YINGLUCK I was gone but now I'm back. I've actually been working double shifts at work, in order to repay the gambling debts incurred during Oooon's visit a while ago. She's a demon at that Boggle, I'm telling you. I still owe her all my wages until easter and the liver of my first-born son. First things first: THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE PHONE CALL This Friday (16th October) sees an extra-special episode of the Social at the Poetry Caff, because we have managed to get top antipodean popsters The Lucksmiths to play, fresh from supporting B&S in Europe. For those of you who haven't yet had the pleasure to hear them, they are a fabulous, shimmering pop confection, full of smiles and similes, subtleties and subtitles. They are the loveliest thing I have heard all year. To state the bleeding obvious, if you drew a line between The Go-Betweens and Belle & Sebastian, The Lucksmiths would be dancing around on it, without a safety net, carrying a funny-looking umbrella. To miss this show you would have to be a damned bloody fool with the aesthetic sensibilities of a packhorse. IMHO, of course. Doors open 7.30. Entry £3. The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St, Covent Garden, London WC2. BASHO STREET KIDS Thankyou to everyone who entered my fabulous haiku competition. After much deliberation I have decided upon three winners, who each receive a goody bag of stuff from my sack of books. The first winner is the ineffably lovely Miss Erin who charmed me with this entry: Why does Isobel wear vile capri pants? To hide blue veins, blue, blue veins The second winner is the mysterious Jennifer Phillips-Bacher: love tools abound here simple souls introduced to my english cock cage The third winner is Mr John Johnston for this effort: Mr Sparkly Orange Loves things Scandinavian Hates us being twee. And finally, for sheer persistence, we have a special prize for Adrian Evans, who sent me about 20 entries... If all the winners send me their postal addresses, I will turn up naked on their doorsteps. Only joking! I will send you your prizes. FOR THE LOVES OF CHEESES I read with interest the debate about Scandinavian cheese. While I have no reason to doubt McTaggart's recommendations, I would like to warn you away from Norwegian Brown Cheese, which has a consistency midway between peanut butter and putty. A MAN COULD LOSE HIMSELF IN LONDON! LOSE HIMSELF! Megan was going on about some song about Julie Christie. There are a couple of others: firstly it is widely thought that the "Terry and Julie" in Waterloo Sunset are Terence Stamp and Julie Christie, who were starring in some Polanski version of Thomas Hardy at the time. Secondly, Stephen Duffy's song "Julie Christie", despite being recorded by an ex-member of Duran Duran, is a thing of loveliness. thankyou for having me Trousers xxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+