Hi All, Went to see The Lollies & Camera Obscura at Strange Fruit last night. Embarrassed myself first by thinking it was sold out (but I was in the queue for downstairs!) Not as packed as last time in the end. The Lollies took some stick but they were quite sweet. There was some jocular debate as to whether they sucked or not. Camera Obscura were excellent, even better than I expected. I don't know much about them as I only saw them once two years ago & they were pretty different then anyway. The things that made a particularly strong first impression were a couple of the songs (80's Fan & Swimming Pool) & the lead guitarist. There was a Sinister couple of rows at the front: Big Gay Mark, Ally, Lucy, Carey, The Pinefox, Le Troussé, Elena, Elena's mate whose name I can't remember, Sally, Geoff, Suzie & Richard. Also peresent were Lixi, Carsmile, Chris & Neck Dastoor. As usual, apologies to anyone I've omitted. Details fans may be interested in a description of Camera Obscura's seriously solicitous soundman, who strangely received more autograph requests than the band. Freckled arms of sex at first covered by a checked blouson, later half revealed in a striped short-sleeved United States Postal Service (?) shirt. Also sporting the trousers from a dinner suit with those satin ribons down the side seams. I guess that elasticated bit at the back of the waistband helps get the necessary proper snug fit. The ensemble completed by Doc Martens (according to Lucy) I hope Stuart wasn't too embarrassed humping the gear off the stage as DJ "Chest-01" Casarotto played Electronic Rennaissance & the room jumped about. There's Too Much Love got an airing later but I think he was safely hidden backstage by then. I guess everyone danced all night like soul boys but I had to leave at 1 a.m. to go home. In the car I thought about Pop Kids & so did The Pinefox. Strange Fruit's music policy is described as "Off-kilter indie". Ask Lucy whether off-kilter is an adjective or a noun ;) Love, David Moore Chelmsford, 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+