*---* HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINISTER BABIES *---* Well, that's it... I've just arrived in Paris, after four days spent in England, four of the most wonderful days, I must say. I dont know what you've all thought about the gigs : I was too lazy to read your posts, and I thought it would be more spontaneous to tell you what I loved, liked and disliked during these four days without reading my mails. So. as I said before, I think I've just spent four of the most wonderful days of my pop life... Four days discovering railways in England (trains arrived on time, I was surprised) ; discovering Leeds and Nottingham (I thought they would be uglier, I was surprised too) ; wandering in Camden Lock when I arrived in London on the first day of my journey ; meeting lovely people (I'll come back to this later on) ; being interviewed and photographied by the Melody Maker in Leeds and then in Nottingham and then on the train from Nott to London (the journalist -a nice guy by the way- was interested by the fact we were coming especially from France to see Belle & Sebastian) ; discovering that Elliott Smith travels in the first class, even if he still wears his blue hat ; speaking with Stuart Murdoch at the end of the gig in Leeds and realizing he's a very nice guy, not especially shy ; realizing I was too shy to accept to be introduced to Isobel who was dancing in Nottingham... well you understand what I mean. I loved the two gigs as well : they were totally different, they cant be compared, actually. The first one was marvelous as far as the sound and the music are concerned : Stuart does have the voice of an angel (have you ever seen an angel sing? Well, it's easy, angels have the same voice as him), Mick Cooke was really ace with his trumpet, and the music was perfect. So clear and pure... In Nottingham, they were as excellent as the day before. Well, maybe it was too hot ; maybe the venue was too big ; but when you were standing near the stage, you forgot all these drawbacks... and Isobel sung a wonderful cover, "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"... and they played "The loneliness of the middistance runner"... (just after a short break to have diner) In fact, I read one of the messages : the Duke's... You are disappointed, dear Duke, and I see your point. As far as I am concerned, I'm disappointed by one only thing : I was too shy to introduce myself to the members of the list. I met some of them in Leeds before the gig (I especially remember Nick Dastoor, Julia, Sarah, and... Mike, is it your name? Or was it Mick? Oh god, he seemed so nice, and I've forgotten his name! Shame on me... Will you forgive me? ) The others seemed nice too, but i didnt dare and tell them "hi, I'm Stephane from Paris, you dont know me because I scarcely post on the list, but I do know you and I love you all"... It's late now, I've got to sleep... Take care Stephane -- Visitez le Tweeclub sur http://www.chez.com/tweeclub "If the sun going down can make me cry Why should I not like the way I am ? " The Field Mice +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+