I think it's pretty much established that the "Melanie" song was a hoax or parody, from what people have written in the comments and also from people who have contacted Boz and Steve Lillywhite. Yesterday I was sent this sound file (900k .wav file), of a Morrissey impersonator telling people that the "Melanie" song is real and was sent on DAT to some DJs. It really does sound like him, but I have confirmed it is fake and have even heard that Morrissey himself finds it humorous.

This reminds me of the time I vaguely remember being around the 1991 or 92 tour when I heard someone would call up unsuspecting fans on the phone, pretending to be Morrissey. Nowadays it's on the internet -- so to those who have mentioned that Morrissey secretly emails them or chats with them on ICQ - no, it's not him.

silas writes:

Just to forewarn any interested parties in the UK that the BBC series "I Love The 1980s" is set to feature The Smiths heavily in the programme dedicated to 1984, to be aired on Saturday the 17th February. I'm not sure what the content will be, but bands featured on the programmes up till now have been given slots of about five to ten minutes, with fans talking, archive performances, and comments from near-celebrities. Apparently, the rumours doing the rounds last year that a Smiths night in Manchester was to be filmed were to do with this, but that fell through. anyway... keep your eyes peeled.

Jane Birkin writes:

Here is a link for Alain fans! To the best of my knowledge, this is the first and only site dedicated to Alain Whyte.

Alain Whyte Syte
http://www.geocities.com/alain_whyte/

Whoaba writes: I've made this flash thing that speaks quotes from Morrissey's interviews. It's fun to use it to talk with people by holding your phone up to the speaker, and so on...makes for some interesting pranks. So far, I use it to talk to telemarketers and give my friends a laugh. Well, to get it, go here and find "Moz Phone Thing". To save it, right click and choose "save link as". Fun!
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David T (different) writes: Moderately, but not overwhelmingly funny: Aquaboogie presents: History with Morrissey
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Although this was mentioned a couple of years ago and is linked in the content section of the site, the "Morrissey and Me" comic at gURL.com is submitted every other week, so I'll mention it again.

Tony Christopher writes:

Morrissey/Smiths Night
Friday, March 2, 2001
9PM to 2AM
Hosted by Tony

UPSTAIRS at Delilah's
2771 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
21 + $3 cover

e-mail questions to: [email protected]
Here is the flyer.