Sinister: Nobody likes a rumor monger
or a rumour monger as the case may be. Hello you lot: Well, hmm, at the risk of receiving a swift -- and probably well-deserved -- kick to the shin from Mummy I risk making a massive faux paus for help in solving a Looper-related (and by extension a B&S-related) puzzle. The story goes as such: A reputable alternative newsweekly here in Chicago has a curious listing this week indicating that the Flaming Lips are scheduled to play at a place called the Cubby Bear -- a ridiculous sports bar located in the shadow of an organized professional team sports stadium and is more apt to house high-fiving, white-hat wearing former frat boys whose autumn weekends rise and fall on their success betting on American football than mind-bending bits of lovely music. Normally, one would accept these concert listings at face value and think, "Wow! The Lips are coming back! That's great blinking news!" However, the combination of the oddball venue and my already being in possession of tickets for a live "Kids in the Hall" performace that night necessitated further investigation to confirm that the listing wasn't a mistake and to see if it is possible to attend both in the same night. (And to see whether the Lips announcement is a bit of a gaffe and I should instead purchase Elliot Smith tix that go on sale tomorrow for the same night. Spoilt by choice, I know.) OK, after being unable to confirm the news from any other local sources, I tried www.flaminglips.com and there is no official listing there for any shows except for a US tour warm-up show in Oklahoma City in early February, but they promise that official dates would be announced soon and indicated that Looper would be the support. I *know* that everything will be duly reported and such when it is official (there is nothing on the Jeepster site or the Treehouse announcing Looper dates), so I should wait, but maybe we could plead with Jeepster to do a bit of investigative reporting work. scott [to Jeepster]: I know that you can't provide any information directly yourself, but I thought that I could make a statement, put forth a theory, and you could correct me if any of my information is false. Ready? Are Looper supporting the Flaming Lips on an upcoming US tour? Jeepster: [silence.] scott: I'm sorry, Jeepster. Did you not hear the question? Jeepster: We heard it, but you didn't hear us say anything, did you? scott: Ah, no. Great. So, are Looper playing in Chicago on Feb 26? -- and so forth. Leaving that well-constructed fantasy world that insulates me from reality (sorry), this opens up many a can of beans, namely: 1) Does this mean that the new B&S album is completed? 2) What of the B&S tour dates that the Jeepster site says they hoped to do in Feb., March and April? 3) What is the status of the Looper LP that they hoped to release around April? So, now that I infected our list with heresay, is there any reliable information out there? Jeepster? scott. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Scott Plagenhoef sez:
Well, hmm, at the risk of receiving a swift -- and probably well-deserved -- kick to the shin from Mummy I risk making a massive faux paus for help in solving a Looper-related (and by extension a B&S-related) puzzle.
Mummy doesn't kick! She.. caresses your golden locks lulling you into a false sense of security... then puts up another scary bodypart picture... ANYWAY like lightning Stuart who wears the Looper trousers replies and has to say this about Scott's gig conundrum:
we have been asked to support the Flaming Lips on their tour from March 9th till mid april, and just now we're trying to make sure we can afford to do it. we're very keen to, and it's about 90% certain just now.
The new Looper album is out in May.
Also on the subject of PANTS and things that are like PANTS, Erica MacArthur said:
SINISTER - YOUR SLIP IS SHOWING
Clothes. Brilliant, arent they? Well, I certainly think so. Knickers, shirts, trousers, ties....are YOU in fashion? are you one of those hipcats with a short fringe that make me hiss like an angry cat? fear not. I want everything. Pictures, that is - myself and honeydoll are cooking up plans. If 5 of you send me a picture of your favourite item of clothing we're opening a gallery. Don't spoil my fun - get snapping, and mail them to: erica.macarthur@btinternet.com
Can I add: I'd particularly like you to send in pictures of your worst clothes to Erica's gallery too. That jumper with "Sport Is Great!!" written across it that your mum gave you; the crrrrrazy pair of socks with Homer on them you got for Christmas; the undies you got when you were 10 and wear when all the others run out. And when you're sending them to Erica please send in a little line or two of text about what they are, to avoid those embarrassing exchanges such as: "oh X I love your slip-on patent leather shoes, I just bought some just like them!" "um.. actually I put them up as a joke" I can't promise an equivalent to Miss Crush matching up lovers, but wouldn't it be great if someone's worst clothing nightmare was someone else's haute couture? Odds-on it'll happen. Oh and no heads please. Heads are for the other galleries. I've promised Erica if she manages to eek at least 5 separate pictures out of you she can have her gallery :) Right, mummy's going to London for the weekend to see that nice Mr Chris Leonard do his strip act at the Poetry Cafe. So for those of you staying at home on Sinister just be aware that some listee things might have to wait til Monday. Be good and there's plenty of frozen chips in the freezer to eat if you run out of chocolate. Don't watch too much telly and BED BY NINE! Mummy xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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