'Morning Sinisters I thought I'd sent this email on Friday, but it hasn't shown so I guess something went wrong... I hope this email doesn't read like it's the second time I've written it. I think I started out by saying that I seem to living in a Belle and Sebastian world at the moment - everywhere I turn there is another reference. And no, I don't care a jot! They *do* deserve it. I'll go so far as to say I think DCW is the strongest album yet, and I don't know how I lived without Stuart's marvellous vocal twists and key changes in stonkers like 'If she wants me', If you find yourself...' and 'Stay loose' - it's like he's reborn! On that note, I'd like to transcribe a text message exchange I had recently with my friend Dave, who lives in Glasgow. It all began with the usual 'how r u?' and 'can't w8 2 see you @ xmas' stuff, then this: Dave: guess who was in my kitchen drinking tea? Stuart Murdoch from Belle and Sebastian Me: What?! Really? how? HOW?! Dave: and he invited me out to a posh italian restaurant. had to decline of course, football was on the telly but told him another time Me: You did WHAT? Are you MAD? Dave: Nah, [name withheld to protect the innocant] my flatmate from brittany is translating a song into french for him and I reckon he's trying to get into her pants Me: [faint] So there you have it. A new, french B&S song? Our Stuart in alleged tea-drinking/chat-up scenario? Dave (the Rave - as he's known) in I'd-rather-watch-the-footie shock?! I call him a fool for declining the kind offer of dinner, but I'm not surprised: he really does love the 'Gers. Last time I tried to post this, I also added a bit about 'Piazza, New York Catcher' possibly containing references to John Fowles' 'The Collector' (I will be your Ferdinand and you may wayward girl etc), but I'm not quite as sure about that as before. Anyone have any better ideas? 'Fans only' comes out today and I *still* don't have a DVD player - argh! See you in Richer Sounds Lorraine x _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+