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Morrissey in Manchester (well Altrincham to be exact)
posted by davidt on Tuesday February 26 2002, @09:00AM

 skunk_anansie writes:

Just after 4pm today (Friday 22nd February 2002) I was going about my usual business of doing not much in Marks and Spencers in Altrincham. I was pushing trolleys and such like but as I was gazing around I saw the unmistakable shape of the big man. I swear to God, he was wearing a long black fur/suede coat, blue flared jeans with little white flashes on the back of the knees, black suede shoes and a green checked type Kangol beret. I double taked to make sure it was him but after staring at him for about another 5 seconds I was sure. I ran over to a colleague and she verified that it was indeed Steven. He is now sporting a set of rather fetching square ended sideburns and he was with an older woman, who I would guess to be his mother but can't guarantee that. Within 5 minutes of first seeing him I was now nearly foaming at the mouth with excitement and was telling anybody and everybody who would listen, most didn't listen... uncultured swines. But the aforementioned female colleague was now nearly crying and begging me to go and get his autograph or just do something to acknowledge that we had recognised him. I regret I did nothing, although in a way I'm glad I didn't because if he was out shopping with his mother then respect his privacy. Anyway, I was called away to do some 'Collect by cars' (the M&S shoppers amongst you will understand). I managed to catch a final glimpse of him as he was leaving up the stairs to go back to the M&S car park but with that, he was gone. I consider myself very lucky to have seen him in the flesh, although spare a thought for an aging customer who was heard saying "I didn't recognise him without his daffodils..." Well, quite.

 
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    Psychic Chic (Score:2, Interesting)
    Notice the comment I made about Morrissey in the UK: - posted on the Wednesday before the alleged sighting:

    "I'll keep tuned to this site to read the stories about seeing him in Marks & Spencer sniffing the gladioli.
       
      charminglass2002 -- Wednesday February 20 2002, @07:52AM (#24884)
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    Now I'll keep tuned to this site to read about his tour in SCOTLAND!!

    charminglass2002 -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @10:32AM (#25122)
    (User #4123 Info)
    • spooky lass by Johnny Marr (Score:1) Tuesday February 26 2002, @10:59AM
      • Re:Psychic Chic by Havfine (Score:1) Tuesday February 26 2002, @11:01AM
        • Re:Psychic Chic by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday February 26 2002, @11:01AM
          • Re:Psychic Chic by Squirrelhead (Score:1) Thursday February 28 2002, @06:19AM
          • Morrissey to tour in Scotland! by Squirrelhead (Score:1) Thursday February 28 2002, @06:32AM
              • Will Young is Morrissey wannabe? (Score:2, Interesting)
              Charming Lass

              Was it you that compared Will Young to Morrissey in the Metro Newspaper, Scotland on Friday, 1 March 2002:

              "Who would have thought a lisping singer with a large chin and bushy eyebrows could top the UK charts? Will Young is obviously trying to be like Morrissey, the original and best moon-faced singer. Morrissey even writes the words and music for his songs, did not have hyped mass publicity behind him, and still only mamaged to reach number five in the charts. I doubt Will will be recognised when he goes shopping with his mother in 20 years' time."

              "Name", Glasgow
              Squirrelhead <Squirrelhead2304@hotmail.com> -- Friday March 01 2002, @04:20AM (#25361)
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               "Great minds against themselves conspire and shun the cure they most desire"
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            Nice story (Score:0)
            glad to hear someone has respect for a persons privacy. Ambitious Outsiders please take note!
            Fur? Probably faux-still tacky nonetheless.
            Anonymous -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @10:42AM (#25123)
              Ummm... (Score:1)
              "long black fur/suede coat, blue flared jeans with little white flashes on the back of the knees, black suede shoes and a green checked type Kangol beret"

              Since when did Morrissey turn into a fur wearing pimp? WTF? Oh well, with age comes poor fashion sense I guess. *shrug*

              I do commend you for having such restraint. I'm not sure if I'd do the same thing. That's very cool though. Nothing better than a Moz sighting! I'm still waiting for one.
              GenderNectar -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @10:58AM (#25126)
              (User #4408 Info)
               "How can you call this a home when you know it's a grave?"
              Wot a Guy! (Score:1)
              I very good and accurate account of your meeting/sighting with the Big Guy. Its nice to see how the fame and fourtune has'nt gone to his head and he still finds time to shop in Alti with his mother. I wonder if the rest of the family got to see him??
              What do you think? Any members of the family out there?
              Do reply!
              Mozinsider -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @02:22PM (#25143)
              (User #3849 Info)
                shopping with mommy! (Score:1, Funny)
                Was it really his mother? That's a very Andy Warhol/ Sid Vicious thing to do.
                BTW, not that I object to it, but why go out with a beret on? Is he on a Samuel L. Jackson mood or something?
                And you sir, who wrote the message but didn't have the guts to talk to him, made a mistake. You should have approached him and asked about the tour and the new album. At the very least, you should have offered him a discount or something.
                Anonymous -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @02:35PM (#25144)
                Egad (Score:0)
                "I swear to God, he was wearing a long black fur/suede coat, blue flared jeans with little white flashes on the back of the knees, black suede shoes and a green checked type Kangol beret."

                That's it. He's gay.
                Anonymous -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @03:02PM (#25146)
                Say it ain't so! (Score:1)
                I REALLY dont want to believe that our man Mozz would wear that atrocious sounding getup.. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!

                -DeB of the Bru Crew.
                Maplefreak -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @03:46PM (#25151)
                (User #1234 Info)
                 And the songs we sing, they're not supposed to mean a thing...
                  question (Score:1)
                  he was wearing a long black fur/suede coat, blue flared jeans with little white flashes on the back of the knees,

                  if he was wearing a long coat, how did he know there were little white flashes on the back of the knees?
                  Natasha <moonstick@postmaster.co.uk> -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @04:04PM (#25156)
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                   i am repressed, but i'm remarkably dressed
                  • Re:question by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday February 26 2002, @05:04PM
                    • Possible answer by Lazy Sunbather (Score:1) Thursday February 28 2002, @04:51PM
                      How we know this is a SHAM (Score:0)
                      "He was wearing a long black fur/suede coat, ...black suede shoes..."

                      Animal whines, could be human cries, closer come, the screaming knives! Muahahhaha

                      Anyone remember the interesting drug video? Muahahaha

                      Anyone remember seeing those pics of him at the PETA fundraiser in LA? Muahahahha

                      The fundamental principle of his being is that he's a VEGAN, "I don't eat my friends, nor do I wear them" -Moz (Melody Maker). MUAHAHAHHA

                      Any self-righteous Moz fan knows Moz would never wear that, and would never be caught dea
                      Anonymous -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @04:09PM (#25160)
                      bona drag (Score:0)
                      sounds like a lie to me but what the hell would moz being doing wearing such hideous clothes? oh well i guess we'll have to go to manchester and do our moz watch to figure that one out.

                      signed,
                      Morrissey
                      Anonymous -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @04:12PM (#25162)
                      • Re: Mum's gift by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday February 26 2002, @04:20PM
                        How we know this is a sham (Score:0)
                        "He was wearing a long black fur/suede coat, ...black suede shoes..."

                        Animal whines, could be human cries, closer come, the screaming knives! Muahahhaha

                        Anyone remember the interesting drug video? Muahahaha

                        Anyone remember seeing those pics of him at the PETA fundraiser in LA? Muahahahha

                        The fundamental principle of his being is that he's a VEGAN, "I don't eat my friends, nor do I wear them" -Moz (Melody Maker). MUAHAHAHHA

                        Any self-righteous Moz fan knows Moz would never wear that, and would never be caught dead wearing FAUX animal clothes that could be mistaken for real... this sham was almost as convincing as that guy who said Morrissey was like 6'4! Rofl

                        -Plumbers ass in Buffalo, Dave K
                        Anonymous -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @04:14PM (#25163)
                        Vests (Score:0)
                        Well, after seeing Steven pictured on the Ambitoius Outsiders iste I went hunting for what I thought was a tank-top but which I am advised is actually a 'vest'. The best one I could find was in teh golfing section at M&S, and I look rather charming in it.
                        Anonymous -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @04:19PM (#25165)
                          Re: Moz Sighting (Score:1)
                          I highly doubt he would possibly be wearing a fur coat!? Please!!
                          Carolyn -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @08:05PM (#25185)
                          (User #4489 Info)
                            Well, (Score:1)
                            We'll just have to take or leave it, won't we?

                            Little white flashes on the back of the knee? Flaired, no doubt...hmmmmmm...sounds as though he was having horrific flash backs of when he was a teenager adoring those NY Dolls.

                            If the sighting is true, I'm really glad that the person didn't bother him and his Mom, Aunt, Grandmother...whoever.

                            For some reason, I'm just having a hard time seeing Morrissey wearing those clothes. Perhaps it's just me.
                            hand in glove -- Tuesday February 26 2002, @10:51PM (#25191)
                            (User #827 Info)
                             Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. - William Blake
                              the wrong trousers (Score:1)
                              If this is true all his get-up was probably a disguise or he was wearing a long coat in order to do a spot of shoplifting.Still no tour,record then?
                              Andy's Chest -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @01:51AM (#25199)
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                               Don't drink Bushmills
                              People People (Score:0)
                              Did anyone ever hear of fake fur? Duh! Gay men are usually the most fashionable anyways so I bet the outfit was great. I think the sailor suit on the last tour was all we needed to confirm his coming out. This along with some of the changed lyrics to the songs (especially Hairdresser on Fire). I really do not think it is a question these days.
                              Anonymous -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @05:23AM (#25209)
                              It was (Score:1)
                              i can clarify that it was morrissey. You may ask how i know this. Well i didn't actually see the moz man myself but i have a very informed source telling me that it was him. So im just putting any doubters to bed. Good night and thankyou
                              Rick Halkon -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @05:38AM (#25210)
                              (User #2987 Info)
                               i am celibate - but not by choice
                              • Re:It was by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday February 27 2002, @07:02AM
                                • Re:It was by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday February 27 2002, @09:41AM
                                  Are you guys really that daft? (Score:0)
                                  You guys honestly don't think Morrissey would wear those clothes do you? An self-loathing Moz fan knows, that more than anything else, he's absolutely maniacal when it comes to animal right's. The sheer fact that you guys would suggest he would wear Faux is hilarious; that would be kind of like parodying the suffering of animals for christ's sake :P Give the guy some credit! I'm surprised the guy who wrote this article didn't give him a musket and a davey crockett hat too! You poor, poor people, outside of front row concerts I've actually met Morrissey, and in actuality, he was a squalid little man, wearing a canadiana beachcomber's toque and a long black trenchcoat :P He had this smug little face, and puffy red cheeks (as if he had just downed a bottle of scotch with the boys).
                                  But oh well, Buffalo was a great show, not as good as Toronto or Hamilton, but what the heck!
                                  Gratz for people being so inventive! Hoorah!
                                  Anonymous -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @07:09AM (#25214)
                                  It really is him...!!! (Score:2, Funny)
                                  I can verify that this story is true - how do I know? Because I was walking through Manchester city center today, and who do i spot on the other side of the road?? You got it, El Moz!

                                  He was wearing a brown suede jacket with those bits of string hanging off the arms, tight Wranglers, a big stetson and cowboy boots that almost come up to his knees. As he walked past, I saw he had a Bon Jovi patch sewn on to the back of his jacket.

                                  Unlike the other guy, I had the guts to go up to him and ask for his autograph. Whilst he was writing it, I asked him about the proposed tour and the new album. He said there were no plans to tour just yet, but an album is in the pipeline just as soon as he gets a deal sorted. I asked him what the album would be called, and I think he was impressed by my cheek, so he said it has the working title of "Rodeo Blues". Then he smiled and went about his business, but not before loudly yelping "YEEEEEE-HAAAAAWWW!!!" and firing imaginary guns at me with his fingers.

                                  Sounds like he has a new direction, and I for one can't wait!
                                  gonzo -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @08:15AM (#25218)
                                  (User #335 Info)
                                   Scene, but not herd
                                  Moz in Marks & Spencers (Score:1)
                                  My Gawd, I wish I would have been near you when you were trying to tell anyone who would listen it was him.

                                  I definitely would have gone up and said hello, privacy be damned, sorry Moz. But that's just me, rude you may think I am. But when will you be near him in that situation again?

                                  Great story. Hope it happens to me, or to you again! That's so exciting.
                                  Arleenco -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @08:19AM (#25219)
                                  (User #4440 Info)
                                  Oh, but why? (Score:1)
                                  Why comment so dreadfully on wear you have not even layed eyes on? Why be so critical and judjemental? Ease up 'fashion police'! Just love and admire him unconditionally. I'm quite certain he looks ravishing in anything Mr. Morrissey dares to wear.
                                  billybud71 -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @09:29AM (#25224)
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                                   sick and depraved, a traveler to the grave
                                  Moz In Manchester. (Score:0)
                                  Bollocks !!
                                  Anonymous -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @10:11AM (#25233)
                                  Look-a-likes (Score:1)
                                  Three look-a-likes can were present at Smiths/Morrissey Disco at the Star & Garter on 15Feb, one of them almost an exact replica of Morrissey. Perhaps it was one of them?
                                  Lon <loneal@ureach.com> -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @12:44PM (#25243)
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                                  • Re:Look-a-likes by Spring-Heeled Fish (Score:1) Wednesday February 27 2002, @02:51PM
                                    I think it's wonderful..... (Score:1)
                                    I think it's wonderful that he didn't say anything to him. Just because he's famous and has adoring fans doesn't mean that he can't go shopping with his mother in peace. About the clothes? I'm not sure what to say. Maybe he was having a "senior moment" and forgot waht he was doing. I found the description a bit more than I can imagine......
                                    MozGirl18 -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @02:16PM (#25247)
                                    (User #2483 Info)
                                     "It is absurd to divide people into good or bad. People are either charming or tedious."-Oscar Wilde
                                      That wasn't Moz (Score:0)
                                      That was actually Andy Warhol's ghost with his friend, the fatty Brig. "Oh Brig, my balls are hurting!". "Andy, I don't give a fuck about your balls, search for a doctor!". "But Brig, if you touch my balls, I'll fly to Manchester and buy some puddings to you." "Ok, and some drugs toö?"
                                      Anonymous -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @06:29PM (#25266)
                                        Long fur coat? (Score:1)
                                        I agree with the other fans that the above mentioned story is just what it is. A figment of his imagination. He probably saw someone that maybe looked like Moz but realizing that it wasn't him, it suddently dawned on him. "hey I can tell everyone that I saw him and they will believe me!" "God give me patience and no more conversations" about this please?
                                        monicahotts -- Wednesday February 27 2002, @07:41PM (#25267)
                                        (User #4494 Info)
                                          um, (Score:1)
                                          Mozz in a beret and suede shoes, i dont think so.
                                          also if he had a long black coat on , how could u see his backs of his knees, very odd.

                                          so Mozz wears furr now does he.

                                          cant believe this bollox got posted......

                                          real news (but very lame), Johnny Marr is producing and playing lead guitar on the new single by the Pet Shop Boys......

                                          skunk 'nancy , hmmmpff.
                                          inlovewiththepast -- Thursday February 28 2002, @01:05AM (#25280)
                                          (User #1028 Info)
                                           truth rest your head there is more than a life at stake here..she may well sell sanctuary but she'll also sell your soul
                                            Is It Really SO Strange? (Score:0)
                                            This is sooo WEIRD.

                                            The exact same day I was in Woolworths and saw Kurt Cobain!!

                                            Needless to say I got his autograph and he got the latest Pop Idol single.

                                            Cum as u are baby!
                                            Anonymous -- Thursday February 28 2002, @09:55AM (#25303)
                                            I don't care... (Score:1)
                                            I don't care what he was wearing whether it was a real fur coat or not (which I don't think it was anyway)...heck I don't even care if he had a hat of cows head! I'm just glad to hear something on Moz...I'm just glad that guy got to see him..that's all I'm interested in!!! I don't see why everyone's making a big deal out of this..I still see him as the same polite and sweet person!
                                            Hocico -- Thursday February 28 2002, @10:35AM (#25304)
                                            (User #3209 Info)
                                              well i wonder (Score:1)
                                              i thought my Moz sighting post was much more interesting than this one. especially since it was on valentine's day. what was wrong with it david?
                                              Mozzeybite -- Thursday February 28 2002, @11:34AM (#25311)
                                              (User #3695 Info)
                                                MOZ -shopping (Score:1)
                                                In Altrincham- probably In fur/suede- not bloody likely With his Mum- how cute is that? Shopping for bargains- definitely!!!!!!! Holding back- questionable What I would have done-pretend to drop something in his path.He would pick it up for me.Our eyes would meet.Love at first site.......Goodnite and thank you.
                                                CRUELTY WO BEAUTY -- Thursday February 28 2002, @02:33PM (#25319)
                                                (User #4405 Info)
                                                  well.. (Score:0)
                                                  maybe he had on a crombie and the guy mistaked it for something else... crombies can be what you guys call "trenchcoats," except they're like suits and will run you from $300-$5,000.
                                                    it could've been a look alike too.... or not.

                                                  who cares.
                                                  i have cardinal red tonik (i.e. sharkskin)pants and a mock (60s) black turtleneck, now *thaT* looks good (and i am at work too).

                                                  -drain
                                                  Anonymous -- Thursday February 28 2002, @04:58PM (#25329)
                                                    A stitch to wear (Score:0)
                                                    The thing that all the naysayers seem to be forgetting is that Morrissey looks great in anything....
                                                    Anonymous -- Friday March 01 2002, @10:25PM (#25428)
                                                      He ran out of detergent... (Score:1)
                                                      Hey give the Morrissey look-alike a break. I mean maybe he had no clean clothes. You know when that happens you wear the nastiest most outdated clothes you've got. To tell you the truth i don't think it was him. I can't imagine Morrissey wearing something like that...ever. If it was him I probably would have reacted the same though. Then I'd go home and cry for being so stupid. Oh by the way, they're not daffodils they're gladiolas! Get it right next time grandma!
                                                      girl-in-glasses -- Sunday March 03 2002, @03:29AM (#25486)
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                                                       "go away i hate you."

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