If you want to participate you need to send the following information to me by Tuesday November 25 to Laura@specsappeal.net (please do not just hit reply. This address is just like a pair of Kenneth Coles - flashy but quite unreliable): *Your Name *Your Full Address (of where you will be at Christmas time) * The number of presents you would like to send out (since it will correspond with the presents you will receive) * Whether you have a preference of sending to someone inside your country or not. Foreign mailing can get right pricey and I have great respect for you cheap bastards out there. If geography makes no difference, then there's no need to mention anything. However, please note that this only works if you live in a place where there will most likely be lots of other Sinisters. I hate to break your heart but you're probably the only one on here in Anartica. *Please, please, please put "Sinister Christmas Present Exchange" (or something to that effect) in the subject line. I get a lot of spam. I'd hate to curl up to my computer late one night in the thoughts of going through all my new porn links just to get a pesky christmas exchange e-mail instead. *If you gave a present last year but did not get anything, please tell me this. If you were suppose to get more than one present presents (as you gave more than one), please let me know who the people you did get from are. Read below (#5) for why. As soon as possible, I will send you a reply saying that I have gotten your information. Thus, if you don't hear back from me fairly soon you'll know that something has gone awry in the matrix. After I get everyones' information, then all of your names written on individual scraps of paper, a sedated gray cloche, and I shall all play Chuck Woolery and match everyone up with a partner. (I'll be doing the matching this year as last year I had Miss Maddie Minx to help me.) By the first of December, your day shall be brightened with the sparkling correspondence from me telling you who that lucky sinister kid you're giving to is at which point you should then whip out the crazy glue, pipe cleaners, and your pet ferret to devise a Christmas present that should wow anyone. As this is my gazillionth year organizing this I'm more or less copying what I posted in years prior. However, there is one new addition for those who participated before (see #5). For those who aren't familiar with this activity: 1. This is just for those who wish to participate. It is by no means required nor are there any requirements - meaning you can still be in the nursery, only flit around in #sinister, or be embittered and wasting away in ILE all the time and have just in a moment of nostalgia and dementia tainted haze have wandered back to your ole' stomping ground. 2. In the words of the Greek chic who set this shindig up a few years ago - "This is not restricted to just people that celebrate Christmas. It just happens to help the spirit of exchanging presents so other people that don't celebrate Christmas are very welcome!" Well, it was in those words except for less capitalized, a flagrant disregard for grammar, and way too many exclamation points than I can use without getting nauseous. Oh and the Greek cheek is Joanna and she rules even if she thinks it's ok to deny our list with her posts. 3. It's really up to you as to what kind of gift you give - as it can be anything from something you made to a mix to your favorite book (guess who will be getting a copy of The Basic Eight, baby!) to a chocolate covered boy (though I would like notification if you plan to give away the latter.) As long as it adheres to the postal code and doesn't involve bodily fluids, I think we'll all be happy - especially the lucky llew who gets the chocolate covered boy. 4. I would like to make a request only to sign up if you intend in actually participating because really my shoulder isn't made for people crying on it because they didn't receive anything even though they sent out a matching set of hello kitty mittens and mufflers. I can't even stress how much I actually sincerely mean that. If you think there's a chance that you might get too involved in exams, work, seducing the neighborhood mall's santa, or family to participate, please don't. We still love you. In fact, we'll love you more if you don't sign up for this when there's that possibility. I know from last year's experience that people get really sad when nothing comes there way after they've put alot into a gift. You really don't want to be responsible for the surprise instantaneous disappearance of a whole pound of chocolate, do you? I mean unless you're a cute boy and it's being used to coat yourself that is. 5. Because of the fact that years prior I've had multiple people complain of not getting anything after they put a lot of trouble forth in sending things out, I'm instituting a new rule. I kept last year's gift assignments so I know who was suppose to give to who. If I know that you signed up and did NOT give as you were suppose to then there will be stipulations before you can participate again. They won't be anything harsh involving slitting wrists and pushups in salt water, but they'll be there. (You will most likely have to give to the person you were assigned to give to last year in addition to a new assignment. Yet, you won't get another gift for the one you were suppose to give last year). I completely understand unexpected things coming up especially around the holidays but I need to start something to help cut back on those shafted. Poor Vee has signed up for this thing three years in a row and I don't think she has gotten a gift one single year. What can I do when something like that happens? The first year I tried to send gifts out to those neglected but I can't afford that, even though I wish I could. So, I hope everyone understands this. I wish I didn't have to do it but it's the best idea I've had to deal with the problems yet. If you have any questions or need to get rid of a large sum of money quickly, please feel free to contact me. xo, Ll PS - Thanks for everyone who has been sending in setlists and reporting back. I love it! Just when I think that I've seen B&S too much to justify ever shelling out so much money for them again - I read another set list where they played Photo Jenny (which I REALLY want to hear live) or Lazy Line Painter Jane (ditto) and I'm like DAMN THOSE BASTARDS! THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING! PPS - Songles Dave heard the interview of Richard Colburn that GayJay did where I corrected Richy in the fact that they had played "This Is Just Another Modern Rock Song" live before. He called me the BILL O'REILLY of B&S journalism! ("No spin here colburn - you played it last year!") That made me laugh like nothing else. PPPS - Cute pictures of Stu after the Atlanta show taken by Jayward (http://www.jaynagyphoto.com/) can be found here: http://www.jaynagyphoto.com/STUTEMP.html PPPPS - Have I mentioned yet that I'm really happy to see the sillustrations back? 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