Okay new member here. please indulge me as I'm still struggling to find my way round this intricate technology based stuff..... Tag (Hi Tag!) has instigated a constant stream of movie related postings and I'm shocked and surprised that no-one has mentioned "Gregory's Girl," possibly the most B+S film of all time. (Again apologies if this has been discussed and is nestling in an archive somewhere.) If you haven't seen it its by Billl Forsyth, who also went on to make "Local Hero"(also wonderful) and some very strange thing with Robin Williams as a caveman(Erm...) Anyone with a passing interest in shy Scottish boys coming to terms with unrequited love and finding beauty in the mundane (all of you I hope) should be watcing this religously. It also introduces the brain numbingly gorgeous Clare Grogan, who was the first crush of every hormone riddled pasty lad of a certain age (including Ritchie Manic apparently) . Basically the most elegant, awkward, sublimely funny film ever made... On the subject of sad songs the one that always does for me is "My man's gone now" by Nina Simone. The first time I heard it was at a friends party where I'd decided to bring a scratchy old vinyl copy I'd found in a car boot sale instead of a bottle of wine (cheaper and I'm a bit of a music fascist at parties). Anyway being such polite hosts they put the album on straight away (unlike some people, still haven't heard that Rutles album David..) as the party progressed the wine flowed, more people arrived and evrything was going swimmingly....... until the album (Nina sings the blues by the way, sorry) reached the part of "My man's gone now" where Nina screams "OOOLLD MAN SOORRROWW!" at which point the room went deathly quiet and everyone swivelled there heads and just stared at the speakers unable to believe that such a noise could come from a human throat. Anyway my friend Sarah had just split up with her boyfriend and she ran out into the garden to weep uncontrablly and I had to choke the odd one back myself. Incredibly sad, incredibly beautiful and the most raw, naked howl of pain ever to be recorded......... The other one that always gets me is "Atmosphere" by Joy Division............just because. Can I also just say that B&S can't play scrabble for toffee! Love all, Rory ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------