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Sinister: Ever so nice to meet you all *bows*
by Starfishkeyring＠aol.com 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

Hello fellow B&S fans, may I just say how nice it is to be released from the Nursery? Big thank you to the brave people who asked about Ken Chu and other Sinister exclusives :) I'm too much of a scaredy-dog (in my experience, cats are much braver than their canine brothers) to ask questions myself :) Quick introduction, I'm Hazel, 15, Wirral, UK, comma obsessed ;). I joined up after seeing B&S in Manchester (my second exposure :) ) and after making it through the whole event without having anybody spill their cup of tea on me I decided to sign up and meet the Fans :) I was slightly twitchy at first about being put in the nursery thingy, but I'm pleased that I was now as I would have almost certainly said/done something stupid had I not been forced to read for a bit. Oh master of the e-group, I salute you :) Am sitting munching on frozen sweetcorn, I cannot begin to explain how nice this is, I guess it's just a me-thing (oddly enough, it isn't considered good table manners to eat frozen vegetables). Awwh well, I promised my Drama teacher last year that I would do something to change the world for the better, maybe I can make frozen sweetcorn widely accepted cuisine. Holy Cow I think I've ranted far too long, I need to leave this darkened room and re-join my village (which is at present missing it's' idiot). Taataa for now Hazel x +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: One man and his picnic?
by Paul Field 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

On this date in history, Paul Field, ignoring the sword and resisting the pen, struck a new deal with his keyboard Well, I am crawling out from under my shell just to point out the the london sinister maseev hasnt had a picnic since the Dmitra birthday celebrations which was a month or so ago, so there should be another one soon, right? There were rumours of a brighton event once again, but that seems to have been pure speculation. So, I hereby announce at short notice London picnic, primrose hill, 27th April. OK kids? Good. Oh, 2pm or thereabouts. You all know the routine by now, dont you? I know its not going to suit everybody but no date will. So its then. Sorry if you cant make it. But it is the weekend after ATP, and I am not going there so I will be wanting to catch up on all of the gossip and scandals and find out what everybodys new nickname will be. By the way, does this actually mean I have to be a picnic daddy? I dont think its a good idea. I might not be there till 4pm myself as I am lazy. And call me strange, but I really dont want to give my mobile phone number out to the world. Not that I dont trust you, of course not! Also I quit smoking yesterday so I am likely to be too grumpy to organise things. OK, I will just come out and ask does anybody else fancy taking the reigns for this one? Go on, be a darling. Yep. That did actually take 15 minutes. I have withdrawal shakes. Tatty-bye. Paul. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: simple text
by Carmellie 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

This is going to look like a forwarded message because it didn't go through the first time and I'm copying it from the error message I got....sorry! Hey Ann and welcome! > <<In the movie(and book) High Fidelity, John Cusack asks "am I miserable > because I listen to pop music, or listen to it because I am miserable?" or > something like that. My query: have I become more of a ballsy outsider > because I listen to Belle & Seb, or do I listen to them because I am one? >> > > You know, I was asking myself that question just yesterday. A lot of people ask me why I listen to such "depressing" music--well, I don't find it depressing. Have I just warped myself into thinking that it's somehow uplifting, even though the lyrics and sometimes music sounds really dire, or am I just a "depressed" person, so everything sounds less pitiful than me? I don't know. it's an interesting question. It's like, what came first, the chicken or the egg? I got nothin'. > > <<Yesterday I flipped off a group of the biggest most powerful jocks in my > High School... could not believe it until after it happened... I think it's > because I listen to "Expectations" and "Lord Anthony". Or am I just a sad > loser looking for trouble? They were beating up on a retarded kid, though.>> > > What an arse. I can't believe people still do things like that--beat up on kids to exhibit their *dominance* over other people....it's just sad. > > > Exciting thing for me! My friend made me a Looper cd out of the blue and she didn't know that it was an ex-B&S member. And the cd is black on the back! Has anyone seen these things? it's pretty cool looking. > > Well, I'm off for now! Hooray for Friday! > > Carmel ===== "finally there is clarity: this tiny life is making sense" --Death Cab for Cutie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: this ain't commercialised hip hop or indie pop/this ain't the mashed potato/this ain't the lindyhop
by R.Playforth＠sussex.ac.uk 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

i went to probably the best gig of my life on wednesday - i know, shocking that it WASN'T belle & sebastian, but there you go. it was actually BUCK 65, godlike 'emo-hop' poet and cute with it. this man is a big-hearted, ridiculously humble, virtuoso performer. he already makes me laugh, cry and tingle pleasantly on record, but live he just took my emotions, flung them in a tumble dryer, put them through a wringer for good measure and then hung them out on the line. and yet he could be so endearingly banal too: 'food/it puts me in a good mood/bacon, lasagne, asparagus, carrots, potatoes, waffles' etc. i'm going to see my other hero jim white on 12 may, but can't imagine even him topping buck. sorry, i'll stop gushing now. (http://www.buck65.com) i read that admittedly hilarious onion article a few days ago, and it set me to thinking... is there really anyone on sinister who actively seeks to be included in an obvious clique/subculture (as defined by dress/musical taste mainly)? i can't think of anything worse. as it is it's a constant battle not to be defined as TWEE because i like belle&sebastian, le petit prince, milly molly mandy, ghost world, the princess bride etc etc. of course i want to find like-minded people and be accepted (why would i be HERE otherwise), but the appeal of deliberately *dressing* in a recognisably 'indie' or 'emo' or 'goth' style completely escapes me. like sophia's melbourne, brighton frequently spews out strokes-alikes, and i can't help despising them. i'm sorry. maybe i am getting OLD? the older i get the more life starts to make sense and the less i care - haiku by... buck 65! i'm sorry i don't have anything else to say that isn't in some way buck-related. luv archel xxx ps. ooh, i also saw electrelane on sunday and they flipping rocked too. it's about time someone brought a bit of genuine cool and dignity back to 'girl' bands... ****************** Visit www.buzzwords.ndo.co.uk for the best new writing on the web. Email submissions to buzzwords(a)bigfoot.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Black Ken White Chunite
by Kenneth P Y Chu 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

I liked how the lovely Laura Llew commented on inside jokes, then promptly name-dropped 5 (plus a few more I'd no doubt missed) sinisters during her post. I've never been one to get inside jokes, the getting inside part is hard enough before even the joke bit. Then the ever marvellous Marisa Privitera said: >>Ken, I just don't get it.<< Making me sound like Fermat's Last Theorem, or the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. And then I've been asked to "explain myself" by the adorable Ann Salako. Which got me all wondering "shit, what have I done?" The last time I'd been asked to explain myself was when I did something very, very bad, and my friend had to asked me to explain why I chose Chicken Pasta rather than Steak in a restaurant. I don't really know why people like to mention me a lot, it's probably because I have a stupid name that people like to make fun of. Then some people described this fact that I have a funny(?) name as a "cult". It's a bit of a crap cult isn't it? Aren't leaders of a cult meant to get like, riches, and promiscious sex with cult follower girls*? Yet I still have to beg to get a bloody crush vote, which they then take back to give to tall boys with indie glasses and musical knowledge, who can tell great inside jokes, or just jokes. Not that I mind. If I get pissed off by people saying nice things with my name in it in their e-mails, or if I get enraged by girls writing lovely parodies of songs about me, I would have left the list by now, and probably would have written a grate big letter saying how the list isn't as good as it was, or how I'd grown out of this. And then I'd join some mailing forum for old people. ANYWAY, back to the main points of this e-mail: Astrid was "hinting" about not yet getting her outstanding x-mas exchange present, which made me feel guilty because there's still one of the presents for this year that I have yet to send and (oh dear!) two of the presents for er..last year's! That's a year and 4 months late, oh I'mbadI'mbadI'mbadI'mbad but I will send them soon I promise. But Astrid, sorry I'm not your exchange partner, so there must still be another naughty christmas exchanger out there somewhere!! Woo this e-mail almost sounded as if I was ranting, next I'll start using words like "Fuck". Inside Jokes and Red Bulls Ken P.S.: Now that ALL of the B&S Treasure Hunt trophies have been found, I wonder if the answers to the Treasure Hunt clues will be revealed any time soon. footnote: * It's not too late to start _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: stories that go nowhere
by Bron 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

dear sinister i've run out of cabernet and am feelin quite sober on this cooler midwestern afternoon. a couple friends and i meandered up to lake michigan hoping that perhaps as the day somer- saulted on by the wind would take a breather and let us run freely, flinging our arms in helicopters of liberation. but no. the wind protested in chilly violence that it would stay put. so instead of running around in over- exaggerated leaps of youth, we laid out our towels and blankets, zipped up our cardigans, and fell asleep for minutes on end. it wasn't exactly "fun in the sun" (at least it was sunny), but it made do...we got off campus, that was the point. the heated sand sifted in and out of my toes like a good massage. the message of the less-than-motivated waves of the lake let me know that it's fine. 'it' was not exactly defined, but 'it' was fine. and i nodded with squinted blue eyes of lazy fatigue. that's all i wanted to say. ---your mountain mama sweetheart X "The differences between what you hope for and what you end up receiving are part of what makes the outside, the hoped for, worthwhile...and beautiful." ---the Lovely Lou http://www.care2.com - Get your Free e-mail account that helps save Wildlife! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: i miss my retard fringe
by sophia katrina 19 Apr '02

19 Apr '02

Hey Sinister, My thanks to the benevolent soul who posted that link to the onion page... Oh, how i laughed... During my halcyon days at art school (a whole ten months ago), I had the Funniest Cartoon in the World Ever pinned to my wall. It was from some godawful teen magazine - possibly J17, or More, or Sugar, or whatever young people read these days, who knows, and it had been drawn by a self-confessed art boy from the magazine's art department. He had the art boy circa 1998 down to a t: NHS glasses, the haircut that looked like it had been executed by a mental patient (I knew someone at college who once told me that this was teh very look he was aiming for), the bodywarmer, the record bag containing everything but records... and each item had a humorous caption. I can only remember two: "Flared corduroy trousers, to enhance the art-boy's snake-hipped silhouette and camouflage fat ankles". and "Trainers, worn in the retro-futuristic style. Handy for quick escapes from 'situations' with fellow art boy mobs". Tragically, I lost the cartoon when I moved house. A tape of Lou Barlow songs for anyone who can send me a copy... love as always Sophia X PS Last night, at 3:30 in the morning, a friend and I emerged from a bar to find maybe 50 people, all dressed like the Strokes, dancing to soul music on a car stereo. I think Melbourne may be hipper than I had previously suspected. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Out of the nursery and into the mainline
by Salako * 18 Apr '02

18 Apr '02

Hey everybody! I just got out of the nursery the other day, and so this probably isn't even going to hit the mailing list because I am an idiot and don't really know how to post yet, but I'll give it a shot. As I am a newbie, in answer to Laura's question... I'm learning fast, but still am thrown by a few of the jokes. Ken, please explain yourself and your cult to me... I'd love to get in on this :P. The song "There's Chu much love" was fab, though. In the movie(and book) High Fidelity, John Cusack asks "am I miserable because I listen to pop music, or listen to it because I am miserable?" or something like that. My query: have I become more of a ballsy outsider because I listen to Belle & Seb, or do I listen to them because I am one? Yesterday I flipped off a group of the biggest most powerful jocks in my High School... could not believe it until after it happened... I think it's because I listen to "Expectations" and "Lord Anthony". Or am I just a sad loser looking for trouble? They were beating up on a retarded kid, though. Well, This is my experimental post to the Sinister list. Hope all enjoyed my little ravings :P. I am so insanely jealous of anyone who has actually gotten to go to even one B&S gig, though... they just don't play the West Coast, and when they did... all the planes were down from Sept 11... good luck,eh? Ishka bibl! Ann _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: debut...well, sort of
by Marisa Privitera 18 Apr '02

18 Apr '02

In response to Laura's: "I always wonder how confusing it is for newcomers to the list to become assimilated with all the inside jokes and references that sinister members seem to bat around with ease." Well, I like to think of it as if I were in a room with people who's language I knew well enough to get every other word. Its requires a lot of smiling and nodding. Then slowly, the longer your there, the more you get it. One thing I still can't though, is what is all the fuss about Mr. Chu...is he the new alpha male? Sorry Ken, I just don't get it. Speaking of Newbies. I realized I never really introduced myself. I've been on the list off and on since last year. I have to admit reading all the posts has been a bit like heroin. It was single handedly responsible for destroying my productivity at work . Well okay, so I wasn't that productive to begin with...but still, I had to get clean and stay off for a while. Now, as you can see, I'm shamelessly off the wagon. I'll be better this time and not lurk so much though. Promise. xo, marisa __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: About the sinister x-mas exchange-thingy..
by Astrid Wiezell 18 Apr '02

18 Apr '02

Hey! Something I've been thinking of quite a while is that I was signed up for two presents, sent away two presents, but got one present. Even though it was kittenmittens from Miss Lindsey Baker and there were TWO mittens, two pressies.. I am just curious who the other person was, or if there was some sort of misunderstanding. I won't get mad or anything, I'm just dead curious.. I am myself the laziest and slowest person ever, so whoever you are, if there actually is someone, do not worry.. Speaking about other stuff, when I was in a fancy designstore yesterday a cute boy at the counter said that he loved my russian dolls-bag, and asked me if i went to the gig. It was very strange, not exactly the place to look for B&S-fans.. hm.. I might have to lurk around there.. Tonight my sister and my dad is going to compete in the parent-child-edtion of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. I want to be a millionaire, so I really hope they get through.. EEeeeeeek! ALso, it is my sister's birthday today, she's 20, so hipp hipp hurrah for her! Love, Astrid x _________________________________________s_p_r_a_y_ Här börjar Internet! Skaffa gratis e-mail och gratis Internet på http://www.spray.se Tävla och vinn med nya Coca-Cola Light i årets roligaste Quiz! http://quiz.spray.se/cocacola +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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