Perhaps someone has already clarified things re the London picnic on the 20th. If not: Mark, the one and only picnic will be in Greenwich, not Primrose Hill. This is because the great majority of picnickers will be going on to 2000 troubled teenagers, which (I believe) is in New Cross, i.e. very close to Greenwich and bloody miles from Primrose Hill. This is, incidentally, far more inconvenient for me personally, but it does make sense. I hope everyone can still make it. I don't want to give any further details now in case I get them wrong too, but please, ANYONE who wants to come really really should - even the shyest of the twee (a terrifying thought) will feel happy and welcome when the Pringles, pork pies and pale ales (erm...) a-plenty start being consumed... And the further you travel to come, the more people will be delighted to see you. We're even grudgingly allowing Ally Cook to present us with his grace. Ooh, one other thing - at the picnics we tend to have more crisps, sweets and chocolates than we know what to do with, while real, main course type food tends to be in short supply. If you make some sandwiches or bagels or, heaven forbid, bring a camping stove, you're bound to get a big wet kiss from Ally/Erica*, depending on your preference. For those of you into your footie, there are pubs nearby if you really need your fix that afternoon. But the footie to be played will be a million times more fun than watching poncey, overpaid pansies parade around a pitch (though if certain as-yet-unnamed people are playing, you'll get that as well, boom boom), so join the Sinister FC massive - the stars of Bowlie and ATP started with jumpers for goalposts too, you know. Moving on...certain ancient people with long memories would probably suggest that I don't get into this, but BabyChris' comments about the Cool Set in London (forgive the paraphrase) seem a bit tetchy and far from the truth. It's very hard to have a clique with so many people, Chris - I'd hope you'd be able to find all of us who meet up down here just as friendly as elsewhere. Just as the Glasgow listees who I've met have been to me. In any case, try it before you make such judgements, please. Actually, re-reading what Chris meant, I'm going to rant a bit more.. A "scene"? Quoi? And the implication that we're not "normal people who like the music" - how on earth do you think we found each other? And TWEE in capital letters? It's laughable to suggest we're somehow more pretentious or fake than you. And plain wrong. Sinister is meant to bring us together, and does an impossibly good job of it. There's no need to try and create some kind of division which simply doesn't exist. Especially in your valedictory post. Markx *subject to me not getting a clout round the earhole from one of the aforementioned lovelies. ******************************************************************* The contents of this e mail from HIT Entertainment PLC are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy or further distribute this e mail; please notify us by telephone on 020 7224 1717, and delete the e mail from your computer. This e mail has been checked by our anti-virus system before leaving us; we accept no responsibility for the e mail and any attachments once they leave us. www.hitentertainment.com www.bobthebuilder.org ******************************************************************** +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+