San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center (May 22, 2012) post-show

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Set List:

How Soon Is Now? / You Have Killed Me / Alma Matters / You're The One For Me, Fatty / Shoplifters Of The World Unite / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / When Last I Spoke To Carol / Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me / Everyday Is Like Sunday / To Give (The Reason I Live) / Ouija Board, Ouija Board / Meat Is Murder / Let Me Kiss You / People Are The Same Everywhere / I Will See You In Far Off Places / Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want / Scandinavia / I Know It's Over / Speedway // Still Ill

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  • Morrissey Tells San Diego: 'SeaWorld Sucks' - The PETA Files. Photos (2) by Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic.

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A little bit about St Rita.

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Feastday: May 22
Patron of impossible cases
Died: 1457

St. Rita was born at Spoleto, Italy in 1381. At an early age, she begged her parents to allow her to enter a convent. Instead they arranged a marriage for her. Rita became a good wife and mother, but her husband was a man of violent temper. In anger he often mistreated his wife. He taught their children his own evil ways.

Rita tried to perform her duties faithfully and to pray and receive the sacraments frequently. After nearly twenty years of marriage, her husband was stabbed by an enemy but before he died, he repented because Rita prayed for him. Shortly afterwards, her two sons died, and Rita was alone in the world. Prayer, fasting, penances of many kinds, and good works filled her days. She was admitted to the convent of the Augustinian nuns at Cascia in Umbria, and began a life of perfect obedience and great charity.

Sister Rita had a great devotion to the Passion of Christ. "Please let me suffer like you, Divine Saviour," she said one day, and suddenly one of the thorns from the crucifix struck her on the forehead. It left a deep wound which did not heal and which caused her much suffering for the rest of her life. She died on May 22, 1457. She is the patroness of impossible cases. Her feast day is May 22.

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=205

:D I like this.

Side note: The wound on her forehead REEKED (or so I've read).
 
Morrissey did such an amazing job at this show. He was in a great mood and seemed so touched by the outpouring of love from the crowd who was there to share his special day with him."Everyday is like Sunday" and "Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me" were particularly sublime.

I really enjoyed hearing "Scandinavia" and was one of the few people who could sing along with it, as best I could, anyway.

Prior to the start of the encore, Gustavo wished
"Feliz cumpleaños!" to Morrissey which was greeted with enthusiastic cheers.

The entire evening was a blast- starting with the queue and parking lot festivities! :yum: This was only my second ever time to see Morrissey, and the first for my husband. We had floor seats (about 3 or so rows from the stage), and all the physical abuse we sustained from people pushing us to and fro was worth it, although I woke up a bit sore this morning. :p
Apart from the stage rushers, which were intense during "Still Ill", there was a bit of drama on the floor: security had to intervene on two occasions to remove drunk and disorderly fans, and the janitorial crew had to come in with a mop to clean up some sort of a spill in the first few rows during Kristeen's set.:squiffy: Since I'm new to the GA experience, I don't know if this is normal, but it was definitely something we will never forget!
 
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Only thing missing was "First of the Gang to Die" and "There is a Light" and also, what the heck is Boz doing? is he going the way Tom Gabel from Against Me! is? you know what I'm talking about, right? anybody knows? not that there's anything wrong about it, just curiosity.
 
Morrissey did such an amazing job at this show. He was in a great mood and seemed so touched by the outpouring of love from the crowd who was there to share his special day with him. He was given gifts and cards at several times. He changed shirts 3 times, and threw it once. I particularly liked the fact that he dedicated "To Give" to Robin Gibb. "Everyday is like Sunday" was particularly sublime, and it felt pretty awesome to be one of the few people who could sing along to "Scandinavia" and "People are the Same Everywhere". :cool:

The entire evening was a blast- starting with the queue and CG's cupcakes! :yum: This was only my second ever time to see Morrissey, and the first for my husband. We had floor seats (about 3 or so rows from the stage), and all the physical abuse we sustained from people pushing us to and fro was worth it, although I woke up a bit sore this morning. :p
Apart from the stage rushers, which were intense during "Still Ill", there was a bit of drama on the floor: security had to intervene on two occasions to remove drunk and disorderly fans, and the janitorial crew had to come in with a mop to clean up some sort of accident in the first few rows during Kristeen's set.:squiffy: Since I'm new to the GA experience, I don't know if this is normal, but it was definitely something we will never forget!

Actually he dedicated "Meat is Murder" to Robin Gibb (he was a vegetarian)
 
Does anybody know what he said about YouTube?

He got choked up, stopped singing and then started laughing and said "youtube, yeah youtube"

It wasn't that he got choked up. He actually started laughing because of the WALL OF CELL PHONE CAMERAS pointed at him. It's ridiculous honestly and he was laughing at the absurdity of it and then said "youtube! youtube!" Shows were so much more enjoyable before the advent of cell phone cameras. I wish Morrissey would ban them from shows. Other bands have. There's nothing more annoying than trying to watch a show thru everyone's upraised arms, fussing with the focus and switching arms throughout the song because their arms get tired. Is it really that impossible to just enjoy it with your own eyes and ears and ingrained in your own memory?

I know my rant will not be appreciated by many. Aside from the cell phone cameras, that is the only thing that took away from an otherwise amazingly perfect Morrissey show. His voice was on point! "I Know It's Over" in particular was like listening to the record ... every intonation was identical. And I don't need a cell phone video to help me remember that.
 
Does anybody know what he said about YouTube?

from where i was, it looked like he started crying and walked away and wiped what i assume were tears from his face, and then he said the "youtube" comment.[/QUOTE]

I sensed that too. :tears:
 
from where i was, it looked like he started crying and walked away and wiped what i assume were tears from his face, and then he said the "youtube" comment.

I sensed that too. :tears:[/QUOTE]

I was on the left side of the stage and was really close and what happened was that he forgot the melody and lyrics and said that it was going to end up at YouTube, he went back to the drum raiser and was just kinda pissed that he messed up, but he was not crying he was just disappointed.
 
Did you actually read the paper? I did with my binnoculars and there was no poem on it. Moz was just reciting it and pretending to read it. It was the Oscar Wilde cartoon, but instead it said something about Morrissey's 53rd birthday.

Anyway, the concert was fun until the Meet Your Meat video played. I think I was the only one disgusted, but that's because I'm vegan. The meat eaters were unphased. This show was for meat eaters only. I actually sold my extra ticket (won them on 91X!) to a stranger because I didn't think it would be proper to bring a meat eater, but it totally would have been. There were so many fat meat eaters there. Moz purportedly contracts to keep the meat vendors shut down at his concerts, and while the corn dog vender was shut down, a pizza vendor was selling pepperoni pizza. I saw fat girls getting personal pizzas and I specifically walked back to read the menu and make sure it didn't say "vegan pizza." It said, "Pepperoni pizza." I totally narc'd to the PETA table and they thanked me for my concern and were disappointed. Maybe Moz has a breach of contact claim with Valley View Casino Arena. I can be his lawyer. He knows how to look me up on the California bar page (if he's smart that is.)

Anyway, I hope the dude from L.A. looking for a date on Craigslist found someone lovely and didn't have to bring one of those fat girls just to have some company. (By the way, Moz can work on his abs.)

One question, were motorists really charged $20 each to park? Or was that purported fee waived? The reason I ask is because there was plenty of free parking outside the perimeter of the arena, so I have a hard time believing people really paid $20 a pop.


The gift he was handed and he read was a poster-sized orange piece of paper with what I think was Oscar Wildes face on it. He said "What am I supposed to do with this?" then read it this outloud:


53rd and 3rd
Standing on the street
53rd and 3rd
I'm tryin' to turn a trick

53rd and 3rd
You're the one they never pick
53rd and 3rd
Don't it make you feel sick?

Indeed a Ramones lyric. I guess 53rd and 3rd was a popular New York hang out for gay prostitutes. Very Mary Magdalene IMHO even though she wasn't a f***ing prostitute.

Also during the pause in Speedway he recited about 8 lines of a poem about today not mattering since tomorrow we'll be dead. I'm sure someone will post song this and figure out what it's from. And he DID walk out and sing acapela "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to." then they broke into the first song. Also after they bowed before the encore, Gustavo grabbed the mic that fell down to child's height and he leaned down and said Feliz Compleanos to Morrissey which made the crowd go bonkers. I'm sure I'll remember tidbits all day long.
 
Did you actually read the paper? I did with my binnoculars and there was no poem on it. Moz was just reciting it and pretending to read it. It was the Oscar Wilde cartoon, but instead it said something about Morrissey's 53rd birthday.

Anyway, the concert was fun until the Meet Your Meat video played. I think I was the only one disgusted, but that's because I'm vegan. The meat eaters were unphased. This show was for meat eaters only. I actually sold my extra ticket (won them on 91X!) to a stranger because I didn't think it would be proper to bring a meat eater, but it totally would have been. There were so many fat meat eaters there. Moz purportedly contracts to keep the meat vendors shut down at his concerts, and while the corn dog vender was shut down, a pizza vendor was selling pepperoni pizza. I saw fat girls getting personal pizzas and I specifically walked back to read the menu and make sure it didn't say "vegan pizza." It said, "Pepperoni pizza." I totally narc'd to the PETA table and they thanked me for my concern and were disappointed. Maybe Moz has a breach of contact claim with Valley View Casino Arena. I can be his lawyer. He knows how to look me up on the California bar page (if he's smart that is.)

Anyway, I hope the dude from L.A. looking for a date on Craigslist found someone lovely and didn't have to bring one of those fat girls just to have some company. (By the way, Moz can work on his abs.)

One question, were motorists really charged $20 each to park? Or was that purported fee waived? The reason I ask is because there was plenty of free parking outside the perimeter of the arena, so I have a hard time believing people really paid $20 a pop.

I tried to read the paper, but I couldn't really make out the words because my cheeks are so fat I couldn't see past them.
 
I was on the left side of the stage and was really close and what happened was that he forgot the melody and lyrics and said that it was going to end up at YouTube, he went back to the drum raiser and was just kinda pissed that he messed up, but he was not crying he was just disappointed.

And THIS is why I need to write a grant proposal to some millionaire philanthropist to subsidize me touring with the band to read the signs in person. :p
 
from where i was, it looked like he started crying and walked away and wiped what i assume were tears from his face, and then he said the "youtube" comment.
I sensed that too. :tears:

I sensed that too. :tears:

I was on the left side of the stage and was really close and what happened was that he forgot the melody and lyrics and said that it was going to end up at YouTube, he went back to the drum raiser and was just kinda pissed that he messed up, but he was not crying he was just disappointed.

It looks like he had a fit of giggles, just before this cuts off.... Did someone in the crowd make him laugh?

 
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It looks like he had a fit of giggles, just before this cuts off.... Did someone in the crowd make him laugh?

Yes, you did (in part). Read my comment 7 comments up. Actually, I'll cut & paste here since no one seems to have read it yet keeps asking what happened during Please3x.

It wasn't that he got choked up. He actually started laughing because of the WALL OF CELL PHONE CAMERAS pointed at him. It's ridiculous honestly and he was laughing at the absurdity of it and then said "youtube! youtube!" Shows were so much more enjoyable before the advent of cell phone cameras. I wish Morrissey would ban them from shows. Other bands have. There's nothing more annoying than trying to watch a show thru everyone's upraised arms, fussing with the focus and switching arms throughout the song because their arms get tired. Is it really that impossible to just enjoy it with your own eyes and ears and ingrained in your own memory?

I know my rant will not be appreciated by many. The cell phone cameras were the only thing that took away from an otherwise amazingly perfect Morrissey show. His voice was on point! "I Know It's Over" in particular was like listening to the record ... every intonation was identical. And I don't need a cell phone video to help me remember that.
 
It seemed to me he had a good laugh to the crowd reaction to the lyric change "let me have who I want this time." The song is without lyrics from that point on, strictly instrumental music, so he could not and did not lose the melody/lyric. After stating YouTube, YouTube, he stepped away and came back to the mic and said, "slap, slap, slap slap" in rhythm with the music all while gesturing with his pimp hand an openhanded and backhanded slapping motion
 
Yes, you did (in part). Read my comment 7 comments up. Actually, I'll cut & paste here since no one seems to have read it yet keeps asking what happened during Please3x.

It wasn't that he got choked up. He actually started laughing because of the WALL OF CELL PHONE CAMERAS pointed at him. It's ridiculous honestly and he was laughing at the absurdity of it and then said "youtube! youtube!" Shows were so much more enjoyable before the advent of cell phone cameras. I wish Morrissey would ban them from shows. Other bands have. There's nothing more annoying than trying to watch a show thru everyone's upraised arms, fussing with the focus and switching arms throughout the song because their arms get tired. Is it really that impossible to just enjoy it with your own eyes and ears and ingrained in your own memory?

I know my rant will not be appreciated by many. The cell phone cameras were the only thing that took away from an otherwise amazingly perfect Morrissey show. His voice was on point! "I Know It's Over" in particular was like listening to the record ... every intonation was identical. And I don't need a cell phone video to help me remember that.

I had an aisle seat with the aisle between me and the stage and all during the show people were clamoring to stand backwards on the steps, sometimes groups as large as four or five, and have people take a group photo of the stage in the background, right during emotional songs and touching moments, it went on all night. The concert experience has changed dramatically in the last three years, this intensity to capture a moment on facebook and share to the world. I guess I do it too to an extent, but when 5,000 people are videoing and snapping away all at once it's frustrating. (And since we're on the topic I saw Paul F Thompkins a the Largo the other night and they have a strict no cellphone camera or ANY camera policy to allow the people on stage to feel more free to let loose or whatever knowing that nothing is permanently recorded. It was amazingly refreshing to be in a room with no technology and people just having a good time without worrying about documenting the moment.)

I have a question since you were obviously close. The night was a blur, but was there a song, maybe not please, that he did get kind of choked up at a lyric? I sort of recall that.
 
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Yes, you did (in part). Read my comment 7 comments up. Actually, I'll cut & paste here since no one seems to have read it yet keeps asking what happened during Please3x.

It wasn't that he got choked up. He actually started laughing because of the WALL OF CELL PHONE CAMERAS pointed at him. It's ridiculous honestly and he was laughing at the absurdity of it and then said "youtube! youtube!" Shows were so much more enjoyable before the advent of cell phone cameras. I wish Morrissey would ban them from shows. Other bands have. There's nothing more annoying than trying to watch a show thru everyone's upraised arms, fussing with the focus and switching arms throughout the song because their arms get tired. Is it really that impossible to just enjoy it with your own eyes and ears and ingrained in your own memory?

I know my rant will not be appreciated by many. The cell phone cameras were the only thing that took away from an otherwise amazingly perfect Morrissey show. His voice was on point! "I Know It's Over" in particular was like listening to the record ... every intonation was identical. And I don't need a cell phone video to help me remember that.

I wasn't at the show. When you post anonymously there is a time delay before it appears in the thread, due to moderator approval, therefore posts by logged-in members appear before yours, and when your post does show up it's further back in the thread. Don't take it personally, and thanks for the info :thumb:
 
The entire evening was a blast- starting with the queue and parking lot festivities! :yum:

You guys were a lot of fun, thank you for sharing some birthday cupcakes and (most of) a cider with me. ;) :flowers:
 
Did you actually read the paper? I did with my binnoculars and there was no poem on it. Moz was just reciting it and pretending to read it. It was the Oscar Wilde cartoon, but instead it said something about Morrissey's 53rd birthday.

Anyway, the concert was fun until the Meet Your Meat video played. I think I was the only one disgusted, but that's because I'm vegan. The meat eaters were unphased. This show was for meat eaters only. I actually sold my extra ticket (won them on 91X!) to a stranger because I didn't think it would be proper to bring a meat eater, but it totally would have been. There were so many fat meat eaters there. Moz purportedly contracts to keep the meat vendors shut down at his concerts, and while the corn dog vender was shut down, a pizza vendor was selling pepperoni pizza. I saw fat girls getting personal pizzas and I specifically walked back to read the menu and make sure it didn't say "vegan pizza." It said, "Pepperoni pizza." I totally narc'd to the PETA table and they thanked me for my concern and were disappointed. Maybe Moz has a breach of contact claim with Valley View Casino Arena. I can be his lawyer. He knows how to look me up on the California bar page (if he's smart that is.)

Anyway, I hope the dude from L.A. looking for a date on Craigslist found someone lovely and didn't have to bring one of those fat girls just to have some company. (By the way, Moz can work on his abs.)

One question, were motorists really charged $20 each to park? Or was that purported fee waived? The reason I ask is because there was plenty of free parking outside the perimeter of the arena, so I have a hard time believing people really paid $20 a pop.

Alas.. I did not find a lovely date... and did take someone like you described.. and it was just for the company and so my 2nd ticket wouldn't go to waste..
 

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