i don't know if ian being the insightful man (especially when i confide in him so he doesn't have to be) is setting me up on this, but in answer to his question: "and what's the oddest lost thing you've ever found?" i can but offer the lyrics to the rather lovely jam ballad, "English Rose" which of course I'm going to type out for you and not just google "jam lyrics english rose ". really. so errors are all my transcription and not some random lyrics website. looks ok to me though. and no it's not the song i lost (well possibly from my consciousness but never from my sub.) It's the meaning see. it's all in the song: No matter where I roam I will come back to my English rose For no bonds can ever tempt me from she I've sailed the seven seas, Flown the whole blue sky. But I've returned with haste to where my Love does lie. No matter where I go I will come back to my English Rose For nothing can ever tempt me from she. I've searched the secret mists - I've climbed the highest peaks Caught the wild wind home To hear her soft voice speak No matter where I roam I will come back to my English Rose For no bonds can ever keep me from she. I've been to ancient worlds I've scoured the whole universe And caught the first train home To be at her side. No matter where I go I will return to my English Rose For no bonds, nothing and no-one can ever keep me from she So, if you happen to know my inner psyche, which fair enough you don't as I'm only just getting on the closest terms we have managed so far, you might conclude i've had a universe-rearranging time and my paradigms have shifted or something. Either way she is yet to be inducted into the world of B&S beyond me telling her "String Bean Jean is very small, 7-8 years old" [Fact] and that yes she passed the Nick Drake test [a little sad that i may have invented it as a joke, but again the F word applies], and as she likes him, she should like them. i think she has some idea i am a not very good (cause i don't come here often enough) interweb B&S nerdle. That's right someone *might* be coming to the picnic who doesn't know B&S. so no pointing or feeding with slightly mouldy sunblest bread. (#'the children call him Bogey# - remember that any lyric spotters i loved that song but don't tell anyone i still know all the words). talk to her supernice and she'll respond in mandarin. rather than by throwing mandarin oranges at you. i hope. You following this? no, well never mind. come to the picnic on saturday as detailed by Ian Annsummers in the proceeding post http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/latest/msg00031.html and tigermilking EIGHT PM TILL ONE AM IAN YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW and it'll all make sense. http://www.undermybed.org/tigermilking/ and YOU might be doing your virgin dj set at the next tigermilking* well maybe if you've supported a couple of these events. that's how it works see. we all get to play at being cool :) and then give the badge back at the end of the night as it is really rather heavy and onerous, and realise we're actually very happy just being how/who we are thanyouverymuchandgoodnight. except we're djs too now! woopeee. erm sorry. with metta Jim x (who actually doesn't wear any (or own any decent) purple trousers whatsoever at the moment but is well up for any insightful tips form london shopping fashionistas out there) *unless you live a long way away in which case i owe you an apology and possibly a pint as long as you don't all turn up at once. or at all in fact. apart from a couple of you. PS i need football it is officially good for my health. i once got a postcard from Japan a dear friend telling me so. she was right. I don't have one and may not get chance to get one. can anyone provide? i need football. And ian can make up utterly embarrassing stories about me when I'm playing, which i think he'd be rather good at. there's your challenge lad. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+