Hey kids hope everyone had FAB new years. Mine was good but still holding out for the perfect one, whenever that may be. I went to Edinburgh, planning to do the MASSIVE street parties, only to find out there were no more passes and my fave band, Mull Historical Society who were playing at Concert in the Gardens was also sold out. Hence was shut out of street parties:( Still had alright time, drinking with friends (who all decked out in ballgowns) and then watching the fireworks. ah well, mebbe next time:) I'm one of the few listees from Perth, Western Australia and have been having really great time here in London. Weather is quite mild (but was in Prague for a bit of december where it was minus 10, hence everything seems mild after that:) and have been having excellent time shopping for clothes and records (mmmm Music and Vid Exchange!:)) Also caught Neil Halstead at Arts Cafe which is similar to gig venues in Perth, except way better. Neil was great, even if he kept fluffing his songs (including the lovely Mojave 3 song he did)- exquisite country laments. Swoon! Was wondering if any Sinisterinies was going to Beta Band this coming Tues (22nd jan) or Lo-Fi allstars (31st jan) or Bill Janowitz (28 jan)??? Cos while I don't mind checking out the gigs myself (I don't know many peeps here and hence gig-going can be a lonely experience!:)), it would be ace to finally meet some of the fabled members of the London branch of the Sinisterinies!:) It would be truly excellent and cool to meet some Sinisterinies at the gigs or slightly beforehand, if peeps wouldn't mind meeting Aussie listees. We're really not that wierd and I'm quite personable!:) Also, does anyone know of any sooper cool gigs coming up? I'm thinking Dot Allison, Saint Etienne, Tanya Donelly-people I'm dying to see live!!! Of course B&S would be a dream come true, but don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon:( I missed their Glasgow gig cos was touring around Europe:( Ah well. Anyone have any idea when they play next? Alright hope everyone is sticking to their new year's resolutions (as if!) and hope to hear from some of you soon. Please reply to me either at this address or kin_woo@hotmail.com Hope to hear from you soon Kin Woo +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+