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| "The Day I Met Morrissey" - new book out May 11th |
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posted by davidt
on Tuesday April 21 2009, @11:00AM
"The Day I Met Morrissey" - new book out May 11th
- available for pre-order now at www.thedayimetmorrissey.com
They look like him, they speak like him. They worship the very ground he walks on. And when obsessive fan actually meets Morrissey, worlds turn upside down.
The Day I Met Morrissey contains 30 real-life stories of fans who for a split second found themselves in the right place at the right time.
There’s a chance encounter at Wilmslow train station in 1985 when a tongue-tied teen fulfils her dream. More dramatic Morrissey meetings come in perfumeries, airport lounges and by the pic'n'mix at Woolworths.
Written by Dickie Felton, The Day I Met Morrissey, is 100 pages of full colour Moz fandom. It contains more than 100 photos never seen before.
Dickie, from Liverpool, England, said: "I've no idea what the world will make of this strange little book. I just wanted to chronicle the more obsessive elements of Morrissey's support - which includes me.
"The Day I Met Morrissey features fantastic stories stretching a quarter of a century. For some disciples meeting Morrissey is like a religious experience, the greatest moment of their lives. Some of the conversations between fan and Moz are wonderfully funny. I hope that readers will get a new insight into Moz through the eyes of the people that know him best - his fans."
The book will be available initially on-line at www.thedayimetmorrissey.com and on Amazon priced £15.
Pre-orders will be dispatched from May 11th.
Felton, 35, will also be taking the book for sale on the UK tour outside the venues at Omagh, Belfast, Glasgow, Liverpool, Great Yarmouth, Manchester: "If I sell more than seven copies I will be thrilled."
Among the fans featured in the book is American actor Tom Lennon, who recalls an encounter with Morrissey at the Cat and Fiddle pub in Los Angeles in 2005.
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| More Coachella / Morrissey meat comment articles in the media |
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| Craig Gannon video interview |
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posted by davidt
on Tuesday April 21 2009, @11:00AM
the.legend writes:Craig Cannon talks about The Smiths:
Craig Gannon Interview - Craig Gannon MySpace |
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| '1976' - chapter from James Maker's 'Autofellatio' |
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posted by davidt
on Tuesday April 21 2009, @11:00AM
WireHangers writes:Marksimpson.com has posted a chapter from James Maker's forthcoming memoir to follow up the excerpt posted last year about how Maker met Morrissey. This one is even funnier: 'Marksimpson.com is delighted to offer you an exclusive peek at '1976', a chapter from James Maker's forthcoming eye-wateringly agile memoir 'Autofellatio' revealing for the first time how the punk summer of 1976 actually began: with his suspension from grammar school for impersonating his mother. Jon Savage eat your heart out....'
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| Actor Nigel Havers discusses The Smiths and Morrissey |
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| Thomas Lennon on "Breakfast With The Smiths' - audio transcript |
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| Morrissey 2006 Eurockeenes Festival on Sky Arts1 (May 4, UK) |
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posted by davidt
on Tuesday April 21 2009, @11:00AM
stux writes:Just reading What Satellite magazine and found this on page 25:
Morrissey Live on May4 at 10pm, Sky Arts1
"The Mancunian singer-songwriter is undergoing something of a creative revival of late, with a wave of new recording following his 2003 album You are the Quarry.
He begins a UK tour in May to promote his new album Years of Refusal - and fans of his unique brand of melodic-rock can check out this love performance filmed at the 2006 Les Eurockeenes Festival in France. As well as playing his solo hits, he mines The Smiths' back catalogue, playing classic including How Soon Is Now?, Panic and Girlfriend In A Coma."
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| 'Punk Fiction' foreword by Johnny Marr |
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| Morrissey Symposium full line up confirmed (Limerick, Apr. 24-25) |
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posted by davidt
on Tuesday April 21 2009, @11:00AM
Punky writes:As reported earlier in the forums, the full line up for the Morrissey Symposium at University of Limerick (Ireland) (April 24th and 25th) has just been confirmed with the release of the event's programme. Available for download. It will feature These Charming Men; Len Brown, Kerri Koch's film 'Passions Just Like Mine' and the Indonesian verion of Phil Collins' 'the world won't listen'. There is also a snazzy T-Shirt which features an array of Moz/Smiths concert tickets from his Irish shows. The Symposium will discuss everything from Moz's Irish identity; Latino fans; skinhead culture and John Betjeman. The event costs just €25 (including gig and lunch and tea/coffee) and bookings are from www.uch.ieStarting Time 2pm. |
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| Salford Lads Club - The Boy With A Stitch In His Side running the London Marathon, This Sunday! |
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posted by davidt
on Tuesday April 21 2009, @11:00AM
Mark Walker (Virgil Tracy) writes:Mark Walker (Virgil Tracy) will be running the London Marathon THIS SUNDAY to raise money for the Lads and Girls Club.
The club is reliant on donations as it doesn't receive any money from the central government. The club plays a vital roll in the local community as well as having a massive place in the hearts of Morrissey and Smiths fans.
The aim is to raise £1000 for the club so please spare whatever you can. You can do this on-line at www.justgiving.com/boywithastitchladsclub and keep up to date at www.boywithastitch.com or email Mark at mark@boywithastitch.com
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