Morrissey signing at Record Rack in Houston Texas 07/29/1992

[WillForMayorSA]

dude you need to buy a tv tuner on ebay that comes with WinPVR hook your VCR to that and hit play on the vcr and record on the winpvr. I bought mine for $16.

[mozzery]

@WillForMayorSA thnx for the tip. this was a dvd rip. not vhs.

[icepointe]

Anyone have any footage of the 92 Sam Goody signing in Hollywood? Been searching for it with no luck. I am in it and would love to have it.

[pamaspamas]

just laugh at the guy who's cryin'.

[mmyyppaarrttyy]

christ, the guy crying at 5:24 is so cringworthy

[CurlyPubis]

It's funny how back in the day, Morrissey fans all looked like regular healthy happy white kids, but now they are all Mexicans and fags.

I had that interview T-shirt they show at the 1:40-second mark.

[MiaoPurrington]

@CurlyPubis And the happy white kids, grew up to be disappointed adults. I know. Some of them are on Morrissey Solo.

[sboudreaux27]

Y'all know when did KTRK get rid of their virtual set and what month in '92 ?

[digitalbrushfire]

Unfortunately the main stream news makes it look like Texas was out of it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Houston was one of the top alternative and club scenes in the country especially early on. Razormaid shipped more samples to Houston second only to New York in the 80's. Love the reference to the Oilers - LOL

[digitalbrushfire]

Unfortunately the main stream news makes it look like Texas was out of it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Houston was one of the top alternative and club scenes in the country especially early on. Razormaid shipped more samples to Houston second only to New York in the 80's.

[TriggerHappyMariachi]

no wonder he moved back to europe

[DesperatelyKind]

In Texas, unfortunately they have not heard of much.

[htownbrown]

@DesperatelyKind

yeah, all roughly 25 million people living in throughout this massive state have never heard of anything. what the hell are you talking about, man? explain the place in which you live where everyone has heard of and knows everything. i'd love know. where do you come from that makes you so awesome? let's hear it. enlighten us texans. thanks, bud.

[jmitz007]

@DesperatelyKind

Were do you live? Oh...I guess you think we all ride horses to work... STUPID ASS!!! I bet you voted for OBAMA also...DOH!!!!!!

[louderthanbombs86]

Nobody heard of moz how rude!!!

[madcat0149]

29 hours lol, i heard one of his songs in a spoof

[kaguth]

6:06 has to be the worst review of a Morrissey song I have ever heard. "Girlfriend in a coma is about his girlfriend in a coma" um thanks.

[keephoustonrich]

Keeping it rich. Keep Houston Rich.

[twoparties]

Hilarious, those presenters were like something out of the nineteen fifties. How delicious to see Morrissey nestled in there.

[NaMrJellyRek]

alright...Im the biggest morrissey fan there is. I kid u not. HOWEVER, a grown man crying coz he saw another man..WTF.lol

I love morrissey in this ere...like the 89-95 era.. so damn cool

[merryberry21]

i love morrissey in the era 1959 plus

[ivan909ivan]

where did you find all this footage?

[secchi777]

I moved to Houston in 2006 from the UK and one of the biggest shocks was the low quality and tackiness of the local news. I see back then was even worse and I just can't believe some of the presenters (who seem in their 40s) never heard of Morrissey (The Smiths anyone?)

[Trublumlvcfan]

cult alternative singer!!! LOL

[treewhore]

wow. this is in 92. the smiths started in 84, and the main thing the reporters keep saying is what an obscure singer he is, based on the fact that they never heard of him. i'm guessing they didn't know many popular singers from that time. i can't imagine those particular news casters had much of a record collection.

[Genkimark]

A cult alternative singer?? Get a clue, lady...lol!

[breadior1971]

so is Rob Halford, Andy Bell and Rosie O'Donell. Some of the best performers were/are flaming queers or frankendykes.

[Marqube]

God, I remember going down there for this...

Such a shame that the Record Rack is gone now. Along with Nu Beat, Vinyl Edge, Sound Exchange...

There used to be 100 great record stores in this city, now there are what...2, 3 maybe?

Damn, the Houston music scene has changed so much since the internet. All for the worse.

[mozzery]

sound exchange and vinyl edge are still open.

[wixlet]

yup, sound exchange is on richmond now, and as far as i know VA is still in the same location.

[GrlLeastLikelyTo]

Oh GOD this is hilarious! Those newscasters are so very twee. The woman in the very-early90s blouse "He's an Al-ter-native singer" heehee

[ninelivecat]

OMG How embarrassing

[mrdjjames]

I played a wedding years later for the crying guys family. They were still ashamed of that guy! hahahaha

[doglizardcat]

WOW. Thanks for posting this. I was there that day and it was great meeting and hugging Morrissey. It was great hanging out with everyone in line; in fact, I think I had too much fun and ended up puking on the side on Record Rack. Oh well, it was worth it!

[Wesley296]

wow this is real old

[rock2tuck]

Oh people are funny! I very well could lose my senses if I was that close to HIM! Those anchors cracked me up!

[BahmanG]

THis has to be one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. God it brings back memories.

[bollockowithalob]

A great upload - thanks.

LONG LIVE DA KING.

[goldfishsuperstar]

all those interviews were idiots! i wish I there but i wasn't even born! morrissey is god x

[mozzperu]

for all his fans my friend he is our GOD,because he coult translate our fears,feelings and insecurities but not in a way of feeling bad to be like that but a way of feeling proud of being like this.

[MidtownCoog]

holy smoke! I drove by that very day. I miss R

[safeasmilk1972]

you can see me in all my glory at the 06:55 mark. how funny that someone would post this wonderful memory from a long time ago. i started collecting the records in 85' and have them insured.

[safeasmilk1972]

i was the hispanic guy with the pink bowling shirt and sunglasses. man that was fun. The bowling shirt had Boz stitched on it. Those were the days. My friend took a poll and I was the only person that could play most of the smiths/morrissey songs on guitar in that huge fuckin line. He took a poll, man! It was scientific.

[robken0174]

of course the newscasters have never heard of him, they're idiots. i love the girl at the 1 minute mark. she kisses his cheek, turns, hurries away saying "oh my god". awesome.

[Isleden]

"Everybody hates it when our friends become successful"???????????

The researcher did a bang up job there.

[spamela]

aww look it's gina gaston.. she is still on abc13 news

[guidelight]

I was there. About 6 or 7th in line. It was HOT, and we camped out overnight. Morrissey signed his new single at the time "Your the One for Me Fatty" in crayon. I have half of the autograph on the record now. Shawn, Tony, if you see this -- what's up?!

While the Record Rack was cool, it really catered to newer stuff. I preferred Infinite Records in the old house, Record Exchange, and there was a cool little cd shop near the slight curve on Westheimer.

[Reggarza07]

I remember that record store on the curve on Westheimer. I was part of that crowd during the late 1980's and early 1990's that hung out on lower Westheimer. Those were the days, my friend!!

[robinstigator]

record rack had the dance stuff and brit import stuff

infinite had tons of vinyl tons and selled like kitty kats

Sound Exchange was on the bend near the antique stores.

[TimeWarper75]

aww, i was only 9 months old, i missed out

[ttmobale]

If only we could go back..

[NatalieDengler]

LOL when the video hits the 5:20 mark. that wonderful guy, I would cry too!

[suparni]

wow thanks for posting this... i was at the NY signing and it brings back memories! fantastic post!

[mhevalow]

HOLY CRAP- I REMEMBER THAT!!

[robertsgary]

This has absolutely made my year. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[Pumpkineter]

Oh wow...thanks for posting that! I was there, too...waaaaay at the back of the line. I remember I was 347 and they ran out of bracelets maybe five or six people after me (so much for 500...remember the protest?). Will be there Monday, too!!

[mindy74]

LMFAO! I cannot wait to see him on Monday in Houston!

[TxEngTchr]

I was there, too! I'm the dorky girl in glasses at the end saying "He's like a god!" Ahhhh...to be so young again! :-) Thanks to my friend who found this video! Great memories!

[carywhitt]

the newcaster bits are truely hilarious - they are so out of it, and stupid.

[oOoDICEoOo]

I was the first person in line. I had no idea this video was on YouTube.

Yes, I know I looked like trash in these videos, but believe me, it was very hot.

I remember walking into the Record Rack the day before Morrissey arrived and asking where I should wait to meet him. The guy looked at me and realized it was going to be a long night. I remember that day like it was yesterday.

Thanks again whoever uploaded this.

[Rottenriguez]

I was there!!!!

[XKG80]

I actually remember this.

[nautox]

omigod. I have that T-shirt still to this day!! lol!!!

[DatBoyPablo]

omg haha this is so old, this proves they have gotten plastic surgery xD

[lascivit]

<3 john carpenter <3

[trippyapple]

oh my god. this is amazing. i'm from texas and people are still confused about why we like this "alternative" music about girlfriends in comas.

hilarious.

[girlofmybestfriend]

So the newscasters have never heard of Morrissey, eh?The lucky bastards. Pity those of us who have both heard of him AND heard him as well.

As for the snivelling, bubbling, sycophantic fans? Emotionally disturbed retards, pure and simple.

[amyjohnson11]

Why comment on a video if you hate the man so much?

Shit-stirring's hardly gonna help your case.

"Emotionally disturbed retards"? Touche.

[girlofmybestfriend]

"I started something I couldn't finish" You sang, And I ran Out of the room Hands over ears Gripped by fears Of perforations and tears To my eardrum. Ho hum. Song sung Blue. You Never knew How much I really disliked you.

[amyjohnson11]

I'm sure he neither knows nor cares. You're hardly competition for his lyrical status.

[girlofmybestfriend]

In a river The colour of lead I casually tossed The Queen Is Dead But with His Singing still in my Head, My ears bled. Better off dead I thought. So I jumped in also.

[amyjohnson11]

Nope, still sounding pretty shite to me.

If you don't like him...don't look at him.

[girlofmybestfriend]

I wandered lonely As a crowd Of Mozz fans At a good taste convention Where mere mention Of His name Could inflame A small shy typist To reflect And plan a mass murder Of the Pope of mope And cretins who hoped In vain to meet him At Record Rack. A justified attack, Any Jury would back.

[amyjohnson11]

And now you're spamming.

Please go and watch videos of music that you do like, rather than spewing bile about Morrissey fans. Thankfully most of us have the decency not to reply as savagely as you.

[davidjames1277]

girlofybestfriend,just wondering r u ok.

[lavieamericaine]

oh my gosh, 104 krbe used to be good!

[AdamJ617]

OMG, KTRK's L@5 set looked awful, IMO. No offense to anyone though. I grew up in Boston, and thank goodness the ABC station there isn't an O&O, because they're not as good as non-O&O's, IMO.

[billybassman21]

I can't beleive Houston changed this much that fast.

[zcubby]

Ahhhh....My younger days :)

[Bruce4fun]

Is that you Paul?

Hope your well....

XXX

Bruce

[JenniferStratton]

I can't believe I found this video! My best friend and I were there and we met him and I'll never forget it! We were absolutely in awe of the great and wonderful Moz.

[crincon99]

I cried watching this just imaginging myself in this line and getting to hug and see him in person! I KNOW i would absolutely pass out!!

[138Vixen]

NO no I DID!!!! :(

[petsounds19]

you know your hair looks like him

[Vince970]

Hey Bruce, Wes, Greg, Chris, Curtis and everyone that was there working it is great for the old memory shock now that I don't see anyone from H-town

[Bruce4fun]

Ahhh the good old days!

XXX

BRUCE OWNER RECORD RACK!

[lavieamericaine]

bruce, buy cactus and RE-OPEN record rack! please, houston needs you!

[Bruce4fun]

Sorry, the record business is hopeless now.

Everyne Ipods, no need for CD stores....

Thanks for the support,

Bruce

[Pumpkineter]

Thanks for everything, Bruce!! I can tell you I had many a late car payment because I would blow all my cash in your store. RR was the BEST! Truly a Houston icon and I was sick to see it go. I still have all the vinyl I bought there. You made my 20s more memorable than anyone else!! THANK YOU!!!

[ciderjackboy]

Wow. I lived in the area and don't know how I missed this. Record Rack was awesome! Fortunately, I got to meet Morrissey a few years ago. I went to go see him in concert in Miami and randomly ran into him walking on the beach. It was amazing. He was by himself and talked to me for about 5 minutes!

[sweetntenderhooligan]

What a great video...nothing has changed, just more fans who still feel the same!

[franciscobantoni]

Amazing, wish I could meet him someday...here in brazil...:(

[mondobay]

Great to see this !! it's so emotinal to see this footage i got to meet him finally in oaris 2002 and got his authograph !! but in 1989 i got a handwritten postcard from him after writing a letter to him !! i was speechles...... and i'm still a fan i saw him 3 times this year live and next concert is brussels !! thxs Viva Moz !!!

[danielsonx]

i was old enough... just too far away(england)although i did meet him in 95 in manchester,both our home towns hehehehe

[138Vixen]

oh shut up bout the beatles! already!

dang every channel covered that. Ha and the reporters and anchors had no idea.

AHHH I was too young to know! :( That brings a tear to my eye that he came here and i wasnt there!!!!

[TheEndAsWeKnowIt]

I was in Houston when it happened too, but I never made it. It's okay. I couldn't get anyone to take me. LOL

[Antebios]

I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[138Vixen]

lucky mofo!

I was only 6 at the time. DAMNIT. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[dallow]

Wow, that was big news in Houston, had everyone covering it.

Great unseen footage, thanks for sharing this.