Hello Sinister. I was only 14 when the last ever Mark & Lard Graveyard Shift was broadcast, but I'd been into it for a couple of years, and was sad to see it go. They finished the show with Tindersticks' "Tiny Tears" (a great record - if you haven't already got it, go get it), shivers ran down my spine, and then they were gone. Tonight, the legendary Evening Session went the same way. Although I hadn't really listened to it for a couple of years, I thought I'd better listen to the last ever one - a bit like going to the funeral of a distant relative with whom you've lost touch - because once upon a time I adored that show. Like a doddery old relative, the ES had, for my money at least, gone a bit senile in the last couple of years, obsessed with any band that began with "The", but when I came to pay my respects tonight, it was fucking wonderful. Everything that the ES has ever got me into was there, from Britpop to hip hop; Lamacq ended the show with Supergrass' Alright (another great record), shivers ran down my spine, and then he was gone. So yeah. All hail the ES - I'm sure I'm not the only person on this list who's sad to see it go. Having (albeit indirectly) had a go at bands that begin with "The", I must say that I am quite taken by the Libertines' single. I haven't a clue what it's called, but I've heard it five or six times now and it's great. It just needs a big brass section, and then it'd really be one of the great Britpop singles. Anyway... I forgot all about B&S on Peel last night, which was really quite annoying. I only managed to tune into the last bit of Get Me Away From Here, and then I caught the new Christmas tune and the frankly brilliant Twelve Days of Christmas. Does anybody have a copy they could share? Aside from the final ES, I've been listening to The Divine Comedy all day, in particular "A Short Album About Love". I'm currently in that all-too-common predicament of unrequited love - in fact it's a crush I've had for best part of a year - and "Everybody Knows (Except You)" has been remarkably theraputic. It's the nearest thing to how I actually feel. love, Asm.x P.S. Whatever Happened to EE Fumblings? Is he still with us? ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy" - Mandy Cohen _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+