Howdy, friends. This is your new Texas correspondent, checking in for the first time. I'm new to Belle & Sebastian, but fell in love with the very first song I heard. I haven't fallen so hard for a band in quite awhile! I have a couple of questions: Is anyone out there over, say, 25? Sounds like most of y'all are high school/college age (I certainly mean no disrespect in asking... just curious if there are any other old geezer B&S fans ... other than Paul). Trust me, after you hit 30, it's hard to find people who listen to new music. Most of my friends are stuck in the 80s. (Please be careful: Most people never get past the music they listened to in high school/college and stay with that for the rest of their lives... Don't fall into that trap! Keep your minds open and keep exploring the possibilities!) .... Sorry, didn't mean to start preaching right off. Please forgive. Anyway, one more question: I'm traveling to Ireland later this month, and would love to know of some cool live music venues. I'll be in Dublin for a couple of days, but mostly in the North (Derry, Belfast). Any sweet Irish B&S fans who could take the time to make a few suggestions for me? Happy New Year to all! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+