"...The British singer Morrissey of the Smiths uses an iMac. A recent photo interview that took place in his Los Angeles home revealed an iMac on his desk."

Subject: [M] The Other Jake

I was a bit shocked to find out that the other Jake, the rockabilly haircut one, died recently under mysterious circumstances... whether it was a suicide, or something else, no one knows. there was an article in the OC weekly describing his rise and fall, and it does have a one sentence mention of Morrissey and Boz visiting his barber shop for a cut, so if anyone is interested, go to:

"Live Fast, Die Young - the rise and hard fall of rockabilly barber Jake Bricks"

Jail Escapee Kills Himself

Garden Grove man grabs a gun from a deputy in Anaheim, flees in a stolen car, then shoots himself.

...This isn't the first time a song dear to my heart has been colonized by the auto industry. A lifelong Smiths devotee, I can still remember feeling shock and horror when the first chords of "How Soon Is Now?" boomed from a Nissan commercial. That commercial still makes me sad, not because I lost respect for the band but because the music and the message fused together irreparably. When I hear that song now, the plaintive self-mocking pain in the line "I am human and I need to be loved" is superseded in my head by the image of a sedan spinning jauntily.

The gig was recorded at London's Dingwalls Theater last year during Rollins' "Think Tank" spoken-word tour. In the hour-long special, Rollins covers a variety of topics, including his roles in such films as "Heat" and "Lost Highway," his thoughts about former Smiths frontman Morrissey, and his memories of his first kiss.

"In the ninth grade, Hoppus discovered the Cure and the Smiths, and through their music he found solace. He reflects, 'That was the first time I ever felt comfortable in my skin.'"