Okay, I really do have some B&S content, but first: People want to ban Harry Potter I caught the NBC national news yesterday and it seems there is a movement (small, but still...) to ban Harry Potter books in schools and such. For those not already members of the Dark Brotherhood of Lucifer (joke kittlings) allow me to explain. Harry Potter books are novels written by a rather charming seeming scottish women by the name of JK Rowling. Anywho, Harry is a young boy going to a school of wizards and goes on many fanciful adventures and so on. The reason for this is...are you ready for it?...these people say Harry promotes witchcraft, drug use, satanism, and so on. All three Harry Potter books are on the bestseller list in top spots. Teachers say kids who have never shown an intrest in reading are picking up Harry Potter books and loving them. Which reminds me that as late as the 1980's the banned-books list still existed in the US, this was a list of books that served as a guide for what was appropriate reading material and including such things as Wizard of OZ, NArnia, Lord of the Rings, Tom Sawyer, Catcher in the Rye (which me Dad proudly proclaims got him in trouble and almost caused him to be expelled for reading it in his sixth grade class), James and the Giant Peach, etc. Sorry, just had to share that, just had to vent a little at the stupidity and small mindedness of people. Let's move on... Belle & Sebastian I have already sung the praise of my college radio station and now I must again. While driving yesterday I was joyed to hear TBWTAS start playing only to become dismayed when it faded out to be replaced by a news program. Then I realized the radio station was using TBWTAS as intro and background music for their news program. Which seems an odd choice for the news and opinion segment but I'm not complaining... Someone at that school must really like B&S, which is fine by me. Jason Andreas wrote:

It might not mean riches and fame, but at least, for the first time in my life, it's made me feel that maybe I *can* be a writer after all!

Christ man!! Congrats are in order!!! I've just started sending stuff off and am awaiting my rejection letters with glee...but to get published at all? Damn fine job sir! It must be a brilliant feeling. Cher must die The funniest thing about Cher...I'm in the mall last week in Sam Gooody looking around when I overhear a trio of A&F girls of about fourteen talking; "You know, Cher's cool and all...but she's like fourty! Isn't that a little old to be starting your musical career?" I about hit the floor laughing as a clerk who had heard what was said tried explaining that she'd been in music for about three or four decades. Poor Hannah, don't worry, I'm sure Cher has been the bane of many a good spirit. I always feel as I've written too much, never sure how much to impart in these non-sensical little ramblings to my sinister brothers and sisters, always feeling my I've rambled on too much. So I'll bid your leave now. Have a sinister night- Jim "And I'm up when the dawn is breaking , even though my heart is aching. I should be drinking a toast to absent friends, instead of these comedians"- Elvis Costello +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+