Thank yous

The cities: Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, London, and for my part, an insignificant boring Maryland hamlet on the edge of the big city

The luminaries: among many others inspired, S.P.M. and J.M.; (J.)P.M. and J.(W.)O.L.; J.P.P. and R.P.; M.R. and S.J.M.; S."L."L.

The lovely people: J.V.L. with much fondness, transcending mere friendship with a giggle for every occasion and continued understanding of me and my many moods; (M.)J.M., thanks for the memories; G.O. for all the laughs, surprising prezzies, and a chuckle about Sketch; the many multitudes of others who have shown me friendship throughout the years and are still with me

The Web sites: BBC Radio for making music listening a pleasure once again - and making me laugh as a bonus; Livejournal for helping me vent about the madness of life; It May All End Tomorrow for providing lyrics and taking the mystery out of many Smiths songs; The Arcane Old Wardrobe for many many hours of interview and picture viewing pleasure; Maladjusted mailing list for giving me a place to hang my hat; Morrissey-Solo for all the inside information, gig reviews, and other interesting articles of note; Pandia for helping me find news about things English/British I like; eBay for separating me from my hard earned money one too many times (like, on gig tickets)

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This is the last song I will ever sing
No, I've changed my mind again
Goodnight, and thank you