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on Monday September 24 2007, @11:00PM
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San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore (September 24, 2007) post-show
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Wish I was there (Score:1)
(User #18941 Info | http://www.youtube.com/SDHigbie)
What's the hold up? (Score:0)
Another brilliant show! (Score:1, Informative)
Only 2 shirts went to crowd, again no stage diving. The distance between the audience and stage is just too wide, and security too tight. One girl fainted and was carried off though. Lots of chatter with fans, one called him a handsome devil and he replied "cheap sentiment."
He just gets better and better!
Cheers, Raquel
Hasta Miercoles!
Setlist (Score:2, Informative)
All You Need
Boy Happy
Grow Up
Tomorrow
Why Don't You Find Out
Stretch Out
Billy Budd
Ganglord
Shoplifters
Killed Me
Goobye
Paris
D Dancer
Sunday
Future Well
Boy Thorn
(User #18941 Info | http://www.youtube.com/SDHigbie)
Someone get him a microphone that works for him (Score:2, Informative)
On 9:05pm (again)
00 - A Child Ill (different from last night)
01 - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
02 - All You Need Is Me
03 - I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
04 - That's How People Grow Up
05 - Tomorrow
06 - Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself?
07 - Stretch Out And Wait
08 - Billy Budd (aborted due to Michael Farrell, then restarted)
Moz talked about how the head of Iran was on our TV today. The head said there weren't any gays in Iran. Moz said it's because they shot them all.
09 - Ganglord
10 - Shoplifters Of The World Unite
11 - You Have Killed Me
12 - One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
13 - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
14 - Death Of A Disco Dancer
15 - Everyday Is Like Sunday
16 - In The Future When All's Well
17 - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
18 - Life Is A Pigsty
19 - How Soon Is Now?
- (brief break)
When the came back on the stage, they bowed forward instead of last night's backward. They then tilted until they all tumbled onto the floor. Boz grimaced as if he was too old for that horseplay.
20 - First Of The Gang To Die
- (brief break)
21 - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
As much as I like "Please", it's a more mellow ending that isn't as encouraging of invasions.
(User #10964 Info)
Incredible... (Score:0)
I wanna be sedated, just cheaply (Score:1)
Strong smell of "San Francisco counter-culture" "Turkish tobacco" pervaded the Fillmore during Mozzer's set. Caused me to have intense post-gig munchies yet again. Went for Thai this time.
Moz came out wearing black trousers and black shirt. Changed to a blue shirt. I think he changed to a light turquoise blue...or was it a sky blue? I blame the contact high for my crap memory. Th'Lads wore the grey shirt that's being sold as merch. Has dates on the back, some sort of heraldric design featuring a large M and a rampant lion and rampant unicorn (?). The trousers the poor Lads were forced to wear were the ugliest mustard yellow things I've ever seen. For encore, Moz wore that black "Je Suis Morrissey" shirt with "It's Morrissey's town, we just live in it" shirt. It's also for sale as merch.
I finally found the merch table: there's a light blue shirt that says "Morrissey boys club" (I think -- again, I blame the contact high). There's a red shirt with "Morrissey Lads Club" on it -- looks like a riff on the green Salford Lads Club shirt. As mentioned before, there's a kelly green shirt with the highway emblem "Morrissey 101". There's a host of t-shirts from previous legs of the tour as well. All but one ($40) are $35. These are good looking shirts, so you'll want to be saving your ducats in advance.
Back to the show == technical problems with mic made Moz grimace a lot and tap it. It was very funny when he would repeatedly drop the mic stand and then jump back as if shocked by the booming noise it made each time. Heard some crackling noise from the stacks during opening song. Moz quipped that it was the 48th mic change that night.
Guy behind me to my right needed to shower before the gig. Every time he raised his arms in an attempt to touch Moz's hand, I cringed from his powerful b.o. Moz didn't touch Stinky's hand, but Moz did shake mine.
I was hoping to make a public service announcement about bathing before gigs, but when Moz actually handed me the mic (third time), all I could say was, "I'm sorry I couldn't hear your question. So I will say this: I'm sure I speak for many people when I say you are a handsome devil!" Crowd cheered. Moz modestly pointed to himself and asked, "Me?" I said, yes, you! As usual, he couldn't accept a compliment, so he said, "Cheap sentiment." Why, yes, I'm quite certain you can afford me. Now whether I can afford you is another matter altogether. ; p
I didn't ask the question I originally intended to ask. It also made me nervous because he was looking impatient, and he mocked me the last time. He was very chatty tonight, so even though the crowd was just as sedated as the night before, Moz must've been having an excellent time and enjoying himself talking up a storm between songs. He used to be so laconic, just saying "Thank you" between songs, and now you can't get him to shut up! : )
I hope they do a more rousing song for the encore on Wednesday and Thursday because Please is too reverent to be interrupted by stage invasions, so no one tried. Or maybe we were just too stoned.
The videographer guy was there again, but there were fewer or no other photogs in the pit this time. Good. Last night I felt the media were impeding my ability to enjoy the show. I hate it when they shoot pics of our faces. Harsh troof an' all.
In TJ, there was an Asian videographer. Perhaps it was Bucky Fukamoto, the guy that's been doing Mozzer's viddy shoots since 2004. I didn't see him after TJ. Now it's just a white guy shooting the vid. I saw him outside shooting footage of two Moz-alikes -- Tom (1995 Moz) and Mark (current Moz) -- standing together. I think there's a rupture of the space-time continuum! ; p
Same commemorative posters were being distributed gratis again.
Can't wait for Wednesday!
(User #1764 Info)
Doesn't RitaSueBob... (Score:0)
fillmore show (Score:1)
I sincerely hope he "gets his fat ass back to the ghetto" and forever there remains.
(User #2606 Info | http://www.myspace.com/youmeandmorrissey)
Moz waxes his chest? (Score:1)
I just think it's funny, that's all.
(User #20039 Info)
General admission shows (Score:0)
Is he still wearing the Avignon Incense? (Score:1)
(User #2393 Info)
I love Moz to death but i wish he'd (Score:0)
So to get back on track, yes, Madonna is more annoying now than ever. But she doesn't "mime" on stage like he insinuates. They need to go out for lunch. Morrissey should meet Guy Ritchie. He should also remember Madge was a vegetarian for years.
Bring "There is a Light..." back (Score:0)
Tips and Highlights from Monday’s Show (Score:1)
Some of Morrissey’s idols are broadcast on the screen prior to the band taking the stage including the New York Dolls, James Dean and Richard Davalos from East of Eden screen tests, Bridget Bardot, and an episode of Elliot Ness with the unseen criminal being referenced as a fellow named Morrissey. Very entertaining dialogue. Also, it’s my guess (don’t recall anyone covering this before) that the backdrop for the performance is a photo of a young Richard Burton??
Autographed Poster
Adjacent to the Fillmore Shop in the lobby where you can tour buy t-shirts, two staff were offering three lottery stubs for five bucks to get the chance to win an autographed copy of the Fillmore commemorative poster. If you’re lucky, you get a phone call to inform you that you’re the winner.
Because we left the venue late, there were no posters left, but we bought one off a homeless guy for $10. So, if the poster is important to you, head out before the herd to retrieve the poster.
T-Shirts
After the performance, they ran out of certain t-shirts (especially size small) including the Je Suis Morrissey t-shirt so if you want a particular shirt, buy one before the show.
The Show
As someone almost as old as Moz, and, thus, having had the good fortune to see the two Smiths tours (Meat is Murder at the Kaiser, Queen is Dead at the Greek Theatre!) while in college, and all but two local performances during his solo career, I have to say that last night’s show was rocking and energetic, and my favorite solo performance to-date. Perhaps because it’s an intimate venue. He is also a hell of lot more chatty and expressive than he ever was with the Smiths or early solo career. It’s like he’s finally comfortable in his own skin, unlike old footage of interviews, which are cringe-worthy.
Unlike what a couple of hardcore fans at the front of the stage indicated in posts (that the audience was staid), everyone was happy, dancing, and joyously singing in the middle where I was stationed. Everyone around me was polite and happy. All races, all ages. No one pushed or shoved. People were into the show (few photo-takers), high-fived when classic Smiths songs were played, and didn’t spill their drinks---no easy feat when you’re bouncing up and down. Even in the post-show t-shirt mob, people were polite with each other and chatty.
A couple of random bits: At one point, when someone from the audience interrupted his commentary, he abruptly spat out: “Shut up (to the offender). Do you want me to leave (to the audience)?” It struck me that he was preening like an aging queen. I found him amusing.
I loved the fact that Morrissey mocked Ahmadinejad for his assertion that there are no gay people in Iran in a speech at Columbia University. See here for the NY Times coverage of this speech: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/world/middleeas
Moz also made mention of San Jose, but I couldn’t hear him well enough to make out his thought. I suppose it was likely a casually snide comment.
In any event, as I settle into middle age, he continues to be my muse!
(User #12434 Info)
Grey's Anatomy quote (Score:1)
"Well I can just turn around and go home. There IS an episode of Grey's Anatomy on!"
This was during one of the first couple of songs. Afterwards there was a general "Noo" from the crowd. Very funny. Surprised nobody has mentioned that particular quote.
What do we think?
-Wonderful joke
or
-Silly truth?
(User #20052 Info)
what about the bands trousers? (Score:1)
(User #10290 Info)
I'm throwing my arms around Paris is about... (Score:1)
(User #20039 Info)
Where do you think Moz is right now? (Score:1)
(User #20039 Info)
Farewell is a sweet sorrow (Score:0)
And I did my best.
I tried.
We have to find the other way in a different places.
So, thank you-you're the true poet.
I love the world around you.
Keep singing the good songs.
Any new Merchandise? (Score:0)
reading 2 Liverpool 4 (Score:0)
Torres we Luv You Cheap at half the price
Just a pity you dont resemble jose mourinho
Morrissey is obviously too much to ask
Setlists (Score:0)
Cats and twigs (Score:0)
My mother cat brings twigs in everyday, enough to make a cat bonfire
It's loveable, her cry for endearment is something else, i of course respond
Sonny (her son that is) justlooks..
ha ha ha
Any other soft sod have the problem?
I'm beginning to think she thinks shes a nesting bird
Los Angeles 10 Day Shows (Score:0)
set list changes for residency (Score:0)
Bummer