Sinister: teenybopper pop

[stacey dahling]

Perhaps I shouldn't have been so surprised when I stumbled upon Steve and 
Richard on teeny-bopper tv this morning. Rubbing th sleep from my eyes, I 
thought I was dreaming. Ha! Well, not exactly, but it did seem silly.
The slick teeny bopper boy presenters were falling all over themselves with 
joy as apparently they're huge fans. Go figure. Perhaps I shouldn't be 
surprised here either, as everyone loves Belle and Sebastian, I was told 
matter-of-factly by a colleague the other day. A colleague who likes the 
football and the drinking and military haircuts and sensible shoes and would 
never in a million years strike you as a secret anorak. Maybe he's right.
Not only were the presenters falling over themselves, but Stevie was falling 
of the couch. He was petering dangerously on the edge, swinging one of his 
legs about nervously as he talked about Drew Barrymore, seeming camp but 
lecherous all at the same time, while looking suitably adorable nd innocent 
in his shirt and jumper combo. Richard, on the other hand, was DA MAN, all 
cool and relaxed and clearly enjoying talking about his office sex god role 
in the new video.
Weird. Misteeq, 50 cent, and Belle and Sebastian. Happy morning.
Hell, it helped me wake up. After a horrid night's non sleep as well. Bless.
I've moved away from Glasgow to the hinterlands of northern Scotland, and 
I've missed 'the scene' a bit, I realised. It was kind of comforting seeing 
the boys on the tele. And soon live. Woo! Though I always find it weird 
seeing them in their rock star element now. Seeing thousands of random fans 
screaming and shit. I prefer to think of them as the boys next door, who'll 
tell you all about their thoughts on the state of transport and know what 
their talking about. DORKs. Mmmm.
I have to get to work now. Hope you all are enjoying the non-stop B&S 
multimedia entertainment extravaganza recently.

toodles,
stacey

ps: careless talk costs lives. that illustration...blech. i prefer pretty 
photos.

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