my mate kate (not adrian's kate, oh no...) came around today and gave me a packet of sweets. they were love hearts and they were lovely. She was stood at the door of my classroom and all the little smelly children were peering out at at her, and she was listening to a stereo type thang and she bunged an earpiece up to my shell-like and it was, tada! TWATTYBUS!! it was very strange... it was the first time i've actually thought that people who aren't like, sinister folks or people i've known as fans/obessives for the past couple of years are actually listening to B&S. I know it sounds dumb, but it was odd. Longevity; much as i like Arab Strap and Mogwai, i think the idea that they'll be of lasting significance in comparison to B&S is twaddle. Young Team was a good record but hardly made great progress from the stuff on the compilation, i forget it's name. They are, i feel, a band that many people name check, and say they love, but whose records these people will rarely actually play. i should know, i've been kind of guilty. Ditto Arab Strap, although maybe not in the 'i don't play their records' sense because i do, but i rarely play the second Lp because i don't think that, in hindsight, it's up to much. long term watchers will know that goes against my initial repsonses, but hey. It might be strange to say it, but i think Arab Strap might work best as a singles band... B&S on the other hand have so many facets, are so magical, have the all important It factor, and although i still kind of feel a lurking suspicion that they'll split up within a year, i'm sure that's not the case and they will be making records for millions of fans for many years to come. Not that i'll hear them of course because i'll have found (several) someone(s) new by then. No horrid gossip on the boy with the honey pot because, frankly, he's just too darn lovely. Trousers announces another competition! hurrah! it's a shame i'm shite with pomes. i just asked the duchess, who teaches english in our school, what her department is doing for national poetry day and her response? 'When's that then?' No wonder the educational standard of our young 'uns is so poor. missing Tim's not inconsiderable presence already, the duke -- 'all of our dreams are dying of overdoses' Tangents On-Line http://www.virtual-pc.com/tangent/ PO Box 102, Exeter, EX2 4YL, UK tangent@lineone.net +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+