Okay, spot the splanker (a much underused word, I think), who hit the wrong reply button. After all that, I think I should justify myself. Right, okay, I was a bit upset by what I read, and yes, I do sometimes get infuriated by what I read (I'm not going to mention names, because that's not fair, not nice, and really not the sort of thing I do). But I would also like to say, right now, that I'd rather read some stuff which I disagree with than nothing at all (after all, everyone's entitled to an opinion). Which is why I'm here. I also said this: "I can understand being a bit annoyed when people post about 5 things which are all a couple of lines long, or when there are several posts which say exactly the same thing." Again, not a criticism (it doesn't bother me at all personally), but I understand that some people get more wound up by these things than others. Hope I haven't caused anyone any offence, as none was intended. Right, onto cheerier things. Like how jealous I am about T in the Park. Every year it looks the best festival and this year is no exception. Lucky people. I'd go, but I can't afford to get the train all that way. Although I may be going to Homelands. I appreciate that this is probably not what most people would be interested in, but I went a couple of years ago and it was top. Best night out ever. I honestly recommend it. Glen said: Lamacq kept reffering to the band as "THE BELLES", which for some reason makes me shudder. I didn't hear it, but I can't agree more. Maybe they should've had a shorter name to begin with, which couldn't be abbreviated in such a horrid way. Still, it's better than poor old Polly Harvey (imagine being referred to as Peej (shudder)). Mind you, Radio 1 DJs do have a habit of saying excrutiatingly embarrassing things. I still cringe when I remember Mark Goodier, in the middle of a PWEI sound city gig, remarking 'Pop Will Eat Itself - absolutely jumpin'. Er yes. I'm also reminded of someone I overheard at an Echo & The Bunnymen gig - 'they were better than Ocean'. Bizarre, quite frankly. Glen also remarked about prefect-esque Sinister badges. Sounds like a good idea to me. I was never made a prefect at school (don't worry, I don't expect any hugs for this sorry story of my life), so the thought of pretending to be one is interesting. I'm not sure if it's necessarily good, but it's worth a try. Although I'd feel a bit creepy pretending to be school age again. Well, I hope my grovelling apology is ok (and that this doesn't read like ill-conceived rubbish, which it may well do). Sorry to all (especially Honey, who was only trying to be helpful in the first place). If you've read this far, you deserve a medal. Thanks. A very sheepish Marc. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+