Sinister: Steptoe never had it so good...

[Jay Eckard]

Hey Sinister folk...

  I decided, for a change, to stop standing quietly in the corner and 
actually be noticeable for a few minutes.
  It's been rough for me lately. Over a month ago, I with no warning, lost 
my job and my roommate. I've spent the last few weeks desperately searching 
for both and being largely disappointed. For a few days, I got a job at a 
posh French place, but they didn't like me and sent me along. But now, I've 
got a little job at a market, but the next little while will be tough as I 
pay back all the bills I've accrued. And I found a new roommate I quite 
like. So I'm happy. Or happier, rather.
  If you've never been skint/unemployed, it's quite odd. You'd think it's 
all easy, being on the dole and looking for work. But really, you stamp 
around quite a bit, and have to smile so much it all goes fake after a 
while. And it's much more difficult to be fake. You calculate all the time 
how much you spend and how much you've got. You pawn stuff to pay the bills, 
so you decide what's really worth keeping and what's going away forever.
  Really, I'd rather just work.
  If you're really lucky, you've got people about to make it better. They 
listen nicely as you bitch, which really is great (you know who you are). 
Other people are quite nice and buy you drinks (how I wish I knew more of 
these).
  If you're smart, you find things to do. Like write book proposals for BBC 
books or cook shortbread cookies. Or even be a disc jockey. I have done all 
these.
   It also brings me to something close to a point: New Music.
   I always assumed I'd hear about the new Reindeer Section album, Son of 
Evil Reindeer, here. It came stateside a few weeks ago, and I've not seen 
anyone mention it. I think it's quite good and recommend it. People seemed 
to like it when it was on air. Comment as you'd like.
   There's also a new album out that I'm crazy about. It's by a group called 
Irving, called Beautiful Ideas. It's five singer/songwriters who've always 
worked alone jammed together. The resulting disk is wildly disperate in 
styles, but each piece is great. The track "Did I Ever Tell You I'm in Love 
with Your Girlfriend" is particularly grand.
   And then there's always the old standby of Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 
(or 67 or 68 or 69...) for those who like Jose Feliciano. Check out their 
version of Fool on a Hill or Scarborough Fair from their album called Fool 
on a Hill (yes, it is a good Beatles cover).

So yeah,
  l'Autre Jay


--
"The Posby falls into a Trance
In which it does a little Dance."
                     Edward Gorey


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