+advanced apologies for length & at the overdue-ness of this ..ermmm things were hectic then i wasn't here..... + i started waffling a few days ago and have only just had chance to finish.in fact this is three sessions worth. sorry. PICNIC FOOTBALL SHOCKER first off sincere apologies to all i managed to axe (notably trousers & mark casserole) during the last pic-nic footy (unless i've just missed more recent picnics that is). too many beers makes jim a bad late + crap tackler. top fun though. as long as i didn't (accidentally) deck you. and mark i'm sure i never touched you as i ran past you that one time, either that or i almost didn't touch you and award you my old footie nickname for when i was very small....butterman. i kinda fell in a dollop quite easily. oh yeah and if martin, i am jim "the next david james" taylor, does that mean i'm shit or not? i'm not currently addicted to computer games, perhaps more fine beers and cheese exported back form la france. well villa do have the only 100 % record in the premiership, at least for a few more minutes at time of typing (and it was only for those minutes too :( IT WASN'T THAT BAD WAS IT?(loose club@Hqs camden lock)(post london picnic) Speaking of the same day, i trust at least some of you had at least half as good a time as i had at that club i dragged everyone along to....my mate actually took me up on the suggestion of calling the info tel # on the flier to suggest they sorted the PA out so it didn't deafen the punters quite so much...which they didn't take to too kindly. think i'll do the same....i guess this deems i'm starting a campaign for quiet music (no i'm not getting old honest) but maybe just quiet-er, so your ears don't hurt isn't too much to ask. i on;y noticed it near the end, when i also noticed all but a couple of sinisterines had left - trust this wasn't too much of a bad reflection on the place, and more that you were all as pissed as i was. i had the headache before the club, but perked up with chocolate, cola + not overly excessive drinking. won't say no more about that night - hope all survived reasonably intact in all ways. (just read that ailsa actually has recovered form the hangover which was good news. a night to tell the sinister grandchildren about i'm sure. . . . shit what a prospect!) HEFNER HEFNER HEFNER @ the jazz cafe. i was glad martin needed to hug too, cos, well it was that good. well nuff said. TIGERMILKING ...nah - I'M a folky old bastard. ermmm apparently you could (according to the very coherent and relevant alisdair ginola at said soiree) "Pick out Jim's authentic purple trousers from a line up including mauve and maroon ones and win your own weight in used condoms." aaah what a lovely thing. reading alsidairs fine posts rather than that actual prize obviously. SEE i do read a bit of the list once in a while! anyway i'm so much of a born again virgin these days anyway you wouldn't have got the prize off me. ermmm yeah anyway . well unless, mmm. so nice weather innit. anyway, for the minutes, apologies from my purple trousers and i. next one is?????? well hope it was a fantastic evening. i was around that time standing in a field in oxfordshire in torrential rain, balancing my waterproof's hood just behind my ears so as not to impair the sound of one of our nations finest singy/songy/guitarry type geezers, Richard Thompson. i even dried my glasses so i could hear "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" better. If any sinisterine ever fancies joining me to make a pilgrimage to the National Motorcycle Museum near my parents house in Birmingham (oh alright, solihull) to view the bike which caused? this song let me know. i'll also fight anyone (or at least blow football at dawn) who dares challenge me on the suggestion that this is a qunitessential modern folk classic, in the traditionalish sense. obviously you have your pub singalongs, i mean i think oasis constitute folk from their existence in the nations consciousness etc) (oh yeah i was at CROPREDY the Fairport Convention festival, and apart from fantastic beards, the wonderful world of Wadworth's Ales, (i stared the 'Old Timer' right in the eyes) i also saw ralph "so much more than the streets of london" mctell, (very well respected in folk circles dontcha' know..), plus steve gibbons & his dylan project do a better dylan than i've seen dylan usually do, plus i slept through most of the paul mitchell band (the old timer taking effect again see), so i don't think you missed much trousers, (though i can't be sure quite what i missed - but basically this bloke can't get signed, and the general consensus of my posse was that this wasn't the greatest travesty ever. It better bloody not be honey anyway now! i did hear a bit, but i forget which isn't best sign. Oh yeah i also saw Fairport Convention which was good. (it would be fun to get some anti-folk cracks back but i know you're all too damn nice!) before craprody was THE BIG CHILL a delightful little festy in the wiltshire/dorset borders, held in victorian pleasure gardens built by General Pitt Rivers in 18something or other. best bits include on site peacocks, macaws and the main stage being and outdoor victorian theatre with delightful painted backdrop and 2 f-off stacks dropped either side of it. Plus the gardens are very pleasant, its an english heritage sight. this year was a bit bigger twice as many bods (2,000), plus slightly less chilled due to "occasional rain" (well frequent torrentials actually but i managed to reference terry callier so ha) and the odd mad raver type demanding serious beats during an ambient roger eno/lol hammond performance. also bj"he gets everywhere"cole with luke vibert, fridge (supported godspeed on tour in london anyway) Plaid, the other HEFNER (inertia records) who i didn't watch loads of- i think it was raining, but wasn;t damascus stylee converted like i was when i saw OUR hefner for the first time;Instrumental (who have been doing six piece string covers of electro/dance classics for a few years now) without my drum'n'bassy mates MAO this year (see them, they rock. or dance or something) Mixmaster Morris and rounded off by the bollywood brass band. and rain.plus lots more, it was a festival obviously) stan/john/DJ was in Spain that weekend (i think) playing a festival in Spain with Marine Research (formerly Marine Salvage & Research Limited as a spanish fanzine reminded me) as were our Hefner and the usual big money festival suspects + good stuff too. Manics pulled out - obviously no armitage shanks flown in especially). the sinisterbowliefooty-damon accompanied me down to the 'enchanted garden' festy as it is known and helped me drink lots of red wine. we also blew air into the silver bag in the wine box to make a fantastic camping pillow. surely a viz top tip if ever there was.plus the chill festy has a late night installation art trail which makes a bit of a change to late night pushing overs of chemical loos etc. Anybody taking in Damon & Naomi upstairs @ garage in a week or twos time? i like lots and lots. oh yeah blame any bad spelling on a crap spell checker or the fact i have to push off to watch west ham vs villa. naturally i will be supporting the northern and far superior claret and blue contingent. and i know half the list won't have a clue what i'm on about so (....snip) [and that was now 4 days ago.] MC SOLAR'S RING Inbetween festies was celestial hot action. who saw the money shot???? Well i saw it good and proud in the sky above Neufchatel en Brey (sp?) where we cycled from dieppe. Utterly recommend cycling through french countryside..well that bit anyway. amazing beer/baguette/patiserie stops. i can still smell the camembert :) I'd ask if anybody else had amazing eclipse experiences, but i'm sure i know how to use the search tool. MARGARINE RESEARCH ok - here we go: Rough Trade GIG tomorrow (RT NOTTING HILL) has been shifted cos the old bag upstairs has taken out an injunction against gigs at the shop or something, so is now at 6.30 at some arts club down the road, but if you get to the shop at 6pm anyway i think the plan is to shepherd everyone there together.tomorrow being sat 20/8/99. (free) MR @ 1st day at reading fest Fri & Leeds Sat., teeny stage i think. MR gig 2/9/99 at Water Rats with mmmm i think i was told American + very good ???, anyway is: sarah dougher..... 7/9/99 DJ (of MR) will be errr DJing at the Brassy gig @ borderline (+probably at the John Jervis Where Its Is At Where You Are Scalafest same night of london mogwai gig 16/10/99 quickspace/cometgain/rosita (i think)) 11/9/99 Aston Villa give arsenal a good hiding at highbury (mmmm) 17/18/19 /9 we all/some go to ATPs ???? :) :) :) OK so sorry for witterings, perhaps its good that i don't post too often. and check dates/existence of gigs before travelling etc. too much already jim +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". 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