Hear me now.
To you cool kids in JC Heights. Big up yourself.
There is a bar called the corkscrew to which I am
trying to get the cool kids to go. I DJ a brit pop
night on odd Fridays, and I would love it if brit pop
lovers would love to go.
Can you all write back so I know you are there? If
ya'll are not interested or have better things to do,
let me know that too.
Don't you fumble, just be humble.
DJ Johnny Royale
Dearest Honey, I realize that this may be against the
terms and could be construed as a tiny bit of
advertising, and most definetly shameless self
promotion. I hope you don't mind, just this once.
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Sinister.
I went to Florida for two weeks and I do not have a tan but I did have an
awful lot of fun.
We saw the satellite launch from Kennedy Space CentRE, got PROPER soaked in
a fantastically rainy afternoon, saw lots of wildlife.
Also in Florida my lad and I celebrated our two year anniversary. Well, it
happened anyway.
And I had my birthday. And I am now 23.
23! I was 15 when I joined Sinister!
Speaking of the zoo and the things you see....
At Busch Gardens we saw a pair of tortosie making sweet tortoise love.
And
At SeaWorld we saw a dolphins penis. Actually, two. By the looks of things
there was a bit of a dolphin orgy going on.
I returned home and informed my boss I was leaving. I have no other job to
go to or anything, I told her that I would be leaving after Christmas.
That was Monday, on monday nights I have college but it wasn't on so i sent
the night puzzling over what to do.
After much deliberation and discussion I have decided to return to full time
education and I am starting an HND at college in January.
And I am truly shitting myself.
My sister bought me the most recent Divine Comedy album for my birthday It
is very good.
The Divine Comedy are touring.
They are playing the ABC in Glasgow and the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh.
I have never been the ABC, the first time I saw the Divine Comedy play live
was at the Liquid Rooms.
The tickets are quite expensive and I am not sure I can afford to go to both
especially with quitting my job shortly and such like.
The Liquid Rooms would be an anniversary of sorts.
Not one person has said going to college full time is a good idea, they have
said 'if you're sure' or 'if thats what you really want'. Planting the seeds
of doubt in my mind!
I don't eat breakfast I just get as much coffee in my system as is possible
in however long I have before work.
In Florida we frequented a buffet resteraunt called The Golden Corral for
breakfast. It was no less than AWESOME.
Lunch is currently consisting of
Tesco's own wholemeal bread (no bits-very important)
Spread (vitalite)
Seafood spread (tescos own reduced fat)
Rocket lettuce
all put together in sandwich formation.
I had Sinister dreams last night in which there was Sinister boys and
Sinister girls that I have met.
They gave me a map, which was a key and I was to give it to George Michael.
x
I'm hiding in the dark corners of your room
Where the phone never dares to ring
No better than a fondly forgotten scene
In a book that you never read
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Dear Sinister,
It has been a while, no? I have neglected you for the whole of
September! Did you miss me?
I hope everyone had a good sinister birthday, a few of us celebrated it
in London in the form of a picnic, and that was really nice. It's
amazing to think back the first time I was there outside the Camden
Odeon, slightly disoriented from the buzzing London, and to think now I
live 10 minutes bus away. It was a strange feeling. It's almost like
growing up.
I wonder what everyone is up to these days. In a way things hadn't
changed enormously for me for a while, still working, still living in
the same place, but I guess I know more things, I still haven't had a
300 game in bowling though.
Interlude: Reporting backs
==========================
I went to Scotchland the other week, and met up with some Sinisters, and
Juicy Lucy and Ailsa and I went to Edinberg to see Belle and Sebastian
from behind a hedge, as proper fucked in the head psycho-fans would do,
except we were forced into this predicament by the bouncers because the
organisers couldn't organise a concert at an open-air concert venue, and
people with tickets but without a bracelet were relegated to the behind
of the hedge.
Och well, the gig was good though, it was kind of OLD SKOOL in a way,
even Stuart said so, apparently the BBC wanted them to play new songs,
it wasn't old enough for my liking, but old it was. They played Lord
Anthony, but without the pint glass collection sounds, so kind of new
skool really! There was also a LIVE THREESOME on stage. AND, properly
old skool, MONICA QUEEN was called out from the crowd, and sang Lazy
Line Painter Jane.
***
And the other day I went to the Zoo with Robster, Marianna, Ben Apps,
Rachel Apps plus a special guest who got in for free. The Zoo is
awesome, someone told me it's all happening at the zoo, I didn't believe
it's true, but it was, or at least there's a lot of porn. I, and
several young children, for example witnessed a giraffe golden shower!
Or it may have been a bukkake. I dunno, either way it looked very
enjoyable and the children all got a lesson for life.
===========
Anyway, this morning, as I do every morning, I went past Mornington
Crescent, and I thought of you.
That's all.
X
P.S.: no sandwich this morning but I had a bag of flame-grilled-steak
crisps and a can of Red Bull for breakfast. What did you have?
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Dear Sinister,
I read with interest the following article in this morning's Metro:
Rock-a-byes for babies
Some of Scotland's top rock bands have joined forces to launch a new CD -
for toddlers. Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol and Belle and Sebastian have
recorded tracks for nursery school youngsters. Proceeds from the album,
Colours Are Brighter, will go to Save The Children. The compilation is
the brainchild of Mick Cooke (pictured [looking a little dorky, truth be
told]), trumpet player with Belle and Sebastian. He said: 'The idea was
to make something that wouldn't drive parents crazy and I'm hoping this
will be something they can play in their cars without getting sick of it.'
I'd be interested to read a review of the album by Ava 'n' Edith.
Juicy Lucy
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has everything been said about belle and sebastian? i wouldn't be
surprised.. some of you however may still remember the 'don't look back'
thing at the barbican last year.. belle and sebastian did all right.. but
tindersticks are something else.. this sunday tindersticks are supposed to
play their second album, entitled the second tindersticks album, in its
entirety.. i think there was a line in the official biography about how s.m.
found tindersticks inspiring, or something.. not that it means anything,
considering the weird taste of the man, judging from the tight turquoise
sweater worn last month in saint-malo, but i was trying to stick to list
rule number fourteen.. anyway, it sounds like a good occasion to see
tindersticks again, the future of the band being quite uncertain, i heard..
i was wondering if anyone else was going.. also, as i am always
overestimating the number of my friends, i now find myself with two good
spare tickets for the event (twin seats in the stalls, twenty-five pounds
each, and quite central) that i would be pleased to share with you.. feel
free to contact me if you are interested by the tickets, or for any other
reason really.. i will be in the london area for the week-end..
erratum.. now that i think about it, the coach who led the '82 belgian team
to the semi-finals in mexico was in fact a small man called guy thys, sorry
about that..
the other night i dreamt i was taking part in a photoshoot, posing with an
orangutan..
have a nice day,
olivier
strawberryhouse.be
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I am on the first floor of HILLHEAD LIBRARY. It is on
BYRES ROAD in Glasgow. I came in here to attempt to
log on to the internet. Why? So that I could vote in
RUSSELL DAVIES' Greatest Lyricist Poll! Here it is, if
you are interested:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/davies/
You see, today is the last day that you can vote in
the poll. The other day, Alasdair Cook heard RD's
programme for the first time. He thought it was
'educational ... *and* entertaining'. There was a
marvellous sequence called 'How To Write A Song' - a
recording from the 1940s or so during which the
performers essayed various genres across 6 minutes.
Later I met someone from Rhode Island and tried to
remember the words and the import of the song about
Rhode Island that Blossom Dearie once, or more than
once, sang. Some of you will remember it, perhaps.
If I mistype anything I cannae really blame the
computer. It is a perfectly guid wan. I had scant hope
of getting on line but a fellow at the desk with a
Saltire badge on his jacket was terribly helpful,
writing me out a VISITOR'S CARD. It is valid for a
month. He gave me more than an hour on the computer. I
was sorry because I really only wanted to vote in RD's
poll. I did not want to put this fellow to such
trouble. But he said it was no trouble. Now, I don't
want to log off too soon, a la Del Amitri, because he
would perhaps feel all his efforts were wasted.
My vote? It went to Lorenz Hart. The reason? His lyric
for 'Manhattan'.
--
Summer journeys
To Niag'ra
And to other places
Aggravate all our cares.
We'll save our fares.
I've a cozy little flat
In what is known as old Manhattan.
We'll settle down
Right here in town.
We'll have Manhattan,
The Bronx and Staten
Island too.
It's lovely going through
The zoo.
It's very fancy
On old Delancey
Street, you know.
The subway charms us so
When balmy breezes blow
To and fro.
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street
In July?
Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by.
The great big city's a wondrous toy
Just made for a girl and boy.
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
We'll go to Greenwich,
Where modern men itch
To be free;
And Bowling Green you'll see
With me.
We'll bathe at Brighton
The fish you'll frighten
When you're in.
Your bathing suit so thin
Will make the shellfish grin
Fin to fin.
I'd like to take a
Sail on Jamaica
Bay with you.
And fair Canarsie's lake
We'll view.
The city's bustle cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy.
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
We'll go to Yonkers
Where true love conquers
In the wilds.
And starve together, dear,
In Childs'.
We'll go to Coney
And eat baloney
On a roll.
In Central Park we'll stroll,
Where our first kiss we stole,
Soul to soul.
Our future babies
We'll take to "Abie's
Irish Rose."
I hope they'll live to see
It close.
The city's clamor can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil.
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
We'll have Manhattan,
The Bronx and Staten
Island too.
We'll try to cross'
Fifth Avenue.
As black as onyx
We'll find the Bronnix
Park Express.
Our Flatbush flat, I guess,
Will be a great success,
More or less.
A short vacation
On Inspiration Point
We'll spend,
And in the station house we'll end,
But Civic Virtue cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy.
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy!
--
Taking of isles, of joy, Hillheid, I mean, head,
Library, is a nice place: not too warm, not too cold,
stocked with these gadgets, with reference Buicks, I
mean, buiks, etc. If one were not careful one could
spend too much time in here, like Don Paterson in the
library of Alexandria, about which he has, I seem to
remember, written too many poems.
The other day I saw Partick Thistle lose 1-5 at home.
I think it all happened because Calumn Shearer took
his pop, I mean, his paw, that is, his pa, to the
match for his (the rock's - I mean, the pop's)
birthday. They are Partick fans, even! They went to
the stand with no-one in it. It is reserved for VIPs.
I have not experienced such vitriol and unrelieved
bitterness around me at a fitba match since the fans
started tearing up the pitch of the Valley in, I
think, 1985.
KELVINGROVE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY has reopened with a
smashing exhibit of RECORD-BREAKING ANIMALS. For
instance, the MOOSE is very big, and weighs the same
as a football team. They didn't say which football
team. The sloth is the slowest animal, travelling at 2
metres per hour. The King Penguin is the deepest
diving bird, diving for 530 metres. The Peregrine
Falcon is the fastest of all animals! When it dives it
travels at 190 mph! And many more. I would be in that
museum now, probably, were I not doing my grateful
time on this silver machine.
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Hello all,
I dont like my Sinister folder in my email program to be so empy and
lifeless. Come on people, we have recently got a new LP, a few
singles and a whole world tour and the list is almost dying.
In the end of july 2006 my beloved Belle & Sebastian finally came to
Iceland to do a gig. Not one but two and the second gig was rather
special I might add. Both gigs sold out in matter of hours of course,
we have been waiting for a few years for this.
The first gig was here in Reykjavik at Nasa which holds about 800 to
900 people. Earlier the day the gig was I managed to get in to the
sound check which was rather special. Nothing spectacular about it
but fun nonetheless to see B&S up close and personal doing their
stuff, doing some covers and playing songs for a few hours.
The gig itself was great and all that the atmosphere was great and
the band probably felt the same.
The second gig was held at Borgarfjörður Eystri which is on the other
side of the country. It´s a rural coastal town with population under
100 people. The concert was held in a old haddock smelting plant
turned to concert hall and about 500 indie kids drove 770km to see
Belle & Sebastian play at this amazing place.
As my gift to you here is the whole concert at Borgarfjörður as
recorded by Icelandic National Radio.
The setlist was great, a good mix between old and new.
Enjoy,
http://www.simnet.is/gummijoh/belleiceland.zip
As we have in recent years traded radio recordings on this list I
think this would be OK too. If not just let me know and I will pull
the file offline.
Have a nice day,
Gummi
Iceland
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hello sinister,
you might remember me, even though i haven't posted for a criminally long time. i'm sorry for that... but i'm writing now to tell you that i'm finally moving to glasgow (from malmö. sweden). yay! on friday to be more specific. i'll be there for a year at least to study at the uni. i've met stacey and tara and a few others when i was there last summer (for the g8 alternatives benefit gig that b&s did). but i'd really like to meet more of you when i get there. there's probably no more chances for picnics, but i if you want to hang out just write to me. i've nowhere to live until i find a flat, so any help in that area would be warmly welcomed too!
one reason i haven't posted is i've been busy posting on my own blog therainfelldown.blogspot.com, which is meant to be about glasgow but until now i've only written about various swedish stuff. there might be something of interest for you there anyway... i've also been busy playing with a new swedish pop band called a smile and ribbon. we've only done two shows so far, but there's seems to be a bit of interest and the debut album will hopefully come out this year. you can listen to us here: www.myspace.com/asaar. there's also some songs of my own here: www.myspace.com/ofthebedsitinfamy. oh, now i'm getting boring! must be getting rusty... well, anyways - see you there!
love,
chris
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I believe Ken has been claimed by the wilds of Scotland and may thus be
incapable of reporting back (or possibly just incapable, depending on how
much beer he's drunk). Not proper RB I'm afraid as I'm in a rush, but
here's a brief ode to the delightful picnic last Saturday, attended by Ken,
myself plus bump, Mr and Mrs Bapps aka Ben and Rachel, Robster and James:
*********
Another sunny day, I met them outside the Odeon
Ken was digging vests, but someone had stolen the Unwins
Bapps took a photograph of us in the herbaceous border
It broke the heart of goths and tourists and joggers and mums.
Another rainy day, we're trapped inside with a few pints
Archel's on the OJ, steamy windows and stray cats
We've had the hilltop view looking out on the London Eye
And on a Saturday evening ringtones play in the dusk.
Another day in August, we've not got enough for football
There's frisbee for a bit, the wind is giving us fuck all
We saw them in the corner of our eyes on the sidelines
The dogs and pigeons bid us to hysterical deeds.
All the crisps are gone, we wander back to the tube stop
I take the Brighton route, they stay out after midnight
We took the Regents Park Road over to the offy
We found the avenue of trees went up Primrose Hill
That crazy avenue of trees, Sinister's living there still.
********
And indeed it is.
Archelx
PS. Has anyone seen the photo of Stuart in Icelandic footballing mode on
the B&S website at the moment? Arms, legs and shoulders of sex or what?!
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I hope you enjoyed your picnic! I could not make it,
as I was attending a festival. I trust that Kenneth
will report back. That's what I am going to do, now.
Weather conditions have been mixed. At one point it
was hurtling straight down and I felt for the rock
band who were gamely playing on through the late
afternoon air. But when the rain cleared in the
evening I wandered through the festival and caught THE
NEW CASSETTES. They don't look like their picture in
the programme. They sound a lot like the Futureheads,
but without the Sunderland accents. I could easily
imagine hearing them on R1. The singer announced a
'firework solo', because in the distance Saturday
night's fireworks were going up. So that was exciting,
and after that you could ignore the band, and watch
the lovely fireworks.
Today MUNGO JERRY took the stage. I know that Peter
Miller has been anxiously awaiting news of this. He
started by playing the riff of 'Summertime'. He played
it several more times through the set, as a 'teaser'.
But then he would play another song. He played a lot
of R&B. It was a bit like Status Quo, you could say,
but with more eccentricity attached. You could imagine
SAXONDALE watching with some approval. At one point
this old ROCKER couple walked past in denim. They were
very thin. It is nice to see THE KIDS out at these
events, too. Anyway, the Mungo Jerry fellow had a lot
of energy - he kept exclaiming about the performance -
'Nice!', 'We're gonna rock now', that class of thing;
and moving a lot as he played. He took lots of solos,
but so did his talented guitar sidekick. He tried to
get the scattered audience to participate with
applause and with singing rather complicated vocal
phrases. He also liked to tell of when he had written
the songs. The answer was usually 1971. He introduced
one song thus: 'I wrote this for Elvis, but he didn't
have time to record it'. It was a #1 hit called 'It
Feels Like I'm In Love'. It's a tune I quite admire,
but his treatment wasn't the best. Eventually he got
around to 'Summertime', thanking Britain for keeping
it popular for 36 years. It was a fairly elongated
treatment. Then he played some high-life guitar, very
impressively, on an African sort of celebratory
number. And he finished with more Quo boogie, during
the coda of which he gave members of the band their
spot, and also told us all: 'Be safe - get home safely
- rock all the way! boogie on home! Don't get busted!
Treat people as you would like to be treated ... be
nice to children ... and old people ... and animals!'.
A few seconds after he had walked off, the compere
insisted that the applause had been sufficient to get
him back on. Then he launched into 'Summertime' again.
On the way out, the AIR AMBULANCE was giving a
demonstration. What a magnificent machine it is. It
can take off and land so swiftly, a force of - not
nature, of course - of human invention, I suppose, of
engineering. It dipped its cockpit in final greeting
as it took to the skies again. This is the Air
Ambulance that Pele campaigns for, by the way. I would
like to be able to report that he emerged from it
bearing the World Cup.
A track that is more than quite good is 'The Draize
Train'. It's a lot more than quite good. I like the
way they persuaded Eric Clapton to take part in that
session - while he was recording his LP next door, I
believe.
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