OK, so if I had to make a completely blind guess, I'd say this new album title comes from a book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of children's favourites Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. Let's examine the evidence: Poor little rich girls - check Rich little poor boys - check Foxies, birdies, ickle creatures - check Crippled friends - check Opportunities for strict nannies, cruel teachers and gout-ridden uncles to say "FYHCYWLAP" - check-a-plenty Mysterious and strangely-behaving characters called Dickon - hold on, am I getting muddled? Alternatively... (Early March. The best band in the world, commonly known as Belle & Sebastian are sitting round the kitchen table drinking tea and dunking malted milk biscuits) Rich: What are those pesky Sinister kidz getting up to these days? Mick: Oh, you know, the usual crap. They're not talking enough about us these days though and it's just not on. Izzywizzy: Well, now the album's FINALLY finished, we can announce the track listing and they can have fun trying to predict what the new songs will sound like and expressing outrage that their favourite ones aren't included. Then we'll be able to spend hours and hours reading about ourselves again. Won't that be nice? By the way, does my bum look big in this? Stevie: Yes, it does. But how can we announce the track listing when we haven't even got an album title? (All pause and stare gloomily into their mugs of tea, pondering stuff. All except for Stu, that is, who gazes in rapture at the fridge door) Chris: Have you seen that French bloke who's always at the Track & Field club in London who looks just like me with very short hair? (he looks up) What's wrong with you, Stu? Stu: Who was playing with the magnetic poetry kit last? Sarah: I think it was wee Karn, back in the days when they came round for tea and malted milks all the time, before Stu D became Too Big For This Band. Why do you ask? Stu: It says "fold your hands child, you walk like a peasant". Folks, I have a cunning plan.... (cue eerie and mysterious music as the other band members turn towards him with puzzled expressions, wondering what on earth he could possibly mean) Did you like the way I gave everybody a turn to speak? Cos it's only fair, like. God, I'm bored... Next time we see Nick D wearing his favourite citrussy jeans, let's all shout out "He looks like a great big orange, Marjory!" cos that might be fun, like. Juicy Lucy -- This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+