I've thoroughly enjoyed the mullet conversation myself. About two years back, I was discussing ith some friends whether it would ever be possible for anyone to make moustaches fashionable again. Sure enough, some weeks later, there was Shaun Ryder on the front cover of the NME with a full-blown muzzie. So, it's down to you Shaun. Have you got what it takes to squeeze into a pair of acid wash jeans and a cap sleeved T- shirt and make the mullet rock again? Personally I reckon everything's poosible in the self-referential world of pop. I saw Hugh Pooh Stick wearing a Boston T-shirt at a festival once and he looked immediately like the coolest person on earth. Of course, a mullet revival really would be irony gone mad... Unfortunately, the bus stories seem to have petered out just lately. But if anyone wants to read a good book written by a bus driver, no less, let me reccommend Magnus Mills' 'The Pursuit Of Beasts'. It's a really deadpan, whimsical short story; the kind of thing that Will Self used to write (without his relentless pseudery). Lastly, did any listees see Velocette last week? Though their pop suss is sometimes undermined by rampant effects pedal abuse, their singer has the shiniest hair in pop. A Timotei endorsement must surely follow. PS/ To Fluffy Candarel: I know all about the horrors of Preston, it's the town of my birth, but lay off Chorley; it's the land of 1,000 pubs, you know. Fair enough, if you want to drink among the over 16s, you have to look further afield but, hey, that's a matter of taste. As for Elephant & Castle, though I enjoy living here, its psychedelic pink shopping centre makes your Fishergate and St George's look like Vegas. Martin Horsfield, pisces +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+