Morrissey calls on Australians to boycott Thailand - Oct. 16, 2002, The Sydney Morning Herald

Excerpt:

Legendary British singer Morrissey has called on all Australians to boycott Thailand until the abusive training of baby elephants as tourist attractions was outlawed.
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There are also some pictures at MorrisseyTour.com. Renoir also writes:

My press pass got me in to the press conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne. I'll post a transcription of the interview, a description of what went on and pictures in the next couple of days. Stay tuned.
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There is also a review of the Sydney concert at smh.com, link from Jeane:

Morrissey, Enmore Theatre, review by Matt Buchanan - Oct. 15, 2002, The Sydney Morning Herald

Excerpt:

I saw him in the street once, in London, mid-October 1990. Engulfed in a grey trenchcoat, quiff outstanding, he stood, a monolith of solitude, fixed among the cold shadows of the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus. Morrissey. Agony aunt to a generation of suburban teenagers. The pimple's poet. A man, as comedian Sean Hughes once put it, trapped inside a man's body. A pop star who, while Hayzi Fantayzie gurgled, "Shiny shiny, bad times behind me", had argued the contrary. Bad times were, in fact, devotedly persistent. Wham fans had shuddered.
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• Related item: Morrissey to hold press conference in Melbourne on cruelty to elephants in Thailand (Oct. 15) - Oct. 14, 2002

danbutt writes:

This Saturday's "Guardian" newspaper contained a piece by Colin Paterson criticising Prince and Morrissey for the limited number of singles played in their shows:

"Exhibit B: Morrissey. Last month's Albert Hall gig was heralded as a triumphant return. Except by those wanting to hear his hits. Suedehead and Everyday Is Like Sunday were the only seven inchers given an outing, excluding greying quiffs. This meant a tiny 11.77% of the set list was hit-based, which is almost as pathetic as my having just worked that out on my TI-30X solar scientific calculator."

Quite apart from how this misses the point as to which Moz songs are fan favourites, it ignores the fact that "There is a Light" was eventually released as a single. Anyway, full article:

Get your hits out - Oct. 12, 2002

lazarus writes:

On the afternoon of the second Dublin Show (3rd Oct) Morrissey sat down with Dave Fanning for a 45minute interview that was recorded for both TV and radio. No confirmed date for broadcast but the radio version will be played prehaps this week on 2fm. Accesible on the net @ www.2fm.ie. The Dave Fanning show airs between 7-8pm gmt Monday to Friday and between 8-11pm on Sunday. By all acounts he was in fine form and this is not to be missed. You have all been warned!! If I can confirm the dates you will be informed!

Almodis writes:

The main Irish music magazine Hotpress has published a review of Morrissey's Oct 3rd Dublin gig (the article doesn't state which night they reviewed but it must have been the second night (Thursday) because 'Mexico' was only included in the setlist that night.)

Morrissey (Ambassador Theatre) 14 Oct. 2002 by Fiona Reid (you need to register on the Hotpress site to view the article online.)

mexico writes:

Boy George quoting Morrissey
Boy George quotes the Moz in his article from Sunday Express Oct 13th.

Writing about an altercation in a gay cafe George says 'Nothing worse than a boy for whom you'd climb a hill backwards in roller skates being vile to you - but as Morrissey said "the more you ignore me, the closer I get". Indifference is such an aphrodisiac.'
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Tina writes:

Kilborn rerun on Monday October 21
The 9/12/2002 Craig Kilborn show featuring Morrissey will be rerun on Monday October 21 on CBS.
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mlozina writes:

Morrissey in movie review in NY Times
2nd paragraph, last sentence.

Film Festival Review | 'Talk To Her'

...The dense and deeply touching "Talk to Her" makes one think he has been listening to a lot of songs by the Smiths, those former post-punk potentates, particularly the band's classic, "Girlfriend in a Coma."
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naomi sends info on one of the movies showing in Whitechapel, London:

Smiths-inspired film by Robert Beck showing in London (Oct. 18)
RODNEY GRAHAM FILM PROGRAMME
Lecture Theatre, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Whitechapel High Street, London E1

Friday October 18th, 7pm

...
Nine Years Later (Parts 1 & 2)
Robert Beck, US 1996, VHS, 25mins
Quintessential home-made pop promos that graft snippets of The Smiths' 'Panic' and 'Girlfriend in a Coma' to scraps of video, turning remnants into icons.

Tickets on the door £5/£3.50
[email protected]
+44 (0) 20 7522 7888
www.whitechapel.org