Sinister: wonder[bra]ful

[Rachel Playforth]

I've always known that Caitlin was on the ball.  But referring to my
post BEFORE I've written it, now that's clever.  I can hardly back out
now can I? 

Sorry it's been so long.  I don't know why, although perhaps it has
something to do with the lack of music emanating from camp Belle &
Sebastian, and a corresponding glut of gossip, trivia and merchandise. 
Which is no bad thing, don't get me wrong.  I like talking about
Struan's car and buying T-shirts as much as the next tweester.  But (to
go all Sex and the City for a minute) I Can't Help But Wonder whether it
wasn't rather more fun when I knew NOTHING about B&S and nor did anyone
else.  When the music might as well have appeared on Jeepster's desk in
the dead of night, dropped there by a mysterious figure with strangely
compelling arms... 

It was infuriatingly precious when they wouldn't do press or appear on
sleeve photos etc, I know it was.  But it did give us something to
*wonder* about, and if you can't have wonder then what have you really
got?  A fey Scottish band made up of scruffy, skinny lads and winsome
lasses, who you might have forgotten about already if the NME didn't
occasionally remind you.  Oh I don't really believe that, of course. 
But suffice to say, I have not been reading the Q&A page on the website.

(Note: the next part of the post is going to be trivial and gossipy, so
don't pay too much attention to the above musings.)

I seem to recall that, in my salad days on Sinister, I may have
mentioned underwear more than once, probably trying to impress the boys
as usual.  (I had thought that http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhon
arc/199901/msg00265.html was my final word on the matter.  Circumstances
beyond my control have dictated otherwise.)  So I wonder if I can beat
the record set by a certain Gabriela in 1999, who mentioned the word
'underwear' 9 times in one post...

It is a genuinely important subject, you know.  Pants are very
revealing.  Particularly if you're wearing nothing else and they're a
bit off centre... but I mean PSYCHOLOGICALLY revealing, obviously. 

For example, Mark Casarotto doesn't wear any pants at all.  Ian has
novelty boxers embroidered with nuns.  Ken buys a brand new pair every
day, knowing that any day now a girl will ask to see them.  Maddie's
pants are a state secret, but can be assumed to be quietly glamorous.

Struan wears silver pants, I remember deducing once.  Stevie must surely
wear sky blue Y-fronts.  Belfast Bob is going to throw his pants into
the crowd at a gig before too long, if you ask me.  And now Isobel's
penchant for patterned tights has been exposed, what can we assume about
her pants?  I reckon they are plain white, perhaps with a hint of a pink
rose or teddy bear, in a last-ditch attempt to retain her innocence.  As
for me, I used to be snow white, then I drifted.  Ie. my white knickers
were once legion (well, 'white' would be charitable; ''off-grey' far
more accurate).  Now I am entirely converted to the black pant.  My
journey to the dark side is complete.  And of course I know we all keep
one pair of red pants for Sinister... will the next time we wear them be
on our tenth birthday?

Um... I can't think of any further pant insights.  Although on a related
note, having heard yesterday that it's possible for men to get breast
cancer, perhaps I should urge any boys with even a hint of manboob to go
out and buy a nice supportive bra.  Personally I hate bras, but you've
got to have them sometimes.  It's like nits.

Can I stop now?  I can?  Oh good.

Brighton Christmas picnic anyone?

luv Archel xxx

PS: 659 words, of which 9 = 'pant(s)', 2 = 'underwear', 3 = 'bra', and 1
= 'knickers'


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