Sinister: RE: people at my work actually say 'RE' in conversation

[Geoff]

Its been a year now since I stopped reading every Sinister post so I'm a bit
behind on what's going on.  It's also a year since I got a job-the two
events may be connected.  If anything major's gone down in the last few
months, can someone let me know.  If anything big has happened regarding
Belle and Sebastian or Sinister too, can you also let me know please.  And
before you say I'm lazy, may I remind you that I have hoovered my room
today.

I'm a bit disappointed that no one has been properly celebrating the demise
of The Divine Comedy to the full.  I had my own little partA, the climax of
which was the ritual burring of an effigy of Neil Hannon. My hatred of The
DC comes from their release of 'Something for the weekend' at the same time
as SFA anthem 'Something 4 the weekend'.  These records were distinguishable
by far more than a numerical word...

The SFA tune was destined to become THE song of the mid nineties, all set to
steal Sleeper's Vegas crown like a thief in the night.  It was only a matter
of time before it got to no.1 in the hitparade and turned the masses into a
covert unit that would bring down the government, end slavery in Luxembourg,
and possibly stop buying manufactured pop records.

Antichrist Minor-star Hannon had other ideas though.  This new world order
was'nt for him and his cigar puffing cronies, and he deliberately set out to
confuse the record buying public by releasing said tune.  His evil plan
worked: the people stalled, SFA's song bombed, and the world remained the
hell on earth place it is today.

I went to see the still-together SFA at Brixton the other week, and I'm
pretty sure that inbetween each rippin tune, Gruff made an anti-DC comment.
He didn't actually say anything, but you could tell in his eyes what he was
thinking. And if you think all this is hear'say, notice that last week,
National Express Coaches announced major drops in profit.

On a lighter note, I saw 'Her Boychart' legend Harvey Williams at the SFA
gigster.  He seemed slightly surprised the some half pisst kids who should
know better recognised him.  Me and my mate were more surprised though when
he knocked around with us for the half an hour before the show.  I was
unhappy that I couldn't get him to re-release Her Boychart so it could get
the credit it deserved.  Maybe he'll save it for his 2018 comeback tour when
the Trembling Blue Stars become his backing band.

Whatever people say about Harv, Gruff or Hannon, at least they don't wear
Slipknot style masks.  I really struggle to understand how anyone could
think that whole Slipknot thang is anything but utter tripe.  Stop me if
you've heard this one before but, the 'Knot once played a gig near my house
and during the 'performance', one of the crazy chaps jumped from the balcony
into the mosh and broke a fans back/collar bone/finger.  Rather unfairly
though, the Slipknot daredevil was wearing lots of protective clothing.

I'm not sure if this story made the NME.  I imagine it did not as the
popular music paper (or should that be 'popular music' paper) could not
possibly diss it's bestist band.  Did any of you bigwigs used to be in awe
of the NME.  I know I did: all those clever journos bigging up new bands
from Mansfield that within weeks were everywhere.  I used to feel naive
reading it, and I imagined everyone laughing about how much I didn't know.
But whenever I read it now, I get embarrassed for the NME itself.  I still
don't know much about music, for example I just found out that The Almighty
Clash didn't write 'I Fought the Law', but even I can see what's going on
with bands like Korn, Roach, Cradle of Filth, Bizkit and Shitknot (what
happened to Spinal Tap?).  These sort of bands would have been laughed off a
few years ago as non-4real, money making bullslip, whereas now their sold to
us as the future. The NME ended when Marylyn Manson first appeared on the
front, but I guess if they feel its more important to shift units and please
the advertisers than to be any good, then so be it.  I think I can hear
Melody Maker spinning in it's watery grave.

Summing up: I saw the Quantum Leap the other day where Sam is an old timer
who plays Hendrix on his grandsons electic gutair.  Does anyone think that
the last ever episode of QL has the same feelings as Dylan's Desolation Row.
I've never spoke to anyone who is aware of (and preferably in love with)
both of these of these works, so if you fall into this category, please,
please offer me an opinion, even if you're wrong.  Time for bed I think.
Me, not you.


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