Nice to hear that the band are still in contact - rather suggests they're all still working with Morrissey.

But also a shame on the other hand. Much as I like Boz and Alain, I was really excited by the possibility of new collaborators - what could they come up with?

YATQ Part II awaits us, unfortunately.

what parts of Tx? i'm sure the continental club in Austin is his sort of scene.

of reading the rather critical comments on this site.

They clearly read this site - I wonder if they actually post.

broken

All the drama and chaos was pretty exciting and gave me hope for something different in the next Morrissey record.

"Last week a band that Boz played with in the '80's, The Deltas, went up to Manchester, they were received very well & put on a great show. Boz was pleasantly surprised to bump into Mr Johnny Marr (who was rehearsing in the same building) & popped into the gig to watch a couple of numbers, it was a real buzz for some of the crowd that attended the show."

I was at this show and thoroughly enjoyed the night, especially when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Johnny Marr walking past me on his way out, having been backstage to say hello to Boz, so I got a quick handshake and a "hi".
The info on Boz's site is not completely accurate, as Johnny left before Boz came on stage, walking swiftly, with a few people accompanying him, straight out of the venue after he had left the dressing room.

Going to see "Vinny Peculiar", who include Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon in their line-up, next week in Manchester.

Wonder if I'll get to see Moz this year, to complete the set, as it were.

iseeyou.

Where are they, while we are being bamboozled by dozy intermediaries?

Thanks to Lyn, while the YATQ follow-up along the lines of Noise, Crushing Bores & Daddy's Voice etc will be warmly received by many fans.

ilov how The Boorers go on to clear up basically nothing at all up from there. they say his words were misconstrued, but dont bother to say how or to clairify what was meant. if you're going to refute something, you might want to say what it is you actually did say or mean cos otherwise all we're still left with are these supposedly twisted words.

"We are of course in contact with all our mates in the band and life goes on as ever...."

isuppose this might dispose of the notion that Boz hadnt spoken to Moz in many months, but the other comments remain in the air.

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndweb pages/patti%20smith%20sought%20morrisseys%20advice %20over%20meltdown

Marr e Boz in the same bat-place, in the same bat-hour? Interesting! for the Ghost of Elvis, Batman!

I've said it before and i'll say it again, Morrissey needs new writing partners.

I think he should team up with Johnny Marr again and get that creative spark back.

Failing that, he could write with Pete Doherty or Carl Barat and make a real statement.

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I think the first commitment Boz should make is to go on a diet !! He's gonna be so fat soon he won't be able to play the guitar.

...And other musical families.

Digesting disrespect on a personal level is, I can testify, quite a hard thing to do. But, once you've done that, witnessing it happen on mass level is even harder.

I've sometimes wondered what you were like, folks. You know, you the people behind the big star. But these days it's more and more like, the more I see, the less I wanna know. (cue to appropriate song, but only if you must)

I sometimes wonder if you remember the days when you were normal people with just a limited amount of money to spend on gigs. How would you feel if you were, say, a Morrissey fan stranded on an island these days? Tell me?

We know what he's like. We've figured out. But it's your behaviour I question. The apparent lack of honesty; you're letting rumours develop and then it's "oh these people really have nothing better to do". Do you even realize how hypocritical that is, I wonder.

You think keeping little mysteries will help the myth? What myth is there left? And then you complain people misconstrue things? But what's wrong with saying the truth and acting in a straightforward manner, instead of acting like you always cover somebody's arse, and letting people grow suspicious and wondering what's going on?

You think it's best to remain a tight little unit impervious to the demands of the rest of the world? In internet days? Is it wise?

You think you'll always be doing okay, is that it?

Well I'd like to tell you you'll always have your job and you'll always have money. But, although that's probable, I can't.
Or else I'd like to threaten you, saying you'll be on the dole sooner than you think. But I can't do that either.

What I can tell you though is this: just because somebody acts in a thoughtless, inconsiderate, egoistical manner because of their Star Status, don't you guys and their missuses feel obliged to act the same.

It sucks in somebody who's famous, but it sucks even more in somebody who's not really.
And if you want to keep little secrets and leave people in the dark ("who's in the band? Who's out? Why? What did he say to the journalist? Is it over? What colour next season's kilts?" blah blah), fine.
But then at least don't look down on the fans on here, however stupid they might be. (And we all know they can be dead stupid).
Remember who's paying for the food on the table. Even when he doesn't.

Remember there might be a kid somewhere who didn't get his 99 flake because his dad had to save the money for the Isle of Wight for Christ's sake!

I may have pissed piss you off with all this, but won't you agree with me on this much: "it's ok to be big-bellied. It'll never be ok to be big-headed."

Or are you too far gone to realize that?

Portuguese Pot-shot.

(More of the same?)

Yes, this would be marvellous, BUT - the reason it doesn't happen is that Mike Joyce would receive performance royalties and therefore Morrissey blocks it - Morrissey said "Mike Joyce has ensured that The Smiths will not be reappraised" when asked about this very issue in a 2003(?) interview.

But, if they ever DO do it, may I suggest something along the lines of the brilliant Fall box set released last month ('The Complete Peel Sessions'). Three discs as follows:

Disc One: All unreleased BBC radio Smiths sessions (Peel, Jensen, Long et al)

Disc Two: B-sides and rarities

Disc Three: a live show of superior quality to that recorded for 'Rank' - or live highlights from a variety of shows.

I would EASILY be prepared to shell out for that, and if they were to package it as well as Castle packaged The Fall's box, then that would be the cherry on the cake!

But Boz did not co-write a single track on the excellent 'Your Arsenal' - A Whyte did them all, bar the two Nevin co-writes.

Boz has written some great stuff, but if anything the crystalline production on YATQ exposes the shortcomings of Morrissey's band - 'Crashing Bores', for instance, is shown up as almost tuneless, and certainly dull. Gang benefits from the clarity, as does I Like You. Other tracks - less so.

I agree that some tracks from the Arsenal/Vauxhall/Southpaw period were and still are astounding. But, since 1997, there has been a paucity of greatness - 'Trouble Loves Me', 'First Of The Gang', 'Lost' are all unquestionably fabulous, but that's virtually it. Of course there are also some merely GOOD songs in addition to these - 'IBEH', 'Public Image', 'I Like You', 'Succession' - BUT, the consistency is severely lacking now. I would like to see a TRUE return to form from Morrissey and The Lads, and YATQ Part II will not achieve this IMO.

You are STUPID.
In fact, that is being kind.