Morrissey on the mend, will resume tour soon; The Bell House hosting Smiths Valentines Day party

by Bill Pearis

Morrissey, 1/11/2013 @ BAM (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin)

As you may remember, Morrissey was hospitalized last week for what turned out to be a bleeding ulcer, which caused cancelation of a number of dates on his current North American tour. It looks like the tour will indeed resume in Las Vegas on February 9, as per this missive from Moz himself sent to fan website True to You:

The reports of my death have been greatly understated. Once admitted to the William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak in Michigan, I received treatment for concussion, a bleeding ulcer, and Barrett’s esophagus. The positive from all of this is that there are now no known ailments left for me to try.

I am fully determined to resume the tour on February 9 at the Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas. If there’s an audience of any kind in attendance, I just might die with a smile on my face, after all. If I am not there, I shall probably never again be anywhere. Equally, I am determined to play Flint (Michigan) if it kills me (which, on the face of it, it almost has.)

Thank you to everyone present at both Brooklyn (New York) and Melbourne (Australia) during recent weeks for two of the best nights of what might charitably be termed my “career”. My debt to you will outlive time itself.
pause at my headstone,

MORRISSEY

31 January 2013.

Glad to hear you’re on the mend, Morrissey!

In related news, if lovers intwined pass you by and heaven knows you’re miserable now, we may have a Valentines Day event in NYC for you. On February 14, Brooklyn venue The Bell House will present “Unloveable: A Smiths & Morrissey Valentine’s Day” featuring our city’s finest Smiths’ tribute band The Sons & Heirs. A “Smiths cabaret” set from The Hold Steady’s Dan Neustadt and Smiths superfan Dave Hill will be onhand as well. Tickets are on sale now.

Flyer for the event is below…

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