hello sinister i dont know why im writing.. i think mainly because the word 'manchester' appeared twice in a digest and i thought, between all the phonies and scallies, there might be some other sinister mancunians out there. i pounced on such a person (hello chica alemana!) who wasnt (that) scared by my enthusiasm. if you too fit the criteria, email me. just so i know, nothing more. sinister has changed since ive been away. or rather, ive changed and sinister just looks different. back then, everyone was grown-up and i was a wee kid. this time, i guess im grown-up and other kids are posting stuff theyll be embarassed to read in the archive in four years time. since i was away: <warning: includes gratuitous b+s content> - i somehow won the manchester treasure hunt and mumbled incoherently at struan as a result. - ive been in love, which was a nice feeling. i would even go so far as to recommend it. - ive started reading books again (wooh!) and have gone from hating catcher in the first 30 pages to loving it with 18 left. - ive realised that beautiful music isnt light-years away like it used to be. Just a decade or two. - and finally, ive panicked, fretted and wondered about where my life is heading. still, im not sure. those people who know their purpose in life, that must be pretty useful. whilst the rest of us change direction every week, they know where they want to be and can plan ahead. i write to-do lists for tomorrow but these people can write them for their entire lives. neil halstead's album is great. i like mojave 3 but his solo effort is just better on every level. other music i am liking is some leonard cohen i bought 15 months ago and only played twice in the first 14 months. also, the nick drake set has somehow found its way back to me (one of those boomerang artists, i guess). a noisy neighbour last year meant i didnt need to ever play any nick drake, i just listened three times a day through the wall. i can probably hum the bass line to his whole discography just from memory. john martyn's 'london conversations' is also an excellent album. im starting a column in a magazine i write for. its called Things That Piss Me Off and number one is sparkling water. there were at least half a dozen things that pissed me off about sparkling water, with the final one being that it doesnt taste of water, nor does it taste of anything remotely recognisable and yet it still manages to leave a nasty aftertaste for hours. i want to get something about sodastream machines in before its finished though. my hope is that the guardian will pick it up and offer me a lucrative long-term contract. piggytails has informed me that their chief rock critic used to be sinister. who knows, he might even read sinister every so often! i remember there was some even more famous listee. i think she was a model. or an actress. or maybe just some attractive girl who looked particularly good in the sinister gallery and im just making this up. who knows? yknow, ive never had hatemail. c. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+