Sinister: Just an "I am sorry" message.

[Jeferson Valadares]

hmm, the guy on the left might have been me. sorry about ruining your
experience - i was just elated to be there, and singing and jumping is the
way i reacted to b&s live. i didn't figure i could cause offence just by the
way i sing.

-Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: <arlequim at xxx.br>
To: <sinister at missprint.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 5:30 PM
Subject: Sinister: B&S brazilian gig, as a first message... and, in the end,
a "I am really sorry" message.


>
> I am from Brazil. Precisely from Rio de Janeiro. And, of course, I was
there
> at the Belle & Sebastian gig at Free Jazz Festival (although I must admit
> there was almost nothing could be precisely nominated as "jazz" in the
cast).
> After a short Sygur Rós presentation, after which the brains of the
audience
> felt confortably melted, everyone started singing "The State I Am In" as
if
> it was the national anthem, with hands on chest. I thought B&S fans in
> Brazil were, as I am, a little more discreet and introspective.
>
> When the show started, a guy on the left start yellin' the lyrics in
> Sepultura style, guturally. He didn't care about the melody at all, and
> cared a few about metrics: he just wanted to prove to everyone around
that,
> although he had a terrible lack of musical talent, had spent about 20
hours
> a day in front of the stereo, so he could memorize every single line of
> every single song.
>
> When Steve started playing the horn, so that we all realized that "Me and
> the Major" was on its way, I had to run away, because the same guy started
> jumping like a monkey. Uau, he was in a speed metal gig in his mind!... I
> squeezed myself through the crowd, so I reached the other side, we're I
> would be safe.
>
> At this point, I saw a group of girls who, on the other hand, didn't know
> anything of what was happening on stage. They were just glancing aroung,
> adjusting their tight skirts and heavy make-up, looking for true love, I
> guess. By the time "Don't Leave the Light on Baby" begun, they were
flirting
> with a group of sympathetic guys, including me. I was too much focused to
> pay attention to them, but I have to admit they were preety beautiful! I
> simply wasn't in the mood for any extra activity: just watching the show
> carefully, so I could always make a mind visitation to that moment of my
> life and experiment that feelings all over again: the excitation, the
groove,
> the anxiety for not knowing what could come next in the setlist. I had to
> keep'em, because there is a strong possibilty the band will never come to
my
> country again.
>
> When I turned back to the girls, "The Boy with the Arab Strap" was in the
> middle, and they were dancing with their brand new pairs. I felt a sincere
> happiness: they were not there for a B&S show at all, but, even then, the
> reached their objective. Touching...
>
> "Fox in the Snow" was the emotional peak of the night. There were other
> highlights. The girls-who-found-love in front of me loved when the band
> covered Caetano Veloso's "Baby" in a perfect arrangement and "Minha
Menina",
> a classic with Os Mutantes. Finally something they could sing aloud!! By
the
> way, does anyone know if Sarah Martin has ever spoken portuguese before???
> She sang amazingly well!
>
> After the show, headed home. It was thursday, and the office was waiting
for
> me the following day. What else could I do? But I confess I hardly slept
> that night...
>
> Uff!! HOw hard it is to write the first text to a list!
> I felt obliged to say something about B&S. Promise I will be more original
> and personal on next messages.
>
> * * * * another thing * * * *
>
> I am sorry for the "test message" that went before this one. My younger
> brother was on command of the computer and I asked him to send a message
for
> the list, saying something nice, in order to test my inclusion in it. He
> just perpetrated this bad, bad, bad joke and didn't think about the
> consequences it could have for me and my reception, as a foreing element,
in
> Sinister. So sorry, sorry and sorry again. As someone said to me sooner,
as
> a comment, "we take the list we make" - or something similar. I belive
that
> too.
>
> Roberto
>
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