This poor guy seems quite emotional if this is the "biggest mistake of his life". I picture him weeping softly, alone whispering "Moz my darling, snif-snif...I never meant to hurt you, I never meant you harm. I kissed you ever so tenderly my love...snif...*BANG!*

Secondly...I ask, how anyone can "read" into anything, let alone Morrissey O.K.ing this guy taking his shirt, while a performance is underway?!

I hope Morrissey remebers this guy(which he won't)and gets scared of the Maniac Shirt Grabber, and has security grab him!ha-ha!

I also wanted to say that I was at the Glasgow gig on the Kill Uncle tour and I remember some madman jumping down from the circle onto the speakers. The security that night were fierce, verging on violent, so the sight of this guy risking life and limb to get to the stage was the coolest! I think it's amazing that years later I'm reminded of it by the self same geezer writing in to the web-site!!

Take it easy, Hugh. I'd rather have over-zealous than indifferent, at the gigs, anyday.

By the way, I'm looking for sympathy too! I missed the Hartlepool gig due to f*cking terrible weather where I live. I'm gutted.

How about chilling, just for a moment. You need go back and read your post to David T. and realize how crazed (I did not say deranged) you appear to be. I would be a bit scared if I was on stage in front of you. If he wants you to have the shirt- he will kindly give it to you. Patience...he is well aware of who you are and I trust that your kind gestures and respect of his personal space (starting now) will be rewarded.

I met you at the Derry, Belfast, Galway and Dublin gigs. I noticed you were a bit subdued when I spoke to you in Belfast compared to when I spoke to you outside the Rialto before the Derry gig.
You didn't spoil anything in Derry. The majority of the crowd was so non-partisan that I felt almost ashamed to come from that area(about 20 miles outside Derry actually.)Morrissey concerts need people like you especially when they are taking place in the wilderness which is what Derry was like that night. It was just very unfortunate that there was a mis-understanding about the T-shirt. I know how it feels to get a Morrissey T-shirt because I've got the very West-Ham Boys Club T-shirt he wore that night sitting at home.
You did not strike me as a thug or a hooligan and I for one know you did not mean to harm Moz and you didn't. It wasn't exactly a gig threatening occurance put it that way. So chill out people. I really hope you are feeling better about the whole thing Hugh and I hope you left Ireland with more fond memories than bad ones and I also hope you'll be making a return to the stage.

See you again at the front row somewhere and we'll get that photograph we were to take in Galway. All the best,

Michael Ferry

Don't listen to the criticism here.
While I wasn't at that show, I know who
you are and I heard your side of the story
coming from your mouth. When you type something
many people are going to perceive it differently
than you intend.

You talked to Alain and he told you that Moz
wasn't upset about it. I'm sure if there was
a problem Alain or Spike or Boz would have said
something. Additionally, those 3 didn't say a word
about it after the Dublin show and they seemed
happy to chat with you in the pub.

I didn't see you talking to Gaz at all so I don't
really know what he thought about it but probably
not much since everyone else was cool.

Hugh is a very genuine person with a very big
heart and this whole thing really ate away at
him all throughout Ireland. This was never his
intention.

You ARE the best Hugh,
Jimmy