Re: Julia Riley? Forget about it.
I have nothing against the woman personally and I have never met her - in fact I wish her luck and I am SICK of all this bitching about her. I want to ask the bitches: WHY ARE YOU SO THREATENED BY HER?? I am also sick about this BS about how she is the world's greatest Morrissey fan because she has been to all his shows. I hope she enjoys them and gets a lot out of it but I don't think that anyone on the planet could love Morrissey and the Smiths more than I do!!! I'm sure her appreciation for his work equals mine, but it could not possibly not surpass it!
Okay, I may not go to every concert. I may not wear a quiff. I may not walk around wearing Smiths T shirts. That's because I have a LIFE, an education and a career. Despite this, since I first heard the Smiths in 1987 I have adored, absorbed, internalised, enjoyed, identified with, whatever the work of Morrissey and the Smiths. For me, they're like Greek Mythology or the Godfather Movies - works of art which represent archetypes in human existence and can only improve with repeated hearing/viewing/reading. The only thing is... you can dance to the Smiths and Morrissey, so they're even better. So I love them as much, more than anything else in 2000 years of western civilization and culture. However, I don't feel competitive about or threatened by any other fan.
Instead of bitching about each other, we should be appreciating each others' good taste!