Harumph. I was right, they do tendto skip our nation's capitol. I don't blame them, but it would be nice to be able to see them... And now while I'm in delurk, I might as well post something cute I heard the other day in Georgetown (D.C.). I was in Urban Outfitters when they started playing "Is it Wicked not to care" and I commented to a friend of mine... anyway, another girl was like, "woah, they're playing belle and sebastian!" and then, all of a sudden I was hearing little murmurs of "belle and sebastian" through the store. So my little obscure obsession from ninth grade is now a cult following. Not that I didn't know that, Sinister is a cult.. ("peculiarly deranged fanbase") but now I know that in case B+S ever decides, for any reason, to come to Washington, I've got a lot of competition for tickets. Oh yes. ~maryam </end pointless story> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Gassan" <gassan@history.umass.edu> To: <sinister@missprint.org> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:48 AM Subject: Sinister: American tour dates.

Hello, all ---

I've never posted here before ... and I'm insomniac at the moment, so this should be a good time to ramble about myself, but I'm feeling a bit shy to do so. So, instead, I'll talk about some Very Cool Stuff Indeed.

Yes, B&S concerts in America.

Bliss, bliss: I have two tickets to the Boston show on May 4th (*one day before my birthday!) ...

Ticketmaster lists tickets for sale:

(http://www.ticketmaster.com/cgi/artist1.idc?actname=BELLE_AND_SEBASTIAN&Maj orCATID=10001&MinorCATID=60)

May 4, Boston, Orpheum Theater May 10, Detroit, State Theater

And then there's this band, "Belle and Sabastian," that's playing in Upper Darby, PA:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/cgi/artist1.idc?actname=BELLE___SABASTIAN&MajorC ATID=10001&MinorCATID=52

... but tickets for that are not on sale yet. Probably because they can't spell the damn thing.

Oh, and the tickets I got in Boston last night are in the orchestra

section

right next to the stage! so I can get up and walk five steps to gaze worshipfully up at Our Heroes.

Blissfully (albeit $25+$7.40 "convenience fee" each lighter),

Richard.

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