September 1998 - Sinister

Sinister: Shepherd's Bush - The band speaks
by Karen David 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Dear All at the mailing list Aah, I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry if you were at Shepherd's Bush bush bush bush bush bush bush the other night and had to leave for the tube, or if you got fed up hanging around. We were dying to go on! Honestly, Isobel had just taken her 43rd piss of the night and saying that if we didn't go on in a minute she was going to go home! There was a horibble cycle of everyone going to the bog, and all because the drums needed tuning or something. De Mouche, the drummer of National Park hits the skins a hell of a lot harder than Richard so everything was a wee bit to buggery when we were supposed to go on. I think that's the reason. But honestly, we would never do anything to piss you off on purpose. But you know that anyway. We got a bit of flack afterwards. Some fucking knob from a broadsheet who presumes he can speak for you in saying that we walk a fine line with you. What the fuck has he got to do with it! Anyway, I'd like to recount the best bits of the week like Tag did, especially for P. Millardo who wasn't about, but I don't know how far I'll get because the place where this computer is shuts in a wee minute. I'll tell you now though that "Johnny" in Seymour Stein is Johnny Marr. Seymour told Chris that he reminded him of The Smith in the ridiculously out of season full length fake fur coat that Chris had on at the time. I think someone was asking but I didn't read down to see if Kitchen or House had enlightened whoever it was in the way they so helpfully do. Katrina is so notoriously efficient and helpful that she was standing with Andy Symington after the Nottingham show while Andy was djiing and Andy mentioned that there was a lot of rubbish around left from the gig, not meaning anything by it or anything, just making conversation. Katrina fetched a brush immediately and started sweeping up around the numerous people dancing and amid the general havoc of roadies, dancers and noise. With her perfectly knotted hankerchief round her neck she was the most perfect 50's svelte and flustered sweeper upper ever. I've got to say hello to the fellow who was booing loudly in Tag's ear at Shepherd's Bush, before we went on. You get some morons! But at least we get a laugh. Andy told me he was feeling some wrath while we were late going on. It's a shame, he didn't ask for it. Well this guy in the audience was booing away, and Andy said that Tag asged him what he thought he was doing and the fellow said "That dj's a wanker" and I think Tag said "Well he happens to be a friend of mine" and booer said "Well I was only joking" and Tag said "Well I don't think you are very funny" and I like to imagine he said it in a very dry Noel Coward sort of way that caused the bully to think again and perhaps go away and buy a few raffle tickets for a good cause....(Yes Misster broadsheet, open yoour ears. as if we'd have a raffle for one of our records and then keep the money. It was my mate Ciara's copy and she was giving the dough to various ME charities) I'd like to think also that during the course of the concert Mr Jeepster Mark Jones turned habitually to Gerard our sound man and said. "Listen, Gerard maaan. Stevie's mike's really loud. Why don't you change them round? Get Stuart to sing into Stevie's mike?" "But Mark, zees will not make any deefference. Stevie's voice is louder, you know." "Yeah but, why don't you just try it maan. Change the mikes maan. Maybe it will sound louder. I mean, Stevie's voice is really clear" "But Mark", then in French "...but what is the bloody point?" Anyway, as usual I only get to hear the stories afterwards and nothing happened to me apart from shifting speakers, gory soundchecks, and doing setlists.But we recorded a song when we got back called Paper Boat that Stuart wrote and sang! I'm not cursing it by telling you because it's finished, and we all enjoyed it for once. Love Stuart Murdoch +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Farewell for now, I'm off jetsetting!
by Vicky Parkinson 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

I've got five hours twenty minutes to finish my dissertation, print it, proof read it, and bind it, but hey, I want to say bye. Cos as of tonight at 5pm I am no longer a student and soon I am escaping my debts and worries for three weeks, and jetting off for a wedding in Toronto, and I'm going to be jetting down to New York for three nights. What a hard life I lead! I REALLY would like to meet some of you in those two lovely cities, while I have the chance. I can be contacted at jjurinic(a)idirect.com from the 20th September, and I've been canny and raided the archives for some of your email addresses, so you can't hide ;-) But fear not, I will be back, and probably unemployed, the 2nd week in October, AND I'll have to pay for my Internet access, bummer. Before I go I have to apologise for an act of disgusting behaviour on SAt night. I was in Glasgow for a Hen Night, and after several cocktails in the Copthorne (How horrible is it in there?) and many bottles of wine between us over dinner, three of us kept the party spirit going in Kilkenny's, a dubious 'Irish' pub in the basement of the Italian centre. Anyway, as we staggered up the stairs at closing time, there was a blue poster on the wall with a man with lovely sideburns and a sword in his chest, and without thinking very much I wipped it off the wall, and rolled it up as quickly as possible, as I continued upwards. It was only afterwards, when i woke up the next morning and came downstairs to find the aforesaid poster stuck to the fridge that I realised what I'd done. In my selfish act, I may have denied a Kilkenny-goer the delight that is Belle and Sebastian. Someone else in that pub might have been staggering out, seen that poster, and had a moment of startling conversion, and gone and bought the album the very next day. So even though i am off to foreign climes, I cannot enjoy myself, as I have such a heavy concience. Oh God, 5hrs to go.... Bye! Love Vicky xxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: new, thunderstorms, sleep
by Bluepoets＠aol.com 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

hey everyone, i am fairly new to this neck of the woods, so i thought id introduce myself in the wakening of a sleepless night waiting for my sweetness to come home. we both like b&s, myself almost a year now. and we are patiently awaiting for thursday for the tickets in toronto, we are from rochester, ny. anyways, it is about to thunderstorm here and as i await her return i look through all my mix tapes and couldnt find a one to satisfy me, so i was wondering if someone would like to trade some mix tapes with me, with some sweet tunes, write to me, j, privately. well, back to the lurking, i might speak up once in a while, otherwise i am too shy thanks for reading j +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Meeting Up
by MATTHEW WIMBURY 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

I second the Preston idea as regards meeting up. I think it's a pretty cool town really and there's some decent pubs about and there's Tokyo Joes as well which is a cool club, and hey, it's only 20 minutes from where i live, so go to Preston!!!! Matt, who wouldn't mind Manchester either, but would definitely go to Preston! +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Hey Preston!
by PJMiller 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Yesterday I went to the pictures and it was a film and it was Godzilla but I wasn't frightened. Or anything else for that matter. My advice for listees would be to wait until it comes on the telly, and then watch the other side. Keith suggested Manchester as a sootable meeting place, because it is in the middle. In that case, the Azores would be more appropriate, if a little impracticle. As a compromise solootion, I vote for Preston. We all know that nothing ever happens there, so I think it's up to us to MAKE IT HAPPEN! And why stop at organising a disco? We could have live bands too! The Manics could split up and then reform especially to play it, and there could be lots of Welsh groops too, inclooding The Alarm and the Sooper Fluffy Animals. Don't worry, if you book the bands, they will come. Sarah's grandmother could introdooce the bands and give a quick clip round the ear to anyone whoo's not nice, and the whole thing could be called FLUFFYSTOCK! And Uncle Joe's Mint Balls could keep us all aglow. The postman just brought me Endless Harmony by the Beach Boys. I haven't listened to it yet, but I just know it's fucking great. I finally got round to reading Duke's Cock Fun and UNKLE pieces, and great fun they were too, although I must confess to a preference for Duke in full-on ranting mode, such as his piece about Manda Rin's evil fanzine empire. Unfortunately my internet connection was cut off half way through reading it, so I'l have to go back and find out what happens. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I think I'll order a copy of Duke's book, "Young and Foolish" for a bit of bedtime reading. I suggest you all do the same. Unless you already have. Speaking of bedtime reading, I've been reading a book by a Cuban fellow called Guillermo Cabrera Infante. It transpires that he's the brains behind all that "soul hero in his soulmobile" and "blue, blue meanies" dialogue that appears on "Kowalski" by Primal Scream. What's more, his Siamese cat (very clever, by the way) was the grandson of George Harrison's Siamese cat. The book is called "O", it's quite nice, you'd like it. I think that's everything. Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: No.1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Andras Zalan Szolnoki 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

-*-*-*-Hello Everyone-*-*-*- Up here in freezy (actually not at this moment , but..) Oslo B&S-s new creation ENTERED at numero uno!!!!!!!!!! at at at at In one of the three most popular stores (we donŽt have virgin or Hmv or whatever , but we have polarbears!!!!!!!!!!!) and TWATTYBUSSSSSS is still ( or at least it was on sunday) #1!..........but maybe the MSP are new fav?? Who knows + Žn Who cares Ciao szola ______________________________________________________ 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: UK listees: Dance to B&S and other indiepop/punk tunes on 22/9
by Dr C.B.Stride 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

** Firstly, in deference to the orders of the list owner I shall only ** post an advert for Offbeat now and once more before Christmas ** when all the students have returned to the list (is that OK Paul?) Offbeat is back for 5 nights this autumn, and there is a new website with Offbeat and general indiepop info' and articles,(including a review of the Leed's gig very soon I promise!), and links to other cool sites. http://www.shef.ac.uk/~offbeat/ OFFBEAT - a real indiepop night....... with late bar, free lollipops and request sheets Sheffield Uni' SU Raynor Lounge (non-students most welcome) 9pm to 1am, £2.50 on the door... TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 9th OCTOBER FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER FRIDAY 20th NOVEMBER SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER Playing......Classic Indie, Punk POP 1977-1997 and C86/C96/new underground of indiepop..... HELEN LOVE-HEAVENLY-BELLE AND SEBASTIAN-DELGADOS DWEEB-CHAMELEONS-PASTELS-R.E.M.-SMITHS-PAVEMENT- FALL- BLUR-JAM-HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT-TALULAH GOSH- HEFNER-YUMMY FUR-VELOCETTE-I LUDICROUS-JUNE BRIDES SUPER FURRY ANIMALS-ELASTICA-CURVE-URUSEI YATSURA- BOGSHED-TIGER-SNUFF-DEAD KENNEDYS-PWEI-CARTER USM- DISCO PISTOL- COMET GAIN -VELODROME 2000-ANORAK GIRL STEREOLAB-CHINA DRUM-SPARKLEHORSE- BUZZCOCKS-BIS- WEDDING PRESENT-ASH-SONIC YOUTH-BODINES-PIXIES-CUD PRIMAL SCREAM (early)-GENE-SHOP ASSISTANTS-FIELD MICE CHILLS-PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES-BLUEBOY-SCARFO. plus many more in the same vein...... for more details/to join the Offbeat mailing list email C.B.Stride(a)Sheffield.ac.uk C.B.Stride(a)Sheffield.ac.uk *** daytime: 0114 2223262 *** *** FAX: 0114 2727206 *** *** evening: 0114 2306539 *** "Watford FC Supporters - South Yorkshire branch" +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: RE: sinister-digest V2 #347
by Gary Done 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

Jessica wrote .... > >HA! Yes! Pedal Pushers ARE EVIL! Following on - you must be a pretty > >evil person to wear them, OR, just seriously misguided. In everything. > > Oh, I've always loved capri pants (aka pedal pushers, aka clam diggers)! I don't think it's the pants themselves which are the problem, it's the accessories, it can't be much fun walking round town with a pair of furry dice swinging round you neck. 87) I apologise, there was no excuse for such a sad joke, I will be suitably punished. Gary +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: twattybus?
by Steven 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

OK, i'm new to the list, so forgive me if this has been brought up before. I've searched the archives,and I still can't figure out what TWATTYBUS means. I'm probably just being blind, but I can't be the only one. thanks Steven who just bought his tickets for the Chicago date today!

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Re: Sinister: what's an arab strap?
by Steven 15 Sep '98

15 Sep '98

umm...we sell these devices at the store where I work(for real), but we call them English cock cages. I thought some of you might be interested to know that... I think that "the boy with the English cock cage" doesn't have as nice a ring to it, though :) Steven -----Original Message----- From: Mark Kolmar <mkolmar(a)xnet.com> To: sinister(a)majordomo.net <sinister(a)majordomo.net> Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 3:28 PM Subject: Re: Sinister: what's an arab strap? >> what the heck is an arab strap? > >"May not be appropriate for younger and more sensitive listmembers." > >Well, you are all going to figure it out at some point. This URL is >perhaps the most delicate way to say it: > >http://www.leathercreations.com/199.htm > >--Mark > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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