So get this: I'm planning a trip over the water, & lo and behold, right there on page 449 of "Let's Go Britain & Ireland '98" is the following passage: In the 1970's and 80's, Scotland has played a significant role in the development of popular music, launching THE REZILLOS (c. 1978), the Skids, Average White Band, Glasgow's Orange Juice, Edinburgh's Josef K, and the record label Postcard which favored Byrdsy guitar chimes and winsome, coy-boy singers. Although mainstream rock claimed popularity during the early 90's, producing groups like the Wake and Aberdeen's Kitchen Cynics, Scottish punk rages once again. Slampt and Vesuvius record labels promote Scottish punk bands, including the suggestively named YUMMY FUR and LUNG LEG, while the quiet folk-rock of BELLE & SEBASTIAN wail throughout Edinburgh and Glasgow. Sorry for SHOUTING, but my program can't do bold (I'm not sure how they decided which people rated bold & which didn't). So what do you make of this? I thought it kind of funny to find that there amongst descriptions of Glasgow Cathedral and haggis. Could the author be on the list? So anyhoo, my gal-pal & I will be in England, Scotland, & Ireland from mid July to mid August (I know--the worst time to go), & would welcome any tips on where to go. I don't just mean whole towns, but also good music and book shops as well. Right now our itinerary is a hazy line at best, but it would be fun to meet a sinisterian or two. I s'pose all the cool kids would say, "Fancy a pint?," but a cuppa tea is more our speed. Hopefully the picnics will still be thriving :-) Whew! That was long for a little lurker like me... "That's my story and I am stuck with it" (Trashcan Sinatras) --Amy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------