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If he hadn't sued, there is a very good chance that Joyce would now be drumming for Morrissey or Marr & still enjoying life as a musician instead of shuffling around reminiscing on the good old days.
Dear Mike
Thanks for being the drummer in The Smiths - it was a great privilege to see the band live on 3 occasions and the rhythm section that you and Andy provided brought the songs to life at live gigs.
Good God! A DJ? Looks like someone's Grandpa lol. If the wind gets behind those jug handles he'll take off. And I reckon those hampsteads must have been purchased out of the Moz Fund?He is now in the press with this story ... and with this photograph
Spot on Surface.
I had the pleasure and the privilege myself.
Next time your on a journey in the car play Rank very loud, remember the good old days and think of me kindly.
Benny-the-British-Butcher
Good God! A DJ? Looks like someone's Grandpa lol. If the wind gets behind those jug handles he'll take off. And I reckon those hampsteads must have been purchased out of the Moz Fund?
Wow. An awful lot of HGH arguing caused by a comedy Christmas card.
My feeling is that the court case is too complicated to be separated into right and wrong. However, if Mike were so righteous in everything he did, it does beg the question of why Johnny still refuses to speak to him...
Well maybe because it's too complicated to be separated into right and wrong.
But who knows, and it might not even be to do with the case. If Mike was totally unwilling to negotiate on his 25%, thereby forcing the case to go to court, I think that would do it.
I don't reckon that's what it is, though. I think Johnny never completely came out from under Morrissey's spell.
Well maybe because it's too complicated to be separated into right and wrong.
But who knows, and it might not even be to do with the case. If Mike was totally unwilling to negotiate on his 25%, thereby forcing the case to go to court, I think that would do it.
I don't reckon that's what it is, though. I think Johnny never completely came out from under Morrissey's spell.
I wasn't talking to you. Keep your f***ing nose out, you verbose arsebiscuit.
why do you mean by Johnny never completely came out from under Morrissey's spell ??????? i don't understand your comment
Hey Stupid ! I'm really upset now ! Not one 4kin smiley face in your reply ! Thanks a 4kin lot !
Are you still on overtime ?
Benny-the-British-Butcher
He is now in the press with this story ... and with this photograph
It means Johnny had a particular sense of loyalty to Morrissey which long outlasted the Smiths. So, he would go to lengths to avoid upsetting him. Reconciling with Mike after the court case would have upset Morrissey, which is explanation enough for why he didn't do it. There may or may not have been other reasons, but none are needed to explain the distance between Johnny and Mike.
i have to say, after reading the posts regarding the court case, that whole thing has more a gay vibe than a legal one.
this one guy wont talk to the other because the other one will get upset. the other guy gets upset if the other guy reconciles with another guy.
ffs what exactly is going on?
It means Johnny had a particular sense of loyalty to Morrissey which long outlasted the Smiths. So, he would go to lengths to avoid upsetting him. Reconciling with Mike after the court case would have upset Morrissey, which is explanation enough for why he didn't do it. There may or may not have been other reasons, but none are needed to explain the distance between Johnny and Mike.
I don't think this ties in with the facts at all. Johnny certainly hasn't been shy of criticising Morrissey in the press as the BBC documentary after the trial showed.