First of all, a big thank you to Reid for taking the time to write that monster message. It gave me quite a hearty chuckle, and enabled me to continue my virtual stalking of Mad Dog Murdoch. I really should start writing this stuff down. It'll make things much easier when I settle down to compile my Beatles-style Belle and Sebastian Rock'n'Roll Diary. OCTOBER 29 1998: Isobel blew her nose outside the tour bus lavatory, and was later accosted by two fans in a car, who reminded her a bit of that wierdo in Silence of the Lambs. She should've hopped in, Debbie Harry's got plenty of mileage from her Al Bundy story. Down to business. After trying all night to wallpaper my room with the sound of The Skatalites, at around half past six this morning I was visited by the spectre of Stuart Murdoch, a vision, if you will. he asked if he could stay awhile and I said that yes he could if he wanted to, and explained what I was trying to do. He seemd intersted, but was pale and unsteady, as ghosts so often are. He then decided to teach me the words to his new song "Oh! Lord Anthony". The Skatalites joined in from the odd places where the wallpaer had actually stuck. Here are the words: T-4-2, I love you, You're a very special robot, You can walk, You can talk, You can tell me lovely stories, You can sing, You can PLAAAAAAAAAY! You can do what I say, You're a very special robot, You're my friend. According to Stuart, the band's wierd watermelons section would be employed in the production of R2D2 noises throughout the song, something The Skatalites couldn't quite capture. But Stuart and the resurrected Don Drummond got on like a house on hotcakes. Christopher Leonard, you promised us a full gibbering of the String Band shindig today. Don't think I haven't been looking forward to it, becasuse I have. Duke's book is still good, even though he slags off Hawkwind. I believe Yul Brynner has commandeered Ooon's computer again, so she might not be able to answer. Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+