First with the link is Miss Wilde who writes:

The Court case continues and his best friend is his credit card...

The man with the thorn in his side - by Lynn Barber, The Observer, Sept. 15, 2002

Excerpt:

And then there was the court case. I made the mistake of raising the subject by asking - in passing, I thought - whether he'd now settled his long-running lawsuit with Mike Joyce, the former Smiths bass player. Suddenly Morrissey was off, galloping into a monologue which became increasingly weird as it went on.
So Morrissey complained to the Prime Minister, the Queen ('Tony Blair was not at all interested; the Queen was very nice'), the Lord Chancellor, the ombudsman, the Law Society, the Bar Council - 'But they just collect complaints in order to protect the judges.' Joyce meanwhile put a charge on Morrissey's mother's house and his sister's house, (presumably because Morrissey has no property in the UK) which makes them unsellable until the claim is settled.

Morrissey is now taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights, though he admits it is costing him a fortune -

Who is his best friend? He laughs derisively, 'My best friend? At the age of 43? My credit card!'
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Girl Drowning also writes and sends:

There's a great article/interview in today's Observer magazine (based London UK). It's a bit sad really, the interviewer unfortunately mentioned The Case so most of the interview is about that. There's no classic Moz quips, but it's insightful reading nevertheless. Scans/photos from the article:

• Morrissey photo in article
• The Observer table of contents

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Mozzerian also sends:

• Morrissey caricature from The Observer article

Camusov writes:

Despite recent rumors, it now seems unlikely that Morrissey will appear in St. Petersburg, as local promoters seem unwilling to take the risk of bringing him here (for which read: they probably don't know who he is)...

full article:
chemov's choice - The St. Petersburg Times, Sept. 13, 2002

Excerpt:

Despite recent rumors, it now seems unlikely that Morrissey will appear in St. Petersburg, as local promoters seem unwilling to take the risk of bringing him here (for which read: they probably don't know who he is).

However, he may play Moscow. According to Nick Hobbs of the promotion firm Charmenko - which is taking care of the British end of things - there is a "good chance" that Morrissey will play at 16 Tons on Oct. 29.

The date has been confirmed by the venue, but not yet by the artist, Hobbs said by telephone on Thursday. Watch this space.

Transmission_NYC sends:

CRAIG KILBORN: "For months we've been searching the globe for our next guest... the legendary singer/songwriter... both on his own and with his former band, The Smiths. THIS is MORRISSEY".

An anonymous person writes:

Due scheduling conflicts and uncontrollable circumstances, the Canadian tour is officially cancelled. Apologies to all who purchased tickets. Refunds will be issued at point of purchase. Further touring may be considered for late winter and early spring of 2003 and Canadian dates may possibly be scheduled.

An anonymous person writes:

The dullest band on Earth, Coldplay, have chosen 'The Queen Is Dead' to be track 4 on their Mix-tape/CD in the NME article 'Burn It'. There reason was...

Jonny: "It's a totally bonkers epic. But then it's kitchen sink at the same time. There's not too many songs you can say that about."

Quite.

Other artists on the CD were Pixies, Gram Parsons, The Streets, REM, Kraftwerk, Aretha Franklin, The Clash, The Who and Oasis.

Jeppsson writes:

Q Magazine is having a big poll to find the best 100 albums ever. Thay had a similar poll in 1997 and wants to see if OK Computer still rules. So now you get a chance to vote again for your fave Smiths and Morrissey album or even all of them!?

Follow this link or buy the latest edition of Q

http://promo.q4music.com/q4music/top10albums/

In the 1997 poll The Smiths only got one album in the top 100 - At number 21 with The Queen Is Dead.

So vote vote vote

Ian writes:

For those who are going to either the 17th or the 18th at the Albert Hall (or both!) and want to keep the good feeling going for as long in the week as possible, then we'll be playing our usual mix of The Smiths to The Supremes at our next How Does It Feel night.

Playlist:

The Smiths * The Supremes * The Go-Betweens * Dusty Springfield * Belle & Sebastian * Tammi Terrell * Aztec Camera * The Ronettes * Orange Juice * Beach Boys * The Temptations * Velvet Underground * Felt * The Shangri-Las * Primal Scream * Otis Redding * The Field Mice * Simon & Garfunkel * Dexys Midnight Runners * The Four Tops * Dolly Parton * The Orchids

Sept 19th, Buffalo Bars, underneath The Famous Cock pub, outside Highbury & Islington tube
9pm-2am, £3 adm. Guest DJ is Harvey Williams (back by popular demand!)

Our website is at http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk