Summary by Adam
Great G.A. Show. Seated 370 people, a very strange venue. The President of the San Carlos
institute came out and told us all the history of the San Carlos (it is the cradle of the
Cuban freedom movement.) We had to sing the American National Anthem and listen to the
Cuban National Anthem. Then, the Mayor of Key West came on and droned on a bit. Morrissey
is the first "rock show" to ever be held there. Several people got on stage
throughout (as there was no barricade and scarce security) and there was a massive stage
invasion at the end. Morrissey left 1/4 way through "Shoplifters".
"Ambitious Outsiders" was on the set list (after "Why Don't You Find Out
For Yourself") but was skipped.
Summary by Lord Cras
The venue looked like a high school auditorium. There were no bouncers up front so Moz was
more playful with the crowd. He accepted various gifts from fans and even wiped his sweat
onto a napkin at a fan's request. The set was short but really good, the fans were
enjoying every minute of it. The best part personally was during "Shoplifters"
when I, along with my girlfriend, got on stage and got hugs from him. This lasted for
about 5 seconds before the hired goons grabbed me in a chokehold and dragged me away. He
didn't even get halfway thru the song because about 15 kids rushed the stage to get hugs
from him. Few got close, most of them were stopped by those infamous hired goons. The only
damper of the night was when the older fans started to badmouth the younger fans calling
them idiots amongst other things. There were a few confrontations and a couple of death
threats from the younger kids to the older ones, but in the end there was no scuffles and
everyone went home without any bruises.
Moz looked great and sounded even better. The band was more crowd-friendly and even got
the spotlight for a couple of seconds. It's hard to believe that Moz played so close to
home, and it's even harder to believe that it's all over now. I've never seen anything
better in my life. Morrissey is more than welcomed here in Florida... |