Apart from dreaming about listees this weekend and an unfortunate incident whereby I was singing Pulp's Common People but actualy saying "I want to sleep with Village People" (I suddenly realised what an apocalyptic image that was and promptly stopped) I had a bit of a thought about the Great Debate over professionalism etc after the Manchester gigs. Basically it struck me that I don't really mind all the gaps between songs etc. That's the way the band works and they need to swap instruments and change positions and all that. It's just that this tends to happen in unrelenting silence. Typically they will finish one of their outstanding songs, there will be rapturous applause from the adoring fans, calculated indifference from the music journalists and then the long dark tea-time that is the GAP begins. I'm not saying Sarah should smash her Stylophone and say "Godamn Cirencester - you rock!!!", but "Donovan Lovedrake" style interludes or musings about B&S and where they get their riffs from are so few and far between. Maybe "sticks" Colbourn could come out and do an interpretive dance or perhaps some conjuring, or "bleedin gums" Cooke could show us a trick with a hula hoop. Maybe even there could be a bit of chat/general sharing of vibes. They are such charming lovely people they shouldn't just let their music do the talking. Of course my problem is that I've always been acutely embarrased by awkward silences. I was always volunteering for things I didn't want at school, just to break that buttock-clenchingly awful silence. "Who wants to be class rep....?" *PAUSE* "I will". "Who wants a detention?" *PAUSE* "Oh alright, I'll have a detention..." Anyway next time they tour, I'll be there - gaps or no gaps. John ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . 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 . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------