Sinister: gigs and stuff

[Stephen Hewitt]

hello babies

possibitity of a rant developing here,
but i'll try to keep it relevant...

and before i start this isn't a dig at
idles or andy, it's something i've been
thinking about for a while, their posts
just reminded me.

So, the reason i love belle and
sebastian is because of the songs, full
stop.  Much as i would love to see them
live again, I just get the feeling it
isn't going to happen, that it seems to
cause so much stress (cf Stuart smashing
his guitar in Dublin, cancellation of
dates from illness etc), that any sort
of tour could mean the end of the band,
and that would be the real tragedy.  I'd
much rather have another five albums
(wishful thinking) of lovliness forever,
than a botched tour and a couple of
nights of excitement.

I suppose another thing that i'm
thinking about here is that despite the
fact that b&s have been my fave band for
at least two years, none of the band
have blown their head off or left their
car next to the severn bridge and
disappeared, if you know what i mean.
</dramaqueen>  Not that I'm even
remotely suggesting that anything like
that *would* happen, but one gets
protective about one's favourite band.

does this make any sense?  i'm not
sure.  i'd just like to add that all the
above is purely idle speculation, i
don't have any contact with anyone from
the band or anything, it's just a sort
of gut feeling.

Having said all that, if there are
dates, i'll be at the front of the queue
for tickets with the rest of you...

On the subject of live music (although
that could be argued) i'm going to see
marilyn manson next wednesday, which is
nice, and according to my sources stuart
david/looper are about to confirm an
instore at Oxford Borders in April.

Hmm, i just got marilyn manson and
looper into the same sentence...

xoxo
CarsmileSteve
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