First of all, Hastings is the secondhand book capital of Britain. I got two original Skinhead books and my prized copy of Slade in Flame in Hastings. I gave the Skinhead ones away because they were unpleasantly racist (as opposed to pleasantly racist), but I've still got the Slade one - "They're still warm, she must be around here somewhere!" said Noddy. Secondly, John Peel just opened his World Service programme with "a melancholy moment from Belle and Sebastian", namely "Brill Brill Brilliant Career". Hurrah for Mister Peel! Thirdly, I recently won the right to be saucy and irrelevant without any grumbling form Honey aka Honey (there are new people on the list). Here goes: The curiously attractive cabin boy Christopher Alexander Leonard informs us that Trousers has got a semi-stiffy at about ear height, but he leaves it at that. "Semi-stiify" is such a vague expression, Christopher, can't you be more specific? For example, what is the semi-stiffy's ratio of flaccidity/stiffiness? 50:50? 40:60? 25:75? In simpler, non-scientific terms, is it sticking up a bit or is it dangling down but not completely? What's the angle of the dangle? Also, is it on the way up, or is it on the way back down again? Or is it just hovering inconclusively, a bit like a water divining rod? Should that be "dividing"? Everywhere I go, the kids want to know. Give us the low down on Trousers' tumescence. I'm sure this kind of thing doesn't go on in Stevenage. End of sauce. last night, my wife and I had a lengthy conversation about matters B&S list, such as record shops and bands getting bigger (so to speak) and the concept of real fans. I won't bore you with the details, but I was particularly amused by one phrase that cropped up in the course of our debate: Duke Holliday. Well, I thought it was funny. Also, Arantxa would like to know the title of an old Status Quo song that begins with the line "never had a woman" or "never hurt a woman". Can anyone help? There, that's enough of my domestic difficulties. Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+