Sinister: Shepherd's Bush - The band speaks

[Karen David]

Dear All at the mailing list

Aah, I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry if you were at Shepherd's Bush 

bush bush bush bush bush bush the other night and had to leave for the tube, 
or if you got fed up hanging around. We were dying to go on! Honestly, Isobel 
had just taken her 43rd piss of the night and saying that if we didn't go on 
in a minute she was going to go home! There was a horibble cycle of everyone 
going to the bog, and all because the drums needed tuning or something. De 
Mouche, the drummer of National Park hits the skins a hell of a lot harder 
than Richard so everything was a wee bit to buggery when we were supposed to 
go on. I think that's the reason. But honestly, we would never do anything to 
piss you off on purpose. But you know that anyway. We got a bit of flack 
afterwards. Some fucking knob from a broadsheet who presumes he can speak for 
you in saying that we walk a fine line with you. What the fuck has he got to 
do with it!

Anyway, I'd like to recount the best bits of the week like Tag did, especially 

for P. Millardo who wasn't about, but I don't know how far I'll get because 
the place where this computer is shuts in a wee minute. I'll tell you now 
though that "Johnny" in Seymour Stein is Johnny Marr. Seymour told Chris that 
he reminded him of The Smith in the ridiculously out of season full length 
fake fur coat that Chris had on at the time. I think someone was asking but I 
didn't read down to see if Kitchen or House had enlightened whoever it was in 
the way they so helpfully do. 

Katrina is so notoriously efficient and helpful that she was standing with 
Andy Symington after the Nottingham show while Andy was djiing and Andy 
mentioned that there was a lot of rubbish around left from the gig, not 
meaning anything by it or anything, just making conversation. Katrina fetched 
a brush immediately and started sweeping up around the numerous people dancing 

and amid the general havoc of roadies, dancers and noise. With her perfectly 
knotted hankerchief round her neck she was the most perfect 50's svelte and 
flustered sweeper upper ever.

I've got to say hello to the fellow who was booing loudly in Tag's ear at 
Shepherd's Bush, before we went on. You get some morons! But at least we get a 

laugh. Andy told me he was feeling some wrath while we were late going on. 
It's a shame, he didn't ask for it. Well this guy in the audience was booing 
away, and Andy said that Tag asged him what he thought he was doing and the 
fellow said "That dj's a wanker" and I think Tag said "Well he happens to be a 

friend of mine" and booer said "Well I was only joking" and Tag said "Well I 
don't think you are very funny" and I like to imagine he said it in a very dry 

Noel Coward sort of way that caused the bully to think again and perhaps go 
away and buy a few raffle tickets for a good cause....(Yes Misster broadsheet, 

open yoour ears. as if we'd have a raffle for one of our records and then keep 

the money. It was my mate Ciara's copy and she was giving the dough to various 

ME charities)

I'd like to think also that during the course of the concert Mr Jeepster Mark 
Jones turned habitually to Gerard our sound man and said. 

"Listen, Gerard maaan. Stevie's mike's really loud. Why don't you change them 
round? Get Stuart to sing into Stevie's mike?"
"But Mark, zees will not make any deefference. Stevie's voice is louder, you 
know."
"Yeah but, why don't you just try it maan. Change the mikes maan. Maybe it 
will sound louder. I mean, Stevie's voice is really clear"
"But Mark", then in French "...but what is the bloody point?"

Anyway, as usual I only get to hear the stories afterwards and nothing 
happened to me apart from shifting speakers, gory soundchecks, and doing 
setlists.But we recorded a song when we got back called Paper Boat that Stuart 

wrote and sang! I'm not cursing it by telling you because it's finished, and 
we all enjoyed it for once.

Love
Stuart Murdoch



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