If this "Ahren" is the same Ahren who once worked at The Gap on High Road, then read on::: One time when I worked there with him, we were folding flannels on the ladies' sale rack when he looked me straight in the eye, licked his lips, grabbed my ass with one hand while the other one gestured wildly in the air to emphasize his declaration that he wanted to "tickle my pickle" and was only going out with his girlfriend (this was 1995) because she "drives a convertible VW Rabbit", and that he hankered for boys like me, and that, like the flannels we were folding, he'd always wanted to "try one on for size." I rebuffed him in no uncertain terms, and he stormed off in a huff to belts & accessories, so I had to do the entire plaid section by myself. Just a word of warning. AND:::: do you think B&S put four songs on all their singles on purpose, as a kind of self-defeating gesture or a "sod the charts" attitude? So they can actually AVOID being chart-toppers? Or is it so they can avoid the possibility of seeing an elligible single not chart so well? Naah, it's probably because they come up with so many sheer masterpieces that they have to stuff their singles or else they'd be releasing one every month. Not a bad idea, either, that. C'mon, B&S. How about a single with one B-side every month? Worked for the Smiths. And you're better. AND:::: People were talking about the Housemartins, and how B&S MUST be fans. It seems so. Wasn't the Housemartins' "Now That's What I Call Quite Good" played a full two times in Toronto as the faithful in-limbo masses wondered whether there would be a show at all? Then "Five Get Over Excited" cuts ominously and wee Chris delivers the bad news. I'm glad I wasn't there; I could never hear that album again without having a terrible sense of defeatist forbodeing and a case of the shakes. AND:::: I had my TBWTAS CD stolen months ago, so I bought another, SO::: does anyone in the US need the case w/booklet? I've now two and don't want to throw the extra away. Only take me up on this if you are really missing your original & have real need for it. How does one get nominated for the Monday poem shenannigans? What is the criteria for the poem? In my CD player: Charles Bukowski, "King of Poets" (home recording, 1970) In my tape player: Buckley V. Valeo (my band) In my heart: Y'all -The Brier +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+