Hello All, Francoise Hardy is indeed worth a listen. A lot of the French singers from the sixties who are growing in popularity these days have a kind of kitsch easy listening appeal, but Francoise Hardy's folky pop songs are just achingly beautiful. My main mishearing is in "She's Losing It", and I still prefer my version which goes "When the first cup of coffee tastes like washing up, She knows she's losing it". Who said Lolitapop Dollhouse? Was that Megan? Any Japanese pop and/or Momus references get my wholehearted approval. Have we stopped talking about cheese now? I never got to mention Y Fenni which is a distinctive Welsh cheese made with ale and mustard seeds. In the interest of furthering smut levels here is the tale of the time when I met Alex Higgins. For those who don't follow snooker, Alex Higgins is one of the finest and most distinguished sportsmen of the last twenty years. Alternatively he is an offensive drunk who often terrorises the populace of south Manchester. Judge for yourselves: Here I am, having just enjoyed a night out with some friends. We have caught the 192 bus back to Levenshulme, and have just stopped off at Farooqs for a bite to eat. There is a short drunk slumped over the counter giving the staff a torrent of abuse. For no apparent reason he turns around, looks at myself and my friends and says "You're all clever c*nts", then turns his attentions back to the staff again. Yes, it's the former snooker world champion himself. Next he hails a taxi by staggering out of Farooqs and into the middle of the road where he stops and sways from side to side. When a taxi does stop he comes back in to collect his food, and asks us if we want to share the taxi with him. We decline his kind offer and he disappears into the night. Next week: I turned down dinner with Bernard Hill Kevan The Bourgeois Slug *********************************** chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickclick.com http://www.chickmail.com *********************************** +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+