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He Miserable Now? That master of misery, Morrissey, is back on Monday with a new single "Alma Matters", but this Friday his return is celebrated in a somewhat unusual way. TV presenter and nightclub hostess Amy Lamé is taking over London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts for an evening entitled "I Dream Of Morrissey" geared towards gay men and lesbians. As Amy prepares to spin those classic Smiths discs, we asked her why Morrissey appeals to the gay community. "Morrissey is definitely a gay icon," explains Amy Lame, hostess of this Friday’s lesbian and gay Mozz convention in London. "You can read homoerotic meanings into the lyrics if you look for them. If you’re feeling isolated, miserable and alone, as a lot of gays do at stages in their lives, his songs can help." "He works on a subtle level of wit and irony. He’s still big in America but I wonder if those fans really get it." Friday’s event will be a mix of a club night and a convention rolled in one," says Amy Lamé, hostess of this week’s gay Morrissey appreciation in London. "We have a big bed where people can write messages to Morrissey on the sheets, and dream on the pillows. We’re sending him the sheets afterwards." "We’re also doing Mozz makeovers, a miserabilist poetry workshop and karaoke - dressed as a pastiche of Morrissey, with flowers, spectacles, the lot!" "The idea originally was to put together a collection of people’s Morrissey fantasies, like the I Dream Of Madonna book," says Amy Lamé, the woman behind this week’s Mozz convention in London. "I certainly dream of him once in a while. For a lot of lesbians coming out he is a safe focus for sexual feelings. He’s not a threat. That look, with the quiff and glasses is very attractive." "I have a great desire to meet him, and we’ve invited him along." "There are so many Morrissey songs I love," says Amy Lamé, hostess of this week’s gay Morrissey convention. "Vauxhall and I is a very poignant LP for me. I run a club called Duckie in that area of London. Viva Hate came out the summer I left high school, and it reminds me of driving round the States wishing I was in England." "He must be under enormous pressure to have a new hit, but basically once a fan, always a fan."
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