So after an impatient visit to Belfast's HMV (many thanks to those who did the el-cheapo leg-work for me), I got home last night with a copy of TORI SPELLING in my sweaty palms. I managed to hold off the first play until I'd watched The Italian Job, and was very impressed with my own self-discipline. Hurrah for silly car chases. Quite soundtracky, mm hm. The theme running through the instrumental pieces is extremely emotive, very catchy. I've been whistling Consuelo Leavng all through the Eng-Arg match, while the rest of the lab screamed for Eng-er-lund to do something in the second half other than defend. Madmen, all of them. And it also happens to be 34:44 long, which, although short, is almost precisely the amount of time it takes to clear up the kitchen after dinner and make a cup of tea. Very handy. Music to wash dishes by. Very prescient of Chu to notice the Mavericks sneaking in with Wandering Alone. My own observation is that the chords opening Black and White Unite are exactly the same as the opening bars of that other modern classic, Postman Pat. True story. Sing along. All it needs is the baseline. Re Mr Casarotto's last post: it's interesting to me that these forced and repeated assertions of being "shy" are applied, willingly, with exactly the same sense of studied self-obsession that the nu-metal kids display when they make their own labels. Perhaps it's just me misjudging some of the younger listees, but it seems being "twee" is just another fashion-choice for kids, and not, as I'd thought, an unconscious reaction to one's environment or peers. Mind you, I'm speaking as one who threw out a completely threadbare TWEE AS FUCK t-shirt somewhere back in the early 90s when The Field Mice were engaged in a pitched battle with Felt for my attention. But there was a point to that, then. Or so I think. It continues to be an eye-opener, this sinister experience. Soon, if I read the portents correctly, I may even be meeting one of your number. I hope I'm forgiven if I prove to be unbearably shy in person... +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+