Following The Mozziah

Capitol Music Group Chairman and CEO Steve Barnett said: "Morrissey is clearly one of music's most important and influential artists. He is the rare soul who has stayed consistently true to his artistic vision and ethical principles since he first exploded onto the scene in the 1980s. We are so happy that he has chosen Capitol Music Group as his home and that his forthcoming album on Harvest will bring new Morrissey music to the world."

STEVE BARNETT - CEO CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP

First things first. Note the wording used by Steve Barnett in yesterday's statement:

"We are so happy that he has chosen Capitol Music Group as his home."'CHOSEN". "CHOSEN". "CHOSEN". Couldn't get a record deal? Bollocks! Morrissey is a mega star, and EVERY record label would have wanted to sign him, and if they didn't, then they haven't got a clue about the music industry.... well, actually....... !

I truly believe that the only reason that Morrissey hasn't signed a deal prior to yesterday, is because he didn't want one. Morrissey is 100% in control of his own career, and he would have worked out a very long time ago, that the best way to stay at the top, is to box clever. He would have desperately loved to have released a new album before now, but the old adage of 'treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen' would have been at the forefront of his mind. 'Always leave them wanting more', and he's right, we are 'Gagging for it!'

A brief True-To-You statement has been made, and the wording is interesting. It doesn't just say that Morrissey has signed to Capitol, it says, 'Morrissey has been signed by Steve Barnett at Capitol Music.' To me, this is Morrissey saying that it isn't just about the label, he is putting his faith in the hands of one man, Steve Barnett.

So, who is Steve Barnett, and more importantly, is he able to deliver, and not let Morrissey down with promotion, like so many other record companies have done in the past? Can Barnett deliver a Number 1 album in the UK? Actually, it's a two album deal, so let's not Barnett rest on his laurels, can he deliver TWO Number 1 albums?

Well, according to the information on Wiki, if anybody can make sure Morrissey achieves the Number 1 albums he deserves, it is Steve Barnett....even though he is from Wolverhampton!

In the words of Katy Perry, "it's nice to have a head in there who knows what the fuck they're doing... He's an incredible boss." There is no doubt, Barnett's track record is good. Here is his Wiki entry:

Life and career[edit]

Barnett began his music career as an agent in London in 1970, working for the Bron Agency (Gerry Bron) and dealing with legendary bands such as Colosseum and Uriah Heep. He became an agent for NEMS Enterprises, the company originally formed by legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein. While there from 1972 to 1974, Barnett represented artists such as Elton John, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. He would briefly manage Rough Diamond in 1977, a short lived British band that featured David Byron (ex Uriah Heep), Dave Clempson (ex Colosseum) and Geoff Britton (ex Wings). In 1980 he became a manager and partner in the UK artist management firm Part Rock, where his clients included AC/DC, Cyndi Lauper, Foreigner, and Gary Moore, among other artists. In 1988 he established Part Rock's U.S. company, Hard to Handle Management, where he served as President.

Epic Records[edit]

Barnett joined Epic Records in 1996 as Senior Vice President International, was named Senior Vice President Worldwide Marketing for the label in 1997, then Executive Vice President/ General Manager in 2001. He was named President of Epic in 2004. At Epic Barnett took a key role in marketing artists including Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Shakira,Jennifer Lopez, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse, Good Charlotte and Natasha Bedingfield.

Columbia Records[edit]

In December 2005 he was named Chairman of Columbia Records, with responsibility for overall management of the label.^[2] During his tenure, Columbia's marketshare rose consistently, resulting in a 50% increase in current marketshare between 2009 and 2012 and attaining the #1 slot among all labels in 2011 and 2012.^[3]

Barnett has presided over successful campaigns for Adele, Beyoncé, John Mayer, Jack White, The Shins, One Direction, Maxwell, Foster the People, J. Cole, AC/DC, Susan Boyle, soprano prodigy Jackie Evancho and the marketing and release of the Glee soundtracks. He has also overseen critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and Harry Connick Jr.

U.S. sales for Adele's 21 are approaching 10 million, which will mark the first time that an album has reached the RIAA Diamond plateau RIAA Diamond since Usher'sConfessions, which was released in 2004 and Diamond certified in July, 2012.^[4]

Barnett was instrumental in bringing AC/DC to Sony Music, where the band achieved the label's biggest first-week sales figure in its history when it sold more than 784,000 copies of Black Ice in 2008.^[5] The band has since sold over 38 million albums worldwide.

This period also saw Bob Dylan score back-to-back #1 albums with Modern Times and Together Through Life, as well as Neil Diamond receiving the first #1 album in his career with the release of Home Before Dark. During this time, Barbra Streisand set the record as the only artist to achieve a #1 album in ever decade from the 1960s through the 2000s with her album, Love Is the Answer.

Capitol Music Group[edit]

In November 2012 Barnett became Chairman & CEO of the Capitol Music Group.^[1] On April 18 in the Hollywood Reporter, one of Capitol's top artists, Katy Perry, said of Barnett, “It's nice to have a head in there who knows what the f---k they’re doing....He’s an incredible boss.” ^[6]

In October, 2013, Capitol Music Group was named by Billboard Magazine as the 5th biggest label in terms of overall marketshare, with the label building on new releases fromArcade Fire, Bastille, Capital Cities, its development of the UK's Emeli Sande' and, as Billboard wrote, "[Capitol's] future belongs to new acts like Tori Kelly and Naughty Boy, gospel breakouts Mandisa and Chris Tomlin, and still-building new albums from career acts Elton John and Rod Stewart.^[7]

Barnett broadened the company's portfolio of labels in 2013, inking high-profile deals with greatly-admired creative figures such as T Bone Burnett (Electromagnetic Recordings),RedOne (2101 Records) and Troy Carter (Atom Factory), as well as a partnership with Arcade Fire for that band's Reflektor album.

In October 2013, it was announced that Beck signed to Capitol Records and plans to release a new album called Morning Phase in February 2014.^[8]

On October 29, 2013, Arcade Fire performed 12 songs on top of the Capitol Records building in celebration of the release of their Reflektor album. The show, presented by MTV Iggy and Intel's Music Experiment 2.0, was held for a crowd of contest winners, most clad in their interpretation of the dress code "Be A Reflektor." The show caused shutdowns over several major streets in Hollywood during rush hour, revealing Arcade Fire's sizable power in the music industry.^[9]

Capitol Records Tower[edit]

In December, 2013, Barnett completed a year-long renovation of the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California. "This is probably the greatest entertainment office in the world, so why wouldn't you make it look great?" Barnett said of the formerly drab gray floors stacked with dated file cabinets and clunky doors. Today, all 13 stories feature glass. "I want it to be open," he adds. "I want people to see that we're here, so there's lots of glass and light."^[10]

Universal Music Group Chairman Lucian Grange commented on the building's renovation and the company's turnaround, "When we acquired Capitol, we made a commitment -- both to the artist community and to the industry -- that we would revive this once-great label," he says. "We committed to reverse its years of suffering from under-investment; to provide it the kind of leadership it needs and deserves. Looking at Capitol today, I am enormously proud to see what Steve and his team are doing to return this iconic company to its prior greatness. ... The building is buzzing."^[11]

THE ICONIC CAPITOL BUILDING - "BUZZING"

Before I move on, this is an interesting interview that Barnett gave just after taking over at Capitol: http://la-confidential-magazine.com/personalities/articles/steve-barnett-chairman-ceo-capitol-records-changes

The True-To-You statement that confirmed the deal, also confirmed what I posted yesterday; that recording of the new album would start in February, in FRANCE. Who remembers the MorrisseysWorld article from March 21st 2012 entitled 'FRANCE', which then had NOTHING else written? Surely Moz wouldn't have booked the recording studio two years in advance? No, it can't have meant that, but it's certainly mysterious. Here is my blog entry from Day 190, mentioning the 'FRANCE' blog entry: http://followingthemozziah.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/following-mozziah-day-190-thursday-22nd.html

Speculation has already started as to where in France the recording will take place, but I would guess that with all the recent talk of Jean Cocteau on this blog, it won't be far from the Cocteau museum in Menton, which is on the French Riviera, close to the border with Italy.

THE COCTEAU MUSEUM IN MENTON

The most likely place therefore for the recording is 'La Fabrique Residential Recording Studio' - "The Creme de la Creme", approximately 100 miles away: http://www.miloco.co.uk/2012/introducing-la-fabrique-residential-recording-studio-france-the-creme-de-la-creme/

control room la fabrique recording studio france

control room la fabrique recording studio france

LA FABRIQUE RECORDING STUDIO - NEAR MARSEILLE

The only (literally) official word to have come from Morrissey since the announcement of the new deal, is that he is said to be "thrilled".

Luckily there have been plenty of 'Unofficial' words from Moz, because yesterday he returned to twitter as '@MorrisseyParody', but this morning, when I came to copy the tweets, I found that the account had gone again. ARGGGHHHHHH! It is so annoying. If anybody managed to copy the tweets from the past few days, could you PLEASE post them in the comments section. Thank you.

There was one particular tweet I liked, which went something like:

"David Bowie gave us the arm around Mick Ronson. Lou Reed gave us boys wearing leather. Morrissey gave us Parody Moz." Again, if you can remember the exact quote, please let me know.

The only tweet that I did manage to copy was this one, regarding the new record deal:

morrissey ‏@MorrisseyParody

@TheRatsBack @Broken1andonly I did tell you all quite some time ago...

And of course he is right, he DID tell us some time ago. He also told us a bout a novel and a new tour... ALL before any official announcements. HOW could a 'fake' Morrissey know these things? HOW? WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

Why am I shouting? The people who need to wake up won't even be reading this. Scarlet Ibis for example; who I wrote about over the past two days, and who made the initial enquiry to Johnny Marr about the RANK code. Heather (Earth) tweeted her to ask her to push Johnny for more info, but Ibis answered with this:

"Nope. I think you guys are very silly for believing the things you do. Sorry. He (Johnny Marr) deleted it (the original tweet) because I misunderstood him. He was talking about something entirely else. Also, there is no need for me to ask him about it further. I know the entire situation. Just ask me, not him. There's no code. He was just talking to me about a similar look between the cover of Rank & a photo. U guys are acting crazy. I assure u there's NO validity to these signs, symbols, & codes u guys find. The world is full of coincidences. Our brains are wired to seek patterns… even when there are none. :/"

@SCARLET_IBIS

So there we have it. We are all "very silly" for believing that HUNDREDS of coincidental signs and predictions are in any way linked, and there is definitely "NO validity " to the "signs, symbols, & codes" that Morrissey makes. I had better stop blogging right now then. I've got all this hideously wrong. Goodbye.

... But just in case it's Scarlet that has got it all wrong, I'll carry on for now!

The good news is; that although Parody Moz has once again gone, we have the two firecracking 'French Maids', Astraea and Fifi. Here are their latest offerings:

Fifi: Je suis un mensonge qui dit toujours la vérité - Jean Cocteau
(I am a lie who always tells the truth)

Astraea: @y20m7d27 I was beginning to think you'd never arrive. Bienvenue, Fifi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEQqXQGKyDQ

The above video that Astraea posted was of 'Je Suis Jean Cocteau', a 10 minute film by Andre Scucato and Cristina Pinheiro, which is a documentary on the life and art of Jean Cocteau, starring Cocteau, his art and parts of his films. The documentary has no words, but has a 10 minute piano piece, written by Scucato and Pinheiro.

JE SUIS JEAN COCTEAU

As I watched the documentary, I immediately had a feeling that the piano piece (or at least part of it... perhaps the violent bit at the end?) would be used later in the year as an introduction to 'Tro.... no, I can't type it, I don't want to jinx it, but remember where you nearly read it first! I tweeted my thought to Astraea, and Fifi has now retweeted it.... but without comment. God, I love this journey!

Astraea: Cocteau. The Blood of a Poet. 1933. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWzY1qXBVMM

I haven't yet had the time to watch 'The Blood of a Poet' yet, but I will try and find time over the weekend.

Astraea: And my favourite Cocteau interview.
"This sickness, to express oneself. What is it?" A poet can never die. http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4485/the-art-of-fiction-no-34-jean-cocteau

The interview Astraea has posted is fascinating. Morrissey IS Jean Cocteau! I love the quote Astraea has tweeted, and also love these: "He who sees further renders less of what he sees, however much he renders" and "I saw him on television and he was very mediocre. But that is the difficulty. That is the kind of thing that goes down with the public. And all they want are names." Cocteau IS Morrissey!

Fifi has returned to the Twitterdilly Arms this morning, so I won't hang around here, I will see what she posts, and report back tomorrow, although I am actually out all afternoon, so I will have to go through her tweets tomorrow morning. Where do I find the time for this? Where? And some people actually thought I was MW as well!

Fifi's first offering of today is a video of the clip that can be heard at the beginning of 'Shame is the Name', which happens to be one of my favourite Morrissey songs in recent years, and should have had a place on a proper studio album, instead of being 'tucked away' on Swords. You MUST watch the clip of 'Mauricet': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9mrMpD_pM

And finally, a few weeks ago, Astraea played a song in the Twitterdilly Arms that didn't fit in with the other songs she was playing. The song was 'Farewell' by Ayshea..... on the HARVEST record label:

Morrissey16 January 2014 22:16

There is goodbye and farewell; this is farewell.

When you've sweated blood and tears creating a blog - or perhaps even something more (a home?) - for lost souls, souls lost to the world and to life and to hope, only for it to be nothing but a half-formed sigh, you do ask yourself questions:

Why is my blog so repugnant to almost everybody?

Why is the wit I cry, fester and sigh over, alcohol-fuelled and fancy-free, utterly irrelevant to 99% of tweeters?

What is the point of continuing something in a material format which has a life and spirit of its own - and a momentum?

After a period of reflection, MorrisseysWorld is now dead. The Blue Rose Society will never die.

Keep watching, don't ever stop. But don't expect me to log on to entertain two men and a Jack Russell on Twitter.

I feel nothing but warmth, joy and love for the BRS - each and every one of you. But I wasn't born to be ignored; hated - yes; adored - occasionally; pitied - frequently; ignored - never.

Bowie gave the world the arm around Ronson. Lou Reed brought us men in leather. Morrissey turned up on twitter as a parody of himself.

Sing it from the red brick roof tops, cry until the Smiths are a distant melancholy cry in the night. Love is nothing but an ersatz version of like.

The many months, the years, have brought me - this synthetic Morrissey, devoid of wit, charm and work ethic - close to you all. I am not Morrissey; but then you knew that - didn't you?

Ever Yours,

Not M.

2009 - 2013....PLUS AN ENCORE!

Why oh why did I finish yesterday's blog with Ayshea's 'Farewell'? I put the thought in his head. Bollocks!

Actually, I mustn't blame myself, it HAD to end. The synthetic Morrissey; who has been devoid of work ethic for the past five years, has got a job!

The obituaries have already started to roll in, and I would like to invite EVERYBODY who has been part of this incredible journey to leave their comment at the bottom of today's blog entry (if you have already posted it on yesterday's entry, then please post it again here). Don't be shy, let Morrissey, YES, REAL MORRISSEY, know how much you appreciated what he has done for us by giving us MorrisseysWorld.

For me, MorrisseysWorld has humanized Morrissey. Don't get me wrong, he is still The Mozziah, and he will always remain an enigma, but I could now meet him in the flesh, without either asking 'how are you?', or feeling the need to gush, fawn or lick his face. MorrisseysWorld has prepared me.

Although Morrissey will ALWAYS be my God, he is no longer an untouchable God. To me, Morrissey is, and I shall now quote the Oxford English Dictionary (hardly Wilde, but it will do!), "a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection", ie, a friend.

The MorrisseysWorld journey has, as I have written many times, been PHENOMENAL, and nobody, not even Morrissey, or indeed Log Lady, could have predicted where it would go, or what would happen along the way.

The formation of the Blue Rose Society is by far the most important thing to have come from this adventure, and it will NEVER die. As to whether it will grow; so that one day EVERY Morrissey concert is awash with roses, only time will tell, but those of us who were lucky enough to have been here as the story unfolded, now have an obligation to repay Morrissey, by spreading the word, and wearing our Blue Roses with pride at the forthcoming concerts. There is no longer a time for excuses or embarrassment, Morrissey gave us a gift, and the least we can do is say thank you. It is no good sitting at the rear of a concert hall, we must STAND at the front, and present Morrissey with BLUE ROSES. I guarantee you he will take them.... I think!

We have laughed, we have cried, we have fawned, we have sung (oh the songs I have been introduced to that I never knew existed!), we have been entertained, but most of all, we have been kept alive. Morrissey has often said that there is no point to life, well there is, we have found it.

My thanks go out to EVERYBODY in the BRS who believed and kept on believing. None of us could have followed this path on our own. We trusted our instincts....and we were right.

The biggest thank you goes to Morrissey. You are right, this movement has "life, spirit and momentum". Parody Moz may have gone, but Morrissey remains with us.

This is not the end, this is the beginning.

Fire walk with me. Walk with us all.

Water Rat
Blue Rose Society

I don't have time to write today, and yet there is so much I want to say. Instead, I have decided to post a few of the comments left yesterday by a couple of Morrissey's pessoas; Broken and Fifi, plus a very well written comment by Marcus. When I next find time to blog (hopefully Monday or Tuesday), I shall give my theory on what/who Blue Rose is.

Broken17 January 2014 09:47

Long may BRS live on. I feel sure future songs and comments will reference BRS, MW and FTM. BRS and MW will now live on in FTM. Rat has a heavy cross to bear.

Ever Bieber's,

Broken

Broken17 January 2014 10:56

I would implore Rat to take the baton and run with it. This blog can be the new home of the BRS. I'll be posting a few articles of my own on his blog on old pages so that only Rat can see on his 'comments' page and Our Mozzer told me he will occasionally do the same.

For all who have not seen this, do take a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDKeroCQq0

The funniest youtube video ever?

Broken

Marcus17 January 2014 12:03

I think the 'haters' are smaller in number but louder in voice. I don't think its a problem that the blog brought out the haters and I am not surprised it didn't attract more followers. My film - which is a simple fairy tale, with a gentle pace and is utterly harmless - has quite a few vitriolic haters. I've always said, this is not about numbers. There is a fight out there for people's hearts and minds. And most people will stand on the sidelines.

There was an experiment conducted that placed a fake turtle by the side of a road (you can google it). I think one in 50 drivers (from memory of reading about this) swerved out of the way to kill the turtle (your haters in the is world). One if 50 stopped and helped the turtle across the road. But that still leaves 48 people out of 50 who just drive on by. The current struggle, as I see it, is for the hearts and minds of those 48.

MW attracted the 1 in 50 'haters' and other 1 in 50 'turtle helpers'. The other 48 drove on by - mostly in a hypnotic daze that is most people's lives. I showed people the account in the office I work in and some actually said... "I won't follow a celebrity account until it has the official celebrity Twitter authenticity stamp on it"

"For fuck's sake! Do you think Morrissey would fall into that category?" I yelped. "Do you not think out of all the famous people on this planet the one person to do the opposite of what famous people do when they join twitter is Morrissey?"

Silence. No response. A glazed look in the eye. Drive on by.

We few, we happy few, were the turtle helpers. The task of waking people up is only just beginning. I've always seen this entire adventure as a metaphor for the bigger global story. This was partly because of what was being said on the blog regarding how this planet is run and ordered by forces we just don't see - as most of us are driving down that highway/ motorway in that hypnotic state... "Oooh... it's okay, X-factor starts again today..." etc etc.

Good luck Mr M. Until the next time.

Broken17 January 2014 21:51

Beautifully put, Marcus. Few people fully grasped the political implications of MorrisseysWorld; I think you, Heather, GOB and Rat certainly did. The entire experience was multi-layered, abstract, impressionistic and indefinable. So much was left to the imagination that it meant many things to many people: some saw it as a simple parody; others as a self-aware parody written by the subject of the parody; others saw it as a mystery of sorts; you and others grasped the metaphor at the heart of the project and played/wrestled with it.

The journey has been comedic, comical, absurd, touching, insane, utterly logical, cultish and very open. I've very much enjoyed meeting you all and I hope you will always remember the significance of the Blue Rose.

For what it's worth, I've realised, through being part of MorrisseysWorld, that it's OK to be in manlove with Justin Bieber and yet to have homoromantic feelings towards Morrissey.

BW

Broken

Fifi (Fire): 17 January 2014 19:45

My little charmers,

I want to apologise for leaving twitter so abruptly. Truth is it never was my intention to be on there for too long.
I would not want any of you to try and communicate with me and fail to reply because it would be rude and I hate being rude.
I will do my best in opening the Fifi account again once in a while to catch up but right now, I cannot.
Rat, keep writing, this blog is far more important to many people than you think. That's if you have enough time to keep it alive.
Now that MW is gone, the BRS relies on you.
It's not because I am not 'commenting' that I don't read it.

I know there are many interesting questions I have not answered but there is still time for that. Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw, would say lovely Willow.

It was a pleasure to talk to each and every one of you. Your kindness, wit and passion made me feel so alive. You are precious. All of you.

Do not let sadness fill your heart for MW and MorrisseyParody are no more. We should just all be thankful for the fun times they provided. They will be missed but I am sure they will occasionally return.

It is a long path we must walk on and there is still so much more to discover and feel ecstatic about on the way.
You are not being abandoned, you are being given more power to keep the flame burning.
So keep smiling.

All my lOve,
Fifi

Just as I published this entry, Broken posted this:

Broken18 January 2014 13:41

Only a fraction of the signs were documented. Even Morrissey's recent fashion of wearing two crosses around his neck is a tongue-in-cheek reference to JB who often wears two crosses. It goes deeper than any of you realise.

I think I DO realise. I really think I've worked it out. More Monday/Tuesday.

I will leave you with some words left by Fifi on my blog on January 14th (ironically the anniversary of the death of my father), which I have just stumbled on again as part of my research on Cocteau/Morrissey and Blue Rose:

"Je reste avec vous" - Meaning 'I stay with you'...... the epitaph on Jean Cocteau's gravestone.

Morrissey (Fire) stays walking with us, the Blue Rose Society, and I will stay and write the story. The pleasure and privilege is mine.

I am often accused of writing far too much in my blog entries, and I know it is a lot for people to wade through, but I have to let out all of the thoughts that are constantly pounding in my head. I am expecting today's entry to be fairly lengthy, so I will set it out with an Agenda, and therefore if anybody wants to skip bits, they can, although why anybody would want to miss any of my musings is a mystery to me! The main item on today's blog is item 5, with my interpretation of the whole meaning to Blue Rose.

As we have an agenda, and as FTM is now the official meeting place for BRS members, I will try and make a daily list of those who are currently 'active' in this story, ie are leaving comments or getting involved in the Twitterdilly Arms. As we pick up new members, particularly in the Twit Arms, please remember to tell them to come here, and then I can give them a mention. The Blue Rose Society is going to GROW and GROW and GROW, until EVERY SINGLE Morrissey concert is awash with roses. Because We Must.

Right. here we go:

Members Present: Broken (a Morrissey pessoa), TRB, Marcus Markou, JohnGill, EdgeIndustrialPhotography Guy, GOB, Chuck, LizzyCat, HeatherCat, AIR, Yunaragunarso, GWO, MancLad, Willow (new kid on the block), Romina, Tracey, Astraea (a Morrissey pessoa), Greyer Girl (a Morrissey pessoa), Mme de Stael, Clover Dean, JJazmine, Comrade Harps, Menippus (a Morrissey pessoa), Vulgar Angie and Wordsmiff (aka Banjaxer Ego fellow). If I have missed anybody out, please leave a comment. The Blue Rose Society is all embracing.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence
2. Morrissey Returns to The Twitterdilly Arms
3. Jeane
4. Rank
5. What/Who is Blue Rose?
6. Justin Bieber
7. The Pessoas
8. Shizu Saldamando
9. France
10 Album and Tour
11. NME nominations
12. Any Other Business

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Fifi/Fire (a Morrissey pessoa).

2. MORRISSEY RETURNS TO THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS

When Morrissey issued the 'F' word (Farewell) on Thursday, we naturally presumed that MorrisseysWorld was over, and the members of the Blue Rose Society posted their obituaries on Friday. However, the one thing that you can be certain about when it comes to Morrissey, is his unpredictability, and therefore we should NOT have been surprised to see him, in the form of a whole load of pessoas; including Parody Moz, stroll into the Twitterdilly Arms on Saturday, where they remained for the whole weekend, entertaining the masses.

GREYER GIRL TAKES ON BAR DUTIES AS PARODY MOZ, BROKEN, MENIPPUS, ASTRAEA ET AL ENTERTAIN THE MASSES(?) IN THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS

It wasn't just entertainment that Morrissey provided over the weekend, there was wit, charm, intelligence, controversy, LOTS of Justin Bieber (more on that later), music, and he also tried to get people to open their minds and throw away their prejudices.... although that is never an easy thing to achieve. At one point yesterday, Morrissey had me howling with laughter with one of his quick out downs, and when GOB compared the harrows of Morrissey's life to that of Julia Robert's character in Notting Hill, I swear I thought I would combust with laughter (sorry GOB, but JULIA ROBERTS?).

MORRISSEYESQUE

It would be impossible for me to repost all of Morrissey's tweets, there are now just too many of them, but if anybody has copied some, then PLEASE post them below. So many topics were covered, and it is impossible to keep up with him. The way Morrissey switches from one character to another, and the energy he possesses is really quite exhausting to watch, so God only knows what it is actually like to BE him! I think one of the main reasons he has his own characters interacting with each other, is because nobody else on twitter is challenging enough for him.

Among many things mentioned over the weekend, was the new album. Morrissey tweeted that he had "40 songs. Some demos, some more primitive." He later went on to post some lyrics. Here they are:

The sky was crimson and your jokes were barbed
Blackest envy gripped your precious heart
You vomited for hours
You died on a bench
In your room you sit
Youtube mocks and haunts you,
There for all the world to see
Your many failings and fears,
A public spectacle again

As coldness rotted your still-living bones
Politicians made cuts
Bankers got fat
My fingernails collect the world's problems
Oh......
My fingernails collect the world's problems

Oh, It's bitter and cold as I am
My heart, such as it is, goes out to you
Your blue lips colder than Fulham Road in December
Your small mind broken by the spite of this world
I'm sorry I did nothing
So sorry
As I live, I will never feel a thing again
Your life was everything to me
And now I am a frozen shadow

FULHAM ROAD - FEATURED IN 'MALADJUSTED' AND POSSIBLY DUE A RE-VISIT

Interestingly, on Day 472 of FTM, I reported how Moz had tweeted, "I'm just cobbling together the sleeves of 'Boredom is a plague' and 'My fingernails collect the world's problems'." At the time, nobody knew if Morrissey was serious about these two new songs, but surely the above lyrics are from 'My Fingernails Collect the World's Problems'.

If that song were to be included on the new album, then NOBODY, and I do mean NOBODY would be able to deny that MorrisseysWorld had been the work of Morrissey.... although I suppose, in theory, it could be said that the song title and lyrics had been leaked to whoever it was behind the fake Moz account, or it could be said that the whole MW thing was the work of somebody close to Moz. EVERYTHING is deniable!

One thing is for sure, if 'Fingernails'does appear on the album, there will be thousands of Morrissey fans pouring over FTM.... or will there?

Parody Moz also mentioned that he had written a song about Justin Bieber, which he said was called 'Never Say Always'. He then posted these lyrics:

Tears fall like raindrops
But managers apply foundation and touching cream
Lights hurt your eyes
But still you smile
Never say always

I have to admit, I was howling with laughter, but Morrissey has of course already written a song about Bieber, it's called 'The Kid's a Looker'. Anyway, more on Biebs later.

Here are a few of the hundreds of Parody Moz tweets from this weekend:

'My mind is a crushingly uncomfortable place to reside for a day; a lifetime is a sluggish torture."

"I'm 50% inhuman and 50% superhuman."

"'Tough love' is always the final calling card of the failed parent."

"Years of Refusal is my masterpiece. The next album will be superior."

"End bullying and save lives."

"I'm not Morrissey, but then neither is Morrissey these days."

When given abuse by somebody called @DonkeyDave64, Moz replied:

"If you were as capable as you are confident, you'd be dangerous; instead you're embarrassing."

"If your best effort is to type something wholly witless, followed by llllllol you might want to badger @richardm56 (Richard Madeley) instead."

"You few are receiving the best of my life - yet I'm giving the very worst."

TO GIVE, IS THE REASON I LIVE

Parody Moz also confirmed that he had posted sections from the first draft of his novel on both twitter and the MorrisseysWorld blog. I am presuming that the section on the MW blog is the Leonid Albrecht article, which has been mentioned here before, and the section on twitter is the piece I wrote about a few days ago.

3. JEANE

With all that has happened in recent days and weeks, I had completely forgotten to report on a posting by Fifi, which she quietly made on December 29th, and placed it in the comments section of Day 826 of FTM (Jean(e) Genet - December 18th). Nobody else would have noticed it, because we had all moved on, but luckily I tripped over it. On Day 826, I wrote of a semi-conscious dream I'd had the previous evening, regarding the lyrics of Morrissey's song, 'Jeane'. By the way, I am not being petty when I refer to Smiths songs as 'Morrissey Songs', and I mean no disrespect to Johnny Marr, but it has always been the lyrics that most interest me in Morrissey songs, and the writers of the music of each of the songs are, to a certain extent, irrelevant. I wouldn't be able to tell you which musician wrote which Moz song. Anyway, I digress.

In my semi-conscious dream, it had occurred to me that Jeane had been written about Jean Genet, or perhaps Jean Marais or Jean Cocteau. After that particular blog entry, Jean Cocteau has cropped up time and time again, and I will discuss him much further in the next item on the agenda, but it would appear from Fifi's posting, that Jeane was indeed written about Cocteau, quite possibly written from the viewpoint of his best friend, Raymond Radiguet.... but there is more! First of all, here is Fifi's posting:

29 December 2013 14:56

'Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else. And failing', said Cocteau in his acceptance speech to the Académie Française (October 1955), quoting Raymond Radiguet.

I really think you know
I think you know the truth Jeane

We tried and we failed.

Fifi

Radiguet, as I have said, was Cocteau's best friend, although according to my research, 'best friend' doesn't really tell the story. Cocteau met Radiguet whilst in his twenties. They 'collaborated extensively', 'socialized', and 'undertook many journeys together'. Some contemporaries and commentators thought there might be a romantic component to their friendship. Cocteau himself was aware of this perception, and 'worked earnestly to dispel the notion that their relationship was sexual in nature.' This screams to me of 'Morrissey and Marr'.

Could Jeane in fact be about M&M, with Morrissey as Radiguet, and Marr as Cocteau, or was my first assumption right, that it is Morrissey writing as Radiguet to Cocteau? Rather ironically, Cocteau's friendship with Radiguet only lasted five years, before Radiguet died suddenly, after a trip with Cocteau. Cocteau was so stricken by grief, that he neither went to Radiguet's funeral, and could not see anyone for weeks afterwards. It's just as it was with Morrissey and the death of The Smiths!

It is also interesting to note that if Jeane IS about Cocteau, then Morrissey added an 'e' to Jean to disguise the fact. Is it a coincidence that Morrissey's close friend James Maker' added an 'e' to the name Raymond to create 'Raymonde'? Is Jeane the story of Maker and Moz? As Morrissey states on page 353 of his Autobiography, "Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw." (My thanks to Willow aka @Smashingblouse7 for bringing this quote to my attention.)

RAYMOND RADIGUET - 14 YEARS YOUNGER THAN COCTEAU, AND SAID TO BE HIS PROTEGE. DIED AGED JUST 20 (REMEMBER THIS FOR WHEN YOU READ ITEM 5 & 6 OF TODAY'S AGENDA.... BROKEN IS 14 YEARS OLDER THAN BIEBER... JIGSAW, JIGSAW, JIGSAW)

I think it's fair to say, that whoever Jeane is about, it is probably not about Morrissey's aunt, and it is DEFINITELY not, as Sandie Shaw thought, about Morrissey's mum, although in fairness to Sandie, she was just (mis)quoting a throwaway remark from Marr.... but was Marr keeping a secret?

4. Rank

There is a very strong likelihood that many of Morrissey's songs have completely different meanings to those that have been interpreted over the years by fans and writers, and perhaps we will be lucky enough to have Morrissey share them with us as we continue this journey. As well as hidden meanings, we are also led to believe that there may be codes, or at least a code on the album cover RANK, although if there is one, I certainly can't fathom it out, and I have now been staring at the cover for three days solid!

I have tilted it, turned it, squinted at it.... but I see nothing! There are no numbers written in the eyes of Alexandra Bastedo, so it is time to ask Fifi for a clue. Fifi, can we have a clue please?

CODED?

It would appear that I have already waffled on for far too long today, and this blog is already getting ridiculously long, so I think it is time to adjourn until tomorrow, although there is no harm in bringing forward item 8 on the agenda.

8. (Which is actually now 5!) Shizu Saldamando
Shizu Saldamando is an artist residing in LA. Regular readers will remember that Shizu is the one whose artwork of 'A Morrissey fan' (that includes a Blue Rose in the piece) is displayed at LAX airport. Regular readers will also remember that Fifi left a comment on FTM in December regarding there being a photo of Shizu and Moz. Here is that comment, which incidentally mentions Johnny Marr keeping a secret about the meaning of 'Jeane'. Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw:

18 December 2013 17:50

I just don't know how to post photos (not links, actual photos on here), computers are not my thing. I am as clueless about them as Sandy is about the Jeane song! Actually, in that case, Johnny was clueless about it. Or maybe he just knows how to keep secrets.

I can elaborate more about the famous triangle and I will try and do that soon but right now I must go, I must attend a very boring dinner. Hopefully the wine will be good!

Shizu met Him quite a few years ago. In 1998 to be more precise. I have a photo of them both in my archive somewhere.

Fifi

And below...... is a photo of Shizu and Moz from 1998. Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw.

Tomorrow, I shall go into unchartered waters. I may be barking up wrong trees, but as Broken wrote on my blog two days ago, 'it goes deeper than any of you realise."

Meeting adjourned.

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So, carrying on from yesterday, here is today's agenda:

AGENDA

1. Apologies For Absence
2. Matters Arising From Yesterday
3. The Latest From Parody Moz.... and Broken

4. Justin Bieber

5. The Pessoas

6. France

7. Album and Tour

8. NME nominations
9. What/Who is Blue Rose
10. Any Other Business
11. Twitterdilly Arms Top 10 Chart

Blue Rose Society Members present in the past 24 hours: Broken (a Morrissey pessoa), TRB, Marcus Markou, Chuck, LizzyCat, HeatherCat, AIR, GWO, MancLad, Willow, Romina, Astraea (a Morrissey pessoa), Greyer Girl (a Morrissey pessoa), JJazmine, Comrade Harps, Menippus (a Morrissey pessoa), Bermondsey Billy (a c*nt), The Other Half (left a comment about many people reading the blog, and then deleted it), Fifi (Fire.... and a Morrissey pessoa) and Kate 'Dolly' Ryan (a Morrissey pessoa). If I have missed anybody out, please leave a comment.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
None received, although HeatherCat asked that President Kyle be listed. I am only listing people who are active and getting involved. I would guess Kyle is at school, but it would be great to see his father, Brian here. No apologies have been received from John 'Loughton Lil' Gill, who quite frankly seems to come and go as he pleases. No apologies received from GOB, who is currently sulking after receiving a telling off from Parody Moz after she showed intolerance towards Broken and his sexual preferences. Come on GOB, reflect, and then get back on the bike. He is here to challenge our prejudices. Edge of Industrial photography guy has disappeared too. Is there really so few of us?

2. MATTERS ARISING FROM YESTERDAY

A) APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

I don't think I've ever been to a meeting where there is something brought up under 'Matters Arising' concerning 'Apologies For Absence', but Fifi posted this quote from Francois de La Rochefoucauld regarding her absence:

"Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires"

B) LYRICS TO 'MY FINGERNAILS COLLECT THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS

HeatherCat, Parody Moz (via his secretary 'R') and Fifi, were all quick to point out that I had mixed the lyrics of the new Morrissey song 'My Fingernails Collect the World's Problems', with a parody song written by Parody Moz about Justin Bieber, called 'Never Say Always'! What can I say? I am hanging my rat shaped head in shame. Here is the comment left by Parody Moz (who still deludedly signs in as 'Morrissey'), which was sent by his admin guy/secretary 'R':

Morrissey20 January 2014 19:03

Our Mozzer emailed me this evening thus:

"R get that s***ing Ratb****** to correct his sloppy journalistic rag tag of a blog post immediately. The c*** has mixed up the two songs in the most catastrophic fashion. In the more sincere song the dead pop star on a park bench is suddenly transported - without explanation or vaguely rational musical bridge - to his bedroom, watching youtube, presumably from beyond the grave. For f***'s sake - is a little journalistic integrity too much to ask? A little fact checking? A bit of due s***ing diligence? Instruct that good-for-nothing inbred that the songs were as follows:

'The sky was crimson and your jokes were barbed
Blackest envy gripped your precious heart
You vomited for hours
You died on a bench

As coldness rotted your still-living bones
Politicians made cuts
Bankers got fat
My fingernails collect the world's problems
Oh......
My fingernails collect the world's problems
Oh...

As bitter and cold as I am,
My heart, such as it is, goes out to you,
Your blue lips colder than Fulham Road in December,
Your small mind broken by the spite of this world,

I'm sorry I did nothing,
So sorry,
As I live, I will never feel a thing again,
Your life was everything to me,
And now I am a frozen shadow.'

'Never Say Always' as follows:

' In your room you sit
Youtube mocks and haunts you,
There for all the world to see
Your many failings and fears,
A public spectacle again

Tears fall like raindrops
But managers apply foundation and touching cream
Lights hurt your eyes
But still you smile
Never say always'

Ever Yours

Fake M!

PS Tell that presumptious c*** that they won't be on the s***ing album now; instead I'll release them posthumously. My laughter shall reverberate around Hell like thunder.

PPS All out of caramelised onion H. over here old son. Also Boz forgot to bring me some blue brie. Useless c***. I don't suppose you could pop over with some pain au raisin, blue brie and caramelised onion H? Before 8 pm please. Thanks. Oh and don't forget my laundry."

I hope this clarifies matters.

'R'

I really am a Grade A c**t. Is M serious that this beautiful new song will now not see the light of day until after his demise? Actually, and this has nothing to do with today's agenda, I have often thought about singers recording albums/songs to be released posthumously. You quite often get a situation where some old demos are found in a loft, but wouldn't it be a completely novel thing to do, to record an album, and then leave it safely locked up, with instruction that it only be released upon death. Has any artist ever done this before? Morrissey should do it. It could be called, 'I Bet You Miss Me Now I'm Gone'. Any other suggestions for a posthumous album title may be left in the comments section!

One last thing on this matter......Who the fuck is 'H'?

CARAMELISED ONION

C) JEANE

Fifi left this comment regarding my thoughts on Jeane:

"Great analysis, Mr Rodent. Very, very interesting indeed. Last line on 3. He was. He is. I am too.

The comment "He was. He is. I am too." would appear to mean that Johnny Marr WAS keeping a secret from Sandie Shaw about the subject matter on Jeane, and he still IS.... and so is Morrissey.... but I think I might just be right!

Comrade Harps also offers a theory:

comrade harps21 January 2014 08:01

As for the meaning of Jeane or any other song, as a failed poet I can attest that the meaning of a work of art (written or otherwise) can be multiple. Writers can be aware of these multiple meanings at the time of composition and even through moments of self-revelation at a later date. Cocteau and Raymond Radiguet, Moz and Linder Sterling, Linder and Howard Devoto: Jeane could be about all of the above and more at once.

D) SHIZU SALDAMANDO

With regard to the photo of Morrissey and Shizu, Fifi commented, "Bloody public domain."

E) There is no 'E'.... so we shall move on to the next item on the agenda.

3. THE LATEST FROM PARODY MOZ.... AND BROKEN

Parody Moz once again returned to the Twitterdilly Arms yesterday, and although there are just too many great witticisms to reproduce them all here, I worry that if I don't at least repeat some, they may all be lost forever (once he deletes the account, which inevitably he will), so here we go. Morrissey is quite generous with his wit, and doesn't keep all the best lines for Parody Moz; his pessoa 'Broken' is just as amusing.

With 1800 tweets and 642 followers, I'm obviously doing something very right.
At this rate if I typed for 24 hours a day it would take me 315 lifetimes to reach @justinbieber's number of followers.
I'm happier than ever on Twitter with my rag-tag bunch of followers, but I can't help feeling envious and bitter over Katy Perry.
Don't my tweets deserve a chance to influence the world, or at least appear in a gossip column in Missouri?
The purpose of life is to realise there isn't one.
The purpose of death is to challenge our faith in the pointlessness of life.
On twitter I wield an enormous influence - over my right hand.
Every tweet is an egregious act of wanton self-destruction. Each witticism further erodes one's hopes for this life and the one after.
Wit is one of the most destructive forces. Brilliant wit undermines one's trust and faith and hope until one is too demotivated to think.
Thus in producing genius wit, one erodes one's spirit until one is a witless bore. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Wit destroys the soul faster than cocaine. Cocaine steals the soul; wit obliterates it.
However bad things get, I can comfort myself with the thought that I'm neither Ryan Seacrest nor Richard Hammond.
Ryan Seacrest retweeting Kim Kardashian - is there a better definition of the word vacuous?
The outwardly beautiful and inwardly ugly have the most pleasurable lives.
The outwardly ugly and inwardly beautiful live principally for death.
The goal of democracy is to make people's lives better. The goal of politics is to make people's lives meaningless.
Broken: Love is like God - it only exists as a concept. Politics deals with absolutes - like sex and gold.
A valid point Broken. Politics deals with sex, gold and power, while pretending to manage love, money and justice.
We're all a bit Asperger's on Twitter.
I live to be ignored so that when I die I'll always be remembered.
Is anyone else on Twitter capable of being Wildean over a quick pot of tea?
@BoyGeorge If there was any justice in this world, your song would get to number one. There is justice - but only in my house. #MozHouseNo1
The human mind can cope with absolutely anything, except reality.
Last time I left twitter for a year when I reached 8000 followers. This time I think I'll depart when I pass 1000. #TwitterFameNotForMe
As a certain singer said in an interview recently "Twitter is interesting." But ... how would he know?
I am not Morrissey.
I truly hope Victoria Beckham outlives me; the prospect of a tearful Elton trotting out ‘Candle in the Wind’ for a third time is unbearable.
Blessed with the wit to ask myself all the wrong questions, I quickly realised that to look at oneself is to dislike oneself.
After three lifetimes of soul-searching I have discovered the solution is simply to avoid all mirrors.
My retweet figures are scandalous. There are dustbin men giving daily updates who get better figures than I do.
Broken: It is a fri***ng disgrace how few retweets you get. You're like Rimbaud quoting Wilde on a particularly cloudy day. - Plus, you're a c*** and that usually goes down well on twitter.
Everybody's lost but they're pretending they're not.

Parody Moz: Bieber supports PETA.
Broken: Can shit music be cancelled out by PETA activism? In other words is it OK if you release 'Baby' just so long as you avoid meat and support animal rights?
Parody Moz: Releasing 'Baby' and supporting #PETA is better than releasing 'For Your Pleasure' and going fox hunting.

Life is darker than the days but lighter than the nights.
The intelligent long for beauty. The beautiful long for fame. The famous long for wealth. And the wealthy long for obscurity.
Life is the curse and sleep is the cure.
Almost 2000 tweets. Still I struggle on, devoid of wit, charm and followers.
I long for the pure white light of poetic redemption, the grim leaden Manchester night and Rome's skyline by dawn.

4. JUSTIN BIEBER

I actually don't have the time to write anymore today, so I will jump to item 11.

11. TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10

The chart was advertised to take place in the Twit Arms at 12pm today, but as nobody turned up (except half a Heather), it was cancelled. Here is the chart that was lined up.... not that anybody is remotely interested.

1. JEANE - THE SMITHS (NEW ENTRY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNRghlld8HU

2. JE SUIS JEAN COCTEAU - CRISTINA PINHEIRO AND ANDRE SCUCATO (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEQqXQGKyDQ

3. RAMONA - CANDY DARLING (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiY0xzvfXXY

4. MY GOD - BOY GEORGE (NEW ENTRY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEuuGObqchs

5. QUANDO QUANDO QUANDO - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (WITH THE DANCING ROYCE REED) (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9lsnMh_tNA

6. GANGLORD - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gowz4V1c-0

7. CANDY SAYS - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (NEW ENTRY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPgGjUSEWss

8. THE FALCONER - NICO (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QZu8FrzgpU

9. RUBBER RING - THE SMITHS (NEW ENTRY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5afU9ivbmQ

10. ALL THAT MATTERS - BART BAKER (BIEBER PARODY) (NEW ENTRY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDKeroCQq0

Bubbling Under

11. MELANIE - PEBBLES IN THE SAND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gyn-npsKC0

12. BEAUTIFUL - EMINEM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgT1AidzRWM
13. SOMEBODY LOVES ME - JULIE LONDON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWtIEVq2sxs
14. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (LIVE IN BOSTON 2012) - MORRISSEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLInZxJv17o
15. THE ANSWER TO ALL YOUR PROBLEMS - KRISTEEN YOUNG (LIVE AT THE BOWERY ELECTRIC) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSBDmJhHPk

Back to the real world. Perhaps I should stay there.

I promise that today, my theory on Blue Rose will be explained, but I am very short of time, so I may not get through the whole agenda. This will also be my last blog entry for a few days.

AGENDA

1. Apologies For Absence
2. Matters Arising From Yesterday
3. Morrissey on Twitter
4. France
5. What/Who is Blue Rose
6. Justin Bieber

7. The Pessoas

8. Album and Tour

9. Any Other Business

Blue Rose Society Members Present in the past 24 hours: TRB, HeatherCat, Loughton Lil, LizzyCat, Willow (@Smashingblouse7), Bermondsey Billy (a c**t), Fifi (Fire... a Morrissey pessoa), EARS, Romina (back to me thinking she may be a possible pessoa.... somehow.... with Damon's input?), Kate Ryan (a Morrissey pessoa), Yunaragunarso, Comrade Harps, Chuck Smith, MancLad, Astraea (a Morrissey pessoa), Father Brian (good to see you sir), GWO, Edge (not him out of U2...the photography guy), Kellie the Crisp and Clover Dean.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Girl On Bike
To set the record straight, I didn't criticise Broken's sexual preferences, nor did I call JB (or anyone for that matter) a fag. Parody Moz correct in stating that there is a line that shouldn't be crossed. For me, that line is being accused of things like mocking someone's suicide attempt (???) etc. Real Moz or not, but accusing people of things they didn't do and tweeting sarcastic comments about them is not on. But that is my problem, not yours.

It was fun while it lasted but for now it's good bye.

2. MATTERS ARISING FROM YESTERDAY

A) 'H'Yesterday, Morrissey mentioned 'H' when describing caramelised onion. I took it to mean a person called 'H', perhaps a waiter, but GWO offers this:

girlwithout21 January 2014 21:43

I did not read the 'caramelised onion H' as being a who, but as a what. But what a what I do not know.

B) RANK

HeatherCat has pointed out that Fifi's comment left on Day 859 of FTM referred to item 4 of that day's agenda, ie Rank, and not item 3, ie Jeane, as I reported yesterday! I really am getting rather muddled lately. In truth, I didn't understand what Fifi meant when she said, "last line on 3. He was. He is. I am." Here is the whole comment from Day 859:

20 January 2014 22:22

What have you done, Water!? http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/french-riviera-floods-saint-tropez-two-dead
Not cool.

Joking aside, very good job once again on the blog. You are on fire! Well, not literally. You know what I mean.

1. "Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires"
2. See R's comment above.
3. Great analysis, Mr Rodent. Very, very interesting indeed.
4. Last line on 3. He was. He is. I am too.
Soon...
8. Oh no you didn't! Bloody public domain.

I have to go. I have a swimming lesson.
Fifi

Heather's interpretation was later confirmed by Fifi as being correct:

21 January 2014 14:43

Heather is right about what I meant. Heather is always right.

I must go. I have to go buy some Fred Perry wellies and they're not easy to find. I will be back later.

Fifi

Bermondsey Billy got confused by this, and thought it therefore meant Fifi was referring to track three on Rank (Vicar in a Tutu), but Heather later explained:

heathercat22 January 2014 04:01

Billy, Fifi wasn't referring to the last line of track 3 on Rank, but rather the last line that Rat wrote on item number 3 on the agenda, which asks if Johnny was keeping a secret (about Jeane). Fifi is saying that Johnny is keeping a secret about Rank, and so is she. She also wrote 'soon', which I'm hoping means that she will reveal the secret of Rank to us soon. Thanks, Fifi - I'm not always right, btw :)

So what is this secret code that is in Rank? And on the subject of secrets, WHY were both @MorrisseysMum and @Banjaxer tweeting the number '22' the other day, and WHY, before disappearing from twitter, did Fifi and 'Mum' both post tweets quting the 'Vicar of Wakefield'? WHY WHY WHY? So many mysteries.

MARR AT MONA - WHAT IS THE RANK CONNECTION?

C) TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10

Romina suggested that Kristeen Young's song should have been higher in yesterday's chart, but the way in which she suggested this, with a highly amusing reply in 'broken' English, has ONCE AGAIN thrown suspicion back on her as being a Morrissey pessoa. I have always believed she had to be a pessoa, but her Italian is so fluent, I just couldn't work it out.... but it's simple, Damon Anacreonte is responsible for providing the Italian... or maybe Moz has learnt Italian himself! Either way, Romina HAS to be connected to Morrissey.

Here is Romina's comment from yesterday, which interestingly enough mentions 'swimming', just as Fifi mentioned it the day before! Hmm:

romina21 January 2014 14:41

Dear Rat, sending you my massive apologize for the char, I was out for shopping and these promotional sales make me waste a lot of time! Anyway cheers for the fantastic songs! maybe Kristeen's song deserves an higher position, but cousin Fluff is the DJ and I don't want to hang him! Fingernails is very interesting, the word remainds me my holiday in Dublin three years ago, on a local newspaper there was a picture of Morrissey and Tony Visconti busy recording the three "new" songs, but in the front page there was a large picture of Shane McGowan sporting a veru strange kind of French manicure, do you know French manicure? Simple, just the top of the fingernail is painted with withe nail polish and all the finernail is painted with transaprent shining polish, but Shane's top fingernails were painted in black as the dirty fingernails of a young boy...curious coincidence, as always. Yesterday post was very interesting to, I'm agree with Comrade Harps about the interpretation of the lyrics, in fact, interpretation is strictly related to the personal culture of the reader and sometimes the author does'nt know about the symbols or the connection with other artworks, or maybe the reader, or the listner, got a particular idea about the author and misunderstands the meaning of the words. This, in my opinion, happens with the song "I can have both", due to the constant gossip about Morrissey's sexuality people read this song as a clue of bisexuality, but in my mind it is simply a song about the attitude with love's choise, not about gender choice. Sorry if I'm a little bit boring, now I got to go, my daughter got very important swimm training. Ciao!

3. MORRISSEY ON TWITTER

The Parody Moz account has once again been closed, so there is nothing to report. More importantly though (and you'll see where this leads under items 5 & 6), Broken has been back on twitter with his 'Ironic Boy Belieber Twitter Page'. It is also important to note that Broken's twitter profile reads:

'A Boy Belieber. I believe Justin has talent and will in a few years discover The Smiths. He will be the new Morrissey/David Bowie. Watch this space.'

Here are some of Broken's (@Broken1andonly) tweets from yesterday, and remember, these have been written by Morrissey. This IS important:

Will the real Justin Bieber please stand up?
I think the real JB is a sweet, slightly damaged dude from Canada and he's created an image to sell to the world.
He loves animals, his family and pizza pie.
But somewhere along the line he picked up a Georgia accent, indoor shades and a few Ferraris. He needs to find himself.
Maybe that's what Justin's doing? Finding himself?
People don't realise Justin just has to live. He'll make mistakes but he'll come out stronger than ever.
He's too good a singer and performer to keep doing this bland R&B shit.

Menippus (@Menippus) made a very brief appearance yesterday, with just this one tweet of note:

For some surreal reason I dreamt I was at Judy Finnigan's 70th birthday party at a funfair/carnival. No Bieber in sight.

Astraea (@FadingGoldLeaf) is the musical director of Morrissey's online life, and most of her tweets are music related. I actually wonder if Astraea is feeding us material that may at a later stage appear on Morrissey's pre-concert warm up video. I do hope so, her taste is impeccable. If that is to be the case, then her account will no doubt disappear before the tour starts.

Yesterday, after the weekly chart was published, Astraea posted the Jayne Mansfield's version of Quando Quando Quando, which is just UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_TKbZWGtwg. Astraea also posted Suey by Jayne M, which will make your liver quiver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHpoeJopm-M

The only other pessoa to put in an appearance yesterday (the only other to my knowledge that is, although there could of course be hundreds more) was Kate 'Dolly' Ryan, but as she has now apparently blocked everybody, I can't report on her tweets, although she was having a rant about Morrissey not using his official twitter account '@itsMorrissey', which incidentally hasn't been used since 2009, and yet still has over 72,000 followers. It will be interesting to see if the marketing men at Capitol look to get that account active before the next album comes out.

4. FRANCE

It is interesting to note in Fifi's first quote above, that she posts a link to floods in Saint Tropez, and then mentions buying Fred Perry wellies in her second post. Presumably this means that Morrissey is heading to the South of France, as I previously suggested.... perhaps he is already there!

So, WHY France? Morrissey's previous two albums were recorded in LA and Rome, so is he heading to France for any particular reason? I personally believe that Jean Cocteau is the pull, and Cocteau has obviously influenced Morrissey for years, but why go now, why has he not gone before? Perhaps Moz always meant to record in France, but just never got around to it.

Perhaps Morrissey is planning to meet up with Francoise Hardy. Could that be the French connection? There has been rather a lot of Francoise's music played in the Twitterdilly Arms lately by Astraea.

SAINT-TROPEZ - IN DRIER TIMES

5. WHO/WHAT IS BLUE ROSE

Right, I've put it off for long enough, so here goes.... THE MAIN EVENT of today's blog entry.
I don't really know how to start, and I don't even know what I am going to write, so let's see what spews out of my rat like brain. For many people, this whole next bit might be a little bit too much to comprehend, and I have to admit, it is WAY outside of my comfort zone.

Ultimately, most Morrissey fans will probably see the Blue Rose Society as just a bit of fun, although I use the word 'most' fairly loosely, because actually, most Morrissey fans have never heard of the BRS. Actually, the word 'fun' is a fairly loose word too, as most Morrissey fans who have heard of the BRS don't think it's fun, they think we're all a bunch of crackpots, and what I am just about to write is probably only going to heighten those thoughts.

I suppose that this whole Blue Rose thing could just be a Morrissey Fan Club, set up by the man himself, via a parody website, but I agree with Broken, "it goes deeper than any of you realise."

I am very much an atheist, and as far as I am aware, I have never had any sort of spiritual side. I'm just your average run of the mill bloke, who likes cricket and football, works hard (or probably smart rather than hard if I'm honest), and doesn't try to think too deeply about things... but this MorrisseysWorld experience has opened my mind on so many matters, and I keep stumbling across things that seem to link to other things. Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw. I'm waffling aren't I?

Ok... *deep breath* my theory on Blue Rose is that Morrissey, or perhaps we, the BRS as a group, have 'subconsciously' created a modern day equivalent of either the Priory of Sion or the Rosicrucian, but perhaps not with any religious connotation.

For those who haven't immediately logged off, and are interested enough to want to see where this is going, then I aught to explain just what the Priory of Sion is; although because I have neither read The Da Vinci Code, nor read any more than a wikipedia entry on the Priory of Sion, I am very much out of my depth here. Here is the wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory_of_Sion

The original Priory of Sion is supposedly a secret organization responsible for preserving the truth about the 'Real Jesus', and according to what I have read, it's Grand Master between 1918 until his death in 1963, was none other than Jean Cocteau. It is believed by some that Cocteau was unable to find a successor to his role, presumably because there was nobody who he felt worthy, and it may well be that the order failed to continue after 1963.... but if I had a spiritual bone in my body, I would say that perhaps it was just 'on hold'.

It could be that Cocteau had initially earmarked the younger Raymond Radiguet to succeed him as Grand Master, which is why, when Radiguet died so suddenly, Cocteau took it so badly.

Although all this is out of my comfort zone, I can't help but feel that there was a 'spiritual' reason for Cocteau to come to Britain in 1959 and draw his 'Three Frescoes of the Annunciation, Crucifixion and Assumption' at the Notre Dame de France church in London. Could it be that Cocteau was drawn to England because he sensed his successor was here, even though he didn't know their identity? Was it his calling?

Cocteau's drawing in the Notre Dame de France church is very interesting, in that he doesn't show the face of the person on the cross, so although most people would presume it is Christ, it could be Cocteau's faceless successor. Cocteau drew a large Blue Rose, a large letter 'M', and he signed it off with DDD.

jean-cocteau-works-on-a-mural-in-the-lady-chapel-of-the-french-church-of-notre-dame-in-london-1959

Jean Cocteau mural, London. by TheAltruist.

More information about Cocteau's drawing in London can be read here: http://internationaltimes.it/on-jean-cocteaus-crucifixion-2/

The article mentions another society with whom Cocteau was supposedly involved, called the Rosicrucian. I have a feeling that I have read somewhere before that Oscar Wilde may also have been linked to the Rosicrucian. Information on the Roscicrucians can be read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian_Order

I don't believe for one minute that Morrissey has ever been 'inducted' as the Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, but I DO believe that he himself feels some sort of spiritual connection with Cocteau, and Morrissey will be more than aware of both the Priory of Sion and the Rosicrucian. Does Morrissey feel that he is Cocteau's successor, albeit that it may be a 'spiritual' succession, and if so, has he ever shared this with anybody?

I can't imagine for one minute that Morrissey would ever go public with such matters, it would put him into David Icke territory, and I don't believe for one minute that either the media, or indeed Morrissey's own fans, would be willing to let him off lightly if he ever made such a claim

All the masonic imagery that Morrissey placed on the MorrisseysWorld blog, was put there for a reason. Perhaps it was Morrissey showing that he knew there was a connection between him and the Priory/Rosicrucians, but maybe he didn't know what he was supposed to do with it. Perhaps it is only the natural evolvement of the BRS that has awoken something inside him, which again, may account for him feeling the need to record in France, close to Cocteau.

I may of course be barking mad, but there is definitely something spiritual about the Blue Rose Society, and perhaps I have only touched the tip of an iceberg, perhaps this already runs far deeper.

Morrissey IS Blue Rose.

6. JUSTIN BIEBER

As well as masonic imagery, another 'constant' throughout this MorrisseysWorld journey has been the inclusion of Justin Bieber. There has to be a reason why Bieber of all people is continuing to be part of 'this', and I think it could be that despite Bieber's awful songs, fashion faux pas' and THAT moustache, Morrissey finds that he has a connection to him, and if I am right about the whole Priory of Sion thing, Morrissey could actually see Bieber as his protege!

Having observed Morrissey's behavior towards Bieber, both in 'real life' through press comments, and via Morrissey's 'online pessoas', I would guess that Morrissey is battling himself about Bieber. Every bone in Morrissey's body must be telling him that Bieber is just "another nonsense non-star" who can't dance, can't sing, can't do anything... and yet, and yet, and yet.... he feels a connection. By using the pessoa of 'Broken', the 'ironic boy belieber', Morrissey can pass the whole Bieber thing off as a joke, and if Bieber fails to live up to expectation as a successor, then the whole thing WAS a joke, but those words, "I believe Justin has talent and will in a few years discover The Smiths. He will be the new Morrissey/David Bowie. Watch this space.", I believe could very well come true. Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw.

There was an interesting tweet the other day, not by Broken, but by Parody Moz, which said something like, "They are ruining him." Bieber is only 19 (20 in March), and if he's not careful 'they' might not only ruin him, they might kill him. And people thought 'The Kid's a Looker' was a throw-away song? Bollocks!

7. THE PESSOAS

Knowing who is who in this whole phenomenal MorrisseysWorld journey is one of the biggest mind fucks. Most people on twitter hide their true identities, and therefore everybody is suspicious about everybody else. There is also the impossibility of working out which pessoas might, or might not be, the work of Morrissey. Personally, I believe Morrissey to be behind Parody Moz, Broken, Greyer Girl, Menippus, Kate 'Dolly Wilde' Ryan, Astraea, Fifi, possibly Romina, and Morrisseys Mum, but I may be wrong. There could also be MANY others. Each pessoa has there own personality, gender, age etc, just as Fernando Pessoa created his. In the case of Kate Ryan, she is not only mentally unhinged, but she is also a writer in her own right. What is very important to remember is that NONE of these pessoas is Morrissey.

8. ALBUM AND TOUR
There are now just 10 days before work starts on the album. The excitement is going to be electric. Hopefully the tour will also be announced soon, and I can't wait to see what cities the tour takes in. The 2013 tour kicked off in Long Island, especially, it would seem, for Kyle, the President of the Blue Rose Society. Will Morrissey play concerts close to the homes of EARS, GOB, Loughton and me? He knows where we all live! And will any of Astrea's music, or any of the MorrisseysWorld imagery make it onto the tour video? Can you imagine our faces if Billy Britt suddenly appeared?

It's going to be a GREAT year for Morrissey.

9. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

A) David Bret

I had never heard of David Bret until the other day, when a few of the Blue Rosers got into an argument with him on twitter, but although he is being particularly scathing about MorrisseysWorld and Parody Moz, it is only because he, like many others, just can't comprehend that Morrissey could possibly be behind it. From the comments left by Broken though, I get the feeling that Moz actually has a soft spot for Bret. Here is what he tweeted:

Broken: Bret seems a bit petty. Have you seen him interviewed? He's rather eccentric. But he's superior to the average Moz fan. He's also right about M-solo. He's more enlightened than the cesspit of Morrissey fans. He's a many-times-published writer. He's got something to say.

Chuck: disagrees is just too brainless to understand his enormous insights.

Broken: So very much like Morrissey then? Every TTY note more or less says the same. I'm right and you idiots don't understand, you idiots! And why am I so ignored?

If Bret is as intelligent as Morrissey thinks, then it will only be a matter of time until he realises that there couldn't possibly be anybody except Moz, who is behind MorrisseysWorld. Many have tried to find somebody else who could possibly be behind it, but once you put together all the pieces of the jigsaw, there actually isn't ANYBODY else it could be. It's impossible. Slowly, slowly, they will all begin to realise.

B) Blue Rose member, Chuck Smith, has created a blog, which keeps tabs of all the 'coincidences' and 'signs' that surround the mystery of MorrisseysWorld. It is currently a work in progress, but hopefully she will list as many as she can.... and there really have been HUNDREDS. Here is the blog: http://morrisseymystery.blogspot.co.uk/

So, that's it. I have entered unchartered waters with my Blue Rose theory. I certainly don't expect Morrissey to admit it, but we are on a ride to somewhere, and I'm holding on tight.

Love Blue Rose MT (Menton) - Trouble Loves Me

Yesterday's post went in the wrong direction. An over-active imagination perhaps.

Broken: "TRB your blog was interesting but wrong today."

Time for a rest.

Dear Blue Rosers, I have arrived back in the real world, where I find nothing much has changed. For some, the real world is hell on earth, but I am one of the lucky ones; my home is a loving place, and taking the dog for a long walk along the beach yesterday with a wife who adores me (well why wouldn't she?) was as blissful as one can hope for.
I will no doubt be "back down the rabbit hole" soon.

ZOOM not GLOOM.

Rat
ZOOM NOT GLOOM!

Dear Earth, Wind and Fire (llllol), Earth, thank you for keeping us all grounded, Wind (Air), thank you for providing a soft cooling breeze, and Fire, never stop burning.

Water

Dear Justin, I know you won't be reading this, but following your arrest yesterday for 'driving whilst under the influence', I fear for you. You are just nineteen, and you are rebelling, but it looks as though there is NO cause. What was it that Log Lady foresaw in the last MorrisseysWorld article? Oh yes, a car crash. Hopefully, Justin, for you it will just be a career car crash, but I fear for you.

Live fast, Justin, Live fast.

A Friend of Broken's

Dear GOB, The MW journey has helped us all open our eyes and minds to many things, and it has shown us we have prejudices, no more so than how we all pre-judged how we thought Morrissey would behave. The journey has also shown us we have prejudices that we may not even have realised existed.

Sometimes in life we have to put our hands up, and admit we are wrong. With regard to your argument with Broken, despite what you think, YOU are wrong. You are perhaps seeing something in yourself that you do not like, but rather than offer excuses, or blame another (ie Broken), it is time to reflect, and then if you can see that you are wrong, you should apologize to Broken.

If after reflection, you still think you are 100% right, and you decide NOT to apologize to Broken, then I guess that you will be mounting your bike, and heading in the same direction as Rosy Mires, Still.I.Cling et al. Perhaps the BRS is not the place for you after all.

I hope to see you here on my return, but if not, enjoy your ride, wherever it may take you.

TRB

Dear Harrison (@OdysseyNumber5) and Stephanie (@Stracy1675) Thank you for your messages of support. The BRS is indeed a global family.

Rat

Blue Rose Postcard postcard

And now, back to the poolside...... "H, be a darling.... wash that caramelised onion off your hands and come and do my back for me dear."

In September 2011, having discovered that Morrissey had secretly started a blog and twitter account called 'MorrisseysWorld', I set up this blog of mine as a way of keeping my own personal diary of events as they unfolded. Morrissey himself became aware of my diary, and advertised it on the MorrisseysWorld blog for all to see.

Over the next twenty eight months, as the phenomenal story of MorrisseysWorld continued, I carried on writing my diary. Hundreds of signs were given by Morrissey to show that he was behind MW, but his own fans chose not to believe. It was just incomprehensible as to why Morrissey's fans couldn't see it was actually him behind the whole 'thing', but this made it all the more special. As I wrote my diary, approximately 30-40 souls, equally gripped by the MW phenomena, joined me on the journey. During this period, the Blue Rose Society was formed, with the 'Blue Rose' as our emblem.

A few weeks ago, the MorrisseysWorld blog closed, and two days ago, 'Parody Morrissey' (originally @MorrisseysWorld) announced that after 2000 tweets, he was closing the twitter account too.

At the request of 'Broken', a friend of 'Parody Moz', I closed my blog too, which seemed quite logical, as I only ever set it up to write about MorrisseysWorld, but yesterday 'Broken Morrissey' (@BrokenMorrissey) returned to twitter, and as I believe Broken to be Morrissey, I have decided to re-open my blog, to continue recording this phenomenal story. I am, however, a man of integrity (as noted by Broken), so if Broken requests that I close my blog again, then I shall. I have taken down hundreds and hundreds of my blog entries, and left just some of the relevant and funny ones.

I am hoping that we can take off from where we left, after all, this Blue Rose Society is too good to let go, and it has touched the hearts of a group of people right across the globe, but Broken has added to his twitter profile that the Blue Rose Society is dead. I really, really hope this is not the case.

'Parody Moz' may, or may not return, he's certainly an unpredictable s*d, but Broken and Parody M aren't the only characters to have been part of this journey, we were also introduced to a very special person called Fifi, aka Fire. Could Fire re-ignite the Blue Rose flame? If Morrissey decides that he still likes the idea of a global network of like minded fans, then perhaps he will send us Fifi. It would be great to have her back here, especially as she was promising to give us her 'Cocteau Theory'. Perhaps she could also provide us with more information about this photo that has recently cropped up on the net. We know it is of Morrissey and his Auntie Mary Dwyer outside a chapel in New York, but when was it taken, and who took it?

A TEENAGE MOZ, BUT WHAT WAS THE YEAR?

For the record, here are some of Broken's tweets from yesterday. Incidentally, he is using the 'Conan' photo as his profile pic. The doubters never did manage to explain why Moz made that owl sign. Hmm:

MORRISSEY ON CONAN - 'OO'

I won't be around for long but what an interesting experiment for an arch ironist: being oneself for a while.
The beauty of life is that it ends quite soon.

@heathercat222 Hi Heather. I'm back as the real me now. No more irony. Nowhere left to hide.
@brokenmorrissey How does it feel to be stripped bare, free of irony?
@heathercat222 I'll utilise irony as ever, Heather, but I won't be defined by it on twitter. It was just an experiment, a fleeting fancy. Most people didn't get it anyway. Now people will realise just how frighteningly sane I am and how witheringly exact. I do miss MW though; it feels like the end of an era. I'll be posting MW classics and throwing in a few of my own! I'll miss MW. I think the blog was a work of art, and the Black Lodge could have gone almost anywhere.

When I was a kid, sleep felt like the biggest waste of time. Now I'm older, it seems like the only sensible thing to do. Sleep restores you, nurtures you; it's like drinking water. But what is this strange thing called sleep? Why is it so crucial
A soft, firm bed is one of life's great pleasures.
Somehow the guiltless pleasures are the most satisfying: sleep, not sex; cleanliness, not vanity.
Irony is a mature defence mechanism. It's a step up from humour and a step down from altruism.
The most sophisticated state to be in is simple acceptance. Try, but don't let trying kill you. Love, but don't let it contain you.
I promise you - life will change, life will surprise you one day.

@OdysseyNumber5 I'm not Morrissey, or even Our Mozzer - I'm Broken, one of the authors of MW. Sorry to disappoint.
@brokenmorrissey Thats ok, i'm not disappointed at all, you're quite an interesting person in your own right.
@OdysseyNumber5 I'm fascinating... from a certain angle - specifically when you can't see my face.

A picture captures a thousand words. A poem captures a thousand pictures. A Morrissey song captures a thousand poems.
I've always loved poetry, but it's a hugely under-appreciated art; why are poets always derided, ignored or imprisoned?
Can you imagine The Jonathan Ross show with philosophers, painters and poets among the mindless B-listers?

@stracy1675 There's nothing more frightening than the truth. Knowing what's in your heart tells you what's behind your mind.
@brokenmorrissey So true and sad so many people run and hide from truth all their lives.
@stracy1675 Yes. Gay people do it too. They refuse to accept they might love and be loved by a woman. Hence - humasexuality.

The cause of all despair is lack of love. We're conditioned to believe we're unlovable.
The message of all media is sex = proof of love; money = you can love yourself; beauty = leads to love.
The media never tells you that it's OK to be you and you can be loved just as you are. Does it?
Homosexuals grow up despising themselves, hiding themselves, hoping one day to be someone else. Is this fair?
My message is - you are lovable.
Have you ever wondered how it feels to be taught your desire for love is a blight sent from the Devil?
I remember being 13, spending all my time alone, living in my own world, because the hatred was palpable every single place I went.
Does anyone think a child should hate to feel that way? How evil can a child be?

@brokenmorrissey I see, yes...accept the truth and be liberated.
@stracy1675 The truth is more complex, as Morrissey has always said. Nobody is 'gay' or 'straight' or 'bi' - we're humans who need humans.
@stracy1675 By categorising ourselves according to certain sex acts we play into the hands of society. Just be you. Isn't this enough?

Your internal dialogue is one constant stream of self-abuse - or bullying as we call it. Why don't you stop bullying yourself? (Ed: What a quote!)

You are lovable - you can be loved. The first step is to love yourself. You can love a simple flower, or a sunset. Why not love YOU?
@stracy1675 God, I just think sometimes... where did my teenage years go? It's so frightening to realise they were frozen.
@stracy1675 All I remember is my frozen child's heart. I was in emotional hibernation, from which I'm not yet fully thawed.
@stracy1675 I'm in the microwave on defrost, but the bloody thing always leaves me cold in the centre.

@brokenmorrissey People like us treat "irony" in the same way the pious treat godliness: bathed in it, surrounded by it, shining from within
@Menippus Irony is impossible to define, yet it defines life for those of us who suffer while we think and think while we suffer. Irony will protect you from the consequences of being intelligent enough to know better.

People will forgive anything except forgiveness - that will eat them up for life.
Don't ever try being yourself - if you have to try, you're being someone else.
Imagine if you were loved deep and pure by your friends.
It's impossible, isn't it?
Is love compatible with humour? Is civilisation merely a defence mechanism to protect us from the individual?
Many want us all to be like Jesus. But what's the point in healing the sick when there's no one left to heal?

So there we have it. As to whether or not the Blue Rose Society continues, only Morrissey can decide, after all, if he doesn't want roses, we can hardly force him to take them, but we can live in hope.

Viva Blue Rose
Because We Must

*Goes off singing the 2000th tweet of Parody Moz* Time is like a dream, and now for a time you are mine, let's hold fast to the dream, that tastes and sparkles like wine.

(Footnote - Do feel free to read through some of the FTM blog entries that I have left 'live', some of them are really VERY good, and will remind you of many things you will have long since forgotten.)

It has been a really bizarre week in the life of MorrisseysWorld and the Blue Rose Society, and there is SO, SO much that I want to write about and catch up with, but unfortunately I just have no time over the next few days, so this will be my last blog post until next week. Hopefully next week I will be able to report all the recent events, which include; me being maliciously 'outed' against my will on twitter by a cyclist from Coventry, being threatened and having my privacy invaded by a treehugger from London and receiving abuse at the hands of an older woman who claims to like cats.... and these were ALL members of the Blue Rose Society! You couldn't make this up.

However, much more importantly, Morrissey has issued a statement on my previous blog entry saying, "Blue Rose Society will never die." Broken has also tweeted to say "keep pruning the tree", as the BRS has to have the people in it that Morrissey wants to be surrounded by. Despite Chuck's insistence that Broken PROVES to her the words of others, rather than taking his word., it would appear that Broken still wants Chuck around, and I understand his reasons. She is a kind well meaning person, so I hope she can drop the insistence and show 'support' for BrokenMorrissey, ie a Pessoa of Morrissey's that portrays his 'broken' side, a side that over the years has probably threatened to engulf him completely. I hope this makes sense to Chuck. Green Carnation was an organisation of Wilde's SUPPORTERS, and BRS is a group of Morrissey SUPPORTERS. No questioning. Support. Don't mistake this for fawning, he gets that in the outside world, SUPPORT means trust, belief, and acceptance that what Morrissey stands for, is what you yourself stand for. A cult? No. A common goal? Yes.

I do so wish I had time to write more today, I especially wanted to mention the hilariously coincidental tweet sent by Joe Chiccarelli, but it can wait until Monday.

So, for now, I must rather excitedly report that 'Fire' has sent me an email. There is so much about this email that I also want to discuss, but instead, I will invite the members of BRS to leave their own observations and comments. There were two photos attached to the email, of books that 'Fire' has purchased whilst in France. I will publish the photos on Monday, as I am having to type today's blog entry on my phone (my laptop has died) and it is very restrictive. One of my own observations is that the subject matter of 'When last I Spoke to Carol' (ie Carol Weissweiller) has 'lost' the 'e' to her name, in much the same way that 'Jeane' gained an e. The subject of the Trilogy Ring and it's mention in 'This Charming Man' is UNBELIEVBLE. We are being given information (or at least theories) that Smiths fans would die for.

Anyway, enough of my observations, let's have yours, and that does NOT include you, Marcus Markou, your views are NOT welcome here, and if you post any, I will take it as continued harassment.

Words of Fire:

Dear Rodent friend,

I recently started reading your blog on recommendation from someone I dearly love and I enjoyed your passion, dedication and keen interest in the Arts.

So I decided to write a few theories that were very well received and I felt I had found a place for my hyperactive mind to fulfil its never ending need for recognition.

Unfortunately, the excitement was short-lived and what I once saw as a community of kind, generous and intelligent people turned into a place of public bashing, which is something I have always run away from.

I was highly disappointed to see you had deleted all the posts and comments that were made in connection to the Arts (Cocteau et al.)

It was a definite sign for me that my contribution was no longer needed.

I am not judging your choices in any way, I find honourable you would want to stick by 'Broken' believing he IS the real deal, it shows you are and always have been committed to the ONE person you started the blog for. Whether you are right or wrong is irrelevant as long as you believe what you are doing is the right thing to do for Morrissey himself.

I hope you understand my decision to step away. It is nothing personal. As a matter of fact, I really enjoyed our conversations (with you and the other members of the BRS), I thought you were all extremely sweet to me at all times.

I just cannot find my place in all of this anymore and given I have a lot on my plate right now (with a side of delicious organic French vegetables), it might just be the right time to go back to what I usually do.

You asked me a lot of questions and I tried to answer as much as I could but like I once said to you, some things are better left unsaid (or just cannot be said) but I still had more to tell. So as a farewell gift, I will try and give you a few additional answers.

- The RANK code. There is no code. It's not a code, it's a message. It's a painful cry. It's so painful that it cannot be told to the world and like I said to you recently, I should not have mentioned it. There aren't any numbers in Alexandra's eyes, the answer is in the words, the choice of songs. I cannot say any more, I am sure you can make your own opinion from that but please let this one go.

- WHO took the photo with Auntie Mary is irrelevant. It definitely was taken in the Summer of 1976. And the hair IS dreadful.

- Was 'William it was really nothing''s sleeve in relation to Jean Cocteau? No, it was not. The original ADS advert stated 'Will you still respect your speakers in the morning?' and it sort of echoed with the theme of the song. How can you stay with a fat girl etc. and so, will you still respect yourself in the morning? The whole idea seemed to make sense and the photo was a perfect illustration of the idea.

-What's my 'Cocteau theory'?

Well that's a bit long to explain so I will have to keep it short and let you do a bit of research should you be interested but don't feel like you have to.

Cocteau's influence was particularly present in the early Smiths records, although no one ever seemed to pick up on that. Everything tends to be associated to Oscar Wilde. But it is only because people are lazy and lack knowledge. So imagine my excitement when you first mentioned Genet / Cocteau / Marais / Radiguet on your blog!

Back to the theory.

The glove is very present in Cocteau's art (see 'La belle et la bete' movie - The glove is a character by itself. It is magical and full of meaning) and Cocteau once said about Radiguet (after he died) that he "fitted heaven like a glove" and "Radiguet was a glove from heaven" or something along those lines, I am sure you can find exact quotes somewhere.

My 'theory' is that 'Hand in Glove' was maybe inspired by this...?

And like I mentioned before, the sleeve reminds me of the Cocteau tapestry at Villa Santo Sospir but it might just be coincidence or plain wrong.

Then came 'This charming man' with the famous Jean Marais picture (taken from Orpheus, a Cocteau movie) - Marais being Cocteau's lover, the song could be about that? I don't know...

As for the line 'Return the ring', my theory is that it is a reference to the Cartier ring that was designed for Jean Cocteau, called Trilogy. A few words about it here : http://www.troisanneaux.com/articles/jean-cocteau-the-trinity-or-troisanneaux-ring/

Totally far-fetched. I am just losing my mind.

There were more references to Cocteau later like on Hatful of Hollow or other things I mentioned on your blog before.

Even later in the solo years does Cocteau appear at times, doesn't he?

Could 'When last I spoke to Carol' be about Carole Weisweiller, daughter of Francine Weisweiller and owner of the famous Villa Santo Sospir, and grew up at Cocteau and Marais's side? No, of course not, Carole was not born in 1975! Silly me.

I must go. I found some gems today while book shopping in a dusty French store I cannot wait to dive into (see photos attached).

Have you read 'La difficulté d'être' (The difficulty of being)? So inspiring. So true. So Cocteau.

Be happy, be handsome, be confident, be true to yourself, be iconic, be real. It was nice meeting you (virtually that is), some day I might bump into you. Who knows?

One last thing. I am NOT Broken, I am NOT MorrisseyParody, I am NOT Brokenmorrissey, I am NOT Johnny Morris, I am NOT Linder (although I would love to have her natural grace), I am not even called Fifi (but that I bet you had guessed). You think I am a woman, Willow thinks I am a man, most think I am an illusion of the mind, that I don't exist. And from now on, they are right.

Me. And nobody else.

aka Fire

I didn't intend to blog today, as I am extremely busy, but if I don't catch up with some of the backlog of things I want to mention, then Monday's blog will be about 232 yards long.

Firstly, here is Heather's excellent response to Fire's Cocteau revelations:

heathercat1 February 2014 05:18

Merci beaucoup Fifi, for these intriguing possible Cocteau connections - they give us much to think about. Your contributions are always welcome and needed. It might also be worth mentioning the Cocteau quote that you tweeted recently: "Sun, I am black outside and rose inside which is the metamorphosis." You implied that this quote may have inspired the beloved lyric, "I wear black on the outside 'cause black is how I feel on the inside."

I'm also interested in the 'Hand in Glove' mention because that song was already on my mind lately, as it defines the BRS for me, so I'm intrigued by the Cocteau connection. You had already pointed out the artwork as being reminiscent of Cocteau's naked blue man, and now there's the apparent glove connection. I've noticed that the sun seems to be a recurrent theme in Cocteau's work (e.g. the black sun in the Crucifixion mural at Notre Dame de France as well as the quote I mentioned above and other pieces). Would it be too far-fetched to wonder if there could be a possible connection with the lyric, "the sun shines out of our behinds"? I'm having more trouble following the connections in This Charming Man (what specifically suggests the Trilogy ring?), but there is a bicycle accident in Orpheus, which might possibly explain the "punctured bicycle" lyric.

I apologize for the length of this comment, but because I didn't have time to post a full comment on the previous entry, I just wanted to say what blue rose represents in my eyes. Rats had mentioned that it could represent humasexuality, which is a great thought, but for me it's more all-encompassing than that. The point of humasexuality is total freedom to be ourselves, free from societal constraints and expectations, so for me blue rose extends that idea to all aspects of our beings. No matter what makes us unique and different from others, the message of blue rose and all of Morrissey's music is that it's OK to be you, regardless of what the world thinks. Hand in Glove screamed this message to me when I first heard it 30 years ago and it's been my theme song of personal salvation ever since. Therefore, I think it has a special connection with BRS, which Ratty has previously blogged about, and the possible Cocteau connections make it even more special.

The whole Hand in Glove connection is really exciting, and as Heather has written, it does feel like a BRS song, although I would guess, that to both Morrissey and Marr, it will always remain their song, probably alongside There is a Light That Never Goes Out. Here is a reminder of what Fifi wrote about the glove:

My 'theory' is that 'Hand in Glove' was maybe inspired by this...?

And like I mentioned before, the sleeve reminds me of the Cocteau tapestry at Villa Santo Sospir but it might just be coincidence or plain wrong.

The trilogy ring is also a very exciting association to This Charming Man, but WHO was the 'she' who said, "return the ring"? Was it Francine Weisweiller?

Another Cocteau connection to re-surface (thanks to anon posting it yesterday), is the Morrissey poem entitled Poppycocteau, that was written and released on the flip side of the Smiths song London, which came free with Catalog magazine, although actually it was more of a case of the magazine coming free with the record/poem. The poem is hilarious and reminds me of Kenneth Williams. Fifi has informed me that the poem "was not written in a drunken hour at all." Here is my copy of the poem, which rather surprisingly DOESN'T feature in the Top 100 Smiths rarities, as published today by Record Collector magazine. I suppose, technically, it isn't a Smiths release, well certainly not Poppycocteau at any rate.
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Yesterday, I also promised to post the photos that Fire had emailed me from France. I have had to photograph my pc screen, as I am a technophobe, and can't work out how to copy them from the email!

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I also wrote yesterday, that I wanted to make mention of a 'retweet' that Fif posted, which was originally posted by Morrissey's new record producer, Joe Chiccarelli. The fact that Joe's tweet of Jan 6th might well have been referring to the fact that he will soon begin working with Morrissey ( starting today?) is one thing, but it is made even more interesting by the fact that he says, "Back into the Fire", with Fire being the name that we have recently given to Fifi (aka a Morrissey pessoa). Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw. Here is Joe's coincidental tweet, which on this occasion, really IS a coincidence:

‏@artfitpro

2014. Back into the Fire. Except I'm in Nashville and it's 7 degrees!

JOE CHICCARELLI

I have asked Fifi WHY she thinks Joe was chosen for the new album, and I am hoping to receive a reply. Fifi has also informed me of another Cocteau link in Morrissey's solo work, and I hope to write more on that on Monday. I shall leave you with the clue that Fifi has left me... it's on Your Arsenal.

That's it for today, I shall return on Monday. I should very quickly mention that as of today, FTM has received over 376,000 hits, which I think I am right in believing, is now more than MorrisseysWorld, but seeing as MW is closed for around 11 months a year, that is hardly a surprise. Most of my hits are from me and a spam bot in Russia.

And very finally, Morrissey offered Marcus the opportunity to remain in the Blue Rose Society, and he has politely declined via a video posted to myself and Broken on twitter of 'No, thank you' from Cyrano de Bergerac. Here are Morrissey's other decisions regarding bans following this week's 'Fall Out':

Morrissey1 February 2014 15:29

Ban against Sabine - upheld, permanently.

Ban against LizzyCat - upheld, for a minimum period of 3 months.

Ban against Chuck - upheld, for a minimum period of 1 month.

All rise.

'R' - magistrate to the eminent artiste Judge Morr-ee-say QC.

*Goes off singing* My love, wherever you are, whatever you are

I have spent a huge amount of my weekend in the Twitterdilly Arms, leaning on the bar talking to Morrissey..... let me just repeat that again, and give myself a hard pinch as I do, in fact, I'll shout it.... I HAVE SPENT THE WEEKEND TALKING TO MORRISSEY.

IT WAS A BUSY WEEKEND IN THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS - WILLOW (LEFT) AND HEATHER BEHIND THE BAR WHILST TRB, OUR MOZZER AND LOUGHTON LIL PUT THE WORLD TO RIGHTS (KIRKY IS ON THE VERY LEFT AND PEERING OVER THE TOP OF LOUGHTON'S CAP IS MENIPPUS)

Is this really happening, or is it just a dream? How have we arrived at this? More to the point, how can Morrissey possibly be logging on to twitter whenever he feels like it, and NOBODY is seeing him? It's not even as though he is tweeting as a parody anymore (well actually he still is, but that's a different account), he has registered as himself, '@BrokenMorrissey'. His profile clearly states, 'This time it's the real me', although he has obviously kept his irony close by his side. If only Marcus had read that profile, instead of presuming that the new 'Broken' account was the same as the old ironic one used previously, then he may not have been so accusing of me! But we move on. The 'Broken Morrissey' account has the grand total of 69 followers. Here are some of his highlights from the weekend:

"MW was once very beautiful."
"Broken without irony would be like Morrissey without moaning."
"@MorrisseyParody @BoyGeorge Boy and Morrissey - the two wittiest famous people on twitter . They fit together like hand in glove....... or like Morrissey's head in one of Boy George's hats."

BORROWED HAT?

"They're persecutin' Justin."
"#Beleieve by Justin Bieber is one of the most intellectually challenging movies. #BelieveMovie"

STOP PRESS: I can't post anymore of Broken's highlights, the old b*stard has just closed down both the Broken and Parody Moz accounts. There were loads more excellent quotes from Broken that I wanted to post, including a fruity conversation I had with him on Saturday morning about swords. He even mentioned that he thought we might be compatible; in his dreams, the fag....... Ouch! That looks horrific to see it written like that, doesn't it, GOB? Sorry, I'm being childish, but I hope she (and a few others) can see just why her words caused such a commotion. I'll leave it now.

Let me quickly copy the best of Parody Moz from my phone before the words disappear into a locked cupboard:

"Is there a person out there who can save me from a fate worse than life?"
"Wrong Direction should be thrown in the bargain bin of pop history before they do any more damage to young minds."
"Childhood is spent wishing to be older. Adulthood is spent wishing to be younger. Old age is spent wishing one had wished a little less."
"I can see Tony and Cherie ending up with their own chat show - Richard and Judy without the brains and the looks respectively."

TONY AND CHERIE

"In the time it takes to have sex, one could read a couple of chapters of a book - or at least a couple of pages. #Honesty"
"Bad things come to those who wait; good things come to those who don't."
"With my wit, insight and literary flair, why am I impersonating a former pop icon rather than changing the world?"
"My followers are not as numerous as @justinbieber or as wacky as @ladygaga but they are the most intellectual 641 followers on Twitter."

Parody Moz once again got into conversation with Boy George yesterday, who as we know, is the ONLY celebrity who has managed to work out that it is the REAL Morrissey behind the parody account. At one stage George was tweeting about a racist act he had seen, and posted this tweet: "@MorrisseyParody I just hate cunts!" Parody Moz, quick as a flash, tweeted back:
"I know you do, Boy - but let's get back to the topic of racists." (Ed - I howled with laughter at this one. I'm not sure Our Mozzer would have appreciated Boy George's follow up tweet though, in which he informed Moz, "Your almost as quick as our new hero James Davidson!" (A reference to comedian Jim Davidson who has just won Celebrity Big Brother, and YES, I did watch every single episode of it!)

LEFT - JIM DAVIDSON. AND ON THE RIGHT, HE'S DAPPY, SO LEAVE HIM ALONE

Just to prove that it isn't only Morrissey's broken side that has an obsession with Canada's finest, Justin Bieber, Parody Moz also tweeted about him over the weekend:
"@justinbieber My prediction is you'll be in prison before the year's out." Boy George replied:
"@ParodyMorrissey He's already in a prison of his own making!" (That is quite a poignant tweet, as it could perhaps relate to Moz, or at least to the Moz of the 1970's and 80's, although of course, Morrissey might argue that his prison was built by society rather than himself.... but perhaps that is a topic for another time.)
"@BoyGeorge Me plus you, I'mma tell you one time, Imma tell you #OneTime"
"I maintain that fashion is absolutely essential for those born without a sense of style. How else could they purchase one?"
"Elton John's music most certainly is NOT easy-listening - it's not challenging enough for that."
"Sometimes I even make myself laugh." (Ed - This is my favorite tweet of the weekend. You can just picture Our Mozzer laying on his bed in France, typing away on his laptop, with a large grin on his face as he lunges into Elton John!

"SOMETIMES I EVEN MAKE MYSELF LAUGH"

"@MozIsMyShepherd I think Kyle should sing another Morrissey song for #BlueRoseSociety. I would suggest he sings with his actual voice. (Ed - As opposed to miming along) His voice has potential."
"I ask you - could anyone else do this?"
"The joy of Twitter, for me, lies in succeeding with some style, yet without anybody noticing."
"The witless 'thoughts' of C-listers make the front pages, while my witticisms and self-deprecating paeans to nihilism are disregarded."
"I will forgive anyone at any time. Just say 'sorry'. I love the #BlueRoseSociety" (Ed - MIKE JOYCE TAKE NOTE, he says he will forgive anyone, although I have already pointed this out to Mike Joyce on Day 43 of FTM; which Mike Joyce then left comment on saying, "in my opinion, I wasn't wrong to take up proceedings in the first place, nor will I ever be." Unless Joyce has subsequently reflected on his mistake, just like one or two of those involved in Bikergate have done, then I don't suppose we will be seeing a Smiths reunion any day soon. There is no place for a reunion at present anyway, but nobody could ever say never, although without that apology, I am pretty sure it wouldn't happen.

I very much doubt that Mike Joyce still reads FTM, and as he claims he hasn't read Autobiography, then I don't suppose the ramblings of an online rat are going to push aside his current reading material (whatever it may be), but if Joyce happens to be reading this in 2021 (when the penny finally drops to the world that MW REALLY was Morrissey), then do please leave an updated comment Mike. Let us all know the current lie of the land inside your head. Thanks. And yes, I DO know I am a cunt, I really do!)

SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN

"Each time one forgives, a small part of one's spirit dies."
"It is no coincidence that most religions preach the value of forgiveness; once they can make you forgive, it's over."

Back to Bieber. Parody Moz posted a video of 'Under the Mistletoe' and tweeted: "Justin Bieber before he discovered he was black."
I then engaged Moz in a discussion about the influence of rap and hip hop, particularly on the white youth of today. Here is his view:
"Mainstream rap and hip hop reinforce extreme right wing values. They are utterly without intelligence. Irony is 'gay'. #Panic"

I pointed out that my children like rap and got this reply:
"@TheRatsBack Do your kids call you 'bro', flash gangster signs at you and wear their baseball caps backwards?" I can report that they don't flash gangster signs or even own any baseball caps, but they do in fact call me 'bro', albeit that it is said with irony.... I think/hope!

"The only time I get down on my knees is to wipe the kitchen floor."

(Ed - Before I carry on re-posting Our Mozzer's tweets, this rather hilarious mention of kitchens has just reminded me of a fantastic photo that Comrade Harps tweeted last night, of Jean Cocteau washing up. The posting of the photo prompted Fifi (who also happened to be on twitter last night; I think it was a bit of a last night blow out from Moz before work starts on the new album today) to tweet:

‏@y20m7d27

@comradeharps, I bet @TheRatsBack is going to love this one!

Fifi is right, I DO love it! Here is Harps great find:

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Actually, the reason Fifi had appeared in the Twitterdilly Arms last night, was because I had asked her a question, following a particular posting on twitter by '@RosyMires', a former Blue Roser (for those who are new around here (Willow and co); Rosy is a 'former' because she lost the faith a couple of years ago (See Day 153 of FTM), although she still apparently reads my blog every day (everyday?) and even visited the Chapel de Notre Dame recently on the back of all Fifi's revelations, although it should also be noted that Rosy Mires DOES NOT believe for one minute that Fifi is Morrissey! In fact, while I'm in these brackets, let me mention that I had another go at trying to convince Rosy that Morrissey is behind this whole phenomenal adventure, but of course I was wasting my time. The only reason I am so determined to get Rosy to see, is because she was there at the beginning, and only lost her way because of 'Houstongate', much in the same way that LizzyCat, Marcus and Chuck have lost their way because of 'Bikergate'. They all lose sight for the wrong reasons, and in fact if you bother reading back through that Day 153 entry, Rosy's actual reason for losing the faith was because MW joked about Morrissey having IBS, which Rosy claimed, "Moz would be hurt by that"! What a line, and reading it back has just made me 'Double Lol'! Anyway, where was I? I'm still in these brackets, so I can't have finished on Rosy.... oh yes, I was trying to convince Rosy (in the Twitterdilly toilets ie twitter DM) that Morrissey is behind OM, Broken, GreyerGirl, Fifi etc, and she informed me that I was wrong, saying, "If only you knew what I know", whatever that means, so I asked her WHO is behind MorrisseysWorld and all these characters? I hope Rosy doesn't mind me sharing her reply, but I think it represents the viewpoint of ALL the thousands of Moz fans who just haven't been able to accept the truth. Here is Rosy's excellent (if somewhat misguided) take on the person behind the curtain:

"He is an intellectual. He gets Moz in an acutely accurate way which most people miss. But he himself is very different to Moz. His parody is more him than Moz. That's his mistake. His ego has taken over."

I asked Rosy how long she and Moz had known each other. She replied:

"His book, his songs, his interviews.... quite a lot to go on. Enough to get a good sense of who he is. What he 'would' and 'wouldn't' do!"

I AM TWO PEOPLE, ONE YOU KNOW BUT DON'T LIKE, THE OTHER ONE YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO

I have now been in these brackets long enough, so I shall get out and get on with what I was getting on with.). Here is the piece Rosy tweeted:

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Here is Fifi's response to the piece. Fifi doesn't usually get angry, she is the calming, gentle pessoa, a little like Astraea (who I have to say, I am starting to think might be Linder Sterling!):

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack My view is it is complete BS. Not true.

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack They are talking about two different photos, the original one was not modified. Outrageous!

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack This is the mirror photo pic.twitter.com/SemdyBb8Do

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack this is the sand photo pic.twitter.com/oYZyknX1yr

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack And this is the Smiths photo pic.twitter.com/f1yFGbONwS

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack So how was the original image altered??

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack Saying Cocteau's vision was not respected is horrifying! And wrong! Marais could NEVER have said that!

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack Who wrote that article dear Rosy? I want to send a vehemently repulsed letter to that journalist!

‏@RosyMires

@y20m7d27@TheRatsBack Thanks. Interesting. The excerpt was from "Morrissey: Scandal and Passion"

‏@y20m7d27

@RosyMires@TheRatsBack Oh, I unnecessarily lost my temper. Coming from him, it was OBVIOUSLY wrong! Thank you Rosie!

'Morrissey: Scandal and Passion' is apparently written by a bloke called David Bret, who I mentioned in a blog entry a few days ago. #JournalistsWhoLie

Right, back to tweets from Parody Moz:

"I am considering a duet with Lady Gaga. She wrote to me, asking if I would record a song with her."

Oh, that's it! There are no more tweets left! A duet with Gaga? This isn't the first time Gaga has been mentioned lately. Either Broken or PM tweeted that they had recently 'met' Gaga again. It would certainly be a VERY interesting combination.

That will do for today, although one more quick mention about Rosy Mires. I decided to try and get '@Banjaxer' to convince Rosy that he ISN'T the man behind the twitter account '@MorrisseysMum'. Banjaxer decided to pass the buck to 'Mum', who tweeted:

‏@MorrisseysMum

@banjaxer@TheRatsBack@RosyMires que vous dormez

Now ain't that the truth! "You don't WANT to believe. You are sleeping."

'Mum' also sent us all a message yesterday, in the form of a photo, confirming that work on the new album hadn't yet started:

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PLENTY OF GUITARS, NOBODY TO PLAY THEM.... DOES ANYBODY RECOGNIZE THE GUITARS?

Finally, finally, I have had no word from Fifi regarding her Cocteau theory on Your Arsenal, but this excellent Cocteau piece was posted on my blog by Comrade Harps:

Re heathercat's observation about the visual connection between the Cocteau murals, Hand In Glove and other Smiths over art, I find that several of the cover stars poses are similar to the poses in the murals. Head down or eyes down, especially. Look at The Smiths LP cover, William It Was Really Nothing and How Soon Is Now singles, for head down. See Strangeways or Sheila Take A Bow for eyes down.
Then look at the Viva Hate cover, Every Day Is Like Sunday, Your Arsenal.

The Live in Dallas DVD cover pose is an echo of a pose in the Judith et Holopherne mural.

Compare:
http://www.pinterest.com/source/vulgarpicture.com/
http://bibliotecapleyades.lege.net/biblianazar/revelacion_templarios/imagenes/Full-Mural_Big.jpg
http://www.le-sud-jean-cocteau.org/route_jean_cocteau/villa_santo_sospir/sospir_judith.jpg

Obviously not Truman Capote on The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, though.

Line of sight was important in Cocteau's murals: http://www.renneslechateau.nl/2008/07/21/nd-de-jerusalem/

I haven't figured it out yet, but there is something about an "inversed 'M'" mentioned at http://andrewgough.co.uk/lastmessage.html - another M reference in a Cocteau mural? Indeed, "inversion" appears to be associated with the artist as a theme (not surprisingly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_inversion_(sexology) ), but there's probably more to it - and Morrissey would, I'm sure, have read up on it. Sexual inversion is a theme of Coctaeua's Blood of a Poet http://heartbeatred87.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/surrealist-orientation-in-jean-cocteaus-the-blood-of-a-poet/

Come to think of it, a few of the mural figures are looking up, too. And side ways. So, maybe nothing, but I do see echos in Moz/Smiths covers to the poses that Cocteau illustrated in the murals.

Posted by comrade harps to Following The Mozziah at 1 February 2014 23:54

In response to Harps, I posted this:

I was particularly interested in the article you linked about Cocteau's 'The Blood of a Poet', which I still haven't found time to watch yet.
The more I read about Jean Cocteau, the more obvious it becomes JUST how big an influence he has been on Morrissey's life. It would be interesting to know at what age Morrissey discovered Cocteau's work. M must have found Cocteau's works as the answer to all his prayers, or at least felt great comfort in being able to get a grip on how he felt about the world. Having said that, the world of Cocteau's (and therefore Morrissey's) was far removed from what was 'acceptable' to the outside world, so although Morrissey may have found comfort, the world (in his eyes) would certainly not have allowed him to be the REAL him, so perhaps it just caused more pain. The very fact that this is all coming out now, and Morrissey has found an accepting group of people in his life, may mean that finally, finally, the pain might start to be aliviated for M...., although of course, he would fight against such pain relief with every last bone in his self-deprecating body!
Viva Cocteau

The draw for the 2014 European Cup has been made, and the Blue Rose Society have managed to get the tie they'd been hoping for.... The Morrissey Band.

The tie, which hasn't officially been announced yet, and was first predicted by 'Broken Morrissey' (and Fifi) at the weekend, will take place in the summer, and will be played over two legs. Although the venues haven't yet been confirmed, it is believed that the first leg of the tie will be played on Monday July 28th, at the Teatro Antico on the STUNNING Sicilian hillside of Taormina, with the return leg possibly being played on Sunday September 7th, on the equally STUNNING Isle of Wight.

Here is our resident Italian Blue Roser, Romina, with the details of the Italian venue:

‏@caterita2008

@TheRatsBack this are concerts in Teatro Antico. Taormina is famous. important gigs all summer! in Taormina there are the best cultural events in the summer. Classic Teathre. classic and modern music, film and tv prize. think it's very big. is the old greek teathre. now i'll control, just a moment.... 4500 seats. it was built for 10000, but with modern standards the capacity is reduced. of course is open air, greek arena. There's a lot of space between stage and seats, it would be possible stay very close to the stage, but it depends by security.

TEATRO ANTICO IN TAORMINA SICILY - PINCH ME MOTHER

Wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_theatre_of_Taormina

WOW! Simply WOW! The main problem for me, if this venue and date is confirmed, is one of logistics, as I HAVE to be in England on Sunday July 27th, for the opening day of the England v India test match at Southampton, but where there is a will....!

The reason I believe the return leg of the tie will be on the Isle of Wight, is because of a Log Lady prediction, but I may of course be wrong. Before the MorrisseysWorld blog closed it's doors, the resident soothsayer, 'Margret 'Log Lady' Lanterman' (formerly of Twin Peaks fame) had told us that Morrissey would play the Isle of Wight this year, and it is possible that Log Lady may have repeated this prediction yesterday! Let me explain.

Late yesterday evening, just before last orders, Log Lady made her debut in the Twitterdilly Arms. She strolled in through the saloon doors, log in hand, to announce the following:

‏@LogLadyOfMW

My Log will have something to say about this. Do you know my log?

‏@LogLadyOfMW

Morrissey is among us. He is here now.

‏@LogLadyOfMW

Eggs are white on the outside and usually have one yellow yolk in the center. The egg white consists of two layers with different density.

‏@LogLadyOfMW

Two death doors will open gently. You will see them ajar and five musicians are beyond. Morrissey will mention France again.

THE PROFILE PIC ON THE ACCOUNT - WHO THE F**K IS THAT??

I believe that the statement about the egg could relate to the Isle of Wight. Log Lady has said that the egg white has two layers with differing density, well, the Isle of Wight has TWO large festivals, with different capacities. The only headliner act that hasn't yet been announced (to my knowledge), is for the Sunday night of Bestival, on September 7th. Could it be? And if it is, then it should also be remembered that Log Lady ALSO announced on the MW blog, that Johnny Marr and 'old friends' would also be there! Could it be that the 30 year anniversary ISN'T going to go unrecognized after all?

Following Log Lady's announcement, she took a swift sip of Kellie the Crisp's gin, and promptly left the Twitterdilly Arms. Following her departure, Astraea headed to the jukebox, where she found Fifi quietly gazing at the selection cards. Morrissey was indeed among us. A celebratory party broke out in the Twit Arms, with Astraea spinning the discs and holding court. The evening produced this:

TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - WITH MOST OF THE SONGS SELECTED BY ASTRAEA (@FadingGoldLeaf)

1. FANTASTIC BIRD - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY (LOLS TO SELF AT SPACE JOKE)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA7Hhs9g4s8

2. LOVE KITTEN - APRIL STEVENS (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4IhTVTZ8XI

3. THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' - NANCY SINATRA (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww

4. TU VEUX OU TU VEUX PAS - BRIGITTE BARDOT (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQUvWerAww8

5. FEVER - ANNE MARGRET (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzPMrnq_6EE

6. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - DAVID BOWIE (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x5OubSeb-U

7. DREAMY LADY - T REX (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIXPfrsi6Qs

8. SO LITTLE TIME - DIANA DORS (RE-ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw95vueZ0iE

9. BABY LOVER - PETULA CLARK (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEya6KCHCuI

10. QUESTIONS IN A WORLD OF BLUE (FROM FIRE WALK WITH ME) - JULEE CRUSE (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCV_kTjuguQ

BUBBLING UNDER:

11. THERE'S A GUY WORKS DOWN THE CHIP SHOP - KIRSTY MACCOLL (NEW ENTRY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDb2bNHBVSs

Also played in the Twitterdilly Arms was this:
ANDY WARHOL AND CANDY DARLING INTERVIEW (This is fantastic. PLEASE WATCH) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Y__YzQkog

CANDY AND ANDY

So, back to the European tie. How can we expect the two sides to line up? The Morrissey Band team should be pretty straight forward, with the only question mark being over the man at the very back. It is expected that this position will be filled by Matt Waker, who has recently rejoined the MB after a spell away from the game.

With Walker now back in the squad, we are expecting to see the following line up:

1. Matt Walker (Goalkeeper/Drummer)
2. Boz Boorer (Clogging Right Back/Musical Director/Head of Catering/Guitar/Clarinet/Cross Dresser)
3. Gustavo Manzur (Left Back/Keyboards/Translator)
4. Liam Nammock (Holding Midfielder (usually around the neck)/Personal Bodyguard to the Moz/Hard Bastard/Driver/Licensed Thug)
5. Solomon Walker (Centre Back/Bass Guitar/Dumb Waiter/Singer of Backing Vocals on Maladjusted)
6. Jesse Tobias (Centre Back who likes to show flair by pushing forward. A modern day Bobby Moore/Guitars/Looks)
7. Donnie Knutson (Midfielder/Tour Manager/Rider Provider/Rose Supplier)
8. Jay Joannides (Midfielder... likes to get stuck in alongside Nammock/Roadie/Security)
9. Damon 'Kevin Phillips' Anacreonte (Centre Forward...the only genuine footballer in the side/Hairdresser... have you been on your holidays this year?/Encourager)
10. George 'Morrissey' Best (Attack!/Playmaker/Genius/Singer/Defender of the defenseless)
11. Arturo Hernandez (Nifty Winger(?)/Security/Man Mountain)
12. Kristeen Young (Playmaker/Singer/Professional Wailer)

The Blue Rose Society line up will not be so straight forward, as it will depend on availability, and many of the squad will be ruled out on traveling distance. It is highly unlikely that the following will be available; HeatherCat, Vulgar Angie, President Kyle, Father Brian, Clover Dean, Kelly the Crisp or Comrade Harps.

The anticipated line up is as follows:

1. John 'Loughton Lil' Gill
2. Emotional Air raid
3. Big Mick
4. Garry Baldy
5. Midlife Matt (without STS, who will be 8 months pregnant)
6. Romina Ricci
7. MancLad
8. GWO
9. Rosy Mires (On loan)
10. Rat
11. Edge of Industrial Guy

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BIG MICK - COACH DRIVER.... ALTHOUGH, HAVING SEEN HIS DRIVING, AND AS THIS IS THE ITALIAN JOB, AND AS SICILY IS HILLY.... PERHAPS NOT!

Our squad looks weak, so if anybody else fancies a game, please leave comment that you are planning to go, and you shall be added to the squad. I am hoping that Marcus Markou will reverse his decision to leave the BRS, as we need his flair. He is the only true artist among us. Yes, Marcus, this is my way of accepting your apology, but I doubt you will be reading it.

What we lack on the field, we can more than make up for with our style on the terraces of the Teatro Antico. We shall dress with style. Here is the kit I wore to Long Island last year, which would of course be too cliche to wear to Italy:

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ANY OTHER BUSINESS:

Astraea doesn't just play incredible music in The Twitterdilly Arms, she also posts great pictures on the walls. I often have no clue who they are. For example, I didn't have a clue that these two pictures below were of Catherine Deneuve, and before anybody asks, NO, I haven't ever watched The Hunger.

As I've said all along, I was never a Bowie fan, I'm a Moz fan. There are many of Bowie's songs that I love, but I was too young for him to be 'mine' in 1972, and I have never made a point of watching or listening to all his work. I know I should, and one day I will, but the beauty of life is that it comes in stages, and in the next stage of my life, when my kids have left home, and work isn't so necessary, I shall read and watch many, many things. There shall be no rotting away in my retirement years, I am fully aware there are things I want to discover, and I know where they are hidden.

I have SO much to look forward to. SO many films to watch, SO many songs to discover, and I will be discovering them for the first time, which ALWAYS manages to thrill. There is no need to panic; I don't want to try and consume too much, too quickly, I want to breathe it all in, one song at a time, one movie at a time.... and savour it all. Catherine Deneuve's whole career has just been added to my list. Oh, Heart.

Astraea also posted this Cocteau picture:

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It isn't just Astraea that puts up posters in The Arms, Comrade Harps has been slapping some up too. Hre is one he posted the other day of Jean C with actress, Anna Magnani:

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COCTEAU WITH ANNA MAGNANI

.... AND ON THE SET OF LA VOCE UMANA

One of the element members of the BRS, EARS (aka Air or Wind), hasn't posted too many comments lately, so it was lovely to have her post this the other day:

Emotional air raid survivor3 February 2014 12:45

More fascinating Cocteau connections, thank you all for your contributions.
Heather you have expressed so beautifully the definition of blue rose. As I have said previously I have always felt safe within our community to be myself. This is a rare experience for me & one I will always treasure.
We have something so unique & special here. Let us embrace it with the love & care it deserves.

Wise words floating in the wind.

It was also great to receive a comment yesterday from Kellie the Crisp in Australia. The BRS really IS a global family, and as I stated on twitter today, this is no longer MY blog, it is 'Ours'. Here is Kellie's comment:

Kellie the Crisp4 February 2014 01:29

Very interesting reading as always. Rat I'm honestly sorry I don't post comments here often as much of the time I don't understand a lot of the concepts or know the people (Cocteau) that you are referring to. It more often than not leads me to research them to gain an understanding but I am always miles behind you lot (in SO many ways) so could rarely offer anything of interest or insight to comment on. I just hope that you Rat and all know that I am still part of the BRS in my heart and follow as best as I can with enthusiasm where IQ points and time permits.

My love always,
Kellie the Crisp
(The dim member who LIVES for the day when she is featured in a FTM blog photo behind the bar at the Arms or dancing on it or asleep under it whatever is appropriate or inappropriate).

Stephanie is fairly new to the whole BRS thing, so it was great to receive comment from her yesterday too:

Stephanie4 February 2014 01:11

Great as ever Rat! This is all so very exciting-goose bumps exciting. First off I want to say what a pleasure it has been to come into contact with such great people and of course Morrissey himself! I think I may just have a permanent grin. Yesterday I witnessed for myself the July tweet and thought "wait, is this something?" Sure enough, what's in today's news-a July concert! Looking forward to more!

Harrison also left comment:

Harrison4 February 2014 00:33

Rat, Our Moz was certainly on fire with this wonderful weekend of tweeting. We are certainly fortunate to be able interact with his creative intellect. Its amazing so few can see or choose to believe. Thanks for documenting things so thoroughly. I very much appreciate the time you put in organizing all of the different threads that are going on in The BRS.

One of the very original MorrisseysWorlders also took time to leave comment yesterday:

ConMorrissey Theorist3 February 2014 19:34

Morrissey hints that something might happen in July and this the next day about a date in Italy in July!

He also mentioned tour dates yesterday!

The coincidences never end, so for those of us here every day, we know it's him! How can you doubt after owl eyes, tour predictions, Falklands speech, OK signs and even the novel and new album announced on twitter 24 hours before on True To You?!

Class - in the future historians will debate the meaning of MW and why he chose to do this!!!

Still pinching myself that I'm here.

Sad to see Sabine leave the BRS. She was always polite to me.

Jon

One final lot of comments from yesterday that I feel compelled to post is this one, which unforunately is anonymous, although the reason for the anonymity might be that it was from Moz, and he didn't want to appear conceited, although I'm not sure that being seen as conceited would overly bother him. In fact, I'm not sure that being seen as anything would ever bother him!:

Anonymous3 February 2014 19:30

My favourite Morrissey quote over the weekend:

"Punctuality is the pride of the prejudiced. For the beautiful, it matters not at all."

"Friendship is consistently disappointing, but unfortunately not sufficiently disappointing to make us abandon it altogether."

There were so many.

Arguably his wittiest time ever.

Blue Rose member, Father Brian (@MozIsMyShepherd) has drawn my attention to this interesting little story, that he was telling to a few others the other day:

‏@MOZISMYSHEPHERD Protected Tweets

I'm gonna sound crazy but u want a story about back then? On the 2nd prior to the Hollywood high, me and Broken were tweeting about Carly being born, my last tweet was "A new Morrissey fan will be born this weekend." In live25, during November, a baby crying is used and MOZ checks his watch during it. Carly was Born the next Morning - idk?

And on the subject of coincidences, Clover Dean has posted this on her blog, MozzeriansAroundTheWorld.Tumblr.Com:

REMEMBER THIS PHOTO OF MORRISSEY AT THE STEVE COCHRAN STAR IN HOLLYWOOD, CA POSTED ON ‘TRUE TO YOU’ IN DEC. 2013? SEE AT: HTTP://TRUE-TO-YOU.NET/MORRISSEY_NEWS_131222_01

AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE TELLING ME THIS PHOTO TAKEN OF MORRISSEY IN HOLLYWOOD EXACTLY AT 1750 VINE ST. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN WAY BACK IN JULY, IT’S AT THE FOOT OF THE CAPITOL RECORD BUILDING! WAS MORRISSEY TRYING TO GIVE US A HINT ON WHAT WOULD BE HIS SIGNING WITH HARVEST/CAPITOL RECORDS & THE MONTH IT WAS TAKEN, (JULY) NOW THAT A MORRISSEY TOUR IS SCHEDULE FOR ITALY IN JULY 2014?? CAN IT BE TRUE? IS IT TO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE? WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT & SEE…
THANK YOU TO ‘ANONYMOUS’
MORRISSEY AT STEVE COCHRAN PHOTO BY TTY HTTP://TRUE-TO-YOU.NET/

I should add at this point, that somebody (was it Our Mozzer?) made reference to there being a BLUE ROSE in the reflection of the sunglasses in the above photo. For some reason, I didn't get around to blogging about it at the time (I think I was on my Christmas break), but although I am sure it must just be a reflection of the blue sky in those glasses, it DOES look like a BLUE ROSE in shape. Coincidences, Coincidences, Coincidences. Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw. Baby, baby, baby oooh. (I sometimes make myself laugh too!)

And staying on the subject of coincidences, back to the 'Coincidence Queen', Rosy Mires. Rosy used to post a lot on FTM (until the Houston/IBS/Brand&RossBrady&Hindley thing), but unfortunately, during one of her petulant periods, she went right the way back through my blog and deleted everything she'd ever written, thus deleting herself from this very important piece of history (not that she realises it's importance yet, so the kicking of ones self cannot yet begin). Actually, whilst on this subject, I have been tempted to go back through the blog and delete all of GOB's comments, but my own petulance hasn't yet reached it's maximum level, and if anything, it's on the wane (sic? can't be bothered to google if it's wain, but as the little wavy orange lines have just appeared under the word wain, I am presuming I'm safe.... although I have just glanced up to see the way lines under the words blog and google, so I suppose that doesn't give me 100% assurance!).

Anyway, yesterday, Rosy returned to the comments section of FTM. Here are her highlights:

Anonymous4 February 2014 06:56

you'll see I'm right in the end.
You poor deluded rodenty thing, that did make me LOL!

I will go now and ponder your wise words.

*ponders*
(Can you really laugh your head off? I'm worried!)
Ever yours,
Mirez

The relevance of the head being able to come off is irrelevant, for, as we all know, it is Rosy who has gotten this whole thing so incredibly wrong, but at least now one of her comments is now preserved in history.

And just for Rosy, here are my weekly FTM viewing stats. Now, WHERE have all those beautiful French readers been hiding until now?:

Graph of most popular countries among blog viewers

Entry	Pageviews
United States	3199
United Kingdom	2236
Germany	587
France	436
Australia	120
Italy	79

*Goes off singing* And I just might die with a smile on my face after all.

And the last word goes to our sponsor:

Anonymous3 February 2014 21:51

Impressive research, Comrade Harps and Heather!
I loved the Cocteau photos posted by Harps too.

Heather, you will hear from 'French Epic' soon. I promise.

Exciting times ahead for the Blue Rose Society
Fifi

The Twitterdilly Arms was once again a hive of activity yesterday, with Morrissey once again holding court, mainly as Parody Morrissey, but there was also visits from Fifi, Mum and Log Lady. Also in 'The Arms' was Astraea; who I am now convinced more than ever is Linder Sterling, and Kate 'Dolly Wilde' Ryan, who I am now starting to think can't be Morrissey, she just can't be. It is not because of what she says, as I believe Morrissey is MORE than capable of portraying a character such as Dolally Dolly, it's just that Dolly seems to be in the Twitterdilly Arms all day, and Morrissey has surely started work on the new album.... but I still can't forget those emails to Our Mozzer from Kate Ryan back at the beginning of the whole phenomenon. She has to be involved in this story somewhere.

Dolly sat in the corner of the pub, on her own as usual, and EVERYBODY steered clear of her, as they always do. I never really know what to say to Dolly, as she never seems to want to interact, but she did have these words for me yesterday:

‏@MissKateRyan

@TheRatsBack YOU REALLY ENJOY making fun of me CUNT

‏@MissKateRyan

@TheRatsBack THINK YOU'RE WORTH rather more THAN EVERYBODY ELSE

‏@MissKateRyan

@TheRatsBack FUCK YOU MORRISSEY think you're SACRED cunt

I don't think she likes me much! Some would say that she is a good judge of character. This morning, she has posted this photo, presumably of her diary, which DEFINITELY puts to bed that she ISN'T Morrissey... doesn't it?:

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And the rear:

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I just don't know whether to carry on following Dolly or not. She absolutely fills my timeline with utter drivel, but.... there is something. I just can't put my finger on it.

Log Lady's appearance in the 'Arms' caused a stir, as her presence always does. Here is what she had to say:

‏@LogLadyOfMW

My log is vibrating. Hang on. Do you remember when I predicted Morrissey would appear with a star? And I said, "France."

There was the 'white rose turns red' and the prediction of a blue rose photograph on the day Morrissey was in Israel. My log says I'm right to say Morrissey is about to leave a message on True-to-You. The message this week will be 'mind-oriented' and sad. Fish swim backwards sometimes, while water runs up in the mountains. Doves fall into lakes, and fish eat their mountain bikes. My log is almost never wrong. Two questions will be posed. Blue again. 'Wake up.'

Log Lady then took a slug of GWO's straight scotch, and left!

Mum (@MorrisseysMum) seemed to back up Log Lady's announcement of sad news, with the following:

‏@MorrisseysMum

:(

*Before I move on, I must just mention that the Mum account has very subtly started 'wearing' one of the blue twitter verification ticks. I say 'subtly', because you can't actually see it unless you click onto the profile page. Let me put this in layman's terms for anybody who doesn't get the significance of this. The owner of that account WOULD BE SUED BY MORRISSEY (or at least his mother) for passing themselves off on twitter as the verified owner of an account. Read that last sentence again, Rosy Mires, and then tell me once again that Kevin Marinan owns the account.

What is more, the Mum account has had the twitter location switch turned on, and these observations have been made:

Anonymous4 February 2014 23:43

Hi, all.

I am just a long (well, short) time observer, with the occasional input. I just wondered if anyone else noticed that @MorrisseysMum left the location on one of her tweets? It states they are in Yvelines, France. I did some research and found that there are many recording studios in the surrounding area.

Hmmm...

Anonymous5 February 2014 01:10

Hi! (Anonymous4 February 2014 23:43) He also left the location of Goteborg, Sweden on October 17... real twitter locations? just a fan looking for Moz?

Anonymous5 February 2014 09:45

I remember when TRM was pictured at a football match in Dublin with Robbie Keane, Mum was also tweeting that night from Dublin

Morrissey is openly FLAUNTING that he is on twitter, and STILL nobody notices. WHY have no journalists noticed the verification tick? The answer of course, is that they are all too lazy. The Mum account has just 734 followers. You couldn't make this up! Mum also offered this yesterday:

‏@MorrisseysMum

Let us just imagine for a moment that it's all true. Well? Now what?

"Now what?" indeed! What exactly will happen when all the thousands of Morrissey fans finally realise that he has been on twitter for three years, and had a blog for four? Well, according to Parody Moz, they will kick themselves, but more about that in a minute*

BETTY DWYER (THE 'REAL' MOZ MUM) WITH HER MOTHER. (I WONDER IF BETTY READS FTM?)

As soon as Log Lady had left the Twit Arms, I I immediately started shouting that a TTY message with sad news was imminent, and I even alerted Julie Hamill, the leader of the #MozArmy, so that she would see for herself that this whole MW nonsense isn't nonsense after all. My shouting was of course wasted, because A) Julie Hamill just stuck her fingers in her ears and went la la la, and B) No TTY statement came! There is NO C)!

I think my shouting about there being something 'sad' in the statement, was a prediction that would be hard to shake off as a coincidence, so I 'reckon' Moz pulled it.... although that's rather conceited of me, and can't actually be true, because it was Log Lady's prediction, so my 'shouting' wouldn't have mattered.... although perhaps the idea was to delete the Log Lady tweet, so that it couldn't be proven it was ever said! Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I think that perhaps I over think these things at times, although interestingly, when I sent the following tweet to Parody Moz (who just so happened to turn up in The Arms at exactly the same time as Log Lady did), Log Lady then retweeted it, probably with a wry smile on her face:

‏@TheRatsBack

@MorrisseyParody@JulieHamill@LogLadyOfMW Oh you old bas*ard. You are always one step ahead. Toss it in the bin.

Before I move on to yesterday's offerings from Parody Moz, I must firstly cover those words of Log Lady's. Firstly she has mentioned Morrissey appearing with a 'star' and she has mentioned France. Could this be, as we have previously mentioned, that Morrissey has met up again with Lady Gaga?

LADY GAGA (OR IS IT GWEN STEFANI?) WITH MOZ AND JUSTIN 'SEMI-PRECIOUS' TRANTER

Secondly, what was that "mind-oriented and sad" message that was going to be posted on TTY? I shall ignore the bit about fish eating their mountain bikes, but what about the last sentence, "Two questions will be posed. Blue again. 'Wake up'." Could these be Cocteau related? Time, as ever, will tell.

So, on to the arrival of Parody Moz in the Twitterdilly Arms. Once again I am unable to repeat most of his actual words, because he has once again closed the account, but I am able to scramble through my time line and try and make some sense of it. Some of the tweets remain on my phone, which for some reason tends to hold on to some tweets, even after an account is closed, but they too will soon be gone.

Moz began his visit to the world's greatest on-line pub, with a brief interaction with Moz Army leader, Julie Hamill, whom Moz corrected for using 'Everyday' in the wrong context, pointing out that he had made the same mistake with 'Everyday is like Sunday'. Although Julie doesn't believe PM to be the real Moz, I told her that she should cherish that tweet, as one day she will look back on her very first conversation with Morrissey, and laugh at how he corrected her. I even mentioned that she may one day write about it on her excellent blog (JulieHamill.Com), whilst interviewing Moz.

JULIE HAMILL HAVING AN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE WITH HARRY STYLES

Parody Moz then posted praise for both Matt Walker's drum playing, and Boz Boorer's tea making, before then posting some lyrics to a new Jesse Tobias song about a hairdresser in 'Pimlico'. The tweet has now gone! I am GUTTED that I didn't have the chance to copy these important tweets, but I have NO idea how to take a screen shot with my iphone! If anybody reading this happened to copy any of PM's tweets from last night, then PLEASE PLEASE post the content below. Thank you.

PM also tweeted something like, 'if you like crying into your gin, then you will love 'Istanbul'', which is reference to ANOTHER new song. WHY doesn't the miserable old s*d leave his account live, so I can copy the exact words, does he not realise this is a historical document? Does he even care? Aghhhhhhhh!

When I asked PM what the 'sad news' on TTY was all about, he informed me that I was overstepping the line, and that he had sacked people for less; either by "third person" or "postcard". I replied that at least the plus side to that, was that at least I could sell the postcard on ebay. PM trumped that, by saying that his Mum would just buy it back; adding that she has thousands, which she will sell posthumously. Genius! I bet she#s got carrier bags full of his famous hair too! You can picture it now, Morrissey's Mum huddled over her lap top, listing little packets of 'ACTUAL HAIR FROM MORRISSEY'S QUIFF. SMITHS. MEGA RARE. OWN A PIECE OF THE MOZZER. GENUINE SELLER. 99% POSITIVE FEEDBACK.' (She'll never forgive that one bas*ard who gave her negative feedback for that Meat is Murder Mayking promo. How was she to know it was a snide?)

A PIMLICO HAIRDRESSERS

PM also had some interaction with former Blue Rosers', Still.I.Fawn and DozyMires. He tried to find out from Still.I.Cling as to why she had started following him, but she claimed it was a mistake. Within seconds of the exchange, Still.I.Cringe's minder, RosyMires stepped in to make sure that PM left her alone. I think Dosy has always felt responsible for Stilli, ever since convincing her to leave the BRS on the back of 'HoustonGate'. I'm sure when the truth comes out, that Still.I.Clam will have NO regrets about believing Dosy, and having NOTHING to do with, what will one day be seen as, one of the most sensational experiences in the history of modern art! *Can you actually kick yourself to death? 'Worried'*

The main subject that I want to write about today, is the possibility of Morrissey headlining this year's Bestival on the Isle of Wight. As I wrote yesterday, I believe that this is part of a two legged European Cup tie (I'm sure there will be plenty more tour dates) between The Morrissey Band and The Blue Rose Society. Having said that, Loughton Lil, Edge and Ears have all ruled themselves out of the away leg, and MancLad wants to play with a bag on his head.... much as he forced to do whenever he takes the occasional lady back to his bedsit! Willow has also ruled herself out of travelling. I might be taking on The Morrissey Band alone. It's Brooklyn all over again!

MY SOLITARY BLUE ROSE IN BROOKLYN

I had written yesterday that it was Log Lady who had predicted that Morrissey and Marr would BOTH play Bestival this year, but somebody else had also previously mentioned it, and I had COMPLETELY forgotten. The reason I now know this is because this message was left on my blog yesterday by Fifi:

Anonymous4 February 2014 21:20

Oh what a pleasant surprise! The 'fantastic bird' I played for my lovely Astraea and Willow reached the top of the charts. I love the feeling.

May I ask you, Rat, why I am nowhere to be seen on the Twitterdilly Arms photo?

Am I asleep on @Morrisseysmum 's lap?
Am I discussing glitter stilettos and omelettes with Log Lady on the patio?
Has Willow poured me too much Babycham resulting in a bad fall on the edge of the bar and a cut eyebrow, hence being now on my way to get a huge scar, courtesy Davyhulme hospital?
Or have I already stormed out following a heated conversation with...well, everyone?

I demand a response.

Fifi

PS. Day 825
PPS. I saw a UFO last night (no Babycham whatsoever was consumed)

SCAR PROVIDER

I replied to Fifi with this:

TRB5 February 2014 00:28

All of the above. Just a usual evening in The Twit Arms.
Day 825 you say?
UFO or Fantastic Bird?

This morning, I slid over to page 825 of FTM, and found Fifi's first ever posting:

Anonymous16 December 2013 21:26

Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.
He directed the movie "Un chant d'amour" (A song of love) in 1950.
Because of its explicit (though artistically presented) homosexual content, the 26-minute movie was long banned and even disowned by Genet later in his life.
Un chant d'amour was quoted by Morrissey as being one of his favourite movies.
And yes, Genet wrote "theatre de l'absurde" plays and is part of the movement.
Saying Morrissey and "Absurde" are linked is an understatement.
You could also read this. It compares Genet and Morrissey in Jean-Paul Sartre's paean "Saint Genet". An interesting read. http://www.sfbg.com/38/27/lit_morrissey.html
There would be a lot to say about this and I will leave it to that.
If you want to find out more, you should wander to some obscure Parisian theatres on some cold nights. Absurde plays are not the most sought after plays these days, but you might meet a gentle soul who will convince you that life is better lived absurdly.
When I lose this concept, I know where to find him and he knows where to find me.
Good luck with whatever is next on the cards for you, Rat. Sail on, we will be waiting on the docks for your return.
"Oh the big ship sailed on the alley alley oh..." you know the song...

On your way to your new absurd world, drop your anchor at the Isle, make your way to Robin Hill. Johnny Marr will be there, I will be there and maybe good old friends will be there too. Who knows. I sure don't, I am only deluded.

Fifi xx

ROBIN HILL, NEWPORT ISLE OF WIGHT - SCENE OF BESTIVAL

So, it was FIFI who had mentioned Johnny Marr playing the Isle of Wight with Morrissey, which actually gives it 100% credibility.... not that Log Lady isn't credible! *Gulps hard*

Having discovered that it was Fifi who had posted the comment about M&M playing the Isle of Wight, I replied to her on my blog of yesterday with this:

TRB5 February 2014 06:44

OMG, it was YOU!

And got this in reply, earlier today (during a tea break in the studio?):

Anonymous5 February 2014 11:12

"OMG, it was YOU!"
Was it?

It was a real UFO. It's not the first time I see one.
The truth is out there.

All of the above?! So does it mean I am nowhere and everywhere at the same time?

"In France the emergency population warning network is called the "Réseau national d'alerte" (RNA). The system is inherited from the air-raid siren network (défense passive) developed before World War II. It consists of about 4,500 electronic or electromechanical sirens placed all over France. The system is tested each month at noon on the first Wednesday."

I can hear AIR RAID right now! Thank you for reminding me that you're always here, Air!

Be good little charmers.
Fifi

FRANCE'S (EMOTIONAL) AIR RAID SYSTEM - OUR 'AIR' IS IN MORRISSEY'S THOUGHTS

Before I continue my ramblings about the Bestival, let me just remind both myself, and my readership of something.... MORRISSEY IS CURRENTLY RECORDING A BRAND NEW ALBUM IN FRANCE AND IS COMMUNICATING WITH US ON A DAILY BASIS. Pinch me mother. Harder.

Every year, Bestival has a theme to it, and this year's theme is 'Desert Island Disco'

2nd_announce_line-up_-_final_small

JUST ONE QUESTION MARK REMAINS

Picture this scene.... The final song of the final night of a disco themed weekend is..... 'Death of a Disco Dancer' (Remember the DDD on Cocteau's drawing in the Chapel de Notre Dame). I must stop. Can one actually self combust with excitement? Morrissey and Marr playing DDD from Strangeways Here I Come for the first time EVER? Pinch me harder mother, pinch me harder.

The perfect 'last piece' to the whole jigsaw, would be for Morrissey to release his brand new album on September 7th (on the back of the publicity of him playing with Marr), and it entering the chart at Number 1 on September 14th, which ironically, would mark EXACTLY 3 years of Following The Mozziah. Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw... or just a dreamer? One thing is for sure, as PM pointed out to me yesterday, he has changed my life.

THE DEATH OF A DISCO DANCER

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Yesterday, Astraea was back putting up posters on the walls of the Twit Arms, including one of a 70 year old Catherine Deneuve. She is one SEXY lady. I wonder what went wrong for Mrs Whiskers Senior? It must have been all those years on the streets, it aged her prematurely.

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CATHERINE DENEUVE (NOT MRS WHISKERS SENIOR) WITH, ER, A NAMED MAN!

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SILVANA MANGANO AND TERENCE STAMP FROM PASOLINI'S TEOREMA

Willow and Astraea once again hogged the jukebox in The Arms yesterday, and their taste in music was, as ever, impeccable. The familiarity between Willow and Astraea is almost 'sisterly', and when Fifi is thrown in too, they are 'As one'. I cannot believe that these three don't know each other.... and I think I've changed my mind again, Astraea ISN'T Sterling, it IS Moz... I think! Oh, WHAT do I know?

TIJUANA TAXI - HERB ALPERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfG5Nftpp4I
FOGGY NOTION - VELVET UNDERGROUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sktG9fmMUq4
PAWNBROKER PAWNBROKER - BARBARA RUSKIN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGJ26ed84T0
LONELY BLUE NIGHTS - ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVydnp5Zx1U

Astraea also turned on the Twitterdilly Arms newly installed projector screen yesterday, to show this Pasolini feature, 'What are the Clouds?'It is in 'parts' - PART 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLgw66mhZSI
PART 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H67u4ZEA_WE
PART 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuWjshXeU

And finally for today, I tweeted Joseph Jannides earlier today, to see if he had seen my blog of yesterday. Here is his reply:

‏@JayJ_casa

@TheRatsBack No i didn't but nice formation. Nammock & I would rule that midfield. Boz might be better in goal though, for obvious reasons!

He knows, you know! They ALL fu**ing know!

STOP PRESS: This has come flooding in within the last hour, whilst I have been busily typing:

‏@LogLadyOfMW

Keep your eyes open. Countdown begins. Density of egg white is important. Sperm whale sighs.

I can smell a Bestival announcement. And if we get one, I PROMISE that Bestival curator Rob de Bank will wear a BLUE ROSE. Remember where you read it first.

Babycham anyone?

LOVE A BABYCHAM

Have I got this completely wrong about Moz headlining Bestival, or is it a case of Rob da Bank (the curator of Bestival) not understanding just how big a star Morrissey is? Here is a quote from Rob da Bank, published today in the Isle of Wight County Press (available from all good stockists at just 80 new pence):

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My immediate thought on reading the article, was that it can't be Moz headlining after all; mainly because the other headliners of Bestival are Beck, OutKast and Foals, who are ALL 'smaller' than Morrissey.... but that line about the headlining band having had "a lot of hits to their name", now has me thinking that it could still be Moz. And after all, why would Fifi have made such a thing up about Moz playing?

Either Mr da Bank has either got no clue as to how 'big' Moz is, or he is playing everything down a bit, just in case the festival goers are expecting somebody like Elton John (which is who they had last year). Hmm, In the word of Boy George, I 'reckon' it's the latter, and perhaps that isn't a bad idea.

ROB DA BANK - KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S DOING

If it is the Morrissey band headlining, then any appearance by Johnny Marr must be as a guest, unless of course Marr is going to be added to the line up in his own right. Fifi didn't exactly say they were playing together, she just said they would both be there. Here is a reminder of Fifi's words; and by the way, if anybody is reading this blog of mine for the first time, I should explain that Fifi IS Morrissey. I should also like to recommend that you got to the very first entry of Following The Mozziah, and start reading this whole mind boggling story. It will blow you away. Anyway, back to Fifi:

Anonymous16 December 2013 21:26

Good luck with whatever is next on the cards for you, Rat. Sail on, we will be waiting on the docks for your return.
"Oh the big ship sailed on the alley alley oh..." you know the song...

On your way to your new absurd world, drop your anchor at the Isle, make your way to Robin Hill. Johnny Marr will be there, I will be there and maybe good old friends will be there too. Who knows. I sure don't, I am only deluded.

Fifi xx

Fifi's wording is VERY interesting. Perhaps I should have posted MORE of that newspaper article. It's all in the 'SHIP':

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"HMS Bestival has washed up on a desert island, so the ship will still be there."
"Oh the big ship sailed on the alley alley oh".... and in WHAT month did that ship sail? SEPTEMBER! He's coming I tell yer, he's fuc*ing coming!

THE MORRISSEY BAND - L TO R: S.WALKER, M.WALKER, CAPTAIN MORRISSEY, J.TOBIAS AND B.BOORER... ALL ABLE SEAMEN

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

My thanks to Kirky for posting the lyrics to 'Pimlico Love'. Kirky's tweet also has Morrissey's quote about 'Istanbul', which I mentioned on Wednesday (or was it Tuesday? So much has been written lately, that I have completely lost track.):

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FANTASTIC lyrics, and I particularly like the line, "You're an ethical professional, But your hands are rarely clean." Is he talking Sweeney Todd? Is he talking Damon Anacreonte? Is he talking Bankers?
I also love "You scratch my back, and I'll wax yours." Well, Moz DID promise references to MorrisseysWorld in the new LP, and the hairy backed blogger has been a consistent theme!

THE HAIRY BACKED BLOGGER FROM MORRISSEYSWORLD

It's ALL coming together. The jigsaw is nearing completion.

PINCH ME HARDER MOTHER, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING, IT'S ALL TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

I can honestly say that I HAVEN'T seen this happen in other people's lives, but one thing is for sure, it IS happening in mine.

JESSE 'PIMLICO' TOBIAS

Log Lady has once again appeared in The Twitterdilly Arms, albeit VERY briefly. Here are her latest words of wisdom:

‏@LogLadyOfMW

Almost, almost.

‏@LogLadyOfMW

My rattle is jaded. It makes a sound like marbles in a wooden box. Sometimes my eyebrows look sad, but why? They are not sad.

Could the "almost, almost" refers to the announcement of the new tour? And if so, could the announcement be coming on Sunday? This was spat at me earlier today:

‏@MissKateRyan Protected Tweets

@TheRatsBack TELL bitch LOG LADY she better NOT shit on me SUNDAY!

LOG LADY STARES ACROSS THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOWARDS KATE RYAN

GWO seems to have unraveled Log Lady's previous statement, regarding the star:

girlwithout5 February 2014 17:46

Another bit from me.
Log Lady tweeted - My log is vibrating. Hang on. Do you remember when I predicted Morrissey would appear with a star? And I said, "France."

I believe that the Lady of the Log is referring to the MorrisseysWorld blogpost with the ‘France’ heading and the star is the Steve Cochran Hollywood star.

We have also seen Banjaxer in 'The Arms' (I should just point out to anybody reading this blog for the first time, that the Twitterdilly Arms is a 'virtual' pub, that the Blue Rose Society congregate in on twitter). Banjaxer informed everybody that he would be speaking to Moz, and asked for questions. Very few people took him up on his kind invitation, but GWO did:

‏@banjaxer

Today I will be conversing with @MorrisseysMum (it isn't really his mum) so if you have any questions for this person please let me know....

‏@girlwithout

@banjaxer does @MorrisseysMum have a working title?

Kevin returned today with an answer for GWO:

‏@banjaxer

@girlwithout@MorrisseysMum She said she's tried a few, but none of them work.

Lol and DOUBLE Lol. He's a very funny bloke that Mozzer.... unless he actually means the working title of the new album is'None of them Work'. If so, is this the album cover:

NONE OF THEM WORK

On the subject of the '@MorrisseysMum' twitter account, there has been debate among the Blue Rose Society as to who it really is, but as Banjaxer has confirmed (if you read between the lines), it IS Morrissey. Some have been confused by the location of the Mum tweets not matching up to where Morrissey is KNOWN to be, but I am pretty sure that he purposely alters the location, to add confusion.

And finally for today, look at this old tweet that Jazzy found:

‏@BozBoorersKid

@justinbieber Argh I love youuuu xx

I wonder if she feels the same now?

And finally, finally; here is Father Brian's theory on Years of Refusal, with HeatherCat's response:

Father Brian5 February 2014 19:00

YEAR'S OF REFUSAL

This is my deluded story of why I believe that Years of Refusal is the start ,"Gateway" if you will to the beginning of the BlueRoseSociety. Please take this in with a grain of Salt. Back in 2007 Morrissey was presented with Blue Roses from Kristeen for their 100 concert together. This makes it apparent that Morrissey already had a liking of Blue Roses. Years of Refusal was recorded by the end of 2007. There was a long gap before it's release which brings it to 2009. The cover of the album has been speculated by many to have some king of hidden meaning, but to this day it really hasn't been figured out. So here is my thoughts. First Morrissey is wearing a BLUE shirt. The Morrissey logo and Years of Refusal is also in BLUE. The font used "could" be considered a "Rose Font". He is holding a baby ( Birth, Beginning). The Baby is clearly pointing his finger straight down (AKA- "Come Here"). The Symbol on the Baby's Head has a meaning which I can't explain- Heathercat if you could please comment about this I would appreciate it, Thank you. Years is also the Album that Morrissey says he is most proud of. After all this I started looking even more and I thought that it's funny that TRUE TO YOU Is also Outlined and has a Header of BLUE. The shirt that Morrissey has on is BLUE. Lastly the Cover of Autobiography has a picture of Morrissey in BLUE! Have I lost it? Probably- but haven't we all.....

-Father Brian

heathercat6 February 2014 05:00

I enjoyed speculating about this with you on twitter, Brian. As I said previously, some of the imagery on the YOR cover made me think of Cocteau. Some have said that the symbol on the baby's head resembles a 'W' or upside down 'M'. Harps just mentioned something about an inverted 'M' in one of Cocteau's works a few days ago. The symbol certainly appears to be a butterfly and the one on Moz's arm looks like a caterpillar, which suggests a theme of metamorphosis, echoed by the presence of a baby in the photo. The metamorphosis theme reminds me of Cocteau for a few reasons: there is a theme of death and rebirth throughout his works, particularly in the three films which comprise the Orpheus Trilogy; Ovid's version of the Orpheus story is contained in a work actually entitled 'Metamorphoses'; and lastly, the Cocteau quote that Fifi tweeted a few days ago mentions metamorphosis ("Sun, I am black inside and rose outside which is the metamorphosis").

Unrelated to YOR, something else recently reminded me of Cocteau: I think GWO may be correct in her speculation that Log Lady's prediction of Moz appearing with a star was fulfilled by the photo of him with Steve Cochran's star. This reminded me of the fact that Cocteau adopted the star as his personal symbol, usually drawing one with his signature. I do realize this is very random and has no significance whatsoever. I believe everything that I've said here is indicative of nothing except that I seem to have too many thoughts of Cocteau swirling through my head. I can't help it, I find him truly fascinating, and whenever I read about him I discover more and more things that I want to research.

COCTEAU'S SIGNATURE STAR

It's been another busy weekend in 'MorrisseysWorld', with Morrissey once again choosing to spend much of his weekend, holding centre stage in the Twitterdilly Arms.

Before I report on all the comings and goings from the world's finest online Morrissey theme pub, I must first announce that the 'Big European Match' is off.... before it was even on! My recent blog entries have all been about the two rumoured Moz concerts in Sicily and the Isle of Wight, but word has reached me that the IOW leg might not be happening. I am told that talks "might have ended up in a dead end." Upon hearing this news, I tweeted that "Bestival is dead", and minutes later Kate Ryan tweeted, "@TheRatsback NO MONEY from CUNTS? Fuck the world. It doesn't DESERVE US!":

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I'm sure (!) that Kate's tweet is nothing to do with Bestival, and hopefully the 'dead end' can be re-opened. The Sicilian date has also not yet been officially confirmed, but the rumours are growing stronger. Unfortunately, if it is on, I (along with all the other members of the Blue Rose Society) will not be able to go, as the 28th July is just not doable, and what is more, if MancLad is to believed, the Morrissey Band have lost their hard man midfielder, Liam Nammock:

manc lad7 February 2014 18:01

alas the footie team will be devoid of one angry midfielder.. liam is no more

Nammock has been photographed a lot lately with Liam Gallagher, so it looks as though he may have transferred out of the ranks, although maybe he will return when Morrissey starts touring again. And on the subject of a tour.... we continue to wait for news. Hopefully, a new two legged tie between the BRS and The Morrissey Band can be arranged.

So, now to Our Mozzer, although before I start, I must mention a solitary tweet from '@Menippus' that caught my eye over the weekend. I still can't decide if Menippus is Moz or not, but if he is, could this be a new lyric?:
"Washed-up ducks in dried-up duck ponds freezing; ice cream vans in nice brown towns Greensleeving -- mid-November stew, I forget you. Smother me, Joanna!"
If it isn't a lyric, then it should be!

"ICE CREAM VANS IN NICE BROWN TOWNS GREENSLEEVING" - GENIUS

And so to Our Mozzer. His weekend in 'The Arms' started with him calling me a b*****d, and ended with him likening me to No Direction's Louis Tomlinson. The bits in between didn't see me fair much better! As he entered 'The Arms' on Saturday morning, he asked, "Shall I return for one final swan song?" When GWO (@girlwithout) replied that she couldn't stay, as she was 'off to the gym', Our Mozzer responded with, "Your priorities are a disgrace", before then adding, "If Wilde appeared on Twitter, would his acolytes say, "Ah, sorry, Oscar - Afraid I've got to run on a belt for an hour. Later perhaps?". He then added, "If Shakespeare appeared one day, would his readers be a little too busy watching 'Judge Judy'?". Our Mozzer then followed this up with, "S*d this" and, "I might as well talk to myself", and he disappeared.

Funnily enough, Kate 'Dolly' Ryan then slouched into her regular booth in the Twitterdilly Arms, but luckily, Loughton Lil, EARS, Marcus and myself all appeared, and Our Mozzer returned.

Having already been called a b*****d, Our Mozzer then laid into me for my poor grammar, saying, "Rat your grocer's apostrophe possesses it's own charm." Loughton Lil decided to join in the tittering, and they both took turns in having a pop at me. I replied in the only way I know how, I tweeted "Cunts", to which Our Mozzer, as quick as a flash, retorted, "cunt's"! Bastard, Bastard, Bastard!.... although, actually, I LOVE it! In fact, to quote Monty Python's Life of Brian, "I sometimes hang awake at night, dreaming of being spat at in the face."

It's funny, because not only is Life of Brian my favourite film of all time, but this whole MorrisseysWorld story is almost a parallel to it. In Life of Brian, the central character is mistaken for The Messiah, but despite his numerous denials, nobody believes him. There is also a group of followers called the Judean Peoples Front (or is it the Peoples Front of Judea?), who talk a lot about what they are going to do, but actually, with the exception of one or two, do NOTHING! It's the Blue Rose Society!

To add to this theme, Our Mozzer announced on Saturday that, "I am the Jesus of Twitter. My tweets can heal. My wit is a guide to living. I have 12 deluded disciples. I was betrayed by Joyce Iscariot."

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As Morrissey is the actual Mozziah, perhaps it is me that is Brian! After all, I have often been accused of being the person behind MW, but in reality, I am just the man next door. In fact, according to Our Mozzer, not only am I a b*****d, a grocer and Louis Tomlinson, but he also likened me to 'Side-kick Simon', the man who works alongside Alan Partridge at North Norfolk Digital (the finest radio station in Norfolk....sorry, North Norfolk!). Bastard, Bastard, Bastard!

ALAN PARTRIDGE AND SIDE-KICK SIMON

After announcing that he was the 'Jesus of Twitter', Loughton Lil wittingly interjected, "Regularly crucified and still you rise. A miracle", to which Our Mozzer responded, "I returned from the dead in 2004. This album will mark my third coming."

After a brief break, Our Mozzer returned to the Twit Arms on Saturday afternoon, announcing, "A final afternoon before I vanish from the web in anticipation of the comeback." He then added, "Istanbul encapsulates those odd feelings that fill one's heart while strolling in Istanbul."

Our Mozzer then informed his audience that he was currently wearing the Blue Rose Ring. When EARS asked if he was also wearing a smoking jacket, he replied, "No. Just expensive jeans, an inexpensive shirt and two crosses around my neck."

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I received a 'sort of' apology from Our Mozzer for his attack on my poor grammar, he tweeted, "@TheRatsBack I can't spell for toffee. The only reason I appear so articulate on Twitter is because I have a published writer typing for me. He sits at the computer reading tweets to me and typing while I do my hair, listen to Elvis, write songs and read. You didn't actually think I typed my tweets myself - did you?"

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Bearing in mind that Morrissey is himself a 'published writer', his statement is actually true! Another person to be in the firing line on Saturday, was Morrissey's old photographer mate, Jake Walters. Jake tweeted a photo of a Lexus car that he had taken, to which Our Mozzer responded with, "This work is incredibly bland. Perhaps that's the intention, it being about a Lexus." Jake then had a humorous interchange with his assistant '@itsdanielcope', blaming HIM for the work, to which Moz responded, "A bit late 90s. Rather easy to blame the assistant." Jake replied with, "It's called humour. @itsdanielcope was the assistant. The real Morrissey would have got it." Quick as a flash, Our Mozzer replied, "The real Morrissey wouldn't have tweeted you." Er, Jake, the real Morrissey DID get it.... or does Jake know, and was his reply an 'in joke'?

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Russell Brand also took a pasting on Saturday:

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"A LEFT WING LONDON CABBIE, ONLY WITH A 1980S ROCK STAR'S HAIR."

Other targets included Elton John, Piers Morgan and Justin Bieber, but there were kind words for Nancy Sinatra and Our Mozzer also tweeted, "Grapes, cheese and toast fortunately never go out of fashion"
and "The intelligent long for beauty. The beautiful long for fame. The famous long for wealth. And the wealthy long for obscurity."
On Elton: "Sir Elton has stood by the man he truly loves for 66 years. It's a love that knows no bounds." And there's more:
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Our Mozzer took time to ask me on Saturday if I thought his MorrisseysWorld creation would change pop culture. I babbled a bit, and then replied "yes".

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It was SUCH a busy weekend, that there are loads of musings of Our Mozzer's that I have missed. He tweeted at one stage that he had just had his dinner served by a Michelin star chef, and also tweeted that he had been mistaken for Van Morrison. I wonder if that happens a lot?

With Morrissey so accessible to the masses (not that the masses realise this!), I took the opportunity to inquire as to whether the new LP would include any rats, and apparently, it will, although somehow, I'm not sure I believe him!:

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On Sunday, Our Mozzer re-posted the lyrics to 'My Fingernails Collect the World's Problems' (as first posted on Day 859 of FTM), a new song which is apparently about Justin Bieber. Mozzer pointed out that "the song predicts the demise of the first child utterly destroyed by the music industry." A tweeter by the name of '@Jopolkadot' suggested that Michael Jackson had been destroyed by the industry, but Mozzer corrected him/her by saying, "Jackson was destroyed by his father. Bieber is wholly a victim of the music industry and social networking."

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And on the subject of vacuous pop stars, Miley Cyrus has once again pinned her badge to Moz, once again quoting his lyrics, and claiming that she LOVES The Smiths:

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How long before Miley covers 'How Soon is Now?'? How long before Moz records a duet with either Bieber or Cyrus? Personally, I'd LOVE to see it, although Mike Joyce has tweeted to say that he objects to Cyrus being a Smiths fan. As I pointed out to Joyce, he himself is hardly a fan, he SUED the singer!

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PICTURE COURTESY OF @JAZISSEY

There is SO much more that I would like to write about today, mainly concerning the superb historical detective work of both Heather Cat and Comrade Harps, but I have run out of time. Tomorrow shall consist of Jean Cocteau, owls, rats, stars and roses, but I shall leave you with this:

On Feb 4th, Log Lady posted this tweet:

‏@LogLadyOfMW

My log says I'm right to say Morrissey is about to leave a message on True-to-You. The message this week will be 'mind-oriented' and sad.

9 February 2014

This story is old, I know, but it goes on.

One day prior to giving a public plea on behalf of animal welfare (!), Prince William is to be found in Spain (with Prince Harry) shooting and killing as many deer and boar as they possibly can! Although William's speech (no doubt written by his publicity aides at Clarence House) will concentrate on endangered species, William is too thickwit to realize that animals such as tigers and rhino are only driven to near extinction because people who are precisely like himself and his brother have shot them off the map - all in the name of sport and slaughter. Whenever you shoot an animal in the head the outcome is usually the same: death. Just why William kills innocent and defenseless deer does not matter – the fact is, he does it, and we must go on and on asking why any form of violence is acceptable to the British establishment. It is easy for privileged people to assume jealousy to be the reason why anyone would wish to condemn them, but the British Boil Family never fails to be a colossal embarrassment to the United Kingdom. The Spanish trip is more than likely unwillingly funded by the British taxpayer, and we know very well that the British press is duty-bound to always defend and cleanse the bad behavior of the Boil Family - no matter how abysmal and hypocritical their actions. But the rationalists amongst us - who are never allowed to speak, are intelligent enough to realize that endangered species are dying out onlybecause of people like William and Harry, and, for this we can only pray to God that their hunting guns backfire in their faces.

MORRISSEY
9 February 2014, France.

‏@LogLadyOfMW

Sperm whale sighs - egg white important (extinction). Mind-oriented (rationalists) and sad. I promised it this week. 7th day miracle.

‏@LogLadyOfMW

THE NEXT INTERACTION FROM MORR-EE-SAY WILL STARTLE YOU ALL. BLUE TOADSTOOL. ROSE OF ETERNITY. NINETEEN.

Nineteen concerts? Time, as ever.

If I have missed anything of great importance from the weekend, could somebody please post it.

*Goes off muttering* "Have I got a big nose, mum?"

Since mentioning that I thought the song Jeane was about Jean Genet (Day 826), the subject matter has escalated, expanded, and captured the interest and imagination of the members of the Blue Rose Society. Jean Genet seems to have fallen somewhat aside, as another Frenchman has emerged as the overwhelming influence on Morrissey, Jean Cocteau.

Some of the research and discoveries made over the last few days by Comrade Harps, Heather Cat and Jazissey have been incredible. Here is Comrade Harps' latest offering, followed by Heather's response:

Thank you heathercat for joining the dots (or is that finding connecting bits of the jigsaw) and linking the M or W (now, doesn't MW sound familiar) with the cover of Refusal.

Now, here's another clue for you all: the owl was Cocteau. You know, all those owl eye images on MW and the The Real Mozzer does owl eyes and later we find the owl on Linder Sterling's studio wall ( pic.twitter.com/jadWF0hhoW ), well, now I can reveal that Jean Cocteau drew owls: http://bit.ly/Njw4x5 (note the star, too)

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Picasso also draw an owl illustration for one of Cocteau's poetry books: http://bit.ly/1o3YM2H
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Cocteau muse and sometime Smiths cover star also made at least one owl sculpture: http://bit.ly/1niTgpC

SCULPTURE BY JEAN MARAIS

So, jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw.

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THE OWL ON LINDER STERLING'S STUDIO WALL

heathercat:

Speaking of Cocteau's symbolism, I've just discovered a fascinating connection between his signature symbol, the star (which he sometimes drew as a pentagram), and MW's symbol, the rose (which, of course, also appears in Cocteau's works):

"From a period long antedating the Christian Era, the rose was a symbol of love. It was the flower of the goddess Venus, the Roman goddess of love and fertility. The rose was also attributed to Harpocrates, the Greek adaptation of Horus in Egypt's spiritual tradition. He was the god of silence. It is by this reference that the rose is also used as a symbol of secrecy.

In Medieval times secret societies met "sub rosa", signifying that everything that was done and said in these reunions had to be kept "under the Rose" (in secrecy). This precaution of secrecy was necessary as protection against persecution by the orthodox Church against everyone who dared to think differently. It was heresy to think otherwise than as prescribed by theological dogma. Whoever dared to do so was in danger of forfeiting his life and the lives of those who listened to him.

Wild roses have five petals, the same as the number of man's physical senses. In the spiritual tradition, the geometrical pattern for the rose has become the pentagram, a form which can be seen when we draw a line in a special way between the inner leaves of the rose. This form is also the symbol of the microcosm, the symbol of man. Four points of the pentagram symbolize the four elements and the fifth point at the top is called quintessence, depicted as a wheel. It symbolizes the domination of spirit over matter. It is through the spirit that balance and mastery of the four elements of the physical world is achieved. In connection with the symbol of the rose, we notice that both symbols point to perfection and the highest realisation of consciousness."

Here we see not only the convergence of the rose and star symbols, but also the four elements (fire, water, earth, air) connecting with them as well. Jigsaw...

For anyone who might be interested in reading more about the rose/pentagram connection, here are two additional articles:
http://www.hroarr.com/the-rose-and-the-pentagram/
http://gnosticwarrior.com/rose.html

Interestingly enough, the first article is written from a perspective about fencing, but it has lots of pertinent info. Both articles mention the red and white colors of the tudor rose, which are, of course, the original colors of MW.

COCTEAU AND A ROSE

Comrade Harps posted this photo a few days ago:
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JEAN COCTEAU AND PABLO PICASSO

If you look closely at Cocteau's lapel in the above photo, he would appear to be wearing a crest or flower. Now look at all those around him, including the man to his left, the man in front, and the two ladies in white. They ALL seem to be wearing a flower!

There are so, so many images that Cocteau uses that seem to have had an influence on Morrissey, another being the butterfly:
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As Morrissey himself recently said (although I can't remember where, but it was something to do with MorrisseysWorld, and NOT TRM), it is strange how everybody has always concentrated on the influence of Wilde, and not Cocteau.

Here is another observation from Comrade Harps, relating to Cocteau's use of the letter 'M':
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I think Harps may have got his caption slightly wrong, as Saint Blaise des Simples is actually a different chapel to the Chapel of Saint-Pierre. Saint Blaise is where Cocteau is buried:

The chapel is the only remnant of a leper of the twelfth ^century , Saint Blaise having the reputation of being healer medicinal plants, called "simple". In the eighteenth ^century, the leper fell into ruin, it subsitait the chapel .

During its restoration in 1959 , the old chapel was decorated by Jean Cocteau who resided in the city since 1945 , at the solicitation of the elect. The poet designed the stained glass and frescos representing respectively the Resurrection of Christ and medicinal plants, simple which give their name to the chapel. These herbs ( aconite , belladonna , mint , buttercup , valerian ...) traditionally cultivated by the monks are so called because one used to start a single plant. They are still grown in small adjoining which is exposed bell halls that once sounded the beginning of the market garden.

At his death in 1963 , Cocteau wanted to be buried in this place, his body was transferred in 1964 in the chapel he had decorated his tomb is covered with a gravestone offered by Francis Palmero , Senator-Mayor of Menton , which Jean Cocteau was freeman. Cocteau was content to burn on the slab the epitaph bearing his writing "I stay with you" . In 1964, Arno Breker offered a bronze bust of Cocteau and in 1971 he donated two stained glass windows for the ^7th anniversary of his death. His adopted son Edward Dermit was buried in the same vault in 1995.

The chapel looks like a small building in sandstone tiled. The buttresses supporting the walls, two in front and three in the aisles . A door arch provides access, it is topped by a thin window closed by a window . At the top of the west front are placed two hidden by shutters windows wrought iron and stained glass works of the poet.

The interior, painted lime is decorated by Jean Cocteau drawings symbolizing Simple (the henbane , the belladonna , the valerian ) and Resurrection, symbolized here by a cat .

The chapel is surrounded by a garden with the herbs , decorated with the iron cross and bell halls.

LA CHAPELLE SAINT -BLAISE -des -SIMPLES, MILLY-LA-FORET

The subject matter of Morrissey's songs are often both mysterious and unexplained, and there could be a reason for this, again, Cocteau influenced. This is taken from a fascinating piece written by Tracy R Twyman:

“Every poem is a coat of arms,” said Cocteau. “It must be deciphered.” He elaborated on this further in Testament of Orpheus

, saying: “The poet, by composing poems, uses a language that is neither dead nor living, that few people speak, and few people understand … We are the servants of an unknown force that lives within us, manipulates us, and dictates this language to us.”

This section of Twyman's piece is also very interesting:

Of his play, Les Enfants Terribles

, Cocteau said, “My subconscious wanted me as its writer. It dictated the book to me.” And in the film Orpheus

, the character “Death”, who is believed by the public to be a “Princess”, is broadcasting poems over a magic radio signal so that poets will think they have been inspired, and will publish the poems as if they were their own. The meaning of this is never explained in the film.

OH MY FU***NG GOD! *Penny drops* I have just realised what Fifi was going to tell us about Cocteau's influence on the song 'I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday'. The radio interference at the beginning is connected to Cocteau's film, ORPHEUS! I think I might have worked this out earlier if I'd actually seen the film, but I MUST be right.

RADIO TRANSMISSION SCENE FROM ORPHEUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn8m6GwC-jA

Orphee listening

It is IMPERATIVE that anybody who is genuinely interested in the Cocteau influence on Morrissey, should read the WHOLE of Twyman's article. It is quite long, but it is truly FASCINATING: http://quintessentialpublications.com/twyman/?page_id=26...... and that ROSE picture (near the top of this blog entry) is included, but as Comrade Harps has pointed out today on twitter, it ALSO contains a heart at the back. HEART ON THE BACK:

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Once again, the whole subject of The Priory of Sion is brought up in Twyman's piece, and although I had previously concluded that I was wrong to think Morrissey as Cocteau's heir, I am now going to backtrack, I really think HE IS..... although whether or not Morrissey sees his 'heirship' as being the 'Grand Master of The Priory of Sion' is neither here nor there; Morrissey IS Cocteau!

I now have a confession to make, and this confession won't be news to 'Fire', as I emailed my thoughts to him/her on Feb 1st, but I had a dream about Cocteau's influence on 'I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday'. I wasn't going to share my thoughts publicly, but hey ho, here goes. Here is the email I sent to Fire:

Sent: Sat, Feb 1, 2014 11:06 am

Subject: I know it might've happened

Dear Burning Flame (that makes you sound like an Indian squaw, which I,m guessing you aren't) 
Last night/early morning; as I lay in a semi-conscious state, this rather bizarre theory came to me. I know you will think it silly, because it runs along a similar theme to my 'Priory of Sion' vision, which I now realise was ridiculous. However, I have never feared ridicule, so I would like to share this dream thing of mine, which may I add, was VERY real, just as my previous experiences have seemed very real, none more so than that original 'Trouble Loves Me' dream. 
  
Anyway, here goes: 

It is France, 1959, and Jean Cocteau is listening to the radio, trying to find something to listen to. Playing heavily on his mind is the fact that he still hasn't found a successor to his 'throne', and he feels he is running out of time. As he fiddles with the radio, amongst all the French voices, comes a heavenly sounding female voice, and she sings in English the words, "he's just like me." Cocteau immediately realises that it is one of the Mary's singing to him, and the fact that she is singing in English convinces him that his successor must be in England, which coincidentally is where he has recently been invited to go, to draw at the Chapel de Notre Dame in London. 

When Cocteau arrives at the chapel in London, he lights a candle, which becomes his Mary, and he talks to Mary each day as he draws, asking her for guidance. As we know, he ends up drawing many things, which include a Blue Rose, an unseen messiah and a large M. Cocteau was painting his spirit/successor, and the hunt was over. His successor may not have been a person, it may have been the Rose.  
Three years after finishing the drawing, Cocteau died, but his spirit was safely preserved. 

It's all very silly, as I said, but I hope you don't mind me sharing it. This morning, as I walked my dog, I listened to 'I know it's gonna happen someday', and I listened to it as though the singer was Mary singing to Cocteau. I am not embarrassed to tell you that I sobbed my little rat heart out as I listened, the dog must have thought I was mad. I then felt compelled to listen to David Bowie's version of the same song, still listening as though the singer were Mary. When the backing choir kicked in, sounding JUST like angels, the tears flowed again. I'm sure I heard the dog laugh... bastard. 

Coincidentally, Morrissey had guidance from a Mary, particularly when in his late teens. 

To your knowledge, has a female ever recorded a version of 'I know it's gonna happen someday'? If only Francoise Hardy could have recorded it. 

I hope your day as been rewarding. I am now off to work. 

Still afloat

 
Soggy Rat

 
*Goes off singing* My love, wherever you are, whatever you are, don't lose faith.

I did receive a reply to my email, but with no comment on my observations.

Semi-conscious dreams are VERY real. This article above looks very interesting, does anybody know where it's from?

So, WHAT IS the exact connection between Jean Cocteau and Morrissey? And hold on...... I have just discovered yet ANOTHER Cocteau article that relates to Morrissey, this time regarding 'the third sex'. This is SO, SO FASCINATING: http://theqouch.com/2012/01/23/the-surreal-sex-of-beauty-jean-cocteau-and-man-rays-le-numero-barbette-by-chase-dimock/

Here is a section:

For Jean Cocteau, this state in between genders, in between sexes constitutes the essence of Barbette as neither a man impersonating or transformed into a woman, but instead as a being that takes advantage of the fluidity of aesthetics and theatrics to render gender and sex amorphous, constantly in a state of movement. I examine how surrealism supplied a discourse for theorizing an aesthetics for visualizing the possibilities of Barbette’s play of gender and yet how Cocteau and Man Ray had to work against the conventions of this fundamentally masculinist movement by examining the long repressed queer dimensions of the unconscious that even surrealism feared to unleash.

Barbette satisfies the drive of the audience to gender and sex him both as male and female, and at the same time for others, Barbette reaches a higher sex “above or beyond nature” legible only through an aesthetic practice of beauty that comes alive through theatrics. Cocteau thus takes the “strange beauty” that Barbette appropriated and modernized from Shakespeare and places it within the modern scientific discourse of sexuality which in the 20s was dominated the model of the “invert” as the chief paradigm for understanding homosexuality. This idea of a separate sex also borrows from the concept of a “third sex”, which contemporaneous researchers in sexology used to categorize the invert as neither man nor woman, but a distinctly different sex.

BARBETTE

I am currently taking in so much information, that I am in danger of exploding, so I think I should stop, but here are MORE Cocteau influences. My thanks once again to Comrade Harps:

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And just for good measure, a James Dean influence thrown in by Jazissey:

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In all the recent excitement, I haven't made mention of the fact that my 7 inch picture disc of Satellite of Love arrived a couple of weeks ago, and the song slipped into the chart at Number 124. And on the subject of charts:

TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 11:

1. ROSES IN THE SNOW - NICO (NEW ENTRY): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVEdeDnICLQ

2. SWAY WITH ME - ALAIN DELON (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVpvM4aEQok

3. RUN TO MY LOVIN' ARMS - APRIL YOUNG (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Ji-3LWBvQ

4. LONELY BLUE NIGHTS - ROSIE AND THE ORIGINALS (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVydnp5Zx1U

5. MY DARLING FOREVER - ROSIE AND THE ORIGINALS (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyksp6HcHhQ

6. MY HEART IS EMPTY - NICO (NEW ENTRY): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Ca3L0LsbU

7. BLUE MOON - ELVIS PRESLEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2LgHZuEMf8

8. EMPTY SUNDAY - FRANCOISE HARDY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnS-nJb_qlM

9. SOLEIL - FRANCOISE HARDY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTnrK8miD5c&feature=youtu.be

10. DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE - LEONARD COHEN (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki9xcDs9jRk

11. ACCORDEON - JULIETTE GRECO (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ca5e_DF12Y

This fascinating film was also shown by Astraea in 'The Arms' this week:
THE EARTH SEEN FROM THE MOON - DIRECTED BY PASOLINI:
PART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3loKIMQt84
PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU6tkFKER0
PART 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogq8LgVlhgg

SILVANA MANGANO IN THE EARTH SEEN FROM THE MOON

And Astraea also put up some new posters:

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CLAUDIA CARDINALE

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BRIGITTE BARDOT

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ALAIN DELON

And finally for today (and perhaps for a few days), a couple more tour dates have leaked out, and BOTH are in the USA, including a concert on Morrissey's birthday in Dallas. I am now starting to get slightly concerned about a tweet Parody Moz posted on Saturday which read simply, "England is Dead!" Could this relate to the tour? I presumed it was just a passing observation!

And finally, finally, I have just discovered some more of Parody Morrissey's tweets from the weekend. I won't post my camera screen shots (as I did yesterday) as they don't seem to show on all devices. Here they are:

"Anyone may cover a Smiths song. But not anybody can duet with a certain English poet." (Posted in response to whether or not Miley or Justin might either release a Smiths cover or request a duet)

"I deleted my account and then Morrissey made a statement on TTY. #eerie" (Posted just after the TTY statement about Prince Killiam)

"I was just served braised french tofu in garlic and herb sauce by a Michelin starred chef. #Delightful"

"I didn't try pasta until in my mid twenties."

"To instead of too. Your instead of you're. Potato's instead of spuds. Twitter is a pot of weak linguistic soup." (In response to Romina's misspelling of 'too' (as to), Father Brian's common twitter misuse of 'your', and my grocer's apostrophe).

"I'm still here, the bad smell of Manchester, like fungus in the central heating."

"@NancySinatra Don't be sad, Nancy. Remember the little gift I gave you? I'll send another."

"@TheRatsBack Rat is the Louis Tomlinson of the deluded dozen." (WHAT does this mean?)

"@Boz_Boorer has no idea how to strum along to Jesse's songs."

"@mwBATTERY Good drumming. Don't tweet for a while."

"Occasionally I grimace and raise an eyebrow. I do it so often, I'm beginning to resemble Michael Heseltine."

"When you're tired of life, you're tired of not living."

"Some of my most profound tweets come after I've been watching chart pop videos on YouTube and shaking my head."

"Laconic, witty and vile. Welcome to Morrissey's Twitter account." (And that is NOT the first time he has claimed to be Morrissey!)

CLAUDIA CARDINALE

A large number of Morrissey fans denounced MorrisseysWorld as a fake based on the author merely mentioning the name Justin Bieber. "As if the REAL Morrissey would watch Justin Bieber's 'Never Say Never' dvd", they crowed. No doubt, if Our Mozzer had decided to use Cliff Richard as the subject matter instead of Justin Bieber, the doubters would have scoffed even harder, after all, Morrissey would NEVER be interested in Sir Cliff Richard.

When MorrisseysWorld was still up and running (which sadly it no longer is), Our Mozzer would often refer to both Elton John and Paul McCartney as 'Sir' Elton, or 'Sir' Paul. The doubters scoffed, saying, "The REAL Morrissey would NEVER use the word 'Sir'....... and yet:

Morrissey With Special Guests Sir Cliff Richard And Kristeen Young June 21 Barclays Center Poster

Morrissey With Special Guests Sir Cliff Richard And Kristeen Young June 21 Barclays Center Poster

The concert with Cliff is just one of 25 that were announced yesterday on True-To-You. The concerts will take place across America in May and June, and also included is a concert with Tom Jones supporting.

What is it that Log Lady said?:
‏@LogLadyOfMW

THE NEXT INTERACTION FROM MORR-EE-SAY WILL STARTLE YOU ALL. BLUE TOADSTOOL. ROSE OF ETERNITY. NINETEEN.

And of course they ARE all startled:

‏@RosyMires

Did I just read that correctly? "Sir" Cliff Richard? SIR?? SIR??? #Morrissey

Not only startled, but the irony of using the 'Sir', completely missed!
Sir Cliff Richard and Morrissey

I am guessing that Log Lady's "Rose of Eternity" is Cliff, and "Blue Toadstool" is Tom Jones, but WHY Tom is a toadstool, I have no idea, although Comrade Harps has been playing these songs in the Twitterdilly Arms this afternoon:
IS THE BLUE BIRD BLUE? - TOM JONES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zspxYGnDo1A
BLUE SPANISH EYES - TOM JONES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYmQY8jQ0Go
I FOUND A ROSE - CLIFF RICHARD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTQeb117Wec
THE ROSE - TOM JONES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGLzR3RB76Q

And WHAT did the "Nineteen" refer to? Has Morrissey signed to Simon Fuller's '19' management? On the subject of Simon Fuller, Our Mozzer once mentioned that Fuller was the very FIRST person to discover MorrisseysWorld. I wonder if that was true? It seems a bizarre thing for Our Mozzer to make up. And if it is true, has Fuller stuck with the whole phenomenal story, or was it just a passing visit?

SIMON 'NOT COWELL' FULLER

For Morrissey to have managed to get both Sir Tom Jones (Tom's poster doesn't have his 'Sir' on it for some reason) and Sir Cliff Richard to SUPPORT him, is an unbelievable achievement, and it just goes to show what a major artist Morrissey is. Cliff Richard is the third highest selling artist in the history of the UK singles chart, with only The Beatles and Elvis slightly ahead of him. Morrissey and Cliff may be an odd couple, but it really is a REMARKABLE achievement.

NEARLY 22 MILLION UK SINGLES SALES

According to a couple of interviews that Cliff has given, he apparently met Morrissey in a hotel in Kent in 2011, which must have been when Moz played Hop Farm. Cliff has told the BBC that Morrissey contacted his management about a month ago, to ask if Cliff would like to support him in New York, and Cliff replied, "yes please." Cliff added, "It's a great honour for me to be asked by someone like him because no-one would expect him to ask me, and that's what I like about it."

Cliff also makes some very crass and naive statements in his BBC interview, such as "I like to think he might eat some meat when I arrive, but I wouldn't expect him to." I would have expected a statement like that to have come from a nineteen year old like Bieber, not a seventy three year old, but perhaps such naivety comes from living a somewhat 'false' existence, in which Cliff has never really grown up, or challenged things (such as the monarchy or God), or moved away from the middle of the road. He has just been 'steered' by management, and 'thinking too hard' just hasn't been necessary.

It is natural to assume that the main reason that Morrissey has requested the presence of Sir Cliff, is because he is a fan, particularly of the early rock n roll songs, the film career, and of course Eurovision!

CLIFF RICHARD IN THE FILM 'SUMMER HOLIDAY' WITH MELVYN HAYES (WHO HAPPENED TO BE MENTIONED IN THE MW CHAT ROOM ABOUT A MONTH AGO... COINCIDENCE, OF COURSE.)

THE SIR CLIFF RICHARD ROSE

Away from the excitement of the US tour news, there has been mixed feedback regarding the continued unravelling of Jean Cocteau's influence on Morrissey, with even Morrissey's own pessoa's (grocer's apostrophe) disagreeing. Here is what Our Mozzer had to say:

Morrissey12 February 2014 14:44

Who's this b*****d blog about? Me, or that foreign arty ponce?

It's like I hardly exist anymore.

Of course the REAL Morrissey would NEVER use the word 'ponce' (or indeed slag off Cocteau), but then again, the REAL Morrissey would never have Cliff Richard opening for him!

Another of Morrissey's pessoas, 'Astraea', was much more animated. Here are both Heather and Astraea's observations on the latest Cocteau revelations:

heathercat11 February 2014 18:31

The number of apparent connections here is simply astounding. It seems that a Cocteau link is undeniable and it certainly lends many fascinating insights. Other notable items in the Twyman article are the photo of the wound shaped like a pentagram (Cocteau's signature) from 'Blood of a Poet' and this quote:

"My work is the result of serious considerations which consist of turning ciphers into numbers. And so, I belong to the blood donors, the only artists I really respect. The long red trail they leave behind them fascinates me."

Morrissey has adorned himself with wounds (and bandages) through the years. Could these be inspired by the wounds in 'Blood of a Poet', which serve as a metaphor for the poet and his art?

Astraea11 February 2014 20:18

Very nicely phrased Heathercat, and thoughtfully relayed.

On The Blood of a Poet, Cocteau's own comment was,

"The poet's solitude is so great, he so lives what he creates, that the mouth of one of his creations lives in his hand like a wound, and that he loves this mouth, that he loves himself in short, that he wakes up in the morning with this mouth against him like a pickup, that he tries to get rid of it on a dead statue-and that this statue begins to live-and that it takes its revenge, and that it sets him off upon awful adventures. I can tell you that the snowball fight is the poet's childhood, and that when he plays the game of cards with his Glory, with his Destiny, he cheats by taking from his childhood that which he should draw from within himself."

I wish I could post the image he's referring to here, but everyone who has seen the film knows it.

Additionally, in The Paris Review interview I have posted before, he was asked not long before his death,

"The wound in the hand of the poet in your film ‘The Blood of a Poet’ — the wound in the man’s hand out of which the poetry speaks – certainly this reproduces the ‘wound’ of your experience in poetry around 1912-1914?"

And he responded,

"The work of every creator is his autobiography, even if he does not know it or wish it, even if his work is ‘abstract’...." There is more, of course.

However, I find one of the most beautiful - and one of the most striking - responses that he ever gave to a question to be this...

Interviewer: Can you say something about inspiration?

Cocteau: It is not inspiration. It is expiration.

This is a charmingly fluid and very elegant play on words, because in French, just as in English, 'inspiration' and 'expiration' also mean to inhale and to exhale.

In other words,

Interviewer: Can you say something about inspiration?

Cocteau: It is not inspiration: it is breathing.

Sublime.

Astraea

THE MOUTH SHAPED WOUND IN 'THE BLOOD OF A POET'

And so we reach the end of another week. Will we see Parody Moz in the Twitterdilly Arms this weekend? Will we get any feedback regarding the album recording in France? Will Log Lady pull any more vibrating logs out of the bag?

I shall return next week.

*Goes off singing* Do you know what you've done? It's so funny, how we don't talk anymore

Our Mozzer made a return to the Twitterdilly Arms yesterday, and light has been shed on the hiring of Sir Cliff Richard. Here are the Twitter highlights:

"Though the dreadful drummer will try to steal my earnings, British dates will follow"
@GorillePere: "Could you please let us know when Uk concert dates will be?"
Moz: "Late 2014. Christmas with Morr-ee-say."

"I was ignored by everyone but family and a handful of fellow travellers until I joined the Smiths."
"Until I joined the Smiths I had a medical disorder."

"Boredom is a plague"
"My fingernails collect the world's problems"
"Same old bed"
"Father, son and holy c***"
"A danger to self and others"
"Paddington stare"
"The bus just left"
"Reliable butcher"
"The politician who cried"
"Corner shop anguish on Tuesday"
"Teenage star, too many tattooes" (I do hope this isn't a song title. The misspelling of tattoos could cause another 'Everyday is like Sunday' dilemma)

"All my wit is expired. This must be my final day on Twitter. Otherwise I shall turn into @stephenfry"
"I've just bought a new Aston Martin."

"What has Justin done now?"

BIZZLE

Me: "I think Moz should become Mizzle... or Mozzle. Yes. Mozzle, defo Mozzle."
Moz: "Two crosses, sagging pants, epicurean tastes, from da ghetto of Stretford - Mozzle."

MOZZLE

@tabootlb: "So how did the recording of your new album go?"
Moz: "It's my finest album. The songs are powerful, driven. The words are concise, but more poetic. The drumming is heroic."

Heather: "Care to shed any light on the choice of the support act that has startled the world?"
Moz: "It's a shameless publicity stunt... for Sirs Cliff and Tom."

And on the subject of Sir Cliff, this was posted on FTM yesterday morning::
Broken16 February 2014 09:20

Heather is right that Sir Cliff was mentioned in MW. Ironically, it was mentioned in the context of singing live with a Sir Cliff t-shirt in the front row; Our Mozzer said, with his fans nodding off and popping out for a pee during YOR songs, it was only a matter of time before a Sir Cliff t-shirt appears in the front row!

How amusing this will be one day.

I have tried to find the MorrisseysWorld article that Broken was referring to, but I only ever saved a few of the parody pieces, and I cannot find the one that mentions Sir Cliff. However, whilst I was searching, I came across this beauty, which originally appeared on the MorrisseysWorld blog on Christmas Eve 2009. It is so good, I felt compared to share it. Copyright belongs to an unknown hairy backed blogger:

THURSDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2009

My Live Tour Journal 2009

Feb 28th - Mar 5th 2009

Had a Wildean time between the sheets reviewing old live footage from the Oye Esteban Tour and catching up on '24.' The bast**d fax kept lighting up as the c*** from my management team sought to determine whether I was 'good to go' (to Florida). Can't they leave me in peace? I f***ing told them Florida had no decent veggie restaurants and NOT to book the shows. But did they listen? Did they f***. It was like the Isle of Wight all over again. I should sue the b*****ds for compo.

Mar 6th 2009

Crawled out of bed. Wished I hadn't. Things were going so well until I got to the venue in Myrtle Beach. Wonderful food, handsome people and surprisingly good boutiques. Shamefully, the venue wasn't equipped with a 52" plasma screen with built-in DVD player. Hence, I couldn't play my Diana Dors footage and warm up the 'instrument.' I may as well have left the DVD behind. I can't believed I dragged it all this way for nothing. To add insult to injury, some of the fans in the front row clearly couldn't sing and one of them gave me a bit of a cold. By 'This Charming Man,' my nose was blocked. By 'Life is a Pigsty,' my nose had emptied into my throat. "Yer bas****s," I thought to myself as they flailed around in the ever-changing ocean of people, clearly not comprehending either how sick I was... or that they were - at least in part - responsible.

Mar 7-Mar 9th 2009

B**ger them.

Mar 11th - Mar 22nd

My stocks are up. Purchased some Gucci thermal underwear. No more need for central heating - a bit more in the piggy bank for Christmas. Played a few live shows.

Mar 23rd

I Played again on American television, where - at least - I am fully appreciated. I played that one from my latest album that sounds a bit like 'Swallow On My Neck.' Forgot the name now. Cracked open a bottle of sauce to celebrate an anticipated 0.9% sales boom in the US market, following on from 'Fallon.' Well, the bottle has more than paid for itself.

Mar 25th - April 16th

You should try Flacos. Well you did, actually, obviously. Anyway, you know what I mean. Had it flown in every night of the tour. Bloody delicious. Plenty of sour cream. And the Jalapenos! - to die for, truly. Also negotiated a wage cut for the sound man and lighting bod. Honestly, you wouldn't believe the overheads on this tour. I feel like I'm a registered charity at times. Also played a few shows.

Apr 17th 2009

There is nothing more distressing than the smell of cooking meat. Unbelievably, they didn't shut down all the meat vendors at Coachella in preparation for my arrival for an 'appearance.' Having the aroma of burning animal flesh entering my nostrils reminded me of the cold a fan thoughtlessly gave me earlier last month. (I feel like advertising on my posters: NB If you have a cold - please stay at home and watch me online. I have only two nostrils and I cannot afford to lose one of them.)

Anyway, to cut a long story short, the gig was a catastrophe. I think I'll cancel tomorrow.

Apr 18th 2009

I contacted my private physician, who informs me it's perfectly possible to have acute lung injury induced through the inhalation of smoke from burning meat. Had a bit of a cough, so I cancelled the show. Still, it was only Oakland and there's bu**er all there in terms of decent veggie food anyway.

Apr 27th

SG & M performed abysmally in the charts (27.4 release), despite the addition of extra tracks. Do you think I could get away with a badge or poster for the re-release of KU? **** please return to this thought in 2010.

Apr 28th-July 22nd 2009

Managed to get to work almost every day. I only cancelled 9 shows. That's less than 20% of my live shows. But, of course, the press aren't content. The NHS functions with a sickness rate well above 20% on bank holidays. Do you see the press moaning about the f***ing NHS? No. No. No. Oh, but I'm different. I'm Morrissey so I deserve to be treated this way, naturally. They have the right to attack me - and indeed they must - simply because I'm famous. Anyway, I'm feeling fighting fit.

Notes: heckler ruined J's night on 16.5. Note to self: No more gigs at Cambridge Corn Exchange. Mind you, Boz leapt to my defence and shouted a bit at the offending fan in support of my anti-intolerance stance. The intolerance I - and my friends - face at my gigs is frankly outrageous. You just can't find the fans these days. Note to self: Consider Boz for a pay-rise in 2010. Note to self: Consider paying for this by hiring a cheaper drummer. ***** return to this thought in 2010.

22nd July - tonight I paid tribute to J C De Menzies. Like myself, he was assassinated by the British. RIP, dear friend.

13th Sep 2009

On holiday but broke my holiday off briefly to issue a statement about the vile lies Rourke continues to promulgate about his alleged sacking from the Smiths. He's a right cu**. This story about placing a postcard under his windscreen wipers (plural) takes the biscuit. Especially since his Austin Allegro only had one. But, of course, they don't have the wit to consider that, do they? Ba****ds. I did, however, because of the song, 'King Leer' in which a man with only one knee goes down on it to propose. Who needs Columbo? I knew that lyric would come in handy, some day.

23 Oct 2009

It was nice to return to Birmingham, if only because it was not America. Still, I notice the ba****ds on so-low are at it again:

"Poor old Moz, could not hit the high notes, looked bored, and did not seem himself. Hope the rest of the tour isn't cancelled like in May."

signed - anon. I suspect Joyce. Note to self: hire a PI (do we call them that in blighty? Unsure. Note to self: find out what a PI is called in England and hire one) to establish the identity of so-lower who is ruining my good name.

24 Oct 2009

A man of my stature playing a venue called 'The Oasis Leisure Centre?' I think not. Anyway, according to 'TV Quick,' there's a good documentary tonight on 'natural animals.' I had a bit of a cough so I struggled to vocalise and ended up collapsing. Got a nice room in the local hospital, which certainly helped cut costs on this tour. Watched myself collapsing on the news. Dear God, that shirt looks awful. Note to self: consider 'Dear God that Shirt Looks Awful' as amusing song title for next album, in case I'm struggling. Nice post-modern connotations. ****return to this thought in 2010. Note to self: iron shirts for rest of tour (and tuck them in if poss.).
The hospital food was a nightmare. Thankfully, Boz delivered me some gourmet vegetarian cuisine after a taxi ride to London and back. 3 am - shared the food with Boz and played 'OXO' before retiring. I've beaten Boz 17 times in a row now. I hope he's not letting me win.

26 Oct 2009

I still have a cough. *coughs* Yep, I'll have to cancel Bournemouth.

Oct 27th - Nov 5th 2009

I notice the b*****ds from Morrissey so-low are continuing to whine about the set-list. They obviously haven't noticed that I've altered the set-list by an average of 0.5 songs every two days throughout this f***ing tour. Still, kewpie correctly noted Alexandra Palace was particularly good:

"One of the best gigs in 2009 (Score:3, Interesting)"

And - for once - the moderators got it right. I don't know why they're all moaning about my voice. All I have is a cough. That's what they told me in Swindon hospital anyway. Mind you, what do NHS doctors know? Note to self: make a private medical appointment to discuss recent collapse. In retrospect, I think the collapse might have been due to something I ate. I hope it wasn't a stroke or sleep apnoea or something terribly serious like that. I note Wikipedia says you snore with sleep apnoea, which I do. You get a headache, which I do. You may get ankle swelling. Well, that I'm not sure about but I'll pay closer attention over the coming months. You might collapse and die. Well, I almost did. The announcer at the Oasis Leisure Centre said it himself, as I noticed when I reviewed the clips of my collapse on YouTube through a mobile link-up in my privae hospital room. "He's seriously ill," he said, with a certain gravitas. He's probably got a first aid diploma and all that so I'm sure he knows what he's talking about. Honestly, these NHS doctors. Note to self: visit private physician and get checked out for sleep apnoea.

Nov 7th 2009

It was all going so well until some plonker assaulted me with a cup of beer. It could have been glass and then what? Where would I be with one eye? A one eyed pop icon? If he'd done it during 'This Charming Man' or one of the other Smiths songs, fair enough - but this was during the one from my latest masterpiece that sounds a bit like 'Swallow On My Neck.' Do some people have no taste? I thought to myself, 'It would look silly to finish the song and then storm off stage...' I reflected, 'It just wouldn't look right...' so instead I stormed off immediately without finishing the song. The effect was suitably dramatic. There was a theatre about it all. It got on the TV news and everything. That has to be worth a few album sales. Incidentally, I keep forgetting the title of that bloody song I was in the middle of conveying. Where's my 'Years of Refusal' CD? It'll be on the back of that, I would imagine. It should be in my bum bag... It's not! Jesse must have borrowed it again. Honestly. You'd think he could afford his own copy given the salary I'm paying him. On a more positive note, I got back to the hotel in time to catch Top Gear on cable. Woke myself up snoring during 'Emmerdale.' It was recorded so I didn't miss any of it, you'll be glad to know! Note to self: remember to consult private physician Re: snoring/sleep apnoea. Oh dear, I hope I'm not dying. Incidentally, my record contract ended a few days ago. Consider signing on for NI stamp purposes.

Nov 9th - Dec 11th 2009

Bought some new shirts and jeans. Played a few shows. Uneventful really, except for Indio, which I cancelled and Hamburg, where a fan verbally assaulted me. I suspect it was Joyce dressed as a Kraut. But I didn't say so at the time.

Dec 11th Dec 23rd 2009

Time for a well-earned rest. I will submit a letter to TTY though. I think it's important to remind the fans I don't have a record deal anymore. Wonder what's on tele over Christmas? Sank into the jacuzzi with a flute of 'Bolly' and The Dolls on my home entertainment system. This is the life.

Dec 24th 2009

I see the social misfits of Morrissey so-low have spent their Christmas Eve on that ghastly site. So far I have counted four hundred and thirty seven separate posts about me. Honestly, you'd think they'd have better things to do... I notice from accidentally perusing the site that Lady Gaga has nominated my little, old thing as her 'album of the year.' Lady Gaga always was an astute judge of a pop record, as I've always maintained. Now there's a man with things to do on a Christmas Eve other than linger on a Morrissey website.
POSTED BY MORRISSEY AT 22:00

That will do for today, although I must make mention of a new wine that is coming to the market in March, and NO, it is NOT a joke:

BOZ BOORER WINE - DESCRIBED AS "SUPERDELICIOUS" AND SELECTED PERSONALLY BY LYN AND BOZ. AVAILABLE IN MARCH FROM ROCKABILLY WINEMAKERS @ROCKABILLYWEINK

Now, is it my imagination, or did either Our Mozzer or Broken send a tweet recently to @Boz_Boorer asking him to bring wine? Or perhaps it was cheese!

Yesterday is a day that I would rather forget. The joy of my sparkly new MacBook Air arriving, was soon replaced with utter despair as I somehow managed to completely wipe my iPhone of all my songs. My music library had already disappeared with my old MacBook, which died three weeks ago, and although I know it is probably possible to retrieve my songs from the hard drive of my old Mac, I just can't be doing with hassles.

It is not just laptop issues causing a black cloud, I am also feeling the effects of the continued wet weather, middle age, and general winter blues. Life is a pigsty. Bring on sunshine, old age (at least you know your place) and summer. Bring on the cricket season. Bring on a new Morrissey album. Bring on a Morrissey concert or two. *Deep sigh* Fuckety fuck shit wanky fucky shit wank. Twatty fuckety fuck shit arse. Wanky titty shitty bollock cunts. Cuntity wank shit fuck twat knob. It's getting childish now, but this is fantastic therapy. I am starting to feel better. Wankety shit bollocks cunt cunt cunt. That's better.

As my black cloud hovered over my head yesterday evening, I was too numb to interact with Broken, who had made an unexpected return to the Twitterdilly Arms. I should point out that it WASN'T '@BrokenMorrissey', who is actually the REAL Morrissey, and NOT a parody or character, but it was the highly controversial Bieber loving failed medic 'Broken', i.e. '@Broken1andonly'.

Broken bounced into the Twit Arms shouting, "Did 'Our Mozzer' really tweet @Boz_Boorer about wine/grapes? The coincidences continue to pile up!"

And then it was straight to his favourite subject, Justin 'Bizzle' Bieber:

"With Bieber's latest tattoo, has he crossed over from cute boy next door being bad to Lil Wayne wannabe badass?"

"It's a shame. The big cross is like an act of self-destruction or auto-graffiti. Does he think covering his entire torso makes him cuter?"
"What next? A facial tattoo? Love-hate knuckles? The prettiest young pop star alive is defacing his body now almost weekly. Tragic."
"Do you think when he's 25 with three facial tattoos, a neck covered in Hebrew words and crosses all over his body he'll seek help from a professional to have them removed?"
"Does he seriously think he hasn't got enough tattoos? Does he think Lil Wayne is a role model? Why won't someone tell him to stop?"
"He seems keen to rebel against being the pretty boy and become an alpha male. But is copying Lil Wayne really the way to go?"
"Lil Wayne is probably the least attractive pop star alive."

Broken then asked Boy George for his views, and made a startling revelation, that MORRISSEY is considering singing a Bieber song live! Now if that were to happen, then 'Cliff Gate' would look like a stroll in the park by comparison. Uncle Skinny et al would EXPLODE!
"@BoyGeorge Interested in your views re: Bieber. MorrisseysWorld is considering singing a bieber song live!!"

And then he was gone!

I have nothing else to add, so I won't, although I will quickly add that the readership for yesterday's FTM hit a real low. I get the sense that we are in a lull with the whole MorrisseysWorld venture. Nobody new is finding it, which I guess is obvious, and many of those who were following the story have tailed away. I now spend half my life clearing FTM spam from my email inbox, and only 5 genuine comments were left yesterday..... but I HAVE to continue, because we must. This IS history. One day I WILL be proven right.

TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - NOT BROADCAST

1. IDENTITY - X RAY SPEX (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue5jyj_nosc

2. FIVE YEARS - DAVID BOWIE (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louXPUW7tHU

3. YOU SAY YOU DON'T LOVE ME - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDWR3VyzLPs

4. I MAY NEVER GET TO HEAVEN - WANDA JACKSON (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idmfAPHwgC4

5. PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - WANDA JACKSON (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVrOITR4l8

6. DID YOU MISS ME - WANDA JACKSON (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqPEnUtGrM&feature=kp

7. PERMANENTLY LONELY - TIMI YURO (NEW ENTRY): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeU_yf-rQL8

8. SONG TO THE SIREN - TIM BUCKLEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMTEtDBHGY4

9. SONG TO THE SIREN - THIS MORTAL COIL (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuwfsS5-iM8

10. WAX AND WANE - COCTEAU TWINS (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLtuBDqwS0g

Day 855 - "Thrilled"

Life and career[edit]

Epic Records[edit]

Columbia Records[edit]

Capitol Music Group[edit]

Capitol Records Tower[edit]

Day 856 - "MorrisseysWorld is now dead. The Blue Rose Society will never die." - Morrissey 16.1.14

Day 857 - Je reste avec vous

Day 859 - "Jigsaw, jigsaw, jigsaw."

Day 860 - All Mixed Up

Day 861 - The Spirit of the Rose

Day 862 - Wrong

Day 863 - Postcards from the Poolside

Day 867 - The End of the Blue Rose Society?

Day 870 - "Blue Rose Society will never die" - Morrissey France 2014

Day 871 - "Fitted heaven like a glove"

Day 873 - Are We Going Gaga?

Day 874 - Viva Italia

Day 875 - Well, It happens a lot 'round here

Day 877 - The Big Ship Sailed on the Alley Alley Oh... Hello Sailor

Day 880 - Lawyers, Rats and Roses

Day 881 - Jigsaw pieces everywhere

Day 884 - It is not inspiration. It is breathing.

Day 887 - Bizzle Mozzle

Day 888 - Black Cloud