Dear all, hello again. I'm back, and thank you to all of you who have decided to continue reading my rather self-indulgent dialogue of an ill person. The second thing which has made me feel a bit better was a tv show I saw last night. When I couldn't sleep I turned on the tv to see the top ten of the most irriating songs ever, and despite every one being a valid entry, I enjoyed it very much. I enjoyed it because it made me smile, I enjoyed it because it gave me nostalgic glow (at 17? this is crazy!), but also I enjoyed the music. Yes that's right, I enjoyed the music. Now there's been some interesting discussion on this list recently about the pigeon-holing of some music, and although that's good sometimes when you're trying to find out generally what somebody else likes, it can also be dangerous. However, what really made me smile was the fact that I enjoyed these songs, and although I have a wide musical taste (B&S - Leftfield - Madonna (early stuff)), I was sure I was going to be snooty. I wasn't snooty, and I suddenly realised in a cheesy Hollywood way, this is what music's all about: It's about making people feel something they wouldn't feel otherwise. Music really isn't that serious a business. Sure, sometimes, albums come out which are very serious and very fab (such as XTRMTR and others), but it doesn't have to be, and all these people who get terribly worked up about whether they have an original Tigermilk or whatever seem to be taking it all the wrong way. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter, and people enjoy what they enjoy, and if that falls into a particular category, then fine. If it doesn't that's fine too. The basic point to this ramble is that what made me happy was the fact that I wasn't snobby about music, and that I liked it for what it was not what it stood for, and I reckon the more people start doing that, and taking Harry Hunt's advice of thinking twice before doing something that you wouldn't think twice about, perhaps everyone would get along a bit better. The point is that I think people should try to like what *they* like rather than what they think it would be cool for them to be *seen* to like, it you catch me. Anyway, enough of that. I'd just like to apologise for the above, since I'm ill and thinking decidedly crookedly. If anyone agrees please say so, because it will give me validation. Lots of love, SamW.xx P.S. I'd just like to say a "hello" to Nessa, who doesn't have a voice yet, though who has been rather nice to me. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+