naomi writes:

The London media rumour mill has it that Morrissey has been approached to be the guest curator for this year's Meltdown festival. Meltdown usually proves to be one of the few compensations of spending the summer in London. Each year, a guest curator is chosen to programme a season of concerts at the South Bank Centre (the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall). Past curators include Lee Scratch Perry, David Bowie and Nick Cave.

Julie Harrison writes:

Found this on the blog of a member of the band Eisley.

http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Owls

Sunday, February 08, 2004

...
It ended with me at a pre grammys party.
rivers cuomo was there, and so was morrissey.
these type parties are definitely weird, i brushed shoulders
with rivers..but didn't see morrissey, only heard of his
presence.

An anonymous person writes:

In the February 4-17, 2004 issue of L.A. Alternative Press, Max Padilla, in his "Maxed Out" column (it's actually a review of Silverlake bar, MJ's), mentions Morrissey. Excerpted are the bits that pertain to Morrissey.

"My dad had KRLA and K-Earth to listen to. Now I have my own oldies station-Indie 103, playing all the music I cut Algebra class to, like the Smiths."

"Speaking of the Smiths, I'm always amused by reports of Morrissey sightings-as if he were our very own Greta Garbo. I've been at parties where people compare Moz sightings at the House of Pies or the Cat and the Fiddle. My friend Lola Olivas' ran into the fey crooner at Book Soup, where he bolted after locking eyes with her. He probably thought she was a crazed Chicana fan, although she ain't. But, I'm really digging his "Under the Influence" compilation with gems by Diana Dors and Patti Smith."

Saw this link posted on the message board by Slum Mum:

Rourke around the Lads' Club - BBC

Did you know that despite making it world famous,The Smiths never actually went inside the Salford Lads' Club? That is until now! Inside Out on BBC1 have taken bass player Andy Rourke back to the site as part of the club's centenary celebrations.
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• Related item: Andy Rourke goes back to the old club - "Inside Out" BBC1 (Feb. 2, 7pm) - Jan. 15, 2004