Everyday is Like Sunday - Morrissey

We had more fun at the Morrissey concert then we had anticipated. The show was mostly a matter of convenience as to scheduling rather than a "must see" event for us. The hotel rate, at the Atlantis - a good choice for a Reno hotel - for the time frame that we wanted to use for a spring outing, was very good ($45 for two days). And the Morrisey show just happened to coincide with that period of time. So, we thought, why not check out Morrissey? Well, it proved to be an interesting choice - as Morrissey is a rather controversial entertainer. He rarely performs at small venues, like the Nuggett in Sparks, but since other notable performers had frequented the Nuggett stage, he decided to give it a go. His concert, performed in Oakland a couple of days prior, resulted in an early exit, as his bouncers were needed to clear the stage of crashers (this really isn't a huge surprise, after all - he did agree to perform in Oakland ). Of course, all of this action made Nancy even more determined to see Morrissey, so I told her not to worry, no matter what, we were going to make it to this event. As mentioned, it was really different from the usual Nuggett performers, i.e. Glen Campbell, Charo, Pat Boone - and with the booze flowing heavily amongst the younger attendees (actually we might have been able to win a prize, if there were one, for the oldest couple in attendance) things went from loud - to extremely loud. Neither the crowd, nor Morrissey, disappointed. Overall, it wasn't all that rowdy, only a few tried to get onstage, and where we were seated, at a booth located a ways back from the stage, we were fortunate in that were sitting next to a very interesting and pleasant college student who is attending the University of Reno. She will be a senior, this fall, and she is majoring in philosophy. She spoke three languages and she said that she has hopes of adding two more to her repertoire, by the time she finishes grad school. Her goal is to work at the United Nations. Her favorite philosopher is Frederick Nietzsche (God is Dead), so she just might achieve that rather lofty goal. Morrisey draws a rather intriguing and extremely diverse group of people.

We had fun, that's what counts, and I captured some neat clips with my little Samsung camcorder. Considering that we were not that close to the stage, by choice, it's just too loud for us older folk if you get too near the band (it hurts elderly ears), plus the fact that three quarters of the audience near the front of the stage were standing up for the entire concert, I'm surprised that it captured much of anything. But it did! So, take a look at a short clip, that shows Morrissey performing one of his earlier hits - "Everyday is Like Sunday". He recorded this song after he left "Smith" - it's our favorite song of all the songs he sang. He did sing a few songs from the time that he was the lead singer for "Smith". Morrissey is certainly a survivor, and that is probably why he still has such a devoted and diverse following. He is also somewhat a philosopher, in his own right, and his music reflects that mindset. Enjoy the clip -

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w275/jimdaviselkgrove/?action=view&current=SMOV0066-3.flv