does he keep quoting that line from the Catatonia song? JJ xx >But entirely correct. No offence! Thats O.K you fuckung arse. Susannah & JJ, you may not like Catatonia's music or Northy's comments about B&S, but don't start getting personal on this matter and causing more diharmony among this list. Huw

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Re: Sinister: 3...6...9 seconds of light
by jon g. 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

-----Original Message----- From: Katrina Shepherd <alkl6163(a)emirates.net.ae> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Date: 25 March 1998 23:28 Subject: Sinister: 3...6...9 seconds of light >can anyone tell me what 'le pastie de la bourgeoisie' means? i've tried to >look it up but i still have absolutly no idea please help me! it's so annoying! > love katrina > Katrina Sheperd! Although you have given up French, you should be studiously studying your dictionary and then using your intelligence to sort it out, instead of having a dirty weekend wih Nick (but when it's over, you are looking at the working week through the eyes of a gigolo). I have to tell you all that this girl is bone idle. Katie, dear, it literally means the 'Pastie' (an alcoholic beverage popular in France) of the upper-middle-class, but it really means just like, well, you know, the upper class scum stuff type thing. Ask st�phane - he's french. And write me a proper email, instead of your pathetic 3 line jobs please. Oh, and call yourself loopy or katie - katrina is already here and is rather important. early jon g. (feeling euphoric that katie is still alive) jon.g(a)btinternet.com - http://www.btinternet.com/~jon.g/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: No B&S, Are You Scared to Be Happy in Anorak City
by Richard Lander 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

-----Original Message----- From: Essexdog5 <Essexdog5(a)aol.com> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Date: 26 March, 1998 8:41 Subject: Re: Sinister: the 'duke' speaks >In a message dated 3/25/98 10:24:56PM, you write: > ><< You've still got your copies of Are You Scared To Get Happy haven't > you.. > >> > >Is this a rhetorical question? AYSTGH, along with Troutfishing In Leytonstone >(on a lesser scale) used to make me leap about the room when I was about 17. >And the Anorak City flexi that came with the BESTest issue of that finest of >fanzines still runs through my mind on a regular basis. This was a fanzine >that said (excuse the paraphrasing, but it's from a rather addled memory) "We >were on a bus a few weeks ago and we saw a Hurrah! poster. Both Clare and I >agreed that they'd used the WRONG shade of blue..." - and it smelt so good as >well. > >I agree totally with the ideals of passion, idealism, SCREAMing, love/hate, >etc that the venerable Duke espouses.... are all the young soul rebels are >tucked up in their beds? (my own passion died circa summer '95, since you >asked, or not, as the case may be). Hey, maybe that's why I'm a journalisty! >Whatever. Spook! Somewhere in my parents house in the UK is a stack of fanzines which, when I left the UK I couldn't bring myself to throw away. Yes I still have the Anorak City flexi given away free with the first Sarah Records fanzine (Sarah 3 and 4). I can even remember where I bought it. At the Boardwalk Club in Manchester when we had gone to see The Groove Farm in early 1988. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: 3...6...9 seconds of light
by Katrina Shepherd 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

can anyone tell me what 'le pastie de la bourgeoisie' means? i've tried to look it up but i still have absolutly no idea please help me! it's so annoying! love katrina ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: I didn't know B&S were about hate............
by susannah 26 Mar '98

26 Mar '98

The unique and irreplaceable Northy wrote: >This list stinks > >all I have encountered from this list is hate. It has in fact soured >my liking of B&S a litte. You know when you are listening to all >those lovely lyrics about little people like JANE, stop to consider >that you are all the perpertrators of such bad feelings towards me. > >Just ask members of the Catatonia list. They think this list stinks >as well. > I could just write : Oh for fucks sake 'Northy', but instead: Dear Readers. I have cunningly subscribed to the Catatonia mailing list and shall lurk there, undetected, gathering secret information, wearing nothing but a long Mac and trilby like spies wear, oh and horse trainers. I shall be reporting back at regular intervals to inform you of any untoward attacks on yourselves, and then, comrades, we shall strike when they least suspect it ! We shall defend our mailing list, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight them on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields, and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender! Alternatively we could just challenge them to a mud wrestling competition at this years glastonbury perhaps. In the nude. Eight puerile reasons why B&S are better than Catatonia: None of them are Welsh. susannah. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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: B&S giglist
by Stephen_J._Wood＠andyclin.exnet.com 25 Mar '98

25 Mar '98

Katrina House <jeepster.uk(a)virgin.net>wrote: >manchester town hall, 28th and 29th december 1997.< Hi, Katrina, thanx for the info. Quick correction -those Manchester dates were on 27th and 28th December, with two shows on the 28th. Any Scottish fans fill us in with the gig dates from Scotland '96/'97? Anyone trading live tapes? Cheers, Rocker, rocker(a)andyclin.exnet.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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