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Johnny Fuckin' Marr - The Man, The Legend

JOHNNY FUCKIN' MARR
THE MAN, THE LEGEND

I Met Johnny Fuckin' Marr!

The date will be emblazoned on my mind forevermore; 4th February 2016.  Me and my husband had just done a radio interview with Mike Sweeney at BBC Radio Manchester (following up a recent TV interview that I’d also done with Mike for local TV), about my enduring love for The Smiths.  As we left the studio and turned the corner, who was sat waiting for us but JOHNNY FUCKIN’ MARR (AND CLINT BOON!)! Talk about gobsmacked!  Well, I just launched myself at the pair of them! We had a good old chinwag about various things, and Johnny kindly signed my “All Men Have Secrets” book, too.  He even gave me a plectrum, yay!  His eyes are ridiculously stunning, I can so see why people fall just a teensy weensy little bit in love with him!
The Day I Met Johnny Fuckin' Marr! Swoon!

Johnny's autograph in my All Men Have Secrets book

A guitar plectrum from the man himself
A collage of the day me and Jay met Johnny and Clint!

My 1st Johnny Marr Gig

To my eternal shame and regret, up until 2015 I’d never even laid eyes on Johnny in the flesh, never mind seen him perform at a gig.  So, when the dates were announced for his autumn tour I made damned sure I got tickets for me and the hubster!  We were privileged enough to see Johnny at the Albert Hall in Manchester, what a fantastic venue! And as for the performance itself, well, it was bloody well amazing, Johnny was on fire!  The beautiful rendition of “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” in particular had me in tears as I’d never heard it live before.  Johnny’s rant at Dave CaMoron (the Tories were in town that night) was epic too, God love that man!
My 1st ever Johnny Marr ticket! 

https://issuu.com/johnnymarrvellous/docs/madbelievers
(Pages 74, 79 and 104)

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