One cannot help but feel that there would be no need for promotional picnics had no one betrayed the sacred mandate handed to them by the very heathen masses who are least fooled by the thin veil of illusory Brit-tastic power and vulgar oppulence on display, thanks to Babylon's earthly emissaries, pushers of pop...we trust in pop when the flood begins, the Lord shall roar and then... Whoops! Sorry about that. I've been reading about Pol Pot and listening to Mister Yabby You at the same time. I applaud Big Stu's decisionn to resist the temptation of paying full price for a mini album, despite the rather attractive "featuring players from Belle and Sebastian" sticker. Players? That's reggae talk, isn't it? I like the sleeve notes best. I wonder if the old dog likes it? Too few records are dedicated to animals. Today is the big day. The Glasgow picnic. I enjoyed Christopher's directions very much, took me right back. I didn't know The Lost Chord had branched out. Used nuddy mags used to be the preserve of the Barras, requiring a Sunday slog at least once a month to stock up. I bet it'll be a fantastic picnic. Who's sponsoring it? I wonder if it'll be better than the London one? Of course, we don't want to start up any pointless rivalries again, like last year, but I reckon it's a foregone conclusion. And I agree with whoever said we won't tolerate any of this old fans are better than new fans business. Oh no. I like the Select article much more with photos and memorabilia. All those Johnny Come Latelies in their TWATTYBUS t-shirts, and only one person in the vastly superior yellow and green bus design. Pah! Kids today! No wonder Duke prefers appreciating the music as an individual. After the excitement of the Roddcam, I thought it would be all downhill. But nothing, no nothing, can compare to the thrills on offer at Splat's Going to Bowlie page. I'm a regular visitor. Apparently there's going to be merchandise available too! I hope Splat takes note and sets up a stall selling her own widdle to make the chalets a real home from home. lots of love, Sister Disco of the Immaculate Contraption +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+