Sinister: The Return Of The King

[Simon Fallaha]

Hello everyone

For some reason I've gained the urge to post again,
after a few months away.

I'd be very pompous if I declared that the "King" in
the title of this message was myself, even though I am
returning to post after a while. No, the title doesn't
refer to what I said in the last sentence. It just
(predictably) refers to the film which I am going to
see tomorrow. The countless critical praise
surrounding it means that even those who know little
about the Lord of the Rings will find it difficult to
avoid. I have to admit it took time for me to fully
appreciate the first film, but I'm glad I did. The Two
Towers really got me into the whole saga, and now I am
really looking forward to seeing this film.

I've been browsing through some of my previous posts,
as well as some of your own, and a couple of the
things I said in a certain post a year and a half ago
are of a little interest:

"I'm not saying (Fold Your Hands Child) is a bad
album, it just hasn't stuck in my memory. Seems a bit
bland and dragged out." 

It's funny I should say that. After repeated listens
to it I have suddenly grown to really like it,
especially Woman's Realm, The Model and There's Too
Much Love. As for Dear Catastrophe Waitress, from what
I've listened to of it so far, it sounds really good
(I especially like Piazza New York Catcher). In some
ways I still miss Isobel, though.

"It was inspirational to choose the title track of
(The Boy With The Arab Strap) as the theme to
Teachers, even though I never watch it."

How times change. These days, Teachers is one of the
few things I actually do watch. Furthermore, thanks to
the wonders of DVD, I've now seen every episode. And
even though the third series doesn't quite match up to
the first two, it's still very good.

I'll finish by naming a few terrific gigs I was at
recently - Ocean Colour Scene's acoustic set in Derry,
Paul Weller at the Waterfront in Belfast (you didn't
have to be a fan to appreciate it), the Future Kings
of Spain in Derry (are their any fans of theirs on the
list) and Feeder, back at the Waterfront. Now there's
a band I didn't get into until a little while ago (by
listening to Comfort In Sound, which is allegedly
their worst album). The highlight of this concert was
probably Buck Rogers.

Oh, and a big shout to Dirty Vicar and every other
Sinisterine I met at the Belfast B & S gig two years
ago (long time ago, I know, but I'm sure you know who
you are).

Take care, and Merry Xmas

Psi 

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