So last nite I'm on the phone with my friend, john, at 1230 am. He suggests that we listen to the 3..6..9 ep in synch together. So we do...i get all excited about that "La Pastie..." song because the more I hear it the more I love its spaghetti western-ness and all. When "Beautiful" comes on, John gets all excited because he say that it reminds him very much of me....what I'm wondering is, is that a good thing? I mean the refrain, afterall, is: "Beautiful, only slightly mental....." Also about all this whining and wondering about the Top of the Pops....I'd love for Belle & Sebastian to getall the respect adn praise that they can, but I'm fairly certain that the program is called TOP of the Pops for a reason, and if you aren't literally the top, you aren't invited, right? You guys in the UK should consider yourself lucky that a band like Belle & Sebastian are even mentioned when discussing charts and the like. here in the US our stupid radio/record sales charts are all cluttered with talentless fools......here, check out this past weeks Top Ten singles according to Gavin, the radio trade magazine's Top 40 chart: 1 Sugar Ray "Fly" 2 Jewel "Foolish Games" 3 Matchbox 20 "Push" 4 LeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live" 5 Paula Cole "I Don't Want to Wait" 6 Boyz II Men "4 Seasons of Lonliness" 7 Backstreet Boys "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" 8 Robyn "Show Me Love" 9 Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life" 10 Sarah McLachlan "Building a Mystery" --kelso NYC ======================================================================================== "Still, I always imagined a world infinitely more glittering." --Frederick Exley-- from "A Fan's Notes" ======================================================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------