Before Jules spills the beans, I might as well admit it... I found my way to the B&S gig in Preston. Whe-hey! it was absolutely fantastic! they did a lot of songs from fishyclap but I didn't mind because I don't have that album so it was a pleasant change. They did many others but none of you will be interested in a set list, suffice to say they did, "My girls got miraculous technique" which is a twee hum-dinger of a song, and it served to remind me that I am quite pissed off that they say it will not be on the next E.P. because it is GRATE. They were really relaxed, I think, I presume Isobel always looks that sweetly bored, and Stuart seemed to lighten up after the first few songs. Chris didn't get quite a few notes on JD but it was still nice to hear it. If anyone found it really annoying that someone in the standing section near the middle KEPT TAKING PICTURES I'm very sorry, but I wanted at least one of all the band members and Isobel kept sitting down between songs so I had to resort to taking some during the songs. All the music was really tight, apart from a mistake form the keyboard guy (I forget his name, he's on the cover of bwtas) but that was funny anyway. I'd now like to redeem myself by stating that I have not been winding you up all this time, my "previous engagement" was cancelled which I found out on wednesday morning. I contacted a sinistery in Sheffield, fixed myself a lift (thanks, Chris and Rchard, and it was nice to meet you, Katie)and reserved my ticket late afternoon, so it was all tres exciting. So now, for those of you who don't know but are afraid to ask (and I know you're out there, I was once in your position), here is some info on the merchandise you CAN'T buy over the website: T-shirts-£12-burgundy with outline of man and women in light blue. Very cool, I now have one. Blue with fluorescent pink car outline. White with fishyclap picture Mouse mat-£5-with red bubble writing B&S and sillustration style woman. Mug-around £5- same as mouse mat but green. badges-set of four-£2 Posters-set sets of 4 (if that makes sense) -£6-each set has 2 album and 2 E.P. pictures.See end of post for appeal... I'm afraid that's all I can remember but I think it covers most. There are also the shirts and patch you can get online. Brian Appleton: very funny. I saw him support himself (John Shuttleworth) and it was better then, I think he needs a slightly longer show and he also had slides etc. but the songs were still hilarious, "so we say, thankyou Brian for your contribution!" Time to go and put up my posters now, which reminds me: SINISTER APPEAL: the slightly irrate woman at the merchandise stand gave me the wrong set of posters. So if any sinisterbite could find it in their hearts to buy me the other at any other gig, I will love you forever (and also pay you back). Details: I would like the set with BWTAS, Dog on Wheels, something something something Seconds of Light and IYFS. (I was given the set with tigermilk). Please please please... someone e-mail me off list and offer, I can then ask one person who replies and not be expected to pay half the list members for the same posters. I will send a cheque for £6, the cost of postage and also a small token of my appreciation on receiving the posters.Thakyou. Bye bye, well-chuffed-corduroy-boy Tom +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+