Morrissey-solo 10 years old today (Feb. 12, 2007)
posted by davidt on Monday February 12 2007, @10:00AM

I find it hard to believe but today marks 10 years of Morrissey-solo, launched on Feb. 12, 1997. There have been a lot of changes along the way but the site remains the same in spirit. It's been an eventful 10 years, there has not been a span of more than about 10 days without some sort of update or news item. I have fantastic memories of the site and people I have met along the way.

Thanks to all contributors past and present for sharing your interest in Morrissey.


 
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its 10 years old (Score:1)
yes 10 years old its been good to browse through now and again and keep in tabs with the mozzer there is nowhere else that u can find out whats going on. hopefully another 10 years viva mozz
crazybear -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:08AM (#248724)
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    Congrats (Score:1)
    Congrats David and thanks.
    Lon <loneal@ureach.com> -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:08AM (#248725)
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      Congratulations David and Morrissey-solo! (Score:1)
      We love you and all that you do for the world of Morrissey.
      Jake The Stripper * -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:08AM (#248726)
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        I thank you (Score:1)
        Thank you for providing a hub for irregular regulars. Keep the faith.
        Morrissey the 23rd <Morrisseythe23rd@aol.com> -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:12AM (#248727)
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          Hero (Score:0)
          You are a hero!!
          Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:13AM (#248728)
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            anniversarys r good for us (Score:1)
            10 years congrats to you david. thanks for being the focal point on providing us all with all the morrissey info. the rest of the world doesn't want to share with us.
            BEAVER -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:18AM (#248729)
            (User #270 Info | http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=19109435 )
            "SPLATERED WALLS AND A KICK IN THE BALLS, THAT'S ENTERTAIMENT"
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              Many happy returns (Score:0)
              Happy Birthday! And thanks for all your hard work.
              Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:18AM (#248730)
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              On an unrelated note... (Score:1)
              ...it's my 20th birthday today. To celebrate I listened to Suede all day and ate eggs.
              Ben Budd -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:22AM (#248731)
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              Well done David (Score:1)
              quite an achievement.
              mick ransommich -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:24AM (#248732)
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              'Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the one less travelled by. And that has made all the difference'.
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              Congratulations! (Score:2, Insightful)
              thanks for the great site and keeping the morrissey news coming during the quiet and not so quiet years.
              you've dealt with loads of issues (negative and otherwise) with professionalism and understanding when many people might have thrown their hands in the air and given up.
              morrissey and his fans/friends should be thankful for this site.

              thanks again.
              Johnny Marr -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:27AM (#248733)
              (User #1113 Info)
              There is no such thing in life as normal.
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                Ten years ... (Score:0)
                Congratulations David. I find it hard to believe that it has been 10 years - incredible! Hope you keep enjoying it enough to keep on going for years to come ...
                Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:27AM (#248734)
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                  Happy bday solo and david from a swedish troll (Score:0, Troll)
                  yes i'd like to say happy bday to you david and this place despite the fact I have been one of the most hated in the chat for natural reasons and this bday made me feel bad inside for the things I have done but I will never learn!
                  Drinking red wine now on a monday and I can always say I did cause of this bday so thanks for the excuse, it came in very handy indeed!

                  --Urban
                  Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:29AM (#248737)
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                  (insert porn music here) (Score:0, Offtopic)
                  Call your boy in Virginia beach before he hunts you down. Miss you bro.
                  Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:31AM (#248740)
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                    Thank you! (Score:2, Insightful)
                    I know it can't have been easy for you, but thank you so much for keeping the site going! It means so much to me and many other fans.

                    As the artful dodger (a young Anthony Newley) says in Oliver Twist (and sampled for the end of Billy Budd, "Don't leave us in the dark!"
                    Mel Torment * -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:35AM (#248741)
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                      Happy Birthday (Score:1)
                      to moz-solo. And thank you to David.
                      danbutt * -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:37AM (#248742)
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                        congrats (Score:0)
                        Good job David! I've been coming here for 10 years - and I love it. Thanks for doing this David - you do an excellent job.
                        - EA
                        Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:48AM (#248746)
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                          10 years (Score:2, Funny)
                          Crikey. Where would we be without you? A million thanks, nx
                          naomi * -- Monday February 12 2007, @10:52AM (#248748)
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                          Fine purveyors of drivel since 1980...
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                            Congratulations! (Score:1)
                            Been checking the site since 1997!. I still visit it every day :)
                            vivahate -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:05AM (#248752)
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                              great job (Score:0)
                              to a casual moz fan, this site has been the one source for insightful moz news (whether it was negative or true). here's to the next 10 years.
                              Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:12AM (#248753)
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                                Congratulations (Score:2, Insightful)
                                I know it's hard work, and thankless sometimes, but you can be sure you've made a massive difference in the world of Morrissey, and very, very much appreciated.

                                Peter
                                uncleskinny * -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:14AM (#248755)
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                                And so I drank one, it became four, and when I fell on the floor, I drank more
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                                  this site will endure (Score:1, Insightful)
                                  When Morrissey is no longer performing, this site will still be there (even if it is not updated). In the worldwide web, this site has and will endure. It was and is an important part of Morrissey's history. It probably played a major part in keeping the passions for Morrissey going during the long period of inactivity.

                                  Havisham
                                  Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:25AM (#248756)
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                                    Congrats! (Score:1)
                                    Morrissey Solo always keeps you updated on Moz.

                                    Thank you for a really good site!
                                    Jack the Ripper1 <jack.the.ripper1@hotmail.com> -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:27AM (#248757)
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                                      You do an excellent job (Score:0)
                                      This is a great site
                                      Too bad Morrissey's career can't keep up like this site has
                                      Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:42AM (#248760)
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                                        10 years young (Score:1)
                                        David - endless thanks for THE best Morrissey site anywhere. Period. I look forward to the next ten years. Viva Morrissey.
                                        mozmal -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:48AM (#248762)
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                                        "chips with cream for the last time"
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                                          10 Years!! Wow! (Score:1)
                                          THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK!!!! :) I can't wait to see what the next 10 years is like!!!
                                          spazrock -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:48AM (#248763)
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                                            Yay! (Score:0)
                                            Happy Birthday, site!
                                            Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:49AM (#248764)
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                                              A thankless job, but... (Score:2, Interesting)
                                              David,

                                              I just want to share the same sentiments as all the other regulars are: Thanks for 10 years of tireless work.

                                              I was there with you when I used to buy your old fanzine from the Irvine days and 10 years later, you still have the best hub of Morrissey information out there.

                                              I love this site--it's my homepage and it always will be.

                                              Thanks for everything...
                                              eugenius -- Monday February 12 2007, @11:55AM (#248765)
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                                              I'm almost sure you can do better than that.
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                                                David (Score:0)
                                                Thank You David,
                                                This is the best Morrissey site,
                                                Thank you for all your hard work
                                                Russ
                                                Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:02PM (#248766)
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                                                  Happy birthday (Score:1)
                                                  Congratulations and thanks from Spain!
                                                  Itovertakesme -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:02PM (#248767)
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                                                    Great site (Score:0)
                                                    I love this site! THANKS!!!

                                                    Moz for ever.

                                                    Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:06PM (#248768)
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                                                      Thank you David! (Score:1)
                                                      Thank you David, for doing this despite everything that is thrown at you. Regardless of what Morrissey himself might think, this site has played an enormous role in keeping up his popularity over the years.

                                                      I have checked your site more or less every day for the last 9˝ years or so. That says something.
                                                      Joemoz -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:07PM (#248769)
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                                                        Morrissey - Solace (Score:0)
                                                        Mr. Tseng,

                                                        Thank you kindly for your time. It's been well spent if you ask me. And as you can see from these posts, your hard work IS appreciated by many fans.

                                                        Truer Poetry
                                                        Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:12PM (#248770)
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                                                          Wow... (Score:0)
                                                          This goes to show how fast time can pass us by... I remember getting my first computer when I was 16 (10 years ago) and this website was probably the first I had found..!

                                                          Thanks for all of the work over the years, and here's to many more. Without this site, who knows how we'd stay in touch with the world of Morrissey?
                                                          fuckfase -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:17PM (#248771)
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                                                            Cheers. (Score:1)
                                                            Thanks David. Your efforts are much appreciated.
                                                            El Manzo -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:25PM (#248772)
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                                                            People are fragile things.
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                                                              Tin is the traditional 10 year gift. (Score:1)
                                                              Congratualtions, David. And I'm lucky that I got to once see M-Solo. The server, that is.
                                                              beau -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:47PM (#248775)
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                                                                In the post Maladjusted ... (Score:1)
                                                                ... days this site kept my Moz flame burning. This site was my first bookmark on my fathers dead slow PC, now 9 years ago. Thanks you for that and a very happy tenth birthday!

                                                                Vincent

                                                                Vincent <alf2nd@yahoo.com> -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:47PM (#248776)
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                                                                Don't rake up my mistakes, I know exactly what they are!
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                                                                  Happy Birthday (Score:1)
                                                                  Just want to say many thanks for running the site and want you to know that all your work is really appreciated!
                                                                  davmoz -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:55PM (#248778)
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                                                                    Congratulations! (Score:1)
                                                                    10 years! I think 98 was the first time I have discovered this space - and I'm still here! You must do something right then! Thank you so much for all your work!
                                                                    sweetnesss * <bettiepageNO@SPAMgmx.de> -- Monday February 12 2007, @12:55PM (#248779)
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                                                                    Life can only be understood in reverse.
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                                                                    Happy Birthday to you! (Score:1)
                                                                    David, thanks SO much for all your time, energy, and enthusiasm in keeping this site going. A labour of love I`m sure, bit still I know it takes up a lot of your life.

                                                                    Some beautiful people have been through here over the years I've been visiting. Some are still here too :-)

                                                                    Here's to the next 10 !
                                                                    Missing Link -- Monday February 12 2007, @01:10PM (#248781)
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                                                                      How Time Flies! (Score:1)
                                                                      Wow it seems like only yetserday me and Jose M. were driving through the desert in 1997 to go see Moz in Vega$ and he said I MUST go to Morrissey-Solo.Com ... well 10 years later it is still the best fan site on the Internet! I have been so very lucky to have met soooo many other great fans from all over the world that I never would have met without this hub for us all! You have provided a place for so many stories that we never would have seen without your efforts. The chat room and forums have been an interesting drama fest for a decade now! Special thanx to you David T. for all of your hard work for us over the years!

                                                                      VIVA MOZ,

                                                                      Jay

                                                                      Mud * <{jaytando} {at} {hotmail.com}> -- Monday February 12 2007, @01:12PM (#248782)
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                                                                      I'm really just Some Totally Random Moz Fan
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                                                                        Thank you (Score:1, Interesting)
                                                                        So glad I found this site. Your work is much appreciated David.
                                                                        not sorry -- Monday February 12 2007, @01:22PM (#248783)
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                                                                          me too (Score:1)
                                                                          A BIG THANK YOU from me too!
                                                                          Please keep on and on, because there are
                                                                          so many people who are visiting your site
                                                                          every single day. You´re great, so is Morrissey.
                                                                          We love you both! Thank you Thank you Thank you!
                                                                          joesellmozza -- Monday February 12 2007, @01:31PM (#248784)
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                                                                            Congrats!! Job well done!! (Score:1)
                                                                            Quite an accomplishment and done with taste on top of that. Very good.
                                                                            stiffkittens -- Monday February 12 2007, @01:32PM (#248785)
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                                                                              thank you (Score:1)
                                                                              Thank you David - especially for all the dull times when frankly, nothing happened for months, but you kept us all going.

                                                                              R
                                                                              Brighton Rich -- Monday February 12 2007, @01:59PM (#248787)
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                                                                                David is my hero! (Score:0)
                                                                                Thanks, David, for everything. You're a gem of a human being.

                                                                                Your frank,
                                                                                Miss melinda
                                                                                Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @02:09PM (#248788)
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                                                                                  The site that Changed my life ;0) (Score:2, Insightful)
                                                                                  In 2001 I bought my first computer, having not a clue of what a bookmark was, and my level of English scarcely allowing me to read the posts in this site.
                                                                                  Now I'm almost to get a degree in foreign languages, move to France and start a new life. I could make a terrible blunder, but it's worth a try... I like to think that part of the influence on my will to "grow older with a reason" is due to Morrissey-Solo, my first and unique homepage.
                                                                                  Well done David, Thank you indeed from Northern Italy.
                                                                                  Ginevra -- Monday February 12 2007, @02:22PM (#248789)
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                                                                                    Happy Birthday Morrissey-Solo! (Score:1)
                                                                                    Thanks David, for your hard work over the last 10 years and for keeping us all together through thick and thin.
                                                                                    Johnny C <Johnny.CNO@SPAMmorrisseyringtones.com> -- Monday February 12 2007, @02:30PM (#248790)
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                                                                                    Johnny C
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                                                                                      Great site (Score:0)
                                                                                      This is one of the best sites around. I have only been a viewer for just under a year, but have not missed a day.
                                                                                      Anonymous -- Monday February 12 2007, @02:53PM (#248792)
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                                                                                      • Re:Great site by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday February 12 2007, @04:21PM
                                                                                        Keep up the good work! (Score:0)

                                                                                        All the best for this site!
                                                                                        Granvik -- Monday February 12 2007, @02:58PM (#248794)
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                                                                                          From an old-schooler (Score:1)
                                                                                          Thanks so much for your work, David. Morrissey-solo was the very 1st site i ever started visiting regularly back in 1997... and it had remained so over the years. It is still my quickest and most reliable source for Morrissey tour news, gossip (yes, some of us care about that, too!), release info, etc. After all these years it goes strong, despite a couple of other sites coming on the scene.

                                                                                          It's David's multiple forums, and consistent and frequent updating that adds value... this place has seemingly never missed a single beat in 10 years.

                                                                                          One of my favorite sites on the web, even today! Thanks a million, David... -carlos NYC
                                                                                          carlos * <cmartinez112@nyc.rr.com> -- Monday February 12 2007, @03:04PM (#248795)
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                                                                                          "This world may lack style, I know..."
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