Struan can't dance. It's official. Last night at the Snow Patrol gig in Maryhill he was standing in front of us, hands in pockets, right leg jiggling backwards and forwards completely out of time with the music. How we laughed, until we realised that it's actually the official band dance, as Stevie was doing exactly the same not ten yards away, with the added head movement (out of time with both leg and music). Richard meanwhile was up on stage shaking his maracas and wiggling his right leg. Those pesky rumours in the West End Festival programme about the special guest having some sort of connection to Snow Patrol's record label, it was Camera Obscura featuring Richard on drums. And I'm deeply saddened to say that much as I wanted to hate Camera Obscura for being thoroughly nasty and ruining the Bowlie football tournament, they were unutterably fantastic. Mind you, none of them bore any resemblance to any of their football team... Oh, for whoever was asking for periodic updates (Youn? I can't check the archives as my internet connection is knacked) about Struan's clothing, he was wearing a pair of black trousers and a white short sleeved shirt. It could have done with a bit of an iron. He looked like he was going to school but had forgotten his tie. He even had a schoolbag with him. Last night after Snow Patrol came off, they played The State I Am In over the PA. Cue a hugely embarrassed Struan clutching his bag and running out of the room as quickly as he could, bless his wee cotton socks :) Does anyone know how we can get a football team into the tournament at All Tamara's Ponies? I've decided to become the team manager, mostly because I only know of two of the original football stars going this time, and I'm sharing a chalet with both of them and that means I get to drink all the alcohol myself as it was several gallons of red wine consumed by said chalet mates that meant we didn't win the bloody thing the last time. I don't think they will necessarily see this abstinence as a good thing in the way that I do. It's for the good of Sinister, boys, you know. Nick Dastoor wrote some stuff about B&S ripping off other songs. The only one I can think of is that Mary Jo rips off A Winter's Tale by David Essex. There's a band playing at the 13th note in Glasgow on Thursday night called Shy Rights Movement, I have no idea what they sound like, but their name is (to coin a phrase) very Belle and Sebastian. Best thing that happened this weekend to me (apart from seeing Stuart and discovering how ace Camera Obscura are) - finding out that Hefner are playing in Glasgow in a fortnight. Worst thing, discovering musical bus shelters in Glasgow that play "Just Looking" by the Stereophonics if people stand up close to them. This is meant to make you want to go to T in the Park. It just made me want to abandon all pretence of tweeness and vandalise the bus shelter. I nearly bought an EP which was the Bill Wells Octet vs Future Pilot AKA, just because Stevie plays guitar on it. Can anyone tell me if it's any good? I bet this wasn't interesting to 75 people on the list, let alone 75%. But I live in hope. Ailsa xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+