Hi There, I found a few other memories of last weekend kicking around in my head that no-one else seems to have covered. About 3 songs into Saturday's gig Stuart was going on about how great it was to be doing a concert in your hometown, when you can wake up in your own bed. The he remembered that he hadn't woken up in his own bed .... & said that it was a good thing that his Mum & Dad weren't there (although his sister would probably tell them) More star spotting: Saturday afternoon we saw Stevie returning from town on the Great Western Road having bought the cow, sheep, Glasgow rock etc. Who was it that said that he was the only band member in the Art School later? (James?) Mick & Bob were there too. At Stabiliser Towers on Friday night we were lucky enough to watch the hilarious Jonathan David video a couple of times (some saw it so many times they no longer considered it lucky ...) The love triangle story is intercut with the band performing the song in costume: Stevie at the piano with Jason King moustache & feather boa, Stuart all Marcel Marceau in whiteface, Mick in a blonde wig (again!), Beans playing melodica in a hat, Oh, I can't remember the rest. When Stuart looks at the girl his facial expression says he wants to EAT her. Stevie's sadness very touching. In Another Place Jordi was asking about The Smiths cover on Friday. I don't know if The Boy With The Thorn In His Side was actually requested or just any Smiths song. Stevie said he knew the chords and he & Stuart sang it although neither could really remember the words. Isobel should have sung it as she seemed to know them perfectly. Er, Saturday's covers. For the sake of good taste & decency I feel I should point out that during the Declaimers song Stuart didn't look too happy & finished it (at last!) saying something like "that's enough of that rubbish" I know I'm being boring but Saturday WAS a fantastic gig. When's the live album coming out, pretty please? This is a cheek too, Nick (hi, great to hear from you again!) having done all the hard work, but I heard 3 minor differences to him in the first song of last night's session, so: SHOOT THE SEXUAL ATHLETE Now I'm in a band people try to make me do things Kiss arses and pay tribute But I'm inclined today to do those things anyway And I don't care who hears it 'Cause I'm a fan of the Go-Betweens A fan of Robert, and I always have been But I like Grant, now that I've met him Because he's charming Of all the stars, and all the would-be stars I'd take him home, to my mum and dad Yeah, he's charming, but he's a trouble-maker too He amuses me greatly I like Lindy and I saw Vickers Pete stole the set list, and the itinerary He wrote my name down as 'Tour Rent Boy' It was hard, but so is life I was making button badges And I had too much time on my hands I coloured them by hand Pere Ubu and the Sugarcubes Kids came in to watch me But Pete & Sean just scorned Just like they scorned Robert But I secretly loved the big guy He dressed like Sherlock Holmes And he fixed us with a quizzative eye Before singing such romances That only the sods trampled underfoot by Thatcher Could appreciate their love Could appreciate their love Someone said it was reminiscent of 80's Lou Reed, but I was put in mind of another Velvet as its spoken a bit like the way John Cale recites The Gift Happy Birthday to the Pinefox! Better go now, Love, David Moore Chelmsford, UK +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+