1. I see (where) Mr Moore swiftly made up for months of the sound of (the sound of) (the sea) of silence (of the turkeys) by mailing like a donkey on its way down a hill. It cheered me up. I think he wins the Sinister Xmas Poster Award. I believe Honey has the prize. I don't get informed about that kind of thing. If the apt category comes up, I shall vote Mr Moore in at top 4 posts of the year (5th pending) if only for the sake of grateful symmetry. 2. I like(s) all that Glaswegian Diary stuff. It didn't do us any harm. Cookie Jar, eh? A jar with Cookie, that could be a good idea too. Does Mr M know that John Martyn has an LP out called GLASGOW WALKER? It seems an almost uncanny coincidence, unless you think about it. 3. I was intrigued by the reference to the geezer, Miller, as a Druid performing the solstice. I'd like to imagine it but have enough trouble imagining the geezer as it is. 4. THE GREAT ESCAPE is surprisingly long, and I don't even mean the Blur LP this time (that was predictably long). Every minute's worth it though, every one a loser. I couldn't believe James Coburn got away with it. I must rethink my counsels, imbibed as a child, of political pessimism. 5. THE LORD OF THE RINGS is as good as they say, which is saying something. 6. The geezer Jackson (S not P) is not big or clever for playing famous Stones riffs before every song. Any idiot can do it. I've been doing that for years, and my fees have never been upped as a result. 7. I would like to talk about S.J. Perelman. A good gag of his that sticks in the mind was about the National Board of Labour, 'or "Nat" as I call him' - that was roughly the wording, you get the idea. 8. John Peel on Xmas night played O COME O COME EMMANUEL. (A different version?) I'm not quite sure whether Mr Moore mentioned that. He also played NOT THE TREMBLING KIND, that wasn't a bad idea. 9. Lloyd Cole is back, twice. He has finally released an LP that my Producer might conceivably like more than I do. (Hold that thought. I may be some time.) He's also released one which doesn't have quite as many full new songs as I'd like, but whose every acoustic texture is swoonsome. I feel so suspiciously at home among its sounds, I have a feeling I may have recorded it myself. 10. THOUGHT FOR 2D Rome wasn't built in A.D. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.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. 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+