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Lighting and stage A+ Sound and Performance A- volume could have used a

Its beyond me how in the span of 3 days the usually ego-centric/smoggy/horrid stench what is Los Angeles could be so completely transformed into a whimsical paradise of free-love and uncommon serenity!!! :) Even as I drove the freeways in a panic stricken urgency, so as to be positive I would not miss one single 1/8th of a note! Lanes were opening up before me:) A cheerful old lady in her 1975 ford granata waved to me and gave me the thumbs up sign! And simultaneously an expanse of purplish twilight extended itself so peacefully out over the whole of Southern California as my car stereo was blasting out a trail blaze collage, of belle and sebastians greatest hits!!! (Volumes 1996-2001) Honestly!!! there REALLY was something so un-imaginably beautiful in the air before the show:) And what a SHOW!!!!! So many smashing HITS!!! a showcase of everlastingly clever LYRICS!!!! And sensational strings and brass to perfectly embellish it all!!!! just LOVELY!!!!! I'll admit it though, the band were just a wee bit nervous at times or even star-struck perhaps??? But the soul of the performance shone through the whole while, ever so genuinely and touching:) My friend, Anton Newcombe (singer of the brianjonestown massacre) had a slightly more critical ear remarking that they shoud not of used any pre-recordings but in the end agreed it was all so extraordinary and spectacular!!! (swags off of the whisky and gin bottles) (crouching down for long drags and up like a fire breathing dragon) I'll rate it like this little boost but the dynamics were dead aim!!! Dancing A+ just FAB!!! and FUNNY too:) Song Selection??? Suspiciously enough one of the greatest records of the 20th century was slighted and ignored!!! :/ Luckily enough, their material is so vast and brilliant one hardly even noticed this, except for me mum!! she was quite frankly, un-rully!!! when they darely had the nerve to pass over her most beloved "the fox in the snow" :( =s >>> A- Cheer up mum! You know theres always Brazil and Japan!?!?!? Oh!!!! but It was truely a wonder for me to finally after all these years get a chance to hear and see the greatest band in the universe!! (sorry Anton) ok,ok,ok the 2nd GREATEST band in the universe!!!! Indeed, I SIMPLY LOVED it:):):):):):):) For everybody involved in the Westcoast "pic a nics" I extend my hand in gratitude and look very much forward to meeting you all in person and of course the games:) Especially the Angelina Jolie look alike pinata bash!!! :p and whatever else there is?? Leap Frog?? Frisbee?? Freezetag?? Croquette?? "Futball"?? Hardboiled colourful egg toss?? Oh, its fun to be a kid again:) Cheers Ian!!!! And have fun at the show tonight... Le pastie de la bourgeoise!!!!! And to everyone else in "Sinister Land" all the best smiles... Mike +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+