Hello. How are you all? I haven't written for a while. Most of you probably didn't notice, which means that Joni Mitchell was lying all along. However, The Pinefox was heard to mutter;

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Point taken. Was there a point? Is there still? If there was, rest assured it will be gone by the end of this post. Nevertheless... It snowed. Then it blowed. Now it's frozed. What I'm trying to say is that it's cold. Spring has yet to, er, spring. But at least my cockles were warmed by David Howie's beautiful attention to details. Details are important. Did someone once say that? I felt I could almost have been seeing the band myself. Perhaps I could have been. I was in the city at the time (I usually am) but am ashamed to admit that I didn't even know the gig was going on. I was too distracted with dashing into coffee-shops (houses?) looking for Nu-Yoikers. Which Nu-Yoikers? ANY Nu-Yoikers. It didn't happen. It rarely does. Someone should write a song about it. Maybe I should write a song about it. No, that would probably be a bad idea. It would never live up to expectations. It would never live up to Expectations. YOU'VE HAD A HARD DISK FOR ME FROM THE START Today, in a fit of anal-retentiveness worthy of SteadyMike (in a good way, of course), I had the notion to list all of my records in a database on my shiny pooter. After inputing 7 Go-Betweens records I got bored and started writing this (see how I shift my boredom onto you?), since I realised that it would probably take about as long as my other recent notion, namely to drink a pint in every single pub/bar/cafe in Glasgow. Ailsa (you remember? No? Oh well...) says we should do it for her hen night. I may well still get round to doing both. As Calumn Shearer once said whilst driving down a side-street with parked cars on either side at 60mph; "I like a challenge". We were in pursuit of a bus. It's a short story. SHE DROVE ME DOWN....TAXI TO WOKING....THEY DON'T COME WITH NAMES ON I thought my luck was in this year, after receiving my first Valentines card in 22 trips around the sun and then getting in to the last Strange Fruit (officially the biggest club upstairs at the Garage has ever had etc) without having to queue in the rain. These may be small things to you, but remember what I said before about details? However, I then find out that when I'm in London next week, Robert Forster is playing a solo gig here in sunny Glasgow. Luckily much of his solo stuff isn't great, but just to see the man again...has-been old hat indeed... However, I will be going to Strange Fruit (officially blah blah etc) again to see The Lollies and some unknown band who Stuart Murdoch is apparently working with called Camera Obscura. Saturday 10th. Upstairs at the Garage. London. You heard about it here last. Oh, and if they ever get round to making a video, I'll be the one with my head up Carey Lander's arse. I may charge a nominal fee to anyone who wishes to stand in for me. I saw a van the other day with 'Struan Rental' on the side; but don't get too excited girls, you can't (as of yet) rent out your favourite pixie-faced musical supremo for a spot of the other. It was just a car/van/minibus hire service. To be honest, I was as disappointed as you are. Let's see what else has been happening while I've been away: IF I WAS A PINEAPPLE YOU'D BE A MANGO Ms Elise mused:

i suppose a nice sensitive boy is what i want...

To which Pinefox replied:

Oh! There must be some kids out there on sinister now for you.

But Pinefox, surely YOU are a sensitive boy? Aren't you? Janitoria:

No one writes songs or books about people who have hurried sex at carwashes.

You've obviously never heard of the work of Mr Jamie Holman. Get thee to a record shop. Vilkas:

I know two things about the Go-Betweens other than 'You should hear them, you'd love'em' is on Molly Ringwald's notebook in sixteen

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candles. Her character had it written big across her notebook.

Is this for real? I only have a vague memory of the celluloid in question. Molly Ringwald and The G-Bs seem at once almost the most unlikely and most perfect partnership. Or do they? Maybe I should pay more attention to this stuff. Rachel:

the go-betweens. if i had to justify my love, it wouldn't be love

You See? Also: "How can we explain the things we love?" - Dawson Leary, Dawson's Creek, tonight. Christiaan:

I like Ree because she has a HOT ASS

Don't say it too loud, or everyone will want one. They already do? Oh. CATCH HER ON THE FLY There was an article today in the Glasgow Herald about Greg Hemphill, the new Glasgow uni rector, with a picture of him and his wife. Strangely, her name is Julie and she bears a suspicious resemblance to her New York Sinister namesake. Collaborating with the enemy, eh? Didn't that used to be a hanging offence? No wonder they won't play DDR with you. *Cyberglam cries Heelan Coooo *Cyberglam giggles Anyway, Genevieve may take some consolation in the fact that he's sort of Canadian (Born here, moved there when he was 3, moved back here at 18) and that he says "I'm prepared for [the hard work]. I wouldn't have taken it on if I didn't intend doing it properly". Still, I do worry about the state we're getting to a man who makes his money by repeating the phrase "Gonnae no dae that" over and over is held in higher regard than the writer of probably the greatest ever Scottish novel. Oh, and some poxy pop star. But that's just my view, disregard at your leisure. I am glad I didn't have to look at a photo of Karen Dunbar's nostrils today instead, though. Carsmile Steve mentioned a band I should go and see in Glasgow, but I've only just read his post. Perhaps if I go along tonight they'll still be there. Did you tell them I'd be coming? Can you believe I added in these words myself? I don't play golf. Goodbye. Alasdair xx _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+