Hi Sinister! I hope everyone is well. I, myself, have a tiny cold. It mostly is affecting my nose and my non-existant sense of smell, so I think I'll live...not that I have a choice - finals are this week. Fun, fun, fun! Anyway, my friends and I met for a "study-group" today at Starbucks. We actually did get some work done, though not as much as would have justified our being there for three hours. Anyway, in the midst of one of our discussions, what song should I hear playing not-so-softly in the background, but Wrapped Up In Books by our very own B&S! My friends thought I was crazy, because all of a sudden I shouted with uncharacteristic enthusiasm, "THIS IS BELLE AND SEBASTIAN!!!" and proceeded to sing along. Needless to say my friends were a bit stunned. That's when one of the girls and I decided to get some over-priced hot chocolate. I asked the woman at the counter who was responsible for the music at Starbucks. It turns out that it's some corporate bigwig who gets to pick the music. They put it on a CD and play it in Starbucks around the country. So the next time you go to Starbucks, you might hear it, too. Anyway, that about made my day. I have to say, though, that I always thought that if I ever did hear B&S in a public place, it would be a record store, where I can actually go up and say hi to whoever chose the music. Like in High Fidelity. I never thought it would be Starbucks. Then again, who does? ("Oh yes, I love this band! Someday, I'll hear them in a Starbucks.") Anyway, I'm bad at ending things (stories, essays, e-mails) so um...this is the end. Just thought I'd share this news with all of you. -Holly __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+