Quick message, no heady discussion or elaborate arguments. 1. Thank You to ALL of You, meanies included, who sent me private messages to state how they felt, and what Belle & Sebastian mean to them.I haven't had such impassioned email since Lord Knows When.. 2. If you've not heard the new album, and you don't plan to download any clips or songs until the album is actually thrust upon the public, I've come to agree, it just makes good sense to NOT read ANY review, until you've had sufficient time to make up your own mind. I direct this comment to ESPECIALLY those among us who are very, and I MEAN VERY sensitive to this issue. Not to poke fun, but one lad recently wrote to me to say he felt "inferior" for not hearing any of the new album yet, and that I should keep my reviews to myself. If you don't care to know how one feels about the new release, DON'T READ THE REVIEWS. It's that simple. For those of you who've heard some of the new stuff, please, by all means, comment and comment away! 3. I thought it proper to formally introduce myself. My name, as most of you now well know, is Jarrod San Angel. I'm 23, married to a wonderful lady named Shermeen, living in Pasadena, Ca., and have listened to B&S since IYFS first came out. I love B&S with all my heart, and think only the best of them. Other musical interests include, naturally, The Smiths, Morrissey, Momus, Beck, Looper, Smog, The Ladybug Transistor, Magnetic Fields, Cafe Tacuba, Cesaria Evora, Marisa Monte, Edith Piaf, Madredeus, Aterciopelados, Radiohead, REM, Pink Martini, Gene, Suede, The Cardigans, Luna, Portishead, Morcheeba, Stereolab, and a whole hatful of indie bands, classical composers, and world music. Nice to meet y'all. Jarrod San Angel ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+