9.30 am GMT: I have yet another busy afternoon in the real world today, so I will just have to write as much as I can before I have to go out. I am planning to catch up on Our Mozzer's twitter highlights from the past 5 days, I want to write about why I am called 'The Rats Back' (TRB), and I also want to write about the new book I've started reading, which has got me gripped.

My blog writing usually takes me about five hours a day, but as I have committed to countdown the Twitterdilly Arms Top 10 of 2012 at midday in the said Twit Arms, I only have two and a half hours to write everything that I plan to write, and that includes ALL the unexpected interruptions that also come my way on a daily basis. Right, let me get on with things, although as yesterdays blog received just 88 hits (and I read it ten times), I really don't know why I bother. Actually, that isn't true, I DO know why I bother, because I am documenting one of the most ingenious pieces of art in modern history.


THE ORIGINAL MORRISSEYSWORLD HEADING


I last reported on Our Mozzer's twitter highlights on my blog entry of December 30th, when I wrote how 'NotMorrissey' aka Our Mozzer aka @MorrisseysWorld had tweeted on December 28th, "Now that I've removed the mindless 'celebs' from my timeline, I lack targets for my wit." The following day I posted a whole list of interview questions for Our Mozzer, but it looks like they have been ignored.

Without the 'celebs' to pick on, 'NotMorrissey' has spent the past five days interacting more than ever with members of the BlueRoseSociety. As I write this, 'NotMorrissey' is following 80 people on his twitter account, and his own follower numbers stand at 7,927. Follower numbers had recently climbed back up to over 8,000, but a combination of 'NotMorrissey'; no longer picking on celebs, frightening people with talk of EVIL, and ideal chit chat with the 'Deluded Dozen', has driven away the more casual observers. I should point out that the 'Deluded Dozen' actually amount to far more than just twelve people, but the 'Deluded Dozen' has a certain ring about it. In the fullness of history, I have NO doubt that MANY people will claim to have been among the 'Deluded Dozen', in much the same way that EVERYBODY claims to have been at the Sex Pistols first concert in Manchester, at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in June 1976. As far as I'm concerned, we are ALL the 'Deluded Dozen.'


THE ORIGINAL DELUDED DOZEN - THEY WERE GIVEN POWER AND TOLD TO CAST OUT UNCLEAN SPIRITS, WE HAVE HAD TO BUY OUR OWN ROSES (THAT'S RECESSION FOR YOU) AND TOLD TO CAST OUT SOLOW


MORRISSEY AT THE SEX PISTOLS FIRST CONCERT IN MANCHESTER - CAN YOU SPOT HIM?

'NOTMORRISSEY'S' TWITTERDILLY HIGHLIGHTS DEC 29TH 2012:

"Like Rimbaud's Ophelia, great visions strangled your words. An axe was held tightly in cold fingers. It struck your soft neck. This flimsy life is but a flickering flame in the rain. A paving stone tripped me up. I cried." Are these words perhaps an extract from 'NotMorrissey's' novel?

"I wonder what historians will write about the BlueRoseSociety"

(In reply to my tweet saying that very few comments had been left on my latest blog entry) "@TheRatsBack I had no comments for 18 months - except the fake ones of course!" I then replied, "@MorrisseysWorld My early bloggings have received no comments. They will be read one day, as everybody looks to unravel your story." 'NotMorrissey' retweeted my tweet, now WHY would a 'fake' Morrissey do THAT? Hmm.

"I've lightened up in recent months. Has anyone noticed I'm less Morrisseyesque? (Because HE would NEVER do that!)"


LIGHTEN UP 'NOTMORRISSEY'

DEC 29TH HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

"I'll return to bleak rhymeless poetry and morbidly witty insights after the new year."

"What if I post a picture of my hairy back and thereby prove I'm just a chap in a bedsit with too much time on his hands?"

NOTMORRISSEY AKA OUR MOZZER ?

DEC 29TH HIGHLIGHTS CNTD:

"The Smiths only happened because I walked home in the rain once too often." Loughton Lil responded, "And where does the blame lie for a solo career? A chance encounter with Boz in a back street record shop? A migraine?" 'NotMorrissey' replied, "The gel on my quiff repelled the raindrops and left me dry. Hence the solo career."

"The older I get, the less hope remains, and the more important my only surviving hope becomes: my next album."

"My next album - thanks to ventilators, IV medications and round-the-clock nursing care - IS coming to a record store near you soon."

"Oh, am I droning on? Am I boring you all? Why can't I just tweet about what I've eaten and how much I love my fans?"

JUSTIN BIEBER - LIFE IS FAR SIMPLER IN HIS WORLD

DEC 30TH 2012 HIGHLIGHTS :

"Suffering makes one, success strengthens one and fame breaks one."

(In response to '@sorcha69' tweeting, "There is nobody that can do what he (Russell Brand) can nor anybody as quick witted or honest in his field. He is surpassable.") "Well Russell is certainly the world's leading expert at repeating, in a mad voice, what the other person just said."

MORRISSEY WITH THE WORLD'S LEADING EXPERT IN MAD VOICED REPEATING

DEC 30TH HIGHLIGHTS CNTD:

"Being single at 53 doesn't make one a bespectacled monster of repressed sexuality - I personally wear contacts!" (I LOVE this quote.)

"Sometimes I think there's no point following anybody else but myself on Twitter."

"@Bravevampire I hope you have a BlueRoseSociety t-shirt in XL for the seminal artist-"

(In reply to my tweet informing '@MorrisseysWorld' that the Solowers are accusing him of being Marcus 'The Greek' Markou aka '@PapaSonsFilm') "I've been everybody, from Joyce to Broken to TheRatsBack to Tseng (!) to Julia Riley and now I'm @PapaSonsFilm." Marcus 'The Greek' Markou rather amusingly replied, "Really... For MW the light at the end of the tunnel is a train heading his way... For me, it's a light!"

THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, BUT IS THAT LIGHT OPTIMISM OR DEATH?

DEC 30TH HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

"Singing teaches us who we are; speaking teaches us who we are not; rapping teaches us b*gger all."

"Those dewy October sunsets in Bloomsbury; scrawling words on the bench in marker pen; the strangest smile like candyfloss laced with poison." The novel again?

DEC 31ST 2012 HIGHLIGHTS:

"I Have Forgiven Jesus." A possibility of being added to the setlist?

"Well"

"I wonder" Could 'Well I Wonder ALSO be another song on the new setlist, or is it a reference to 'I Have Forgiven Jesus' being added?

IS 'JESUS' COMING TO NEW YORK, OR 'JUST' THE MOZZIAH?


(In response to '@edronmonds' comment that he didn't like the MW blog article about EVIL) "The Blog's purpose is not to entertain and cater to. It is art; either you join us on the journey, or you do not."
I particularly like this tweet because once again it is MORRISSEY and not NotMorrissey!

"Another stifled New Year's Eve - with my hands on my hips, I flop on my swivel chair, with a gut full of gin, and a BlueRoseSociety Pin."


OUR MOZZER ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, OR MANCLAD COUNTING THE NUMBER OF ROSES HE FAILED TO GIVE IN 2012?

NEW YEAR'S EVE HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

(In response to President Kyle (@MozKidKyle) posting his video of 'Everyday Is Like Sunday') '@MozKidKyle It would be funny if the real Morrissey recognises you from the Youtube video in New York, Kyle."

"I'm wishing you all a Mozerable New Year. I'll certainly be bringing it in in Mozerable style, alone in one's chilly bedsit. NoTv."

"My solo career is what happens when, instead of jumping the hurdles, you walk slowly around every single one."

11.55 am GMT: I have run out of time! I shall now go and present the Twitterdilly Arms Top 10 2012 to the masses in the Twit Arms, and then I shall leave the house. I have a short flight to catch, and then a busy afternoon. I shall write tomorrow with 'NotMorrissey's' twitter highlights of the first two days of this year, and hopefully I will find the time to tell WHY I am called TheRatsBack, and also mention the book I am currently gripped by. It is an autobiography of a VERY funny man.

THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 20 - 2012

1. TROUBLE LOVES ME - MORRISSEY

MorrisseysWorld has fallen silent, as is usually the case when Morrissey goes on tour. If it really were some hairy backed fan in a bedsit running MorrisseysWorld, then HOW would he be able to resist the temptation to carry on blogging and tweeting for months at a time, especially with all the attention he gets from all us 'fools' who 100% believe that MORRISSEY is behind MorrisseysWorld? SURELY 'Fake Morrissey's' ego would be FAR too big to let everything go quiet for months on end?

And also, how come Morrissey has STILL never been seen out and about whilst '@MorrisseysWorld' has been online tweeting? '@MorrisseysWorld' can't KNOW when he is safe to tweet, and what is more, he spent ALL of Christmas day tweeting. SURELY somebody must know where Morrissey spent Christmas day, and therefore be able to PROVE once and for all that Morrissey ISN'T MorrisseysWorld?

MORRISSEY - HAS NEVER ONCE BEEN SPOTTED IN PUBLIC, OR PROVEN TO BE MID FLIGHT ETC AS MORRISSEYSWORLD TWEETS

It seems INCREDIBLE that NOBODY has been able to catch out this "deluded cunt" as Uncle Skinny from Morrissey-Solo.com so beautifully describes the author of MorrisseysWorld. Uncle Skinny has ALSO used the Morrissey-Solo 'fansite' to describe the so called 'Fake Morrissey' as a, "poorly fat bloke" (See here: http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/126508-Is-the-owner-of-the-Twitter-account-MorrisseysWorld-Morrissey-himself/page2), but HOW does Uncle Skinny KNOW that MorrisseysWorld is run by an ill man carrying an extra few pounds, HOW?

The author of MorrisseysWorld has NEVER announced that he is either 'ill' or 'over weight', so does Uncle Skinny KNOW something that nobody else KNOWS, and if he does, WHY won't he give us a name? The answer of course is that Uncle Skinny has NO IDEA who is behind MorrisseysWorld, and the "poorly fat bloke" he is referring to is of course me. The idea of me being behind MorrisseysWorld is HIGHLY flattering, but ridiculously laughable. Despite Uncle Skinny calling me "a wanker", "a cunt", "deluded", "fat" and ridiculing my health, I am assured by '@RosyMires', '@StillICling' and '@CathyPlus5', that Peter Finan aka Uncle Skinny, is a really nice man.

The reason of course that neither Uncle 'Really Nice Man' Skinny or ANYBODY else will EVER be able to 'catch out' or 'name' 'Fake Morrissey', is because he ISN'T a fake, 'MORRISSEYSWORLD IS MORRISSEY'....... unless of course, you know different? *Turns to Cyril Fletcher* Cyril....


"MORRISSEY IS MORRISSEYSWORLD"..... THAT'S LIFE!


Before I leave this subject and catch up on other things, such as; MW's twitter highlights, why I am called 'TheRatsBack', the gripping autobiography I am currently reading, and the return to Twitter of 'Broken', let me also remind everybody of WHY Morrissey has started the BLUEROSESOCIETY. For anybody who thinks Morrissey 'would never do such a thing', it should be remembered that Morrissey is a HUGE fan of Oscar Wilde, and Oscar Wilde started his very own secret society called 'Green Carnation.' It really is VERY natural that Morrissey would do the same. It's arty, it's mysterious and above all, it's a bit of childish fun!

MORRISSEY WEARS A GREEN CARNATION - ARTY, MYSTERIOUS, CHILDISH FUN


Right then, on to those Twitter Highlights. These tweets were sent in the early hours of New Years Day, although IF Moz was already in New York, it may have still been New Years Eve for the first batch.


OUR MOZZER'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 1ST 2013:

(In conversation with '@HeatherCat222' about those with the REAL power) "By ignoring interpretations which cause us discomfort - and by systematically doing this - one comes to the wrong conclusions. This is the principal failing of democratic society. He who controls the information controls the democracy."

"I'll be publishing my Christmas diaries soon. There's a big surprise in there."

(In response to '@EcubyanPoet' saying, "I write to exist. It's the only way my mind functions. So, don't tell me that I have to waste a majority of my time doing something else.") "Beautifully put. Some people grow gradually more desperate and snap. I say to those types, 'why not give it all up and write?'"

(Ultimate 'dead or alive' dinner party guests) "1 Wilde, 2 Bennett, 3 George Best, 4 Nico, 5 myself, 6 TheRatsBack, 7 Boz Boorer, 8 Marc Bolan, 9 John Betjeman, 10 PETA." I have NO idea why I am on the list, but needless to say I am greatly flattered.

(Dinner guests to avoid) "1 Tony Blair, 2 Dubya, 3 Mrs Thatcher, 4 Ed Balls, 5 Robert Smith, 6 Madonna, 7 Madonna's entire family, 8 Sir Elton John!"


 L TO R: ELTON JOHN (NO INVITE TO DINNER), MARC BOLAN (INVITE), ROD STEWART (SANDWICHES IN THE PARK)

OUR MOZZER'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 1ST CONTINUED:

"Songwriting is easy: it's poetry without the rhyme and form; it's prose without the storyline; its a teenage diary without the logic."

"And how did YOU spend new year Uncle Skinny? - "Enforcing the rules on the forum, and, er, censoring anyone with thoughts or ideas, Moz." "

"My expectations of life are now so low that even my life is capable of satisfying me." This quote has been tweeted before, but as it was New Years Day, repeats are the norm!

"@UncleSkinny How does it feel to be a professional forum moderator on a site devoted to an artist that hates the site and its moderators?"

"2013 New Year's Resolution: 1 Spend more time on Twitter, 2 Spend more time blogging, 3 waste less of my life on actually living."

"It's Nico for me tonight. Lights off. The sound of rigor mortis, begging to be allowed to die in peace as competent CPR is performed."

NICO - 2013 WILL SEE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH

HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

"HM Strangeways Prison holds a unique position in popular music, being both the name of a classic Smiths album and Ian Brown's second home."

"My life is unrelenting grey, relieved only by passing moments of absolute blackness."

(Retweeting '@AirRaid25' aka EARS) "I would love to see our President @Mozkidkyle with the BlueRoseSociety ring."

Perhaps this is as good a time as any for me to announce that I am now back in receipt of the BlueRoseSociety ring, and it leaves for New York next Tuesday with me. I will hand it to another BlueRoseSociety member at Tilles Center, Long Island next Wednesday, and it will then be up to that person to pass it to another BlueRoseSociety member. For us to keep track on the ring, it would be great if each person who comes into contact with it, either takes a photo and posts it on twitter, or writes about having the ring on THIS blog. Can we get the ring to EVERY concert?


THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY RING - ON IT'S WAY TO NEW YORK NEXT WEEK


I have run out of time YET AGAIN. I have been so busy today doing some REAL work, buying dollars and generally getting ready for New York, that I haven't even had time to tweet in The Twitterdilly Arms.

Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to FINALLY finish writing 'Our Mozzer's Twitter Highlights', and I may eventually find the time to tell the story of how my name came about, reveal the title of the book I'm reading, and tell of the return to twitter of 'Broken', who MAY or MAY NOT be a Morrissey pessoa!

I will sign off for today with a picture of a painting that has been posted on the MorrisseysWorld website. It is a painting of Morrissey with the BLUE ROSE he received in New York in October...... the first of MANY!


MORRISSEY WITH THE FIRST BLUE ROSE - PAINTING BY JAMES LUKE ROBINSON AKA 'POETIC MORRISSEY'

I have today been out playing snooker at my friend David's house, so once again, I have found little time to write my blog. I have known David for a number of years, and we play cricket together every week, but I had NO idea that one of his favourite albums is 'You Are the Quarry.' His house is beautiful, but his taste in music is even better.

DAVID'S HOUSE - QUARRY MANOR

If I don't manage to find the time to write about the things that I mentioned yesterday, then I shall try again tomorrow, although I am back to being a football manager again tomorrow, so I am going to be short of time once again. It's a good thing that Our Mozzer isn't around at the moment. On Monday I set off for London, where I will spend the night at 'Midlife Matt's' flat, before we then set off for Heathrow airport early on Tuesday morning. New York is edging ever closer.

Anyway, there is no time for idle chit chat, so with no further ado:

OUR MOZZER'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHTS JAN 1ST CONTINUED:

"I am so sickened now." Could Suedehead be a possible addition to the setlist? Probably not. It is more likely that this was a reference to a hangover caused by guzzling too much gin the night before!

"Sincerity impresses the easily impressed. Style impresses everybody else."

"Tears are the true barometer of our humanity; the more we cry, the more human we are."

"THE MORE WE CRY; THE MORE HUMAN WE ARE"

An impromptu Top 20 Countdown then took place, with myself and Our Mozzer taking it in turns to choose a song. I chose numbers 20-11 from our Top 100 of 2012, while Our Mozzer chose the following:

1. Everyday Is Like Sunday - Kyle Douglas
2. Reader Meet Author - Morrissey (chosen by @4_L_E_X' )
3. Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed - Morrissey
4. Human Being - New York Dolls
5. Dark Night of the Soul - David Lynch (Suggested by EARS)
6. The Queen Is Dead LIVE in Kilburn 1986 (From Rank) - The Smiths
7. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (LIVE at the MEN 2012) - Morrissey (chosen by Lizzy Cat)
8. Questions in a World of Blue - Julee Cruz
9. Nobody Loves Us - Morrissey
10. Beauty and a Beat - Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj

During the countdown, I tweeted Our Mozzer to say that I wasn't surprised to see a Twin Peaks reference in his 10 (Julee Cruise) and I added that I pray their is no David Icke. Our Mozzer replied:
"Pray instead that my broadband doesn't short again. Time is of the essence. GarethIckeTop10." I was impressed that Our Mozzer even knew that Gareth Icke was a singer, but then again, he is advertised on   his father's website.

GARETH ICKE - DIDN'T ACTUALLY MAKE OUR MOZZER'S TOP 10

Our Mozzer's reference to his poor broadband connection left '@LizzyCatMoz' to ask, "Are you in Outer Mongolia Our Mozzer?" to which he replied:
"Almost - Brooklyn."

Also during the countdown, I tweeted to '@LoughtonLil', "My choices are FAR superior to @MorrisseysWorld, but he actually WROTE most of my choices, so I guess he wins both ways!" My tweet was retweeted by Our Mozzer, now WHY would he do that?

That's it for Our Mozzer's January 1st Highlights, tomorrow I shall catch up with the January 2nd Highlights, which include Our Mozzer calling me a "hack"! He was apparently in a foul mood.

I also will attempt to catch up on all those other things I still haven't written about, including the autobiography that I have nearly finished reading, written by one of the funniest men currently on British TV, and YES, he IS a Moz fan. I also now have a couple of days of 'BrokenReturn' tweets to report on, which believe me, ARE important.

BROKEN'S AVATAR - MORE ON HIM TOMORROW

0945 UK TIME: On some days I have nothing to write about, and on others I have loads. Today is a 'loads' day, but, in the words of Diana Dors (not that she wrote it) I have 'So Little Time.' I have to leave the house in one hour to go and manage my Under 15 football team in a top of the table league clash, and from there I will be heading straight to an 'Afternoon Tea Party' to celebrate 'Mrs Mollie Styles' 18th birthday. This evening I need to pack for New York and tomorrow I set off to 'Midlife Matt's' flat in Wimbledon, which apparently has no broadband, so my next blog entry will be on Tuesday from the 'Hotel St James' on 45th street, near the corner of 6th Avenue in Manhattan.

HOTEL ST JAMES IN MANHATTAN - THAT ISN'T ME!

As if I didn't need to be further sidetracked, on searching google images for a photo of the Hotel St James, I find out that it's the "Seedy hotel where Josh Baskin (aka Tom Hanks) stayed after first becoming 'big' in the film of the same name." Oh Great! Actually, the piece I read went on to say that it is now a very nice hotel. It matters little to me, I don't plan to be in it very much.

Anyway, with so little time, I shall write a to do list, and everything that I don't get the chance to write about today, I shall just carry forward.

TO DO LIST:

1. MorrisseysWorld Update
2. The Book I'm reading
3. Our Mozzer's Twitter Highlights
4. Broken's Twitter Highlights
5. True To You announcement
6. Morrissey on the Late Show
7. Dickie Felton and Julie Hamill
8. The Funniest Joke EVER starring Morrissey, Uncle Skinny and David T
9. My Ignored MW Interview
10. Manclad's Prediction of a European Tour 2013
11. Story of TheRatsBack


1: MorrisseysWorld Update

The MW blog has had some additions added to the last article dated January 1st, and also, the 'Prophecy and Pledges' article from April has also been updated. I think that it is fair to say that nobody would have noticed the update to the 'Prophecy' article, and usually when this is updated, we are alerted to it by Our Mozzer, but with him currently in exile in Brooklyn, the alert was raised by 'Broken.' More about 'Broken' in a minute (or on Tuesday, depending on how quickly I type!)

The updates to the latest article include some quotes from various MorrisseysWorlders on what MorrisseysWorld has meant to them, and there is also a number of new photos, including this one of President Kyle's dad, with his Blue Rose Society badge, or 'pin' as the yanks like to call them *whispers quietly* They are badges, not pins.


PRESIDENT KYLE'S DAD

The update to the 'Prophecy' page details how we 'missed' two signs from an interview Morrissey gave in September in Boston. The interview sees Morrissey saying that new drummer Anthony Burulcich is "very good with his fists" and also goes on to call his group 'The Morrissey Band.' Also in the interview, Morrissey says, "Get me to a bar with an internet jukebox."

The update to the article explains that it was MorrisseysWorld who first christened the group 'The Morrissey Band' and that it was the MW article entitled 'A Music Press Ad for a New Drummer' which first mentioned a reference to drummer's being able to "bare-knuckle fight." The prophecy article also points out that the same interview mentions the internet jukebox, which it says MUST be a reference to The Twitterdilly Arms, which is something we MorrisseysWorlders noted at the time.

THE MORRISSEY BAND - IN F**K MORRISSEY-SOLO SHIRTS

2. The Book I'm Reading

If I don't mention this now, I never will! I am currently reading, and have nearly finished, the autobiography of David Walliams, called 'Camp David.' I am not a good book reader, I just never seem to see a book through to the end, and what is more, my memory is SO poor, that as soon as I've read anything, I've forgotten it a day later, which therefore has made me feel that reading is pointless. When I discovered MorrisseysWorld, I was halfway through former cricketer Simon Hughes' autobiography, but the discovery of MW made me abandon Hughes.

Since then, the only books that I've read are Russell Brand's first autobiography, and half of his second one. I keep meaning to go back to it, but again, I can't remember what I read, so I've lost the moment. I purchased Tim Burgess' autobiography last summer, but I haven't even opened it, he just doesn't interest me enough.

 I read Dickie Felton's new book recently, mainly because it's about kindred spirits, but David Walliams book has kept me hooked because it is simply written, and shows what a child he is, which is right up my alley! I also like the fact that Walliams is a Moz fan, and at the London Palladium in 2011, I watched as he jigged away in the Royal box. I guess after the debacle of The London Roundhouse in 2008, when Walliams went on stage with Ross and Brand to apologise for Morrissey's illness, Morrissey had INSISTED on him being as far away from the stage as possible!

DAVID WALLIAMS (LEFT) COWERS BEHIND RUSSELL BRAND WHO IS EXPLAINING MORRISSEY'S ILLNESS TO A NOT TOO UNDERSTANDING CROWD AT THE ROUNDHOUSE IN 2008 - 'CAMP DAVID' IS AN ENJOYABLE READ


It is now 11.00 am, and time to set off for football and then the 'Afternoon Tea Party', I shall return later..... or tomorrow, or Tuesday, or if the plane crashes, NEVER!

I am in New York and have just got back from The Letterman Show. I am buzzing with excitement, but as a professional blogger, I shall go through things in a methodical order from where I left off, although before I get going, and to keep your interest, may I just mention that A) I got a Blue Rose to Morrissey this evening, and B) Somehow I got into The Letterman Show, through the artists entrance just to see Moz! Now HOW did THAT happen. All shall be revealed.

As I write this, it is 7.30pm New York time, which really means that it's 12.30am, and my eyes are both heavy and red. I travelled up to London yesterday on the train, and despite finding it a holy nightmare trying to find Platform 3 at Woking, which is actually secretly hidden away, I managed to reach 'Midlife Matt's' flat in Wimbledon at 4.30pm. Myself, 'Midlife Matt' (so called because he's having a midlife crisis) and 'Sophie Twenty Something' (here on in to be called 'STS', and the major player in 'Midlife Matt's' crisis) headed up to Wimbledon Village, which is the posh part near the All England Tennis Club, and set about having a 'Pre-New York' drinking session, which started in the Crooked Billet, before moving next door to the Hand in Hand, which I am reliably informed is the regular haunt of former ITN newsreader Trevor McDonald, although there was no sign of him, just a mad dog called Enzo.



HAND IN HAND PUB IN WIMBLEDON

I took the opportunity of our drinking session to tell Midlife Matt and STS all about MorrisseysWorld and the Blue Rose Society, but although they humoured me, I could tell that they thought I was mad. Midlife Matt was having NONE of it that Moz was in any way involved, but STS said that she thought it was the sort of thing Morrissey would possibly do. After another beer in the Dog & Fox and some pasta in Pizza Express, we all headed back to the flat, where we set about playing the 45s that I'd packed for President Kyle on Midlife Matt's £29.99 record player which he bought for my vinyl party, but was never used. I have brought Kyle; Everyday is Like Sunday, Girlfriend in a Coma, Interesting Drug, Panic and William, It Was Really Nothing. I have also brought the cover for November Spawned a Monster, but the record isn't inside! He'll just have to mount that one as a picture.

NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER COVER - ART

We all went to bed at about 11.30pm, but the excitement of New York was just too much to bear, and I woke at 3.45am. The taxi that would be taking us to Heathrow wasn't due until 6am, so I put on my head phones, and just listened to Moz, although I also listened to Adam Ant's 'Cool Zombie', which although I initially slated a few weeks ago, has grown on me to such an extent that I downloaded it last week, and have been listening to it most days. I don't know if Boz Boorer produced it or not, but it is actually VERY catchy thanks to Adam Ant's own backing vocals.

I eventually got up and dressed, and when I opened my suitcase to get out some clean clothes, I was shocked to see that the Blue Rose Ring was sat on the top of the pile, it had mysteriously returned! I think a certain Mrs Whiskers (wife) might have been playing a trick on me, but I won't mention it. The good news is, that it can now hopefully make it's way across the USA, and I have placed it inside a special Morrissey cufflinks box.


THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY RING - NOW IN NEW YORK


The plane took off twenty minutes late, but arrived on time at JFK airport, 12.15pm local time. For most of the eight hour flight, I listened to Moz on my ipod, with 'Southpaw Grammar' being my album of the day. There are certain songs on that album that I just don't listen to enough, particularly 'Best Friend on the Payroll', 'Reader Meet Author' and the wonderful 'The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils.'

SOUTHPAW GRAMMAR - ALBUM OF THE DAY

I also watched the film 'Ted' on the plane, which was hilarious. I usually fly Premium Economy when I go to the USA, but as I was with my friends and not my family, I decided to slum it in cattle class for this flight, but after two hours, I could bear it no more, so I snook into Premium Economy and managed to stay there for four hours before being discovered. I do love a blag!

I was dreading the immigration process at JFK, as it usually takes hours to get through, but it was deserted when we got there, and we breezed through. As we drove out of the airport, the first thing we saw was a huge Burberry advert with little Brooklyn Beckham plastered all over it. WHY do his parents feel the need? He'll be up chimneys next.



BROOKLYN BECKHAM

As our deranged taxi driver weaved in and out of every lane, and hooted at every car, I took in all the sights of Brooklyn and it's red brick buildings, and let Moz songs dance around my head. I kept singing little snippets to myself and later in the day, as we walked the streets of Manhattan, I would hear 'Midlife Matt' doing the same. By the end of the day we would be dueting various songs in various locations, including 'Sweet and Tender Hooligan' in the middle of Walmarts, with the special 'elbows flailing' Morrissey dance of the early eighties to go with it. This whole trip is already making me feel nineteen again.

THE INFAMOUS 'ELBOWS FLAILING' MORRISSEY DANCE'


If the Hotel St James has been improved since Tom Hanks' character stayed here in the film 'Big', then god only knows what it must have been like back then, because it is AWFUL! The reception area is most unwelcoming, the staff aren't interested, the communal areas are filthy, and the elevator doesn't work. There are no porters in this low budget hotel, so I dragged my own case up the narrow staircase. Once unpacked, I logged on to the internet to see if there were tickets available for David Letterman's Late Show. There weren't! You had to apply before midday, and it was now 2pm. I tried phoning, but there was no answer. I hadn't expected to be able to get a ticket, so I wasn't too disappointed. We had nothing else planned, so the three of us headed up the eight blocks to the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway, just to catch the buzz of people waiting to go in for the Letterman Show.


ED SULLIVAN THEATER ON BROADWAY

When we arrived, there was a long queue of people with tickets, plus a stand by queue. I enquired as to whether there was any chance of getting into the show, and was told that there may be a slim chance, so the three of us put our names down, and were put on the standby, standby list! We were given numbers 45, 46 and 47, and instructed to return at 3.30pm, so we went and got a coffee. On our return at 3.22pm, there was yet another queue, which it transpired were the 44 people in front of us on the standby, standby list.

We queued for an hour, before being told what we had already predicted, there was no room at the inn. The hour queuing had been quite good fun, and we talked to an array of different people, including a local beggar, who I had a really good laugh with. The guy had some great lines to try and entice people to give him their change, and he told me that if I rubbed my nose, I'd get into the show. Despite the rubbing, it hadn't appeared to have worked.



NEW YORK BEGGAR PLUS BROOKLYN BECKHAM


I decided that we should walk around to the stage door, to see if we could see Moz arrive, but I was informed by the Late Show's head of security, that Moz was already inside. I asked him if he would be kind enough to let us watch Moz from the side of the stage, but he said "NO", and asked us to move along!

Just then fate played it's hand, Morrissey's tour manager, Donnie Knutson appeared out of the side door. I of course happened to be carrying one of my luminous Blue Roses, which incidentally a large blonde lady in the standby, standby queue had rather rudely informed me was 'tacky!' Despite Mrs Blonde Lady being rude AND not a Moz fan, she got into the show, which was a bit annoying, but I suppose she DID have a point regarding the plastic roses, they ARE tacky, but that makes them ideal for a FAKE Morrissey.

Anyway, I recognised Donnie straight away, and asked him if he would be kind enough to give Moz my luminous, plastic,'tacky' Blue Rose. He said that he would, but then his phone went off and he was distracted. As Donnie talked, he subconsciously waved the rose around, which looked hilarious. I nudged Midlife Matt and told him to take a photo, which he duly did, thus ordaining Donnie into the BlueRoseSociety.


DONNIE INADVERTENTLY JOINS THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY

When Donnie had finished his phone call, I asked if he could sneak us in to watch. He said, "NO!" I decided to chance my arm. I said, "when you give Moz the rose, can you just say that the guy giving it wondered if he could come in and watch." Donnie promised that he would, and then disappeared. We waited fifteen minutes, but he didn't come back. By now the show was underway. We decided to go and get a beer, and then come back at 5.20, to see if we could hear Moz singing from the pavement (sidewalk to those in the USA).

We had a beer in Rose McGrady's Irish Bar, and returned. As we walked towards the stage door, the Late Show's head of security was stood there, along with around a dozen or so fans. We heard the security man talking into his radio, and he said, "the three of them are back again." We thought we might be in trouble, so we were just about to make a retreat, when something EXTRAORDINARY happened, the security guy told us that he was going to usher us in to watch Moz! We were stunned. This was the guy who had told us to go away earlier, and despite a dozen other people waiting outside, it was just US three who were invited in. SOMEBODY had made this happen!

Before we knew it, we were whisked in through the stage door, and just as we entered, Moz stepped on stage. The first thing I noticed was a new picture on the drums, and then I noticed Moz was wearing a badge (pin to you yanks), although I couldn't make out what it said.

Moz looked as cool as ever, wearing jeans, a button pattern shirt and jacket. He sung 'Action Is My Middle Name' as well as I'd ever heard it before, and even threw in some good old 'mic lead whipping' for good measure. At the end of the show, just after the cameras had probably stopped rolling, Moz put his hand above his eyes, and looked out into the audience, as though he was lOOking for somebody in particular, although WHO that person might be, I have NO idea!

We left on an absolute high, with STS declaring that this has been the best day of her life, which seemed a little extreme, but then again, seeing as she was born in 1986, musically at least, it is probably true! The dozen autograph hunters were to be left disappointed, because Moz rushed straight to his car as he always does. I didn't actually see him come out as I was too busy talking to roadie '@JosephJoannides', who I follow on twitter.

So that's about the sum of my VERY long day. It is now 10.45pm, and the Late Show is on in about forty five minutes. I am absolutely shattered, but I will of course stay up to watch it. Meanwhile, President Kyles's dad has tweeted a picture of the REAL Blue Roses that he has bought for us to take tomorrow. Just seeing the photo has taken my excitement to another level.


KYLE'S DADS ROSES

Myself, Midlife Matt and STS are going cycling in Central Park tomorrow, and then of course, we shall head to Greenvale on Long Island. I shall blog on my return.

5.30 am NEW YORK TIME: Having stayed up late yesterday to write my blog and then watch the Letterman show, I eventually laid my VERY weary head on my pillow at 1am, thinking that I would sleep soundly for the next eight hours. As the dreadful Jim Diamond once sung, 'well I should've known better,' as A) I NEVER sleep well in hotels, B) I am SO excited about Long Island and C) Some c*nt worked all through the night refurbishing an office block adjoining my hotel room, and was drilling all night. I woke at 3.15, 4.17, 5.25, and then gave up trying. I am typing this instead. This hotel is DREADFUL!

The only saving grace is that I am now only going to be staying here for two more nights, because on Friday, straight after the Brooklyn concert, I will be heading for Atlantic City in New Jersey, to see my fourth Moz performance (yes, I know, they aren't performances but I can't think of another word, particularly when one is including a tv show with just one song in it!) of the week. Kyle's dad has a spare ticket and has also offered to drive me down to Jersey, so I will be leaving Midlife Matt and STS to have some romantic time on their own in Manhattan, while I get to see Moz AGAIN, and hopefully a few hours sleep.


HOUSE OF BLUES, ATLANTIC CITY - SATURDAY'S CONCERT VENUE


As I sit here in my bed at 5.30 in the morning, I have taken a quick look at twitter, and have caught up on the comments left on my blog from yesterday. I also forgot to mention that I spoke briefly to David Letterman yesterday, as he was stood outside the stage door. I have to say, he looked much older than the sixty five he is reported to be, and unless the make-up artist is particularly bad on the Late Show, I would say that he has had a fair bit of cosmetic surgery, which close up, doesn't look too convincing.
Perhaps I am wrong, perhaps he is just not aging very well. I have just read that he had major heart surgery in 2000, so maybe such strains take a toll on your life.



From the comments that I've read, nobody has been able to read what was on Morrissey's badge (pin) on the Letterman Show, but Romina has suggested that it may be a PETA badge. Romina was also the only person to spot that Moz was wearing nail varnish.

THE TRASHY NAIL VARNISH IS BACK

It has been reported by Joe Frady (one of the few likeable and intelligent users of So-Low) that the drum photo is of Steve Cochran, the American actor that Morrissey was named after.


STEVE COCHRAN


7.25 am NYC: The buzz on twitter this morning has been about a new Moz interview that has been published today in Loaded magazine. It is a really entertaining interview, and probably the best Moz has given in the last year. He comes across as very knowledgeable about current affairs, and is both witty and sharp throughout the interview. My favourite quotes from the interview are as follows:

(in answer to 'Would Boris Johnson make a good Prime Minister') "Only in the same way that Anne Widdecombe would make a good pole-vaulter."

"Apparently Germany is not powerful enough to make Merkel look as if she hasn't dressed in a hurry. You must wonder who told her that those box-jackets round her off nicely."

NICELY ROUNDED OFF

LOADED HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

"Christine Legarde, the French finance minister, is the only exception of brilliance, body and glamour combined. Thatcher, by distant comparison, looked like an extra from 'Take the High Road.'

THATCHER IN TAKE THE HIGH ROAD, AN OLD SCOTTISH DRAMA(?) SERIES

"Cameron and Miliband are in politics for the sheer fun of human chess - a bit like playing Monopoly but with real, little folk." SURELY this quote has nothing to do with the MorrisseysWorld parody piece of December 27th, where Morrissey played Monopoly, ironically with a 'little' version of himself!

Despite the interview being so witty, the only comment that our old friend Uncle Skinny has so far posted on So-Low is, "I found this quotation interesting - "I nearly voted for UKIP - I like Nigel Farage a great deal."" What Skinny is REALLY saying is, 'Morrissey must be racist because he supports some of UKIP's ideas.' It is exactly the same as when Skinny wrote about Morrissey in 2006 saying, "I don't like the racist undertones." Skinny has made it blatantly clear that he thinks Morrissey is a racist, so why doesn't he just say it? I personally had no idea that the Undertones were racist, I thought they were Irish!


THE UNDERTONES ARE IRISH, NOT RACIST

Maybe I've got Skinny all wrong, perhaps he finds the Nigel Farage quote 'interesting' because of a set of tweets from December the 30th. I had jokingly tweeted to say that I was Duncan Barkes and '@MorrisseysWorld' tweeted back saying, "Are you the one that saved Nigel Farage's life?" As a matter of interest, Duncan Barkes DID pull Farage from the wreckage of a plane crash, but the mention of Farage by both Our Mozzer AND TRM (The Real Morrissey) within the space of a fortnight IS interesting, Skinny is right, although I somehow doubt that's what he meant.

NIGEL FARAGE BEING RESCUED BY DUNCAN 'THE RAT' BARKES

8.30am I have just counted down the brand new Twitterdilly Arms chart to a good sized audience. It was by no means a sell out in the Twit Arms, but I gave it my all, as I always do. Disaster has struck, I can't find my toothbrush, I must have left it in Wimbledon. I have done what we all do in such circumstances, scrubbed my teeth with my index finger, but it's not the same. I shall venture out in a minute in search of a new one, after all, I can't arrive at the Tilles Center tonight and expect Moz to take the Blue Rose from my teeth with my breath smelling of last night's pasta!


Right, I'm off to buy a toothbrush, then to get some breakfast, then to go cycling in Central Park, then to go to Long Island, then to meet President Kyle and his dad, then to watch Moz, then to give him a rose, then to come back to Manhattan, then to blog! At this rate, there really will be NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN. I need a holiday!

CYCLISTS IN CENTRAL PARK

And finally for now, although of course I will blog tonight after the concert, Boz Boorer has just tweeted to say that tonight is his 800th show with Moz. The build up to tonight's show just gets better by the minute. I wonder if anything special is planned?


BOZ - 800 TODAY


THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - FOR THE WEEK SUN 6TH - SAT 12TH JAN 2013

TILLES CENTER, GREENVALE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 9TH 2013

SET LIST:
1. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE
2. IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART
3. ALMA MATTERS
4. STILL ILL
5. YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY
6. YOU HAVE KILLED ME
7. I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS
8. SPEEDWAY
9. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME
10. I KNOW IT'S OVER
11. OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD
12. MALADJUSTED
13. ONE DAY GOODBYE WILL BE FAREWELL
14. THE YOUNGEST WAS THE MOST LOVED
15. MEAT IS MURDER
16. TO GIVE (THE REASON I LIVE)
17. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER
18. SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGAN
19. LET ME KISS YOU
ENCORE
20. HOW SOON IS NOW?

I will blog the whole of my Wednesday in New York tomorrow, but for today, here is just a review of the concert, and boy, what a concert!

It started for me in the bar, where I met up with Kyle, the President of the Blue Rose Society, and his dad, known only as 'Kyle's Dad!' The three of us then met up with fellow BlueRoseSociety member MozFiend, who had come all the way from the Bronx. MozFiend had her Blue Rose, and Kyle and his dad had brought with them dozens of roses, in red, white and blue. I gave Kyle some old Smiths and Morrissey 45s, and he presented me with a BlueRoseSociety t-shirt and some pin badges. Kyle is an amazingly cool kid, and he told me the sad tale of how he had managed to do his homework during one of his lessons today, only for Miss Ward to catch him at it, and she ripped it all up. Miss Ward, we HATE you! Luckily, Kyle had managed to re-do his homework at home before heading to the Tilles Center. After a couple of drinks, we headed in to watch Kristeen Young, who as usual, put on an incredible show, which not only displayed her fantastic vocal range, but was like an avant garde piece of art. Kristeen is a true talent, and those who had bothered to leave the bar to watch, really seemed to appreciate her set.

 Kristeen even played a new song, which when asked what it was called (by me of course), announced that it didn't yet have a title. It's a really, really good song, and if nothing else, it deserves to be christened and not left wandering around without a name. At the end of Kristeen's set, we beckoned her over, thanked her for her show, and Kyle presented her with a white rose.

It was now time for me to hand out all of our roses to those at the front. We wanted to make this a special night for Moz. Despite it being an all seater venue, we had all stood for Kristeen's set, and none of the security seemed remotely interested in moving us back to our seats. I walked along the middle section of the front row, offering FREE roses to everybody, but NONE of them would take one. I explained that they were to show Morrissey how much he means to us all, and to thank him for all that he has given us, but the WHOLE front row either COMPLETELY ignored me, or mocked me. I asked them WHY they didn't just want to give Moz a rose as a thank you, and one guy with a Smiths jean jacket and a quiff sneered, "Morrissey HATES roses, he throws them right back." He even added, "He can't stand the smell." The way in which this man spoke to me was plain nasty and I was bewildered. His friends all laughed. There seemed to be genuine hatred towards me, so I guess that they MUST be fully aware of the whole Blue Rose thing, and it is obvious that this 'in crowd' have decided that MorriseysWorld is written by me, and that I, along with the deluded dozen are, well, deluded!

I luckily managed to find some much more friendlier people who joined us on the right hand side, facing the stage, and they were MORE than happy to take roses to show their love for Moz.

The pre-show entertainment soon got under way, and as at previous shows, we were treated to a warm up video, with songs by the likes of Bowie, Sparks, The Dolls etc. There was a new back drop, with a woman holding a cigarette, and standing away from her an child. It made me think of Slum Mums. I have no idea where the picture comes from. The Imperfect List was played and then Moz appeared, wearing one of his zip top shirts. The band were dressed in matching button up blue shirts, and the drum kits once again had Steve Cochran on them, with Amer-i-ca written on them, one in red, the other in blue. Another new stage back drop then appeared, but as I was so close to the stage, I couldn't make it out very clearly. It would appear to have been of two men and a woman, and looks to be a photo (as does the Slum Mum one) as opposed to a still from a film.

As I write this, it is 2.45 in the morning, so I can't remember the details of what Moz said between songs, but he seemed in good spirits, and excellent voice. The friendly people with the roses waved them for all they were worth, as Morrissey and The Morrissey Band opened the show with Shoplifters of the World Unite, followed swiftly by Irish Blood, English Heart. Both had the crowd singing every word, but unlike the previous concert that I had attended in Manchester last July, the crowd at Tilles gently swayed rather than pushed and shoved. There was certainly none of the sweaty sardine stuff that I have usually encountered down the front of a Morrissey concert, but it didn't take away from the pleasure, and to be honest, we all get so lost in every word of every song, that we could all be in any crowd, at any venue, in any country and it would still feel the same.

Alma Matters was next, and Moz pronounced every syllable of every word, and we all hung off each and every one of them as though we had never heard the song before. When Still Ill fired up, there were whoops of 'Oh Yeah' from some of the men behind me, and a couple of roses were launched onto the stage. I whipped out my 3 foot inflatable red rose with the word 'England' written on it, and shook it around passionately as Moz spat out "England is mine, and it owes me a living." To counteract all the roses that were by now flying all over the place, the 'In Crowd' in the middle suddenly produced two gladioli. It was now like 'Flower Wars', with each of us vying for the Ringleader to stop tormenting, and take either a rose, to show that he is behind MorrisseysWorld, or a gladioli to show that he longs for the return of 1983. He didn't disappoint me, he took NEITHER, which is just what I hoped for.

You're the One For Me, Fatty was delivered with it's usual emotion, and the crowd continued to sing every word. The Fatty theme remained for You Have Killed Me, when a bizarre lyric change saw either Pasolini or an Accattone (I can't remember which) replaced with a Fatty Arbuckle, who was of course a famous silent movie star. More roses were launched onto the stage, and Morrissey's road crew, who were all wearing matching red and black 'Moz 2013 Crew' shirts in an AC Milan football style, were kept busy clearing the petals which by now were EVERYWHERE. Each time they cleared them, more rained down on the stage.

Song number seven was the self deprecating, I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris, but the words seem hollow when two thousand fans are all screaming for the singer to accept the so called unrequited love. The highlight song of the night came next for me, with the playing of the last track from Morrissey's Number 1 album Vauxhall and I, Speedway. Incidentally, the music writer of Speedway, the multi talented Boz Boorer, was playing live with Morrissey for the 800th time at Tilles, which just goes to prove that Moz IS capable of holding onto his friends, or perhaps Boz just understands Morrissey's needs more than all the others. The fact that they don't live in each others pockets probably helps, and Boz has recently shown what a great writer and producer he is, by taking on a number of his own new projects. I absolutely LOVE the Irish band that he has produced, called The Raglans, while his own song Bozanova, which I think he may be releasing as a single, makes you feel as though you are driving through 1960s Italy in an open top car.

Anyway, back to tonight. Speedway was just breathtaking, and I couldn't help but think, that the  unfounded rumours that Morrissey sung of, could easily relate to MorrisseysWorld. The words 'Delve So-low' also seem to have a new meaning these days.

I am embarrassed to say that I just cannot remember what song was sung during the pause in Speedway, but it is now 3.15am, and I AM completely shattered! I'm pretty sure it was an early Smiths song, but no doubt somebody will leave a comment to say. Action is My Middle Name came next, and just as he did on the Letterman show the night before, Morrissey left of the bam bams at the da da da da dahs at the end, which I missed. I hope they'll return, maybe they're just being rested.

I Know It's Over was as mesmerizing as ever, and sung with absolute emotion. You can just tell that Morrissey feels EVERY word of this song when he sings it. It is definitely an All Time Top 3 song. I couldn't resist re-waving the inflatable 3 foot rose for this song, just as I did in Manchester. Others around me threw red and white roses onto the stage, as if onto the coffin as it is lowered into the grave. Forget feeling soil, tonight it was ALL about roses, they just kept coming, and the gladioli that had been virtually thrust up Morrissey's nose earlier on in the evening, gave up the ghost and returned to the distant past where it belongs. It is insulting to Morrissey's band that so called fans harp on about wanting a Smiths reunion, and although I'm not a muso, I was really close to Jesse Tobias tonight, and despite the continued stick he receives from the vile users on So-Low, Jesse is a superb guitarist, and tonight he proved it. In fact, the whole band are superb, and if The Smiths were to reform, the fans would have to kiss goodbye to a whole array of Morrissey songs that are every bit as good as The Smiths songs, well they would be, they are all written by the same person, I see no difference.

One such song, Everyday Is Like Sunday, was notable by it's absence tonight, perhaps Morrissey was worried that the Blue Rose Society President, Kyle Douglas, would leap onto the stage and grab the mic, after all, Kyle's version IS a stormer.

Ouija board, Ouija Board followed I Know It's Over, and then I think it was at this point that  Moz passed the mic to the audience, although I may be wrong. Nobody asked anything remotely interesting, and when Moz asked if anybody else wanted to speak, I of course shouted "YES." I don't know if he heard me, but he growled back, "Shut Up." I was going to tell his fans to open their eyes, and to explain that in the last two years, the ONLY flowers that Moz has accepted on stage, have been roses. I was going to ask his fans to bring roses to every concert, to show their love for Moz, but actually, I think it would have fallen on deaf ears, so perhaps it is just as well that I didn't. I also would have asked Morrissey to accept my Blue Rose, which despite me saying I would definitely get to him in New York, I can't see that I will get as good an opportunity at Brooklyn as I did at Tilles, but Moz was in NO mood to take it.

Maladjusted was song number twelve, and again, Morrissey sang it as though his life depended on every single word. Being so close to Gustavo Menswear, I watched as he sang the backing vocals, and I suddenly appreciated just how good his voice is, he complements Morrissey's voice perfectly. One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell made me once again think of MorrisseysWorld, and once more the crowd sung along to every word, and every lah dah dah. For The Youngest Was The Most Loved, Morrissey edged over towards us, and particularly toward Kyle. I would guess that the second youngest person in the theatre was in their twenties, so to have Kyle present must give Moz a lift, particularly as we know how desperate Morrissey feels about the younger generation being force fed the likes of Justin Babbler and No Direction. More roses rained down onto the stage, and at one point I thought that roadie Jay Joannides had joined the band, he was on stage so often, as he cleared away the petals.

Meat Is Murder struck home it's usual hard hitting message, and Moz watched the video as if seeing it for the first time, before then seeming to almost have a quiet prayer at the back of the stage. To Give (The Reason I Live) was sung next, and if somebody told you that it was a Moz original, you'd believe them. It has become a far superior version to Frankie Valli's, and only Shirley Bassey gets near him with her version, although of course, not quite.

November Spawned A Monster was yet another major highlight of the night, and the 'oh hug me's' were sung with real meaning and want. We were now into the home straight, and I was so pleased to see that Sweet and Tender Hooligan had remained on the set, as I had never previously seen it live before. I'm pretty sure that a few of the early words may have got jumbled up, and I couldn't be sure WHO it was who had had that accident with the three-bar fire, the poor old man or the poor woman, but either way, the song was energetic, with mic lead whipping a plenty, and more roses on stage.

Moz exited at this point, and returned moments later dressed in a white/cream button shirt to launch into the penultimate song of the night, Let Me Kiss You. The song was delivered form the opposite side of the stage to where I was, but once again it was perfection, and despite a Christmas break, no doubt spent guzzling vast quantities of gin, Mozzer looked in great nick, as he ripped open the shirt and tossed it into the sea. The band finished the song, and then left the stage, before they all returned to take a bow and sing the encore. As the band took their bow, the sight of roses flying in from every direction was just a sight to behold. Moz took to the mic, and said, "I've been looking for someone to share my toothbrush with, which is why I came here. All in vain." (See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHDR5SPql6Q&feature=youtu.be).

This can ONLY be a reference to my blog entry of yesterday, when I mentioned that I'd lost my toothbrush, and was worried about attending the concert with smelly breath. Do people from Manchester REALLY share toothbrushes? It's not like that down south!

After 'toothbrush', Morrissey and the boys burst into How Soon Is Now, and I stood on my chair trying to goad Moz into coming and taking my Blue Rose from me. He just looked at me and a think I may have noticed a wry smile. One minute and seven seconds into the song, Moz shouted, "Kyle", and like the proverbial rat up an aqueduct, Kyle was on stage and into the arms of the Mozziah before the security knew what had hit 'em. They'd been too busy watching me, but despite me being the gobby one with the roses, I'm far too old for stage jumping, they were watching the wrong man. MozFiend attempted to get on stage with her rose, but was quickly dumped unceremoniously back into the front row seats.

Kyle managed to pass Moz a letter that he'd written, but he was unable to present the BlueRoseSociety t-shirt, although he did get it to one of the security guys afterwards, so hopefully Moz got it eventually, although I think the chances of him wearing it are pretty slim. I'm proud to say, that I wore mine for the whole concert, as did Kyle.

There were a couple more stage invaders during How Soon Is Now, and the concert could have ended nastily for Moz, when one of the gladioli wielding Smiths fans held him for far too long, and far too tightly around the neck. No wonder the 'In Crowd' didn't want to give roses, their whole concert experience seems to be all about THEM, and how they can boast to each other how they held on to Moz for a whole 10 seconds. It was the only downer on what otherwise was the most perfect of nights. I honestly don't think I could have wanted more from a Morrissey concert, well, apart from Trouble Loves Me of course, but perhaps that will come on Friday in Brooklyn, although if it were to, THEY still wouldn't believe, they'd just add it to the ever growing list of coincidences.

It is now 5.15am, and I DESPERATELY need some sleep. Now, where IS that toothbrush of mine?

Incidentally, the Blue Rose Ring has been passed on to Kyle, and it is up to him to send it on it's journey across the USA.

Rat

As I sat in the roof top 'Vu Bar' last night on West 32nd street, with my New York travelling companions 'Midlife Matt' and 'STS', looking up at the stunning view (not vu!) of the Empire State Building next door, the subject, as ever, turned to Morrissey and MorrisseysWorld.


THE VU BAR


Following on from the bizarre events of the last two days, where we were mysteriously ushered into the Letterman Show through the stage door on Tuesday, and then Morrissey mentioned a toothbrush at the Tilles Center on Wednesday, I asked both Matt and Sophie (STS) if they now believed that Morrissey was MorrisseysWorld. "Abso, fucking lutely" exclaimed STS, "One hundred percent" chipped in Midlife Matt. STS added, "the only thing that I don't understand is how you seem to be so laid back about it all, I mean, Morrissey is giving you personal messages from the stage, and you seem so non-plussed. I'd be going fucking mental with the excitement. I AM going mental with excitement, and I'm not the one getting messages!"

STS - MENTAL WITH EXCITEMENT

I explained to them both that I AM of course 'mental with the excitement,' and that I feel unbelievably privileged to be slap bang in the centre of this whole phenomenon, but I have learned to control my excitement, and I try not to be pathetically fawning, although at times, it still remains difficult, after all, this IS Morrissey we're talking about! I realised many months back, that Morrissey hates all the fawning, and only a couple of weeks ago, when somebody tweeted him to say that they loved him, he replied, "No you don't, you don't know me."

All of us Morrissey fans have always felt that we DO of course 'know' him, because his lyrics have touched us so much, but the one thing that this MorrisseysWorld phenomenon has taught me more than ANYTHING else, is that NONE of us have got a clue about him, not a clue.


MORRISSEY AT THE TILLES CENTER - HOW COULD ANYBODY POSSIBLY KNOW HOW HE FEELS?

As the three of us continued to chat in the Vu Bar, I tried to explain that I feel my blog is just somewhere to go for the 'Deluded Dozen' to spill out what they want to say. I am just a vehicle, and this ISN'T about me, it's about US. I also told Midlife Matt and STS that it didn't really feel like this was happening to me, and that it was almost like somebody else's life. Midlife Matt laughed, and started to sing, "I've seen this happen, in other people's lives, and now it' happening in mine." He suddenly stopped himself and said, "that's it, that's what Moz sang on Wednesday."

I asked Midlife Matt what he was going on about, and he said, "you were trying to remember what Morrissey sang during the break in that song."
"You mean Speedway?" I replied. "Yes" said Midlife Matt, he sang those lines. He was right, Morrissey HAD sung those lines from 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore." We all looked at each other in bemusement and laughed. Of all the songs in all the world, what led our topic of conversation there?

THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE

I suppose I had better get on and report the events of the past two days. This next section will be all about my adventures in New York rather than being specifically Morrissey related, so if you are one of the 865 people who read my blog yesterday, and you are only reading this today because you've been linked here from the heading at the top of the MorrisseysWorld blog, I would recommend that you stop reading now. In fact, you are probably looking for my review of the concert at the Tilles (pronounced Till - ees by the way) Center, in which case you need to scroll to the bottom of this page and click on Day 484. While you are there, may I tempt you to read some of my other offerings, such as 'Day 313 - WHO IS MORRISSEYSWORLD?', which should give you a very clear understanding about what is going on here.


OSCAR KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING

Actually, before I DO start on events of the past two days, I must quickly mention that I am no longer going to the concert at Atlantic City on Saturday. My very supporting wife, who shall now be renamed Mrs Ratsback, has aired her concern that I am overdoing things, and she has reminded me that just three months ago I was on an operating table having heart surgery. I feel perfectly fine, but I did feel guilty about abandoning my two travelling companions, who were kind enough to accompany me to New York, so as I was unable to get them tickets, or a lift to New Jersey, I shall succumb to Mrs Ratsback's wishes, and remain on Manhattan. It means that tonight's concert in Brooklyn will be my last.


BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC - MY FINAL CONCERT OF THIS TRIP

Also, before I start on the events of the past two days in New York, I MUST mention both the new article on the MorisseysWorld blog and the comment left by Morrissey on my blog yesterday. The new article on the MW blog is entitled, 'The Morrissey World Order', and it is not only by far the longest parody piece ever written on the blog, it is also being proclaimed as the best, receiving comments such as:
"The best article yet? Loving it." JMH
"That was hilarious! My favourite post do far, definitely." Lels
"This piece is very clever and brilliantly funny." LizzyCatMoz (Note from Ed - Poor choice of words there, old son.)
"Wow no wonder you have been awol, that must have taken ages." Manc lad (Note from Ed, and by the way, I mean 'Editor', ie ME, and not my old squash partner Ed Banger - Poor punctuation Manc lad, old son.)


MY OLD SQUASH PARTNER ED BANGER (CENTRE WITH FEET ON DESK) - NO RELEVANCE TO THIS CURRENT PIECE I'M WRITING, BUT I HAVE MENTIONED HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, AND AS HE AND MOZ WERE BOTH IN THE NOSEBLEEDS AT SEPARATE TIMES, I THOUGHT WHY NOT POST HIS PICTURE! INCIDENTALLY, AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOW A RIDICULOUSLY LONG CAPTION FOR A PICTURE, HAS ANYBODY EVER NOTICED THE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN ED 'BANGER' GARRITY AND MORRISSEY'S PERSONAL BODYGUARD LIAM? UNCANNY.

THE MORRISSEY WORLD ORDER COMMENTS CONTINUED:

"This is unbelievably funny, an epic classic, and I love the new perspective on determining what is Morrisseyesque. This piece is yet another highlight of the blog. Long may it last." HeatherCat

"This one has just become my favorite piece of all time. I never really thought of a Morrissey themed world. I ALREADY LIVE IN SUCH A WORLD." Morrizzy aka JJaz

"I can't wait for part 2!! That was a great read. I'm still chuckling. The Our Mozzer poster is the best." Harrison

POSTER FROM THE MW BLOG ARTICLE 'THE MORRISSEY WORLD ORDER'

COMMENTS CONTINUED:

"I take my hat off to you, this piece must have taken AGES to write, and it is utterly bonkers and of course hilarious. *Goes off singing* Friday Mourning I'm dressed in black." TRB (Note from Ed - Nice comment me old mucker, but you could have been a bit more praising, it's the best article Our Mozzer's ever written! It's one thing not fawning all the time, but when credit is due, pile it on. Twat!)

"I pronounce it (if anybody can undrtsand my pronunciation after this) as the best piece on the blog so far. I thought the bans committee, the ad for the drummer... so many actually... were IT but this is superb." JohnGill aka Loughton Lil (Note from Ed - What the fuck is 'undrtsand?' you illiterate cunt!)

"Nothing causes me pain." Morrissey (Note from Ed - I think this may actually be a reference to Morrissey being half strangled on stage on Tuesday night. It was his way of telling us he is ok. I have just remembered something really funny from the concert on Tuesday. Just before singing 'The Youngest Was The Most Loved,' Morrissey was chatting to the crowd, and then somebody shouted something, to which Morrissey hilariously replied, "I'm not listening. Too busy.... suffering!" The crowd all heartily laughed. He's a funny man that Moz, but then again, we already know that!)


MORRISSEY AT THE TILLES CENTER - SUFFERING

COMMENTS CONTINUED:

"Our Mozzer in a Stalin suite is truly cute! Well done, I can't stop laughing!" Romina (Note from Ed - a Stalin "suite", I can't stop laughing either. She's a very funny woman that Romina.)

"Very well done!" Bring back Brookside with Our Mozzer & David Lynch at the helm!" Emotional Air Raid Survivor aka EARS for short. (Note form Ed - The thought of Morrissey writing Brookside in the manner of Lynch is TRULY mouthwatering. Harry Cross could come back as a grumpy evil spirit and Sinbad's window cleaning could represent a cleansing of the soul. You'd have to earn the right for your soul to be cleansed, and if you earned the right, you'd get yer windows done an' all.)


SINBAD IN BROOKSIDE - WHY THE F**K AM I WRITING ABOUT SINBAD FROM BROOKSIDE FOR, WHEN I HAVEN'T WRITTEN A SINGLE THING ABOUT MY ADVENTURES IN NEW YORK FROM THE PAST TWO DAYS? I THINK MRS RATSBACK MAY BE RIGHT ABOUT ME OVERDOING IT. CHRIST KNOWS WHAT I'D BE LIKE IF I EVER TOOK DRUGS!

Right, that's got the MorrisseysWorld article out of the way, now onto the comment left on my blog yesterday by 'Morrissey.' Actually, before I do mention that, there is ANOTHER article on the MW blog that I should mention, entitled 'New York concert reports, discussions, signs.' When I returned from the concert on Tuesday, I tried to post my concert review in the MW comments section, rather than on my blog, but unfortunately it was too long, so I had to write it as a blog posting and link it. At the top of this 'New York' article, Our Mozzer has published two photographs taken by Midlife Matt, and posted by me on twitter. The first is of Morrissey's tour manager Donnie holding the Blue Rose that I gave him on Tuesday, and the other photo is of myself and President Kyle at the Tilles Center on Wednesday:


DONNIE AT LETTERMAN WITH A BLUE ROSE


EL PRESIDENTE AND THE RAT

Now for that comment left on my blog of yesterday. Here it is:





The answer is of course that everybody very much wants MorrisseysWorld to stay open, but it would appear that a sign has ALREADY been given, so therefore MorrisseysWorld SHOULD remain open whether anything happens at the final New York concert tonight or not.

The sign in question is on the two drum faces of 'The Morrissey Band.' Regular MorrisseysWorlder SBJ noticed that the lettering on the drums of the word 'Amer-i-ca', is written in RED on one of the drums, and BLUE on another, and they both have red and blue lighting around the edges. This, according to SBJ's comment left on the MW blog, is a direct link to the Twin Peaks character, Dr Lawrence Jacoby, who has one RED lens in his glasses, and one BLUE.

DR JACOBY WITH HIS DIFFERENT COLOUR LENSES AND 'OO' OWL SHAPE HAND

Coincidentally, and this time it really IS a coincidence, SBJ goes on to explain in the comments section of the MW blog, that in Twin Peaks, there are three murder victims, and each is left with a little piece of paper under their fingernails, with a letter on. The three letters are 'T', 'R' (Under the nail of Laura Palmer, and 'B'. What can it all mean?

I have now run out of time to write any more, so the tales of my last two days in New York will have to wait, although in reality, I doubt I will ever get around to writing about them, as they will have become old news. I will quickly mention that I has a lovely day yesterday, shopping for records in Greenwich Village, where my purchases included two Dean Martin 7 inchers, 'Welcome To My World' and 'Everybody Loves Somebody.'

EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY - DEAN MARTIN

I also moved room last night, and luckily managed to get a full night's sleep, if 1.30am to 6.30am counts as a full night! Now that I'm not going to New Jersey, I decided that there was no way I was going to put up with the all night drilling outside room 509, so I am now on the 8th floor, with a view of metal staircases and walls, just like in my second favourite film of all time, West Side Story.

THE VIEW FROM MY HOTEL WINDOW

The final thing that I MUST mention today, is my tweet exchange yesterday with Morrissey's support act, the beautiful and very talented, Miss Kristeen Young. Having seen Kristeen sing an untitled new song on Tuesday night, I tweeted saying, "@kristeenYoung You were fantastic last night. Hope you liked the rose. Please name the new song soon!" She replied, "Ok. It's called Soon. Thanks for the suggestion." She's a very funny lady that Kristeen Young, I wonder where she gets it from? I sent her one final tweet, asking if she would sing 'Soon' for me tonight, so I shall wait with bated breath, which is much better than the pasta breath I had the other morning! Incidentally, I did eventually find my toothbrush, so I didn't need to share after all.


KRISTEEN YOUNG AT TILLES CENTER - WARPED HUMOUR, WHICH WE LIKE AROUND HERE!

I've just re-read the comment that Morrissey left on my blog, it doesn't say a 'sign' must be fulfilled at the last show in New York, ie tonight, it says 'SIGNS', plural, which if he means 'signs' and not 'sign', would mean we need ALL of the following tonight; Morrissey 'wearing' a blue rose tonight, referring in some way to the Blue Rose Society, one of 'The Morrissey Band' wearing a manufactured acts t-shirt, one of the band making an '0' or '00' gesture, one of the band appearing with a lump of wood, Morrissey holding or wearing the BlueRoseSociety t-shirt (and he has now got one), and Morrissey making a Twin Peaks reference.

The ironic thing is, ALL of the above COULD be done tonight without anybody really making a connection, and if Moz were to throw in Trouble Loves Me as well, I think I might just launch myself off the Brooklyn Bridge on my way home tonight, and die with a smile on my face after all.


THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Now this REALLY might be fate. I was just this second about to press the publish button for this blog, when I received an email from a News Agency, who responded to me asking if they wanted an exclusive story about Morrissey. They do, and they can guarantee a national newspaper. I would NEVER of course give them the story unless Morrissey wants me to, so if he sings Trouble Loves Me tonight, I will see it as a sign for me to become Judas Iscariot, and I will let this whole phenomenon go public. If he DOESN'T sing 'Trouble', I shall tell the News Agency that it was a false lead.

*Goes off singing* I've seen this happen in other people's lives, and now it's happening in mine.

TRUDGING SLOWLY OVER WET BRIDGE

On arriving in a wet Brooklyn, we hailed a yellow taxi, and headed to the Brooklyn Brewery on 79 North 11th Street. The bar part of the brewery didn't open until 6 pm, so we grabbed something to eat in the adjacent Reynard Restaurant, and then went to sample the local brew. I have virtually given up drinking these days, so I just had the one, before we hailed down another cab, in the now very wet street outside, and made our way to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

BROOKLYN BREWERY ON A SUNNIER DAY THAN YESTERDAY

When we arrived at BAM, there was already quite a buzz to the place. It was a far more trendier crowd than that of Wednesday, and many people had dressed up smartly for their visit to the historic theatre. I met up with the President of the Blue Rose Society, eleven year old Kyle Douglas, and of course his chauffeur/personal security/parent, who goes simply by the name of 'Kyle's Dad.' Kyle and his dad very kindly presented me with a Blue Rose, so that I could offer it to Morrissey, and Kyle had one to offer too. Kyle's day at school had been less hazardous than on Wednesday, when his homework was unceremoniously ripped up by the nasty Miss Ward. Kyle informed me that he has a teacher called Miss Mycelles (pronounced My-chell-ess), who not only is a Morrissey fan, but actively encourages Kyle to listen to alternative music. It's a big thumbs up for Miss Mycelles, perhaps she could help me get my kids to like Moz!

Kyle and his dad also gave me a Blue Rose to wear on my shirt, which incidentally was one of the new shirts that I bought on Wednesday at the Tilles Center on Long Island. I bought YET another shirt at BAM, the 'Oh Manchester' one, with a picture of Morrissey as a boy. I explained to Kyle why I believe Morrissey has taken such a shine to him, it's because he isn't afraid to be different, he is just being himself, and although the tother kids at school may ridicule Kyle, he is one cool kid. Cool Kid Kyle wore a Cramps t-shirt to last night's concert, he is FAR less obvious than uncool old me, but I can live with uncool.


PRESIDENT KYLE AND THE MAN HE NOW REFERS TO AS UNCLE RAT, AT BAMS WEARING THEIR BLUE ROSES AND BLUE ROSE SOCIETY PIN BADGES

Midlife Matt and STS headed up to the gallery area, and I made my way to the orchestra area. Disaster struck immediately, the door staff stopped us with our roses, and told us there was a strict 'No Flower' policy. America allows it's citizens to carry guns, but flowers are seen as a danger. I ditched the twelve red roses, which luckily only cost 15 dollars, and set about hiding the Blue Roses down my trouser legs. I also hid my 3 foot, inflatable giant red rose down the back of my jeans.

We entered the orchestra area, where Kyle and his dad had tickets for the front row. My ticket was for the not so impressive Row 20, but I ignored such a trivial matter, and walked down to the front with the other two. Sitting in the front row was MozFiend, another of the Blue Rose Society, who we had met at the concert on Wednesday. Kyle gave her a Blue Rose Society pin badge, and later on, handed her the famous Blue Rose Ring, which will continue it's journey across the USA, from one Blue Rose member to another.


BLUE ROSE MEMBER 'MOZFIEND' RECEIVES THE BLUE ROSE RING FROM PRESIDENT KYLE. WHO WILL RECEIVE IT NEXT AS IT TRAVELS TO NEW JERSEY?

At 8 pm, Kristeen Young walked on stage for her set, and just as on Wednesday, as soon as the lights went down, there was a surge toward the stage by about sixty people. I stood in the second row. Again like Wednesday, Kristeen's show was mesmerizing. None of the crowd could take their eyes off her, as she gave everything.

All the usual favourites were in Kristeen's set, along with the new song that she had showcased on Wednesday, which she very graciously allowed me to title 'Soon' (See @KristeenYoung on twitter to see our conversation). I can't emphasise enough what a great song 'Soon' is, she just HAS to release it as a single, even if she does end up ditching my title, it is a truly stunning song. Kristeen also sang ANOTHER new song at BAM, and that too was awesome. I have no idea what it's called, but it has a few swear words in it, as Kristeen gets something off her chest. The song also contains a number of chants of 'No! No! No!' If she is looking for advice from her new title giver, I would like to suggest the catchy title of, er, 'No!'


KRISTEEN YOUNG AT BAM IN A CLAW DRESS


At 9 o'clock on the dot, we were informed that it was "time for school'" and Big Hard Excellent Fish's 'Imperfect List' struck up. The few of us who were standing at the front were allowed to stay, and very few others joined us, probably thinking, 'How could we possibly be allowed to just walk up to the front and stand, particularly at a posh opera house like BAM.' The Morrissey Band breezed onto the stage, with the musicians looking splendid in matching white, button up shirts, while the singer had on a black zip top. As they all took up their positions, Moz announced that it was good to be in Brooklyn at last, and said, "I await my instructions," before the opening chimes of 'Action is My Middle Name' kicked in.


THE MORRISSEY BAND MAKE THEIR ENTRANCE AT BAM

It was obvious from the very first "biting" that Morrissey was in a relaxed and playful mood, and 'Action' was sung with full meaning and force. It is criminal that this song has never seen light of day at a record company.


BITING HIS INITIALS AT BAM - ACTION IS HIS MIDDLE NAME

Action was followed by one of my highlights of the night, 'Everyday is Like Sunday', which saw Morrissey not only place his right hand across his chest, just as he does on his MorrisseysWorld blog, but he also accepted a book from somebody in the crowd, and then pretended to read it as he continued to sing. It was like watching poetry being recited. During 'Sunday', we were treated to a lyric change of 'fucking face,' and at the very end of the song I was convinced that he was going to shout 'Rat', just as he had done at the end of the same song in Milan, but instead, he bizarrely shouted, "twat", which coincidentally is the very same word I had used to describe myself on my blog of yesterday.


EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY - "TWAT"

Having finished 'Sunday', Moz informed all those of us standing at the front to mind out, because there would be a lot of "mic whipping", and then it was straight in to 'How Soon is Now?' which was just unbelievable. I have seen this song sung live a number of times, but tonight it was just incredible, and Morrissey gave it EVERYTHING.


AN INCREDIBLE RENDITION OF HOW SOON IS NOW? - AND MIC WHIPPING APLENTY

As if the first three songs hadn't been a good enough start, song number four was Morrissey's own personal favourite, 'First of the Gang to Die', which again, he gave EVERYTHING to. FOTG was one of four changes to the set from Long Island, with 'Black Cloud', 'People Are the Same Everywhere', and 'Please, Please, Please', also coming in, while 'Irish Blood', 'I Know It's Over', 'To Give' and 'Sweet and Tender Hooligan' dropped out.


MORRISSEY TELLS BAM THE STORY OF HECTOR BEING THE FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE

At some point in the evening, and if I'm honest, I can't remember when, Morrissey told how some concert lister at the New York Times, had suggested that Morrissey needs therapy, which Morrissey obviously took offence to as he repeated, "Therapy!, therapy!, therapy!" over and over again, before then adding, "he earns three dollars an hour, and he thinks 'I' need therapy!"

The big hits just kept coming and coming, with 'Shoplifters of the World Unite' being played after FOTG, and once again Morrissey gave his all with every word, and he wasn't kidding about the mic whipping, he was whipping for Britain, albeit his very own small piece of Britain that the Royal family have been unable to highjack.


NOT NEEDING THERAPY, BUT ENCOURAGING SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD TO UNITE

The absence of 'I Know It's Over' meant that there was no appearance of one of the giant inflatable red roses that I have wafted around during this song at the last two concerts I attended. It is just as well that he didn't sing it, because I had placed the non inflated rose on the floor, at the front of the stage, but unbeknown to me, we were standing on a false floor above the orchestra pit, and my rose had slid through the gap, never to be seen again.

Song number six was another of my favourites of the night, and it hit home to me that this song SHOULD have been released as a single, 'Black Cloud.' Morrissey put so much passion into the song, and as he sung of the black cloud that stopped him being able to have the one he cherished, he stared up to the gods as if visualising the cloud hanging there. A truly mesmerizing rendition of the song, but WHY, oh WHY was it never released as a single?


A BLACK CLOUD HANGING OVER BROOKLYN

As Morrissey got hotter and sweatier, his trademark heart shape started to form on his back, and it is obvious that he wants to reclaim it from Bieber. The chatting with the crowd continued through the evening, and he made a reference to the David Letterman Show, saying that Letterman had asked to buy his drum kit off him. Perhaps Letterman is a Twin Peaks fan. If you are one of the ones reading my blog for the first time, and by the way, welcome along, and thanks for reading, if you are wondering why I have mentioned Twin Peaks, it is because on Morrissey's blog, 'MorrisseysWorld.blogspot.com. he makes constant references to Twin Peaks, and the new double drum kit has been designed to have one with RED lettering, and one with BLUE, which is a nod to the Twin Peaks character Dr Jacoby, who had a red lens on one side of his glasses, and a blue one on the other. Morrissey also asked the crows if they could name the person on the drum kit. I was the only person to shout Steve Cochran, but Morrissey ignored me, and informed everybody that it was his father. I'm sure the crowd believed him, most fans take Moz at his word, and he lies a lot, ESPECIALLY about writing his MorrisseysWorld blog.


THE RED 'TWIN PEAKS' DRUM


And on the subject of Twin Peaks references, during the next song, 'People Are The Same Everywhere', Morrissey made a VERY obvious 'O' sign with his thumb and fore finger, which is another sign from both Twin Peaks and the MorrisseysWorld blog. As I write this review, I have just sneaked a peek into the so called Morrissey 'fansite', 'Morrissey So-Low', to see what people are writing about the concert. Unbelievably for So-Low, most of the comments are quite positive today, which is hardly surprising, because it really WAS the best concert EVER, but even when writing a positive review, the So-lowers end up letting themselves down. The most in depth review on So-Low so far is by a user named 'Anaesthesine', but although most of his/her review is good, he/she has called 'People Are the Same Everywhere' "dire!" What was he/she watching, it was a blinding delivery.


MORRISSEY TELLS THE MASSES THAT PEOPLE ARE THE SAME EVERYWHERE, WHILE LIAM HOVERS BEHIND LOOKING FOR ANY SIGN OF TROUBLE


Some other comments that have been posted on So-Low today, particularly aimed at myself, Kyle and Kyle's Dad, are absolutely vile. The So-Lowers have completely and utterly missed out on the MorrisseysWorld phenomenon, and they are kicking themselves. They are trying to make out that Morrissey ISN'T behind MorrisseysWorld, but that's because they haven't bothered to search for answers, or scratch beyond the surface. They just can't comprehend what is going on. Now they are just making themselves look fools.

Anyway, back to far more important things than a washed up old website, last night's concert. Alma Matters has grown on me more in the past year than ANY other of the other regular songs on the current set list. I never really appreciated just how good it was when the Maladjusted album came out. Yesterday Morrissey spat out every word of Alma as though he were telling his life story. And yes, it is his life, to ruin his own way, so why don't the haters, the misguided fans at So-Low, and the guy at the New York Times just let him get on with it.


ALMA MATTERS IN MIND, BODY AND SOUL

As Morrissey sung 'Alma's' opening lines of "So, the choice I have made, may seem strange to you," I had a horrible feeling that he was going to sing Trouble Loves Me straight after (see my blog entry of yesterday to see why that wouldn't have been good), but instead, the next song was the title track from the Maladjusted album, and not 'Trouble.' The one thing our misguided So-Low friend Anaesthesine HAS got right in his review, is that he says that Morrissey didn't 'perform' Maladjusted, he PREACHED it. I like that, and it is true, Moz DID preach it, and the audience were no doubt all drawing mental pictures of that Stevenage overspill that the subjects of the song are trying to escape from. I used to live in Stevenage, and it IS horrible. I wonder if the overspill area was The Poplars? Hmm.


POPLARS - A STEVENAGE OVERSPILL AS SUNG ABOUT IN MALADJUSTED

A quick shirt change and Moz was back in a red number, ready for 'Lemme Kiss Yuh', which again was delivered as though EVERYTHING depended on it, and maybe it did. You can probably tell by now that this wasn't just any old Moz concert, this one was special, possibly because it was in a beautiful theatre, in a happening city. As always, at the end of 'Kiss You', the shirt was ripped open, and then cast to the masses, who clawed and scrapped to get a piece of it, until Morrissey's security guard, Arturo, arrived on the scene with his scissors to restore the peace.


ARTURO (LEFT, OBVIOUSLY!) - PEACE MAKER

Another change of shirt, and we were into the more uptempo 'You Have Killed Me', which had the crowd singing along to every word, well, at least those in the crowd who knew the words, because as always, there were a number of people who didn't really seem to know that many of the songs. I suppose it's good that they are exploring new things, if Mozzer can be described as a 'new thing'.

Ouija  Board was song number tweleve, and if my memory serves me right, which normally it doesn't, a girl stepped up from the front row and hugged Morrissey. Actually, now I come to think about it, it might have been during 'November Spawned a Monster' that she stepped up. Oh well, it was rather nice.

The stage was ridiculously low, and any one of us could have walked onto the stage at any time during the concert, but after the rough treatment given to Morrissey by the idiot at Greenvale, the BAM crowd were really respectful, and nobody ruined it for the rest. Julia Riley was in the front row as usual, with a large male friend, and there was another guy stood with them who kept glaring at me all evening. He was one of the people who had refused my offer of a rose on Wednesday at Tilles, but having said that, so did Julia. I honestly believe that although Julia runs Morrissey's official True-To-You.net website, she is blissfully unaware of Morrissey's involvement with MorrisseysWorld. Is that possible?

One of the comments left on So-Low today says, "There were a cluster of people with roses spray painted blue," to which an anonymous reply has been left by a person who HAS to have been the 'glarer' saying, "Yeah, there's a Scottish or Irish dude who brought them to two consecutive concerts and it really is nothing more than a nuisance. Moz didn't want them 2 nights ago and he still doesn't. In the 80's he was into flowers thrown at him...no longer. Leave them home, please." The blissfully unaware glarer is called Anthony, and he KNOWS what Morrissey wants. Scottish indeed. Och.

I still can't decide what my absolute highlight of the night was, but 'Please, Please, Please' is certainly a contender. In the absence of an inflatable red rose to waft for the torch song, I produced my Blue Rose from my trouser leg, and held it high in the air. Now was the moment of truth, would Moz come and take it? The song ended, and he turned to me and bowed to the rose. That was good enough for me.

I decided to keep the rose held aloft for the remainder of the concert, and on the very next song, 'You're the One for Me, Fatty,' Moz edged towards our side of the stage. In fact he spent a lot of the whole show on our side of the stage. I didn't think for one minute that he would take it, but as 'Fatty' finished and he launched into my highlight of the night (there we are, it just arrived) 'November Spawned a Monster,' Morrissey came right to where I was standing and brushed the leaf of the rose with his hand as he collected handshakes. Although I had promised to deliver a Blue Rose in New York, I could tell that he wasn't going to take it on this occasion, and I would have to be happy with knowing that I'd managed to get a plastic Blue Rose to him at the Letterman Show. Maybe another day, he'll take my REAL Blue Rose.


MORRISSEY'S TOUR MANAGER HOLDING MY BLUE ROSE WHICH MYSTERIOUSLY GOT ME USHERED IN TO THE LETTERMAN SHOW VIA THE STAGE DOOR.... BUT OF COURSE MORRISSEY HATES ROSES AND IS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY! WAKE UP WAKE UP!

The reason that 'November' was my highlight, was a combination of outstanding vocals, as ever, but also a hint of the contorted dance from the 1990 video. Morrissey REALLY was feeling every word of every song at this concert, and 'November' typified it.


MOZ GAZES AT MY BLUE ROSE DURING NOVEMBER


I can't remember the exact point at which the band were introduced, but Moz produced an envelope, and then said something along the lines of, "And the nominations for musician of the year are... Boz Boorer, Solomon Walker, Anthony Burulcich, Jesse Tobias (who incidentally got a huge roar) and Gustavo Manzur. And the winner is....(ripped open the envelope) Taylor Swift." He then pulled a face, ripped the paper up, and the band played on.


PRESIDENT KYLE EMBRACES MORR-EE-SAY

After the greatest concert I've ever been to, I asked Arturo Vidic for a copy of the set list, which I had been led to believe are not allowed to be handed out anymore. He gave it to me.




And will the Blue Rose Society President be on stage tomorrow with his Blue Rose, well you'll just have to keep your eyes open.

Viva the Blue Rose Society - Please come and join us, and bring roses for Morrissey to show you care.

TRB - @TheRatsBack

Absolutely vile and disgusting comments about eleven year old Morrissey fan Kyle, and his father  were posted yesterday by users of  So-Low, resulting in the pair of them being too frightened to attend last night's concert in Atlantic City.

Having watched Friday night's concert in Brooklyn, Kyle and his dad  drove two hours through the night to get to AC, no doubt full of excitement, and buzzing because Kyle had been allowed to run on stage at Brooklyn.

As more and more vile comments were added throughout the day on So-Low, without ANY form of moderation whatsoever, at the very last moment, despite having paid for another night in the House of Blues Hotel, and having spent a lot of money on tickets, Kyle's father made the difficult decision not to go to the concert. He has informed me that he just didn't feel right about things. They packed up and drove straight home. One can only imagine how that eleven year old little boy felt, but his father trusted his parental instinct, and no doubt made the correct decision. I have nothing but utter, utter respect for Kyle's dad, who I had the privilege to meet at both Long Island and Brooklyn. He even offered to drive me to Atlantic City AND offered me his spare ticket. Kyle's dad is the mildest, and most perfectly mannered person you could ever wish to meet, and I feel desperately upset that this has happened to him and his son, just because they were enjoying the phenomonal story of MorrisseysWorld.

Users of So-Low, and particularly the moderator Peter Finan aka Uncle Skinny, have spent months accusing me of being behind MorrisseysWorld, just because they are frustrated that they've missed out on the whole adventure. I don't believe for one minute that they are thick enough to not have worked it out by now that MORRISSEY IS THE AUTHOR OF MORRISSEYSWORLD, they are just saying that I am the author to protect their own website, because they fear that if EVERYBODY knew that Morrissey was behind MorrisseysWorld, all the fans would ditch So-Low, and use Mozzer's very own site. The owner and moderators of So-Low know that they can keep saying Morrissey isn't behind MorrisseysWorld, because there is NO way that Morrissey will ever admit it, he can't, it just wouldn't be the same. I may actually be mistaken about Uncle Skinny, he REALLY might not have worked out that it is Morrissey behind MorrisseysWorld, but I am fairly confident that So-Low owner David Tseng has worked it out, and he is scared to death that Morrissey fans will stop using the So-Low site, because A) He loves the 'power' it brings him, and B) he earns money from the advertising on his site.

How will Tseng be able to sleep tonight, knowing an eleven year old boy has missed the chance of watching his hero in concert? The answer to that of course is very easy, Tseng will sleep fine, because he was given a life time ban by Morrissey, so he will be glad that others can't go to concerts. Tseng now HATES Morrissey, and instead of So-low being the fantastic fansite that it once was, it is now a place full of absolutely vile and despicable Morrissey haters, who do nothing but criticize his music. WHY? If they no longer like him, why not just listen to the old records, and leave it at that, WHY feel the need to keep having a go at the person who is supposed to be their so called hero?

Morrissey has made it BLATANTLY clear that he doesn't want his fans to use So-Low by wearing a  'Fuck Morrissey Solo' t-shirt on stage, as did all his band members. They ALL hate the So-Low place. Morrissey backed up his hatred by banning the website's owner from live shows, what more can he do to stop his fans using a website he hates?

There seems to be no way of stopping this disgusting bile at So-Low, they have proven that they are not interested in self policing their site, in fact Tseng loves the fact that he has fellow brothers in arms attacking Morrissey's every move, it means that he doesn't feel so isolated in his one man ban. With regard to MorrisseysWorld, if any of the So-Low users had bothered to actually follow the whole story instead of dismissing it from day one, they could have joined in the fun, and even interacted with their hero, Morrissey.

I have no idea what will happen next. I imagine Morrissey will be absolutely distraught for Kyle, there is even rumour that he didn't perform an encore tonight, which if it is true, is probably because he knew Kyle wasn't going to be going, due to the vile comments. I wouldn't be surprised if Morrissey does soemthing, but I don't know what, he can hardly ban every So-Low user, after all, most are anonymous. In the mean time, I am going to show solidarity to Morrissey, Kyle and his dad, and disassociate myself from anybody who uses So-Low or defends either it, or Uncle Skinny.

This is no longer a light hearted bit of banter, an eleven year old boy and his dad have had to give up the chance to watch Morrissey in concert through fear of reprisals. If any of the people I currently interact with on twitter want to remain friends with Skinny and the other Moz Army lot who use So-Low, then I will NEVER interact with them again, not that they will care of course. I would ask them as parents to think how they would feel as a result of what has happened to Kyle, and there is no point saying, "Uncle Skinny just helps out a bit", he has been absolutely VILE towards me, and allows others to post whatever they like when it involves hatred toward MorrisseysWorld or the BlueRoseSociety, which incidentally was started by Morrissey himself, just as it was Oscar Wilde who formed green Carnation, but of course the So-Lowers won't understand any of that, it's far too girly for them. Uncle Skinny has been misguided enough to think that I'm some fantasy crackpot fan, and that I am behind MorrisseysWorld. I have quite enjoyed watching the So-Lowers run around in circles, desperately confused as to what the hell is going on, but now the joking has to stop, a REAL eleven year old boy has been caught up in it, and it isn't fair.

 Read these words carefully Peter Finan, and put your parent head on. What has happened to eleven year old Kyle is NOT funny and you HAVE to take those comments down from your website, Now for another VERY important bit, I AM NOT BEHIND MORRISSEYSWORLD, MORRISSEY IS!

I really am so desperately sorry for that eleven year old boy, he is a charming and friendly lad, and the fact that he loves the music of Morrissey and not One Direction like every other child of the same age, should mean we all embrace him for having such wonderful taste. The more I think about it, the higher my respect is for Kyle's dad for making that really hard decision not to go to last night's concert in Atlantic City. It proves that he is NOT some fantasist living out some ambition to get close to Moz, as some So-Lower suggested, he is a decent man, and an excellent father. I for one am proud of him.

Viva Morrissey, the blue rose thing can wait, first off, something has to be done about So-Low.

Dear Morrissey, 'I KNOW' that you stopped reading the Morrissey-Solo website a long time ago, but I am writing to you, to bring to your attention something that has sickened a number of people to the very pit of their stomaches, but first, some background information.

    The little boy who has run onto the stage a couple of times at your concerts in New York, and who presented you with a Blue Rose at the Radio City Music Hall, is called Kyle. Kyle is eleven years old and from Long Island. I had the absolute pleasure to meet both Kyle and his father at your concert last week at Greenvale, and then met again with them both at the concert in Brooklyn. It is a breath of fresh air to find that an eleven year old has had the open mindedness to discover your music and appreciate it in the way that all we oldies do. While Kyle's counterparts are force fed Justin Blabber and One Dimension by record companies who have no interest in either talent or taste, Kyle has rejected such mind numbing atrocities, and has found the songs of the greatest living songwriter....YOU! I hope I'm not being too fawning, but it is true..... as you well know.

   After your concert in Brooklyn, where Kyle once again ran on stage to embrace you and show his love, a number of absolutely vile and disgusting comments were placed on the Morrissey-Solo website, not only by anonymous trolls, but by regular users. 'I KNOW' that you know nothing about the internet, but usually in such cases, a moderator would remove such disgusting comments, but rather than do that in this case, the moderator, joined in with the abuse. An eleven year old boy, bullied by so called fans, just because he adores Morrissey? It can't be right. The world is an ugly place, but Morrissey's world is about like minded lovers of your work, so why these people think it is OK to abuse an eleven year old boy, I don't know.

   The upshot of all the abuse from Solo, was that Kyle's dad decided at the very last minute, not to take his little boy to the show in Atlantic City, this was despite the fact that they had driven through the night from Brooklyn, and had spent over 200 dollars on staying at the House of Blues Hotel, as well of course as the money they spent on concert tickets, which were just thrown in the bin. Kyle's dad had read all the abuse on Solo, and was too frightened to take his son to see your concert. How heart breaking is that, but what a fantastic parent, to sacrifice seeing his idol, for the welfare of his boy. They got in the car and made the long trip back home to Long Island.

I have arrived back in a snowy UK, having had the most fantastic week in New York watching Morrissey. I still can't believe what a great adventure it has been, which included:

1. Me giving a Fake Blue Rose to the Fake Morrissey at the Letterman Show, which subsequently resulted in myself and my two travelling companions, 'Midlife Matt' and 'Sophie Twenty Something' (STS), being whisked into the SOLD OUT Letterman Show via the stage door to see Moz sing 'Action is My Middle Name.'


THIS PHOTO IS 'NOT' MORRISSEY, IT IS MORRISSEY'S TOUR MANAGER DONNIE, WITH MY FAKE BLUE ROSE, WHICH I AM CONFIDENT HE GAVE TO 'NOTMORRISSEY', WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF MORRISSEYSWORLD, WHICH IN TURN RESULTED IN 'THE REAL MORRISSEY' AKA TRM, ALLOWING ME AND MY 2 FRIENDS IN TO THE LETTERMAN SHOW! CONFUSED? THEN I SUGGEST YOU START READING BY BLOG FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT BE PREPARED TO HAVE YOUR MIND BLOWN. (ANOTHER RIDICULOUSLY LONG PHOTO CAPTION FROM YOURS TRULY)


2. Me writing on my blog of Wednesday January 9th, "Disaster has struck, I can't find my toothbrush. I can't arrive at the Tilles Center tonight and expect Moz to take the Blue Rose from my teeth with my breath smelling of last night's pasta," only for Morrissey to then walk on stage that VERY evening at the Tilles Center, and say at the encore, "I've been looking for someone to... share my toothbrush with, which is why I came here (pause). All in vain!" It has now been suggested by '@ShutTheKellUp' in the Twitterdilly Arms, that we should throw toothbrushes on stage. Could the toothbrush become the Life of Brian 'shoe', or the Rocky Horror Picture Show 'toast'?

A SHOE - IT'S A SIGN


THE HEIR TO KYLE'S PRESIDENCY WITH HIS TOOTHBRUSH


3. The Tilles Center on Long Island being awash with roses.

4. Kyle, the President of the Blue Rose Society going on stage with Morrissey at Tilles Center.

5. Morrissey bowing to my Blue Rose at Brooklyn after singing 'Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want.'

6. Kyle being swung around on stage at Brooklyn


KYLE ON STAGE AT BROOKLYN


7. Kristeen Young naming her mesmerizing new song, 'Soon' after I inadvertently suggested it.

8. Meeting fellow Blue Rose members; Kyle, Kyle's Dad and MozFiend

9. Handing the mysterious Blue Rose Ring to Kyle at Long Island and then seeing him pass it on to MozFiend at Brooklyn.


THE BLUE ROSE RING BEING GIVEN TO MOZFIEND BY KYLE

10. Inducting Midlife Matt and STS into the Blue Rose Society.

Midlife Matt and STS had thought I was deluded when I told them all about MorrisseysWorld and The Blue Rose Society, but what they witnessed in Manhattan at the Letterman Show, and what they heard and saw at Long Island, left them in NO doubt whatsoever that Morrissey is behind MorrisseysWorld.

There was of course a down side to my trip, namely the despicable abuse that Kyle, his father and I received on the Morrissey-Solo website. What had previously been a bit of harmless adult banter, was taken WAY beyond that, when an eleven year old boy was subjected to unmoderated abuse. I was forced to write a blog on Sunday, asking Peter Finan aka Uncle Skinny, the so called moderator of Morrissey-Solo, to remove the abusive content about Kyle. I don't mind the stuff about me being on there, it is water off a duck's back, and what is more, the constant linking on So-Low to my blog has seen my daily audience quadruple to 1,400 hits a day, which means more people are finding out what BLUE ROSE and MorrisseysWorld are all about. Skinny DIDN'T remove any comments, and instead, abused me further.

MASTERMIND CONTESTANT PETER FINAN - HIS SPECIALIST SUBJECT IN THE QUARTER FINALS WILL BE MORRISSEYSWORLD AND IF HE MAKES THE SEMI'S (WHICH IS DOUBTFUL BASED ON HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MORRISSEYSWORLD), WILL BE THE HISTORY OF THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY


In my blog piece about So-Low, I also wrote that I would stop ALL interaction with anybody who continued to stand by the vile So-Low moderator, and I posted it to MorrisseysWorlders curios; @RosyMires , @Stillicling and @Cathplus5, asking them to support me, rather than stand back and allow Finan to allow an eleven year old face online attack. I also was neither surprised or disappointed to see that Rosy 'Friend to Everyone' Mires, Still.I.Fawn and 'Carefree' Cathy ALL sided with Skinny.

Early on Sunday morning, I wrote an open letter to Morrissey on my blog, and tweeted it to Kristeen Young, asking her to pass it on to Morrissey. Obviously, 'I KNOW' that Morrissey reads my blog on a regular basis, but for TRM to do something about Peter Finan, it HAS to come from a different source than MorrisseysWorld or my blog, as Morrissey HAS to be able to deny any involvement. The BIGGEST 'coincidence' in this whole phenomenon, might just be about to happen - Morrissey MIGHT actually BAN Peter Finan from all concerts, but of course it will be NOTHING to do with MorrisseysWorld or me, I mean, HOW could it be, as in the words of Finan himself, I am just "the character behind the blog (MorrisseysWorld AND Mozziah), and I have "fooled hundreds into believing it was by Morrissey, and had to stop saying it was after being called out on the scam, then admitting it was a 'parody' all along." Finan has also added to his latest rant that I, "then decided it would be a jape to continue the scam by inventing this bullshit (Blue Rose) society. The guy is nothing but a scam artist and a bullshit merchant." If Finan IS banned, HE, along with Rosy Mires et al, will all be saying it's just a coincidence. Oh the irony. Will Moz ban him? Time as ever.....

After writing my open letter, I packed up my clothes, which included my four new Morrissey t-shirts, and then headed out for a last day around Manhattan, taking in the west side area of Chelsea, which I had never been to before. I hope to be able to write my New York Tour Diary at some stage, but at the moment, there is just too much going on with both Morrissey and Our Mozzer.

 A recent photograph of Morrissey in Manhattan has emerged on the net, and it has reminded me of my unpublished parody piece from Christmas.


MORRISSEY - LAST WEEK IN MANHATTAN


My unfinished and unpublished parody piece from Christmas is about Morrissey disguising himself as 'Our Mozzer' aka 'NotMorrissey aka '@MorrisseysWorld', by simply putting on a flat cap. The joke being that his friends should be able to tell the difference between Morrissey and 'NotMorrissey' by the 'cap', so therefore, every time he uses the internet as 'NotMorrissey', he puts his cap. The story takes it a step further, with Morrissey deciding that if he fancies popping down to the shops unnoticed, he can put his cap on, and not get spotted, but he then gets annoyed if the paparazzi photograph him, thinking that he is Morrissey, when it is CLEARLY 'NotMorrissey.' Perhaps the piece will be finished one day, if there is ever a lull.


THE 'NOTMORRISSEY' FROM MY UNPUBLISHED PARODY ARTICLE


My flight home from Newark to Heathrow resulted in me once again sneaking into Premium Economy for a three hour snooze, and also watching a superb film, that I would never have watched in a  million years had Midlife Matt not suggested it. The film is 'The Perks of Being A Wallflower' and is a 'coming of age drama set in 1990's Pittsburgh' (now you can see why I would never have watched it). The film features 'Asleep' by The Smiths, which is reason enough to watch it, but the film itself is captivating.... although rather ironically, Midlife Matt fell asleep.

A CAPTIVATING FILM

I was given a lift home from the airport by my mother and step father. I'm not sure that my mother has ever really listened to Morrissey, but as I talked about my trip (I didn't bother mentioning MW, roses etc, there would just be no point!), I mentioned that I'd bought a t-shirt with 'Oh Manchester, so much to answer for' on it. She laughed, and said "ain't that the truth" (although she didn't really say 'ain't, my mum isn't an 'ain't' sort of gal. I asked her why she said that, and she told me all about the time that she and my dad lived and worked in Manchester. I was flabbergasted. I had NO idea that they had lived there, I just thought my dad had gone to Uni there.

It transpires that my dad NEVER went to Uni at all, he went straight from school into the RAF to do his National Service, and fully intended to become an RAF officer until some bright spark decided to send him and many other servicemen out to Christmas Island in 1955/56 to test nuclear bombs. Funnily enough, the testing put him off being in the forces, and he also contracted cancer from the exposure. On returning to the UK, my dad de-mobbed and at the beginning of 1959, went to live in a place called Northenden in Manchester. He then worked for the next two years in Wythenshawe Hospital. He married my mum in 1960, and took her for a honeymoon in Minehead, but after 4 days, he was missing Manchester so much, he packed everything up, and drove my mum back up to her new home. She took up a job in Withington Hospital, but worked afternoons in the Denmark Rd chest clinic. Despite my dad's love of Manchester, my mum missed the south, and they left at the beginning of 1961. If things had been different, I could've been a Manc. Thank god for a mother's instinct!

WITHINGTON HOSPITAL MANCHESTER


I really shouldn't be waffling on about wallflowers and Manchester, there is SO much to catch up on, but I only have twenty minutes of writing time left. I have decided that as writing this blog has now become my full time job, and nobody could EVER wish for a better job, I have to strike a balance between blogging and family time, so from now on, I will tweet and write up until 5pm every week night, but then every evening and weekend will be family time, and I shall just have to catch up on whatever I miss. Whatever I don]t get to write about today, can wait until tomorrow, or NEVER with some things.... which may include those tour diaries of mine.

I have had no chance yet to go through all the youtube footage of Saturday's concert at Atlantic City, so I have no idea if there were any missed signs. Morrissey definitely DID'T play an encore, which HAS to be as a result of the bullying by So-Low of the Blue Rose Society. WILL Morrissey show his support for the Blue Rose Society by WEARING a Blue Rose tonight? We shall have to see.

The only video that I HAVE seen of the Atlantic City concert is of 'Speedway', which was awesome. During the pause, Morrissey sang, "Life tends to come and go, that's ok, as long as you know, life tends to come and go, as long as you know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know...... " before adding, "did you know?" The song is of course,  'I Won't Share You. Photographs that have emerged, show that Morrissey was sporting pink finger lingerie, which is obviously a reference to the MorrisseysWorld blog, in which in one of his parody stories (I can't remember which one) he says he continues to wear it to show he is suffering (perhaps somebody could post the actual quote, and state which article it's in? Thanks.) The trashy nail polish was back too.

FINGER LINGERIE AND TRASHY NAIL POLISH IN ATLANTIC CITY


Tony Visconti has been interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, and in the interview he is asked if he will ever work with Morrissey again. Here is his reply:

"Hopefully we will. I'm going to see him Friday night in Brooklyn. We email a lot. He's very reluctant to have a deal with anybody 'cause nowadays, the problem is, when a label signs you - right now ha has no label - so if I sign a new label deal, he has to sign a 360 deal. They want a piece of everything. If you write a book, if you write a song, if you're in a movie, they want part of your fee for all these things. So that's the deal that the big labels are offering now and that's because sales are so low and they have to make their money some way. He's totally against that. He's old-school. I actually don't blame him. He could  pull a Radiohead and post it online for a fee, I know, but he's also old school about paying for it himself. Traditionally, the label's gotta pay for him. I understand that, and there's an old saying in show business that you never invest your own money in a show. It kinda follows onto recording to some extent, but that attitude has changed. He could also sign to an indie label that wouldn't make him sign a 360... but beyond that, he has enough fans that he'd make a killing charging 10 dollars for an album online. Yeah, he'll make his money back, yeah. He's playing his new songs onstage, they're being recorded on cell phones every night of the week and they're wonderful songs."


TONY VISCONTI - TO WORK WITH MOZ AGAIN? DEAR GOD, YES PLEASE!

Some great detective work by '@EricaCalil' has resulted in the uncovering of the identity of Morrissey's latest stage back drop, which I had previously described as a 'Slum Mum and Daughter'. How WRONG was I?


THE 'SLUM MUM' AND 'DAUGHTER'

It transpires that the 'Slum Mum' that I referred to (and you must remember I was in the front row, so I was craning my neck), is in fact NINE YEAR OLD Amanda from North Carolina (smoking) and her eight year old cousin Amy. The photo is from 1990, and the story can be read here: http://tamburina.tumblr.com/post/19383658386/amanda-and-her-cousin-amy-by-mary-ellen-mark-north
   The story tells that Amanda was in a special school for children with problems, and that she was both very intelligent and very naughty. I would LOVE to know how life is now treating a 31 year old Amanda.

I have now run out of time. Tonight Morrissey is back on stage in Red Bank, New Jersey. I think I am right in believing that MozFiend will be in attendance, and she will be looking for a member of the Blue Rose Society, to hand the Blue Rose Ring to, who is going to both North Bethesda and Reading. If anybody is going, please leave a comment below.Kyle will also be at tonight's show, let's hope he is shown kindness and respect.

Viva Blue Rose


TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY 13TH JANUARY 2013
(A weekly chart is counted down EVERY Tuesday at 12:45 UK time by @FluffRat)

1. HOW SOON IS NOW? (LIVE ON LONG ISLAND) (TOOTHBRUSH & THE CALL FOR KYLE) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (See the roses being thrown on at the start of this encore, listen to 'toothbrush' speech, and here the call for 'Kyle' at 1 min 50 secs, before seeing Kyle run on in his Blue Rose Society t-shirt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAweuiHZQN0)

2. PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT (LIVE IN BROOKLYN) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (See the Blue Rose at 2 min 14 and the 'Bow to the Blue Rose' at 2:37: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lu5v5rMmnA)

3. STILL ILL AKA DON'T INTERRUPT THE SORROW (LIVE IN BROOKLYN) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (See Kyle being swung around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d0G_77E5BA)

4. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER (LIVE IN BROOKLYN) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (See Morrissey 'hugged' at 1 min. Does anybody know who the hugger? It was very touching, and this girl should be in the BRS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV4xpNCGO4)

5. MALADJUSTED (LIVE ON LONG ISLAND) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWqA-6O2SNQ)


6. I KNOW IT'S OVER (LIVE ON LONG ISLAND) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRq7BGJ7M8o)


7. SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGAN (LIVE ON LONG ISLAND) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sUu4aJC0vI)

8. SPEEDWAY + THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE (LIVE ON LONG ISLAND) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDl94FRN_bM)





10. WELCOME TO MY WORLD - DEAN MARTIN (NEW ENTRY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX7BAfXn85Y)

(Editors footnote: As time passes, and you get the opportunity to reflect back, the one song that I can't get out of my head from the concert in Brooklyn is 'Black Cloud', but unfortunately, there is no footage of it on Youtube. It would have been placed high in the chart, as would 'Everyday is Like Sunday' and 'First of the Gang' from Brooklyn, plus Kristeen Young's 'Soon'.)

Normal service has been resumed. Last night's concert in Red Bank New Jersey saw Morrissey return to the stage for the first time since Saturday night. There was anticipation from some of the MorrisseysWorlders that the concert would see Morrissey do or say something to show support for Blue Rose or to condemn So-Low, especially as 'NotMorrissey' had tweeted on Sunday to say: "The next concert will be different."

Well, from the Youtube footage that I have so far seen, which is quite a lot thanks to the Youtube user 'QualityHospital', there was NO mention of Blue Rose OR So-Low, but the concert was, as predicted by Our Mozzer, DIFFERENT! I will get to the 'difference' in a minute, but first some reasoning and So-Low bashing.

Morrissey HAS to keep completely distanced from MorrisseysWorld if the secret is to continue, and he is probably keen to keep up the myth that he doesn't EVER read So-Low. Morrissey and the band only ever wore the 'Fuck Morrissey-Solo' t-shirts ONCE, because ANY publicity for So-Low is GOOD publicity, and Morrissey CERTAINLY doesn't want So-Low getting any publicity, especially as they are in such a decline.


COUNT BASIE THEATRE, RED BANK, NEW JERSEY - NO MENTION OF SO-LOW


The vast majority of Morrissey's concert going fans have NEVER heard of Solow, and even those who have, very few visit it. Those  of us who have chosen to have Morrissey in our lives on a daily basis, sometimes forget that not ALL Morrissey fans are the same as us, So-Low is not on their radar. We are of course our own worst enemies, we all say we won't go to the So-Low place, but we still do, usually just to read the concert reviews, but as the reviews are inevitably just full of absolute crap, we come away wondering why we bothered. I honestly can't remember the last time I read a good, informative, and supportive review on So-Low.

If none of the MorrisseysWorlders/Blue Rosers had read the rubbish on So-Low the other day, we'd have been none the wiser about the vile hatred, so perhaps the answer is, if you ARE going to peek into the slums of So-Low, keep it to yourselves, and don't report your findings to others.

THE SO-LOW SLUM


'WHAT WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT?' I hear you all cry. Be patient, I'm getting to that, but firstly, a little more So-Low bashing.

Despite my blog being linked on So-Low a number of times the other day, I only received 900 extra hits, and I am pretty sure that everybody reading So-Low that day, WOULD have been curious enough to check out what my blog was about, so therefore, So-Low only have 900 daily users. In fact, that isn't true, because the likelihood is that some people would have looked more than once, so their readership is probably around 700, which is not very many at all, and is WAY, WAY down on the number of users So-Low used to have. The number of actual registered users who regularly leave comments is probably no more than about 30. It would appear that fans have left in their droves. We now have to ignore them. After today, I will NEVER mention either So-Low or Uncle Skinny EVER again.


SO-LOW HQ - FALLING OFF A CLIFF


'THE DIFFERENCE, THE DIFFERENCE?' Soon. Keep reading. This morning, I worked my way through my twitter time line, and I was saddened to see the following tweet from Kyle's dad, sent BEFORE the concert: "It is wearing me so bad, I will drive 90 miles 2 ways and this the 1st time in 22 years I feel not welcome."

That must have been a horrible feeling, travelling to a Morrissey concert full of dread rather than excitement, and all because of the abuse on So-Low. The next tweet from Kyle's dad was AFTER the concert, and read: "Completely ignored, would not even shake you know who's hand at all, very sad, wish I had not got Reading tix."


KYLE'S DAD (LEFT) - DOWN IN THE DUMPS

Kyle's dad's reaction is a perfectly normal reaction, especially as both 'NotMorrissey' and TRM have been so good to Kyle, but Kyle's dad HAS to understand that you can NEVER have expectations of Morrissey, and he owes NONE of us ANYTHING. What is more, if Morrissey ever starts to do the expected, then he stops becoming the man we all love. Part of his charm is that he NEVER does the expected.

So NOW to the DIFFERENCE. In fact there were TWO, and one would appear to be especially for Kyle. Morrissey opened last night's show with 'The Youngest Was The Most Loved', which I think is pretty obvious to all of us MorrisseysWorlders, was Morrissey paying tribute to Kyle, as he NEVER usually opens with this song. I don't think Morrissey was EVER likely to have acknowledged Kyle last night in any other way, for three reasons: A) Morrissey wouldn't want to be seen showing any fan favouritism, B) He is keen to protect Kyle from any back lash and C) Morrissey has NEVER publicly acknowledged that he knows who Kyle is.

You only have to look at the abuse Julia Riley receives on So-Low to see how jealous other fans can be if Morrissey shows attention to somebody on a regular basis, so it is quite possible that Morrissey will NEVER give Kyle public recognition, mainly for his own good. Even when Kyle ran up on stage for the umpteenth time at Brooklyn on Friday, Morrissey pretended that he didn't know who he was, even asking somebody in the centre row, "Is he yours?"

Yes Moz may shout Kyle's name during a song, but that is 'hidden.' Morrissey has never publicly admitted that he knows of Kyle, and it is important that any relationship built with 'NotMorrissey', is not confused with TRM. Morrissey has been MORE than generous towards Kyle, and he obviously likes him very much. We all do.


ON STAGE LAST NIGHT - OWES NOTHING

The SECOND DIFFERENCE actually occurred before the first! Morrissey walked on stage last night, to what I at first thought was Klaus Nomi's 'Death' instead of the usual 'Imperfect List', but as HeatherCat posted on twitter, it is actually 'Wayward Sisters' by Nomi.

So, 'NotMorrissey' had made yet ANOTHER correct prediction, but all coincidental, of course! Three days ago, 'NotMorrissey' also posted the following tweets, following the vile comments left on So-Low after the Brooklyn concert:

"The sick b*****ds at Morrissey-So-Low are monsters. They disgust me, as does that site. I am not joking. I am appalled."

"Those dreadful human beings live under a rock. They are fantasists. But, Tseng and Finan went too far this time."

The only way to completely sink So-Low, is to offer an alternative. The only reason ANY of us go to So-low AT ALL is because they tend to print the set list to each concert first, but if Morrissey was to have his own website, with the set posted first, possibly even with a photo of each 'actual' setlist, then So-Low would disappear forever. My gut feeling is that this is what Morrissey has had planned all along. He's even mentioned it a few times in various MorrisseysWorld articles. I predict that MorrisseysWorld is just a vehicle to destroy So-Low. So-Low is getting closer to death. Now we just have to wait.


MORRISSEY IN RED BANK


With regard to the rest of last night's concert, there was no "shut your ugly mouth" or a cappella song during Speedway, and at the beginning of the encore, Morrissey quoted from the song Rubber Ring, saying, "And when you're dancing, and laughing, and finally living." Morrissey seemed to be in a fairly upbeat mood throughout the concert, and referred to the Count Basie Theatre as the Count Dracula. During the introduction of the band, Boz Boorer was referred to as, "the very spreadable Boz Boorer." I don't know any other details about the show.
Here is the set list:

TUESDAY JANUARY 15TH - COUNT BASIE THEATRE, RED BANK, NEW JERSEY

1. THE YOUNGEST WAS THE MOST LOVED
2. YOU HAVE KILLED ME
3. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE
4. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME
5. ALMA MATTERS
6. BLACK CLOUD
7. YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY
8. SPEEDWAY
9. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER
10. MALADJUSTED
11. OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD
(INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND)
12. PEOPLE ARE THE SAME EVERYWHERE
13. ONE DAY GOODBYE WILL BE FAREWELL
14. HOW SOON IS NOW?
15. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
16. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT
17. LET ME KISS YOU
18. MEAT IS MURDER
19. I KNOW IT'S OVER
ENCORE
20. STILL ILL

Further to my previous comment about favourtism and expectation, I must mention that an anonymous 'somebody' left a comment on my blog four days ago, asking if I was "slighted" because Morrissey hadn't taken my Blue Rose. Here is the comment and my reply:





The question now of course, is where does Blue Rose go from here? The Youtube footage shows that there were NO roses in the audience, and certainly none were thrown on stage. Just as it seemed in Long Island that word would start to spread, we are back to the very beginning. Will Blue Rose go underground? Will it be reborn when other MorrisseysWorlders such as HeatherCat and Clover Dean (who is going to Vegas, LA and San Diego) attend concerts, or will it just die?

I am presuming that MozFiend would not have found anybody to pass the Blue Rose Ring to last night, so it may well have ended it's journey across America already. Perhaps MozFiend would be kind enough to leave a comment below, letting us know what has happened, and perhaps other Blue Rose members cold leave comment, telling which concerts they are going to, and whether or not they will be taking a rose.


MOZFIEND (LEFT) RECEIVES THE BLUE ROSE RING IN BROOKLYN - WHERE DOES IT GO NOW?

Although I have watched all the footage from last night's show, I still haven't watched any yet from Atlantic City, I shall hopefully find time later. I can report however, that GWO (@girlwithout) has discovered the identity of the new stage back drop. It is NOT a still from the James Dean film 'Giant', as had been suggested by Romina, but is instead a photo of 'Teenagers in the ruins of Smithfield Market in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1974.'

TEENAGERS IN THE RUINS OF SMITHFIELD MARKET IN BELFAST, N.I, 1974


The only other things to report, are that Our Mozzer has once agin closed the MW blog, posting 'No signs at New York' Therefore MorrisseysWorld is now closed. It goes on to say:

"A plea to Morrissey:
The vile goings on at Morrissey So-Low must not go unpunished. (Blah, Blah, Blah) Finan is every bit as bad as David Tseng; in fact he's worse. Ban him now. Ban him for life. Then perhaps MorrisseysWorld can return. All hail President Kyle! BlueRoseSociety for ever."

Every MorrisseysWorld post has been removed. For the record, the number of hits for MW currently stands at 355,067. My semi-mesmerizing blog, which started 21 months after MW, currently has a hit count of 128,111. With MW closed, hopefully my blog can take giant strides to claw back the quarter of a million hits that I am currently behind, and then world domination shall be mine.

The most frustrating thing about MW closing, is that 'Broken' (the unemployed gay medical officer, who is Our Mozzer's right hand man) had tweeted on Sunday to say: "I happen to know the New Mozzer Order part 2 was ready to go. Sadly that will probably never happen now." He added, "The part 2 parody featured a certain unpublished poet quite prominently. You'd have loved it!"

BROKEN MORRISSEY - HE CLAIMS ON TWITTER TO BE AGED 28-32.... DON'T THEY ALL!


Later in the day, Broken added a further teaser: "@rioferdy5 Rio you featured in the new MorrisseysWorld article (unpublished) as my "bit of rough!"" There were even MORE teasers to come, in reply to Loughton Lil discussing the MUKIB (Medically unnecessary kick in bollocks), Broken said: "Something similar happened in the unpublished MW Blog post. I got to use my own foot this time," and then went on to add, "Part 1 of the Morrissey World Order was sadly-overlooked genius. Can't believe so few people got to laugh along, but I only saw the draft of Part 2 - it could be much better. It goes through 3 or 4 drafts."

BROKEN'S "BIT OF ROUGH" IN THE YET UNPUBLISHED MW ARTICLE

That will do for today. It is very sad to report the death of HMV, but in my eyes, they died YEARS AGO, when they stopped selling records. Surely one day, music purchasers will want something to hold and play.... or perhaps they won't!

HMV - IN ADMINISTRATION

*STOP PRESS - 1 HOUR AFTER I POSTED THIS BLOG, THE MORRISSEYSWORLD BLOG COMPLETELY VANISHED. MORRISSEYSWORLDERS ARE NOW HOPING THAT MORRISSEYSWORLD IS GOING THROUGH A COMPLETE REVAMP, AND WILL THEN RELAUNCH AS 'THE' NUMBER 1 MORRISSEY NEWS SITE, WHERE ONLY PLEASANTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED, SET LISTS WILL BE PUBLISHED FIRST, AND DISCUSSIONS WILL REMAIN TASTEFUL. COULD THIS FINALLY BE THE END OF THE VILE SO-LOW PLACE? DID FINAN GO TOO FAR BY ALLOWING UNMODERATED ABUSE OF AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD....... OR HAS OUR MOZZER JUST GOT BORED, AND BUGGERED OFF? TIME AS EVER.....*

The MorrisseysWorld blog has GONE.
The MorrisseysWorld twitter account has GONE.
Our Mozzer's right hand man, Broken, has GONE.

Nobody at this moment in time knows if MorrisseysWorld is gone for good, is just resting, or is re-vamping so that it can take over from S*-L*w.

I only ever started writing this blog of mine to follow the phenomenal story of MorrisseysWorld, so if it HAS ended, I really should be heading back to work, which is not what I really want to do, but I it would be a waste for me not to give others the benefit of my astute business brain. Having said that, if MW returns, I shall continue to write the story, because this is FAR too important a piece of history for me not to.

If Morrissey DOES create the new Number 1 Morrissey website, I will happily volunteer to be a PROPER moderator, although ideally I think Morrissey should employ me as his new manager, I'd be perfect; I'd fawn in all the right places, dish out the bad news when it's needed, and be the one he can blame for everything. I shall stand by the fax machine in anticipation *Goes to stand by fax machine and realises that he doesn't have one*

There is so far no Youtube footage from yesterday's concert at The Music Center in Strathmore, North Bethesda, so I have no idea how the concert went. If the Setlist.Fm website is accurate, then there were no surprise songs played, and it shows that 'Shoplifters' was the opener and 'How Soon Is Now?' the encore. It would be interesting to know if the intro music reverted back to the 'Imperfect List' instead of Klaus Nomi, but I absolutely REFUSE to even peek into the vile S*L*w cesspit to find out. I doubt that anybody has written a proper review anyway. I have seen photos on twitter, which show that the finger lingerie has now been changed to yellow and it has moved finger, which proves that it isn't an injury. More news tomorrow if I find any.


MORRISSEY LAST NIGHT WITH FINGER LINGERIE


Romina left a comment on my blog of yesterday mentioning that she'd noticed Morrissey has stopped wearing his two chunky stage rings and also sang a piece from Rubber Ring the other day. Romina also suggests that Heather should be the one to pass the ring to Morrissey. I think that would be a great idea, but we need MozFiend to let us know where it is! Perhaps MozFiend could get the ring to Heather. Please report in agent MozFiend.

I have been very busy in the real world today, so I have no time to add any more. There is a new Morrissey interview in the Pittsburg Post Gazette, in which Morrissey rather interestingly mentions Boy George and "a hateful online creche called Morrissey S*L*w." I shall report further on both the interview tomorrow.

On a very brief visit this evening to the Twitterdilly Arms, I witnessed a lot of doom and gloom. The black cloud will lift. We've been here before, and no doubt we'll be here again. If this IS the end, we should be grateful; after all, we have our health and we are NOT Elton John.

*Goes off singing* The one I love, roosts in the mind, can snap this spell, or increase hell

Dear Morrissey, 'I KNOW' that you stopped reading the Morrissey-Solo website a long time ago, but I am writing to you, to bring to your attention something that has sickened a number of people to the very pit of their stomaches, but first, some background information.

    The little boy who has run onto the stage a couple of times at your concerts in New York, and who presented you with a Blue Rose at the Radio City Music Hall, is called Kyle. Kyle is eleven years old and from Long Island. I had the absolute pleasure to meet both Kyle and his father at your concert last week at Greenvale, and then met again with them both at the concert in Brooklyn. It is a breath of fresh air to find that an eleven year old has had the open mindedness to discover your music and appreciate it in the way that all we oldies do. While Kyle's counterparts are force fed Justin Blabber and One Dimension by record companies who have no interest in either talent or taste, Kyle has rejected such mind numbing atrocities, and has found the songs of the greatest living songwriter....YOU! I hope I'm not being too fawning, but it is true..... as you well know.

   After your concert in Brooklyn, where Kyle once again ran on stage to embrace you and show his love, a number of absolutely vile and disgusting comments were placed on the Morrissey-Solo website, not only by anonymous trolls, but by regular users. 'I KNOW' that you know nothing about the internet, but usually in such cases, a moderator would remove such disgusting comments, but rather than do that in this case, the moderator, joined in with the abuse. An eleven year old boy, bullied by so called fans, just because he adores Morrissey? It can't be right. The world is an ugly place, but Morrissey's world is about like minded lovers of your work, so why these people think it is OK to abuse an eleven year old boy, I don't know.

   The upshot of all the abuse from Solo, was that Kyle's dad decided at the very last minute, not to take his little boy to the show in Atlantic City, this was despite the fact that they had driven through the night from Brooklyn, and had spent over 200 dollars on staying at the House of Blues Hotel, as well of course as the money they spent on concert tickets, which were just thrown in the bin. Kyle's dad had read all the abuse on Solo, and was too frightened to take his son to see your concert. How heart breaking is that, but what a fantastic parent, to sacrifice seeing his idol, for the welfare of his boy. They got in the car and made the long trip back home to Long Island.

I am pleased to report that 'MozFiend', who is the current holder of the 'Blue Rose Ring', has reported in, and STILL has the ring. Here is her comment from yesterday:

Agent MozFiend here. I am sorry that I did not have the time to write sooner. I am still in possession of the Blue Rose Society ring. Since being passed the ring by Kyle in Brooklyn I have attended two shows- Atlantic City and Red Bank, NJ. In AC I was afraid to show my affiliation with the Blue Rose Society due to the goings on at So-Low concerning Kyle and his father. And I didn't see anyone with a rose there or anything else that would give away a member, so I stayed quiet about it all. At the Count Dracula Theater in Red Bank, I chatted up many of the surrounding fans in the front rows and either they had never heard of MorrisseysWorld, had heard of it but knew nothing much about it, or they think MorrisseysWorld is a hoax perpetrated by some nutbag pretending to be Morrissey and followed by a bunch of delusional mental patients, and they wanted NOTHING to do with it at all. I am still going to the show in Port Chester, NY and I will do my best to pass on the ring to a worthy successor or I will do whatever it is you desire me to do with it. I am as ever a faithful servant of the Blue Rose Society.

We now need SOMEBODY to receive the ring from MozFiend on Saturday night in Port Chester, but that person will need to ALSO be going to the Pittsburgh show on Monday 21st. Is there ANYBODY out there who can help us keep the ring moving. If nobody leaves a comment on today's blog, we will need MozFiend to post the ring to '@HeatherCat222', so MozFiend, please join twitter and make contact with Heather if nobody leaves a comment today. If there IS somebody who can take the ring, please leave a message for MozFiend, with a meeting time and place at the Capitol Theatre.


MOZFIEND (LEFT) - NEEDS TO PASS THE RING


It is interesting to read MozFiend's comment that most fans at Red Bank had 'never' heard of MorrisseysWorld. This of course isn't surprising, MW has never been advertised 'anywhere', so how 'could' the huge majority of Moz fans ever possibly have heard of it? MozFiend also encountered people who 'had' heard of MW, but knew nothing about it. This isn't surprising either, as the majority of those who 'have' heard of MW, would have dismissed it as being of no relevance, because Morrissey himself had informed everybody via True-To-You that he wasn't involved. His fans believed him! It is ALSO no surprise that MozFiend encountered people who deemed MW to be a hoax run by a deluded nutbag, this is because the moderator on the Number 1 Morrissey fan site is TELLING people this, and unfortunately they think he knows what he's talking about. He doesn't!


COULD THE AUTHOR OF THE HYSTERICALLY WITTY MORRISSEYSWORLD, WHICH HAS MADE DOZENS OF CORRECT PREDICTIONS REGARDING THINGS MORRISSEY WILL DO, 'REALLY' BE A DELUDED NUTBAG? ER, NO!


The readership numbers of my blog have recently gone through the roof, thanks mainly to a certain cesspit of a website linking to it. For all those of you who have recently found my blog, and are wondering what the hell it is all about, I shall tell you a little secret, but don't just take my word for it, find out for yourselves:

MORRISSEY IS THE AUTHOR OF MORRISSEYSWORLD.

The scum who run the cesspit site, whose name I refuse to mention, will do everything they possibly can to convince their readers that Morrissey isn't behind MorrisseysWorld, this is because they are PETRIFIED that their site will soon be obsolete. Their main tactic is to accuse me of being the author of MorrisseysWorld, which although is greatly flattering, is of course untrue, I do not possess the genius of Moz.

I am pretty confident that the 'Scum Cesspit' owner, David Tze, is fully aware of who I am, but he will never actually name me as the person behind MorrisseysWorld because he KNOWS it is Morrissey, so he leaves it to his moderator to shout and scream abuse, and to accuse anybody and everybody of being the author of MW. The moderator is clueless to Tze Tze's games, and is also blissfully ignorant of the truth, which is what he claims to seek.


DICTATOR DAVID TZE - KNOWS THAT MORRISSEY IS BEHIND MORRISSEYSWORLD

Anyway, my thanks to Dictator Tze and his 'Scum-Pit' for linking their readers here, hopefully those who can be bothered to read the WHOLE of my blog, and thus discover the truth behind this unbelievable MorrisseysWorld phenomenon, will join in the excitement that many of us have been enjoying for the past eighteen months or so.

Our little group of MorrisseysWorlders are known as the 'Blue Rose Society' or the 'Deluded Dozen' as we have nicknamed ourselves, although our numbers are now FAR in excess of a dozen, we are into the hundreds. EVERYBODY is welcome. Unfortunately, this isn't the greatest time to have discovered the truth about MorrisseysWorld, as the blog and twitter account have recently closed, but hopefully this is just a temporarily measure, and Morrissey will return, although it should be noted, we NEVER refer to him as Morrissey, that makes him uncomfortable, he is 'Our Mozzer', a self-aware parody, and don't bother to ask if he's the real Morrissey, because he will say, "NO", although very occasionally, just because he's 'Morrissey', he says, "YES!"

Most of the Blue Rose Society are on twitter, so if you are new to this whole phenomenon, please come and join us, starting with @Heathercat222, @GirlOnBike1102, @Girlwithout, @MozIsMyShepherd (formerly @BraveVampire), @MozKidKyle (The Blue Rose President), @PapaSonsFilm (Posh semi-Greek film director), @Caterita2008, @Fancys123, @Vulgar1mkela, @AirRaid25, @Shutthekellup, @YunaraGunarso, @MozzeriansATW, @awillo9658 and @LizzyCatMoz, but you may wish to avoid; @TheRatsBack, @LoughtonLil and @MancLadMozFan. If Moz comes back, he's @MorrisseysWorld.

OUR MOZZER OR MORRISSEY?

Yesterday, I very briefly mentioned an email interview that Morrissey has just given to the Pittsburg Post Gazette. Here are the highlights:

On the subject of set lists and online fan suggestions: "I don't think whatever songs I sing matters that much because it's not as if any of them are actually 'awful.' I read nothing online. There's a hateful online creche called Morrissey SoLow, which cured me of canvassing opinions many years ago." (It should be noted that Morrissey hasn't publicly mentioned 'Scum Cesspit' in over a year. It is NO coincidence that he chooses to mention it now, just days after the vile attack by 'Scum Cesspit' on the Blue Rose Society.)

On the subject of believing he is a 'religious character' who can solve his fans' problems: "I don't think that anymore. I survive because the songs are strong, and for no other reason. I have never once relied on a promotional campaign, and even now, I can't imagine what such a feeling must be like." (I love the fact that Moz once again ignores the actual question, and talks about something he wanted to talk about instead of what he was asked, ie promotional campaigns, which has NOTHING to do with religious characters! It is obvious that Morrissey has always felt let down by every record label's inability to promote him properly. Each and every label has FAILED to realise what they had, in having Moz on their books, and his frustration is obviously still there, eating away.)

MORRISSEY - NO LONGER SEES HIMSELF AS THE MOZZIAH, OH BUT I DO.

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

On the subject of old material no longer feeling right: "I think the sentiments are timeless, which is why the early catalog still sells well. The Morrissey catalog through Universal is abysmally distributed." (Again Moz very cleverly turns the subject to one he wants to talk about, which in this case, is running on a similar line to the last one. Firstly he attacked poor promotion, and now he attacks Universal's poor distribution, which once again, is of course true.)


On the subject of the likes of The Stones and The Who playing into their 70s: "It's good if it's well-executed. If the Stones and the Who want to play music at 70 instead of nodding off in front of Turner Classic Movies, then I think that's a healthy decision." (This is good news for us Moz fans, as it would seem that Moz has 'U' turned regarding his view on 'oldies' doing live shows. There is no reason to believe that Moz will retire from live singing; after all, it is what he lives for, his voice is stronger than ever, he keeps selling tickets and he's probably seen all the Turner Classic Movies.)


THE ROLLING STONES - STILL GIVING THEIR FANS WHAT THEY WANT - PLEASE NOTE, THE CHARLIE WATTS IN THE PICTURE WAS BORROWED FROM MADAME TUSSAUDS

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

On the subject of whether it is important for The Smiths to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "Not really because I'm not a Smith. During the time that I was friends with Daviid Bowie, he said no to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, and he also turned down a knighthood from Buckingham Palace. I certainly admire the latter, and I admire Boy George, who also turned down an MBE from the Queen." (It is VERY interesting to note that Morrissey mentions Boy George, who has been a long time friend of 'Our Mozzer' on twitter. Boy George named '@MorrisseysWorld' in a national British newspaper as his favourite tweeter, and now we have REAL Morrissey complementing Boy George in an interview. One has to ask, if Morrissey has NOTHING to do with MorrisseysWorld, then WHY, of all the people in the whole wide world, has he chosen to pay a compliment to the man who chose MorrisseysWorld as his favourite tweeter? The coincidences just mount up, and mount up, and mount up.

BOY GEORGE - WHY HIM?


The other day, I mentioned that Morrissey has started wearing a finger plaster again (finger lingerie), but I couldn't remember what article on the MW blog had first mentioned the plaster. My thanks therefore to Heather Cat, for finding the reference to the finger plaster. The MW blog is not currently available to view, but Heather found the reference on MY blog, from the 'History of MorrisseysWorld' piece I wrote on June 2nd. Incidentally, if you are fairly new to this whole MorrisseysWorld phenomenon, this article may help explain a lot of things, see here: http://followingthemozziah.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/history-of-morrisseysworld.html).

Here is the original quote about the finger lingerie from the MorrisseysWorld blog:




THE YELLOW FINGER PLASTER, EMPHASIZING "PERSONAL SUFFERING ON MY JOURNEY"

Quite a lot of footage has at last appeared on Youtube from Wednesday's concert at Strathmore. Here is the set list, and where possible, I have added Morrissey's quotes, and links to the footage. Morrissey seems to have been in good spirits, and at one stage passed the mic to a female fan who, as usual spouted the usual, "I love you so much." The stand out song for me was 'Speedway', but there was no a cappella during the pause.

THE MUSIC CENTER at STRATHMORE, NORTH BETHESDA, MD - JANUARY 16TH 2013

SET LIST:

INTRO - WAYWARD SISTERS BY KLAUS NOMI

"The joy of music"
1. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OO8tD-YRRQ

2. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2EuAy8QIK8&list=UURGXfTJMDeLNILrISytOMcQ&index=7

3. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBl3gUNT234

"Are you at peace? Could you be happier? So what?"
4. YOU HAVE KILLED ME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kULfaR4KTpg&list=UURGXfTJMDeLNILrISytOMcQ

5. YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWMvWzJu2M&list=UURGXfTJMDeLNILrISytOMcQ

6. I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS

7. OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD

"Of course, history can be made on Wednesdays, just as well as any other day, unless of course, you feel a bit rough, from yesterday, a hard at Pepco, a hard day at Walgreens, a hard day on the streets, (in response to heckler) Amen. (Then goes to another heckler who says, "I love you so much, just let me hug you," to which Moz says, "I thought you might."          
8. SPEEDWAY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXF_bR_zPEQ

9. BLACK CLOUD

10. STILL ILL

11. ALMA MATTERS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL1kZVK2dag

12. I KNOW IT'S OVER

13. LET ME KISS YOU

14. MALADJUSTED

BAND INTRODUCTION "For your private notes of the ing, on the guitar is Boz Boorer. On the bass from (screeches) 'Chicago', is Solomon Walker, on the drums from New York is Anthony Burulcich (Ed's note - he's from Long Island, so I was told recently), on the guitar from Mexico, Austin, Jesse Tobias, on the piano is Gustavo Manzurs (Ed's note - Moz pronounced Manzurs slightly differently to previous times, emphasizing the 'z' as opposed to an 's'), and I of many selves of which this is the only one.")

15. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=PvDPEaAnTkU&list=UURGXfTJMDeLNILrISytOMcQ&index=1 (Includes Band intro)

16. PEOPLE ARE THE SAME EVERYWHERE

17. ONE DAY GOODBYE WILL BE FAREWELL

"We're not finished with you yet." "If you are meant to find someone than you will. If you're not meant to, then you won't. That's all I can say. I heard a phone ringing somewhere... for me, it's got to be for me. So many buses, I never board them, *sighs* what's the point? You only have to get off, so therefore *tuts*.
18. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohrerEvOxkc&list=UURGXfTJMDeLNILrISytOMcQ

19. MEAT IS MURDER

ENCORE
"Be very gentle." (Ed's note - probably in reference to being half strangled during an encore recently, although it was to be ignored, as the very first stage invader tried to pull him over. Nobody else made the stage.)
20. HOW SOON IS NOW?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NUTKv06Fuw

If anybody has any more links to songs, please add them to the comments box and I will add them on.

There has been no Kristeen Young footage added for ages, which is a real shame. If anybody would care to video some Kristeen footage, it would be greatly appreciated, especially the new song, 'Soon', which really IS superb.

An announcement on True-To-You has told how Morrissey has refused a headline offer for this year's Coachella Festival.


So, tonight there is a concert in Reading PA and tomorrow Moz heads back to NY state to play Port Chester. I shall now take a rest from blogging until Monday, so if there is anything that anybody thinks I should know, please leave comment, and let's hope MozFiend can get the ring to somebody.

The MorrisseysWorld blog and twitter account remain closed. The Twitterdilly Arms has gone remarkably quiet. Kyle, the President of the Blue Rose Society is back where he rightfully belongs - on stage with Moz at the encore. The Blue Rose Society continues to grow in numbers. The users of the 'S*-L*w Scum Cesspit' website  continue to criticize Morrissey, while the owner of the said Cesspit takes Morrissey's quote of it being a "Hateful online creche" and adopts it as the search engine tag line for his dying website, wearing it with pride like an ASBO. The moderator of 'Scum Cesspit' continues to convince himself that he has NEVER done anything wrong, and he also continues to detach 'Morrissey the Singer', who he says he LOVES, from 'Morrissey the Person', who he obviously HATES. Meanwhile, Morrissey puts on another two stunning concerts, and sings the mesmerizing, 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore.' Welcome to Morrissey's World, where the 'Deluded Dozen' continue to Follow The Mozziah. You couldn't make this up!


CROSS STICH BY NEW BLUE ROSE SOCIETY MEMBER 'LELS AKA @GORAMSTITCHES

The MorrisseysWorlders (collectively known as the 'Deluded Dozen') in the Twitterdilly Arms were desperately hoping for a sign from Morrissey in the last of the New York concerts on Saturday night, a sign that would re-open the MW blog, but it would appear that there was no sign given, as there is certainly NO sign of Our Mozzer.

I took a weekend off from blogging, but popped into the Twit Arms on a couple of occasions, mainly to post songs from Morrissey's stunning concerts of Friday and Saturday. The atmosphere in The Arms was subdued, with some wondering if we have seen the end of MorrisseysWorld forever, while others are hopeful that Our Mozzer is just having another rest, perhaps going off to sea, just like Morrissey recently described the experience of touring, but without the sea.

OFF ON TOUR - L TO R: SOLOMON WALKER, ANTHONY BURULCICH, MORRISSEY, JESSE TOBIAS, BOSS EYED BOZ BOORER


The good news is that the Twitterdilly Arms has some new recruits, as more and more people come to realise that Morrissey really IS behind MorrisseysWorld. One of the new reruits is '@MozFiend', who has arranged to pass the legendary Blue Rose Ring on to Heather Cat, who in turn will be attempting to hand it to Morrissey on stage in Chicago this coming Saturday. Other newbies in the Twit Arms include '@GoramStitches, whose handy work can be seen at the top of this page, and my two fellow New York travellers, '@MidlifeMatt' and '@Sophie_T_S.' The events we witnessed in New York at the Letterman Show, and with 'Tooth Brush Gate' at Long Island, left Matt and Sophie in NO doubt that Morrissey is Our Mozzer.

Whilst in the Twit Arms, I was also able to post Kristeen Young's two fantastic new songs, 'Then I Screamed' (which Kristeen had previously nicknamed 'Soon'), and another as yet untitled song (which I had previously nick named 'No'). It was only on Friday that I had asked on my blog for somebody to record these new Kristeen songs and put them on Youtube, so my thanks go to Youtube user 'tyrant2525', who I am sure is not a reader of my blog, but thanks all the same, the songs are both incredible.

KRISTEEN YOUNG - AWAY AT SEA WITH MORRISSEY

I had managed to completely avoid peeking into the Scum Cesspit all weekend until HeatherCat linked me to an ongoing debate regarding Morrissey's interview with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Heather had thought that I may have been involved in the debate, especially as one of the anonymous postings had been signed by Blue Rose, but until she had alerted me to it, I had been blissfully unaware. Against my better judgement, I ended up reading the whole thing, which basically amounted to the Scum Pit owner and moderator disagreeing with everybody, and showing no ability to realise they are wrong in virtually everything they say. There is absolutely NO point reading ANYTHING that either of these two men ever write, their opinions are worthless, totally worthless, so can I please ask that nobody links me to ANYTHING from the Scum Cesspit ever again.

Interestingly enough, I had written on my blog of Friday that I believed David Tseng knew my identity and was fully aware that Morrissey is behind MorrisseysWorld. On Saturday morning, I received an email from David T, which I have NO intention of replying to as the man is a moron, but it would appear that I was correct in my assumptions of Friday, and although I won't reveal the contents of the email, or try and defend Tseng in any way, I will point out on Tseng's behalf, that he has never accused me, or anybody else of being behind MorrisseysWorld, and it is Uncle Skinny who is the one making the ridiculous accusations about MorrisseysWorld, seemingly because he is 100% unaware that it is Moz.

Having pointed that out on Tseng's behalf, I would now like to add that I believe Tseng to be an unscrupulous piece of pond life, who would sell his own granny to get back into Morrissey's affections. His ban obviously hurts him deeply, and he doesn't know what to do to put things right. He feels backed into a corner, and rather than doing ALL he can to show he is remorseful, he has allowed his cesspit of a website to get worse and worse. I now believe that the MorrisseysWorld parody article about the 'Bans and Ejections Committee' may have had an element of truth behind it, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Tseng REALLY did write a letter pleading for clemency. I hope his ban is NEVER lifted, and hopefully the other idiot who continues to insult Morrissey whilst claiming to be a fan is also banned.


THE S*-L*W CESSPIT IS FALLING APART

So, as the Scum Cesspit self destructs, the Blue Rose Society continues to grow, with many ex-Cesspit users now preferring the atmosphere of the friendly, all embracing Twitterdilly Arms. And while David Tseng continues to be banned from ALL Morrissey concerts, the President of the Blue Rose Society was once again welcomed back on stage on Friday night, and was also given not only a name check by Morrissey, but was handed the microphone.


NEW SHIRT DESIGN BY @JJAZMINEMOZ




Also on Youtube is another of Kristeen's new songs, that she first played in Brooklyn, which I have nick named 'NO' (See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUcrCqmf6Y), although I have no idea of it's actual title. This song is also really, really good, and it is criminal that Kristeen doesn't have a recording contract.


KRISTEEN YOUNG - STILL NO RECORD DEAL

After Kristeen's set, Morrissey took to the stage, once again entering to Klaus Nomi's 'Wayward Sisters' and wearing a shirt that resulted in all of the Blue Rose Society making a double take, and pausing their Youtube footage to study it closer. Were those BLUE ROSES on his shirt? No, but he knew FULL well that we'd think they were!


MORRISSEY AT SOVEREIGN PERFORMANING ARTS CENTER (CENTRE), READING, PENNSYLVANIA - FRIDAY NIGHT

With Boz Boorer wearing a surgical mask due to having 'germs', and with Moz STILL wearing his finger lingerie, Morrissey announced, "Good evening my beloved, my beloved, my beloved before bursting into a fantastic rendition of:

1. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fywMPJjUa2U.
It is obvious from the Youtube footage, that Morrissey was in a relaxed mood on Friday, and the whole concert was unbelievable. From Shoplifters, the band eased into:




MORRISSEY IN READING, WHERE HE APPARENTLY WAS LOOKING FOR THE READING GAOL THAT HELD OSCAR WILDE...... HE DIDN'T FIND IT!

I won't go into such detail about Saturday's concert, as I doubt anybody is still reading this by now. I have waffled on too long once again. Here is the set list with some Youtube links, and a few footnotes:

SATURDAY JANUARY 19TH 2013 - CAPITOL THEATRE, PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK

SET LIST:

(INTRO - WAYWARD SISTERS - KLAUS NOMI)

1. THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5V-nahuxU
Yep, he REALLY did open with this mesmerizing song from the 'Meat is Murder' album. Breathtaking.

2. SPEEDWAY + THESE THINGS TAKE TIME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2tosFJcG4&feature=player_embedded

3. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY

4. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME

5. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE

6. ALMA MATTERS

7. MALADJUSTED

8. STILL ILL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDnQfERk1bY

9. I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcp0T3GFXQo

10. OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD

11. YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7akwkJfhD4s

12. BLACK CLOUD

13. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER

14. TO GIVE (THE REASON I LIVE): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdmNQUpi2nc

15. I KNOW IT'S OVER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWkt03Bw0FA

16. LET ME KISS YOU

17. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFs4FdlgNQI

18. MEAT IS MURDER

ENCORE

19. HOW SOON IS NOW?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd-Qw2FR1oM&list=UUe4DQkuOHrioi9GQHCskwNw&index=1 Morrissey came out for the encore and announced, "Well Winnie, I had a great time in Port Chester , so ha ha ha."

MORISSEY - CAPITOL THEATRE, PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK


BOZ BOORER, WITHOUT SURGICAL MASK IN PORT CHESTER

Tonight sees a concert in the beautiful Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Will there be any signs? Will we see 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore' kept in the set? Will we see MorrisseysWorld return? We shall just have to wait and see.

*Goes off singing* All men have secrets and here is mine, so let it be known

HEINZ HALL PITTSBURGH

THE MORRISSEYSWORLD BLOG IS BACK *Sounds trumpets*...... but none of the old articles are there! *Trumpets go flat*

Yesterday evening (afternoon in east coast America), as the Twitterdillians continued to mourn the disappearance of MorrisseysWorld, Our Mozzer's right hand man, Broken (@BrokenReturns), made an unexpected visit to the Twitterdilly Arms, and in between his usual goading and mocking, he encouraged Kyle, the Blue Rose Society President, to ask Our Mozzer to bring back the MW blog.

We all know that TRM (The Real Morrissey) has a soft spot for Kyle, but was Kyle able to find Our Mozzer's soft side? Maybe! Read on.

Here are Broken's twitter highlights from yesterday, and for those who may be new to this blog, and are wondering who Broken 'is', he is believed to be one of Morrissey's many online 'pessoas', ie 'characters', although don't bother asking him if he's Morrissey, because he will tell you that he is NOT, although he might just tell you that he IS, just for the sheer hell of it! Broken will usually attempt to start a lively debate, and may well lead you up a path that you don't want to be led up, so if you take him on, BEWARE, although he is always honest, and he happens to be one of my favourite pessoas. Broken  spends much of his time on line posting semi naked pictures of footballers, which seems to be his penchant.

BROKEN - BACK IN THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS


BROKEN'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHTS JAN 21ST 2013:

"Kyle is the BlueRoseSociety hero."

"Guys if Moz gives you the mic, take the chance to mention BlueRose!"

"How amusing that troll-in-chief Tseng labels the MW author a 'troll' on the trolling capital of the web, so-low."

"@MozkidKyle Cool pic! If you do a pic asking MorrisseysWorld to come back I'll email him!"


THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST

BROKEN'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHT'S CONTINUED:

"But was there a sign in New York? I don't think so."

"Rat is the Jermaine Jenas of Sandown Pier." (I don't think that this was necessarily a compliment, but you never know!)


SANDOWN PIER - THE PIER BAR WAS ONCE A FAMOUS HAUNT FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT'S GAY COMMUNITY..... ALLEGEDLY! THE THEATRE CLOSED IN THE 1990S

BROKEN'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHT'S CONTINUED:

"3 years of blogging and... no one brought moz a rose or a t-shirt or ANYTHING. People say how much they want it... but nobody makes it happen... except @mozkidkyle of course."

With reference to my 'All at Sea' blog of yesterday: "I knew you'd get the reference. I still remember the classic post-apocalyptic FollowingTheMozziah." Broken is of course referring to 'Houston Gate', an incident that caused all hell to break loose last year in the Twitterdilly Arms, when Our Mozzer jokingly announced that he was saddened by the passing of Oprah Winfrey, when in fact it was actually Whitney Houston who had selfishly topped herself, leaving her young daughter without a mother. Our Mozzer's 'joke' was seen by a number of the MorrisseysWorlders as 'evidence' that the author of MorrisseysWorld was OBVIOUSLY NOT Morrissey, as Morrissey would NEVER be so cruel. A couple of people even accused the author of MorrisseysWorld of being racist for suggesting that Whitney looked like another similar looking person! In response to my "post-apocalyptic" blog entry (see Day 153 of this blog), Morrissey left the following message:




Morrissey then followed this up by writing a hilarious parody article on the MW blog about a parallel life on a nuclear submarine.

The comment by Morrissey in last week's Pittsburgh Post Gazette interview about being "away at sea, but without the sea", immediately got me thinking about the nuclear sub parody piece, and it obviously reminded Heather Cat of the MW blog too, as she also mentioned the 'Nuclear Sub' piece in the comments section of my blog yesterday. Heather also posted this:



Personally, I didn't read anything into 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore' being sung last weekend. The only reason that I had written about it was because it had been sung a cappella at Long Island. Having said that, maybe Heather is right, after all, it does seem to have just been given a 'one off', in much the same way as 'The Youngest Was The Most Loved' was given a special airing for Kyle. Could it be that Morrissey is pulling certain instances out of my blog and turning them into 'one off' set openers?

Morrissey also seems to be using interviews more and more to drop hints about MorrisseysWorld. It is often stated by people who conduct these email interviews, that they are not allowed to ask any questions about The Smiths, but I am just waiting for somebody to ask about MorrisseysWorld, it surely has to happen soon. So far, only the ONE interview in a Brazilian publication last year has mentioned MorrisseysWorld, and of course Morrissey took the opportunity to deny involvement, even labeling MW "Dangerous."

A recent interview with Loaded magazine saw Morrissey mentioning German's riding bicycles, and the city of Coventry. These 'could' be a reference to long time MorrisseysWorlder Girl-on-Bike aka GOB, who is German, has a user name relating to bicycles, and lives in Coventry. It could of course be yet another coincidence, but two days after the magazine was published, Morrissey ALSO mentioned Taylor Swift on stage at Brooklyn, a name that he once gave to GOB in the MW chat room!


TAYLOR SWIFT - A BIKE RIDING GERMAN LIVING IN COVENTRY

BROKEN'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

"Message from MorrisseysWorld: TIME HEALS EVERYTHING EXCEPT WOUNDS." (@GoramStitches asked, "hence the finger lingerie," which Broken then retweeted).

(In reference to the MW blog coming back) "Maybe Heather's BlueRoseRing will do it"

"@PapaSonsFilm I have a large ego, low self-esteem and a personality disorder... undiagnosed of course." (You mean he's not NORMAL???)

"The blog begged Moz to condemn So-Low and a few days later... he did. A sign?"

"I'm reading Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens." (It would be interesting to know if 'Morrissey' has read this!)

HITCH 22 - BROKEN'S CURRENT READING MATERIAL

BROKEN'S TWITTER HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

"@Mozismyshepherd @TheRatsBack You two have been real troopers for the BlueRoseSociety." To this, Kyle's dad replied:
 "@Brokenreturns @theratsback We did our best along with @Mozkidkyle."
Broken then tweeted: "Yes, I meant @MozkidKyle and @mozismyshepherd - The Rats back just stood still and wondered!" ( Cheeky Broken Cunt! )

At this stage, Broken posted a new MorrisseysWorld article, entitled: 'Will MW return?' The article states, "A day or two after we condemned Morrissey So-Low, the true artiste took the opportunity to write: "There's a hateful online creche called Morrissey SoLow, which cured me of canvassing opinions many years ago." "

The article goes on to add, "The Blog will NOT return unless the seminal artiste gives us a clear sign. Over to you, Mozzer..." All the old MW blog articles are still missing, so Kyle HAS managed to bring the blog back, but it will apparently only properly re-open if Morrissey gives a sign, but WHAT might that sign be? Could it be that Heather Cat HAS to get the BlueRoseRing to Morrissey on Saturday? It's got to be worth an effort.


THE BLUE ROSE RING

It was great to receive comments on my blog yesterday from both Leslie (Hand in Glove), who was the one who dared to challenge the two muppets on the Scum Cesspit the other day, and also MozFiend, who gave an excellent account of her attempt to stage invade. If you've read both of these comments already, I apologise, but they both merit a place on my blog:

Leslie's Comment:





MozFiend's Comment:





I was at Long Island when MozFiend bravely attempted a stage invasion, and was unceremoniously dumped back into the front row. I am so pleased that she came away from Port Chester with an acknowledgement from Moz.

And so to yesterday's concert:

HEINZ HALL, PITTSBURGH, PA - MONDAY JANUARY 21ST 2013

The stand out songs for me, from the footage that I have seen so far, are 'Please, Please, Please' and 'Meat is Murder.' When I first saw 'Meat is Murder' sung live, in 1985, I immediately gave up eating meat..... it lasted two weeks and I then returned to my old habits.

I was brought up eating meat, and the ethics were certainly never questioned in either my house, my friends' houses, or at any of the schools I attended; eating seemed the most natural thing in the world to do. Despite Morrissey pricking my conscience in 1985, I, like most other meat eaters, decided it was far easier to detach the meat on my plate from the act of an innocent animal being slaughtered. Far more people were much stronger than me, and the message from the song  'Meat is Murder' changed the eating habits of thousands of people. It is probably fair to say that no 'pop song' has EVER had such an effect, and it could well end up being Morrissey's legacy.


DO WE CARE, DO WE CARE, DO WE CARE?

Having detached the meat on my plate from the slaughter of animals, I also detached the sentiment of the 'Meat is Murder' song, and have spent the last twenty eight years enjoying it as just an unbelievably good song, one of my favourites, but the guilt has always been there, niggling.

Last August I started suffering chest pains, and was eventually admitted into hospital. The cardiologist told me that I was very lucky that I hadn't suffered a massive heart attack, and that my arteries were blocked. One of the reasons for the blockage was years of consuming red meat.

Needless to say, I haven't touched red meat since that day, and I now feel I can enjoy listening to 'Meat is Murder' without feeling such a fraud, even if I did give up red meat for selfish reasons, and not because of that niggling guilt. I still eat chicken, and am not proud of it, but having spent nearly fifty years addicted to meat, it is a hard habit to break, and unless I were to give up eggs, all dairy produce, and stop wearing leather, I would never consider myself truly fighting the cause for animal welfare anyway. I really admire those who do, I wish I was such a caring and loving person.... I'm not!

The graphic video Morrissey uses in his shows during Meat is Murder will hopefully continue to help convert stronger willed people than I to vegetarianism, so long may the song remain in the set. Finally on the subject, if you go back and listen to the original 'Meat is Murder' from 1985, it is NOWHERE NEAR as strong a song as it is now. Compared to the hard hitting 2013 version, the 1985 song sounds like a dreamy wish. I will ALWAYS love the original, but today's version is, in my opinion, a hundred times better. Meat is Murder has grown up.

SET LIST:

1. SHOPLIFTERS O' THE WORLD: "Good evening, I am white trash.":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eNFjCA0XQI (Includes Wayward Sisters entrance)
2. YOU HAVE KEELED ME
3. SPEEDWAY - No idea at this stage if anything was sung during the pause.
4. EVERYDAY IS LOIKE SUNDAY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm5sCC7Z4FE
5. ACTON IS MY MAIDEN NAME
6. ALMA MATTERS
7. MELON JUSTICE
8. STILL EEL
9. I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PORRIDGE
10. SQUEEZY BOARD, SQUEEZY BOARD
11. BLACK CLYDE
12. YOU'RE THE JUAN FOR ME, FATTY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4XrWJPtlJA
13. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MINCER
14. TO GIVE (THE REASON I LIVE)
15. I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW
16. LEMME KISS HUGH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKuAadwQ-yA
17. PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE ME: "In all the world, I am my best friend. I look after me, and that's the way it's always going to be, which is OK. However... *sings*: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOdSoFJ0MvY
18. MEAT IS MOIDER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjGwln0IMoo
ENCORE
19. HOW SOON IS NAH?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--62kMUbPNs


MORRISSEY IN PITTSBURGH

It was announced yesterday that the film director Michael Winner had died. Winner will be remembered amongst MorrisseysWorlders for his spat on twitter with Our Mozzer, which resulted in Winner asking, "Who is Morrissey?", a tag line that was to later be adopted by TRM (The Real Morrissey) on his stage back drop. Michael Winner was always a very outspoken character, and not particularly popular. I wonder if he went to his grave still not knowing who Morrissey was? I have only read one obituary, written by Morrissey's former lodger/friend/minder/photographer Jake Walters. He wrote on twitter yesterday:

"I don't usually speak badly of people I've photographed or the dead as it's unfair. But Michael Winner was a cunt." I wonder if Walters does after dinner speeches?



"MICHAEL WINNER WAS A CUNT" - JAKE WALTERS

As I write this, a new article has been posted on the MW blog, entitled 'Why I Love Years of Refusal' by Broken, so I am now off t read it. Earlier today, I presented the brand new Twitterdilly Arms Top 10, to a good sized audience in The Arms. The chart was dominated by songs the breathtakingly good concert in Reading PA. Tonight's concert is in that horrible looking leisure centre in Columbus, that I speculated before Christmas would be cancelled.... it was, but it looks like this time, it will go ahead. Let's just hope there is some footage posted on Youtube, especially of Speedway, I HATE not knowing what was in yesterday's pause, could somebody PLEASE post what it was, even if you post anonymously ; )


THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY 20TH JANUARY 2013
(A weekly chart of the most played songs in the Twit Arms, counted down every Tuesday at 12.45pm)

1. BLACK CLOUD (LIVE IN READING PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuGu43OyOLU

2. THEN I SCREAMED (AKA SOON) (LIVE IN READING PA) - KRISTEEN YOUNG (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBBruFEtXAs

3. STILL ILL (+ THE BLUE ROSE PRESIDENT SPEAKS) (LIVE IN READING PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNu7n5JFHo

4. SPEEDWAY (+ '0' '0' and ASLEEP) (LIVE IN READING PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Knu9-bAH4&feature=player_embedded

5. HOW SOON IS NOW? (+ THE BLUE ROSE PRESIDENT INVADES) (LIVE IN READING PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnpnH28WHk4&feature=player_embedded

6. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY (MEOW) (LIVE IN READING PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcTfTY4QW3g

7. THE YOUNGEST WAS THE MOST LOVED (LIVE AT RED BANK NJ) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ImVZiO1fc

8. OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD (LIVE IN READING PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN2GD5ljE0Q

9. UNTITLED ('NO') (LIVE IN READING PA) - KRISTEEN YOUNG (NEW ENTRY):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUcrCqmf6Y

10. WELCOME TO MY WORLD - DEAN MARTIN (NO CHANGE):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX7BAfXn85Y


SOME OF THE SONGS THAT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THIS WEEK'S CHART:

11. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE (READING) - MORRISSEY
12. ALMA MATTERS (READING) - MORRISSEY
13. YOU HAVE KILLED ME (STRATHMORE) - MORRISSEY
15. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME (STRATHMORE) - MORRISSEY
18. GOT LOVE IF YOU WANT IT - THE STRYPES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQOiMYPsA8
24. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER (RED BANK) - MORRISSEY
29. I KNOW IT'S OVER (RED BANK) - MORRISSEY
37. JEANE (GLASTONBURY) - THE SMITHS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u51oTz9PWM
65: AYE AYE AYE AYE MOOSEY - MODERN ROMANCE
67. KISS YOU - ONE DIRECTION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4cdfRohhcg
68. WHERE ARE WE NOW? - DAVID BOWIE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWtsV50_-p4
76. UPSTARTS - JOHNNY 'MACCA' MARR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aCaT0fZzj467


JOHNNY 'MACCA' MARR (AT NUMBER 76 IN THIS WEEK'S CHART) WEARING HIS BLUE ROSE SOCIETY PIN (BADGE) AS HE COLLECTS YET ANOTHER NME ARSE LICK AWARD FOR HIS WORK WITH THE SMITHS

WATCH OUT FOR THE NME THROWING AWARD AFTER AWARD AT MARR IN 2013 FOR HIS SOLO ALBUM, NO MATTER WHAT IT'S LIKE. THE NME ARE USING MARR AS THEIR TWO FINGERS UP TO MORRISSEY. JOHNNY IS IN DANGER OF BECOMING LIKE MUTTLEY IN 'STOP THE PIGEON'.

"MEDAL, MEDAL, MEDAL"

I have come to the end of the 'Following' road. I shall leave this blog here for people to add their observations regarding MorrisseysWorld and the Blue Rose Society, but for me, the journey is over. I have deactivated my twitter account and won't be returning.

I have decided not to disclose why I am suddenly ending my involvement, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the mystery of MorrisseysWorld, and I have NO doubt whatsoever that Morrissey is the author.

I sincerely hope that Blue Rose continues, and is one day embraced by all Morrissey fans.

I look forward to one day reading Morrissey's authobiography, although I wouldn't be at all surprised if MorrisseysWorld doesn't even get a mention. If I outlive Morrissey, I very much look forward to reading his diaries, which I KNOW will mention MorrisseysWorld, and who knows, even my little blog might get a mention.

My thanks to everybody who has read and contributed to my blog, and thank you to Morrissey for not only reading it, but leaving comment on a regular basis, I feel unbelievably honoured.

Trouble Loves Us All, but sometimes a little too much.

Rat