Kenny wrote:

I just went to have a quick look at the sinister homepage, and I found it has been updated with the update about todays happening telling me something about possible relocation of the list.

Yes, I'm moving the mailing list to Alaska. You will all have to wear red underwear and speak in Estonian to use it, and if any message doesn't contain with word "Tobleronesqe" it will automatically be rejected by the mail server software I'm afraid. It's a bug. There's twice as many of you juicy succulent heart-achingly beautiful listees as there was a bit ago when I was having palpitations. But you're all worth it. So I'm exploring some options to relocate the mailing list to somewhere without quite the same pants-down embarrassment possibilities for me and looking at a few kind offers from people. If I do move it, don't worry, you'll hardly know, and I'll make sure it stays completely independent, because that's the point. You won't even have to move your coffee table. With so many mails I have too much to natter about here for my fingers to keep up with - but I've got to say thanks to Reid for the fabulous email about the Athens gig and his subsequent street-based shenanigans. Can we have more of these gig reports? Me and Splat would like that. I'd also like to add that I'm now dying to hear the band's paean to the 70s parka, Lord Anthony, but I couldn't possibly condone anyone taping it live, especially if they sent me a copy. Someone nice from Ireland asked about France Gall and a few people like Xavier replied - just to back that up, get the 4CD set if you can, it's fabulous (CDs 2 and 4 make me go gooey), and if not I'd get the LP "1968" - didn't Peter Miller mention this as one of the things he didn't buy? Tsk. Someone else tsked too, about an offer to pay over the odds for a tape on the list. I'm sorry to be a sulky thing but he/she was right, please keep this list squeaky clean for my sake and don't mention cash unless it's to cover stamps, tapes or sexual favours. Carrick - yes I believe it IS "our Oon" on Blueboy's LP - isn't that nice? She did their hair for the video. Dukey mentioned Blueboy in his book which I also now have in my grubby hands. It's a poptastic cornucopia of pop packed from cover to cover with popness and popticity. His knowledge of The Partridge Family's early years knows no bounds. Stuart G - tall and splendid you may be, but I think you're wrong about the Century of Elvis debate. It all took place on this list not the embryonic Coolist I think - look for "broccoli" in the search engine and you'll find it, and maybe spell it wrong because I never can get the hang of it. Vegetables? Pah. Sorry to everyone in the US for that display of the best of british from the computer hijacker - you know we love you really. Please don't go and take it out on the alleged offender though as suggested - we'll only risk another mail to the list. I'm in help-mum-with-the-washing-up mode so here's another one from TFertig3@aol.com:

In the press photograph (where they're all sitting in rows) on the B&S jeepster page, who is who? Every picture I see of them, they look different!

We've done this before, but I bet it's tricky to find in the archives. Select (December) in their interesting four-page B&S spread actually do the kind favour of picking it apart for you and naming names for us in the UK - none of them look much like them but if it's helpful to anyone... Stuart David's at the back making bored poo-poo noises, then there's Stevie and Chris copying his maths homework, then Isobel and Sarah, then Mick thinking about what he's having for his tea, and then Stuart reading Ezekiel and the top of Richard's head. Finally you're all deeply loved and those shoes really suit you. Please keep on being good and cuddly while I'm poorly, remember to keep the list special and help it by thinking what you post before you send it, and try sending fewer big mails rather than loads of little ones (it matters), and generally have a nice time, ok? We're going to have a competition next week for anecdotes of the form "I sang songs to Andrew Lloyd-Webber in ... and he ..." and because FunkySeb's made me giggle in bed this morning, he will win. Honey xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+