Atlanta Setlist: Expectations Step Into My Office, Baby Wrapped Up In Books Lord Anthony I'm A Cuckoo Women's Realm Travelling Light (which is *not* on the album, though it was on advance promo copies. At the Durham show they announced it as a "Future B-Side.) Beautiful You're Just A Baby An instrumental from Mick Cooke which sounded like a surf tune The Stars Of Track and Field You Don't Send Me Asleep On A Sunbeam String Bean Jean If You Find Yourself Caught In Love Dog On Wheels Judy and The Dream of Horses Roy Walker Sleep The Clock Around Encore: Get me away from here, i'm dying I wrote down the Durham setlist but now I can't find it so perhaps someone else will come through with that. It was a lot more similar to their first show which was kind of disappointing (as in the past they've been fairly different). They played Dirty Dream #2 instead of String Bean Jean, Slow Graffitti instead of Lord Anthony, Dear Catastrophe Waitress, Mike Piazza, and then She's Just A Baby For The Encore. Instead of Mick Cooke's instrumental, they had a guy from the audience come up and sing Like Dylan In The Movies which was the most comical Belle & Sebastian moment which I've ever experienced. He looked as if any moment he was going to dive off of the stage into the audience to crowd surf. Afterwards, Chris Geddes admitted that he meant that he had wanted someone from the audience to come up and sing a NON b&s song - like the Rolling Stones. At which point the audience tried to get Beans to sing a non B&S song. It didn't happen. He only teased us about how the only song he knew was "Santa Goes To The Ghetto." It was again requested when there were technical difficulties with the drum set but alas we were denied once again. At the Atlanta show there were a lot of requests for "Pocketbook Angels" and later Stuart Murdoch said those who shouted out for it were "cheeky devils". He then seemed kind of bitter that his own record label would release a bootleg of it and said something to the effect that now they're never going to release it. Slumber Party opened both nights and weren't so fantastic. The drummer looked as if she were auditioning for a part in Lost In Translation. You could almost see her muttering, "I'm lost. I'm confused. What's the point in - snare to the top hat to the drum - life?" The lead singer has to be a former president of her high school's Future Christian Athletes club who makes her own shirts and the bass player looked as if she was about to ditch her girls at any second to break out into some angry Sleater Kinneyesque stylings. If that ensemble weren't depressing enough, the lameness of their lyrics pushed them over the edge: Me: Did she just sing, "At night, I like to go to bed"? Jay: Well, ya know, some people do. I kept wishing we could just tuck them in already and call it quits. However, then Belle and Sebby came on and they were fantastic. A lot better than when I've seen them previously even though there were a couple of technical difficulties at each show. At the Atlanta show, Stuart said that he could hear a radio station coming through and there was a woman with a breathy voice singing so he was going to then sing the next song in his imitation of her. (I believe it was Stars of Track & Field). Very funny. He also didn't do a request shouted out because he said he was having trouble with his throat and so wasn't doing some of the songs which required him to break out the high voice. However, they played Slow Graffiti at Durham and it was absolutely beautiful. It alone made the show. Massive thanks to both Jays for letting me crash at their place and for going to the show, even if Jayward ditched me for an indie scarf wearing skank and left me to watch the show alone while standing next to a couple of girls who mistook convulsing spastically for dancing and behind a lass who mistook a cloche as something which should be worn with a zebra print design and made her look like Encyclopedia Brown. He's still the most darling boy ever. GayJay was a complete doll and let me sit in on the interview that he did with part of the band which was so much fun. We were hoping to get to talk to them for about 15 minutes but we chatted with Richard Colburn for close to an hour (though only 17 minutes of that was recorded) and it was the only interview they did. It was aired unedited last night on WXDU (http://www.wxdu.org/). I have to wonder if you can hear me choking in the background when Jay asked about why there are no masturbation references in the latest releases. Richard Colburn is so adorable though. How did I not notice him before? He's so nice and gingery. Um, the meatup was a lot of fun as well even though there was more meat than meet. Lots of Chapel Hill hipsters but not so many sinisters. It was a cozy little cookout and seemed very suburban - I felt as if I should be there with my husband named Mitch or something. I missed Damon but otherwise it ruled - and not just because I ended up back in Jay's bedroom with a cute boy named Ben and a copy of The Basic Eight either. xo, Ll _________________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to anyone on your contact list with MSN Messenger 6.0. Try it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. 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