Hey ! Thanks to the Virgin sale, I finally have a copy of the Gecko Whores record for less than 50p/min (I could call Gay Xchange for cheaper than that). It's lucky I have such a sweet tooth - much of it is like ploughing through a big block of coconut ice, with extra twinkling and froth. If one suppresses the impulse to demand that someone administer oxygen to the singer *and soon*, it's really a pleasant frolic through a land where the grass is knee-high and tulips whisper weather warnings to each other in the language of ice-cream. Sorry, just lost my mind for a moment there. Occasionally meltingly pretty, which is just what I want right now. That, and coruscating digital filth. The unexpected joyous scree of accelerated Bo Diddley on "A Chapter In The Life..." damn near loosened my foothold on the Tube this morning; I nearly sprawled across two Metro-reading backpackers. Which would violate my probation. William Messent said something about UK confectioners over-reaching themselves. Too true. I think the BPI, being the standard-bearer for all that is Good and Right about Britain, should intervene. They cracked down on 'limited-edition' double-choc Kit-Kats soon enough, didn't they ? How about a blanket ban on the sort of ruthless exploitation of brand loyalty that has seen 55 different incarnations of Smartie seep onto the market ? I reckon only three types of any particular sweet should count toward overall sales; and there should be some guidelines in place regarding how far from the original brief an item of confectionery can stray whilst still retaining its identity. I mean, those miniature orange Polos have less to do with the GB's favourite annular breath-freshener than they do with those Vitamin C tablets I was addicted to in the early 80s. They know what they're doing, the bastards. Mr Miller - your tape(s) is/are almost on its/their way. Though any more of the g-word (especially in the collective noun sense) and I might have to re-consider your status as competition winner. You still get the tapes, but the Bronze Fist Of Triumph stays here. Them's the rules. I now owe the list such a backlog of ThaiFacts, that I might have to start making them up. Which would be wrong of me. Especially as the lovely Oon sent me a genuine Pissing Boy recently - anatomically dubious though it was. Next time, I'll sort me head out and do it all proper, like. Michael. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+