Sinister: tell it to the kids

[duke of harringay]

kenny wrote:
> Ps My 15 year old sister hates all 3 albums so we are safe for now!

the number of 15 year olds in devon with a fondness for B&s is
growing... a year and a half ago it was sniggers at the back of the
class. then a few liked the badges, which grew to a partiality amongst
the more sensible older ones for both Sinister and Tigermilk. see ink
polaroids in the archives for some views on this... look for the 'speed'
reference. an assembly with 'dylan' as the focal point further raised
awareness, as did having kids design sleeves for the new record,
although i'm so glad someone fibbed and said it was going to be called
The Truth Abouth Youth and not twattybus. coming back from the summer
away i am greeted by numerous excited youths telling me how they heard
belle and sebastian on the radio ('playing songs for children' i smugly
added, but they didn't get the joke...), on RADIO ONE, no less, and
DURING THE DAYTIME!!! what a shcok. they even thought the tunes they
heard were 'pretty good' which coming from a 15 year old student is
pretty high praise. they'll probably still all buy the Mansun record
instead, but what the hell.

and hey, one of the smugger indie trendies even suggested that i would
have to find someone new to like now. i wonder if he's on the list?
detention tomorrow if he is.

keep the faith, and keep shouting it from the rooftops, kids.

the duke
-- 

'all of our dreams are dying of overdoses'

Tangents On-Line http://www.virtual-pc.com/tangent/
PO Box 102, Exeter, EX2 4YL, UK
tangent at lineone.net

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
      +---+  Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list  +---+
 To send to the list please mail "sinister at majordomo.net". To unsubscribe
   send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to
 "majordomo at 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"  +-+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+