It's 12 years since Morrissey has performed in Manchester. Darren and I will see his homecoming on 22 May. Can't you hear that roar as he walks out onto the stage at the Manchester Evening News Arena?

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At the dentist yesterday I was told I need root canal work done. Shit. Gotta wait till Monday afternoon for that. Meanwhile I'm zapped out on a lovely combination of paracetamol with codeine and ibuprofen. I floated around Sainsburys this morning while Darren loaded the trolley. I then took another dose when we got home and ended up in bed using the Guardian travel section as a blanket. Slept like a puppy till 5pm. Got up and had a thai curry and 3 more pills (which helped me sit still through the Eurovision song vote thingy). I'm waiting for Darren to finish watching 24 so we can watch Lost In translation on DVD which arrived yesterday from the USA (a real bargain BW, I paid just eight quid cos of the weak dollar).