I'm seeing things you know. B+S posters to be precise. Everywhere. Never in my life did I expect to see six on my way to work. At which point I express great joy over this discovery, only to find my colleagues (who generally walk the same way as I from the tube), have failed to notice any of them. They then stare at me with blank expressions and query just what it is I'm talking about. These are the same people who start every conversation with me by asking if I've been to any Belle and Sebastian shows over the weekend. Memorised a topic of conversation yet?! Bah! Regardless, it's been quite a day for B+S paraphernalia spottage. Walking home from Bethnal Green, a carefree gent strolled past me sporting the lovely ladies t-shirt. I wanted to stop and comment on his attire but alas, by the time I untangled my headphones from my lapels, he was gone. Happily, I walked a bit further and found some graffiti near London Fields. On a billboard, there was a line drawing of the cover of FISHYCLAP. Further on, amongst the "Anna sucks JiZZ" and "Sikhs rock" scratchings, "Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie" was scrawled on the walls in the ghetto. Honestly. B+S fans down Hackney way. I wonder chu could have done that. Speaking loosely of clotheage, the inimitable Mr G Pallis once asked if it were acceptable to wear the same outfit twice, even if you were unlikely to meet those who had seen you wear it before. The obvious answer is no. Nicole* wouldn't be seen dead wearing yesterday's Vogue must haves, and neither should you. It helps to create an air of (insert style of choice here) elegance about you and instantly transforms you into someone cool and popular. Your wardrobe should be as fresh and fascinating as The Basic Eight 's opening chapter. I of, course can only aspire to such things as a) I am poor and b) I have a nasty tendency of falling in love with some random dress or jacket or red Mary Jane shoe and tend to wear these far too often out of infatuation before tiring and tossing them aside. Damn it! I will never be hip. However, an old friend of mine once wisely said that if you wear the same outfit often enough, people are more likely to remember who you are, and they're even more likely to think you are someone of interest to talk to and will subsequently buy you beers in exchange for conversation. He was a wise boy. He also wore the exact same outfit for the entire time I knew him. Three years. And I doubt he's changed it since. For a time I was convinced he had rows of identical outfits in his cupboard a la Bruce Wayne. He always did have a fondness for old school Batman comics. xx Marianna * Nicole being, of course, the most fantastic bitch troll from hell in Popular. You should all aspire to live your lives by the law of Nicole. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+