Following honey's lead, I am going to attempt to reduce my hitherto rambling, pusillanimous phrasing into Hemingway-esque soundbites. Bet it doesn't work. Oh! Gambling in the fields...hmmm...Bowlie - chalet 650. Den of iniquity and decadence. Ailsa's entire savings on red 27. Fluffy's loading the multiples-of-three line, Alasdair's dreaming of nutmegging the bald one out of Camera Obscura and forgets to put his chips on at all. The wheel spins...like an eternity...Vicky takes the opportunity to sneak the Divine Comedy on the stereo while no-one's looking... Red 27. Bugger me. That's the last time I bankroll a casino. Except it didn't happen, as my chalet mates were too poor to risk their beer money. Pish. Oh bugger, writing short sentences is just too, erm, oppressive. Can't do it. Anyway, after Jake's rude words about the bagpipes, I thought I'd better stick up for them a bit. A couple of weeks ago, I got within a mouseclick of bidding for some pipes on one of the internet auction sites. 150 quid or thereabouts. Cos I think they make just the most fantastic noise. I've loved that sound for the best part of 20 years, I love the drone, I love the way the most uncompromising harmonies are created and make a mood unlike any other. I think it's simply fantastic, and when they're played well they are *the* most beautiful and evocative instrument. I think they're pretty much wasted on Sleep the Clock Around - sanitised and muffled, but it was still a nice gesture. More pipes in P!O!P! please... Anyone who fancies dancing and grinning like a buffoon and is in London on June 11th simply *must* come to A NIGHT OF TIGERMILKING at Upstairs @ the Garage. It'll be a spectacular night of frolics, mayhem, and choons you'd sell Tim Hopkins for. Promise!...further details can be found here... http://www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/cgi-bin/mboard/belle/thread.cgi?215,0 There won't be any bagpipes, though. probably :) Kisses (but not snoggs, that would be rude :) Markx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+