Well, it looks like I was a bit too late with my master plan to change my name by deed poll to Phillipe (2 Ls, 1 P) in order to get some crush votes from people that can't spell. Maybe next time. A bus story: I was on the top deck of a double decker in Manchester with my ex a few years back, when it approached the bus stop under the bridge by the BBC (the exact location is irrelevant, but I thought anyone familiar with Manc would appreciate the attention to detail). Anyway, sitting in the gutter was a plump, speckled pigeon. Guess where this is heading. "Fly!" we thought, hoping that our brainwaves would cut through the ether and prompt the little boid. As the bus neared, we lost sight of the creature, owing to the fact that we were on the top deck of the bus and the floor was less than transparent. Nevertheless, it seemed that everything was fine: we hadn't felt the bump of pigeon under wheel, nor heard the screams of little-old-lady-spattered0with-pigeon-blood. The bus began to pull away. There was a slight breeze. A flurry of feathers wafted out over Oxford road. We were sad (at least, until we got to Holland & Barrett in the Arndale, and I treated myself to some fine Panda liquorice comfits, mmmmm). In accordance with honey's wishes, no bands listed without good reason: I would therefore like to suggest that you all buy stuff by British indie combo "The Sweeney". Very upbeat, indie-pop in a good way. Great lyrics - more than a little cynical (songs like "Shut Up!" and "Fish Face" - the latter about David Mellor and his ilk). Here's the crunch though; if they got a good festival gig, they'd become big (in the same way Dodgy managed it). ATM they're relatively small fish, despite two great albums (especially the first, "Pop Gun" - high in my top ten of all time greats). A friend of mine spoke to the drummer the other day, and was told that they're thinking of calling it a day if the next EP doesn't sell well. They're a great band (a 3 piece) and this would be a tragic loss to the pop world. So I implore you: check out "Pop Gun" if you can (though you won't find it in most shops), then buy it, then see them live, then tell your chums. Their record company is at www.rotator.com (or maybe .co.uk) if you want to know more. Finally, some smut: I occasionally fantasise about finding a woman who will let me construct a little bastion of Pez bricks around each nipple, only to nibble them off again. Actually I've never fantasised about that, but I think I might start. B&S Content? I sincerely hope they are. Xav -- xav@compsoc.man.ac.uk http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~xav "It hath whirred into life" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+