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@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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+