Yeah, thought so. I was trying, with little success it appears, to be somewhat sarcastic. apparently though, this does not translate well into email. David White wrote: As for B&S fans, what difference does it make whether you are a fan who likes them a little bit or a fan who likes them a lot, surely you're still a fan? This kind of music snobbery is disgusting. Surely if you find somebody who likes the same kind of music you should be happy, not immediately want to belittle them for not being a real fan or because they like other bands as well that you might not. I am a fan of B&S, I wouldn't say I was their greatest fan but I like them, just like I like a lot of other bands and other kinds of music, probably bands which rule me out of your so-called "sub-species". ummm. yeah. if you look at my message, the language I use is a little less than serious. especially the "those who REALLY like Belle and Sebastian". that is, as you so astutely and eloquently said, a load of shite. well. i won't be sarcastic from now on. only earnest and logically consistent posts from me. apologies to those who were so deeply offended. Kevin +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+