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Day 498 - Thursday January 24th 2013 - Sneaking A Peek

January 25, 2013, 2:07 am
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A series of events led to me closing my twitter account yesterday morning, and also posting a blog entry announcing that my 'FollowingTheMozziah' days were over.

I am writing this 24 hours later, sat in my office at work, a place I returned to yesterday lunchtime. Don't get me wrong, I haven't slept here all night, I just mean I've returned to full time office life. I absolutely don't want to be here, but A) Writing my blog and tweeting had taken over my life to the detriment of 'real life', B) I feel duty bound, in these economic hard times, to be involved with a business I've run for the past 20 + years, C) There is NO C!

I won't be publishing this blog entry, well not today anyway, although I expect I will end up publishing it at some stage, after all, what's the point of writing ANYTHING if somebody, somewhere doesn't read it? Actually, that's not true, I have often found that writing helps release thoughts that don't necessarily need to be shared, just released.

The addiction of having written this blog for the past sixteen months is going to prove a hard habit to break, and if truth be told, I don't really want to break it, but I KNOW I can no longer continue to give it the full time input that I have been giving it as well as working full time, and also giving time to my family. My immediate reaction yesterday was to give up blogging completely, but 24 hours on, I am now wondering if I can just write the story of MorrisseysWorld on a part time basis, and don't get involved with tweeting at all, which really can steal hour upon hour of your life without you realising it. The story of MorrisseysWorld is far too important not to tell, so I HAVE to try and make this work.

Over the next few days, I shall continue to write my blog, and if I can manage to cover the MW story properly, without it taking up so much of my time, I will publish the blog entries at the beginning of next week. I have sneaked a peek into the Twitterdilly Arms, and according to Broken, I WILL be returning at the beginning of next week anyway! How does he know? Perhaps he KNOWS that Morrissey will do something at the weekend that will draw me back in. Perhaps Morrissey will take the Blue Rose Ring from Heather Cat. Time as ever....

There have been some very lovely comments left by people in both The Twit Arms and on my blog, saying that they don't want me to stop blogging. I am genuinely touched by the comments, and it goes to prove that dispite all my waffle, my writing has been appreciated. I now feel dreadfully guilty for yesterday's decision, but if I return now, and then find that I really HAVEN'T got the time to blog , then I'd have to stop again, which I don't want to do. Only Our Mozzer is allowed to come and go at will and toy with people's emotions.

Before calling it a day yesterday, I had already written a little bit about the concert in Ohio:

MORRISSEY IN CONCERT - LC (LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES, NOT LEISURE CENTRE) PAVILION, COLUMBUS, OHIO - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22ND 2013


THE LC COLUMBUS - PART OF MORRISSEY'S 'LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES' TOUR

The yellow finger lingerie was still in place, and the Smithfields Dr Martens picture was used as the backdrop. Some of the videos I have viewed are courtesy of former MorrisseysWorlder Still.I.Cling. As  Still.I.Cling stood there filming, did she REALLY not ask herself, 'Why is Morrissey wearing a yellow finger plaster on a different finger to the one he was wearing it on the other day?'

Still.I.Cling was a central part of the MW community back on 6th October 2011, when the article about the finger lingerie was first published. I wrote about this just a few days ago, so I am repeating it purely and simply for Still.I.Cling, as last night she stood just 10 yards away from the completely uninjured Moz finger that was sporting a plaster. WHY don't people want to see the obvious and embrace MorrisseysWorld, WHY?


Here is the original quote AGAIN, from the MW blog regarding the finger lingerie:


6TH OCTOBER 2011 - 'My Twitter Journal 6th September - 6th October 2011':

"Consider leaving plaster on finger long after healing or altenatively wearing cosmetic finger plaster to emphasize personal suffering of my journey."

KRISTEEN YOUNG IN COLUMBUS - IS HER HAND BANDAGE ALSO EMPHASIZING PERSONAL SUFFERING... OR DOES SHE HAVE A BAD HAND?

SET LIST:

1. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uZagUBoyOE - Moz moved with the style and grace of a classic latino dancer, and at the end of the song gave a polite, "gracias," before then saying, "I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday." He then launched into 'Everyday is Like Sunday.'

2. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY

3. FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE

4. YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY

5. BLACK CLOUD


6. SPEEDWAY:
Morrissey sang "I'm just a country-mile behind the world" from 'Miserable Lie' during the pause.

7. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER

8. OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD

9. ALMA MATTERS


11. I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS

12. IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYxtEVgYtVQ


13. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk3AfRJogNE - Morrissey effortlessly breezed through 'Action' as though he had been singing it for years, which I suppose he HAS, it is now an old friend. I'd love to know what inspired the song. At the end of 'Action,' Morrissey passed the microphone to the audience. Having read on twitter that Broken was encouraging the audience to mention Blue Rose, I am sure we all hope that one day somebody will, but at the moment of course, only the odd one or two at most concerts even KNOW about Blue Rose or MW, so it ain't likely to happen any time soon. Lat night's audience comments consisted of requests to sing 'Sister I'm a Poet', 'Frankly Mr Shankly', and there was of course the usual "I love you" and "You have changed my life." BORING, BORING, BORING! MENTION THE FUCKING ROSE!

14. I KNOW IT'S OVER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EFCVggtnS4 (This clip contains the same audience chat as above)

15. LET ME KISS YOU

16. PEOPLE ARE THE SAME EVERYWHERE

17. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT:
'Rant' + song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzxeYzVd3Qs One of the comments left on my blog of yesterday was from Leslie, who posted a link into her blog (see here: www.thereisalightthatnevergoesout.blogspot.com), where she (I am presuming Leslie is a she!) discusses the 'rant' before 'Please, Please, Please.' It is interesting that Morrissey criticises marriage, which Our Mozzer has done a lot lately on twitter. COINCIDENCE of course, COINCIDENCE!

18. MEAT IS MURDER

ENCORE:

19. HOW SOON IS NOW?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYxtEVgYtVQ Compilation of a few different songs

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Just before I abandoned twitter yesterday, the MorrisseysWorld account had been re-activated. At the time of my departure, Our Mozzer hadn't tweeted, but since then, a number of tweets were posted, here are the highlights:

"And so the wheel turns once again."

"I have a problem with my autobiography. I've found the central character to be flat and yet scarcely believable. How do I write him out?"

"We few beautiful-ugly cripples hide from the light of the Sun and pray for the pouring rain. We are Morrissey's Home Crowd. BlueRoseSociety."

"Do you think if I change the lyrics of Art-hounds to "Va va voom, va va voom" that I might get a record deal?"

"Without followingthemozziah.blogspot.com how will I know if I've given myself another sign that I'm possibly myself?"

Broken was also VERY complimentary towards me, for a change, saying: "Without Rat, the BlueRoseSociety has lost its shining light and the petals now look dull grey-black."

Broken's tweet about me coming back next week said: "TRB will be back by the beginning of next week and surprise you all... well perhaps any of you over eighty."

When Broken laid into the Scum Cesspit moderator, whose name I no longer mention, his close friend Rosy Mires decided to act as chief defender, asking Broken,"Do the words 'hateful online creche' resonate with you? Read your tweets back. You think Moz would approve?" Broken soon put her in her place, saying,"Rosy how do you manage to be morally neutral and yet sanctimonious simultaneously?" I couldn't have put it better myself. When it comes to backing the wrong horse, Rosy Mires couldn't have got things more wrong if she'd tried. She's backed a two legged ass that's not even at the right race course.

Anyway, that will do for today, a day in which I have returned to work, attended a funeral, and yet STILL managed to write a blog entry. Maybe I CAN make this work.

 I nearly posted one of the poem's from the funeral as a blog posting today, as 'TheRatBacks' lament, but even 'I' am not that full of my own self importance..... what am I on about, of COURSE I am:

HE IS GONE

You can shed tears that he is gone
Or you can smile because he lived

You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday

You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn back
Or you can do what he would want; smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

The poem was written by David Harkins, not about death, but about an unrequited love. It would actually make a good lament for Morrissey or Our Mozzer, especially with the 'open your eyes' and 'close your mind' lines.
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Day 499 - Friday January 25th 2013 - Attention Seeking

January 25, 2013, 2:40 am
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0900 GMT: I am once again sat at my desk in my office, and I have once again just sneaked a peek into The Twitterdilly Arms. It couldn't be more gloomy, and makes the Black Cloud that currently sits above my desk look positively grey! It would appear that Morrissey had to cancel his concert in Flint yesterday due to somebody/ies in the band being ill, and the next two concerts, scheduled for tonight and Saturday have also been postponed. What is more, both the '@MorrisseysWorld' and '@BrokenReturns' accounts have disappeared and the MorrisseysWorld blog has gone too.

It is bad news for both Heather Cat and Old Willoughby, who were both due to attend Saturday night's concert, and the Blue Rose Ring will obviously now not be heading towards Morrissey, for the time being at least.

Just as I had decided that I WOULD be able to blog, work full time and give time to my family, I now find that there is nothing to blog about, so I guess a decision has been made for me, and I can at least throw myself into work..... or I could write my New York tour diaries.... NO, I 'have' to work, especially as it has just been announced that Britain has just entered into a 'Tripple Dip' recession. It's going to be a tough year.

Rather ironically, my blog has been receiving more hits since I stopped writing, than it ever did when I spent 5 hours a day on it. The comments being left are no longer the 'I miss the blog', they have become, 'You are just an attention seeker.'

Back to work.


1430 GMT: Another peek into the Twitterdilly Arms has revealed that there is not much happening. At least I don't feel as though I am missing out. With both Morrissey and Our Mozzer currently inactive, there is certainly no buzz about signs etc, which became common place at one time. My whole New York experience is already starting to feel like a distant memory. Did Morrissey REALLY come on stage and mention sharing his tooth brush the day after I'd blogged about losing mine? Yes, yes he did! Did I really get ushered in to the Letterman Show through the stage door after giving a fake Blue Rose to Morrissey's tour manager to give to Moz? Yes, yes I did, and what is more, when I first asked Donnie (the tour manager) if he could get me and my two friends into the show, he said, 'I'm sorry, absoultely no way.' When I gave him the plastic, lumionous Blue Rose and told him that I thought Moz might let us in once he'd received the rose, Donnie just laughed...... and yet, after he'd given it to Moz, in we went!

Back to work.

1700 GMT: Twitterdilly remains dead, which I suppose is obvious seeing as most people only ever joined because of MorrisseysWorld. I have been stupid enough to visit the 'Scum Cesspit', where the vast majority are slagging Morrissey off for cancelling the three concerts. He must just die a little bit more as he reads the utter shit that is written. Against my better judgement, I have just left a comment telling them all they are vile, and expalining that they will miss him when he's gone, but no doubt the moderator or owner will make sure my comment is deleted, and even if it isn't, I'll just get a barrage of abuse for mentioning Blue Rose.

Home soon. Tomorrow is Day 500 of Following The Mozziah, and Heather Cat has invited people to chose their favourote FTM posting, which is again, very touching, although I doubt anybody will bother. I will spend Day 500 in self imposed exile and won't even write one of these unpublished pieces as I am in Southampton all day with my family. I won't write anything on Sunday either as I have a Cup semi final to try and win with my football team, and then two lots of indoor cricket matches. The next Morrissey concert is scheduled for Monday night, so hopefully I will have a reason to return to LIVE blogging on Tuesday, just as Broken predicted, and just in time for the Top 10 Chart.
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Day 500 - The Blue Rose

January 25, 2013, 11:12 pm
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THE BLUE ROSE

A man stood upon the chalk cliff and looked out to sea. He stood alone, of course, always alone, and looked out into the blackness, a blackness who's twin brother had, for all of his life, gripped and held him as though a permanent lodger to his soul. Tonight however, the blackness was broken by the full moon, a moon that not only lit the sky but also lit the sea. The light of the moon allowed the sea to show off some of her blue sheen, but still the blackness dominated, always the blackness dominated. And as the moon reflected, so did the man, but while the moon sought no answers, the man sought many, always he sought the answers but usually without conclusion. The man started to walk along the narrow, uneven, chalk path that had been created by many other feet over hundreds of years. The man, not wanting to follow the same path as others, veered off into the light scrub and as he continued his walk, he felt a presence beside him. The man did not turn his head to look and see who had joined him but asked, "How did you find me?" The presence paused and then replied, "It is my job to seek and find you and, as you know, I am never far away. In fact, of all the people I know, you are one of the easiest to find. Do you know why I am here?" The man continued to stroll and as he did, he kicked out at loose bits of chalk and gravel and then replied, "Yes I know why you are here but I am not sure if it is I who seek you, or you that seek me?" The presence laughed gently, almost mockingly and said, "Perhaps we both seek each other, we have a strong bond you and I, for many, many reasons, so tell me, what is on your mind?" The man continued on his walk and stooped to pluck a brooklime, which he then gently nibbled at as he pondered the question. Eventually he responded, "Over the years I have asked you many things and although I listen carefully to your answers and heed your advice, I cannot help but feel that you charlatanize me, do you?" The presence once again laughed, but this time louder and with a sneer to it's laugh, and then said to the man, "Is that EVEN a word? It is only right that you should question everything and everyone but that blackness that clings to you will not leave until you allow it to go. You think it clings to you with a vice like grip but it is you that grips just as hard, a grip I too have felt. Now tell me, do you know of 'The Nightingale and The Rose'?" This time it was the turn of the man to laugh with a mocking tone and through gritted teeth he replied, " Yes, you know full well I know of it, it too grips at my ankles like shackles and much as I love it with all my heart, it burns me, engulfs me, burdens me." The presence smiled to itself, a satisfying smile and said, "Exactly as I wished and pray tell, which character do you see as you?" The man, without hesitation or pause for thought, responded immediately, "I am surprised you need ask, you know full well I am the nightingale, I am the one full of song, I am told beautiful song and yet my song is never enough and I have to give more, always more, I have to bleed, bleed and sing and each day that goes by, I feel the thorn dig deeper, always deeper as it heads to my heart, so I sing new songs and still it is never enough and even those who say they love my song, they critisise and mock and say that the songs I sing are not the songs they want to hear and then there are those who do not know me and certainly don't listen to my songs, they too critisise and call me ugly and sneer at me and try to pull me to the floor where they can kick me, punch me, walk on me, humiliate me and still I sing, I sing and I bleed and one day I will no longer be there and they will miss me when I'm gone, oh yes, they'll miss me when I'm gone." The man fell quiet, he felt both anger and sadness and he continued to walk. The presence let the air hang still and then mused, "Yes, I thought you would see yourself as the nightingale and indeed you do have many of it's traits, for not only do you sing a fair song, but you are also caring, kind and loving but you are neither a bird nor foolish enough to give up your life for one who you know will not appreciate it, you are no more the nightingale than I." The man was incensed, he raised his voice and cried, "How dare you call the nightingale foolish, she sacrificed her life so that another may love." The presence once again laughed, "I can call her what I like but did her death allow another to love? No, it was a lovely sentiment, but as I say, misguided and foolish. You are NOT the nightingale, try again, what other characters are there?" The man gathered his thoughts and then announced, "Well I am CERTAINLY not the student." The presence paused before saying, "But can you be so sure? the student, like you, is well read, single minded and seeks love, are you really so different?" The man swung his foot at a large stone and sent it hurtling down the cliff. His foot stung with the pain of kicking such a stone and he felt a pain in his heart, for he knew that the presence was right. "So I am the selfish and shallow student am I?" he asked defeatedly, "No of course not," bellowed the presence, once again laughing as he continued, "Do you really think that I should think so little of you? No, you will no doubt be pleased to know, you are NOT the student, but you do have many of his traits. Now, try again." Once again the man pondered, it was easy for him to recollect the characters from a story he knew so well and the character's raced through his mind. "Surely I am not the cynical, mocking lizard?" he enquired? The presence grinned and replied, "Once again you have his characteristics but his role is small, no you are not the lizard, nor are you the white rose, for although the white rose symbolises; purity, innocence and secrecy, all traits that you have, the white rose has always had to play second fiddle to the red rose and you play second fiddle to nobody." The man jumped in, "So I am the red rose, filled with love, respect, courage and passion? Yes, this is indeed me and as we know, the red rose in the story, having been filled with the blood and soul of the nightingale, ends up in the gutter where it is run over by a cart. Yes, at last I can see, I am the red rose, not the nightingale but I have the blood and spirit of the nightingale within me." The presence guffawed with laughter and said, "I should have guessed that you would relate to being tossed to the gutter, your self degradation becomes you, it is one of the most beautiful traits you possess and yes you are SO like the red rose, indeed if the rose were you, I can almost picture it smiling as it lay in the gutter waiting for the cart to crush it. If the student hadn't tossed the red rose to the gutter, I do believe it would have jumped there itself, although of course, as I think about it, I think it more likely in fact, that the rose would TALK about tossing itself to the gutter and would MOCK itself but wouldn't ACTUALLY choose to jump, no, instead, it would hope for a stay of execution and would long to be pinned to the student's lapel or hope that the intended recipient see sense and accept it after all, so that there would be a 'happy ever after'. Mmm, you are very nearly the red rose, but not quite, so try again." The man looked perplexed and announced, "I am running out of characters, I cannot possibly be the rose tree, for although it shows some knowledge in that it is able to supply the nightingale with the solution of how to produce a red rose, it has a nasty, perverse streak and it seems to cajole the nightingale to pull closer to the thorns, knowing that the nightingale's death will be a death for no reason. No, I am NOT the murdering rose tree." The man stopped and looked toward the sea, the moon's reflection had gone. He looked up and saw that a large cloud had smothered the moon, as though trying to keep it quiet as it rummaged through it's pockets. The man had still not turned to look at the presence, but knew he was still there. The man spoke, "So who am I?" The presence puffed itself up as though preparing for it's final submission to the court and said, "You are the centre piece to the story, the main character, is it not obvious? You are the professor's daughter." The man was confused, "But why?" he asked. The presence continued, "The whole story revolves around the daughter. The student deeply loves her and wants to impress her, the nightingale is prepared to die for her, so that she can get what she wants, the red rose is wanted by her and then rejected by her and the chamberlain's nephew even buys jewels for her. She is everything, YOU are everything. You have traits of everything and everybody in the story. You ARE the story. You are Unattainable, Impossible and exist only in fantasy, not in nature. You are unrequited. You are the first of all pleasures. I both love you and need you." The man looked content. He said, "And if I am the professor's daughter, then you must be the professor. You professor, are trouble, the trouble that loves me." The man smiled and turned to face the presence for the first time, but nobody was there, just a blue rose.
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Day 503 - Oh, What's The Bloody Ulcerated Point?

January 29, 2013, 9:34 am
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I ended up posting my blog entries of Thursday and Friday on Saturday morning, along with my favourite personal piece of writing 'Blue Rose', which I posted as my own little celebration of my 500th day of finding 'MorrisseysWorld.' 500 DAYS! 500 DAYS..... and STILL MorrisseysWorld remains undiscovered by the masses, ridiculed by the majority of Morrissey fans who 'have' found it, and adored by the 'deluded' few. HOW can this be happening?

Saturday and Sunday were very busy family days for me, and yesterday I had a very busy day at work, so blogging was out of the question. I am once again in work today, but I have a quieter day, which means I will hopefully have time to make the sort of blog entry that I wish to make, ie, one of the long winded ones that most people don't bother reading but give me the satisfaction of writing. I WAS going to write a parody piece today but there are certain things I want to write about that wouldn't fit into the parody, so perhaps I will get the chance to write it later in the week.


THE RAT - BACK AT WORK


I still don't know how often I will be able to write my blog entries now that I am back at work, but I DO know that I have to keep telling the story of MorrisseysWorld. I have given up twitter because it is so time consuming, although I will continue to peek in occasionally and also try to keep my silly little Tuesday chart show going.

So, where were we? The MorrisseysWorld blog and twitter account remain closed (although @BrokenReturns is still active, but unused since early Friday), and in my last blog entry on Friday, I mentioned that Morrissey had been forced to cancel the Thursday night concert in Flint because of band illness, and was also postponing the concerts that were due to take place on the Friday and Saturday in Minneapolis and Chicago.

It would appear from Thursday onwards, as the Morrissey tour bus was parked in Flint, things went from bad to worse.


THE MORRISSEY BAND TOUR BUS, PARKED UP IN A LAYBY IN FLINT LAST THURSDAY


Shortly after the announcement that the three concerts were off, it was announced by Kristeen Young that her mother had sadly passed away. All then went quiet for a day, until a statement was issued by Morrissey's publicist, Lauren (not Laura as reported in most media publications) Papapietro on Saturday afternoon, that Morrissey had been admitted into the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, about 60 miles south of Flint. Lauren's statement said that Morrissey was being treated for a suspected bladder infection, but on Sunday, a further statement from Papapietro confirmed that Morrissey in fact had a bleeding ulcer and that six further concerts would therefore be postponed. It was further stated that the tour will be resuming in Las Vegas on Saturday February 9th.


LAUREN PAPAPIETRO - MORRISSEY PUBLICIST

Two things are instantly noticeable about Lauren's twitter profile picture (above), firstly, she is doing the devil horn sign that was often portrayed on the MorrisseysWorld blog, and secondly, she is wearing an outfit not dissimilar to the one worn by the woman who kissed Moz in Atlanta, or wherever it was, six or seven years ago! What IS it with Moz and cheetah/leopard skin clad women? I hope for Lauren's sake that it's not real or her chances of issuing another statement on Morrissey's behalf will be about the same as 'Lawnmower' Mike Joyce's chances of ever drumming for The Smiths again.

And very briefly on the subject of 'Lawnmower Mike', before I start on far more important subjects, he has recently been quoted in The Sun, telling the story of a dream he has had, where The Smiths reform and open their first concert with 'Hand in Glove.' He also tells The Sun that he is now "a much better player than I was." What Joyce DIDN'T explain in the article, is that he tried to shaft Morrissey for a million pound, and that it is now 'records' he plays, and NOT the drums! I guess 'Lawnmower Mike' should just 'Carry On Dreaming', and let Anthony Burulcich continue to keep the beat to whatever Smiths songs Morrissey (the writer of the said Smiths songs, which actually are Morrissey songs, not Smiths songs) decides to sing. Goodnight Mike, sweet dreams.

MIKE JOYCE - DREAMER

Before Morrissey's Thursday night's concert in Flint was called off, it was initially brought forward by an hour, but presumably the sickness bug on the tour bus just made playing impossible. We don't of course know which members of the band were affected/infected the worst, but Boz Boorer had NOT worn the face mask in Columbus, so presumably he was getting better.

It comes as NO surprise to us MorrisseysWorlders that Morrissey has been taken ill, because in the MW chat room, before the tour even started, Our Mozzer told those present, that he was thinking of cancelling the tour because he didn't feel well. Despite all the shit that Morrissey is always given by the users of the 'Scum Cesspit' website (Morrissey-Solo.com if you are new to these parts) every time he cancels a concert, perhaps Mozzer felt that he just couldn't let his audiences down by cancelling the tour, especially having already postponed it once, or perhaps he just didn't want to admit to himself that he was ill, or maybe he thought the pain would go away!

I was going to write a parody piece about Morrissey's illness today, which I may still write later this week if I get the chance, but the whole 'Bleedin' Ulcer' thing has struck me as VERY Kenneth Williams, who suffered dreadfully from stomach ulcers and was known to be in considerable pain from them before he died. Williams was actually due to have an operation to solve his ulcer problem, but it has been said that he couldn't face the intrusiveness of such an operation, and subsequently chose to take his own life instead. Others have argued that Williams would NEVER have willingly taken a fatal overdose while his elderly mother was still alive, but his final diary entry of "Oh, what's the bloody point?" does tend to suggest that he probably knew what he was doing and had just lost the will to continue living such a meaningless and painful life. There are SO many similarities between Morrissey and Williams and you could just imagine one of Morrissey's diary entries being just like this one of Williams':

"Had Sid, Hattie, Joan, Barbara, Bernard and Charlie around for dinner. They were all perfectly awful except for Barbara whom I love more than anything else in the world, and even she is a stupid cunt."


KENNETH WILLIAMS - SUFFERED FROM ULCERS


Whatever made Morrissey decide to go ahead with this current tour, despite feeling ill, the one thing we 'do' KNOW, is that Morrissey lives for the stage, so he would have desperately not wanted to cancel any concerts, so it is my guess that either the pain of the bleeding ulcer ultimately became too much to bear, or perhaps Morrissey simply took the opportunity of a few cancelled concerts to have himself checked out, knowing that something didn't feel right, and the diagnosis was worse than he thought, although actually, I wouldn't be surprised if he KNEW there was something seriously wrong.


MORRISSEY IN COLUMBUS, AT THE LAST CONCERT BEFORE BEING HOSPITALIZED. DID HE KNOW HE WAS ILL? I THINK SO. (PHOTO TAKEN FROM SOUTHKIRK KIRKY'S NO.1 MORRISSEY PHOTOS WEBSITE - ONLYPICSOFMOZ.BLOGSPOT.COM)


Another thing we MorrisseysWorlders have gotten to KNOW about Morrissey, is that he LOVES conspiracy theories, and he no doubt stumbles across, and reads, loads and loads of theories on the internet. One such conspiracy theory that I am sure has grabbed his attention, despite him having no particular interest in the subject matter, is the conspiracy theory regarding the death of Princess Diana.

When I first discovered the MW blog, there was a link on it to a website that had all sorts of theories connecting Morrissey's lyrics to the death of Diana, particularly centered around the Queen is Dead album and There is a Light That Never Goes Out. I am sure that Morrissey didn't think for one minute that at the time of release his album and song had anything to do with Diana, but the fact that the future Queen of England went on to die in a darkened underpass has not gone unnoticed by the Diana conspiracy theorists. The fact that Our Mozzer had placed a link to it on MW shows that he was at least intrigued by the connection, and whether he had Diana in mind when he originally wrote the lyrics, which is unlikely, perhaps there is something to be said that Morrissey could be a modern day prophet, although I have to admit, I've never been a believer in such things before and certainly have no religious beliefs.


AND IN A DARKENED UNDERPASS....


Heather Cat has brought to my attention another website devoted to conspiracy theories concerning Diana's death, and both MorrisseysWorld and FollowingTheMozziah are mentioned. What is more, from an entry made on the website by it's moderator 'loopDloop' on January 10th of this year, it looks very much as though Morrissey himself could well have read the website. 'loopDloop' posted a picture of Morrissey's Alma Matters cover on the website (another Moz song linked to Diana) and the following day, Our Mozzer wrote his 'MorrisseysWorld Order' article which included the picture of himself with his hand inside an overcoat. Quite possibly just a coincidence, but here is the Diana site, and it is VERY interesting. This link is just to page 4, which mentions MW and FTM, but other parts of it are worth reading if you are interested in conspiracy theories: http://letsrollforums.com/lady-diana-spencer-limo-t28930p4.html



OUR MOZZER - AS FEATURED ON MW AND THE PRINCESS DIANA CONSPIRACY WEBSITE

What is quite amusing to read on page 4 of the Diana conspiracy website, is that 'loopDloop', who has NO interest in the whole MW story, observes, "I had no idea of the fun going on at a blog called Morrissey's World, until I learned on his wikipedia page that Morrissey has publically (sic) denied being the author of this blog on four separate occasions. Now, I don't know about you, but when someone denies four times publically (sic) something, well, you just know it has to be true, right?"

How ironic that an outsider can see in an instant what Morrissey fans have been unable to see in months/years. The Diana conspiracy website has opened my eyes to a number of other things connected to Morrissey which I didn't know, including RED, WHITE and BLUE being the colours of 'Media Fakery.' These three colours are of course being used on Morrissey's drum kits. 'Media Fakery' basically involves the media issuing propaganda stories to the public that aren't true. Conspiracy theorists think 'Media Fakery' is used by the powers that be to control the masses, quite often by fear, with events such as 9/11 being a terrorist attack a prime example.

Certain articles on the MW blog would tend to suggest that Morrissey likes a good conspiracy theory, or at least keeps an open mind to such things. Most people don't want to even THINK about a number of subjects which takes them out of their comfort zone, and I confess, I am quite often guilty of that myself, but this whole MW phenomenon has not only made me open my own mind more, it has got me interested in things that I would have previously ignored.

One of the other things from the Diana site that has aroused my interest, is the mention of a man called Aleister Crowley. Here is his Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley

Aleister Crowley was a quite fascinating character and I have NO doubt that Morrissey will know all about him, after all, Morrissey is well read, I am not! There are a number of similarities between Crowley and Morrissey and it is interesting to read that Crowlay had a brief affair with Ada Leverson, who was a very close friend of Oscar Wilde. Whether or not Crowley and Wilde were friends, I don't know, but Crowley is described on wikipedia as "an English occultist, mystic, ceremonial magician, poet and mountaineer" who was famous for forming a religious philosophy called Thelema and writing the Book of Law.


ALEISTER CROWLEY

I won't go into any more detail about Crowley because I have run out of time, and what is more, he isn't directly linked to the MW story. There is a Light That Never Goes Out was released on Crowley's birthdate, which is of course just a coincidence, but the Diana theorists love it!

Devil Horned Publicists, Bleedin' Ulcered Pop Stars, Dreaming Former Drummers, Ulcer Ridden Comedians, Conspiracy Theorists, Media Fakery, Prophets, Blue Roses...... did you miss me? Welcome back to Following The Mozziah, welcome back to the World of Morrissey, all we need now is MorrisseysWorld, but in the mean time, here's the chart:



THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY 27TH JANUARY 2013

1. THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE (LIVE IN PORT CHESTER NY) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy91_AuxwAA

2. MEAT IS MURDER (LIVE IN PITTSBURGH PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjGwln0IMoo

3. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT (+ RANT) (LIVE IN COLUMBUS OH) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZsITuqktiA

3. HOW SOON IS NOW? (LIVE IN COLUMBUS) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92v4M8hh41Q

5. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE (LIVE IN PITTSBURGH PA) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eNFjCA0XQI (Includes Wayward Sisters entrance)

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

7. BEEZ IN THE TRAP - NICKI MINAJ (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib7XYdCte3M

8. THEN I SCREAMED (LIVE IN READING PA) - KRISTEEN YOUNG (DOWN 6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBBruFEtXAs

9. ASLEEP - THE SMITHS (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D9ae_hdkUM

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


MORRISSEY LOOKS AT MY BLUE ROSE IN BROOKLYN
(WHICH HAS NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH THIS BLOG ENTRY)

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Day 504 - Bleeding on the Inside Part 1

January 30, 2013, 9:49 am
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The setting is on board the Morrissey tour bus. It is mid afternoon on Thursday January 24th 2013. The tour bus is parked outside the James H Whiting Auditorium in Flint, Michigan, USA, which is the venue for the evening's Morrissey concert. Morrissey is laying on the bed of his private quarters at the back of the tour bus, he is wearing silk pyjamas, a silk dressing gown and a pair of hand made designer slippers with the initial 'M' and the Morrissey coat of arms embroidered on each slipper. The elequent look is some what spoiled by the second world war gas mask which is strapped tightly to Morrissey's face. He is reading Hitch 22 by Christopher Hitchens, and also has an ipad laying on the bed with twitter open. The sound of coughing, sneezing and wheezing can be heard emanating from all sections of the bus and each time there is a cough or a sneeze, Morrissey tuts to himself.

As Morrissey reads, clumpy footsteps can be heard coming in his direction, which causes him to look up in surprise as NOBODY is allowed to enter Morrissey's private area on the tour bus unless they have been previously invited, which isn't very often. The clumping stops and the flu infected voice of Morrissey's musical director, Martin 'Boz' Boorer can be heard on the other side of  Morrissey's privacy curtain.

BOZ: Moz? Moz, are you (coughs)... there?

MOZ: (Removes his gas mask and adopts a Kenneth Williams voice) No! Go away, you germ infested lump of lard. (Puts gas mask back on)

BOZ: Moz, it's me (coughs), Boz!

MOZ:  (removing mask) I know full well who it is, now fuck off before I have you ejected from the bus you selfish cunt. You have no right to be up the rear end (smirks quietly to himself at his witty 'Carry On' style joke) ..... spreading your filth. (Puts mask back on)

BOZ: Moz, I'm really suffering here Moz, and so are some of the (bursts into a stream of sneezes followed by a coughing fit. Morrissey screws his face up behind his curtain) others. I don't think I'll even stay awake until ten thirty tonight Moz, let alone play the guitar very well.

MOZ: (Removing mask) Nothing new there then! (smirks to himself and then pulls open the curtain). Christ, you look dreadful! Nothing new there either I suppose. (smirks again). Boz, I told you before we started this tour, there can be NO MORE cancellations, I'm trying to show the record labels that I'm still a relevant force, but what with your visa problems and your drummers having sore eyes and your guitarists having bad backs etcetera etcetera, I've had to cancel FAR too many shows already. Do you WANT to turn me into a laughing stock?

BOZ: But it was YOU who....

MOZ: (Interrupting) ENOUGH of your excuses Boz, I don't want to hear it. Now listen old son,  you've managed to keep going with your slight wrist injury, so I'm sure a little cold won't stop you. What about me with my dreadful stomach cramps, but do I go on about it?

BOZ: Well actually....

MOZ: (Interrupting) I mean, really Boz, I'm having to act as your nurse maid these days, I've provided you with a top of the range arm rest AND an executive face mask, what MORE do you want?

BOZ: I know Moz, and you've been more than generous, but it's not just me, I'd battle on, you know I would, it's the others, they're really suffering with this flu bug.

MOZ: Bloody foreigners, I knew we should have bought British, I should never have listened to you when you suggested we have Yanks and South Americans in the band, they just don't have the same bulldog spirit that we Brits have Boz. (Boz goes to say something but stops himself and coughs instead. Morrissey puts his gas mask back on and continues to talk in a muffled voice) Why DID we hire all those foreigners?

BOZ: Because they were half the price! And also, you said we'd look more cultured with some swarthy types.

MOZ: I don't think I probably used that exact terminology Boz, but you certainly DO get better value for money with old Johnny foreigner, and what is more (removes gas mask) you don't get the farting and burping that you get with the English lot. No, on reflection, the foreigners are a better bet, but they really don't understand the importance of 'the show must go on.' I'll tell you what Boz, if it's an early night you're after, I'll allow you to nip into the old James Whitebait theatre, and tell them that we're bringing the show forward by an hour, now off you go. (Boz goes to say something but Moz interrupts) There is no need to thank me Boz, now just get on and do it before I change my mind.

(Boz heads back to the front of the bus and goes to the other band members.)

BOZ: I'm afraid boys, the show MUST go on. (To Solomon) Sol, Moz has asked for you to go and tell the theatre manager that we will be going on at eight instead of nine. (Solomon nods and goes off)

JESSE: (In thick Spanish accent. To Boz.) Boss, I don't think I can play at all tonight, I am very sick. (coughs).

BOZ: I'm sorry Jesse, he's having none of it, we are playing tonight so just do your best, and try not to fuck up during Meat is Murder again, you've won a lot of people over lately, we don't want to give the Solow lot a reason to have another pop.

JESSE: Who eez the Soho lot?

BOZ: There's something to be said for blissful ignorance my friend, how I'd love to live in your world.

JESSE: You and your good wife are more than welcome to come and live in my house. (Boz smiles before turning away and raising his eyebrows).

( ONE HOUR LATER)

Morrissey is still in his quarters reading when he hears clumping footsteps approaching. Before the footsteps get too close, Morrissey calls out.

MOZ: Who goes there?

BOZ: It's me Moz.

MOZ: What is it now Martin?

BOZ: I've brought the concert forward Moz, and I've had a long chat with the boys about how we must all battle on and that there can be no cancellations. I have to say Moz, I'm really impressed with their attitude, they are determined to play on whatever.

MOZ: Tonight's concert is off Boz, there's been some bad news. I'm cancelling the next two dates too. (Opens the curtain and hands Boz a piece of paper) Here, log on to True To You and type in this statement.

BOZ: (Reading the piece of paper) "Postponed due to band illness?"

MOZ: Yes Boz, the band 'are' ill aren't they?

BOZ: Well yes, but......

MOZ: (INTERRUPTING) and being the caring employer that I am, I have decided to give you all the next four nights off, unpaid of course. Now, Boz, can you please go and issue the statement, let all the band and crew know what's going on, and then tell the driver to head to the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, I've decided to get me cramps sorted.

SCENE 2
The setting is the reception desk of the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. It is Friday January 25th 2013

RECEPTIONIST - LANA: Hello Sir, can I help?

MOZ: Can anybody?

LANA: I'm sorry sir?

MOZ: And so am I.

LANA: I'm afraid I can't don't understand sir, and would you mind removing your gas mask, I can't hear you very well. (Morrissey removes his gas mask).

MOZ: I believe you are expecting me, my secretary Miss Tension should have phoned ahead to book me in.

LANA: No problem. What is your name please sir?

MOZ: Ronald Wycherley.

LANA: (Types name into computer) We have nobody expected under that name sir.

MOZ: Kenneth Williams?

LANA: (Types into computer) No, I'm afraid not.

MOZ: Surely the buffoon hasn't booked me in as Morrissey?

LANA: (Types into computer) Yes sir, we 'are' expecting a Mr Morrissey, have you any other names?

MOZ: Not that I use, no.

LANA: We do need to know your full name please sir.

MOZ: OK, it's Steven, with a 'V' not a 'ph', Patrick.

LANA: Thank you. And your date of birth?

MOZ: I'm in my very late forties.

LANA: And when is your birthday?

MOZ: May the twenty second, but please don't send a card.

LANA: (Laughs falsely) So, May twenty second, nineteen sixty three?

MOZ: That sounds close enough.

LANA: And your address Mister Morrissey?

MOZ: Well, there's a thing. I don't stay in any one place for very long.

LANA: (starting to lose a little patience) Where are you currently staying?

MOZ: In your car park.

LANA: Sir, I really do need an address. Our system is showing 384 Kings Road in Manchester, England, do you still live there?

MORRISSEY: I never did 'live' there, I merely existed. Now, could somebody please show me to my room?

LANA: I don't believe Miss Tension booked a private room for you sir, she just said that you (checks notes on computer), yes here it is, Miss Tension said that you have a bladder infection and that you just need some tablets.

MOZ: So, he thinks he's a doctor does he?

LANA: Miss Tension's a man? Actually, it did sound like a man now that you mention it.

MOZ: She has a cold!

LANA: (Looking ever more bewildered) If you'd like to take a seat Mister Morrissey, I'll get a doctor to come and see you as soon as I can.

MOZ: I can't sit around in a waiting room, I might pick up some germs, I have a show on Monday.

LANA: Oh my God, I've just realised who you are, you were the lead singer of The Smiths. I just love The Smiths, I've got every cassette you ever made. I would just love it if you guys got back together, Johnny Marr is God.

MOZ: I have Boz Boorer these days, perhaps not a God, but all the same, he can hold a tune.

LANA: I can't believe it's you, wait until I tell my friend Mike, he'll go ape when he finds out I met you, he's an even bigger fan than me. Let me take you up to one of the suites and I'll get Doctor Rodriguez to see you right away. (Lana leads Morrissey off.)

SCENE 3
(Twenty minutes later in a private suite at the Hospital. Morrissey is sat waiting to be seen. A good looking male doctor enters the room. He is in his early thirties and is of Latino appearance.)

DOCTOR R: Good afternoon Mister Morrissey, may I start by saying what an honour it is to be treating you, I am a huge fan....

MOZ: (Interrupting) Of The Smiths?

DOCTOR R: No, of yours. Years of Refusal is undoubtedly the greatest piece of vinyl ever produced.

MOZ: Pinch me mother.

DOCTOR R: Sorry?

MOZ: You have NOTHING to be sorry for.

DOCTOR R: Now, I believe you think you may have a bladder infection so I need to start by taking a sample of your urine.

MOZ: It wasn't me who mentioned my bladder, it was my useless secretary, I think it's an ulcer. Kenneth had ulcers you know?

DOCTOR R: Kenneth Williams do you mean? A comic genius, and SO misunderstood.

MOZ: Am I in heaven?

DOCTOR R: No, Michigan, heaven's the next state, although I've heard it's not all it's cracked up to be. Now, can you please go into the bathroom and fill this test tube?

MOZ: (Looking at how thin the tube is) Are you taking the piss?

DOCTOR R: That's the general idea, yes! (Morrissey goes off and returns with the sample which he hands to the Doctor)

MOZ: I'll need that back when you've finished with it.

DOCTOR R: Sorry?

MOZ: I had a problem with a barber once who wanted to sell my hair clippings on ebay. I was told it would have sold for about five hundred dollars, so a pot of my liquid gold would make a killing. What is more, I certainly don't want anybody having access to my DNA, they might clone me, which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, not even Joyce. Actually, scrub that, Joyce would NEVER deserve to be me. So Doctor, am I ill?

DOCTOR R: I will need to send your sample off for tests, we'll know by tomorrow.

To Be Continued


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Day 505 - Bleeding on the Inside Part 2

January 31, 2013, 10:00 am
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The setting is a private suite in the William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan USA. It is late afternoon on Friday January 25th 2013. Morrissey has just given a sample of his urine to Dr Rodriguez, who has taken it away to be tested. Morrissey takes out his Apple iphone and makes a call to his trusted friend/secretary/musical director/dogsbody Martin 'Boz' Boorer who is laying on his bed in the tour bus, which is parked in the car park of the hospital. Boorer's phone rings with the ringtone 'Rockabilly Guy' and Morrissey's name flashes up on the screen. Before answering, Boz starts to sing along to the ringtone.


THE MORRISSEY BAND TOUR BUS - PARKED IN THE HOSPITAL CAR PARK


BOZ: (Singing) Well, going down the road, looking mighty cool, I may act funny but I ain't no fool. (Stops singing and answers the call) Hello Moz, it's not like you to make an actual phone call, I feel quite touched. Where are you?

MOZ: Alone, Boz, always alone. Where do you think I am you clot, I'm in the hospital. What took you so long to answer the phone? Singing along to your 'Rockabilly Guy' ring tone again were you? If you must insist on having one of those ridiculously childish ringtones, you could at least have one of 'my' masterpieces sounding out. Why don't you make 'Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed' your ringtone, then you could actually have one of your own compositions to sing along to when your phone rings? (Smirks to himself, knowing what's going to come back).

BOZ: I didn't write 'that' one, it was Alain. I suppose I could use 'Black Cloud', that was one of mine.

MOZ: I think you'll find Boz, old son, that you nicked that tune from Alain's 'A Swallow on Me Knackers', I can't remember the last time you wrote an original tune Boz, I 'really' can't. It's just as well that I haven't managed to get us a record deal yet, we STILL don't have a single decent tune to offer them. Perhaps I should consider an a cappella album?

BOZ: You're obviously feeling better then Moz?

MOZ: I lost all sense of feeling the day I was born Boz, but as you ask, the Doctor has taken a sample of my urine, on loan might I add, and based on your diagnosis that I have a bladder infection, it is being tested for such.

BOZ: Are you coming back to the bus then, I thought we might all go out for a pizza.

MOZ: Boz, have you not forgotten that I have had to cancel 'three' concerts because of you and your so called musicians all being ill? The last thing I need is for you lot to be seen wandering the streets of whatever God forsaken town we currently happen to be in. NONE of you are to leave the bus, do you understand? If you really MUST eat, get your pizzas delivered.

BOZ: But....

MOZ: (Interrupting) Enough Boz! I have decided to stay the night in this rather spacious, private hospital suite until tomorrow, when I shall find out 'just' how ill I really am, although I 'know' it's an ulcer and not a mere bladder infection as diagnosed by you. That wikipedia research you did a few weeks ago was nowhere near as thorough as mine Boz. Sometimes I get the impression you just don't care about me anymore. I sometimes wonder if you 'ever' cared!

BOZ: (Sounding hurt) Of course I care Moz, you'll never know just how much!

MOZ: Well I get the distinct feeling that you're thinking of leaving the band again Boz. May I remind you of your last wobble, when you nearly left to join Adam sodding Ant. Just think Martin, if I hadn't pointed out the error of your ways, you would now be playing venues like Great Yarmouth pier.

BOZ: Didn't we play there Moz?

MOZ: That was irony Boz, your mate Adam plays these two bit venues for real.

BOZ: I DO still care Moz, honest I do, and you know I'd NEVER leave you, you're the best there is, the VERY best. Can I bring anything over for you, and shall I issue a statement on True To You about your bladder infection?

MOZ: It's not a sodding bladder infection you goat, it's an ulcer I tell yer, and anyway, the last thing I want is anybody knowing I'm ill. Make NO announcements Boz, let's keep them all guessing as to where I am. They might think I've died, not that anybody would care, certainly not that Solow lot, they'd dance with joy on my grave, and then write on my headstone how much they loved me, the sanctimonious, hypocritical bastards. Right, can you bring over a clean pair of silk pj's, my slippers, my ipad, the Hitchens book, oh and Boz, can you nip out and find some of those crisps I like, you know the ones, the ones that look like Wotsits but are cheesier. Oh, and some chocolate, get some chocolate Boz, and a few other little nibbles too, you know the sort of thing. You'd better dress up as Gaynor, I don't want you being recognised, or send out what's his name, the new drummer, nobody will EVER recognise him, I don't even think I would. Funnily enough, when I turned around the other day during Meat is Murder to watch the video, I saw him sitting there behind the drums and I thought to myself, 'Who the bloody hell are you?' Anyway, I can't speak for any longer Boz, the radiation these mobile phones give off will be poisoning my brain cells, I'll expect you in about thirty minutes. (Morrissey presses a button and ends the call.)

SCENE 5
The setting is the ultra scan room of the WB hospital in Royal Oak. It is early afternoon on Saturday January 26th 2013. Morrissey is in the room with two radiographers, Juan Martinez and Dick DeVos. Morrissey is sat upright on the couch.

JUAN M: Could you please remove your shirt Mr Morrissey? (Morrissey stands up)

MOZ: (Singing) But then, you open your eyes, and you see someone that you physically despise (rips shirt open and tosses it into the air. Juan Martinez and Dick DeVos both reach up to catch the shirt and manage to grab an arm each. A tug of war struggle ensues with neither man giving an inch. They start to push and shove each other and end up rolling around on the floor fighting while Morrissey watches, looking almost content. Doctor Rodriguez walks in.)

DOCTOR R: (Shouting) What the hell is going on here? William Beaumont will be turning in his grave. (The two men ignore Dr Rodriquez and carry on fighting. Dr Rodriguez grabs a pair of scissors and cuts the shirt down the middle. The two fighting men look content with the outcome and respectfully shake hands, just like two fighters at the end of a bout.) I am SO sorry Mister Morrissey.

MOZ: (Shrugging his shoulders and raising his eyebrows, as if to say he just doesn't understand WHY the men would fight over his shirt.) These things happen.

DOCTOR R: (To the radiographers) Now then, if you two have quite finished bringing embarrassment upon the William Beaumont, shall we get on with the job in hand? (To Morrissey) If you would just like to lay down on your side, I will just apply some gel to your stomach and we can start the scan. (Just then Morrissey's phone rings. He looks at the phone and sees that it is his PR agency Susan Blond. He answers.)

MOZ: Hello Susan, I'm afraid I can't talk at the moment, I'm having tests done on a suspected bladder infection. I'll contact you later. (Morrissey ends the call.)

LAUREN PAPAPIETRO: Hello, Mister Morrissey? Mister Morrissey? Can you hear me? It's not Susan, she's got the weekend off. I've got the press on my back wanting a statement. Hello? Hello? (To self) A bladder infection eh? Right, I'll let the press know.

MOZ: (To Doctor Rodriguez who is running a hand held scanner over Morrissey's stomach) Sorry about that, it was my PR. So Doc, how's the old bladder holding up?

DOCTOR R: Your bladder seems fine, in fact the urine sample showed nothing wrong at all, but it's your stomach I'm more concerned with, you have an ulcer.

MOZ: I knew it, I told that lummox it was an ulcer.

DOCTOR R: It's not just any old ulcer I'm afraid, it's a bleeding one, this is more serious than we thought. I wonder what has caused it?

MOZ: Physical blows result in external bruises and bleeding Doctor, but the blows I have had to suffer at the hands of the British press and my own so called fans have obviously ripped my insides to shreds. My heart has been bleeding for years and it comes as no surprise to me that the rest of my organs are now crying too, they are tormented and tortured. How long have I got left to live Doctor? Don't hold back, give it to me straight.

DOCTOR R: I'll put you on a course of antibiotics and advise that you take things easy for a couple of weeks, but apart from that, you're as good as gold.

MOZ: Really? Right then, I'll be on my way. Could you just get my pot of urine for me please, I wouldn't want your two helpers here fighting over that too, they could end up like I did in Liverpool during Black Cloud. I convinced myself for years it was beer in that pot that hit me, but, well....

SCENE 6
Morrissey is laying on his bed in the tour bus as it is driving along. It is the afternoon of Sunday January 27th 2013. Boz Boorer is laying next to him. Morrissey is reading various websites on the internet.

MOZ: Boz, what did I say about NOT putting any statements on True To You? Who put the one about the band being ill? (Boz goes red)

BOZ: Er, it must have been Julia, Moz, although I thought, I mean, I expect Julia thought it would be OK to give an explanation for the three cancelled gigs, and I didn't mention, I mean, SHE didn't mention your bladder like that dippy PR girl.

MOZ: That PR girl has explained herself Boz, and it was a genuine mistake, but I've told you before, I don't want ANY negative comments on True To You, we've got So-Low for that, I only want positive comments on our unofficial, official website, if any of the record companies read it, we want them to see how successful we are, we need to keep pointing out that we sell out venues, and that our songs get nominated for prizes. We're putting ourselves on the shelf Boz, and if we want them to buy, we need to dress ourselves up a bit, do you understand?

BOZ: Is that why you killed off Gaynor Tension?

MOZ: Yes Boz, the tom foolery's over, we're a serious rock band with a punky edge. A new record deal can't be too far away now, old son, but we ALL have to up our game.

BOZ: Is that why you got rid of your MorrisseysWorld thing too?

MOZ: You know FULL well that wasn't me, it was either an obsessed fan or one of the crew playing silly buggers. Now, log yourself on to the True To You website and get that article off about you being ill.

BOZ: Shall I put anything about your bleeding ulcer? It don't half sound nasty Moz.

MOZ: Have you listened to a word I've said? NO, don't mention ANYTHING about ANY illnesses, and don't mention anything about any concerts being cancelled, we can't let the record labels think we're unreliable. Having said that, it's only fair that the fans understand just how brave I am being about this VERY serious illness of mine, so get back onto Susan Blond's office and get them to issue another statement regarding my condition. (Hands Boz a piece of paper) Here, I've written the statement, so email it over to Lauren, I think Susan's off still. I've decided to cancel another six concerts, the Doctor said I should cancel the whole tour and have twenty four hour supervision, but I don't want to make a fuss, so we'll just cancel those six shitty shows that we didn't really want to do anyway, and we'll kick off again in Vegas on February the 9th, where according to twitter, there should be a good turn out of the Blue Rose Society.

BOZ: I thought you said you've never used twitter?

MOZ: I merely peek Boz, merely peek. Right, off you go, and when you've cancelled the concerts, sent the email, and removed your silly statement from True To You, can you tell the driver to head for the Four Seasons in St Louis, I'm going to treat myself to a week of pampering before we hit Vegas. You may as well fly home for a few days Boz, leave me and my ulcer to bleed in peace.

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Day 506 - Lost at Sea, Without the Sea

February 1, 2013, 5:12 am
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Just a few hours after I published my highly amusing parody piece yesterday, in which I flippantly dismissed Morrissey's illness as needing nothing more than a course of antibiotics and a couple of weeks rest, Morrissey issued a statement on the Number 1 'Unofficial' Morrissey website, True-To-You.net, humorously claiming, "The reports of my death have been greatly understated."

Morrissey's quote is of course a play on words of the famous Mark Twain quote, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated" , although it should be noted that the actual Twain quote is believed to be, "The report of my death was an exaggeration", although it is quite possible that Twain changed the quote over the years, as he was reported dead more than once, most notably by the New York Times who reported that he may have been "lost at sea," which in itself is quite interesting bearing in mind that Morrissey has recently mentioned that touring feels like going "away to sea, but without the sea."


MARK TWAIN - DIED APRIL 21 1910.... ALLEGEDLY

Morrissey's TTY statement also happens to mention that the concert in Brooklyn, which I recently described as, "THE best Morrissey concert that I have ever attended" (See Day 486 of my blog), was, along with Melbourne, "two of the best nights of what might charitably be termed my "career"."


MORRISSEY AND ME IN BROOKLYN - "THE BEST"


And the coincidences DON'T end there, here comes the BIGGY..... On the day of the Brooklyn concert, the title of my blog was, "Day 485 - I Just Might Die With A Smile On My Face After All", and WHAT lyric, of all his thousands, has Morrissey quoted in his latest TTY statement? Yep, the VERY SAME ONE! Here is the TTY statement in full:


Message from Morrissey


31 January 2013
Message from Morrissey
The reports of my death have been greatly understated. Once admitted to the William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak in Michigan, I received treatment for concussion, a bleeding ulcer, and Barrett's esophagus. The positive from all of this is that there are now no known ailments left for me to try.
I am fully determined to resume the tour on February 9 at the Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas. If there's an audience of any kind in attendance, I just might die with a smile on my face, after all. If I am not there, I shall probably never again be anywhere.
Equally, I am determined to play Flint (Michigan) if it kills me (which, on the face of it, it almost has.)
Thank you to everyone present at both Brooklyn (New York) and Melbourne (Australia) during recent weeks for two of the best nights of what might charitably be termed my "career". My debt to you will outlive time itself.
pause at my headstone,
MORRISSEY
31 January 2013.

AND THERE'S MORE! The lyric "I just might die with a smile on my face after all' comes from the song 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore', which just so happened to enter the Twitterdilly Arms Top 10 three days ago at NUMBER 1! Another coincidence? HOW MANY coincidences do there have to be before they become MORE than just coincidences? HOW MANY? Of all the 'thousands' of lyrics Morrissey has ever written, WHY did he choose to quote that particular line, and of all the internet bars in all of the world, he just happened to walk into OURS!


THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE - THE CURRENT TWITTERDILLY ARMS NO. 1


Yet ANOTHER coincidence from the TTY statement, is that Morrissey also mentions his 'headstone', which I ALSO happened to write about yesterday..... but of course Morrissey DOESN'T read my blog, I am just a "lying shyster!" The fact that Morrissey mentioned a tooth brush on stage the day after I'd written about it was ALSO just a coincidence. My lies just go on, and on, and on, and on, and on.

Rather than writing about all these coincidences, I should of course be writing about the fact that Morrissey has been receiving treatment for 'Barrett's Esophagus', or if he were back in Britain instead of the USA, 'Barrett's Oesophagus.' It's rather apt the Yanks are missing an 'O', I wonder if Moz can offer them one? President Kyle has one going spare:


KYLE WITH A SPARE 'O'

I suppose the one thing Morrissey CAN be thankful for, is that he was treated by the American 'William Beaumont' and NOT the English 'William 'Bill' Beaumont', because quite frankly, a missing 'O' would have been the least of his problems!


ENGLAND'S WILLIAM BEAUMONT

Anyway, back to Barrett's Oesophagus'. I can't pretend to be an expert on the subject, but both my mother and father spent their whole working lives diagnosing such things, as they were pathologists (In Wythenshawe and Withington Hospitals for a while for those who haven't followed the whole of the FTM story!), so I do know a little on such matters, although I must confess, 'Barrett's Oesophagus' is a new one to me. According to google, it can be BLOODY SERIOUS! Google doesn't actually state that it's 'bloody serious', that is my interpretation. What google ACTUALLY states is:

Barrett's Esophagus (sic, bloody Yanks, it should have an 'O'! Norman Barrett, who the condition was named after wasn't even American, he was actually Australian, not that that gives him any better cultural standing than being a Yank, but luckily for old Norman, he moved to good old Blighty at the age of ten and subsequently ended up at Eton where he was given the lifelong nickname 'Patsy'! Don't you just LOVE us Brits? Now, where was I? Oh yes, 'Barrett's Esophagus, and I'd better get out of these brackets!)

Google states:

Barrett's Esophagus (sic - let's not go there again, in fact, let's forget the American google page, let me find a good old British website.)

PATIENT.CO.UK states:

Barrett's Oesophagus is caused when the cells that line the lower oesophagus are abnormal (Well let's face it, Mozzer would NEVER have ANYTHING 'normal' would he?). The main cause is long-standing reflux of acid from the stomach into the oesophagus. People with BO (maybe losing the 'O' wasn't such a bad idea after all!) have an increased risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus. The risk is small, but you may be advised to have regular endoscopies to detect precancerous changes to the cells. If changes develop, then treatment to remove the precancerous cells may be advised.


Barrett's Oesophagus


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NORMAN 'OESOPHAGUS' BARRETT

I think it is probably fair to assume that Morrissey's condition isn't TOO serious at present, but he has no doubt had cameras and tubes stuffed down his throat (that's an endoscopy for the more intelligent of my readers, NO, not you Manc lad) which isn't very pleasant. It will now be of HUGE importance that Morrissey has regular check ups, but apart from that, he should be fine. It's not as though it's anything REALLY serious, like having stents inserted in blocked arteries, now THAT'S a REAL illness and a major operation, but I don't want to cause a fuss.



I sneaked a peek into the Scum Cesspit and was surprised to see that some sympathetic messages had been left, but no doubt that will soon change. Would Uncle Cesspit be offering sympathetic words if Morrissey had been diagnosed with a mental illness, or would he have dished out his favourite 'deluded nutter' line?

And whilst I'm on the subject of sycophantic slags, I can't help but wonder if Morrissey's TTY statement might be a different tack to attract a record deal. If  the major labels think Moz might be about to croak it, they will be queueing up to sign him. The thought of having, 'on their hands a dead star', should see a bidding war ensue. Once again old Mozzer has proven that he doesn't need a manager, he knows EXACTLY what he's doing!

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ME IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE - NO RELEVANCE TO THIS BLOG POST

True To You has also issued a statement that EMI will be issuing a re-mastered 'The Last Of The Famous International Playboys' single in March, and it will once again be on vinyl (as well as cd), which means Morrissey is obviously involved with the release. The statement doesn't say if it will be on a particular label, or on the main EMI label, but either way, it's exciting news for us vinyl lovers.

It is with much sadness that I have to announce that my collection of EVERY UK Number 1 single ever released, has come to an end. This week's Number 1 is a song (?) called 'Get Up (Rattle)' by Bingo Players, and it has NOT been issued on any hard format of any kind, not even a promo cd, which is the only usual hard format these days. Morrissey LIVES, the Number 1 'single' is DEAD!




UK NO.1 - DOWNLOAD ONLY

And finally for today, our old friend Russell Brand has given an interview to The Sun newspaper, in which he is quoted as saying, "I emailed him (Morrissey) when we were both in New Zealand and he never responded. It's like having a woman in your life who doesn't quite fancy you enough." I think it is fair to assume that Morrissey has gone a bit cold toward his friendship with Russell, which is something Our Mozzer told us in the MorrisseysWorld chat room a few months ago. I wonder if Brand was after free tickets in Wellington, and I also wonder if he went to see Morrissey's concert despite not getting a response to his email? I would be willing to bet that he didn't! Cunt.

*Goes off singing*  They weren't lies, they weren't lies, they weren't lies. *Changes song* Re-issue, re-package, re-package, re-evaluate the songs, double-pack with a photograph, extra track and a tacky badge. *Changes song* I just might die with a smile on my face, after all. *Changes song* Dear hero with ulcers, with all the new songs that you are perfecting, Oh I can't help quoting you, because everything that you said rings true a hu a hu, a hu hu.
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Day 508- Logic

February 3, 2013, 12:19 am
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Morrissey has officially denied FOUR times that he is in any way involved with MorrisseysWorld, and has even gone as far as to call it 'dangerous.' These four denials were more than enough 'evidence' for the vast majority of Morrissey fans to 'logically' conclude that Morrissey is NOT the author of MorrisseysWorld, and they have further concluded that the author MUST therefore be a "lying shyster", but 'logic' is very one dimensional, and often used by scientists, where as artists and poets such as Morrissey prefer mystery and art to 'logic.' What if Morrissey was LYING to try and get his fans to look beyond the logical?

Here is a little story:

LOGIC by TheRatsBack

The Morrissey-Solo website owner, David T was walking down the road, when he bumped into one of his site moderators, Uncle Skinny.
"I haven't seen you for ages!" exclaimed Skinny, "where have you been?"
"I've been away on a course," replied David.
"Away on a course?" asked Skinny, "What have you been studying?"
"Logic!" announced David.
"LOGIC?" asked Skinny in bemusement, "what's LOGIC?"
"Well, let me give you an example," said David. "Have you got a goldfish?"
"Yeah, I've got quite a few actually," boasted Skinny, puffing his chest out.
"Well, in that case, you must have either a fish tank or a pond?"
"Yes, I've got a great pond," said Skinny, "it's got a water feature an' all."
"Therefore," continued David, "the chances are, you have a garden."
"Yes I have!" exclaimed Skinny once again, "it's a right sun trap.
"Well then," said David, "I bet that you've got a house."
"Oh yes, and it's a right little palace."
"Well, if you've got a house," continued David, "there is a very good chance that you have a wife."
"Too right I have," crowed Skinny, "an' she's a reet little cracker."
"In that case, would I be right in thinking you've probably got children?"
"Yep, said Skinny, "two, one of each."
"So, if you've got kids, you obviously have sex?"
"Regular! No complaints from me in that department," said Skinny.
"Then in that case, I guess there is no need for masturbation in your house," said David.
"No, never!" proclaimed Skinny.
"And THAT, my friend, is LOGIC!" announced David.
"Wow! THAT'S incredible," said Skinny.

The two men said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. Skinny took a left as he headed into town, and as he walked around the corner, he couldn't believe his eyes, standing there right in front of him was his all time hero, Morrissey. Skinny had often thought long and hard about what he would say to Morrissey if he was ever lucky enough to meet him, and despite allowing hatred and lies to be written about Morrissey on his website, he loved him dearly. As Morrissey came closer, Skinny started to panic. What should he say? How could he remain cool? As the two men drew together, Skinny said,
"Excuse me Morrissey, I'm one of your biggest fans."
"I do apologize for any discomfort I've brought upon you," said Moz in his usual Morrisseyesque way, having NO idea who this man in front of him was. Skinny thought quickly, how could he impress his hero?
"Here Moz?" Said Skinny, "Do you know about logic?"
Morrissey looked puzzled at such a bizarre question. Without waiting for an answer, Skinny said to Morrissey, "Do you have a goldfish?"
"No" said Morrissey.
"Then you're a wanker!"
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Day 510 - Doctor's Orders, Number Nine

February 5, 2013, 9:23 am
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MorrisseysWorld is still absent, and yet my blog, which is dedicated to following the activity of MorrisseysWorld, limps on.

TRM (The Real Morrissey) is ALSO absent, and he will NOT be re-commencing his tour this coming Saturday as he had previously stated, as he has been forced to cancel two more concerts due to Alan Bennett's bleedin' asparagus, or something similar.



MORRISSEY (RIGHT) - BLEEDING DUE TO EATING ALAN BENNETT'S ASPARAGUS

Here is yesterday's True To You Statement:


4 February 2013
Due to doctor's orders, the upcoming engagements with MORRISSEY in Las Vegas on Sat Feb 9 and in Phoenix on Sun Feb 10 will need to be rescheduled. MORRISSEY is currently undergoing treatment for a bleeding ulcer and Barrett’s esophagus. These shows are in the process of being rescheduled immediately and all patrons are encouraged to hold on to their tickets as the new dates will be announced within the coming days. MORRISSEY thanks everyone concerned for their well wishes during this time and hopes for a speedy recovery. The tour will resume as scheduled in El Paso at Tricky Falls on Feb 12.

The very first words of the statement immediately grabbed my attention, as "Doctors Orders" is a phrase used in the game of Bingo, and I happened to write about Bingo Players in my blog of Friday. As 'coincidences' go, I don't think I can add this one to the very, very long list, but out of interest,
'Doctor's Orders' represents the number 9 in the game of Bingo, and the number 9 is seen by many people as a VERY significant and strong number.

I have no idea if Morrissey's day to day life is influenced by numbers, but many people ARE very heavily influenced by numbers, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Morrissey is. IF he is, and IF the number 9 is of particular significance to Morrissey, then it completely changes the first sentence of the TTY statement. It would no longer read that Morrissey is cancelling due to a doctor telling him to, but because the number 9 is telling him to. Would Morrissey REALLY cancel two shows because a doctor 'ordered' him to? And will three more days rest REALLY make THAT much difference? (The Number 9: http://www.halexandria.org/dward091.htm)

The statement 'could' of course have been written by Morrissey's publicist Lauren Papapietro (@LaurnPapapietro), which would put a quick end to my little number 9 theory, but while I'm on the subject of Bingo, I am pleased to announce that my collection of Number 1 singles is continuing after all (for now anyway) thanks to the fact that Bingo Players have released their shitty little song 'Get Up (Rattle)' on cd for the German market! Good old Germany.


UK NUMBER 1 AND NOW RELEASED ON CD, ESPECIALLY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF A SMALL ROAD IN BRAMFELD, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF HAMBURG, WHERE THEY REFUSE TO ALLOW BROADBAND INTO THEIR LIVES

Having just re-read the TTY statement, I think it is far more likely to have been written by Lauren than Morrissey as Oesophagus is still spelt without an 'O' and the word 'patrons' is used, which is much more 'American' than it is English. Oh well, I liked my little number 9 bingo theory, but unless Morrissey walks on stage in El Paso next Tuesday and announces, "Man Alive, Number 5", I shall NEVER mention Bingo again. Hand signs and roses are one thing (or two actually), but if we start suggesting Morrissey is talking to us through the language of Bingo, we really might all get carted away!

Perhaps Morrissey REALLY IS simply listening to his doctor's advice, and is being sensible, in which case, I sincerely wish him a speedy recovery, but 'Bingo Gate' would be SO, SO funny!


EYES DOWN FOR YOUR FIRST NUMBER THIS TIME - MOZ CALLS THE NUMBERS WHILE MAM KEEPS A RECORD

So, with both Our Mozzer and TRM resting, what is there for me to write about? I could mention that my football management skills has resulted in my Under 15 side winning their Cup semi-final on Sunday, or I could write about my cricket captaincy skills taking my team to the Indoor league championship on Sunday evening, but modesty prevails on both counts. I won't even mention that in the one week that I've been back at work, I have done more business than my predecessor did in the previous four months (True)!

Instead of mentioning any of the above, I will write about a number of comments that have been left on my blog in the past few days. Firstly, LizzyCatMoz left a comment on Friday regarding 'The Last of the Famous International Playboys.' Lizzy wrote that 'Broken' had been in the MorrisseysWorld chat room last week, and had mentioned that 'Playboys' was a particular favourite of his. Lizzy adds, "Lo and behold it is now to be re-released as a single." This DEFINITELY warrants a place on the 'coincidence' list, and much higher up than my Bingo coincidence.


THE 1989 VERSION OF 'PLAYBOYS'

It would be quite interesting to list EVERY coincidence in order of how 'coincidental' they actually are, but the list is now SO long, it would take forever to plough (plow?) back through my blog and list them all. As I write this, another TTY statement has been issued, stating that 'Playboys' will be released on the Parlophone label with 'People Are The Same Everywhere' as a b side for the 7 inch, 'Action Is My Middle Name' as the b side for the cd and 'The Kid's A Looker' as an extra track on the download release. The statement also mentions that 'Kill Uncle' has been remastered and will be re-released too. Now, if my (very poor) memory serves me right, there was once an article on the MW blog that mentioned a 'Kill Uncle' re-release, with the inclusion of a tacky badge. Hmm.

 As 'Glamorous Glue' ended up being the third best selling vinyl single of 2011, 'Playboys' backed by 'People' has a HUGE chance of being the best seller of 2013. Perhaps I should abandon my Number 1 collection and just purchase the weekly 'vinyl' Number 1, although I doubt such a chart is even produced anymore.

THE 2011 PROMO FOR 'GLAMOROUS GLUE', WHICH I STILL HAVEN'T BOUGHT - WILL THERE BE A VINYL PROMO FOR 'PLAYBOYS?'

I have to ask, WHY does Morrissey need a new record label when he seems to have control over what EMI are releasing anyway? He's even managing to release new material via his old label! Maybe Morrissey realises that the three new songs have been around too long to be considered 'new' anymore, and they won't make it onto the NEW album when it is eventually released. Interestingly, both 'Art-Hounds' and 'Scandinavia' seem to have been put on a back burner for now, hopefully because Morrissey realises they both HAVE to feature on a new album, particularly 'Scandinavia' which is up there with ANY of his other masterpieces.


I EAT THE SOIL


Right, back to the comments left on my blog. Also on Friday, it was announced that Kyle's dad had suffered a heart attack. Thankfully, all is OK, and 'KD' (Kyle's Dad) is now back at home resting. 'KD' was able to join us earlier today for the Twitterdilly Arms Top 10 countdown, and his favourite Moz song, 'Bengali In Platforms', entered the chart at Number 2 (One little duck for all you bingo fans). I find it quite a strange song to have as an all time favourite, but that just goes to show the appeal of Morrissey songs. If you were to ask a hundred Moz fans to name their absolute favourite song, you would quite possibly get a hundred different answers. The same could not be said for many other artists, including the likes of Queen, Abba and The Beatles, where you would probably find the same songs being listed.

QUEEN'S MASTERPIECE, BUT WHAT IS MORRISSEY'S?

The most interesting coment left on my blog in the past few days was by 'SmallBoyJokesAndLoadedGuns' (aka SBJ aka @TheMozBot aka Trouble). SBJ wrote on Friday, "I think it should be added that the very last MW blog article (the YOR review) contained the word "oesophagus" (with an O) in its first sentence." I have a shocking memory, so I would NEVER have remembered such a thing, but although the MW blog has been taken down, because I subscribe to it, I am still able to access it, so I had a look, and SBJ is RIGHT!

Here is the article:




Why I love Years of Refusal

from Morrissey's world by Morrissey
Why I love 'Years of Refusal' by Broken




Some albums help you through a particular period; some push hay down your oesophagus; others slip away like dusky green needles from tall, wispy Scots pines. Years of Refusal helped me through.

2009 was a desperate time. I had nothing except obligations and no one but myself. The Sadness I felt was beyond melancholy, despair, or apathy, and it was beyond mere medical assistance. I was a walking coma with a smile on my face. The Sadness squeezed my spirit into one small corner of my mind, like a needle of conscious unwilling, and warped everything I touched and everything I held, which was nothing at all. 



This is an absolutely HUGE coincidence, and makes 'Bingo' now seem ridiculous in comparison. The word 'oesophagus' is NOT an everyday word, so unless this really is a VERY BIZARRE coincidence, it would tend to suggest that Morrissey was already aware of his condition. Nowhere in the TTY statement of Jan 31st did it say that his treatment for 'Barrett's Oesophagus', or '(Alan) Bennett's Asparagus', as it shall now be referred to on this blog, was a NEW diagnosis, so perhaps Morrissey had been previously diagnosed with '(Alan) Bennett's Asparagus' and merely took this opportunity to have one of his regular check ups! I am of course guessing, but for the word 'oesophagus' to be used on the MW blog just days before the official statement HAS to be more than a coincidence, it HAS to be.


ALAN BENNETT - DISCOVERED '(ALAN) BENNETT'S ASPARAGUS'



That will do for today, and I may not blog again for a while, especially if both Our Mozzer and TRM keep a low profile. I keep meaning to write my New York Your Diaires, but somehow I fear the moment may have passed. I even have a contribution from 'Midlife Matt.' Here are a couple of photos from our trip instead:



THE NYPD IN TIMES SQUARE (THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS A PLAIN CLOTHES OFFICER)







TWO OF THE STAFF IN HOLLISTER ON 5TH AVENUE - THE ONE ON THE LEFT LOOKS IN PARTICULARLY GOOD NICK FOR A MAN IN HIS LATE THIRTIES



The mention the other day of 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore', reminded me that I hadn't published MY joke that I promised a few week's ago, so I published it on Sunday, it was called 'Logic.' I did intend to feature 'Rosy Mires' as the one who had gone on the logic course, but I couldn't allow her to use the 'M' word, so I changed it to David T. Some people didn't like my joke, and left comments such as, "Useless waste of DNA", "You have an attitude problem that sucks", "Uh oh, someone's obsessed with someone" and "You distort people's perceptions of others to foster a negative view of them. You humiliate others." Each and every comment made me laugh my socks off, but that last comment in particular was the best of them all, it's what Uncle Doolally has been doing on So-Low for years! Oh the irony.



"DEAR GOD, PLEASE HELP ME!"


THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY 3RD FEB 2013

1. THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE (LIVE IN PORT CHESTER NY) - MORRISSEY (NO CHANGE)
2. BENGALI IN PLATFORMS - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY)
3. THE LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
4. COME BACK TO CAMDEN - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
5. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY (LIVE IN BROOKLYN) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY)
6. ALL THE LAZY DYKES - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
7. THE SLUM MUMS - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
8. LIFEGUARD ON DUTY - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY)
9. I KNOW IT'S OVER (LIVE IN SYDNEY) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY)
10. WELCOME TO MY WORLD - DEAN MARTIN (NO CHANGE)

(NEXT WEEK'S CHART WILL BE A TOP 10 OF THE BEST COVERS MORRISSEY HAS EVER SUNG, AS VOTED FOR BY YOU. PLEASE DM @FLUFFRAT ON TWITTER OR LIST YOUR TOP 3 IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW. THANK YOU. NOW TO GET OUT OF THESE BRACKETS).

*Goes off singing* I am the last of the famous, In - ter- nash - ernal Playboys, the last of.....
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MorrisseysWorld and The Blue Rose Society

February 8, 2013, 9:48 am
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In May, August and September of 2011, Morrissey's official website, 'True-To-You.net', made denials that Morrissey was in any way connected with a blogsite called MorrisseysWorld. Most who saw these denials, believed what they read, but a few others felt it was VERY un-Morrisseyesque to make such as fuss about a blog that NOBODY had heard of, and they began to follow the blogsite religiously. I was one of those people, and I documented my findings, on a daily basis in this blog.

In the past year, 'MorrisseysWorld.blogspot.com' made a number of prophecies and pledges, and they were ALL fulfilled by the true artiste Morrissey. The blogsite became a phenomenon, but the vast majority of Morrissey fans failed to discover it, or completely ignored it, believing it to be fake.

When Morrissey began his tour of the USA in October 2012, the ONLY prophecy from the MorrisseysWorld blog that hadn't been fulfilled, was that Morrissey would accept a BLUE ROSE on stage.

On October 10th, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York, Morrissey received a BLUE ROSE on stage, and the following day, MorrisseysWorld disappeared.

So, WAS MORRISSEY REALLY BEHIND MORRISSEYSWORLD? Here's the evidence, YOU decide.

WHO WAS MORRISSEYSWORLD?


16 DEC 2009 - First article published on MorrisseysWorld.blogspot.com. After just three weeks, the site falls dormant having received NO traffic and NO publicity.

1 MAY 2011 - MorrisseysWorld starts up again, but still has NO publicity or traffic.

14 MAY 2011 - Despite NOBODY having noticed or mentioned MorrisseysWorld, Morrissey's official website, 'True-To-You.net', issues a statement saying, "Morrissey would like it known that the site known as Morrisseysworld.blogspot is a fake. Morrissey has no connection with the site and is therefore not the author of anything written on the site." DENIAL NUMBER ONE FROM TRUE-TO-YOU & PUBLICITY FOR MORRISSEYSWORLD.


3 AUGUST 2011 - In a parody article on MorrisseysWorld entitled 'My Live Tour Journal', the author, pretending to be Morrissey, reviews Justin Bieber's live DVD 'Never Say Never', in which Bieber uses the words, 'Welcome to my World.'

4 AUGUST 2011 - In an article on the MW blog entitled 'A pledge to my fans at the London Palladium', the author says, "I have decided I will once again strip down to the waist at the London Palladium."

8 AUGUST 2011 - Morrissey comes on stage at the London Palladium and says, "Welcome to My World", the EXACT words used by Justin Bieber on his DVD. At the end of the show, Morrissey strips to the waste, thus FULFILLING THE PLEDGE of 4 AUG FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MW BLOG.
MORRISSEY AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM AUG 8TH 2011 "WELCOME TO MY WORLD."



13 AUGUST 2011 - In a parody piece on MorrisseysWorld entitled 'Q&A with iconic singer Morrissey - introduction', the author dresses Boz Boorer in drag.

13 AUGUST 2011 - In an article on MorrisseysWorld entitled 'Right I'm off now. Honest', the author says, " (I have a) US tour to plan." AT THIS TIME, THERE HAD BEEN NO 'OFFICIAL' MENTION ANYWHERE OF A US TOUR.


19 AUGUST 2011 - TTY issues a statement saying, "Morrissey has no connection with the site called Morrisseysworld.blogspot. Whoever is on this site/page claiming to be Morrissey is certainly NOT Morrissey. Pleased be warned. Thank you." In the same statement, it is announced that "Ten US dates for Morrissey will be announced this coming Monday." DENIAL NUMBER TWO FROM TRUE-TO-YOU & A US TOUR IS 'OFFICIALLY' ANNOUNCED.

22 AUGUST 2011 - MorrisseysWorld publishes an article asking fans to wear either a single red rose or a single white rose during the US tour.


1 SEPTEMBER 2011 - MW again asks fans to wear a single red or white rose on the US tour, in honour of Oscar Wilde.

A PICTURE FROM MORRISSEYSWORLD

6 SEPTEMBER 2011 - MorrisseysWorld sets up a twitter account '@MorrisseysWorld'.


14 SEPTEMBER 2011 - TTY issues a statement saying, "Morrissey would like to stress that he has absolutely no affiliation with the site called Morrisseysworld, and that the views expressed on Morrisseysworld blog and twitter page are not Morrissey's views, and do not come from Morrissey. Morrissey has no connection with this, please beware." DENIAL NUMBER THREE FROM TRUE-TO-YOU & FREE PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW MW TWITTER ACCOUNT.


27 SEPTEMBER 2011 - I discover MorrisseysWorld and start 'FollowingTheMozziah'.


9 OCTOBER 2011 - The MorrisseysWorld blog introduces a character from the US tv show, Twin Peaks, called LOG LADY. Log Lady makes a prediction, that "When the blood runs, the white rose becomes a red rose. When the truth settles down, nothing will remain." 

LOG LADY - THE MORRISSEYSWORLD PROPHET


7 NOVEMBER 2011 - The MW blog posts a song called 'Blue Rose' from Twin Peaks. Log Lady states that "THE BLUE ROSE exists" and "THE white ESOR will be seen."A COLLAGE OF FAMOUS PEOPLE MAKING  'O' and 'OO' signs WITH THEIR HANDS is also posted.
LIL THE DANCER FROM TWIN PEAKS WITH HER BLUE ROSE



28 NOVEMBER 2011 - Morrissey accepts a RED ROSE during 'Everyday Is Like Sunday', at the concert in Pomona (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Of2DJ5sCZ0 ). THIS IS THE FIRST FLOWER MORRISSEY HAS RECEIVED ON STAGE IN YEARS. 

28 NOV 2011 - MORRISSEY IN POMONA WHERE HE ACCEPTED A RED ROSE 


29 NOVEMBER 2011 - Morrissey appears on US tv show 'Conan' and sings 'People Are The Same Everywhere'. At the end of the performance, MORRISSEY MAKES AN 'OO' SIGN AROUND HIS EYES, EXACTLY AS ON THE MW BLOG COLLAGE.

29 NOV 2011 - MORRISSEY REPLICATES THE MORRISSEYSWORLD BLOG ON CONAN 


26 DECEMBER 2011 - '@MorrisseysWorld' tweeted to say, "Years of Refusal may come to be viewed as my masterpiece when the lights finally Go Out."

27 DECEMBER 2011 - Morrissey issues a statement completely out of the blue on the True To You website listing 'Years of Refusal' as the album of which he is most proud.


24 FEBRUARY 2012 - An article on the MW blog makes mention of the 'BLUE ROSE SOCIETY' for the first time. The article asks readers to "Post concert reviews, comment on 'signs' and spread the word about the rose." Morrissey gets his South American tour underway in Chile.


28 FEBRUARY 2012 - An interview given by Morrissey to a Brazilian magazine denies authorship of MorrisseysWorld and labels it 'dangerous'. Also in the interview, Morrissey says "I am seventeen" (Justin Bieber's age!) DENIAL NUMBER FOUR.


1 MARCH 2012 - Twenty minutes before Morrissey goes on stage for the second of his Argentinian concerts, in Cordoba, '@MW' tweets to say, I'll see you on the other side - assuming the Falklands aren't invaded and I don't get bombed by a malfunctioning  British missile." The account ALSO tweets, "There will be a small surprise." The band then appeared on stage dressed in black bras, and BOZ BOORER IN A DRESS (see 13 August parody piece). Morrissey then went on to make a speech about the Falklands belonging to Argentina. 
1 MARCH 2012 - MORRISSEY & THE BAND IN CORDOBA - IS THE DRESS WEAR A SMALL SURPRISE?

5 MARCH 2012 - The MW blog issues a statement saying that the blog and twitter account will be frozen forthwith, principally due to the recent criticism during the interview in Brazil. The statement also offers a pledge that MW will close and be erased from the world wide web should Morrissey place a short note on True To You. The statement also announces that the MW blog will only return if Morrissey appears with a rose, wears a pop act t-shirt, or states the words 'MorrisseysWorld' at a live concert.


12 MARCH 2012 - The MW blog posts a collage of famous people positioning their right hand across their body.

THE HAND SIGN ON THE MW COLLAGE


15 MARCH 2012 - The author of the MW blog appears as 'Morrissey1959' in the MW blog chatroom and tells those present to look out for Youtube footage from 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' from yesterday's concert. He says watch out for him putting his hand on his heart, mirroring the collage posted on the MW blog. Later that day, footage appears on Youtube, showing the hand on heart (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV_37XZIO-s&feature=related). 

17 MARCH 2012 - Morrissey plays the last date of his South American tour in Bogota, Columbia, and makes a double 'OO' sign during the song 'You Have Killed Me', and then he plucks a WHITE ROSE from the audience. The lighting makes the rose appear RED (See Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVaezmLcyi4 ), thus FULFILLING LOG LADY'S PLEDGE OF 9 OCTOBER 2011. IT IS ALSO, JUST THE SECOND FLOWER RECEIVED BY MORRISSEY ON STAGE IN YEARS.

17 MARCH 2012 - MORRISSEY RECEIVES A COLUMBIAN ROSE 


10 APRIL 2012 - In an article on the MW blog entitled 'MorrisseysWorld Prophecy Page - and a new pledge', the author reinforces that ALL the prophecy's have come true and exclusively pledges that Morrissey will appear with a BLUE ROSE before 2012 is out.


17 MAY 2012 - The author of the MW blog, calling himself 'Morrissey', gives an interview to 'FollowingTheMozziah', in which, in reply to a question about the NME court case, 'Morrissey' answers "...". Four hours later, TTY issues a statement saying that the court case is still going ahead and is scheduled to start on 16 July.  This statement is taken down a few hours later. 


19 MAY 2012 - The MW blog publishes an article announcing the blog and twitter accounts are now closed, and adds, 'Because We Must.' The article also asks concert goers to take a single red, white, or blue rose.

22 MAY 2012 - On stage in San Diego, at his birthday concert, Morrissey wears a red shirt covered in roses. Morrissey also says, "Because We Must" THREE times.


22 MAY 2012 - MORRISSEY WEARS A ROSE PATTERNED SHIRT AND QUOTES THE MW BLOG


4 JULY 2012 - Morrissey's wikipedia page is updated, mentioning 'The Blue Rose Society' and saying it "is seen by some as a reference to Oscar Wilde's green carnation-wearing followers."


5 JULY 2012 - Morrissey walks on stage in Liege, Belgium wearing a GREEN CARNATION for the first time EVER.
5 JULY 2012 - MORRISSEY WEARS A GREEN CARNATION IN LIEGE


6 JULY 2012 - The update to Morrissey's wikipedia page mysteriously disappears.

21 JULY 2012 - The MW blog publishes a parody article entitled 'Leaked minutes of a private meeting of the inner sanctum of the Blue Rose Society of Morrissey'. In the article, Log Lady says, "in the strangest of circumstances he WILL be photographed with a blue rose soon. The photograph emerges. People laughing and smiling, a child cries."

22 JULY 2012 - Photographs appear of Morrissey being presented with the 'Key to the City' of Tel Aviv by the Mayor Ron Huldai. Both men are laughing and smiling. Morrissey wears a tie with BLUE ROSES all over it.

21 JULY 2012 - MORRISSEY WEARS A BLUE ROSE TIE IN TEL AVIV


28 JULY 2012 - During the concert in Manchester, Morrissey announces, "I was recently in Israel where I was given the key to Tel Aviv and it's worth pointing out that the governing bodies of Manchester council have offered me absolutely nothing, and I don't know why". As he said the words, "I don't know why", Morrissey slipped his hand inside his shirt, thus replicating the freemason sign from the MorrisseysWorld blog of 12 March 2012.  (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mODZGYOvxIY)
28 JULY 2012 - MORRISSEY REPLICATES THE MW BLOG


10 OCTOBER 2012 - During the concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Morrissey takes a BLUE ROSE from eleven year old Kyle Douglas (@mozkidkyle on twitter), and keeps it on him for the whole of the encore, thus fulfilling the MW pledge of 10 April 2012. (See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPqwwA0ZQiQ)
10 OCTOBER 2012 - MORRISSEY WITH THE BLUE ROSE IN NEW YORK

Despite MANY fans taking gladioli and other flowers to Morrissey concerts, the ONLY ones that he has accepted, have been roses. Whether Morrissey was behind MorrisseysWorld or not, it is obvious that he wants roses, and many fans have pledged to continue taking them to concerts. Even Morrissey's own tour manager, Donnie Knutson has been spotted outside a venue with a BLUE ROSE:

DONNIE WITH HIS BLUE ROSE


TAKE A RED, WHITE OR BLUE ROSE FOR MORRISSEY, AND THROW IT AT THE ENCORE.
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Day 517 - No More Iron

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This is my first blog entry for a week, as the MorrisseysWorld blog (MorrisseysWorld.blogspot.com) has still not returned, and Our Mozzer (@MorrisseysWorld) is still absent from twitter. I (@TheRatsBack) too have stayed out of The Twitterdilly Arms (The MorrisseysWorlders name for twitter), as without Our Mozzer, or his sidekick Broken (@BrokenReturns), there seems little point in being there. Many others have also stayed away. It would appear that The Blue Rose Society are resting.


THE TWITTERDILLY ARMS - "I DON'T DO THAT MUCH TALKING THESE DAYS"


In the past week; David Bowie's petulance has irritated Morrissey, more Moz concert dates have been cancelled as Morrissey's bleedin' ulcer continues to bleed and his abnormal food pipe cells continue to be abnormal in the form of '(Alan) Bennett's Asparagus', Boy George has declared on National TV that he is a Morrissey fan, Britain is in a state of horror as they eat horses by mistake, Johnny 'Muttley' Marr continues to talk about The Smiths and prepares himself to accept YET ANOTHER NME award for 'Not Being Morrissey', and the BIGGEST news of the week.... Waddington's are getting rid of the Monopoly 'Iron'! Here is a breakdown.... That Was The Week That Was:


Day 511 - Weds Feb 6th. Boy George appeared on a BBC 4 tv show called 'Danny Baker's Greatest Album Showdown', in which Baker, BG, David Hepworth and Grace Dent chose their three favourite albums. Although it was actually Dent who chose a Smiths album, and not Boy George, BG showed his love for Morrissey by quoting lyrics from 'Last Night I Dreamt' and 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'. BG also said, "I'm a HUGE Morrissey fan," before then going on to discuss Morrissey's lyrics by saying, "It's SO genius, it's so clever." The programme itself was ruined by Baker making it all about him and talking FAR too much.



BOY GEORGE - "I'M A HUGE MORRISSEY FAN"


The biggest news of Wednesday was a True-To-You statement regarding David Bowie. I love the way Morrissey has used the word 'ordered', which makes Bowie sound like a militant dictator. Here is the statement:


Bowie refusal


6 February 2013
Bowie refusal
David Bowie has ordered EMI UK not to run the proposed artwork for Morrissey's April 8th issue of the re-mastered The Last of the Famous International Playboys single and CD. The sleeve featured a previously unseen private photograph of Bowie and Morrissey taken by Linder Sterling in New York in 1992. Although Bowie has no legal rights to the photograph, most of his back catalogue is presently licensed to EMI.


I have to confess, that unlike many Morrissey fans, and unlike Morrissey himself, I have never been a particularly big Bowie fan. I saw him play live in 2004, but I left after a dozen songs, as I was bored rigid. I have never either bought OR listened to a Bowie album, but then again, he wasn't 'mine', I was born too late to fall in love with David Bowie at his peak, ie 1972. Bowie belonged to those who were thirteen or fourteen in 1972, I was born at the very end of 1965, so when I was fourteen, I fell in love with Adam Ant and NOT David Bowie. Adam Ant meant EVERYTHING to me, in the same way that Bowie would have meant EVERYTHING to a thirteen year old Morrissey, which is why everything that has happened in recent years, including this latest issue over the photo, MUST hurt Morrissey. They say NEVER meet your heroes, let alone befriend them, go on tour with them, and duet with them!



MORRISSEY AND BOWIE DUETTING

Both David Bowie and Adam Ant have never really been able to 'better' their 'Ziggy Stardust' and 'Dandy Highwayman' peaks of 1972/73 and 1980/81 respectively, where as Morrissey has continued to write better and better songs. Many people still harp on about The Smiths, but for me, 'You Are The Quarry' is a better album than ANY of The Smiths albums, whilst 'Life Is A Pigsty' is as good as any other song Morrissey has ever written, and both 'Quarry' and 'Pigsty' are from the last ten years, NOT forty years ago like 'Ziggy Stardust.'

When David Bowie performed 'Dancing in the Street' with Mick Jagger in 1985, it proved that he was just a brand, and no longer a serious artist.


THE SOUND OF 1972 - BEFORE MY TIME

 Morrissey's TTY statement proves that EMI are obviously scared stiff of upsetting Bowie, and Bowie is proving that Morrissey was RIGHT to walk out on that 1995 tour, because Bowie obviously believes he is more important than Morrissey, which he is NOT. History will one day prove that although Bowie's 'Ziggy' was inventive, Morrissey's lyrical genius is WAY beyond Bowie's, WAY beyond. Unfortunately, none of us will be around to witness the realisation of the masses, but luckily, some of us are living 'through it.'

MEAT IS MURDER - I LIVED THROUGH IT, AND THEREFORE IT'S 'MINE'


It must be strange for Morrissey, because although the likes of Bowie, Bolan, Nico, Johansen, Ferry, Mael & Mael etc were all heroes to him, NONE of them can hold a candle to his genius, which I expect he's probably worked out for himself by now, which in itself, must feel kind of weird. Morrissey will also be VERY aware that every single one of those heroes of his saw a decline in the quality of their output, which is something Morrissey will NEVER want to do, and he is right to think like that. If your next album isn't as good as the previous one, then DON'T release it. The one thing Bowie HAS got right, is that he has waited ten years to release a new album, and I have NO doubt that his new album will be a Number 1, just because his fans have had to wait.

It's a shame that Bowie feels the need to try and show some sort of seniority over Morrissey by refusing to let his photo be used, but it is my guess that he is jealous. Morrissey NEVER had a 'Dancing In The Street' moment, and Bowie knows it.



Day 512 - Thurs Feb 7th. Johnny Marr continues to talk about The Smiths in every interview, which is not surprising as he has an album coming out in a couple of weeks. Interestingly, Morrissey always refuses to talk about The Smiths in his emailed interviews. I predict that Marr's album will enter the UK chart at Number 4, on the back of him having been in The Smiths, it will then drop quickly out of the chart. I may be wrong, and perhaps the album is much better than the two songs I have heard, but if 'Upstarts' is anything to go by, Marr is nowhere near his Smiths peak, but then again, how could he be without the lyrical genius of Morrissey? 'Upstarts' vs 'Black Cloud' or 'Scandinavia'? No contest. (Upstarts, for anybody who is interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivF0D5hWaBw) I make NO apologies for being cruel to JM, I am just being honest in my opinion. The Smiths was only ever about Morrissey for me, which is why a reunion would mean nothing.

DAY 513 - Fri Feb 8th. Waddingtons announce that they are to replace the iron in their Monopoly game with a cat! WHY? I am ALWAYS the iron! It won't effect me, because I will continue to use my old Monopoly set!

ANY OLD IRON?


DAY 514 - Sat Feb 9th. I awoke to the following TTY statement:



Press release


8 February 2013
As the doctor has ordered MORRISSEY to rest for two additional weeks, the upcoming Texas engagements in El Paso (2/12), Austin (2/13), Pharr (2/15), Beaumont (2/16), and Dallas (2/18) will need to be rescheduled. MORRISSEY is currently undergoing treatment for a bleeding ulcer and Barrett's esophagus. These shows are in the process of being rescheduled immediately and all patrons are encouraged to hold on to their tickets as the new dates will be announced shortly. MORRISSEY thanks everyone concerned for their well wishes and looks forward to getting back on the road. The tour will resume as scheduled in Denver at Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre on Feb 21.



The first thing to strike me was that 'Doctors Orders' had been replaced by "the doctor has ordered", so there are NO bingo references going on this week! Poor old Moz must really be suffering with that bleedin' ulcer, but hopefully he will return to the stage on the 21st.

Day 515 - Sun Feb 10th. Rain all day. Come armageddon, come.

DAY 516 - Mon Feb 11th. The NME announce that they are to give Johnny Marr yet ANOTHER award, despite the fact that he really, really hasn't done ANYTHING relevant since 1987. They are using Johnny Marr to get back at Morrissey, and Marr is either too blind to see it, or just doesn't care. Marr knows full well that Morrissey was having to take the NME to court, but shrugging your shoulders and saying 'it's not my battle' doesn't wash. If Johnny Marr is a 'Godlike Genius', then Morrissey is, er, The Mozziah!

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Twitterdilly Arms 'Houston Gate'.


TWITTERDILLY ARMS CHART - SPECIAL TOP 20 COVERS EDITION (AS VOTED FOR BY THE 'DELUDED DOZEN':

1. MOON RIVER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPzwOWEeFr4
(MORRISSEY LIVE VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiM3oJsLxJY)
(AUDREY HEPBURN VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J1OcKd_Dqw)


2. THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr5JgUjOhq8
(MORRISSY LIVE VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBd7QOp3Bws)
(THE JAM VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPk6O8D_niY)

3. REDONDO BEACH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfi1o0vT23I
(PATTI SMITH VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9f4C4iZ9o8)
(PATTI SMITH DEMO VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaENP1A1EL0)

4. TO GIVE (THE REASON I LIVE): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs1E9Y6ijzk
(FRANKIE VALLI VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpLM20jtf0A)
(SHIRLEY BASSEY VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rjy6I7v13w)

5. NO ONE CAN HOLD A CANDLE TO YOU: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_iqHAykd2A
(RAYMONDE VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgEYEp4zriU)

6. INTERLUDE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkfjWl4zA1o
(TIMI YURO VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jcvl5RZYEs)

7. A SONG FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rbbowLw7-A
(MAGAZINE VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfh8682eLE)

8. COSMIC DANCER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCcMXBOF8gs
(MARC BOLAN VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlimsLXEkAc)

9. NOTHING RHYMED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5_t_M_Msa8
(GILBERT O'SULLIVAN VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtoefxZGR6U)

10. SATELLITE OF LOVE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaCXpAAAvpo
(LOU REED VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgXE2fVvzlg)

11. EAST WEST: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k65N-cQ5jA
(HERMAN'S HERMITS VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY_AVmwiZNM)

12. (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSGYZ4IAYo
(ELVIS PRESLEY VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91R6xlH-Y)

13. MY INSATIABLE ONE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJPWo_bDVkc
(SUEDE VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItWqXrVPB3E)

14. SUBWAY TRAIN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfdaxhZM7uI
(NEW YORK DOLLS VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU8THJuEEiw)

15. DRIVE-IN SATURDAY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8WapGTthUA
(DAVID BOWIE VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDcyJ9fhVcg)

16. HUMAN BEING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBrGPAvBsLg
(NEW YORK DOLLS VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFqycWeWSOA)

17. SKIN STORM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBQVZtP_qvc
(BRADFORD VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsfvkQaZSOY)

18. WHAT'S THE WORLD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2qMZQQMHqU
(JAMES VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcSPUkOMOC4)

19. YOU SAY YOU DON'T LOVE ME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEnc3LVo3L4
(BUZZCOCKS VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_1lqPjmsII)

20. TRASH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGPXHqvMqNM
(NEW YORK DOLLS VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JkOk25TsbU)

BUBBLING UNDER:
STREET LIFE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHj72RpOKe4
(ROXY MUSIC VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arct2SuLcZs)


MOON OVER KENTUCKY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzRUoQJ-XUY
(SPARKS VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnqzRyOLwM4)


WORK IS A FOUR LETTER WORD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l04rIfMfLcA
(CILLA BLACK VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQWxFv_8_g)


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Day 520 - 'O'

February 15, 2013, 7:09 am
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Is the above poster a 'sign' that the MorrisseysWorld blog will soon be returning?
Has the 'bleedin' ulcer' stopped bleeding, thus meaning Morrissey will be back on stage next Thursday in Denver?
Will The Blue Rose Society EVER be accepted by the masses?
Will The Twitterdilly Arms be forced to close due to a lack of business, or will Our Mozzer return to save it?
Is this blog of mine dying a slow and painful death?
Time, as ever...........
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Day 524 - All Eyes On San Diego

February 19, 2013, 6:29 am
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In my last blog entry of Friday, I posed the question, "Has the bleedin' ulcer stopped bleeding, thus meaning that Morrissey will be back on stage in Denver on Thursday?" Just a few hours later, the following statement appeared on Morrissey's 'Unofficial' 'Official Website': 


Statement 16 February 2013


16 February 2013
Statement:
I am terribly sorry that the next three shows have been moved back. The worst is for the best. I am certainly on the road to recovery, but caution and prevention demand further IV blood work lest I keel over and die before your very eyes. I apologize to an almost annoying degree for any trouble I've caused to anyone by way of travel plans and dog-sitters and ticket-outlay and re-molded hairstyles. I should be as fit as a ferret for San Diego. Please don't be too appalled if you see me out and about this week in the Hollywood area. Perversely, it's all in accordance with doctor's orders: to have myself re-integrated with the call of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd; the flash of light and the full thrust of mosh-pit sound. Illness turns the body into a complete stranger, and I'll be testing the capabilities of my strides at the most unlikely music shows this week. The will to get on with it runs strong. Even death can be used as a springboard. For those scholars who are heatedly curious, my ulcer is now under reins, even if neither asleep nor dead, but the continued cause for concern is a slightly embarrassing absence of blood – most of which the bleeding ulcer relieved me of. Anemia sets its own terms with quite obvious biological conclusions, and I have spent these last weeks under expert medical care in Los Angeles with an almost erotic dependency on various IV drips. Sitting around reading indecent books is no substitute for continuing the tour, but my progress holds great promise and Flint shall not escape quite so lightly. We are all at the mercy of biological chance, and I once again beg for your liberal tolerance. If you bump into me this week at a heavy rock show, please understand that I'm lowering myself into the cut and thrust after weeks on ice - horizontal, with sockets empty of eyes. In the midst of the abyss, I'm saved by the news that tickets for the tour continue to sell very well, and my straightjacket twitches with excited gratitude. But the patient must be patient. Our goal, now, is San Diego, by which time my blood-work shall have finally taken its course and I shall be shot from a cannon and might even be equipped with an extra eye. We just never know, do we? Being on life's danger list, I've found, actually prevents you from thinking about how you are, and there's a bread-like warmth in giving in to whatever was meant for you and whatever wasn't. The only critical mistake might be to confuse your pre-med with creativity - which is certainly worth the confusion if it renders you not fully present in your own life. Finally, I gorge myself on thanks for the many and varied messages of support that I've received over these recent four weeks. They have yanked me out of prolonged mood dips and cured a crisis of spirits. I fully realize that the word 'cancellation' in every known dictionary is followed by my own name, but no morale drops as low as my own at the mere suggestion of re-jigging shows. I sincerely ask for your pardon and your understanding. As for those of you who claim to now be officially sick to death of me - if this is really true, then why exactly are you reading this? As a matter of fact, I am even prepared to humble myself to nothing before those who carp; you see, any hospital-stay leaves us in danger of becoming unnecessarily agreeable. Life will right itself.
Whatever happens, I love you.
Morrissey
Los Angeles
16 February 2013
ticket2175: Morrissey was seen in Beverly Hills yesterday morning. Thank you from the bottom of my heart dear Giselle :)
MORRISSEY 'OUT AND ABOUT' IN LA (I WONDER IF THE GUY ON THE RIGHT IS AWARE THAT HE STILL HAS SOME HAIR HIDING AROUND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD? COULD THIS MYSTERY MAN BE THE HIRSUTE 'OUR MOZZER'?)


It is of course just a coincidence that my question about Denver was answered so quickly on TTY, and has nothing to do with this blog whatsoever, but Heathercat has left comment on my blog entry of Friday to suggest that the indepth description of the 'bleeding ulcer' on the TTY statement MAY have been in response to my enquiry of Friday, particularly as the statement uses the word 'scholars', a word which, according to Heathercat, has been used in the past by 'Our Mozzer' on the MorrisseysWorld blog to describe Following The Mozziah.

I have to confess that the TTY statement about an anemic Moz, didn't make me think of this blog, but instead conjured up a picture of Moz as Oscar Wilde's nightingale, singing and bleeding to death (To Give, is the reason I live), but  the word 'scholar' certainly isn't an everyday word. Perhaps we MorrisseysWorlders look at these TTY statements far too deeply, but after all these months of l'00'king for signs, it is hard not to. My memory is so bad that I don't remember the word scholar even being used by MW, but once again, the WHOLE of the TTY statement reads as though it could have come from the MW blog, as TRM (The Real Morrissey) gets funnier and funnier with his statements. A touch with death certainly doesn't seem to have dulled his sense of humour.


THE NIGHTINGALE 'OUT AND ABOUT' IN LA - ABSENT OF BLOOD... BUT WITH THE TRADE MARK WRY SMILE STILL INTACT

One of my favourite quotes from the latest TTY statement is the, "after weeks on ice - horizontal, with sockets empty of eyes." The eyes are of course known as the 'windows of the soul', so I guess Moz was declaring that his soul had temporarily died.


"SOCKETS EMPTY OF EYES"


The statement mentions 'eye' again when dealing with the subject of the 'comeback' concert in San Diego on Feb 27th, saying,  ''I shall be shot from a canon and might even be equipped with an extra eye." Could this be a 'sign' that we should look out for an  'O' hand gesture in San Diego, or could it be another 'bingo' reference, with 'Kelly's eye' being the bingo reference for the number '1', which could suggest that the extra 'eye'/'one' is an extra song in SD, perhaps even a double song encore? Maybe the 'extra one' could be an 'extra' band member or even a 'guest' singer!

ROSA 'ZAZEL' RICHTER - THE FIRST HUMAN CANONBALL


There has been no sign of either Our Mozzer or Broken in the Twitterdilly Arms, but a number of MorrisseysWorlders have been sending Broken 'get well soon' messages. This is rather bizarre because Broken HASN'T been ill. Even after all this time, the MorrisseysWorlders are confusing TRM with the 'characters' he has created. If Steve Coogan was ill, you wouldn't wish Alan Partridge a speedy recovery. The Twitterdilly Arms should be seen as a fictious pub on either a stage or film set. Morrissey happens to play a number of parts in the MW play, including the 'Parody Morrissey' aka 'Our Mozzer' or 'NotMorrissey', and he also plays the part of Our Mozzer's right hand man, the gay medicine man known as 'Broken', who has a particular weakness for professional footballers. These 'characters' are NOT Morrissey. I suppose it makes sense for 'Parody Moz' to have an illness, but I think his illness should be the '(Alan) Bennett's Asparagus', or the 'bleedin' ulcer', as opposed to TRM having 'Barrett's Oesophagus' (Optional O at the beginning) and a 'bleeding ulcer'. It's all about the subtle differences.

Hold on, I've just realised who the stubble faced man next to Morrissey in the top photo is..... it's none other than  'journeyman' footballer Kevin Phillilps. Could this man actually be 'Broken', who along with the hirsute man on the right, have concocted the whole of MorrisseysWorld from the 'inside'? It would certainly explain Broken's footballer fetish!


KEVIN 'BROKEN' PHILLIPS - THE INSIDER BEHIND MORRISSEYSWORLD?

Finally, a number of months ago, Our Mozzer was ripped to shreds on twitter for making fun of Danny Baker, a crass UK broadcaster who loves the sound of his own voice. The reason everybody ripped into Our Mozzer was because Danny Baker, unbeknown to Our Mozzer, had been ill with cancer. This week, Danny Baker has been ridiculing an ill Moz on twitter, and yet NONE of those who tore into Our Mozzer have been seen. It's a funny old world, it's Morrissey's world.

DANNY 'CRASS' BAKER - WHO BEARS AN UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO THE HIRSUTE 'OUR MOZZER' FROM THE PHOTO AT THE TOP. COULD IT POSSIBLY BE THAT MORRISSEYSWORLD IS THE WORK OF KEVIN PHILLIPS AND DANNY BAKER?


TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY FEB 17TH 2013

1. LOST - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxNJi40nuF4
2. I WANT THE ONE I CAN'T HAVE (DIE NEVER) (LIVE IN WARSAW JULY 2011) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF2zcrnvLtw
3. ALL THE LAZY DYKES (LIVE IN POMONA NOV 2011) - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42EMVU5-AEI
4. YOU SAY YOU DON'T LOVE ME - MORRISSEY (UP 15) - MORRISSEY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEnc3LVo3L4
5. INTERLUDE - MORRISSEY & SIOUXSIE (RE-ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Bh-G9whv4
6. I'D LOVE TO - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EDttFUX1oU
7. HONEY, YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDDOU07o2bw
8. HALF A PERSON - THE SMITHS (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtYfauU31Qs
9. LET ME KISS YOU (LIVE IN READING, PA JAN 2013) - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TThcT_ysXOA
10. WELCOME TO MY WORLD - DEAN MARTIN (RE-ENTRY): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX7BAfXn85Y
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Day 525 - A Dozen Deluded Questions

February 20, 2013, 6:22 am
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On the last Sunday of February 1983, Morrissey, along with the other members of the Smiths entered Strawberry Studios in Stockport, and recorded his first ever single, 'Hand In Glove.' With this Sunday marking the 30th anniversary of Morrissey's first vinyl recording, I have decided to try and exclusively interview Morrissey for the small but loyal readership of 'Following The Mozziah'. Wish me luck as I ask a dozen deluded questions.

Dear Morrissey......

1. Knowing that you love nostalgia, and that you are an old romantic at heart, does the 30 year anniversary of your first vinyl recording bring any mist to the old Moz eyes?


MIST FOR THE 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE RECORDING OF 'HAND IN GLOVE' ON FEB 27TH?


2. And here you are, 30 years later, having released not only sixty singles, but also thirteen studio albums, ALL of which reached the Top 8 in the UK, with eleven of those thirteen albums going Top 5 and four of them to Number 1. Putting self deprecation aside for one minute, you've done OK over the past thirty years, 'haven't' you?

3. And now for the next thirty years. Tony Bennett has recorded a further seventeen studio albums since he was your age (he's now 86), can you possibly imagine the same happening with you?

4. Having managed to avoid death in the past month, do you ever wonder how the Morrissey legend would have been if you had died early, for instance, do you think your tomb would have been filled with posthumous awards, despite the fact that the music industry have generally chosen to ignore you whilst you still draw breath?


MORRISSEY - IVOR NOVELLO AWARD WINNER IN 1998, BUT GENERALLY IGNORED BY AN INDUSTRY THAT HANDS OUT AWARDS TO NOBODIES WHO DO NOTHING


5. So, having avoided death, and awards, let's get back to the present. During your enforced break from touring, you have been spending time in Hollywood, did you choose to recoup in LA because it still feels like some sort of home, or was it the medical care you were after?



6. On the subject of LA, 'All The Lazy Dykes' has recently crept it's way into my all time Top 10. It is a stunning song that I 'missed' the beauty of when it was released. Which of your songs do YOU think are greatly underrated, and are there any in particular that you have recently listened to and thought, 'Wow, that song's bloody good'?

7. You have recently described your concert last month in Brooklyn as one of the best nights of your career. It has been reported that Tony Visconti was there, did you manage to catch up, and have you discussed working together on the next album?

8. Your bleeding ulcer has no doubt put everything else on hold, but now as you look forward to returning to the stage next week, what are your plans for the rest of 2013?

9. I shudder to ask, but where do you go next with your negotiations for a record deal?

10. And whilst on the 'always asked' list, any news on the autobiography?


BOOK RELEASE?


11. Aside from the indecent books that you have recently stated you have been reading, what were the last three songs/albums you bought?

12. And finally, have you a message for the Blue Rose Society?


Foot Note - My previous interview with Morrissey was ignored by the masses and loved by the few. It can be read here: http://followingthemozziah.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/interview-with-morrissey-conducted-on.html

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Day 531 - "Holy F@cking Sh/t!!!"

February 26, 2013, 7:49 am
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The MorrisseysWorld blog is back *waves palms, throws blue roses et cetera et cetera et cetera - as Yul Brynner said in his 1956 Oscar winning role as the King of Siam - more of that in a minute*, and what is more, TRM (The Real Morrissey) seems to have found a new lease of life since his touch with death, and has been out about in LA; attending football matches, stalking Kirk Douglas, hanging out at parties and picking up an oscar for 'Best Actor'. All of this means of course, that I am back, 'Following The Mozziah'.... the story is old, I know, but it goes on.


OSCAR WINNER

Seeing as I haven't written a blog entry since last Wednesday, I will work through events of the last week in order. In fact, I haven't really written a proper blog entry since last Tuesday, as my blog entry of Wednesday was my attempted interview with Morrissey, which he completely and utterly ignored, just as I was ignored when I attempted to interview 'Our Mozzer' back on New Year's Eve. In the words of Our Mozzer himself in the latest MorrisseysWorld blog entry, "I wonder why that s*d bothers." More about the MW blog later, but first, Robbie 'The Moz Chin' Keane.

Last Thursday, Morrissey posted an article on the True To You website, all about him meeting Irish footballer Robbie Keane. The article explained how Robbie and Moz are related via Robbie's late grandfather, who was Peter Morrissey's (Father of Moz) cousin, so I am guessing that Robbie Keane told Moz of the connection, although it could of course have been Morrissey who informed Robbie, or perhaps they both already knew, who knows? Who cares? Anyway, Robbie and Moz met up at an LA Galaxy game and compared chins. The next step is to find the relationship of Messrs Keane and Morrissey to Daniel Day-Lewis (see photo above, which isn't 'really' Moz for those of you who may have been fooled!)
Robbie Keane And Morrissey
MORRISSEY WITH HIS 'NEW' COUSIN ROBBIE KEANE AT LAST WEEKS LA GALAXY MATCH

On Friday, Morrissey posted another article on True To You, this time about him nearly meeting his film hero, Kirk Douglas. The posting explained how Moz was walking alongside Douglas while taking a stroll, but he was "too incurably demented to tap his shoulder and pledge eternal thanks and servitude." It is great to see this side of Moz, most 'celebrities' would never admit to being in such awe of another 'celeb', which goes to show just how much Kirk Douglas means to Morrissey.


MORRISSEY (IN DISGUISE, ALTHOUGH THE CHIN GIVES HIM AWAY) WALKING ALONGSIDE KIRK DOUGLAS IN LA LAST WEEK



I have to confess, I don't know very much about Kirk Douglas' film career, although I distinctly remember watching him in a few westerns when I was growing up. Morrissey mentions in his TTY article that Douglas was never awarded an Oscar, saying, "I am not alone in knowing how constantly robbed Kirk Douglas was of that voodoo doll known as the 'Oscar', he added, "his magnetic force and colossal onscreen assurance in 'Two weeks in another town', 'Lonely are the brave' and 'The bad and beautiful' still stand as the best screen acting yet produced, in years when the Oscars , as usual, were awarded instead to the blandly servile.'

I decided to find out who the 'blandly servile' actors were, who beat Kirk Douglas to the 'Best Actor Oscar' in the three years that he was nominated. Here are my findings:

1950 - Kirk Douglas was nominated for his role as boxer Midge Kelly in the film 'Champion'. The other nominees were; Broderick Crawford in 'All the King's Men', Gregory Peck in 'Twelve O'Clock High', Richard Todd in 'The Hasty Heart' and John Wayne in 'Sands of Iwo Jima'. And the winner was....... Broderick Crawford.

1953 - Kirk Douglas was nominated for his role as film producer Jonathan Shields in the film 'The Bad and the Beautiful'. The other nominees were; Marlon Brando in 'Viva Zapata!', Gary Cooper in 'High Noon', Jose Ferrer in 'Moulin Rouge' and Alec Guinness in 'The Lavender Hill Mob'. And the winner was....... Gary Cooper.

1956 - Kirk Douglas was nominated for his role as artist Vincent van Gogh in the film 'Lust For Life' . The other nominees were; Yul Brynner in 'The King and I', James Dean in 'Giant', Rock Hudson in 'Giant', and Laurence Olivier in 'Richard III'. And the winner was...... Yul Brynner.

YUL BRYNNER



On Saturday night, Morrissey attended a pre-Oscar party at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood, which resulted in a couple of 'celebs' posting tweets. First, Stephen Chbosky (@StephenChbosky), who is the author and director of 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' tweeted, "To all Perks fans... Holy f@cking sh/t... I met Morrissey tonight! He said the Perks movie was lovely. I repeat... Holy f@cking sh/t!!!". It would appear that Mr Chbosky was as excited about meeting Morrissey, as Morrissey was about seeing Kirk Douglas. It's a funny old business, this fame game.



'PERKS' AUTHOR STEPHEN CHBOSKY WITH BOZ BOORER

The next fan to send a Moz related tweet was our old friend Russell Brand (@RustyRockets), who has obviously been forgiven by Moz and welcomed back into the small fold. Brand, who a couple of weeks ago appeared on the Jonathan Ross show wearing a 'knock off' Smiths shirt with a Viva Hate photo, tweeted the following message and photo in the early hours of Sunday morning, "Late night, Maudlin Street."


PEACHES AND HERB - REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD

It will be interesting to see if Brand now attends any of Morrissey's LA concerts after failing to see him in Wellington, New Zealand before Christmas.



RUSSELL 'KNOCK OFF' BRAND ON JONATHAN ROSS

And now to the main point of my blog, the return of MorrisseysWorld *Waves palms, blue roses et cetera et cet.... * Sorry, I've already done that bit!

On Sunday evening, the MW blog returned with an article entitled, 'ALL EYEZ ON ME - MY LIVE TOUR JOURNAL, 2013'.

The hilarious piece covers the January concerts, and sees Our Mozzer at his self deprecating best, whilst also having a humorous pop at many people along the way, including Uncle Skinny and the Solowists, accusing them of, "barely having travelled outside of your own semi." No sympathy is shown by Our Mozzer for Morrissey's former guitarist Vini Reilly, who has fallen on hard times, with Our Mozzer saying, "did anyone come to my aid in 2001 when I had to switch the climate control off in February? Did anyone offer to pay my lighting costs in 2009? Of course not. Still, I'd like to make a donation; it's just that smelly, old Stephen has already taken it!"


VINI REILLY IN MORE AFFLUENT TIMES, IE, WHEN HE COULD AFFORD CURTAINS, ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE IS JUST THE ONE CURTAIN, THE OTHER TWO IN THIS BOX BAY WINDOW HAD ALREADY BEEN SOLD AT THIS POINT TO PAY FOR PLANT FOOD AND HEATING. VINI CLAIMS THAT IT WAS HIM, AND NOT "SMELLY" STEPHEN STREET WHO WROTE ALL THE TRACKS ON THE VIVA HATE ALBUM BUT POOR MOZ CAN'T PAY 'EVERYBODY' WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE WRITTEN THE TUNES, HE'S NOT A BLEEDIN' CHARITY YOU KNOW! IS THIS TOO LONG TO BE A PHOTO CAPTION? I THOUGHT SO. SORRY.

The 'All Eyez On Me' article, which I have no idea as to why eyes is spelt with a z, also has a dig at Stephen Colbert and David Letterman saying, "That Colbert c*** was about as amusing as Avian TB, but at least he was marginally more believable than David Letterman.


THE UNBELIEVABLE DAVID LETTERMAN ENTERING THE ED SULLIVAN STUDIO TO INTRODUCE MOZ ON JANUARY 8TH 2013

The 'All Eyez Tour Journal' article then goes on to mention receiving "a lovely blue rose today", which was rather nice of Our Mozzer. It then goes on to suggest that the Blue Rose Society President ISN'T eleven year old Kyle after all, but Justin Bieber! The whole article really is VERY funny, and shows that illness hasn't damaged Our Mozzer's wit in any way. There is quite a lot written about the illness, and my blog even gets a mention with the following, "Watched FollowingThemozziah update... seven hours without a single comment. Quite frankly I wonder why that s*d bothers. I picked up my synthetic blue rose, inhaled the aroma of cheap plastic and Donnie's Boots aftershave, and smirked."


TOUR MANAGER DONNIE WITH 'THAT' ROSE... PLUS CHEAP BOOTS AFTERSHAVE (NB. BOOTS IS A PHARMACY CHAIN IN THE UK)

The most disappointing thing about the return of MorrisseysWorld, is that just FIFTEEN people bothered to leave a comment (SEVENTEEN if you count the two anonymous haters, which could of course be Moz self deprecating!) on this hilarious article. I wonder why that genius s*d bothers!


Another article was also been posted on the MW blog on Sunday, but it isn't new, it is a piece that was originally posted on a website called Cracked.com in September 2011. It has received over 14,000 hits on Cracked, but although it is obviously written by Our Mozzer, and hilariously funny, he has for some reason waited until now to re-release it on the MW blog. Re-issue, re-package, re-evaluate the blog.

That will do for today. Morrissey was supposed to be making his comeback tonight on the Jimmy Kimmel show, but because the shows producers obviously thought it would be funny to have Morrissey appear on the same show as the Robertson family, who own a shop selling products for duck hunters, Morrissey has understandably decided to withdraw from the show, which means he makes his comeback on February 27th, thirty years to the day since the recording of 'Hand In Glove'. And now that Moz has a free evening tonight, perhaps he'll answer my interview questions. Hmmm.


TWITTERDILLY ARMS TOP 10 - WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24TH 2013

1. DO YOUR BEST AND DON'T WORRY - MORRISSEY (NEW ENTRY)
2. THE TEACHERS ARE AFRAID OF THE PUPILS - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
3. SHAME IS THE NAME - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
4. SCANDINAVIA - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
5. JEEPSTER - T.REX (NEW ENTRY)
6. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
7. SEASICK, YET STILL DOCKED - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
8. SPEEDWAY - MORRISSEY (RE-ENTRY)
9. BOZANOVA - BOZ BOORER (RE-ENTRY)
10. WELCOME TO MY WORLD - DEAN MARTIN (NO CHANGE)
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Day 532 - It Was 30 Years Ago Today

February 27, 2013, 3:34 am
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MorrisseysWorld has gone again! *Sounds of trumpets going flat and scenes of palm leaves being put back in boxes and bunting being put away in lofts, or if you must, attics* Well that didn't last long did it? Perhaps Our Mozzer agreed with my comment of yesterday about only fifteen people bothering to praise him for his latest masterpiece, and decided that there really IS no point. WHY oh WHY are the masses continuing to ignore MorrisseysWorld? How long can this 'possibly' go on before the penny drops? It really does feel that Morrissey could walk on stage tonight at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego wearing a BLUE ROSE or a novelty pop act t-shirt and STILL the masses would ignore the relevance of MorrisseysWorld. Maybe that is why the MW blog has been taken down again, maybe, just maybe, Morrissey IS going to give an unbelievably obvious sign tonight that will send his fans into a frenzy, but would there 'be' a frenzy? I really don't think there would be.


BALBOA THEATRE - THE SCENE OF A SIGN AND FRENZY TONIGHT?

Despite Morrissey not playing the Jimmy Kimmel show yesterday, he decided NOT to spend the evening answering my interview questions, but he HAS given an interview to a girl named Amy Rose (a sign?) for a teenagers website called RookieMag.com. Here are the highlights:

On the subject of his books on James Dean and the New York Dolls - "Those weren't books, just juvenille essays, and thoughtless rubbish at that. I had no creative process, ust pain, which I mistakenly assumed might be creative process. Well, it wasn't..."

JUVENILLE ESSAY


On the subject of loneliness - "Everyone is, in fact, alone. Being contractually tied to another person - in marriage, for example - accentuates the loneliness, because you have effectively allowed the state to determine your obligations to someone, as if you can't trust and manage your own feelings by yourself. Anyway, I see humans as essentially solitary creatures, and this is not changed by surrounding ourselves with others, because they, too, are solitary. Life is a very serious business for the simple reason that nobody dies laughing." (It should be noted that only a couple of months ago, Our Mozzer discussed this subject on twitter in great detail, and then TRM discussed it during one of his recent concerts. Where our Mozzer leads, Morrissey follows!)


OUR MOZZER - LEADER

On the subject of aspirations - "My greatest aspiration was to make it through the coming week. As a teenager I found life to be inevitably disgusting, and I could see no humanity in the human race. When my time in music began, I found all my goals were reachable. For the first time ever in my life, I spoke and people listened. I had never known such a thing previously. My life as a teenager was so relentlessly foul that I still can't believe I actually survived it. Perhaps I didn't..."

TEENAGE MORRISSEY


BLUE ROSE PRESIDENT KYLE WITH A TEENAGE MOZ HAIRCUT

On the subject of political causes - "War, I thought, was the most negative aspect of male heterosexuality. If more men were homosexual, there would be no wars, because homosexual men would never kill other men, whereas heterosexual men love killing other men. They even get medals for it. Women don't go to war to kill other women. Wars and armies and nuclear weapons are essentially heterosexual hobbies. The most political gesture you can make is to refuse to eat animals. It was so when I was a teenager, and is still the case now."

On the subject of the music industry - "The arts have diminished, because we are now living through a time when we are encouraged not to think." (THIS IS AN OBVIOUS REFERENCE TO MORRISSEYSWORLD AND I AM USING CAPITAL LETTERS TO EMPHASIZE THE POINT!) "No one making music wants to waste time struggling with art. A group like the Sex Pistols would never again be allowed to slip through, and there is no such thing in 2013 as a popular artist who sets their own terms for success. Whether it be Beyonce or Justin Bieber, we see singers who have absolutely nothing to offer anyone as they walk offstage clutching three Grammys in each hand." (It is very interesting to see Moz mention Justin Bieber, another regular subject matter for Our Mozzer. The fact that Morrissey has mentioned Bieber in this interview would also open the way for him to walk on stage tonight 'ironically' wearing a Bieber t-shirt.)


JUSTIN BIEBER - "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO OFFER" - SEEN HERE AUDITIONING FOR A PART IN DUCK DYNASTY OR IS HE TRYING TO BECOME A HETEROSEXUAL MEMBER OF THE US ARMY?

On the subject of fans trying to get on stage - "In recent years I saw McDonna live, and no audience member reached up toward her to try to touch her. I see this so often with artists whom we're told are global stars. It is a big lie. Or else, you might possibly be a big star, but you are not loved. My audience has an urgent need to touch, to shake hands, to move out of their seats, to defy so-called security, to make physical contact. They don't simply sit and observe, but feel the urge to act. It's a great compliment for me, and one that most Grammy winners could probably never imagine."


WOULD MADONNA HUG A MAN WITH HAIR LIKE THIS? I THINK NOT!


On the subject of 'the book' - "I think autobiography is mostly self-worship, or personal mythology. In my case, self-disgust is the spur, which doesn't mean it isn't poetic or elevated or even funny."

On the subject of the future - "I have no vision of the future. I never have. There is nothing to consider other than today. I'm saving tranquility for when I'm dead."


AMY ROSE: "If you could tell your teenage self one thing, what would it be?"
MORRISSEY: "I am still my teenage self. If you think that we al step through a door marked Adult, or that we sign a Grown-Up Document, you're quite wrong. We remain as we always were, and that, alas, is one of life's many nasty tricks."



I have to say, I think Amy Rose's interview was very good, and she managed to get some great responses from Moz. Perhaps I should attempt to interview him via email, like all these other people do, but WHAT is his email address? Perhaps I should ask his PR representative Lauren Papapietro, who incidentally posted this tweet a couple of days ago:


Just a heads up, Morrissey is NOT on twitter. The only places for official updates are  & 



I had a little chuckle to myself and sent back the following:


 Morrissey may well not be on twitter, but some of us don't use Facebook, so could you please ask him to join twitter?Thanks


Lauren responded:


 that's a tough one but you can still check out all the Facebook updates even if you don't have a Facebook account!



I have NO idea who runs Morrissey's facebook account, but interestingly, it has been used in recent days to advertise new tour dates, whilst there has been NOTHING written about them on True To You. Despite no mention on TTY about Moz playing the infamous Hollywood High School, a statement was placed on the site yesterday, announcing that the show sold out in just 12 seconds!


ON SALE AT 10AM, SOLD OUT BY 10:00.12



MORRISSEY OUTSIDE HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE TICKETS FOR HIS SHOW THIS SATURDAY CAN NOW BE PURCHASED ON EBAY FOR 350 DOLLARS EACH

Yesterday I wrote that I had NO idea as to why Our Mozzer had used the title 'All Eyez On Me' on his latest blog entry, but my thanks go to 'GirlWithout' and 'HeatherCat', who both left comment to say that it is the title of an album by 2Pac. And not just any old album, but an album that according to google is "frequently recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap music." It also happened to sell 566,00 copies in the first week of release, went 9 times platinum within three years, went to Number 1 on the billboard album chart, and featured two Number 1 singles. It would appear that it is a rather BIG album..... but it still means nothing to me, and what is more, it still doesn't explain why Our Mozzer used it's title, unless it was purely his response to my blog entry of last Tuesday entitled 'All Eyes On San Diego.'

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HUGE ALBUM, BUT I'LL GIVE IT A MISS


Whilst I am (sort of) on the subject of the American Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, Billboard have just implemented a change that will radically re-shape the future of the charts. Billboard have now decided to count Youtube hits toward their chart, which last week resulted in 'Harlem Shake' by Baauer going straight in at Number 1, something that had previously only ever happened twenty times in the fifty five year history of the Hot 100, but I would imagine that this will probably now become a regular occurrence.

'Harlem Shake' became a viral hit last week thanks to a silly dance craze, which resulted in 103 million streams of the song on Youtube in the US alone. This exposure to the song then resulted in 262,000 people paying to download it. The Official UK Chart is different to the Billboard Chart, in that airplay and Youtube streams don't count toward a 'song' becoming a 'chart hit', but because the UK are SO influenced by what happens in the US, the UK chart will change too, as our teenagers copy the Americans, and it is now quite likely that novelty songs and dance crazes, such as 'Harlem Shake' and 'Gangnam Style', will become the 'new thing' in pop music. No doubt the major record companies will soon start manufacturing dance crazes, especially for Youtube. If anybody thought manufactured boy bands was as bad as it could get, think again, manufactured dance crazes will soon be EVERYWHERE. Pop music as we know it, is well and truly dead.

HARLEM SHAKE - ANOTHER NAIL IN THE POP MUSIC COFFIN


And on the subject of the charts and dead pop music, my Number 1s collection really, really seems to have come to an end. 'Thrift Shop' by Macklemore hit the top spot in the UK a few weeks ago but there is NO physical release in either the US, UK or even good old Germany. There isn't even a promo cd. This time, it really is over, or does it count if I buy the Macklemore album that contains 'Thrift Shop' on it? And if I DO buy that album, thus keeping the collection going, does it then mean I have to buy the One Direction cd that is at Number 1 this week, or am I just dragging it out? Perhaps it is time to just let go.

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY, THAT IS THE QUESTION

Although the MorrisseysWorld blog has now gone again, a number of people left comment yesterday saying that they didn't believe the 'Cracked' article from September 2011 was written by Morrissey. LizzyCat stated that "the humour was not subtle enough." So if it wasn't Moz, WHO was it?

As I write this, 'ConMorrissey Theorist' has added the following comment on my blog of yesterday:


Missed the blog being back!

But did you notice his recent interview refers to MW again?

First MW mentioned Nigel Farage, then Moz did. Then MW mocked Sally Bercow and John Bercow and Moz did.

Now Moz has said almost exactly what MW said on Twitter about marriage - do you remember?

He even mocked Justin Bieber!

also, he says "self-disgust" is the spur for the autobio.

This almost sounds like an MW quote!

Didn't he say something similar?



'ConMorrissey' has picked up on the marriage and Bieber references too, and adds some other well observed points that I had missed, especially about the Bercows. Oh such coincidences.

So now we wait for tonight, and the return to the stage of Morrissey after his enforced break. Will he sing 'Hand In Glove' to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the recording? Will there be any 'signs'? Will any BLUE ROSES make it to Moz? And what will 'Vulgar' (@vulgar1mkela) do with the 'Blue Rose Ring'? The wheels are back in motion.....


VULGAR - HOLDER OF THE RING




THE RING - BEING HELD BY VULGAR
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Day 533 - The Boy With The Thorn Is Back

February 28, 2013, 9:08 am
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The Mozziah is back! *Gets the palm leaves, bunting, plastic blue roses et cetera out of the loft and waves them vigorously*



BALBOA THEATRE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - WEDS 27TH FEB 2013

SET LIST
1. THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE
2. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
3. HOW SOON IS NOW?
4. IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART
5. NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER
6. OUIJA BOARD, OIUJA BOARD
7. I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS
8. SPEEDWAY
9. ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME
10. ALMA MATTERS
11. YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY
12. YOU HAVE KILLED ME
13. STILL ILL
14. TO GIVE (IS THE REASON I LIVE)
15. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT
16. MEAT IS MURDER
17. LET ME KISS YOU
18. THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
(Set list provided by LIVE feed to The Twitterdilly Arms by @Vulgar1mkela)

Last night's San Diego concert was attended by a number of the Blue Rose Society, including Vulgar (@Vulgar1mkela), Clover Dean ( @MozzeriansATW) and Old Willoughby (@awillo9658). A number of photos have been posted on the walls of the Twitterdilly Arms, but one in particular got me very excited as I thought it was a HUGE sign. It is a picture of one of the t-shirts being sold at the concert, which depicts Morrissey dressed in a plain white robe, holding a lamb, with the caption 'Moz Is My Shepherd'.

@TheRatsBack @heathercat222 by the way, ROTATED! --> http://twitter.yfrog.com/j2nuzxruj
T-SHIRT ON SALE AT A MOZ CONCERT NEAR YOU

I immediately presumed that Morrissey had printed these t-shirts in homage to Kyle's (President of the Blue Rose Society) dad, who has the twitter name '@MozIsMyShepherd', but it transpires that Kyle's dad actually changed his twitter name to MozIsMyShepherd AFTER seeing the new t-shirts last month in New Jersey. Although not a sign, the fact that Moz is dressed as The Mozziah is good enough for me.

And so to the concert. As I write this at lunch time on Thursday in the UK, it is 5am in San Diego, and the only video footage that has been posted on Youtube is of 'Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want' (See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2CzE4-xS4&sns=tw), so there is very little for me to report. I have no idea if there was a song during the 'Speedway' pause, and I don't know what was said between songs. One thing that I DO know, is that Vulgar has left comment on my blog of yesterday, to say that the band wore 'Superman' t-shirts and..... *drum roll* MORRISSEY TOOK VULGAR'S BLUE AND RED ROSES!


MORRISSEY LAST NIGHT IN SAN DIEGO TAKING DELIVERY OF VULGAR'S RED AND BLUE ROSES (THE WHITE ONE WAS HANDED TO KRISTEEN YOUNG EARLIER IN THE EVENING)

Vulgar has reported back to the Twitterdilly Arms to say that Morrissey took the flowers during 'Alma Matters' and actually sang some sort of thank you to her, along the lines of "these are from you." We shall have to hope some Youtube footage emerges to find out exactly what was sung. That camouflage shirt Moz is wearing is HILARIOUS. Could it be that he is taking the piss out of the Duck Dynasty people, who appeared on Tuesday's Jimmy Kimmel show? Could it be a reference to homosexual men not fighting wars? Actually, the shirt looks VERY familiar, let me take a closer look....



Hold on, it's........




.......... Justin Bieber's shirt that I published on my blog yesterday! IT'S A SIGN *Waves a palm or two* RE-OPEN MORRISSEYSWORLD! It may not be a 'novelty pop act t-shirt', but it's a 'shirt worn by a novelty pop act', which is good enough for me. RE-OPEN MORRISSEYSWORLD!

Clover Dean ALSO took some beautiful looking BLUE ROSES to the Balboa theatre last night, but I presume they didn't reach Moz. It is the thought that counts.



BLUE ROSES TAKEN TO BALBOA THEATRE BY CLOVER DEAN (@MozzeriansATW)

And here are some more photos from Vulgar:




It would appear that there is a new stage back drop, does anybody know WHO it is?


MORRISSEY AND THE MORRISSEY BAND ON STAGE LAST NIGHT WITH A NEW BACK DROP

The double drum kit with the red and blue Ameri-ca has been replaced by a single drum with a man on it, but I can't post the photo that I have seen as it is an Ingrastram picture, which you can't copy and paste. I wish people wouldn't use this Ingrastram thingy, whatever it is!

It is great to see that 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side' has been added to the set, it is a classic (aren't they all?). I remember watching Margie Clarke interview Morrissey on The Tube when this song was coming out, and Morrissey describing how the song is about the music industry. Whenever I hear the song now, I STILL think of that interview in Scotland. Isn't nostalgia great, it warms your cockles! I wonder if this song has been added because singer Tracey Thorn has recently published her autobiography, which apparently has a section about Moz?


MORRISSEY AND MAR....GI


I will write more about the San Diego concert tomorrow, as more video footage emerges on Youtube. In the meantime, if anybody would like to see the footage of Johnny Marr performing 'How Soon Is Now?' last night at the NME awards, here is the link, but i must warn you, that although YES Johnny is now officially a 'Godlike Genius', and YES I will always love him for the work he did with Morrissey, he CANNOT sing! There is no point trying to dress it up any other way, he just can't, but God he can play that guitar! The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mmU1sLabqLY


THIS PHOTO HAS APPEARED ON T'INTERNET, BUT WAS IT FROM LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT, AND IF SO, 'WHO' TOOK THE INFLATABLE ROSE? NOTICE THE BLUE ROSE HEAD ON THE BLACK LEADS. SURELY THIS PICTURE WAS FROM THE LONG ISLAND CONCERT?

So, to other news. Morrissey's decision not to appear on the Jimmy Kimmel show on Tuesday resulted in Kimmel mocking Moz by getting the Duck Dynasty people to do a 'carrot hunting' sketch. Morrissey responded with the following statement on True To You:


27 February 2013
I was disappointed with last night's Jimmy Kimmel Show wherein our smiling host managed to ridicule depression (70% of Americans have experienced depression according to the National Institute of Mental Health). He then found time to ridicule healthy eating (the obesity epidemic in the U.S. costs $147 billion per year in medical expenditure), and he also ridiculed the notion that animals should be entitled to the possession of their own lives. Furthermore, he found time to jokingly promote gun-ownership - hugely amusing for the parents at Sandy Hook, no doubt. He also promoted his special guests Duck Dynasty - who kill beings for fun.
None of the above issues are, of course, as important as Jimmy Kimmel himself, who has finally revealed his show to have an overwhelming loss of meaning. Tune in and relive the intellectual fog of the 1950s.
Morrissey



Kimmel (@JimmyKimmel) responded to Morrissey's response by tweeting a photo of Morrissey's 'You Are The Quarry' album cover, which depicts Morrissey holding a Tommy Gun, and tweeted, "Note to Morrissey - if you have more dumb statements to make, I invite you to make them where I do, on my show." I think that Jimmy calling his own statements dumb, is his way of saying the door is still open for Morrissey to appear on the show, but as to whether Moz decides to enter through the open door remains to be seen. I hope he does.




Another new Morrissey interview has appeared on the world wide web, this time with HollywoodReporter.Com. Here are the highlights:

On the subject of the Staples Center in LA agreeing to go vegetarian for Moz but not Paul McCartney - "I was amused to hear that Sir Paul McCartload was very angry that Staples had said yes to me but no to him, when really, he should be happy for any victory on behalf of the animals. I know he works hard for PETA, but he also loves the British royals, whose treatment of animals is abysmal. The Queen herself wears enough fur to blanket most of Russia. He also once sang "Give Ireland back to the Irish," which was directed at the Queen. Well, she refused, and she still refuses, yet Sir Paul gives her the thumbs up! If he cared passionately about animals, he'd return his knighthood. He doesn't need the Queen's approval. He's given more pleasure to people worldwide than she could ever dream of."


SIR PAUL APPEARING ALONGSIDE DESPERATE DAN IN THE LAST EVER COPY OF THE DANDY COMIC



   DESPERATE DAN - FAMOUS FOR EATING COW PIE





It is great that Sir Paul McCartload (you have to laugh at Mozzer's name changes) has ethics and principals, but Morrissey is quite right in everything that he says about Sir Paul (I also love how Moz ALWAYS piss takingly uses the 'SIR' when referring to Elton, Macca et al) , you can't hold a strong political position about Ireland and then accept a knighthood from the Queen and you can't campaign against meat eating and then be seen shaking hands with the UK's best known carnivore, even if he IS a cartoon. Neither John Lennon nor Linda McCartney would have made such schoolboy errors. Sir Paul has to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.


SIR PAUL TALKING THE TALK


PAUL MCCARTNEY WITH GEORGE MICHAEL (NO RELEVANCE TO THIS ARTICLE WHATSOEVER BUT I FOUND THE PICTURE WHILST SEARCHING ON GOOGLE IMAGES AND THOUGHT I MIGHT GET A LAUGH FROM SOMEONE SOMEWHERE BY CALLING THE BLOKE ON THE RIGHT GEORGE MICHAEL. IF NOTHING ELSE, IT HAS AMUSED ME)


HOLLYWOOD REPORTER HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED:

On the subject of his concerts - "The love and intensity from the crowd is quite incredible for me to witness. It sets its own terms, so therefore the success of any night doesn't entirely depend upon my own efforts. I turn up in order to watch the crowd, whereas it's generally assumed that they turn up to watch me. The only difference is that I don't have to queue, and I don't get groped by venue security." (I love this last line.)

On the subject of a record deal - "I have no DIY instincts, and recording without a major label would give the music world yet another reason to completely ignore me. I've had one very poor offer -- from Sony -- but otherwise nothing ever happens. The search for wisdom goes on. Help!"

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THE PYE RECORD LABEL - OWNED BY SONY, BUT UNLIKELY TO HAVE THE NAME MORRISSEY ON IT WHILE THEIR OFFER REMAINS "VERY POOR"

On the subject of The Smiths - "A lot of people are homesick for The Smiths, because the songs are so good. The Smiths were never promoted and almost never received radio play, and this mystery has protected them in the long run. But a reformation will never take place because reformations can only work if the same spirit that made the band form in the first place still exists. But it doesn't."

On the subject of the memoirs - "Autobiography is a therapeutic act of self-loyalty, even if, like me, you end up with chapters of self-disgust rather than reams of narcissism. If the book doesn't come out soon, I'll burn it." (When I asked about the book in my 'fake interview' last May, I was given the response, "Coming to a pulping unit near you soon.")


JIMMY KIMMEL (CENTRE) AND THE CAST OF DUCK DYNASTY BURNING MORRISSEY'S BOOK (HOLD ON, ISN'T THAT BOZ BOORER BEHIND JIMMY?)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: "You'll be playing a show at Hollywood High School. is there  something about the school's legacy (Carole Lombard, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney are among its famous alumni) that made you want to perform there?"
MOZ: "Well, no, not really. It's just handy for The Cat and Fiddle." (HILARIOUS!)

Cat and Fiddle restaurant and pub on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.
THE CAT & FIDDLE ENGLISH THEMED PUB ON SUNSET BLVD..... NO, I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP, IT 'REALLY' IS!


LINEKERS BAR, NEXT DOOR TO THE CAT & FIDDLE (ALRIGHT, I 'HAVE' MADE THIS ONE UP, BUT IT WOULD BE FUNNY! I LOVE THE 'REAL STATE AGENT' SIGN.... THEY AIN'T KIDDING ABOUT THE REAL STATE!)

On the subject of Morrissey seeing Kirk Douglas - "Kirk, I think, is the last of the famous. I felt fathomless depths of awe in his presence. Such people mean more than presidents. My wish to meet list has been completed. Most actors of quality are dead. Kirk Douglas has actually outlived death."

On the subject of 'other things' - "I'd like people to be aware of the pangs of childbirth, and that every male is not necessarily a man. But perhaps these are topics for another time." Girl on Bike (@GirlOnBike1102) has tweeted to say that the subject matter of not all males being men, was discussed in the MW chat room by Our Mozzer and Alex West (@AlexWest95)

Well, that's enough for today, so I will finish by showing what the President of the Blue Rose Society thinks of Our Mozzer calling him Justin Bieber:





And finally, finally, a tweet from yesterday from Boy George:


 Mathew, Morrissey is genius! He is loved all over the globe!
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An Interview With Morrissey

March 1, 2013, 12:39 am
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If you have not read my blog before, welcome along and thank you for dropping in. I am very privileged to have Morrissey as one of my regular readers, so last Wednesday I posted 'A Dozen Deluded Questions' on my blog, in the hope that Morrissey might answer them. After a week had gone by, I didn't think I was going to get a response, but yesterday Morrissey left a series of comments on my blog of last Wednesday answering some, but not all, of the questions. Here is the interview in full:


TRB: Knowing that you love nostalgia, and that you are an old romantic at heart, does the 30 year anniversary of your first vinyl recording bring any mist to the old Moz eyes?

Morrissey: Where the mist of nostalgia meets the fog of war is where you will find me, squinting out from behind sclerotic cataracts. But these old eyes don't cry anymore. When one's eyes dry up entirely, it is a sure sign that the heart is dead, and one must be either an artist or a doctor.


TRB: And here you are, 30 years later, having released not only sixty singles, but also thirteen studio albums, ALL of which reached the Top 8 in the UK, with eleven of those thirteen albums going Top 5 and four of them to Number 1. Putting self deprecation aside for one minute, you've done OK over the past thirty years, 'haven't' you?

Morrissey: Doing OK is what happens when a Car Phone Warehouse salesgirl reaches her monthly target in West Croydon. I'd like to think I'm aiming slightly higher than that. I think you'll find the word you were looking for was 'mesmerizingly.'
                              

TRB: And now for the next thirty years. Tony Bennett has recorded a further seventeen studio albums since he was your age (he's now 86), can you possibly imagine the same happening with you?


Morrissey: Thirty years? That should equate to around ten 'Best Of' collections, five 'Greatest Hits,' nine hundred cancelled pop concerts and at least twenty more years of touring 'The Kid's a Looker.' Quite frankly, I can't wait.

TRB: Having managed to avoid death in the past month, do you ever wonder how the Morrissey legend would have been if you had died early, for instance, do you think your tomb would have been filled with posthumous awards, despite the fact that the music industry have generally chosen to ignore you whilst you still draw breath?

Morrissey: Finally a reasonable question. In the pop industry death is when one's career finally begins. It is my strong belief that when I'm dead and buried, my songs and my voice will still be heard. Specifically at your local Citizen's Advice Bureau, probably with panpipe accompaniment.

TRB: So, having avoided death, and awards, let's get back to the present. During your enforced break from touring, you have been spending time in Hollywood, did you choose to recoup in LA because it still feels like some sort of home, or was it the medical care you were after?

Morrissey: (Question not answered)


TRB: On the subject of LA, 'All The Lazy Dykes' has recently crept it's way into my all time Top 10. It is a stunning song that I 'missed' the beauty of when it was released. Which of your songs do YOU think are greatly underrated, and are there any in particular that you have recently listened to and thought, 'Wow, that song's bloody good'?

Morrissey: 'Diamonds' by Rihanna.

TRB: You have recently described your concert last month in Brooklyn as one of the best nights of your career. It has been reported that Tony Visconti was there, did you manage to catch up, and have you discussed working together on the next album?

Morrissey: (Question not answered)

TRB: Your bleeding ulcer has no doubt put everything else on hold, but now as you look forward to returning to the stage next week, what are your plans for the rest of 2013?

Morrissey: I intend to breathe, eat and sleep. However my plans may change at short notice. I will also be appearing live in England later this year. I fully intend to sing a cover version of a delightful little number called How Soon Is Now by Johnny Marr, if my vocal range permits.

TRB: I shudder to ask, but where do you go next with your negotiations for a record deal?

Morrissey: The only remaining hope is that Tom Hanks purchases Sony Records.

TRB: And whilst on the 'always asked' list, any news on the autobiography?

Morrissey: (Question not answered)


TRB: Aside from the indecent books that you have recently stated you have been reading, what were the last three songs/albums you bought?

Morrissey: (Question not answered)

12. And finally, have you a message for the Blue Rose Society?

Morrissey: BECAUSE WE MUST.


Foot Note - I previously interviewed Morrissey in May 2012. It can be read here: http://followingthemozziah.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/interview-with-morrissey-conducted-on.html

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Day 534 - How Can They L'00'k Into My Eyez?

March 1, 2013, 3:20 pm
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I am still getting over the thrill of having 'bagged' another Morrissey interview (see my previous blog entry), but much as though I would like to have left the interview as my main page over the weekend, it is my duty to write a blog entry today, catching up on the events from San Diego on Wednesday. In the words of Morrissey, "Because We Must."

An unbelievable photo has been posted on the walls of the Twitterdilly Arms by Vulgar (@Vulgar11mkela), which shows Vulgar and Kristeen Young posing alongside the BLUE ROSE SOCIETY RING. Just look at Kristeen's face.


VULGAR, KRISTEEN AND THE BLUE ROSE RING IN SAN DIEGO

Vulgar has also posted a couple of other pictures which show her roses at the San Diego concert before she handed them to Morrissey during 'Alma Matters'.


MORRISSEY ON STAGE IN SAN DIEGO WITH VULGAR'S 'VIVA BLUE ROSE SOCIETY' FLOWERS IN THE FOREGROUND. NOTE THE BLUE RING AROUND THE DRUM.



MORRISSEY SPOTS THE BLUE ROSES AND MOVES IN.................



................ TO ACCEPT THEM

It has been pointed out by '@TheMozBot' (aka 'Trouble' aka 'Not Trouble' aka 'SmallBoyJokes') in the Twitterdilly Arms that this is the FIRST time that Morrissey has accepted a BLUE ROSE from the audience (President Kyle had to get on stage to deliver his in New York), and therefore 'TheMozBot' has nominated Vulgar as 'Vice President' of the Blue Rose Society. Having seen the photo of Vulgar with Kristeen, I for one 'certainly' won't be arguing, so all those in favour (or, if you must, favor) please say 'aye' in the comments section below.

At tonight's concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Vice President Elect, Vulgar, will be handing the Blue Rose Society ring over to another member of the Blue Rose Society, who will then take the ring to Hollywood High School on Saturday. I think Vulgar is intending to pass the ring to JJazmineMoz, but there are a number of other Blue Rosers attending tonight, including Clover Dean, Old Willoughby and Manc Lad. Who will get the ring and then where will it go? With the announcement from Morrissey in my interview that he will be playing England later this year, WHO will bring the ring back to Blighty? Perhaps HeatherCat will get it to Moz before he leaves the USA!




On Wednesday night in San Diego, the band came onto the stage to the sound of Klaus Nomi, and as they took their customary 'pre-match bow', Boz whispered something to Moz, but it can't have been anymore than a word or two. I wonder what it was? (See here at 28 secs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XQvVkrLgB4&list=UUzAi-0hpTZUhGx2UtX0g90A&index=2 ). Morrissey then announced, "Sorry, we're open", before Gustavo Menswear struck up a beautiful piece on the piano, and then moved into 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore.'

It has always been fairly traditional for Morrissey to open a show with a really raucous song to get the mosh pit jumping, but opening with 'Joke' or 'Last Night I Dreamt' (which he has done before) REALLY works.


THE MORRISSEY BAND ENTER TAKE TO THE STAGE IN SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO SET:

1. That Joke: Here is some footage of the Klaus Nomi intro and piano opening to 'That Joke': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OWeMqVBT10&feature=player_embedded  . This is a better quality video of JUST the song (without the piano intro), which it has to be said, has Moz sounding every bit as good as he was pre-illness. The Moz is back, and long may this song remain in the set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fusxQJTa4x4&list=UUjce7WXXcWqEvrdahqwCInw&index=3

2. Sunday: As mesmerizing as ever. TRULY! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06yhyX20ywM

3. How Soon Is Now? I am pleased to report that Morrissey DOESN'T attempt to play the guitar! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r51850SS9j8

4. Irish Blood: No footage found. If you know of any, please add in the comments box below.

5. November: This song was probably the highlight of the night for me, but unfortunately the video is cut short. The way Moz looks down as he sings "You're SO ugly" really makes you believe that there is actually somebody there. This isn't a man going through the motions, he feels EVERY word. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1v03Xemslk

6. Ouija: No footage found.

7. Paris: No footage found.

8. Speedway: No footage found but one of the So-Low lot has reported that Moz sang something about "being in love and could it be you" during the pause. Can anybody add to this?

9. Action: Before singing 'Action', which according to 'PinkIsTheNewBlog.Com' was going to be the song sung on the Jimmy Kimmel show, Morrissey said, "Because we didn't.... you will have noticed the host... making jokes about things that aren't funny... in his little asbestos suit... to which my reply is *blows a raspberry*" The only footage that I have seen of this is via 'PinkIsTheNewBlog' on Telly.Com and not Youtube. I have NO IDEA how to copy the footage, so here is the whole link on 'Pink':  http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2013-02-28/morrissey-lives-returns-to-the-concert-stage-in-san-diego?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

10. Alma: No footage found, which is a real shame as this is the song in which Morrissey took the roses from Vulgar.

11. Fatty: No footage found.

12. Killed Me: No footage found.

13. Still Ill: No footage found, which is most unusual for a Smiths song being played in the USA.

14. To Give: This was definitely another of the highlights of the night. Is it REALLY a cover?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yOOlFHxk4c

15. Please Please: Morrissey introduced the song with one of his 'rambles', saying something along the lines of, "I'd now like to use my physic powers for monetary gain, monetary gain.... but I think I might make it to tomorrow, in which case, from the gutter to anywhere else...*sings*" The song is, of course, as beautiful as ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-otkTAITQ

16. Meat: No footage found.

17. Lemme Kiss: And off comes the shirt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSVIu7Bkbas

18. Boy Thorn: Yesterday I suggested that this song could have been added to the set in honour of Tracy Thorn, but I have just remembered that on Day 524 of my blog, I picked up on Morrissey's TTY quote regarding being "equipped with an extra eye" in San Diego. Back on Day 524, I mused that the eye could be a reference to the number 'one' in the game of bingo. Could it be that the "equipped with an extra eye" quote meant 'equipped with an extra song', ie 'The Boy With A Thorn In His Side'? The words to the song are also VERY apt for the whole MorrisseysWorld journey, "How can they look into my eyes and still they don't believe me? How can they hear me say those words, still they don't believe me? And if they don't believe me now, will they ever believe me?" Of course Morrissey could have added this song because he just likes it! The only footage I've found is on Telly.Com, linked via 'Pink':  http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2013-02-28/morrissey-lives-returns-to-the-concert-stage-in-san-diego?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Nobody has managed to come up with a name for either the backdrop star or the drum kit actor, well, I presume it's an actor. Here he is:



NEW DRUM KIT AND IMAGE ON DRUM

I wondered if it was maybe the Avengers star, Patrick McNee?


PATRICK MCNEE?



PATRICK MCNEE IN THE AVENGERS

I'm pretty sure that the guy on the drum is wearing a gun and holster, and although the Avengers did use guns, I don't think Steed (McNee's character) would have worn one on his hip like that, so back to the drawing board.

Next stop, the Staples Center.
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Day 538 - I am MorrisseysWorld... For Now!

March 4, 2013, 4:38 pm
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If ever absolute proof were ever needed that MorrisseysWorld is run by Morrissey and not a fraudster, it has been given this last weekend. I am not referring to the fact that Morrissey took possession of the Blue Rose Ring at the Staples Center in front of 20,000 people, I'm not even referring to the fact that Morrissey ignored ALL flowers YET AGAIN at both Staples and Hollywood High EXCEPT Blue Roses, which he accepted at both venues, I am referring to the fact that Morrissey has let the MorrisseysWorld twitter account expire by mistake! Welcome to the madness of 'Following The Mozziah'.


MORRISSEY WITH NINE YEAR OLD DEVAN, THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY, AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY


I will write about the two unbelievable Los Angeles concerts in a minute, but first things first, the MorrisseysWorld twitter account. The '@MorrisseysWorld' twitter account has come and gone a number of times over the past eighteen months, but this time it has gone for good, or at least, the 8,000 followers and more importantly, ALL of the thousands of witty tweets, which included hundreds of original Morrisseyesque quotes. This is the equivalent of an Oscar Wilde manuscript being burnt, and therefore never seeing the light of day. The loss of the MW tweets is nothing short of tragic.

If you shut down a twitter account, it remains yours for 30 days, but if you don't re-activate it within the 30 days, you lose it. It is logical to presume that if MorrisseysWorld was being run by an attention seeking fraudster, there is NO way on earth that he/she would let the '@MorrisseysWorld' twitter account disappear, especially with 8,000 followers massaging his/her ego, and let us not forget that the account had even been voted the 'Best Twitter Account' in the Observer newspaper by none other than eighties 'Pop Legend', Boy George.

EIGHTIES POP LEGEND BOY GEORGE AND PARTNER

None of the 'Deluded Dozen' were even aware that the MW twitter account had gone until 'Broken' returned (did you see what I did there?) on Friday, having not tweeted since February 2nd (when in the midst of Morrissey's illness, he had tweeted to offer support to Kyle's dad, who had suffered a heart attack) and tweeted, "DID YOU ALL HEAR? SOME PRICK STOLE MORRISSEYWORLD'S TWITTER NAME. SO THE ACCOUNT IS NOW OFFICIALLY DEAD. RIP."

Of course the account hadn't been stolen at all, it had just remain inactive for over 30 days, so therefore it had ceased to be. In the past when Morrissey had closed the MW account, he had always made sure that he re-activated it within the 30 days, but it is probably fair to assume, that TRM had 'other' things on his mind over the past month, ie, trying to stay alive, so re-activating a twitter account was probably not topping his list of priorities. I blame Boz!

SmallBoyJokes, who is now known as '@TheMozBot', realised that the MW account had become available to the public, so she registered the name to keep it safe. The burden of owning it was proving too much though, so this morning, she passed it onto.......ME! I am now MorrisseysWorld!

This MorrisseysWorld phenomenon has now seen me own both '@MorrisseysMum', which I also believe was owned by Moz, and now '@MorrisseysWorld'. Ironically, many people have always believed that I was behind MorrisseysWorld, so now that I am, they should be happy. I have registered the MW account with my 'Fluff' twitter account, and the power has already gone to Fluff's head as he tweeted earlier to say, "I'm living in MorrisseysWorld! I like it here, can I stay? Not 'arf." We now have to hope that Our Mozzer asks for the MW account back, and although all his previous Morrisseyesque tweets have gone, let's hope he will start again.


THE TEMPORARY OWNER OF MORRISSEYSWORLD, NOT 'ARF


Broken also tweeted on Friday to ask, "Did anyone enjoy the fake interview?" Needless to say I was thrilled, but with all that has been going on, my interview has been pretty much lost, although nobody would ever have believed it to be true anyway..... but I know, and that's good enough for me.

Broken also tweeted, "Surprise coming to a pop concert near you soon!" Well, he wasn't wrong there!

Broken's final tweet of Friday read simply, "Drinking tea." There was no mention of a "taste of the Thames." I wonder what his brew of choice is? I would guess Yorkshire. Does anyone know? I'm a Tetley man myself.


BROKEN HAVING A BREW LAST FRIDAY

FRIDAY MARCH 1ST 2013 - STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

SET LIST (Nicked from SoLow, which is all it's good for): Shoplifters Of The World Unite / Irish Blood, English Heart / Alma Matters / You Have Killed Me / You're The One For Me, Fatty / Action Is My Middle Name / That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Speedway / Meat Is Murder / Ouija Board, Ouija Board / November Spawned A Monster / To Give (The Reason I Live) / How Soon Is Now? / Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want / Everyday Is Like Sunday / Let Me Kiss You / First Of The Gang To Die // The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 

On Friday night, Morrissey played to a crowd of 20,000 people at a sold out Staples Center (or, as you really should, centre) in Los Angeles, or as our latino friends call it, 'Moz Angeles'. It has been reported that the vast majority of the audience were Latinos, but that's because the latinos LOVE the Stretford Poet. The Mexican love for Moz is a phenomenon in itself, and their passion is second to none. The UK  members of the Blue Rose Society failed to get noticed in Manchester, with most of those who attended making NO effort to get to the front. We can't dress it up any other way, we DIDN'T try hard enough, and we failed. The latino members of the Blue Rose Society not only got to the front in SD by whatever means they could, they did it again in LA, and what is more, they took roses and VERY MUCH got noticed. MEXICANS DON'T FAIL!



L TO R: OLD WILLOUGHBY (WHO ISN'T LATINO), JJAZMINEMOZ, VULGAR, JIMI JAMES AND DEVAN IN MOZ ANGELES LAST WEEKEND

A number of the Blue Rose Society members were in attendance at Staples, including the new Vice President (and President of the Moz Angeles Chapter),Vulgar, who had successfully given a BLUE ROSE to Moz in San Diego last week. Also at Staples were Clover Dean and JJazmine. A number of 'celebs' were also at the concert, including Russell Brand and my favourite film director of all time, Quentin Tarantino. I absolutely love Tarantino's films, and have lost count of the times that I have watched Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and particularly Kill Bill Volumes I and II. I had NO idea Tarantino was a Moz fan, but it makes sense that he is.

QUENTIN TARANTINO - MOZ FAN


Just a few feet from Russell Brand at tonight's Morrissey concert.
RUSSELL BRAND AT STAPLES CENTER WITH A VERY SHORT BALD MAN WHO IS EOTHER MEDITATING, SNEEZING OR MASTURBATING..... OR ALL THREE!


The Staples show not only had Kristeen Young supporting as usual, but also Patti Smith. I was too young to have been a fan of Patti Smith first time around, but I do understand why Morrissey would have been so inspired by her. Youtube footage of Patti singing 'Pissing In the River' at Staples has emerged, and Patti would appear to be in good voice. (See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf6op_iJGCw&feature=player_embedded )

Morrissey was introduced on stage by an actor by the name of Patrick Dempsey, although I must confess, I have NO idea who he is. I have since learned that he stars in an American drama show called 'Grey's Anatomy', which also means nothing to me. I am not embarrassed by this lack of knowledge, and I have one up on all those Yanks who may be reading this and laughing at me, because I know who Alan Halsall is, and I bet they DON'T! (I am now childishly laughing to myself. How did I ever end up like this? What do I mean end up, I started out like this. Now I really must get out of these brackets, there is a lot to write about today.) That's better.


ALAN HALSALL AND MARGI CLARKE IN CORONATION STREET (NOT REALLY RELEVANT TO THIS BLOG ENTRY BUT WHO CARES?)

From the footage that I have seen on Youtube of the concert at Staples, it was superb (of course), and UNBELIEVABLY, Vice President Vulgar passed the Blue Rose Ring to Moz, but rather than me write about it, it means far more to read the actual words that Vulgar left on my last blog entry. You can feel the passion and excitement oozing out of her fingertips as she typed:



ON CLOUD 9 ONCE AGAIN

Last night I was going to was going to.pass the ring.off to JJAZ but I was running very late to the show Patti Smith just ended her set .I had seats in the nose bleed section of 313 BUT my friend that went with me had a surprise for.me had had us upgraded TO the Pit :-)

I had the ring box in hand waving it to try and get.our Mozzer's attention
When I felt someone pull.my hair when I turned around to my surprise I find JJAZ to be the one.that pulled my hair.

I told her if I do not get him the ring tonight I will give her the ring for tomorrow.

Our Mozzer passes the Mic to the gentleman in front of me and I put my hand on the Mic so I could take it from him once he was done speaking to our mozzer
once done I grabbed the Mic from the sir and Spoke to our Mozzer I said "ON BEHALF OF THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY WOULD YOU.PLEASE ACCEPT THIS GIFT" OUR.MOZZER SAID YES AND SMILED A SHY SMILE AND REACHED OUT FOR THE RING!
Since the gap of THE stage was so big Arturo pasted it to him and he put it in his back pocket.

I turned to JJAZ and hugged her with tears in my eyes and hugged my lovely friend Gia when it hit me that Our Rats mission was a accomplished and the tears just came down.

So many signs last night
During speedway he sang "'I wear Black on the outside
'Cause Black is how I feel on the inside"

Our MOZZER hand a Blue finger sling on and not sure what song he sang when he act like he took the sling off and tossed it away. I do know that it was after he took the ring from me.

Shirt toss time he tossed it in the center of THE pit and I dashed over there and join in the fun.
JJAZ was right behind me and we both got part of his shirt .

Boy with thorn on side was the final.song.and I was pushed up and Moz took.my and Moz:-)
The best way to end the.night.

I am honor to be the VP of our beloved society :-)

Thank you all
Tonight I shall hopefully find my way to the pit again :-)

I must start getting ready to head out to Hollywood

VIVA LA PRESIDENT
VIVA EL RAT
VIVA OUR MOZZER
VIVA LA BLUE ROSE
THE BLUE ROSE RING..... FROM THE UK TO EAST COAST USA, AND THEN TO WEST COAST, AND NOW WITH MOZ

Here is the audio of Vulgar giving Morrissey the BLUE ROSE SOCIETY RING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqPAfo3u3_Y

There is so much I could write about Staples, but I have been out of the house for virtually all of the last three days with many sporting commitments, so I just haven't got the time to cover everything in full, and I really MUST move on to the Hollywood High School show in a minute. I will make some very quick observations, and ask that others leave comments if there is anything they wish to add. Mind you, I am out again ALL day tomorrow, so again won't be able to write a blog, and even the traditional Tuesday chart show is having to be put off until Wednesday, so by the time I blog again (Wednesday), Staples will be a distant memory.

During the pause in Speedway, Morrissey sang "I wear black on the inside" from 'Unloveable'.
During Let Me Kiss You there was a very funny lyric change to "I have travelled all over Flint Michigan."

During First of the Gang there was a very subtle 'O' sign given.

Quote of the night from Moz: "I have found that the best way to avoid ending your life as an embittered wreck is to start out as one."


JJAZMINEMOZ ADDED A LITTLE SOMETHING TO KIMMEL'S STAR


I'm really sorry that I haven't gone into more detail, it really was a special concert, and I must mention that '@mancladmozfan' was also there, but although he claims that he sent a blue rose back stage to Moz, we only have his word for it. When will he EVER deliver that rose to the stage?


MANC LAD ON THE PARK BENCH HE CALLED 'HOME' WHILST IN LA


HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

SATURDAY MARCH 2ND 2013 - HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, LA

SET LIST (Again nicked from SoLow, which is STILL all they are good for): Alma Matters / Ouija Board, Ouija Board / Irish Blood, English Heart / You Have Killed Me / November Spawned A Monster / Maladjusted / You're The One For Me, Fatty / Still Ill / People Are The Same Everywhere / Speedway / That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore / Meat Is Murder / Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want / To Give (The Reason I Live) / Everyday Is Like Sunday / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Action Is My Middle Name / Let Me Kiss You // The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 





WHICH NAUGHTY CHILD HAS BEEN PLAYING WITH THE 'O' S? SURELY NOT......






...... MORRISSEY, WHO IS PHOTOGRAPHED ARRIVING AT SCHOOL. IS THAT A NEW YORK DOLLS LP UNDER HIS ARM OR.......


...... HIS CLASS OF '77 POSTER? (NOTE, MOZ MAY HAVE BEEN VOTED BEST HAIR, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BEST BEARD/GLASSES/CAP COMBO, THE SECURITY GUARD AT THE FRONT WOULD WIN HANDS DOWN, ALTHOUGH......


.... IF BIEBER COULD 'JUST' GROW THE BEARD, HE COULD GIVE THE SECURITY GUY A RUN FOR HIS MONEY. HOW DID BASEBALL CAPS 'EVER' BECOME POPULAR? HOW? HOW?


Anyway, I 'm not here to write about poor American dress sense, I'm here to write about Hollywood High School. Now let me rewind back to that shirt that Moz was wearing, it's the BLUE ROSE shirt.


MOZ IN THE BLUE ROSE SHIRT WITH RED ROSES IN THE AUDIENCE

Before I continue with the description of the concert, Morrissey's rose shirts, the accepting of roses et cetera et cetera et cetera, I will start by writing about Morrissey's introduction onto the stage. This time it was the turn of Russell Brand to introduce Moz, and after a heartfelt ramble, Brand read from a piece of paper, which is what Moz had TOLD him to say as an introduction. Morrissey's words were, "He loves animals. He thinks humans should be kept in cages. He's very tetchy on a staircase at midnight, but don't let that put you off. I Gristle Bandage, proudly give you, Lord Mudslide."


Apart from being his usual witty self, Morrissey's words immediately rang a bell with a couple of the Blue Rose Society. Both GirlOnBike (GOB) and ChuckNorrissey (aka SmallBoyJokes) realised that Morrissey had picked up on their twitter conversation of early on Saturday, in which Chuck called the Blue Rose adventure "one long mud-slide." Here is the comment that GOB left on my blog:

Girl On Bike3 March 2013 16:55

This was a Twitter conversation yesterday before the High School concert:

The Rat ‏@TheRatsBack
"Well, well, well" said the three deep holes. The High Priestess now has the ring but has lost his twitter account, so NOW what?

Mar 2 Sabine Maltby ‏@GirlOnBike1102
@TheRatsBack Let's hope the blog will at least come back. This is one crazy saga!

Mar 2 Chuck ‏@chucknorrissey
@GirlOnBike1102 @TheRatsBack Yeah seems like it's one long mud-slide, this Blue Rose adventure

And then Russel Brand introduces him as Lord Mudslide!
Still, just a coincidence. Nothing to see here. Move along please.

(The mudslide introduction can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xHJjcWrZSU)


Lord Mudslide took to the stage and after bowing to his friend Gristle Bandage, announced "Viva Mehico, and never forget your alma mater." School was now in session as Moz launched into Alma Matters. I can't help but think that playing a school, just like playing a seaside pier in England (Gt Yarmouth 2009), was a very important venue for Morrissey to tick off on his 'must play' list. There can't be ANY other artist, dead or alive, who has the imagination to play the venues Moz plays. There is also no other artist who understands the importance of issuing records on vinyl, or the importance of the label on the vinyl record. NOBODY understands like Moz.

During this very first song, Morrissey spotted nine year old Devan with the blue rose that Vulgar had given him, and he leaned into the audience to take it from him (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToWcitbV5bg). The rose wasn't thrust toward him, Morrissey LEANT into the audience to get it, just as he did when he took that first RED ROSE in Pomona in November 2011 (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9MaBVuCEE), and the first WHITE ROSE in Bogota in March 2012 (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVaezmLcyi4), and the first BLUE ROSE in New York in October 2012 (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPqwwA0ZQiQ).

The BLUE ROSE SOCIETY has happened because Morrissey has MADE it happen, just as Oscar Wilde was responsible for Green Carnation. Much as though I would love to take the accolade for BLUE ROSE, it has ALL been Moz, with each of us just playing our part. IT'S F***ING GENIUS!  Alma Matters was the perfect way to start the concert, and having watched the footage, you almost feel as though Morrissey was back at his own alma mater.

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MOZ LEANS INTO THE AUDIENCE TO TAKE A BLUE ROSE FROM DEVAN

After the perfect rendition of Alma Matters, Morrissey eased into Ouija Board before then placing the rose on top of the front bass drum, where it remained. (see here including video of Irish Blood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiuAg9c76_w)

I shall now let Vulgar take over again, and once again, the passion from her writing is a beauty to behold:


HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD!!!!!!!

LAST NIGHT WAS ANOTHER PROUD MOMENT FOR OUR BELOVED BLUE ROSE SOCIETY BUT I WILL RIGHT ABOUT THAT SHORTLY!!!!!

Myself & @jjaz had roses in hand :-) She brought the Red and I brought the Blue.
since we couldn't take them in the venue we passed out a few and I hid the rest in my pants :-/ ( Yes the.roses.had thorns on them in sort of)

Before I hid them I gave the son of @James_jimi 's son a BLUE ROSE (SUCH AN AMAZING LAD)

ONCE AGAIN I HAD BALCONY TICKETS AND ONCE AGAIN I MADE IT TO THE PIT AND TOOK JJAZ WITH ME

RB INTRODUCED OUR MOZZER

MOZZER.WORE A WHITE SHIRT WITH BLUE FLOWERS ON IT AND THE 2ND SHIRT HE WORE HAD MANY DIFFERENT FLOWERS ON IT ALONG WITH BLUE ROSES

BLUE AND RED ROSES IN THE AIR WAVING ALL AROUND WITHOUT A CARE ABOUT THE NO.FLOWER RULE THE VENUE GAVE

YOU HAD A GROUP OF PEOPLE WAVING ROSES IN FRONT OF BOZ AND 1 SINGLE ROSE WAVES IN FRONT OF JESSE (SON OF JAMES@JAMES_JIMI WITH THE SINGLE BLUE ROSE)

OUR.MOZZER WALKS UP TO THIS YOUNG LAD AND TAKES THE BLUE ROSE THAT I GAVE HIM
MOZ PUTS THE ROSE  AND CONTINUE SINGING

I WAS LOSING MY MIND AT THAT POINT

I TOSSED MY ROSES ON STAGE AND HAD NOTHING TO OFFER ANY MORE THAT A SIMPLE HAND GESTURE
YES I HAD MY "O" IN THE AIR WAVING ALL AROUND AND OVER MY EYE :-)

DID I GET HIS ATTENTION I LIKE TO THINK SO BECAUSE HE GAVE 2 BACK :-)

HE WALKED STAGE RIGHT AND LOOKED DOWN AT US AND STAGE LEFT AND LOOKED DOWN AT SON OF JAMES

GUESS WHAT ELSE HAPPENED!!!

SON OF JAMES GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT WITH OUR MOZZER ON THE MIC :-)

SHIRT TOSS TIME :-) MOZ LOOKED DOWN AT US RIPPED OPEN HIS SHIRT TOSS IT TO ARE SIDE OF THE STAGE. BUT NO LUCK SOME GUY FELL TO THE FLOOR AND TUCKED IT UNDER HIM

OH.WELL

BOY WITH THORN.ON SIDE.IS THE FINAL SONG AND THE CROWD STARTS RUSHING THE STAGE

I LOOK TO JAMES'S SON TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND YES HE MAKES IT INTO THE.ARMS OF OUR MOZZER AND WALKS THE.STAGE.WITH HIM!!!!! I GO.NUTS AGAIN
I LEAVE MY SPOT AGAIN
AND NOTICE THAT MOZZER RIPS HIS PINK SHIRT OPEN AND TOSSES IT TO THE CROWD

THIS TIME I HAVE HANDS ON IT TO:-)

PULLING AND TUGGING DIDN'T HELP.ME AT ALL THIS TIME.

BECAUSE ONE OF THE MEN TUGGING.FOR THE SHIRT FELL.AND VENUE SECURITY MADE US STOP AND HAD US GIVE IT TOO HIM :-/
BUT I DID END UP GETTING A BATTLE CUT

I FIND JAMES & SON HAVING PICTURES TAKEN AND.PEOPLE CHEERING AND GIVING HIGH 5'S TO THE LAD!!!

IT WAS A VERY VERY PROUD MOMENT FOR FATHER AND SON AS WELL.AS THE MEMBERS OF THE BRS IN ATTENDANCE!!!!

OUR TEACHER TAUGHT US WELL
THE CLASS WAS VERY WELL BEHAVED
THE CLASS ROOM WAS SMALL BUT NICE

ROSES WERE EVERY WHERE

THANK YOU.MOZZER FOR SINGING.ME TO.SLEEP

I LOVE YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN VEGAS


VIVA OUR.MOZZER
VIVA OUR PRESIDENT KYLE
VIVA MORRISSE'SWORLD
VIVA EL RAT
VIVA THE BLUE ROSE SOCIETY


RED ROSES IN THE FOREGROUND 'AND' ROSES ON THE EVENING'S SECOND SHIRT

Once again, I can't go into the whole concert as I am now into Tuesday morning, and I really do need to get some sleep. Devan trumped his BLUE ROSE gift to Moz at th beginning of the concert by going on stage for a hug during the encore. Another BLUE ROSE was also taken by Moz during the night, but I haven't got the time to dig out the footage. One of the highlight songs for me was Speedway, where Moz sang 'Asleep' during the pause, which must surely have been for Stephen Chbosky, the author of 'Perks of Being A Wallflower', although I don't know if Chbosky was there. Maladjusted was another highlight, especially when Moz sang to the people waving the roses (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmJvY7vnnzE)


DEVAN MAKES IT ON STAGE FOR THE ENCORE


In other news: The mysterious stage backdrop picture has still not been identified, although Fancys123 has suggested it could be flamenco dancer Jose Greco. The man on the drum has also not yet been identified.


The cover for the forthcoming 'Playboys' single has been released, with bowie being replaced by Rick Astley. You have to smile.



The Kill Uncle album cover has also been released which depicts Moz wearing a Moz t-shirt. You have to smile.





And finally, amongst all this Morrissey excitement, I must mention that Johnny Marr's debut solo album 'The Messenger', which is on the major Warner Brothers record label, yesterday entered the UK Chart at Number 10. Any rumours that it was at Number 5 in the midweek chart but dropped to 10 as thousands of people returned the album after hearing Marr sing 'How Soon Is Now?' at the NME awards, are purely malicious. Marr, who is now a 'God Like Genius', should be congratulated on reaching Number 10, and all those interviews in which he really didn't want to mention Morrissey or The Smiths, but still did, paid off.

Foot Note - Morrissey's debut solo album, 'Viva Hate', reached Number 1 in the UK chart and the lowest position for any of his nine solo studio albums is Number 8. Morrissey remains without a 'God Like' title or a record deal.

And tonight Matthew..... Davis.


ROBERT MONDAVI CENTER AT UC DAVIS, CALIFORN-IA

ANOTHER FOOTNOTE - Congratulations to President Kyle, Kyle's dad, Kyle's mum and all the other Kyle relations on the arrival of the new Kyle sibling, a baby girl.

Now, what is to be done with this MorrisseysWorld twitter thing?
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