Hey kids I just checked the archive to see how long I'd been on this thing - first post March '99! And that was after some awkward lurking. Looking in the archive brought back some memories - I forgot how often I used to post (and how much nonsense I used to write!). So good to see so many first-posters, de-lurkers and returning old hands all at once; I thought I'd join in, despite not being quite so famous as some of the other old timers. I've never gone away and have enjoyed all of your posts over the years, so thank you. I haven't quite joined the ranks of sinisterines who've tied the knot - I still have 31 days of freedom left! I can't wait. Fiona said "this isn't a plea for the sinisterkids of the big city to come and hang out with me, but I just can't remember how you go about making a new city your own. So any advice would be much appreciated." Just get out there and hang-out. I was once that lonely person in the Monarch in Camden and I wasn't there half an hour before a bunch of lovely Sinisterkids spotted me! Does the old upside down badge thing still work? As Ian said this Friday's HDIF might be a good start? I might even put in a rare appearance myself - it might be my last chance before I move out of the big city for Brighton. Anyone else? It feels like my last outing was madly pogoing to the Aislers Set with Marc C at LSE, but that was ages ago and I must have been out since then. Well, long may this renewed vigour last! Hope to see some of you again one day. Be excellent to each other PeetsketchSteve ("some bloke in a cardigan") _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger 7.5 is now out. Download it for FREE here. http://messenger.msn.co.uk +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+