Re: MEN letter writers take issue with Morrissey's account of school days and teacher recollections

Morrissey never said that all of the students were miserable. He was brutally honest about his experience which was obviously different than Roy Rileys’s.

An anonymous person writes:

I picked up my copy of the American edition of Autobiography today and started reading through it, and when I reached the part of the book where Jake is introduced, I noticed that his picture was missing. I didn't really think anything of it, but then I realized that his section of the book is heavily edited, with certain paragraphs detailing the relationship truncated considerably and some lines and anecdotes omitted entirely. What's really strange is how trivial some of these changes are; for example, in the UK version of the book, Morrissey describes a night out with Jake and Chrissie Hynde at a Battersea pub, but in the American version it is only Morrissey with Chrissie.

This part of the book contains the only editorial differences between the UK/US editions I've noticed so far, though I haven't read through it all so there could be more. However, I find these changes very odd and they stymy the flow of Morrissey's prose somewhat, to the...

Following five weeks at the number one spot, Autobiography by Morrissey is spending a second week at number 2 in the UK paperback chart - true-to-you.net

Vu writes:

I've just listened to Dana Gould's comedy album "I Know It’s Wrong" (out now) and he quotes Morrissey in his "serious" speech at the end (hear excerpt mp3, 1MB):

"The Smiths were really right: It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate, it takes guts to be gentle and kind ..."

Dana Gould is a comedian and writer, best known for his work on the hit TV show "The Simpsons." The "I Know It’s Wrong" album was recorded live at The Neptune Theater in Seattle, Washington on March 29th, 2013.

"Satellite Of Love": Digital download released today in the UK - true-to-you.net

Parlophone Records release "Satellite Of Love" by Morrissey as a digital download today in the UK.

The release was recorded live at the Chelsea Ballroom at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on 25 November 2011.

The release of "Satellite Of Love" is in tribute to the writer of the song, Lou Reed, who died on 27 October 2013.

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Stoned also posted the links to the pre-orders for the 7" and...

Stephen sends the link:

THE SMITHS(onian) Museum and Theatre

Mission Statement
THE SMITHS(onian) Museum and Theatre, Inc. is a non-profit organization that exists to illustrate and preserve the history and sociocultural significance of English rock band, The Smiths. This mission is fulfilled through the passionate and creative presentation of archives, artefacts, and the art of live performance.

Location
THE SMITHS(onian) Musuem and Theatre will be constructed in a TBD location within Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles was chosen in part because of the abundance of Smiths enthusiasts currently residing in the area; It is home to the annual Smiths/Morrissey Convention, which this year was attended by 2300 guests on a Sunday evening from 6pm til 2am! Additionally, the weather is ideal to accommodate some very special and unique surprises we have in store for you all...

Link posted by @morrisseychile / Twitter:

War of words breaks out in Norway over Morrissey’s Nobel Peace gig as singer unforgiven for comparing Anders Behring Breivik massacre to killing animals for fast food - The Independent

Excerpt:

So when the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced this week that Morrissey was joining Mary J Blige and James Blunt at the Oslo ceremony, the Norwegian news website The Local suggested optimistically that it was “a sign he may have been forgiven”.

That proved premature. On Wednesday, Norway’s Aftenposten newspaper ran a comment piece arguing that relatives of Utoya victims and many other Norwegians would...

After several years of holding onto these treasures, I have decided to sell the pride of my Smiths collection - a lot of proof sleeves used in the making of the Smiths' iconic album and single covers by Jo Slee. Most of these 12" and LP sleeves would have had just handful made, or are even unique. You can read more about the lot at the Ebay site:

The Smiths - Lot of 27 Proof Sleeves+Jo Slee Draft Book (Inc. Alternate Artwork) - eBay

Thanks for looking.

UD

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Description excerpt:

This auction is for a magnificent lot of 27 proof artwork prints for what would become covers and inner sleeves for several of The Smiths' 12" and LP releases.

These proofs originally came from the collection of Jo Slee - Morrissey's/The Smiths' art director who played a central role in designing the timeless...