Dagenham Dave writes:

According a poll in New Music Express, The Smiths are among the most influential groups of musicians today. Those polled included hundreds of current top rock and pop stars.

NME POLL PLACES BOWIE AS MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTIST OF ALL-TIME

Top honors went to David Bowie, who was followed by The Beatles and Radiohead. The remaining top-ten are Public Enemy, jazz great Miles Davis, German techo group Kraftwerk, punk pioneers the Sex Pistols, controversial rapper Eminem, and singer-songwriter Nick Drake.
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Additional link to BBC article from George T:
Bowie 'most inspiring' musician - Nov. 27

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GurgleJerk writes:

I'm not sure if this really qualifies as "Morrissey" news, because it's actually news of us Moz website operators.

An article appears in the December 2000 issue of Record Collector magazine, called "Girlfriend in a .Com," surveys the Smiths/Morrissey websites. The two-page article lists nearly two dozen sites and shows five site screen captures. There are also capsule reviews and the links to each site.

Included are: Shoplifters Union (called "Shoplifters United"), The Last of the Famous International Webrings, Passion Just Like Mine, Morrissey at 45 RPM, Strangeways Here We Come, The Arcane old Wardrobe, The Art of the Smiths, Pashernate Place, It May All End Tomorrow, Cemetry Gates, Can You Blame Us, Morrissey-solo, Morrissey Tour, Rush to Danger, Aquaboogie Presents: History with Morrissey, The Draize Train, Torr's Moz Site, Johnny Marr's Healers Official Site, Johnny Marr Official Site, Boz's Rockabilly Frenzy and of course the El Vez Official Site.

All sites mentioned are generally reviewed favorably, although I think my site was misquoted and there are a considerable number of minor errors.

As of this post, the auction for Morrissey's boxers is up to $330. The next highest is Everclear at $61. I think there might be more boxers to be auctioned off but I'm not sure. Remember, it's all for charity! TrblLuvsMe sends:

City News Service November 24, 2000, Friday
Auction of Boxers Signed by Music Stars Will Benefit Goodwill
LOS ANGELES

Beginning today, fans can make online bids for boxers autographed by their favorite music stars, including Morrissey, Ozzy Osbourne and members of Limp Bizkit and Everclear, all for the good of charity.

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Mat Harding writes:

Did anyone spot the review of Eminem's new single 'Stan' in this week's NME - Eminem was cited as 'this generations Morrissey!'

waltark writes:

Just found this strange, but amusing website called "Sing Your Life."

"Nothing brings your life together like music. Sing Your Life reminds you of great songs to sing in almost any situation."

It has lists of what songs to sing while doing stuff like "Having a Baby", "Scuba Diving", and of course, "While You're Alive"!

Weird, but neat

TrblLuvsMe sends:

The Irish Times, November 25, 2000
Sack full of good things
Sack, the Dublin northside band saved from obscurity by former Smiths' frontman, Morrissey, do it their own way
By TONY CLAYTON-LEA

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TrblLuvsMe sends:

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) November 16, 2000, Thursday,

BIG SANDY PLAYS ROOTSY-EDGY HILLBILLY SOUND
BY SUE; VanHECKE; THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

THE LAST TIME Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys were in Norfolk was in 1992, when they opened for Morrissey at Chrysler Hall. It was an odd billing: the rollicking, hillbilly-garbed, rockabilly- and Western swing-styled Sandy and company priming the crowd for alterna-rock's most romantically miserable mopester.

But it was that unlikely tour - the Fly-Rites were invited along at the last minute after Morrissey caught their act in L.A. - that put Big Sandy and his Boys on the musical map.

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Roy S. Keane writes:

Not exactly Morrissey-related but still quite close is what The Daily Mail (UK) writes in its edition of November 24:

Oscar Wilde, having died at 1.45pm on November 30, 1900, at the Hotel d'Alsace, 13 rue des Beaux Arts, Paris, will be remembered at this place by an exquisite band of admirers. It will include actor Sir Danald Sinden and the former Tory MP Gyles Brandreth. The latter said: "I'll be there both as an admirer of Wilde and the official patron of the group "Lesbians for William, a small but feisty group of women campaigning for a Tory victory."

Lesbians for William - that's really something...

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Additional link via Robot Wisdom:
"After the fall - David Marr on the legacy of Oscar Wilde" - The Sydney Morning Herald (Nov. 25, 2000)

George writes:

We will be having a tribute to the Smiths/Morrissey this Friday @ QXT's. We will also try to test the crowds knowledge of the group with association, (what's the connection) questions for prizes.

Doors are from 10:00pm to 3:00am
Ladies 21 and over FREE before 11
Guys and Ladies under 21 $6 w/ flyer $8 w/out
All Well Drinks $1 before 11!

QXT's
248 Mulberry St.
Newark, NJ
973-643-3996
web: www.qxts-nj.com / info email : [email protected]