Sinister: In a paper boat, we'll all just float away.

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Hello Sinister,

One time, long, long ago, Ken Chu rode in my car in Chicago.  This is so far my only true brush with fame in this world.

Gayjay, I think Isobel's lines from Marx and Engels are as follows:  

"The bourgeoisie, historically, has played a revolutionary part to all feudal, idyllic relationships. It has resolved personal worth and in place of freedom is exploitation for profit alone. There is a spectre of the past in my bold assertion. We could learn much from the past." 
With that out of the way, welcome Leah!  Sinister is a sleepier place these days, content to let the time drip by with a fit of activity every so often.  Still, it's a pleasant place and I dare say things would pick up quite a bit if there was a new album by B&S anywhere on the horizon.

My first experience with Belle and Sebastian was courtesy of a boy named Dmitri.  He played Boy With The Arab Strap for me at an arts and crafts party that I was at.  It was twee as fuck, of course, both the college age kids cutting and pasting construction paper as well as the music.  Being a poor college kid I loved the music but only bought the one I knew was good when I was at the store.  A little bit later, I was checking out somebody's illegally shared music collection and found "My Wandering Days Are Over" off of Tigermilk, and it was a prophetic song.  My musical wanderings were certainly over for some time as I dove headfirst into as much of the B&S catalog that I could find.  I read Sinister regularly, and was a much more frequent contributor to #sinister.  

Now much of that is just fond remembrances of my undergrad days.  I moved back to my college town when I took a job with my alma mater, but by that time Sinister had grown into the grand old dame that she is now.  I think it's a fitting development, but at the same time, it's always fun to see these periodic fits of activity.

I never really spoke to Dmitri, or thanked him for introducing me to Belle and Sebastian.  I'd see him around campus from time to time.  He was dating a boy from my dorm at one point.  But I had only met him once or twice, so it felt odd to go up and reintroduce myself over such a seemingly small thing.  I never knew his last name, so I can't even google stalk him.  Oh well.  I guess playing a CD doesn't necessarily warrant tracking somebody down to thank them.

Thanks for listening, I hope all is well :)

Jason


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