I was just thinking, after reading Big Stu's post, that the song they played in Birmingham might be "I'm waking up to us". I remember Struan or Stevie had mentioned it in that little blurb from the beginning of the year- the one about them having the same producer as Petula Clark. And if I recall correctly, the band said it had something like a 25 piece backing orchestra. That might be wrong, but there's a good possibility that was the song they played... I had wanted to ask if anyone else on the list from the States was going to the Neal Pollack Literature and Music festival in Philadelphia. Dave Eggers, Ben Greenman, and Zadie Smith (to whom I am engaged, without her knowledge) will be reading, and quite a few bands will be playing. I only ask because it might be nice to have some sort of coterie of Sinister there- to fight off the Journey fans these things inevitably draw. Also, again, much thanks to those of you who take the time to diligently transcribe all the excitement from the gigs and picnics for those of us who must be absent. *IF* B&S ever decide to come to east coast U.S., I promise to do the same. last- note to Ken Chu: I saw a product called "Blue Ox Energy Drink" in a local convenience store yesterday. an embarrassment of American adaption. horrible. someone told me that they *do* have Red Bulls in the states now, just not everywhere yet. we're so weird. OKay. off to my job- taking tech support calls for WebTV. last week's highlight: explaining to an 89 year old man how the shift button works. Kevin +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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. 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+