---Martin Conneely wrote:
1. My first message (after a few weeks lurking). Somebody complained about new mailers praising B&S. I've been
musically
conscious since before the Beatles (hibernating a lot it in recent years) , and IYFS is one of the greatest refreshers for tired ears and brains of its time, up there with Astral Weeks, Stormbringer, After the Goldrush, Hissing of Summer Lawns. And what's wrong with starting off on that foot?
Nothing at all. Hoorah for Martin and Amanda's dad. I think there must be some self-loathing in me, because I think the only age group I don't get excited about being fanatical about Belle & Sebastian is my own (mid-20's, used to be into the Smiths). The young and the old are much better. I have no idea what Stormbringer is, but I'm sure it rocks like a beast. There used to be a bearded Maths teacher at school who'd lost interest in rock since Jimi Hendrix, Led Zepplin et al. The only modern band he liked was The Smiths. I felt vindicated. Thinking about it, maths teachers had quite an effect on my musically formative years There was another one called Mr Jenkins who was a bit of a an in-with-the-kids type. He had a PhD in Music too, and claimed to like pop music. But one day we had a heated argument about the merits of pop vs. classical and he said that in thirty years I wouldn't be very interested in pop and certainly not the records I liked when I was fourteen (The Smiths etc.). Ten years on, I'm still digging my heels in. And then there was _another_ maths teacher who was actually the deputy head, who told me as I left school that lots of people like me who give the impression of wanting to be remembered for their art end up going into accountancy. I think he meant it in a wistful, encouraging way, but I didn't take it too kindly. He's probably right, I realise now. If you're not actually any artist of any sort then one job's probably no more intrinsically heinous than another. It's just that some are paid better. And I suppose with some you get to work with nicer people than others. And some are moral. But other that that kids, don't follow in my stubborn footsteps - become accountants. Don't be afraid. I enjoyed your horse tale, Martin. But God doesn't smile upon those after a quick buck. In fact he drops delibarate red herrings to make them look foolish. The devil is a better bet for gambling tips. A horse called "Fashion Victim" ran at a meeting hours after Versace was shot. It came in first at 20-1. Does your son like Belle & Sebastian? Nick _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------