Behold! For I am going to answer some questions and generally make "worthwhile" contributions to list chat. But first... Peter Withe in Thailand? More hairy coconuts! He was definitely a hero of mine, I considered him the Roger Daltry of British football, but I was very young. You can tell, because I disapproved of his striking partner Gary Shaw's relationship with a page three bird. I've got their autographs. Peter Withe swore rather a lot for my liking. I can only assume that Brad has become a born again Christian. Yé-Yé! The other night I was allowed to stay up late to watch a TV special about Yé-Yé, a way of life. It was a curate's egg, excellent in parts. To give unsophisticated non-continentals an idea of what it was all about, the following Brits were shown as examples of Yé-Yé influences: Lulu, doing a fantastic dance that involved kind of ganwing her wrists and claiming to be a tiger, Sandie Shaw, doing a mind-numbing rendition of "Those Were the Days, My Friend, We Thought They'd Never End" with no clogs on, and...our very own Sir Cliff, doing "Congratulations" in Spanish, which was quite a thrill for me. Also featured was a brief glimpse at some French Yé-Yé-ists, including....our very own deflated Diana Dors, France Gall, doing our very own Poopy Doo song! Her blouse was a little bit sparkly, a little bit see-through, and thoroughly fantastic! I can't remember much more about it. I tried to record it, but technology got the better of me. I hope that helps. I also hope Stuart Murdoch follows Lulu's example and insists on being called Stustu from now on. Will Oldham! Migala! List old age pensioners will remember that hundreds of years ago I went to see Will Oldham, and it was great, definitely well worth going to see, Mister Conneeeeelly, a truly remarkable larynx and a very scruffy jumper, and songs with the word "cum" in the title. On that particular night, Mister Oldham was backed by a group consisting of a bunch of Joe 90s who looked like chess champions, who had done their own set earlier in the evening. That bunch of Joe 90s was Migala, and they were splendid, especially the singer. Check them out kids, they won't disappoint you. Unless you don't like them. B&S! Brit Awards! Everyone I've polled seems to think that Billie's going to win because she's got two mums, but let's not forget that B&S have got EIGHT mums, to vote for them, as well as innumerable dads, at least one of whom looks like Elvis. It's in the bag. Greil Marcus! How come everyone else gets to argue with the old duffer, and I don't? Does he go on international arguing tours, or what? I've spent days trying to find out if medieval monks really did go around saying "bollocks!" to each other, as Keith stated last week, but to no avail. Are there any librarians on the list who could look it up? TIA, Sister Disco +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+