Morrissey-solo:

Moz @ the Beautiful South show in L.A.

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

johnny o writes:

I met him. I finally met him.

Prior to the Beautiful South taking the stage at the (Hollywood) House of Blues Sat. night, talk was in the air that Morrissey was in attendance. My wife, Suzanne, asked a viking-looking, albeit, very nice bouncer if Moz was in fact in the House. He said, "yes," but couldn't divulge his location. Suddenly we looked up and spotted Morrissey upstairs; seated center stage.

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Moz mentioned by writer Judy Mae Murphy on Irish radio

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

Frank Bouchier-Hayes writes:

Moz mentioned on "Snapshots" by guest Judy Mae Murphy, a writer, who said that when she was 13, she saw Moz in Grafton St Dublin, handed him a poem which she had written, and ran away. Moz liked the poem and wrote to her, sending her rare Smiths memorabilia. The initial meeting with Moz was in 1983/84.Their correspondence lasted a few years.She finished her interview by saying that she has only recently given up hope of marrying Moz.

"Live from Dallas" DVD - can be played in any region (??)

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

A Gonzalez writes:

I just got my Morrissey Live from Dallas DVD. I noticed it works on any region DVD Player you don't need the region 2 PAL version DVD Player. Hope this helps you out.

UPDATE (Oct. 31): torr writes:

I just tried the "Live In Dallas" dvd in my region1 player and it would not play. So, it seems for some reason it won't work in ALL region1 players. Consider yourself warned.

Morrissey... BMX hero?

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

coulter writes: I was recently watching the most current BMX videos (X-Games) that my bike shop received for the 2000 season, and was utterly gobsmacked to hear "The Operation" play during one segment in a video called "Standard Country" I know that this is trivial at best, but let's face it, is there any more UNLIKELY place one would ordinarily hear Morrissey than in a BMX video?

Chris C. also writes: Just flipping through the channels, and decided to watch the Bike Street Finals for this year's Gravity Games on NBC. This highly commercial display of the "extreme sports" is the last place I'd expect to hear a Smiths or Morrissey song, but I got a pleasent surprise. During an Olympic-like piece of some of the riders, "How Soon Is Now" came on when talking about Dave Mirra and how he missed the finals. The song played for a while, and it was nice to see some coverage of Dave Osato for a change on the BMX scene. I guess I see now why there are all those Morrissey and Smiths shirts in some bike and skateboard magazines and stuff.

Chino Stikes Again...

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

MOZ FAN FROM AZ writes:

I just returned from the Deftones concert in Mesa, AZ and Chino did it again. I don't know if he does this at every Deftones show, but when he noticed my Smiths' shirt and pointed it out in the crowd, he started to sing, "I was looking for a job..." and I yelled back "and then I found a job and heaven knows I'm miserable now!" And after the show, I saw him and asked if he has ever meant Morrissey and he said, "No, I wish."

The Deftones show was excellent and Chino was cool. This just goes to show once again how much of an impact and influence The Smiths' had and continue to have.

VIVA MORRISSEY (and Chino)

"A-Z" TV spoof on channel 4

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

english john writes:

on wednesday night on Channel Four's music programme "A-Z" there was a slot on the a - z of indie music. A comedian (who's name eludes me) talked his way through indie, and did a couple of Mozzer impressions... usual stereotype of "My Muther (sic) hates me, and my brother, and lover " etc. They portrayed Moz talking to the Samaritans. It WAS funny... it's just nice to have the big fellow on T.V. in some form or another!

Misheard Smiths lyrics

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

David T (different) writes:

Not as funny as it might be - but I'm sure we can correct that.

Misheard lyrics, The Smiths

Cinerama cover of "London" on new compilation

posted by davidt on Monday October 30 2000, @10:00AM

An anonymous person writes:

A cover of The Smiths' "London" by Cinerama (David Gedge ex-Wedding Present) is available on the new compilation "THIS IS CINERAMA" of early singles, b-sides and rarities. Its on the Cooking Vinyl label (COOKCD180) and is released in the UK today, Monday October 30th. Very good/inventive version too!

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