David, you're a great guy and you deserve all the support you can get. It's bad enough you had to do it by yourself all these years. I'm certainly gonna contribute, and I would like to suggest to Mr.Morrissey that he should too, after all he owes much of his more recent career to this site.

i don't know of any other fan sites that are as good to the fans as morrissey-solo.

not only does morrissey-solo keep us updated (useless and trivial newsbits aside), but it's host to a lot of great media, such as transcribed and recorded interviews and that nice 'young guns go for it' episode. without morrissey-solo, i wouldn't have seen any of it. (hell, i don't even think bleeker bob's has it for sale! at least, last time i checked.)

i will definitely contribute sometime soon. funds recently have been low due to infamously unbridled spending on concerts i shouldn't be spending on. (it's been a nice summer concert season, hasn't it?) but i get paid next week, so i'll try to clock in some funds.

also, i apologize for the lack of a more 'substantial' contribution. just goes to show how out of the loop i am.

at any rate, cheers to you david t! and thank you very much for all you've done for morrissey, marr, alain, spike, boz, andy, mike, spencer, gary (yeah, i know i'm missing some other band members, but this post is long enough!)... and above all, thank you for all you've done for all their fans!

I'm sure you agonized over this decision and it was not reached easily. You have done the right thing. Thanks again for your hard work and devotion to keeping us "in the loop."
Funds forthcoming-
Gregg in Denver

I just want to say thanks David for all of youv'e done I realize how much money and time you spend on this site. I feel that Morrissey should give you a hand on paying this site it's practically his official site. so to all you Moz fans out there help contribute to the cause it would really suck if this site were to ever close down.

I have to say, your mother done good, cause you sure have a lot of class.

Again and again, you leave me impressed.

I`m asking this on behalf of those like me who don`t have a paypal account.Is there any alternative for those of us who don`t have one to send in a donation.Because I would like to contribute to this excellent site.

Thanks for this site,I just finished donating.This is one of my favorite sites & would be lost with out it.In all honesty as well as our support,I hope MOZ chips in a few $$$ as well.

Dave, in my opinion, this web site is unparalleled in both the quality and quantity of what's on offer. If I were Morrissey I'd consider releasing my next album on this site (this would also solve your maintenance costs if you were to charge a small fee), he'd certainly be in safe hands.

Although in the days when this site was hopelessly poor I liked it more (because it was more of a secret), I fully understand that money is an obvious issue - so good luck to yer old son !

The payment of $10 is more than reasonable for the pleasure I get from visiting the site. Thanks for all your efforts David.

I use your site and your board for years, and now I very happy, because I can help you in some way. A lot of collectors came here first to see what´s happening in the Morrissey world, this collectors spend a lot of money buying CDs, Books, T-Shirts etc, the best site to find great prices is yours, and if I can pay 10$ to support this site, it seems a really great bargain to me. Thanks for all of your work. Soon you will receive a donation from akiraware PayPal account!!!!!

It goes without saying how greatful we are to you David, so I won't bore you with my admiration this time. But I have a question if you don't mind addressing....

Would it be possible to send a money order to Morrissey-solo or to you through a P.O. Box or an address. I'm very naive and hopeless when it comes to computers and would feel safer sending it through the mail.

Plus it would be a pleasure sending a donation to this great site. In comparison here in Los Angeles, I recently send in a donation to KCRW 89.9 fm, which is commericial free radio and enjoy their morning show which features great musicians I enjoy that are from independent labels you don't get a chance to hear much. I was wondering in future reference, like PBS and KCRW, you can give, say a Morrissey-solo t-shirt for giving a donation in show of support....or for valued contributers a raffle for Morrissey related items. Just a thought. But again....

If you have a P.O. Box or an address I can send a money order that would be great....

Hey Dave,

Roll them dice.. and win BIG .... Payment on the way...

thank you for all the great info..

Art

Of course the site is a haven for us all, of course it's the best site about the Best Artist of all time, of course I'm making a 20 bucks donation.
However:
-please do not let Morrissey or people sent by him give you a dime; it would be depressing and counterproductive;
-as already mentioned, consider selling stuff here
(t-shirts, stickers etc);
-do not count on this PayPal money to support the site completely, because it won't;
-shouldn't some of the peddlers on the marketplace be a little more generous to Morrissey-Solo?

Please keep up the excellent, priceless work. There's a place in Heaven for you and your friends.

a smiths/morrissey night benefit for www.morrissey-solo.com?

i know it's easier said than done, but hell, it's not a bad way to raise funds for a non-corporate-record-company owned resource for morrissey fans worldwide.

A large number of site users live overseas. Well, lets be frank about it: you live overseas, David.

Paypal makes you jump through hoops if you don't live in the USA to give you money. Basically, you have to wait for your credit card bill to come through, and then verify your credit card using a number printed on your bill next to a sample PayPal transaction. The whole process will take a minimum of 4 days to complete, and may take as much as a month. People forget their good intentions over the course of a month.

I've had a look around for an alternatively to PayPal, and can't see one (I though Amazon provided payment facilities - but can't find it). If you can, David, it would be great if we could have an alternative to using PayPal.

To everybody else: Give until it hurts! You know how much this site means to you - keep it going.

Look at this site! It is not only the most collective resource for all things Morrissey but I have to say there are few fan sites for any artist that even come close to this well thought out format. Someone (David) has obviously spent a lot of time and money making this happen. So aside from the donation let this be a moment for us to humbly send warm thoughts and a thank you for keeping such a great site up and current!

...and Morrissey(just in case your eyes glance over this), it would be such a little thing to help David promote your career ($$$,info,buried songs) but the difference it would make...

My friend Dave,

Please set up a permanent link so that I can contribute money in the future. Money is a little tight for a cheap ass like me but this is something that I would happily contribute to.

You are a wolf in sheeps clothing David T.

have u establish an address to send donations fo those with out an account.

I have just sent my donation, and as i sit here reading these posts I think to myself what a wonderful phenomenon is occuring here at this website, people willingly donating money to a website in honor of the artist they so much admire. With that in mind I wonder how many other fans out there would contribute to a fan site which is not even technically an official site for thier favorite artist. I think this is so rare and beautiful and I am very happy to be a part of it.

P.S hey David, (just a suggestion) I think it would be a good idea to set up a permanent link for the donations on the front page so people new to the site can also be aware of the contribution. Also I think you should put a link up to all the threads regarding the donations so the new people surfing in can see all the positve comments about donating.

I just want to say it is amazing to see the loyal fans come out and support this beloved site.
Only in the World of Morrissey!

Technology is too complicated.

I'm no financial expert, but couldn't you just set up a bank account that we can send dosh to?

...........I don't quite have a credit card handy. But I'll find someway to chip in my "mula".

To David and the rest of the fans who use this site,

I just gave my $10 pledge to keep this site running and it was my pleasure. If nothing else, it is my way of repaying your kindness for the pictures that you took of my 30 seconds with the Mozzer during the NYC DVD signing. That picture is a treasured memory and I can't thank you enough for doing that and also keeping the site running in a top manner. Anyone else that had their pic snapped should do the same because I'm sure all of those pictures take up quite a bit of server space.
I'm continually impressed by the timely manner this site is updated. When the Mozzer was on tour, I could always count on checking the site and getting last night's set list and comments from everyone. That, in itself, is commendable.

Thanks for everything, please keep up the good work!!
Cheers!!!!

(or $7200) like the thermometer devices they have outside churches when they're running Bell Tower Restoration appeals?

It might encourage people to give . . .

David,

I'd love to hear an update on the progress
in getting donations.

Can you give us some statistics?

How many donated, what was the average donation?

I'm willing to give MORE if it seems that your costs are not getting paid.

I won't pay you, no oh oh.
I won't pay you, oh uh oh
With you site being so gay
and the words that you say
I won't pay you, no oh oh
I won't pay you, oh uh oh
Cause David is a money grubbing fag
and I'm a true Morrissey fan
I won't pay you, no oh oh

There, I sent my donation off! I feel much better now.

David, I just want to thank you again for this wonderful place. My day wouldn't seem the same without it.