Sinister: once long ago i was happy i think, i remember ropeswings and blackcurrant drink...

[Timothy Roberts]

just so you know, in order not to waste space on the list ive waited nearly
a week looking for something i can respond to, so that i can just mention
offhand that i have had a promo copy of the new hefner album for nearly a
week now. i shall proceed to do that in this missive, but dont worry, i will
do it with such grace and subtlety that you wont even see the join.

the bill wells/future pilot aka album is a thing of mournful beauty, but
theres not actually as many tracks as there appears to be. i mean, there is,
but half of them are just that robot who plays live with looper saying
"fuuuuuture pilot aka", or variations on that theme. but its still great, as
is the future pilot aka vs a galaxy of sound lp, which also has some bill
wells stuff, and so presumably some stevie jackson stuff. useless
information: going by the sleevenotes to the mini album theres only seven
people in the octet. and one of thems a pastel, so she doesnt really count
either.

however (here it comes, pay attention) i havent had a chance to listen to
any of this stuff for a while, as for NEARLY A WEEK i have had a PROMO COPY
of THE NEW HEFNER ALBUM. that should do the trick.

on the subject of stuart murdochs dancing, from close observation at bowlie
it seems to be based on the 'swing your pants' style, as popularised by
trevor and simon on saturday morning tv when we were little. stevie jackson
went for the much more dignified 'slow nod', which served him quite well
when used in conjunction with the more well known 'aloof gaze over the
crowd'.

look at my subject line! its the first line of a song i just wrote for
second guess. one day i will break some hearts. observe:

"once long ago i was happy i think
 i remember ropeswings and blackcurrant drink
 im pretty sure that you were there
 ive got this image in my head of flowers in your hair
 it doesnt work that way anymore
 brief moments of lucidity are all i can hope for
 they dont come often so understand
 i have to cling to them when i get the chance"

it sort of relates to that innocence lost theme that someone was talking
about, yeah? if anyone wants to know what second guess sound like, well, you
know that feeling you get when youre lying awake in the early hours of the
morning and suddenly you cant feel the bed below you, like youre floating or
something, and you know that as soon as you move a muscle itll all be over,
but for now everything makes sense and youve got the answers to all the
questions, and youre trying to not move, to not even breathe, because you
want the moment to go on as long as possible? well thats what second guess
sound like.

one day youll thank me from tjohn

"and do you think its possible to be sensitive and strong?"
"hmm... we are."
 -the bmx bandits
visit deadhippy online: http://www.deadhippy-records.freeserve.co.uk
batfink site to come soon...

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