Sinister: Reporting back from ChupenhaKen

[Ben Apps]

Hello there!
Even though this is Ben's e-mail address, this is Rachel Fruitloop writing 
presently. Ben and I are at his mum's house in Derbyshire, typing this on 
brother Willz computer (thanks!) because we couldn't wait to report back on 
the B&S gig in Copenhagen.

Our adventure began on Friday, which was actually barely 24 hours since I 
had arrived in London. That night we met up with lots of lovely Sinister 
people at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in celebration of Mark Casarotto's 
birthday. That night it was apparent that Mark truly is the Lord of Smut! He 
is extremely charming so he can get away with it.  We also met up with other 
Sinister folk like Jeremy, Mariana, Paul Field, Liz Daplyn, Ken Chu and many 
more.  Then, we all made our way over to the Betsey Trotwood for some 
dancing at Track & Field, where we met up with Cola Cube Cay. It was a super 
cool time.  Liz Daplyn was lovely enough to lend me her trainers on the walk 
home as I was learning the hard way how very little I walk in Los Angeles 
and it was quickly taking its toll on my feet!

No sleep that night! We arrived back at Ben's just in time to pack our bags 
and catch our bus to Stansted, where we caught our flight to Copenhagen.
In Copenhagen, riding on city buses for a hobby wasn't really an option, as 
every time we tried to get help finding our way and inadvertantly caught the 
same bus driver who didn't know what we were talking about at all! Most 
everyone there spoke english very well, which was impressive.  It is a 
lovely city, very cold, but clean and the people there are friendly and ride 
bikes everywhere. (A real novelty to me!)
The afternoon of the gig, we went to THE Scottish Pub (that's what it's 
really called!) with Ulla the Ullastrator, Katie Cheeriodle and her 
boyfriend Jeremy, and Becky Wright. I'll never forget how GRATE it was 
sitting there in this pub while the sounds of If You're Feeling Sinister 
played just for us!  The entire album, no less!
We all ventured out of the pub to catch a bus to the venue, but it was a bit 
trickier than we liked and at this point what I thought was the answer to my 
fashion blues (a pair of smart boots that are suitable for driving but NOT 
walking) had now rendered me crippled and I was barely able to limp let 
alone walk much at all. We saw some confused looking yet smartly dressed 
kids and Ben asked them if they were going to see B&S, and they excitedly 
said yes. The five of them were from Sweden and were having the same trouble 
finding the appropriate bus. So the whole lot of us cut to the chase and 
hired 3 taxis to the venue.
The venue was fairly small and we positioned ourselves closer than I had 
dreamed we'd be! Jim Purple Trousers distributed his spunk to all who were 
willing to receive it (Spunk being a lovely candy he discovered while there 
in Denmark!) The opening act was Eugene Kelly formerly of Eugenius and the 
Vaselines, who claimed to know everything.  So Jim asked if he knew what the 
score was of the Scottish League Cup Final, but he didn't know the answer.  
However, someone shared that the Rangers beat Ayr United 4-0! Sorry Stuart! 
When B&S took the stage, Stuart claimed to be feeling ill, we wondered if 
this outcome anything to do with it!
The show was brilliant, and throughout the set, Ben wrote down the song 
names on a slip of paper on my shoulder! But after the show, Jim produced 
from nowhere, the official setlist and we cheered!

the setlist was:
Sleep The Clock Around
Dirty Dream #2
The Magic Of A Kind Word
My Wandering Days Are Over
Judy And The Dream of Horses
Jonathan David
Wandering Alone
The Model
Don't Leave The Light On Baby
Simple Things
The Boy With The Arab Strap
We Rule The School
Family Tree
Waking Up To Us
There's Too Much Love
The Wrong Girl
Dog On Wheels
Legal Man

During The Wrong Girl, Stuart called these two boys onto the stage to dance. 
These two had been trying to start a "mosh pit" near the front and were 
visibly pissed out of their minds! These boys were terribly excited and one 
of them fell off the stage a couple of times and couldn't really stand up. 
Then he rushed back towards Chris and Isobel and was swiftly escorted off 
the stage, leaving his buddy to dance solo.  This fellow danced his heart 
out, and at the very end he pulled his t-shirt off to reveal a B&S apersand 
shirt underneath and it was quite a spectacular finale!
I'd have to say that the experience was quite impressive as a whole, and 
very romantic, too! I am one lucky girl!

This is Ben. Hi. Yeah, what she said.

Bye then!

Love from

Ben and Rachel



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