David T (different) writes:

I got the picture from a DJ in London whose name is Farzana. She put an advert in the NME for a copy of the New York Dolls book, and got a reply from a girl in Norway who was penpals with Moz in 1980, who offered to swap the book and the photo for some pictures of Brad Pitt (or Rob Lowe, or somebody like that) which she cut out of a magazine. It is her prize possession, and I'm very grateful to her for having shared it with me/us.

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TrblLuvsMe sends:

The Evening Post (Wellington) February 8, 2001
SRC try keeping up with The Smiths

Snake River Conspiracy have the audacity to cover the Smiths. Steve Rendle gets precious, and gets over it.

WHAT IS it with Americans? Fifteen years after the event, they seemed to have been consumed by The Smiths.

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I didn't know so many of you watched The Weather Channel. SprHldJim writes: Ok, so I am in Boston, in a downtown hotel. I turn on the television, tuning to the Weather Channel only to hear the strains of Please, Please, Please, Let me Get... (A MUZAK (Mozak?) style version) playing as the music bed during the local forecast display. I thought I was dreaming, or having a nightmare. It was still there in the a.m. to disprove my dream theory. Has anyone else heard this? Most of the cut is indistinguishable but there is one segment of it that is unmistakable. (Nissan, overnight news, Drew Carey, now the Weather Channel?) Is the world catching up to us??? or have we infiltrated the world? About as trivial as it gets...

suedeheadDaddy also writes: Well, there I was checking out the Weather Channel yesterday, ya know, just to see what my day was going to be like, when I hear a familiar tune. I guess someone at the Weather Channel is a Smiths fan, cause it was "Please, Please, Please..." I think it was the same arrangement that was used in the rad 80's movie "Ferris Beuller's Day Off." Yes, I said RAD (cause it was)! So, keep an eye on the storm, and your ears on the song!

Holly Bishop writes: This morning I thought I recognized the song being played during the local forecast on The Weather Channel. Then it clicked...it was "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want". It was not one of their jazzy selections but a very nice Muzak ballad. It made my Monday seem a little less like a Monday.

And finally, sailor girl writes: you all beat me to reporting the drew carey/girlfriend in a coma thing. i never watch the show and i wondered why i was watching it and then i found out! that was yesterday. today i had the weather channel on and during the "your local forecast" part they had a muzak version of "please please please let me get what i want" playing in the background! wow! two days in a row. what's this world coming to?

An anonymous person writes: The UK's other quiz show phenomenon, BBC's 'The Weakest Link', asked the following question on Thursday night's tea-time edition: "In pop music, who was the lead singer of The Smiths?" I'm delighted to report that the contestant answered correctly.
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memphis writes: Quite insignificant but - On BBC's The Weakest Link (Thursday 8th) a question was who had a hit single with "Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now"? It was answered correctly (thank God).

Giselle Gazda writes:

All you DFW Morrissey/Smiths fans out there, take note! The Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio is having Smiths night on Wed. Feb 28th! for more details check out http://www.rubberglovesdentontx.com

or call 940-387-7781

Jack the Hipper writes:

MORRISSEYISM
a tribute to Morrissey/The Smiths
is held at Mejeriet, Lund, Sweden on Friday 2 March 2001.

DJs are Lukas Moodysson and Peter Birro (both appraised film directors) and Magnus Carlsson (lead singer of Weeping Willows) - all Moz-fans.

Live act is Eggstone with special guests performing only Moz/Smiths-songs, of course.

Plus video projection, trivia exhibition and obligatory daffodils.

Tickets are sold in record stores in southern Sweden.

For more info (in swedish!) visit:
http://www.palladium.tm/morrisseyism/
http://www.kulturmejeriet.se

Chris Stride writes:

** Offbeat **
Sheffield's Real Indie Night
presents its 5th annual
Offbeat Smiths and Morrissey Night

playing loads of Smiths and Morrissey tracks plus the usual Offbeat mix of classic indie and punk-pop...

Friday 9th March, 2001
@ The Raynor Lounge, Sheffield Uni SU, Glossop Road
From 9pm to 1am

Admission £2.50
includes free lollipops, stickers and gladioli!

Arrive early to avoid disappointment - the venue has a small capacity and we are expecting lots of people. So to be sure of getting in, turn up at 9pm!

Link to poster / flyer for the night.

Link for more info' on Offbeat such as other dates, playlists, reviews, etc.

* VERY IMPORTANT *
If you a non-student, also check for directions / admission details, or email me.