I didn't just spend a summer wasting, I spent a whole year. Well, 10 months. I was in Glasgow from September to July. And I never knew you, sweet Sinister. Now that I've found you and am reading your posts, particularly those from the folk in Glasgow, I'm feeling more homesick than I think I ever have been. Except maybe during the few trips I've made to the States. For whatever reason, going 'down south' makes me desperate to get back to the wilds of Canada. But now my feet long to trip lightly down the cobblestone road of Ashton Lane and down a glass of orange juice in a oner at the Grovesnor. But I only had toast there. I didn't know any better, you see? I want to go back. I want to ignore the scary man who lurkes in the alleyway out to Byres Rd between Iceland and Roots&Fruits. I want to stand waiting for the train in the Hillhead underground and think about the story on the back of Tigermilk and smile. Do you realize that The Tap is less than ten seconds from my boyfriend's flat? Oh yeah. He lives on Radnor St, that little bit road that separates Sauchihall and Argyll. I sang 'Dyland in the Movies' to myself every time I had to go down Kelvin Way to get to his flat from the uni. Due to the mankiness of my flatmate, I spent most of the year there, walking from Havelock St through the hospital to get to his. I walked past you every day. Maybe I even squeezed by you to get a drink from the bar. But I didn't say hi. How could I have known? Ignorance is lame. I'm coming home. I decided I'm going back to Glasgow, one way or another. So please, please please keep the Winchester Club going until I get there! It'll be August at the latest before I can come. I've always dreamed of going somewhere I would actually want to dance! I want to see Struan flail his arms of sex and dance like no one's watching, especially not those with sinister intentions. That would very probably make my year. I found out about the Win far too late. I didn't hear about it till the B&S gig at the QMU in June. I was there. You probably were, too. But I didn't know you then. Mummy Honey (well, her computer, anyway) just gave me the nudge out of the nest, but I think it'll take awhile to get used to these wings. I feel like I should provide some content, at least the first time. So I'll talk about the new Reindeer Section album, although I know a couple of other people have already ventured on the subject. I may be biased, cause this is one of my new favourite albums. It's slower and sweeter than the first one, though. Broken hearts beware: there are a lot of "you packed your things and took my heart" songs here, but there are also some celebrations of love to keep the bipolarity interest factor up. There's even a very Arab Strap-y track, but he keeps his ramblings pretty well with the beat of the underlying melody. I like Arab Strap, but I also really like melody, so I enjoy this track quite a bit. If you liked Y'all get scared... this one's a pretty safe bet, providing you don't mind your songs a wee bit on the quiet side. It's definitely worth a listen, especially if you know someone you can nick it from for a few days. Content? Check. Hearbreak songs seem to be all the rage this year, when I'm finally in love. But Sloan's new(ish) album Pretty Together has something for everyone: Chris' 'man on the side' songs, Patrick's 'you love me, I love me, everyone loves me' songs, Jay's 'are you giving me back my love?' songs (such an important theme that he used that as a whole song idea/title), and Andrew's usual 'I've been dating Fi so long I don't write love songs anymore, even though I'm a dad now' avant-gardish tracks. There, now I promise not to mention Sloan again for a good while. I've heard some rumblings that Sinister isn't as twee as it used to be; some darker elements are starting to show beneath the happy bucolic veneer. But from what I've read (and it's quite a bit, I'm embarrased to say), it's better to talk and to disagree than to never have a voice. I can't wait to get back home to Glasgow, and already I think of you when I list the reasons why. I know I've just begun, but I feel like Sinister's something pretty special, and I'm glad I have a chance to be a part of it. marisa _________________________________________________________________ Internet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. 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