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Re: "THIS IS FOR ALL THE SAILORS IN PORTLAND!"

Posted By: NANCY <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, Feb. 3 2000, at 6:36 p.m.

In Response To: "THIS IS FOR ALL THE SAILORS IN PORTLAND!" (Nicky Wire)

> Just returned home from the Portland show. Moz is fantastic,
> however, I must say that after having attended Coachella and
> both Vegas shows it was a slight let down. He was amazing, but
> not as gloriously heroic as he is capable of being. Nothing
> wrong with
> him really, I think it had more to do with the small stage. He
> didn't seem to have quite enough room to flail around and loose
> it to the music (Suede reference--sorry). The crowd were very
> energetic (at times violently so) and appreciative and were
> especially demonstrative of their love for the man during the
> Smiths numbers.
> Set list? Well, it didn't differ too greatly from Spokane with
> the exception of "Shoplifters" and "Heir
> Apparent" being omitted and
> replaced with "Lost" and what else?.....I can't
> recall. Someone will post the full listing. I have to add that
> he performed a special version of "Now My Heart Is
> Full". The first half was all acoustic (Boz) with Morrissey
> crooning in a very soft, angelic voice. The second half broke
> into the usual more powerful arrangement. It was absolutely
> lovely.

> Morrissey came out in his brownish(?) blackish(?) velvet jacket
> and proceeded to change into his various t-shirts (English
> Martyrs and West Ham). Oh, and also a white button up long
> sleeve.
> I must also mention something about the opening band. Let's not
> mince words, they were pathetically vile, horrendously awful,
> and really quite inadvertenly funny to watch. I was able to
> catch that they are from Seattle. Seattle, I pity you. Two
> dolled-up, wannabe
> supermodel tarts backed by two lame refugees from The Gap, and a
> little toad on keyboards. Let's play funky, poppy, pseudo hip
> hop
> when we open for Morrissey, Ya!
> "Get off the stage/oh, get off the stage", we sang in
> unison. We're mean, but hey folks, they sucked.

> Back to more cheerful topics, my girlfriend and I brought a
> little gift for him that we managed to throw on stage. It was a
> Spanish
> dictionary and phrase book called "Easy Spanish". He
> picked it up, looked at it, and then to our immense delight,
> held it up to the audience and said, " now here's something
> I really need." Yes!!!!!
> Overall, it was a very, very good night. Bye.

DID MOZ SAY THAT?: "THIS IS FOR ALL THE SAILORS IN PORTLAND".
AND DID HE WEAR HIS SAILOR SUIT TOO? HE LOOKS SO CUTE IN IT.

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