PETA's website has a link to Morrissey's acceptance speech at PETA's 25th Anniversary Gala this past weekend, for receiving the Linda McCartney Memorial Award.
http://peta25.com/gala-video.asp
It won't play on my computer so I haven't seen it yet. argh.
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Well done (Score:1)
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Help (Score:0)
Suddenly (Score:1)
It seems superfluous to say so - but of course He more than deserved it, and I now have a curious glow of pride in my rusty tin chest. And more of a fascination than ever with the graceful motions of His eyebrows.
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Cute (Score:0)
Taped in Rome (Score:0)
Does anyone know: from Pincio towards Piazza di Spagna, can you see a hotel with a wide & open inner court - not too distant from Babbington's ?
Funny Moz! (Score:1, Funny)
Hahahahahaha.
"But she was a wonderful person"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Stop it Moz, you're killing me!!!
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I love it (Score:1)
He and Linda McCartney being great friends/pen pals, PETA changing the world, honored to receive the award, bla
Love his Chao at the end, when in Rome
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Wow, that's a really pink building! (Score:1)
I had no idea he was pen pals with Linda McCartney. Perhaps they exchanged recipe ideas. I get the impression ol Moz knows a variety of ways to make toast. Toast and jam, toast and beans, Welsh rarebit, etc.
He looked great as usual. Ciao to you too, my Toastmaster General.
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maneurisms begin at home (Score:1)
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Bologna (Score:1)
Take a look here [morrisseymusic.com]
But they do have a lot of pink hotels and buildings in Italy and he does say he's in Rome, which is far to the South.
Nevermind.
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Morrissey is not being sarcastic (Score:0)
he's being sincere.
Nerves (Score:1)
I think Moz needs some Kalms for them nerves.
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The Hands Have it (Score:1)
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Ah, I love 'im but... (Score:1)
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Great man. (Score:1)
“The human mind, as is the case with the mind of any animal, is a resonator. It responds to resonances in the environment.” —Frank Herbert
Now on with that gestating album!
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"When in Rome, he will never be alone...." (Score:1)
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How do you get it to play? (Score:0)
Blimey (Score:1)
Very nice speech though. I don't think anybody ever really expected him to be there in person to accept it, if i were him i'd have arranged my new album to coincide with the awards ceremony (it's all a bit cheesy really isn't it, even though i 100% support the cause). I doubt he'd bother to think it through that much though.
Ahh what a nice surprise.
I had to download macromedia flash to see it. http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/trig
Needed to wait for it to download for five minutes or so (was just a blank screen 'til then), then hovered over the pause button, found it let me play it, et voila.
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Morrissey taped acceptance PETA speech transcript (Score:3, Insightful)
"well, hello to everybody, i'm sorry i'm not there i'm in Rome, *smiles* making a new album, *cup-like gestures* but very very pleased to have this award, the Linda McCartney award
*looks up* Linda and i were great friends, well pen pals really *pen gesture downwards* for three years, and i never actually met her, but she was a, wonderful person, so i'm very very honored to have the award *hand thrust downwards* and i'd like to say hello to, Dan Matthews, *wave thrust outwards* to hello to Ingrid, uh two of my heroes
and um, it's a great honor, *wave thrust outwards* PETA is changing the world, 25 years old, onward onward, it's all fantastic, and i'm so proud to have the award, *left side wave* so have a good time, thank you, *right side wave* *mwuah* ciao
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it was great to see him sunny and joyful, i can only hope he's this content if i ever meet him in person
the gesturing may come from hanging out Italians there who gesture when they talk, it can be contagious
-Lily
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peta is too important to him for him to be sarcast (Score:0)
mock award-giving and award shows and all the starfuckers at them in general, yes. mock PETA's cause, no.
he was not being fake.
and damn he looked devilish too
he is (Score:0)
He's nice. (Score:1)
Cheers, Moz!
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Aaaaah Sweetness (Score:0)
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As far as I'm concerned... (Score:1)
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relieved (Score:1)
new album
keep my fingers crossed till the new album
is released, or hear just a few new songs
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Viva Italia (Score:1)
Oh, and he looks far better on that video than he did in GQ I might add!
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Too Shy-Making (Score:1)
Gad, looks fantastic and, yes, a bit thinner.
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Charming as ever (Score:0)
Why did he actually win this award? (Score:1)
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I'm dying to see it! (Score:0)
Pleeeeeeaaaaaase...someone?
Harsh hand movements (Score:1)
I wish he would move his hands generally
less or more subtle also in concerts/videos.
Like in 'I have forgiven Jesus' he looks
like he's doing security check for himself,
and grabbing his groins guite boldly during
the procedure.
These harsh movements portraits him
as not so gentle, subtle, intelligent,
deep souled, symphatetic person i we all know
he is. Harsher side of him i guess,
sharp tongued bashing devil as he sometimes
may be.
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Re:Harsh hand movements (Score:2, Funny)
Good Lord, he's got more than one??
No wonder he's so popular...
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Just saw his videotaped acceptance speech... (Score:0)
Nearly surreal (Score:1)
The hand gestures can be very English though. I heard the English talk a lot with their hands, and Morrissey never was actually too stiff. Something is alway moving in him, even if it's his tongue.
Sorry, I know these are petty details compared to his great achievement with PETA, but I really couldn't help noticing the radical difference in his body language, and in his demeanor in general. This guy came out of the dumps!
I believe the next video I'll see of him is him jogging at Ipanema beach and saying tchau, which is good-buy also in Portuguese. (I'm trying sometimes to persuade him to go to Rio so I can see him and say: Oi! Benvindo à alegria!).
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Morrissey says: "Im ageing gracefully" (Score:0)
shove me in the gallery (Score:0)
Sweet! (Score:0)
*easymeat
What are you people talking about? (Score:0)
Morrissey has spoken, gestured, and acted like that in virtually every taped or live interview he has ever given. He completely admits his discomfort while participating in things like this...that proves he really is in it for the music and the records and the live performance. There's an embarassment he feels about a spotlight being on him when he's not performing on stage...with celebrities, that is a rare, rare thing. Contrast this with Sean Penn who SEEKS out a camera for self-promotion.
Congratulate him. Notice his delivery style. Admire him. Don't criticize him. And finally, move on...
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