Sinister: Pic-er-nicking

[Sam Walton]

Hello Sinister.

<<de-lurk>>

Well I was thinking about pic-er-nics, and about York, and then Tripney beat 
me to it - it was a fine idea, young fellow/fellowess (who are you, btw? 
Reveal yourself!). SO! I propose a Sinister Northern Picnic, York being the 
ideal spot to hold such an event. And, even though I've been a lurker even 
within the York Sinister Massiv of late (for which I sincerely apologise), 
I'll be your mummy, if you like that kinda thing. Here's the plan. Feel free 
to tell me to change date/time etc - I'm a suggestible character.

WHERE: outside the front of the Minster, York (then moving onto Museum 
Gardens). I reckon this is good because it's easy for non-Uni people to get 
to (hint: non/ex-York people very much welcome), and is in the close 
proximity of Nice Pubs in case it rains.
WHEN: 2pm, Saturday 24th April (or Saturday wk 1 for the Uni contingent)
ME: tall, lanky, glasses, a feast of delights inside my bag. Mobile 
07793711306
YOU: laden with boooooze and other picnic accessories, wearing upside-down 
badge for ID purposes.

Sound like a sound plan? Let me know.

I can't really think of much to report on really. I guess we all run out of 
things to say eventually. I went to see Lambchop on Saturday night. They 
were rather gorgeous. Support was in the form of Camera Obscura, who were 
pretty good. Not as good as the 'chop though, for sure.


I take it that a small section of this listen would have heard the last ever 
Mark & Lard on Friday? Belle & Sebastian were on it, singing a pastiche of 
Seymour Stein. I went

Mark and Lard
Oh how we'll miss you
On Radio 1
You say you've got a promotion

Our thoughts are far away
We remembered the day
You first played our tune
And now we are minted

Mark and Lard (repeat to fade)

It warmed my heart, because M&L was the first place I heard B&S. The final 
show was generally a sad event though - I might have cried if I wasn't a) 
apparently incapable of doing so (nothing seems to make me cry, even when I 
want to, rather annoyingly) b) laughing incontrollably for the most part.



Inspired by Vilkas' post, I listened to Beck's Midnite Vultures yesterday, 
and I was forced to conclude that it is one of my favourite records of all 
time. And that thought inspired me to make a list of all the records I own 
that would warrant five stars in the fictitious Asm Magazine. 
Unsurprisingly, I came up with about 80 of the little blighters. After much 
pointless pontificating, I managed to narrow it down to about 20, but 
realised what an inconsequential task I'd set myself so I gave up. Still, 20 
is fair enough though, doncha think?



Anyway, let me know about the picnic.


love

Asm.x


<<re-lurk>>



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