Erin MacLeod writes:

Thanks to all of the support I received in regards to my suggestion to do a book of Morrissey fan stories, my proposal was accepted by ECW Press. They have agreed to publish the book, so now all I need is your stories.

As a long time Morrissey/Smiths fan, I am very excited about this project and I hope that you will help me make it a success.

Please check out the website for the book and submit your thoughts, stories, and photos.

www.ecwpress.com/fanfare

Thanks again for all your help in getting this project off the ground!

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[email protected] writes:

My friend kim sent me this yesterday, do not know if this is accurate.

In Hollywood last night at the Palace Theatre, Just a regular old skinhead/punk show, New York Hardcore band Agnostic Front played, and British Oi! band, the Business played.

As we're walking around the corner to the venue, I see a man standing in front on the street who looks very familiar. I look at him, but on closer inspection, and realizing that people were going up to him, shaking his hand, taking pictures with him, and he had a British accent, I realized, that yes indeed, Moz had come to our punk rock show! believe it or not. I watched Moz sit in the balcony and throughly enjoy a punk show.

furn. writes:

Just thought I'd pass this along... the straightedge hardcore band Good Clean Fun has just released their new record titled "Straight Outta Hardcore" which is compiled of cover songs (ranging from Ice Cube, Youth of Today, Green Day, The Smiths etc.) the track they covered was "Last Night, I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me" but changed it to "Last Night, I Dreamt an Emo Kid Loved Me"...

like GCF had done before, on previous cover songs, switched a few lyrics around and added their own comedy touch... but I must add this isn't a very good cover... but if you're into hardcore/punk rock (note: I said punk rock not pop-punk like Blink-1shitty2, Sum 41, etc.) then you should check it out... hehe, why, is it that most hardcore and punk bands/kids are fans of Morrissey but 90% of all Smiths/Morrissey fans are too closed minded to listen to hardcore or punk rock?... hmmm....
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There is a clip of the song on this Good Clean Fun site and apart from the title I can't see or hear any resemblance to the original it supposedly covers.

Jesselouise writes:

The newest issue of AP (with Radiohead on the front) has a brief interview in the reviews section with guitarist Vini Reilly, who worked on Viva Hate. In the one-page interview, he discusses his opinions on the album and on Morrissey's later work. For a preview go to http://www.alternativepress.com.

Xhris writes:

I love seeing Moz references in strange sources. Moz fan Peter Yorn talks to the tattle page of the New York Post about Morrissey.

Excerpt:

When he was 12, a girl turned him on to the angst-ridden melodic pop of Morrissey and the Smiths. He was hooked, and sang the songs he wrote with a British accent.

"I wanted to sound like a blend of Morrissey and [the Cure's] Robert Smith," he recalls. "I pulled it off, but I sounded like a dork, I guess."

• Related items: Pete Yorn

Stephane Daigle sent word that his site, "Passions Just Like Mine" has found a permanent home at http://www.PassionsJustLikeMine.com/. It's the most complete and updated Morrissey/Smiths discography information anywhere and I don't know if there is another band/artist discography site that comes close to compare.