*Pre-show fun:
Okay, nicky and i get to the greek about..ohh..2 pm. We're the first people there. We were so special (too bad i said that to someone later too..). We wander around..there are baricades EVERYWHERE. The entire grassy area where i met tori and CCrows was blocked off. It was disturbing. Anyhow, la la we sit around, and i talk to some random people. Then all of a sudden..i look up and i see STEVE (one of tori's bodygaurds). I was just like, oh my GOD its steve! It was fracky! His hair was all short and he was all cute (no i didn't talk to him. he was rilly busy. i will at bridges, i swear). Then a few more ppl come that had been at the San Francisco shows. So there's about 10 of us. And i see Steve go out and like..direct a bus. It was so exciting. We ran down to the curb and the bus SLOWLY drove in. And right there in front, of the bid windows...was MOZ! He was just giving us this totally goofy grin like "hi! teehee im moz" it was so cute. I can't even explain the adrenaline rush. Then one of the band memebers poked his head and and said "Who's morrissey?" hehe. Then the bus pulls up and moz runs in...and that's it. But still. It was pretty cool. I wish i could have captured the smile on his face. It was SO adorable. Afterwards nick and i were just like, "i feel bad, stanley should rilly be here." it just felt like he needed to be
*Oour Seats:
South Terrace, about 10 rows back. A total side view of the stage, but they RILLY weren't bad at all..it was SO COLD. Nick was almost crying he was so cold. i found it humurous. He kept singing "there is a lite that never goes out.."
*Elcka:
The opening act. I'd heard they were boring. I rilly liked them. it was their last show with the mozzer (Ohhh who's opening at bridges?). They reminded me of Love Spit Love meet Oasis. From far away the singer looked like ewan mcgregor..but who knows.
*Morrissey!
So, excitment buildes..the operation comes on. Everyone jumps up in their seats..and he's there. I just..i can't even explain what i felt. It was so exciting. I just kept tugging nick "oh my god he's like..right THERE". I kept saying.."oh my god, he's so...morrissey."
Set list ..(not entirely in order)
boy racer
wide to recieve
alma matters
roy's keen
paint a vulgar picture
nobody loves us
ambitious outsiders
billy budd
speedway
now my heart is full
reader meet author
the more you ignore me the closer i get
Shoplifters of the world unite..sort of (more on that later)
*Highlights and thoughts:
*okay morrissey is just..soooo....sooo...sexy. On one hand i was like.."he is just so..sensual.." and his cute little dancing and whipping of the mic. But on the other hand im like "he's morrissey. hes almost 40. he's an old man" i dunno. i was torn.
*okay moz is such a nasty boy. At one point he had like..um..the mic poll and he was like..moving it up and down and..erm. Hm. Nick and i were like "umm..moz". Also, between one song he started screaming "Yes yes yes yes yes..." and it was like, whoa calm down. But it was cool. i want a boot of it. And during the boy racer he unbuttoned his shirt..
*i had no idea he danced so CUTE! i adored it! And SO MANY PEOPLE in the pit had flowers. They would all throw the flowers on stage and he would catch them and fling them right back into the audience. I will catch some at bridges dammit. He would reach out to touch people. And one girl fell over..and her feet were sticking in the air..and another woman like flew back fainting after she touched him. It was so dramatic.
*Moz spent a good portion of the show crouched down on the floor. it was cute
*ambitious outsiders was so beautiful. At the end he just like, stood at the edge of the stage and he was like, reaching up and pulling in..for a little over a minute. it was so beautiful.
Moz Talk:
*he spoke a little, he said things like "It's good to be home" and..i dont remember. i felt bad though..oh ill go into it ina new catagory
Shoplifters of the World Unite:
*Okay, he comes out for this (its the encore song) and he's changed into a cute little red shirt. He says something like "thank you so much, for all your support .."etc..the vibe of the show is amazing so far. And he starts it and the crowd is SO into it. Its totally beautiful..and he starts the second verse..and all of a sudden i see a shuffle..all of a sudden there are like TWENTY BIG guys on the stage grabbing onto moz. The security fly onto the stage but there are too many guys up there. The pit becomes a mad..well pit. at one point the secuitry gaurds had one guy by his hands and feet. It was so scary..morrissey stops and at first he trieds to keep them off..but he saw how bad it was..and he like ran off the stage and they're all grabbing him and he looked so frightened. it was one of the scariest things ive ever seen. I know at leat 20 ppl per show have a tendancy to jump on stage..but that was pure madness. The house lights came up, and no one left. Everyone was calling him names and blah blah..meanwhile im like "oh my god poor moz." i felt like the only person in the greek that understood why he didn't come back on. After he had just complimented us and stuff. i felt wretched.
Oh yeah. As they kicked the guys out..some fans ran down and beat the shit out of them
*Crowd Watching:
half the fun was people watching. Trendy goths everywhere with bad hair and purses covered in stickers. We had this huge group of guys in front of us and between every song they would sing "Mooooorrrisseeeey" and it was so funny. They had their arms up in the air for almost every song. This one guy, he had long sleeves on and the way his arms were up, i could SWEAR he was like "La, look at me, im the cover of Kill Uncle". And this one gay boy like, went in the aisle and was imitating moz's dance and then this guy came behind him and they were like freaking each other. For some reaosn it was just sick and wrong.
This had to be one of the best crowds though. I swear, as he came on the electricity and excitment was so..there. I swear i felt like people were crying. They were just like "oh my god, its morrissey..and he's RIGHT THERE" i cant even explain the excitment in the crowd. It was so spiritual. I mean seriously. I felt so happy for the fans. It was so overwhelming.
*Closure:
Morrissey has got to be the most beautiful man on earth. His voice was the same as the albums, his dancing and ..just everything about him, make me love him so much more. I am so excited for the next show. I really hope that thing at the end didnt ruin anything. I *rilly* want to meet him. I just want him to look at me again and smile. i acnt even explain how it felt.
Words can't describe the vibe and..spiritualnessof this show. Sorry this review was so long. The only thing missing was Stanley. Nick and i repeatedly commented on how much he should have been there
I cant wait for the 26th.
Love,
dolll