-----Original Message----- From: punch drunk <paiku@hotmail.com> To: sinister@majordomo.net <sinister@majordomo.net> Date: 02 April 1998 10:25 Subject: Re: Sinister: Fun for the Family!

No one really knows me as i've been lurking, but i share your 15ness ;) I'm Sarah, and i reside in Canada, for those wondering who i am and what i want, there's one of your questions answered anyway (evil laugh). I like the part about you being nice and turning someone into a Belle and Sebastian fan, I'm porud of myself today as I have done that as well, with my friend Elspeth. My goal is to make a new fan every day. So far the head count is (ahem) 1. :D

Me and bethey are getting on quite well - bethey was in HMV (a cd shop for those who don't know) the other day with her friend and bethey put her foot down and said "You *will* buy If You're Feeling Sinister *now*", instead of what she was going to buy (some 'indie-rock' nonsesne, I should expect). We are planning to do the same on Saturday for another one of her friends. I think we're collectively up to about 9 conversions, which is quite good, given what we've got to work with. All this being fifteen stuff is quite exciting, but bethey's sister Eleanor has bought her own copies of Lazy Jane and Sinister and she is 12 or 13 (I can't remember which). However, she's not on the list and is still partial to bit of Natalie Imbruglia etc., so she only half-counts.

How many others here have scouted out potential B&S fans? I love when that happens, when i find someone else who's at least open to bands like them, it's rare around me. My fellow students like such tosh, they think I'm from another planet when i rip out my discman and headphones. Oh dearm its 4:26am sleep time, sarah

What people like Rod Begbie don't understand when they say

In my considered opinion, da Spiceys ROOL! is that people our age and below genuinely like the Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys etc like we like B&S, whereas people like Rod only like them as a joke. It is a joke, isn't it? It must be. It can't be true.

Adrian Evans mailed me privately and I now apologise profusely for saying that those over 20 wouldn't remember pigeon street. I'm very very sorry. Right, I think I'll go now. jon g. Chairman of the Fifteen Year Olds Taking Over Sinister List Campaign (FYOTOSLC) jon.g@btinternet.com - http://www.btinternet.com/~jon.g/

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B is for Bethy and Jon, who've only just turned fifiteen,

(jon hides embarassedly)

me and bethey were just saying how exciting it will be next time we go to a B&S gig, all you lot (all you grown-ups) that are there are going to know exactly who we are and they will come pick on us.

Did anyone notice us at the sunday matinee in Manchester? we felt like everyone was looking at us cos we were so small, but I don't know. The best bit was when we collected our tickets from the credit card bloke and I had to explain to him that it was my Mum's credit card - it was more than slightly amusing.

Anyway, while we were getting our tickets, the girl on the front of Dog On Wheels was standing at the desk. I got really excited about this, but I don't think bethey was so thrilled. Anyway, just in case you were wondering, there is another 15 year old on the list. Her name is Katrina also - alkl6163@emirates.net.ae . She sits next to me in assembly at school and I introduced her to B&S, which was nice of me.

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