people, "the time will come in this world when everyone will know someone whose favourite band is belle and sebastian. and then no one will be able to listen to a damn thing" - a variation on lyrics from a song i dont know by a band i dont know. it is on a sinister tape tree tape circa 1998 (or so). to whoever is even slightly organised on this list: please start up another tree. the song always brings a smile to my face on the occasions - few and far between - when i actually get to drive. yesterday was one of them. today was another. 'downsize' practically won our scrabble game. 'down' was already there, as was the e. i cant claim all the credit - my playing partner suggested 'size', i just found a snug fit. triple letter score for the z, 45 points total. it is funny how we go through life assuming things and making things up. like scrabble rules. a blank tile... you dont get however many points the letter you choose is worth, you get none. if you place a word that isnt in the dictionary, you lose your turn. no plurals allowed. things i took for granted for years arent actually correct. i used to score close to 500 with my faux-rules. today, 195 was easily enough to win. last night was the new album's playback at the star+garter. i didnt hear a single new b+s song all night. i did hear plenty of people exclaiming "Camera obscura!" at me though. i was wearing the tshirt so maybe i shouldnt be so surprised. that place is like its own little community, my friend said earlier. if it were an actual community, the lack of diversity might be its downfall but its members' friendliness and taste its saving graces. i would explain what the s+g is but whenever i mention it, you always seem to know anyway. like many of you, i am still undecided about the new album. i havent heard it, i dont know if i want to. and yet, the idea of a new b+s album being in the shops when i wake up tomorrow is exciting. with storytelling, i heard plenty of bad things about it and therefore didnt buy it til a good six months after it was out. i was pleasantly surprised (though not overwhelmed). with dcw, i am hearing good reports. it would be more of a letdown now if im expecting something of value and find that... i just dont like it. but maybe itll become my favourite b+s album ever. when i do finally get around to buying it. if you love the old, live version of lord anthony as much as i do, download it quickly. i tried the other day but found dozens of dcw version and not a single bootleg version. someone stepped in and saved me (thank you) but it was looking hairy for a moment or two. maybe, if we all wish hard enough, one day i'll have the same trouble finding rhoda. an american girl was in my house earlier. before leaving, she took a quick glance into my room. she saw my 3..6..9 poster and maybe my sinister poster too. i know because i heard her sigh. cheerio, chris. ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+