Sinister: After filling my fat face

[Reid Dossinger]

Odds and ends, as usual.  I just got back from a three-day feeding binge
to the very interesting (things have picked up a bit) pile of digests
and was pretty entertained for the first time in a long time.  Is anyone
else beginning to tingle with excitement for the new EP?  Man, I can't
wait.  I'm setting up a tent beside my mailbox on Dec 7 and I'm not
moving until it gets here.

I picked up the copy of Magnet that has the two page article on B&S
(mostly an interview w/ Richard)...aside from the paint-by-numbers intro
(I'd give my right arm of sex for an article about B&S that doesn't
mention the word "shy"), it's really good and very informative, for
once.  I'll transcribe a few of the details to the list when I get a few
minutes tonight or tomorrow unless someone sends in an objection.

Bill Moss wrote:

> what istrument is playing in the the begining of 'if you're feeling
> sinister?' it's the one that fades in and out - is that a pedal steel,
> slide or cello? and who are those kids?
>
Ooh, I checked those fancy-ass new archives for this, and it wasn't in
there (although I think Katrina and/or David wrote something about the
kids a while back).  So, an answer: If I'm not mistaken, that's an
electric guitar using the simple but incredible trick of strumming a
chord with the volume down at 0, and then slowly turning the volume knob
up and then back down, creating a beautiful swell effect.  The bassist
of the band that I used to be in did this all the time.  I never
objected.No one else but Brad could have written:

> speaking of daring, i
> watched a g.g. allin documentary today and he, among other things,
> crapped on stage, licked it, rubbed it on his face and his naked body,
> and threw it at the crowd. that's what i want more of at shows.
>
Stevie did that at the DC show.  Did I forget to mention that?  Sorry.
It was during the break in Sleep the Clock Around, when I had my glasses
off.  And was drunk.  And was watcing the GG Allin documentary.

> I can also make most of you dead jealous by letting you know we got a hold
> of the promo copies of the new EP this week, icky brown cover and all.
>
Brown?!  BROWN?!!!  When the hell did this happen and why wasn't I
notified?!  The last I saw on the Jeepster site it was orange.  Orange.
I know orange when I see orange, mister, even if I can't rhyme it. Did
they change it?  If they did, I'm disappointed.  I was going to get an
extra copy and tie it to a piece of string.  Then I was going to hide in
alleys and when a Smiths fan mistook it for Louder Than Bombs, I was
going to yank it up and then laugh at the poor Smiths fan: "Ha ha!  It's
not Louder Than Bombs at all!  It's Belle and Sebastian!  They're
totally different!"  This would have entertained me for hours, but I
can't do it if it's brown.  <sigh>

You see though a goldfish bowl,
    Reid





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