I've been dreaming of a time when

Morrissey does not cancel! :)

I'm sure Kill will come up with a well-written Morrissey review at some point, but as for me, I will only say that his voice sounded great and the Hammerstein crowd should really have danced and sang along more. I leave off with the rite that is the stage invaders:


Which brings me to the detour that Kill, Jen and I took after the show on Saturday. We walked from Penn Station to Times Square, stopped by to get drinks and animal crackers and then wasted time at the brightly-lit McDonald's so we could finally get into the free Sons & Heirs' Smiths tribute show at B.B. King's, which started not long after midnight.

Oh, we stood around for the first couple of songs, warming us up with Smiths' songs. But everyone's drinking and fervor eventually got the better of everyone and by the end we were all dancing and singing lyrics as if it was the last concert we'd ever go to. Seriously. Flowers were flying, people jumped up on stage and were lovingly taken back in to the audience, manic flailing, singing along at a level and ferocity that later makes your voice scratchy. Much fun was had by all. We managed to get two encores from them. Great show! Much better than when we caught them at Williamsburg where everyone acted so detached. Midnight BB King crowd had zero shame. It was wonderful! I said afterward that we probably had a better time at the free show than the $$$ actually Morrissey show! Hee! I still love you though Moz! You and your baby seals!

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Bob Mould this Friday. I'm trying to talk Kill into Gogol Bordello on Saturday. EDIT: Hahahaha, Gogol Bordello sold out! That takes care of my indecision. Gogol are great, but I've heard the venue is crap. Irving Plaza was bad enough with sound problems and obnoxious frat boys!