whew.... 2 morrissey shows this past weekend.... I was sort of busy beforehand and I didn't have a lot of time to dwell on the upcoming shows or even think about them too much and then they came - and went - and now I'm sad :(

Milwaukee show - I was on the barrier.... lovely show, lovely moz.... I will keep a memory of him as he stepped into a pool of light right above me.... you can do nothing but just smile from ear to ear when he's right there :)
I love the mic cord whipping - that, along witht he tambourine dance - *sigh* such a beautiful beast....

no handshake for me - of course - as I've mentioned before, moz hates me... I'm the susan lucci of the barrier - I've been up there like 9 times and never gotten a handshake - but this time (hence the title of this entry) I had given up already and I didn't even go for a handshake.... it made for a much more enjoyable show not having that hope or expectation or whatever you wanna call it.....
driving home, deaf in one ear, i was tired and happy....

chicago - i had 2 tickets to the aragon, thinking that I'd ask someone to go with me or maybe mr. lost would come along... mr. lost was a conscientious objector - he wanted no part of it..... my friend A said she wanted to go but she didn't have a babysitter... mr. lost apparently would rather babysit than see moz so I told her he'd watch her kid - then she called back and said she was actually really hung over and thought she'd feel better but she still felt bad... that and her kid had a fever, etc. etc.
so off I went, alone....
and I had a wonderful time.... being at the back of the venue was different - it was a sea of humanity.... arms waving.... lit up in wierd shades of color....
I had a few beers and milled around...
the attitude in the back is much more relaxed - you can leave your spot, you can wander around... a whole new experience for me :) thus far i eitehr had a seat, or I was up in the first two rows....
Moz looked and sounded amazing....
seeing him up there in a tux in the spotlight was just classic..... I *loved* the backdrop too - the sailor lights up and then he becomes a silhouette.....
the whole show is just rockin', it really is.... except for Seasick - not rockin but oh my god do I love that song.... it's always been one of my favorites - cuts to the bone that one.... especially lately.....
I'm so glad he's still touring - it really means a lot to see him....

and now that the hubbub is over and dreary life drags on - I find myself searching upcoming shows, scheming ways of getting myself there....
checking prices.... dreaming.... scheming... checking prices again....