Sini-stars, My favourite Tube line for announcements is the Circle Line. The voice sounds like a little girl who was forced to speak the names of stations and connections without fully understanding what any of it means. By far the greatest bit is when she says: "Please mind the... GA-AP between the train and the platform" like someone nudged her with a rifle during the recording. I can't believe these recordings were considered usable and that they've been used for as long as I've lived here, so in case they suddenly disappear, as of today I shall be taking my minidisc recorder on the Tube to preserve these aural artifacts for future, puzzled generations. Anyway, let's get topical: Easter A fine four days, despite having to work on saturday, whilst still drunk/very ill from Sally's excellent party the night before. I eschewed further socialising and expenditure by staying in and eating loads. And watching Flash Gordon. Thus becoming the only person in the country not to see The Aislers Set last week. Today, I bought my easter egg, as I don't receive them any more (half price at the Co-Op, Greenwich people...) Klaus Kinski Was amused by Gordon's reference* as I'm reading his autobiography at the moment. Has anyone else read it? It's amazing, like a 'Confessions..' film, but true. (*The film with Nastassja is 'Hotel New Hampshire,' not that I've seen it though) Celebrity stalkers Like Pez, I used to see Johnny/Pete X all the time in Newcastle, too. Then, I used to get followed around London by the singer from Gomez. Then it was Danny Baker. It seems to have stopped now. PJ Harvey came into my work the other day, though. Perhaps she's the latest agent they've sent... Bobby & Larry Living with Bobby the 'cockroach' and Larry the 'frog' has opened me up to the possibility that I have the ability to see things as they really are, like in They Live or The Invisibles, as neither creature resembles their alleged form, to me. Rather, they're freaky space monsters who control our will to consume and conform, in preparation for their masters inheriting the planet.... I'll, er, let you know if the situation worsens... "Who wears the blank badge...?" Mike. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+