It's strange how life works. How one mention of one band can rip me away from reclusive pensive thought and can plunge me into a new, entirely active intellectual world. I've known of Belle and Sebastian since 1998,however I never really explored the band in depth. I live in Australia,where B+S, if mentioned, is usually greeted with a quizzical frown. The band is truly underground, spread by word of mouth. At least, where I live. What inspired me to rediscover the band was a quick flash. At work, while we were deciding what CD's to play, I saw a red flash. A girl was flipping quickly through her CD case, deciding what to put on. I was shocked that she was shocked that we were both amazed about knowing Belle and Sebastian. That red flash was Sinister. Now here I am on the Sinister mailing list 3 months on. She apparently found out about B+S from an American guy she dated about a year ago, and I found out about B+S from some British guy I knew. I think that is what makes B+S so unique for me as a band, is that they are not in the public. I've never seen a video clip, I've never heard them played on the radio. I've been to the official websites and found scant information. No real in-depth interviews, no indication of who they really are*. Anyway, that is my experience of B+S, that is my image of them. I'm sure there are a lot of you who would immediately disagree, and I'd be interested to know how you all see them. Even how they see themselves. The posting by Dimitra Daisy (V4 #966) really struck a chord. Her experience of the world is fascinating. Until reading it, I never truly knew that there are people that think in the same way as I do in the world. It was comforting somehow, and altogether "an illusion caused by the world spinning 'round" (F.L. ref.). I liked the way she views change. However what she leaves behind as old is what I begin as new. So hello to all of you, and thanks for at least skimming through my very first entry!

From Ivone (or Ivonski amongst friends).

ivone_rebelo@hotmail.com.au *the exception being Stuart's diary from the band website. Quote of the day: "Freedom is often just a choice of cages" _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+