October 1998 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: Sign me up
by Andrew Pates 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

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Sinister: do you think a girl should go to bed with a fella, if he doesn't love her?
by Tara Widmer 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

Hallo!! In case anyone cares, The Make-up were - as ever - fab. You should see them when they play your town. but you already knew that. <<Courtenay turns up again in a similar film of that time,"Billy Liar">> I think Yo La Tengo wrote a song about him? Anyway, this film, along with one called "gregory's girl" have been mentioned before, but I have yet to find either available for rent here. so do any US list people, bay area specifically, have suggestions on where to find them? under what category (comedy/drama/action/romance/...adult?!?) do they fall? I feel so left out. << it contains Teddy Pendergrass. Who is he, and what is he to me?>> Finally my hours spent nibbling biscuits and watching VH-1's "Behind the Music" come in handy... okay, let's see! ::clears throat::: Teddy Pendergrass used to be in a 60s/70s band called the Bluenotes, they are quite famous for a song called "If you don't know me by now" which was later covered by Simply red or Paul young or someone equally boring. He went on to a successful solo career, putting out some acclaimed soul albums, and as I recall, lead a somewhat debaucherous lifestyle. In the early 80s, Teddy was in a terrible car accident and was left paralyzed from the waist down. he still continues recording, but has found God and now leans toward the gospel music side of things. Now if only someone would ask for some info on Andy Gibb or John Denver... I'm trying to convert a friend to the ways of B&S. Please e-mail me privately (i.e. no clogging up Sinister with song l*sts) if you can suggest songs that should definitely be included...none of my previous conversion attempts have been very successful, so i am pathetically seeking assistance. tata, 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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Re: Sinister: You can stick Bob Geldof up your arse! your fat american arse!
by Todd Beatty 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

funky seb wrote: "Jake wrote lots of opinions that made lots of people shout at him. Well, that's probably all over, so I won't comment." and then he proceeded to comment: "my mate in america says everyone in new jersey, is fat, so they must be." did you ask him how he gets along without a pub? tag wrote: "I'd blame Kenny" say it ain't so kenny!! i'd much rather blame seb, esp. if all the glamorous things about him are true, then all the more so: lets give the pretty boy some bad publicity, bring him off his pedestal. michelle, i wouldn't worry about funky slim's comment on obese people in moo jersey. it was a joke, one in poor taste perhaps, but hopefully without malicious intent. right seb? besides if you are truly offended, scrap your plans for a week's vaca at the club med in rio, buy a ticket to kent ,located next to god awful, pillaging populated sussex (according to seb, hehe), find out where he lives and go sit your fat arse right on his tummy. that'll learn him a lesson in "acceptable prejudice". if you need help, perhaps i can lend a hand, erm a few pounds rather, seeing as how i'm american, and live in connecticut which is SO close to n.j. that i can't help but be a tad on the plump side. we can take turns flattening him out. el duque wrote:"One public response to another obvious public moment of idiocy is fine, but it doesn't have to become an ongoing list debate. You want to argue about whether Kenny was joking or not, and whether that joke was funny, and if so or not, then erm take it in private." well said duke. i'll go one step further with this -- perhaps we should start a web sight of rude obnoxious jokes, warped nationalistic opinions, and the response they illicit from 700 people. we can put it right in between the web sight dedicated to list meet ups, and the web sight where everyone lists their fav. bands, which could be linked to the sight of 53 people asking for tickets to the same concert with no reply, and is connected to the sight containing before photos of listees from new jersey looking grossly overweight and after photos of them noticeably slimmer, and slightly inebriated as they sit in a pub in kent drinking a pint of bitter whilst giving a sneering upper lip to a few drunkards from sussex. any volunteers to sit all this up? adrian evans wrote:"...sitting here behind my pooter for 40 hours a week eating myself to death..." you must be american adrian. rachel playforth wrote:" If everything seems to be going well, you obviously don't know what the hell is going on." rachel, does the opposite to this hold true as well? spaceboyuk said:"this confused me. thanks" my thoughts exactly all right i've said my peas, shave your head, and disown your faith todd p.s.: mark c., we're rolling out the red carpet for YOU baby!!! i've hired a group of private dancers to escort you to your hotel; they're from new jersey so it should be TONS of fun. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Post-crap post
by Wise, Terri 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

I spent some time in England, and I'll say that pubs ARE a wonderful thing... but I must also say that the folks you see on Ricki Lake and the like are probably about .0000000001 percent of the US population. The producers of those shows seek out the most outrageous, pathetic individuals they can find. I've seen British TV and tabloids... I wouldn't say they're much less guilty of that sort of thing. Obviously, in neither case (Britain nor America, TV nor tabloids) do those individuals in any real way represent the population at large. As for what Americans do besides going to the pub... well, it depends. America is a very diverse country. Trying to stereotype Americans is a bit silly because there are so many of us. I think it also depends very much on how old one is... I'm 23 and I go out to dinner, go to shows, have friends over to my place for drinks, etc... For example - on Friday night I had a party at my place with friends aged 21 - 35 ish. On Saturday I went to a friend's for drinks. Yesterday I relaxed at home and then went out to dinner... then returned home to read. Lots of people frequent bars or clubs. Clubs can be fun (though good ones are hard to come by), but I tend to find a lot of those places too noisy... in that way, I prefer pubs. But there are a lot of other options. I very much appreciated Tag's response to all the Americans vs. Brits blabber. Tag wrote: "If I were you, dear Americans, I wouldn't blame Ricki, Jerry, Ophra er all, I'd blame Kenny. My favourite programme is "Eurotrash", where we spend half an hour every week being treated to hilarious exposes of Italian porn stars, Germans who dress as babies for sexual kicks, and Swedes who make jewellry out of moose poo. At no point has it seemed to me that this is normal behaviour across the channel. That's because I am smart enough to know the difference between television and real life. There's been a lot of crap talked here recently about Americans, and while I have certain reservations about American government policy (I have certain reservations about British government policy too), I'd suggest that those responsible for this patronising "I don't like the rest of your people, but you're OK" attitude grow up, or shut the fuck up." Thanks for speaking intelligently. As for those who claim it was all a joke - let's face it, it's hard to tell on a post if someone's joking or not. And I'm not sure I really believe that anyway... Has anyone noticed that most of the people who say it was a joke are not Americans? Perhaps when you're the butt of the joke it isn't all that funny? This list is supposed to be about Belle & Sebastian, more or less, right? Thanks also to Michele for reminding us that pre-judging individuals based on their weight (or any other physical attribute) should NOT be an "acceptable prejudice." Given the statistics, I'd like to remind you all that there are likely at least fifty (quite possibly more) people on this list who have, at one time or another, had an eating disorder. The sort of comments a lot of people have been making are rather careless. And what's up with the popularity contests on the list? (Guess I'm not winning any with this post... ohhh wellll) NO wonder we have so many "quiet" members! ANYWAY, many thanks to the many very generous people who have offered to tape things for me and for other needy list members! It's nice to know you're out there! I'm slowly becoming more enamoured with Arab Strap... but my faves are still on Sinister, must say. Speaking of covers: has the band had anything to say about the obvious similarities with Smiths album covers? I like them very much, don't get me wrong - I'm curious, though, if the band or jeepster has acknowledged the connection. If you've gotten to this part of the message, congratulations! :-) Now off to some work... Terri Wise Editorial Assistant McGraw-Hill College +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: 12-bar club
by Neil Dewhurst 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

I went to the 12-bar club once. Sat outside for ages waiting while the staff decided to let me in or not. Billy Bragg said hello, and Robyn Hitchcock touched me (though not with his greatness) on his way off the stage. I seem to remember that only five people can fit comfortably in the "arena", so it'll be intimate at least, especially if the whole BS mailing list turns up. If you can't get in you can sit around in the alley outside drinking from the bar and still hear the show. I have to go to Birmingham tomorrow, which, at the risk of offending some perfectly nice midlanders, I would rather not do. (Because I'm ill, not because I'm anti-brum). Whoever's tape I have will be listened to on the way, as will a heavy dose of Grant Lee Buffalo. Buy their new album - Jubilee - it's almost as good as fuzzy. Promise. All the love and poison in London Neil +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Slight Return!
by Orlando Munos 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

Good evening Ladies and Gentleman! First of all thanks for stuffing my mailbox with these delightful messages. I think it's my turn to make sure I got TBWTAS right (at least there's one point I'm not really sure about). In the middle of'Space Boy Dream' there's a synthesizer in the background. The sound ,chords & rythm are very familiar to me and I'm sure that I've heard this bit before. Maybe on the Talking Head's 'Remain In Light'-album (highly recommended, legendary. Maybe one of the best album from that decade, as Talk Talk's 'Spirit Of Eden' of course). Can anybody share this feeling and enlighten me on that issue? -Orlando +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Spenders Espadrilles
by Adrian Evans 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

Candarell in the morning....wrote in response to my trying to be helpful : *ahem*!! 1.99 I'll have you know....and they're CRAP!! If they are The Best of Northern Soul ones DO NOT GET!!! They are sheer wank! If that's Northern Soul, it's crap! Then again my experience of that luverly music has been, um, the club after the Leeds gig. Heh heh!! Have you bought them then ? Ha !! I can't speak for what they're like as I ended up buying a couple of old Stranglers albums...I was only pointing out the fact they were there, and for 1.99 even if you only get a couple of good tracks its got to be good value...but then I don't know what it's all about..I don't get it....I'm completely ignorant to it all, sitting here behind my pooter for 40 hours a week eating myself to death....booooooooohhooooooo....SEB, cheer me up with another one of your pub descriptions..that was GORGEOUS. You could do a selection of Pub-Polaroids for us..please. Her Royal Fluffness continued... I MOSH in Preston 'cha!!!! And I take my hat off to you for it my dear, there are a few attitudes to rock round here that I don't much care for. Uncle Peter in response to Tag : Moose poo jewellry?! My mouth is opening and closing, but no sound is coming out... But tis true my dear sir. I would just like to back up Bobert (phoooooaarrr) and second the fact that Eurotrash is by far and a long long way the most refreshingly entertaining prog on terrestial UK telly.....and you get to see bits of peoples bodies as well. But would Sir Clifford approve ? He's Hoot, He's in a suit...and get you grubby little mits off of it. Adrian. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Salako Gig!!!
by Katrina House 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

Hello all ... Ok, so this will probably frustrate all of you non-UK or indeed non-LondonUK residents, but i feel it is my duty to invite you all to Salako's debut London gig proper this Thursday @ the 12 Bar Club, 22 Denmark Place (off Charing Cross Road), London, WC2. Nearest tube is Tottenham Court Road (the red one!). Doors will be at 8.00pm and Salako are onstage at 10.30pm (yep, i know it's late ... sorry!). Entry is five pounds or four pounds with a flyer. You can go to the promoters site at http://freespace.virgin.net/cushy.productions/gigs.htm to download your own flyer for cheapo entry! (i'm hoping to get The Lucksmiths *sigh* on the bill too, but i'll e-mail back if this is the case) Salako will also play some more dates around the country mid-november, stay tuned for more details. Hope to see you there. :) Cheers, Katrina. -- ************************************************************************ jeepster recordings ltd. - mailto:a-and-r@jeepster.co.uk 217 canalot, 222 kensal road, london, w10 5bn, uk phone - 0181 964 9432, fax - 0181 964 8600 http://www.jeepster.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a message from the Jeepster Records news mailing 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? mailto:shop@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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by Cynthia Someone 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

Not much here, except that I slipped into Mod Lang last Saturday to find out what's cooking and while chatting it up with the guy at the counter found a slew of TBWTAS album sleevy picture things and most of them have tape or may be a bit trampled, but anyway i got one, and now it's on my wall next to the Buddha. isobel side up. They have more,and they're really nice and will probably give you one. other things on my wall: a picture from one of Blakes books, a postcard of a havana stevedore, a really bad watrecolor I did when I thought i was an artist of a circular rainbow, a japanese style crane painting because of my crane dream, a couple of pictures of me that my friend drew that sort of disturb me, but I don't know what else to do with them... they belong under the bed, where they will remain until I'm really old. i've never read any of Iain Banks but he sounds like something I'd be really into. Richard Brautigan's In watermelon sugar was written by a beat who killed himself, about this man with a gentle life. And everyday there is a different colored sun, and for each color there is a different color of watermelon. For example, I think Wedenesdays are black soundless days and watermelon seeds planted that day will grow black soundless watermelons. There are also tigers that talk, that helped him with his math while they ate his parents. Cynthia ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: pasty-faced - yes; skinny-hipped, erm...
by Mark Casarotto 12 Oct '98

12 Oct '98

Leeann wrote: > ps What is the American stereotype of us English. Is it all Hugh Grant, > posh accents....... >the kids = sartorially-elegant, pasty-faced, lank-haired, skinny-hipped, camp- >smoking, gig-going, beer-swilling hipsters who tend to have good taste in >music and bad taste in loungewear. So you know Funkyseb, then? >the adults = um, stiff upper lip? Erm, where is it the line is being drawn? I know that there is no excuse for being anything other than an adult at 24, but I find it almost ridiculous when I hear a mother say to her child "don't throw your food at the nice man, dear". Well, okay, it's usually *my* mother, but you know what I mean. I'm doing my best to be light-hearted and jovial after a series of self-righteous (or humble - cheers, Tag!), po-faced letters, but unfortunately I'm a grim-faced bastard who never smiles. Make me laugh, brothers and sisters, and I shall be oh so grateful. I am quite intrigued as to how our new chum "dr_sex2000" got his name if, as claimed, he didn't choose it. These new-fangled random computer -generated monikers, I suppose... Cheers for the cover vote thing, Marco. I'm not too surprised by the lack of votes for the "difficult" third album - it makes international man of sex Chris Geddes look a little foolish - this is a man who has played with V-Twin, for god's sake! Where's the respect? I reckon the photo was chosen for a bet... Back by no popular demand whatsoever, but just to annoy you all, Mark xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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