hello sinister, it's been quite a little while since i posted (two years maybe) but with all this talk of a pregig meetup in belfast i thought i'd chip in. i feel pretty well qualifed to field this one, having practiced my drinking 'hobby' round these parts for some time with tim and ian. i agree with tim about the bot or botanic inn. it's pretty horrible, especially at weekends. the eg is pretty bad too. all the nice bars in belfast are slowly disappearing, turning into upmarket winebars, or being jazzed up but losing all their character in the process. the menagerie is pretty nice, and about the most sinister bar in belfast (and not in a bad way.) but i'm not too sure, there could be a drum n bass night there that night. (there is every second friday) the empire is really good though, and bar twelve which is just across the road. both are just five minutes walk from the union. but i'd definitely recommend the bunatee in the union for the pre-gig meetup. its in the the same building as the venue (its on the same floor too!) and it's recently been renovated and is actually better for it. oh yeah, since it reopened they've had a funk/soul night on fridays, which is pretty good fun and free to boot. i'm not too sure if it'll be on though as it is outside term time. i'll look into it and well, report back. everyone coming should make sure to bring i.d. with them, as the bouncers (or 'disco council', d.c.'s as they're known. no. honestly.)at the union are really strict and you won't get in without it. everyone is checked, so make sure. seamus, i'll see you at the gig, we'll catch up. dublin meetup reunion and all that. is little louise from limerick still on the list? ok, better sign off. its late and better go to bed. have to get up early tomorrow. for the past two days i've been working for a market research company carrying out a survey on cider drinking. i cold call people and ask them if they like cider. most people think i'm taking the piss. love, daragh ps. tim, sorry i've been so lazy. i'll write soon. promise. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+