(apologies to those of you who already received this on digest. but due to a cog in the sini machinery, it got very limited distribution...) ... kicking ass and taking names, that's me alright... hello honey! how you doin? and hiya davey! welcome.. sorry about the prolonged nursery stay, but now that you're out of nappies, join us at the big kids table for cake and biscuits! i'm so glad to see i spurred some activity, even with my embarassing html fumble. oops i haven't exactly been the model sini citizen lately either. i confess, i've gone other to OTHER BOARDS. no, not bowlie. but other places. non music related, in fact. shocking! but i still have a soft spot for sinister, and i hate to see it die, so i'm determined to revive! i don't have a meticulous plan mapped out quite yet, but i'm working on it. i do have plenty of time to scheme, however, since my (semi) new job allows me hours perusing the interweb. and long mornings in front of the telly. bless! i've also moved house this summer, to a STUNNING old tenement flat on a quiet street in glasgow's leafy west end. it's a very good street; it even boasts a superstar in the form of mr murdoch hisself. ha! yeah, we're kinda neighbours. no, i don't have him round for tea. tho maybe.... he's been too busy bumming around LA recording the NEW ALBUM anyway. i should probably be more excited than i am. but maybe that's because i'm an old hag, suspicious of this wacky new direction they're going in at the moment. i heard some snippets of new stuff a few months ago, and was not convinced. ah well... that said, i have been spending an inordinate amount of time exploring mp3 blogs lately, and my new obsession is swedish music. it's glorious! jens lekman, the chrysler, andrev bergstrom, speedmarket avenue... to name but a few! i've been insatiable! which got me to thinking... how long has it been since we've had a sinister tape tree going? i think it's time we get another one started! this time it would probably have to be in CD format, i'm afraid, what with everyone using their ipods these days and not their good old fashioned walkmans. it would be especially good if the cds were filled with somewhat local music, so that us faraways could be introduced to NEW SOUNDS. i volunteer to organise. anyone interested? if so, email me. also, state if you have any posting preference. if you're a poor working sod who can barely afford tea, nevermind international shipping rates, let me know and i'll make sure the next person in the tree lives close by. i'll send a reply explaining the intricate details about how the whole thing works. but basically, you just have to make ONE cd , and post it to one person. in turn, you will receive a cd from another person. you'll have... two weeks (sound ok?) to listen to the cd and copy it if you like. then you send it along - to the same person you sent your original cd to. you're always sending and receiving from the same person. make sense? anyhoo... drop me a line if you're interested. or just to say HELLO! or if you need travel advice of any sort, as i seem to have become a travel agent on the side these days... hmmm. and keep posting! or else.... - -stacey _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+