Shiny, Shiny, Shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in the dark Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart... Hello sinister land, I've started my mail this time with such a sinister way wouldn't you say? I guess all of you know where this comes from, but do any of you know who Severin was, besides Siouxsie's boyfriend! Oh now, don't give away your goth past. Poor Siouxsie, what could she do? what could any girl do after a Syd? I have to say that, Syd was the aristocrat of punk! he messed up with an american girl and he was f***ed! Severin and Wanda, lovers and enemies in Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's "Venus in Furs"; roles keep changing, who's the master who's the slave? No my dearest bunnies, I'm not into s&m, I don't like this kind of stuff! in my humble (remind me to erase that word from my vocabulary next time) opinion, pure, true, eternal love is the most extreme thing in the world! Severin and Wanda! Poor Sacher-Masoch! he died misunderstood! he wrote great novels, you know; not pornographic ones! I love him dearly because he is the only author I can think about who could romanticise pervesion! His name will stay in history as the one who invented masochism! how pathetic! Like Marquis de Sade will remain in history as the inventor of sadism! I can't really connect the two! there's a photograph I love, Andre Breton lying down on De Sade's grave! Severin and Wanda! why all this rambling you might ask! Why indeed? I don't know myself!I was just listening to the Velvets making these thoughts; the Velvets! such a great band! but Warhol, what a tosser! Picasso was a tosser too, or like Jonathan Richman would say "an arsehole"; he'd say an asshole really but I think arse is a much better word! I think he had (Picasso) this greediness ugly poor people have when they get a little money in their hands! Oh where are the novel souls? Anyway enough with this, let's get into saucy stuff! So, I was listening to the Velvets when Aunt Myrtles walked into my room! I was just lying there on my back wearing a white silk slipper making stories in my head about Severin and Wanda. She looked at me "Pauline, do I have to remind you that we're having guests for dinner tonight and you're still in your underwear? and what's this horrible music?" I looked at her, thinking of my poor dad, spitting the words through my teeth "bloody ugly turtle!" she stared at me and asked me what had I said "I'll be ready in 15 minutes, aunt dearest". We were having a dinner party, another one! Fortunately, Lati and Violette would be there too! Althea and Daniel as well! My darling Violette's a bit low after this whole story with Gilbert in Switzerland! remember? I told you there was something about him; a certain depravity... well, guess what happened! he was in s&m and Violette of course being the most demure girl ever freaked out when he started telling her about whips and mistresses and things like that! But anyway, there I was in my bedroom standing in front of my wardrobe thinking of what to wear! Someone knocked on my door; it was Lati and Violette; they told me that John Francis Kendall the slimy stalker from Philadelphia was going to be at our dinner party! I raised my eyes to the sky - ceiling actually - and wondered out loud "why God? what have I done to deserve this?" Lati and Violette bursted out in laughter and I looked at them all angry but then I started laughing myself... "we can have some fun tonight after all", I said! Violette blushed, Lati raised her eyebrow! She loves all these mad things I make them do! she seems reluctant at first but then she follows! Where as with Violette, well, we need to try hard into talking her into anything! So, I took my slipper off and thought no underwear! I chose a midi black dress with a huge V-neck and put my silver sandals on! Lati and Violette looked at each other! We went down the stairs and the gentlemen stood up of course and helped us sit down! I felt John's lupiform hands on my waist! I thanked him by nodding! he smiled! I looked at him! Aunt Myrtles looked so happy sitting on the top of the table! she stretched her writhled neck and looked at John and then me! I knew what she was up to! she wanted me to marry the american werewolf! I thought "Oh Severin, Severin, I wish you were here"! Oh Severin, where are you? John leaned over and asked me with his horrible accent "did you say something, darling?" Darling? Darling? I looked at him with fiery eyes "don't ever call me that again! have you been to a doctor lately? you look weird! something's happening to you? can it be colluvies?" He looked at me and giggled! he had lettuce on his teeth! I don't think he knew what colluvies was! To cut a long story short, the dinner was over! men went to the other room to smoke and drink brandy and we stayed at the living room! Violette was playing the piano and I was so bloody bored! there was this DJ-set by some friends of ours in the city and I wanted to go! I told Lati, she nodded! we went over and stood by the piano and persuaded Violette to follow us; we told aunt Myrtles we were going for a walk in the garden; Theodor came with us! So, we jumped in the car and drove to the city! it was great! lots of people, music, no americans around! we were a bit over-dressed but hell who cares! We ordered some drinks and stood there in the middle of the club! I was dancing and dancing; then I felt someone behind me... pressing against me. I didn't turn! No, my little indie bunnies, I didn't turn! I just loved the sensation; his body against mine! I whispered "Severin?" and he whispered in my ear "don't turn your head; don't look; stay still"! I promise you! that's exactly what happened! and I stood still, well as still I could stay really; it was a bit difficult for obvious reasons! All I could do was listen to his breathing, feeling his hands over me! it was really so overwhelming! Then I saw Lati and Violette looking at me with that expression on their faces!that of utter horror! I smiled! I turned my head and saw him! I knew this guy! I'd seen him before but never talked with him! He knew who I was! He was playing music and he was DJing at this party too! He was studying art at the same school with my friend Constance for a while! and I heard so many stories about him! I looked at him and asked him how he dared; and you know what the arrogant bastard said "I thought you'd want me to show you a thing or two... from a working class perspective!"!! Yes my lovely daisies!! that's exactly what he said!! I dashed towards Violette and Lati and told them we had to go! I can't possibly tell you how angry I was! So we went back to the house! we all went in Theodor's bedroom, that's where we usually have our meetings and told them what that arrogant bastard told me! and moreover what he did!! They started laughing! Lati said "Oh Pauline, can't you see? you're falling in love!" Falling in love? I have never been in love before! not really that is! and then I smiled! I thought "Severin! Morganatic! Aunt Myrtles!" And to be honest with you my dearest sinister, yes, I'm going to get this guy! one way or another, I'm gonna get him! like a famous not-real-blonde would say! For the time being though, I have to deal with aunt Myrtles and her desire to see me married to John the slimy! oh dear! what am I going to do? That same night that all these things occured, I went to bed thinking of "Severin" and the "working class perspective"; as I was drifting off I heard the door opening; next thing you know, I felt some sweaty hands all over me! I turned the lamb by my bed on and I saw this filthy creature trying to get under my covers! I started screaming and cursing and Theodor dashed in my bedroom! and the filthy bastard (John) had the cheek to tell me that it had to happen one day anyway I'd end up in his bed as I couldn't possible go against aunt Myrtles' wishes! Theodor, being calm, asked him to leave the room at once and never dare to try something like that again! and then calmed me down as I was shivering in disgust saying that his mum (Myrtles) would kick the american out once we told her what had happened! well, I hope that will be the end of John Francis Kendall! He has all this money, yes, but aunt Myrtles is a european aristocrat after all! She'd rather have her dignity and name intact than all this money! I hope so at least! That night I dreamt of Severin and dancing with Syd Vicious in the rain and then Syd left and Severin and I went back to our castle when he exhibit the "working class perspective" under Aunt Myrtles' ancestors portraits! Can that be an omen? I wonder Pauline L. Shivers that makes sinister all quivers she's that aristocratic slag who lives and reigns in Prague __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. 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