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Sinister: Encores were made for men, not Belle and Sebastian
by Philippe Garnier 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Dick asked : >Yes. Encores are rubbish. However, didn't they do an encore on their >Paris Black Session show? It certainly sounds like 'Slap your Cock >Around' was played after some goading. "We don't know any other >songs," claimed a half-wit band member, before remembering one. > It was not a encore. In the audience, we were afraid that I Dont Love Anyone would be the very last song, because it was nearly 10.30pm, which is the end of the show. But the band was just staying on stage, Stevie was moving to the piano, and they played the last song, Sleep the clock around. I will always remember Stuart coming behind Stevie and kicking Stevie's buttock's for him to start playing piano in a boogie woogie style at the end of the song. Do you know that "encore" is a french word? It means "again". But we never say "encore" in french, we say "rappel". +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: *sigh* twee is SOOO last season!
by Tara Widmer 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Someone wrote: <<Isabel who seemed to be having some sort of argument with the lead singer between each song.>> and anotherperson said: <<Something seemed to have upset the woman who sings backup, did someone in the crowd say something nasty to her? >> um, people are always writing in about Isobel looking miserable /annoyed/disdainful during shows. Well not *always* writing in, but just play along with me for now. Maybe she is just nervous, or has to go pee but can't leave the stage? Maybe because they won't let her dance. Maybe she hates touring. Or maybe she's a spoilsport misanthrope. They should get her one of those lightbox thingies. <<``Everyone is trying to make it/In this century of fakers.''>> I kind of prefer that to the original lyrics. << So...any fashion advice for when I go on my insane shopping spree in New York?>> other than save your money? oh dear, there's better fashion to be found where you are! Clothes here may be cheaper, but there's a reason for that... <<I do own a pair of flares now, so I'm half way to being a walking cliche - I need counsel on cardies...I'm serious about this...>> I've always found the Gap reliable for those basic bit and bobs and they strike the nice balance between nerd and chic. Not to mention everything there goes on sale 3 days after it hits the shelves. Surely this is all a mistake though...B&S fans aren't all really that sartorially... predictable, right? Though I am loathe to admit to having recently purchased a pair of ...<whispers it> pedal pushers. I felt somewhat guilty, having heartily supported whoever's claim (FluffySarah?) that they are the slacks of "evil"....(perhaps not vocally supported on the list, but in spirit anyway)... whaddaya know, they aren't that bad, after all. <<And the Spice girls once had an effect on me that I really wouldn't have predicted (and it wasn't even the sublime "2 become 1")...>> "Mama" bring tears to my eyes each time too, Mark.;-) BTW, Have a fantabulous trip to New York! hopefully the East Coast Sinister contingent will treat you fabulously and you'll come away with your newfound respect for Americans still intact, hehe. gucci pucci prada, ta, tara +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Philadelphia Sold Out
by Butch Sweaters himself 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Yes, the philadelphia show has not yet actually occurred, so that's why there aren't any reviews yet. It's just 4 hours away now. However, I did just find out that it has sold out, which is significant because the venue (The Trocadero, which was a burlesque house frequented by my grandfather at the beginning of the century) holds twice as many people (1,200) as the second largest club on this tour. I can't imagine what 1,200 B&S fans look like, but I guess I'm about to find out. I have never heard Cinerama, but I too have heard that they "suck" (to paraphrase someone else). Those of you in Chicago are really lucky- Momus/B&S is going to be amazing. I saw him here in Phila. on Tuesday and he was really good. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: washington,d.c show
by Rich Wheeler 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

hello----> i'm trying to find a ticket for a friend for the show at blackcat on the 30th( hope it doesn't get cancelled) by any chance does anyone on the list have an extra ticket or knows someone who does? if so please e-mail me at richard.wheeler(a)erols.com thanks for any help -rich +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: jeepster-news: acid house / slow graffiti
by david kitchen 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

hiya all following the message a few days ago about the soundtrack to the motion picture 'the acid house', this is just to let you know that we've put the details on the web site and have also uploaded 2 minutes of the song 'slow graffiti' in the liquid audio player. so if you have the liquid audio player it's there for you now, if not then follow the link from the site to download the player. cheers david kitchen ----------------------------------------------------------------------- david kitchen : merchandising and websites : jeepster records http://www.jeepster.co.uk/ http://www.jeepster.co.uk/belleandsebastian/ mailto:shop@jeepster.co.uk jeepster recordings ltd, 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london w10 5bn ----------------------------------------------------------------------- .this message came from the jeepster records news list . .visit our site at http://www.jeepster.co.uk for more info . . . .to unsubscribe yourself from this list send a message to . .majordomo(a)jeepster.co.uk with the words 'unsubscribe news' in the body. .of the message . . . .any problems? then simply send a mailto:owner-news@jeepster.co.uk . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: They made us forget our dreams
by carrick44＠juno.com 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Once upon a time in the far away land of Boston lived a young caligraphy major named Larissa. Her fondest pen pal, Shilough, from Pensylvania, greeted her with the wonderful news that Belle and Sebastian were comming to visit. And he was, too. Larissa went looking for tickets. She finally found them in a cold dark attic where a swarthy and sinister character dealt in dreams, and also tickets. Carrick came from Connecticut with Mr. Todd. Shilough was living for the week on a fire escape with a few blankets and a stack of books, subsisting on bread and wine ('95 Chateau Guibon Bordeaux) and counting shooting stars ( two ). Wednesday evening, Larissa, tickets in hand, climbed the fire escape in her go-go boots to join the merry men on this merry evening. We departed on the windy walk to Commonwealth Avenue, all the way, wondering who we would be able to share our extra ticket with. A pair of very grateful lads accepted the ticket at cost (we're really nice people). While Todd was waiting in the out-of-towner credit card line, we proceeded to look for seats. Being the laid back, jaded concert goers we are we hadn't bothered to show up till the start of the show. We opted for the church pews in the balcony, since all the good seats were taken, and since none of us frequent the halls of Babylon the Great. The churchy feeling was quaint, and rather disorienting since it appeared that the auditorium doubled as a synagogue. We sat mildly amused watching the opening act, Containe, somewhat restless for the fact that we saw no well stocked bar in view. About half way through the set, Carrick started looking at his watch, wondering if we had enough time to skip out for a quick pint. Not wanting to appear rude, Carrick didn't voice his thoughts till after Containe finished. When the suggestion was voiced, nall nodded in agreement, and off we went. We found what appeared to be a lovely little pub down the street called Cornwalls, yet were turned out onto the street, since Larissa did not meet some requirement for sitting in their drinking establishment. Silly town. So we were forced to buy alchohol from the old man next door. And we wandered the streets with our brown bag of cider, and wee drams of Jameson's, trying to look discreet and avoid the unwanted solictations of various dodgy looking characters requesting donations for various "charities". We were forced to abandon the cider to avoid any trouble with the lone constable waiting out front. Back to the show, greatly refreshed, we settle back in our pews just in time for the sermon to begin. We sat in rapt attention as the band took the stage, Stevie looking quite dandified with his Edwardian velvet coat and Isabelle, adorable in her crinoline and starched skirt and mary janes. We expected her to start singing Edelweiss, but no, the set began simply. With Simple Things, in fact. Carrick and Todd each got quite emotional during the rendition of Beautiful, for various unrelated reasons. At one point, Carrick decided to get a closer look at the band and situated himself right above the band stage left, or was it right? Anyway, his timing for his move was impeccable since he was one of the few people who had a view of Stuart during his keyboard playing set of songs. Unfortunately the price paid for a good view was that sound was rather pishy. Drums seeming to be louder than anything else. The others benifited from a more obstructed view but a nicer sound. Stuart was the top. He was the Colosseum, the Louvre musuem, and when he sang, he was cellophane, he was chirpy chirpy tweet tweet, the bee's knees (two lumps please!), a turtledove was heard in the land, there were angels dining at the Ritz, and a nightengale sang in Kenmore Square. The show went on. Behold! it was very good. We walked out a side door, thinking ourselves very wise, convinced we were going to get back stage and engage our heroes in a bit of conversation. We wondered around outside thinking up all sorts of elaborate schemes to get back inside. "Look a door!", said Shilough. We approached the door cautiously, the knob turned, and we were in. To be instantly greeted by Stevie Jackson, who mistook us for friends of friends. When we corrected his mistake, he was still happy to chat with us. After commenting on the Yellow Submarine/Paul McCartney pin which Stevie wore on his jacket lapel, we embarked on a lovely conversation about Beatles' movies. Stevie said the dialogue in A Hard Day's Night was "pure poetry". And he and Shilough quoted their favorite lines. ("I'll bet she would be a great swimmer") ("She's a drag, a well known drag") We offered him a night out on the town, but he courteously declined. We next noticed Stuart Murdoch chatting up some lady friends, and wandered over to introduce ourselves. We had a chat about C.S. Lewis, recording techniques, the Tetragrammaton, and the frequency in which they play in Jewish places of worship. We had felt that we had kept him from his lady friends long enough and bid him farewell. We told him our names, and he replied that someone should write a book about us, or in the very least we should form a gang. We finally left for good, in search of a friendlier pub in which we would be welcome with open arms, and eventually returned to our abode on the fire escape. As we watched Larissa disappear into the cold dark autumn air, the rest of us found some solace in the Scottish whiskey that Todd had thoughtfully brought along to keep us warm. That's the story of our first night with Belle and Sebastian. (Carrick's second) Sorry about the silly story from last night. We had just finished off our last bottle of 1995 Chateau Guibon and thought of revolution was in our hearts. "This is the disciple which testefieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true." "And there are also many other things which Belle and Sebastian did, which if they should be written everyone, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written." Yours truly, Carrick Fox in the Snow Larissa We Rule the School Shilough Boy Done Wrong Again Todd (who unfortunately is off in New Jersey presently enjoying the company of Jenna. Beautiful, only tempermental) ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. 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Sinister: The Return Of Athens
by Blur245＠aol.com 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Hi Fellow Listees I first wanted to add the Athens meet up should be at a bar,resturants are a little less sociable (ever tried talking with your mouth full).I heard someone mentioning some where called the Engine Room?.I know alot of people making the long road trip up from Florida and are willing to meet up.Any good suggestions of a good,cheap hotel.Also I know this is a long shot but my friend is looking for a ride back to Orlando that night and is willing to pay gas money any takers. Thanks....................... ....... +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: And let the taping commence
by Jake 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Hi there all of you, I just thought that I'd say that I've got my copy of the black session (Many thanks Philippe) and I'll start taping it for all of you whose tapes I've recieved, on a strictly first come first taped basis, with the exception of those who have sent me FizzWiz (you both know who you are) Thanks Jake +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls,
by Michael 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Kevan first suggested >Isaac Hayes ...followed by the William Tell overture. >Then Michael (me) wrote... > >Lets Get It On...Ode to Joy ...1812 Overture Neil suggested >Moon Safari, by Air. Well, yes, but I think Kevan and I were going for a different kind of atmosphere. Spoon Safari is probably great for long, languid, hot-summers nights under a mosquitto net in colonial Africa kind of shag, whereas our suggestions are much more 18 year old slapper, cheesy disco, 1970's kind of affairs. One thing we both failed to mention is that in order for the effect to work properly you have to look sideways and pull various facial expressions, Robin Askwith style, at key moments. This works especially well if you play the William Tell Overture at 45 rather than 33 (and if you have a record deck that can play at 78...). Siete così skinny perché l' unico alimento che mangiate è i marinai dalla squadra di gioco del calcio dei rangers Whoops. I pasted that in by mistake, but since other people are putting in foreign language bits I'll leave it in. >hey, this is miss grumpy, i-hate-athens girl. Thats what I meant to paste. I haven't been paying attention to the US gig details, but it had been puzzling me why they were playing a gig in Greece after America. I feel a bit silly now. Michael McMichael was asking >Hm...I was trying to pick a B&S song that sounds wintry. Someone suggested Modern Rock Song, which I'd have to agree with, but what about The Boy Done Wrong Again as well? And just for that moment when the big fat (and I don't mean American) flakes start to fall, the album version of Slap Your Cock Around ((C)Nick). I can imagine that electronic-ruler-boing kind of effect at the start would sound great walking home in street-lit snow. Ooh! I wanna dance with somebody, Michael (now depressed 'cause it doesn't snow in Reading like it did in Glasgow) PS. Sorry to any Italians reading this. That bit was automatically translated by a computer, so I have no idea whether it actually makes any sense in Italian. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: "I could be a goth on a bouncey castle."
by Gary Done 23 Oct '98

23 Oct '98

Adrian "Alan Wilkie" Evans wrote.... "The Boy Done again was wittering with someone about : The LAnt jackets i remember were kinda beigey "blouson" style jackets with cheesey tartan linings, zip-up pockets and elasticated wrists I had a black blouson style thing with said cheesey lining otherwise known as a Harrington I believe. I also had said Parka. Anyone who hasn't owned one of these top eighties eskimo fashionwear items has never experienced pain. Remember those cold winter mornings ? Mother passes you your packed lunch with your bag of Wotsits, looks at you and says..."You'll catch the death of cold like that". Grabs the zip (which at this point is probably ooh say collar height but has a good seven or eight inches leeway), and yanks it up to full eskimo setting, the zip catching the fleshy bit under the chin.....OUCH I SAY." Thank you very much you sadistic bastard. I'd quite happily forgotten about that. Still, when it got really cold, a balaklava (or however you spell that) kept you safe and sound from chin chaffing. "Gary continued : I felt sorry for Big Daddy's tag team partner, cos they always had to have the crap beaten out of them for ten minutes, then somehow crawl over to the corner to tag BD before he kicked the shit out of the opponent. They do all the hard work, then he waltz's in a takes the glory. Doesn't seem fair to me. THAT WAS ME !!! And you're right it wasn't fair. I went to the wrestlers union about it, but all they said was "It's Big Daddy innit ? What can we do ? out hands are tied..The guys bigger than the sport itself innit ?" I considered changing tag partners to Paddy Roache, but he said he was leaving wrestling as he'd got a part in Auf Weidershen Pet as the bloke who never said much." So Big Daddy was a bit of a pima dona then ?. He always struck me as being like that, I hear that Giant Haystacks was a right lovey as well. While were on the subject, my dad played golf with Mick Macmanus in some charity golf do years ago.... and Harry Cross from Brookie as well, sadly without Jegsy Dodd though. Well, still no smut content from me, I'm trying my best, I just can't come up with any. 87) - Johnny Quango +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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