Sinister: 6 things

Robert McTaggart mctag at xxx.com
Mon Sep 21 22:19:03 BST 1998


J Errinton wrote:

>Onto five things in a sec but first:
>(A). I'm VERY dissapointed at how conservative all these musical taste lists 
>seem to be. No, really. The Smiths, Tindersticks, Radiohead and the Jesus & 
>Mary Chain seem to be in all of the things.
>(B). Brier: 'Sweet F.A.' means 'Sweet Fuck All' i.e it means 'Nothing'

>Right: Now for 5 things to make a young (19) boy sigh:
>1. Lying in bed and listening to B&S
>2. Having all your friends at Uni / Night shift and no-one to talk to all day. Lots 
>of people like solitude but I get a grawing hollow sick feeling.
>3. Sitting in a shit nightclub and watching all your friends pair up except you.
>4. Wondering what I'm doing starting a shit course in a horrible university full of 
>dumb fucking EE A-level grade Business Studies studients in a mind-
>numbingly expensive city.
>5. E-mailing some questions for your fanzine to a favorite musician only to have 
>them replied in a brief, unpleasant and obscene way.

>Sorry, but there they are. I've no time for good humor when i'm in a mood like 
>this.

>I don't know why I bother writing to this list. I may as well send my messages 
>to Emile Zola or Alexander the Great for all the response I get. That could be 
>the 6th thing. It's not very theraputic and nobody reads this. If they do they take 
>a hell of a lot more than they give.

Anyone fancy a pint?

Emile Zola
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