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posted by
davidt
on Monday August 06 2001, @10:00AM
Here's an idea I had, and that is all it is for now. Since the beginning of this site (over 4 years ago) I have been running this site on my own time and out of my own pocket, which at this point I can handle. I would like to see the site support itself, eventually, though. In the past I have made announcements of Morrissey-related events that people have sent for free. However, there are some cases which are borderline - and in some cases I feel some people are taking advantage of the free advertisement (not in the case of the 2 events mentioned below). I assume people are making some money from these events somewhere, but I have no idea who or how much. I don't have a lot of time as it is, but mentioning these events does take some time, especially if formatting / images need to be included. So my idea is to charge a small amount for ads, which would go towards the costs of running this site. Non-profit / special events I would still post for free. Let me know if you have any ideas on this subject, what do you think is fair? The format of the site would hardly change, I would perhaps create a section (like "Features") called "Ads" and you can exclude them if you wish.
Dave writes: Friday 10th August The Star & Garter, Fairfield St (behind Piccadilly station), Manchester 10pm - 2am £2 before 10:30 then £3 Still going strong after 7 years, playing all your favourites and "Driving Your Girlfriend Home" --- Tony writes: Morrissey/Smiths Night Friday, August 24, 2001 9pm to 2am UPSTAIRS at Delilah's 2771 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 21 + $3 cover
posted by
davidt
on Monday August 06 2001, @10:00AM
Disco Dancer writes:
Attended the Billy Bragg & The Lowest of the Low show in Toronto last night... Bragg was excellent and as humourous as usual. He spoke of Morrissey to the seeming delight of the audience, recalling a rather humourous incident from the 1985 Smiths/Bragg show at Canada's Wonderland. Using free passes given to them, Morrissey and Bragg apparently enjoyed all the rides while being chased around by, as Bragg described, the "posse" of Smiths fans. All was going well until both Morrissey and Bragg decided to get sick (literally) on the upside down part of a looping rollercoaster. Bragg did indicate that he is in email contact with Morrissey and while they are either just getting along or getting along really well, they always indicate to each other that no matter what happens in their relationship "we always have Canada's Wonderland".
posted by
davidt
on Monday August 06 2001, @10:00AM
An anonymous person writes:
Having heard a press copy of the forthcoming Morrissey singles boxset (9 CDs from "My Love Life" to "Sunny" 1991-95), there is 1 unreleased track of sorts. The "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" single has an extra live track not featured on its original UK release. It's a version of "Pregnant For The Last Time" and it is absolutely PHENOMENAL. It rocks, a frantic rockabilly blast that actually eclipses the single version. You won't believe how goddamn hard it is, I had it on repeat ten times and was almost giddy with joy. It's a nice box anyway, even though the bulk of it has been issued before on other compilations, but honestly the live version of "Pregnant.." makes it a must (hope this has whetted everyone's appetite??)! Just a pity he's since stopped playing it live. --- According to the "Passions Just Like Mine" discography, the live version of "Pregnant For The Last Time" was included on the UK 12" release, but not the CD. It was included on the US CD release of the single, however.
posted by
davidt
on Monday August 06 2001, @10:00AM
charles byron writes:
http://www.tangents.co.uk/ More on The Smiths, Morrissey and the responses he got from a couple of fans on the guestbook. "Anyone checking the guest book entries recently will have noticed a small rash of notes left by irate Morrissey fans, responding somewhat belatedly to my 'Miserable Lie' article. Obviously it's up to people to respond to anything I might write in any way they see fit, it's just that it is somewhat depressingly irritating to realise there are still people who think that the fact that somehow, because Morrissey can sell out any number of shows anywhere in the world, including London, it makes any difference to my assertion that for some time he has seemed to me to be a rather vulgar and objectionable figure. I'm sure Travis sell more records in the UK than Morrissey does, so does that mean I'm not allowed to tell the world that I find them to be the worst kind of indie-bores imaginable? As for 'Any excuse to write more lies', well that one had me re-reading my article looking for glaring factual inaccuracies, and sad to say I couldn't find any. Everything that I assumed Smiths/Morrissey fans would take objection to were opinions and yes, opinions that were somewhat exaggerated to get across the point that the Smiths were, and continue to be, one of the most over-rated bands in the history of Pop. Which isn't to say that they could make an awesome noise and were, you know, culturally important, but fuck it, if people were too thick to read that in the article then saying it again here isn't going to help, is it? As for the crass suggestion that I die with all my hip hop records by my side, well that is frankly one of those comments which simply makes the impression that Morrissey and his fans are inherently racist characters with deep rooted xenophobia all the easier to believe."
posted by
davidt
on Monday August 06 2001, @10:00AM
Josh in Dallas writes:
Just to let you know... The new EP by the band Nerf Herder called the "My EP" contains some Smiths lyrics. In the song "Hotel California" (about a Burger King employee) features these lines. "She frowns at the kill Char-broiling on the grill Singing, "Death for no reason Death for no reason is murder!" There you go.
posted by
davidt
on Monday August 06 2001, @10:00AM
brian writes:
I was listening to Weekend Edition on National Public Radio this morning, and they did a pretty lengthy, detailed overview of Kirsty MacColl's life and career. There was a brief mention of her work with the Smiths, and a talk with Billy Bragg about her work on "A New England". There is a wrap up of the story and other info and links about Kirsty at: Voice of an Angel, with British Wit A look back at singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl
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