Italy is mine

Well done, Morrissey! Sing and shine tonight! Vera da Pozzo 29.10.26 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #ZoomZoomtheRisingBoy #ZoomZoom #ZoomZoomtheLittleBoy #KerchingKerching #music #singles #vinylsingleschart #Morrissey #MorrisseyCentral #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

Three Dogs at Home Loaded with Energy And Happiness Rushing in the Garden Like Children One comes back to Me With Sparkling Eyes and Grabs my Hands Waking up, going out Three Dogs outside Wagging Tails for Joy Like my Dream Enjoying the Sun So Warm and Kind In Autumn One kisses my Hands And He doesn't want To leave Me Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 29th October 2026 Poem above written by me on a whim this afternoon; photograph below taken by me last August, exa

Embrace your Light and have fun tonight in Fort Worth, Fantastic Bird! Sing and Shine as only you can. :) True to YOU, Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 29th October 2026 Message and photograph below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #EmbraceYourLight #SingandShine #yourLightnevergoesout #FantasticBird #Morrissey #concert #music #FortWorth #US2026Tour #songsthatsavedyourlife #TruetoYou #message #photography #Verad

Nice memories from Morrissey Central: the photo of a ticket of Morrissey's first solo gig in the USA in 1991. Those were the days, when Morrissey was a voice flying from my radio-cassette player to my veins, and I was entering adolescence. Amarcord, the title of the well-known 1973 film written and directed by Federico Fellini, is the univerbation of "a m'arcôrd", a phrase which means "mi ricordo" ("I remember") in Fellini's native dialect, the Romagnol. Etymologically, the v

... when there is a will. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 28th-29th October 2026 Photographs below by me; I resized the first one for privacy reasons. Above: the smile of the Shining Sun, defying the Clouds Turmoil. Below: despite the cold autumnal wind, a brave Red Rosebud stands firm. I could say more about the image below, but YOU get the general idea. :) Short article and photos by me, of course. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It o

Well, it is not a secret, but let's repeat it: the current Government is one of the worst that Italy have ever had, and it is the rotten fruit of decades of gerontocracy, berlusconism (an extremely aggressive and appallingly vulgar evolution of the existing corruption), and agony of progressist Left - even if it could seem a tautology, nowadays, the Left is not always progressist. There are seven millions (!!!) of Italian expats throughout the world, and most of them are, li

My cousin and Godfather, who was already a young adult when I was born, had plenty of vinyls at home: lots of Italian music (even progressive rock bands, like the PFM or, in extenso, Premiata Forneria Marconi) and many English, American and German music, including Velvet Underground. At my Aunts and Uncle's home, I absorbed a lot of music since my infancy, and Lou Reed is part of my musical landscape since then. At my parents's home, the turntable we had was broken and I do n

I have just found on Substack (where I do not publish any content, and I doubt I will do, one day) a call for drawings in support of Turkeys, the victims of Thanksgiving, one of the many "traditions" that deserve to be thrown in the large bin of the past shameful horrors perpetrated by so-called "Humans". I will postpone some artistic project in order to make a drawing and send it before leaving my Country for the rentrée scolaire. This news cheer me up this morning, after a

Since its release, ten days ago, I have said how much I like the newest Morrissey's B-side Isle of Dogs, and how I find pertinent to linked it to Kerching Kerching as the A-side. Above: an old lady living in the Isle of Dogs. Photograph by Sarah Peters, The changing face of the Isle of Dogs, 2024. Click the link above and go to the photographic project on her website. Below, the sleeve of Morrissey's 7" single Kerching Kerching / Isle of Dogs. Photograph by Jake Walters. [To

I just opened my Diary To a Random Page And it's the Page of your Birthday And my Cabaret It's far, and there is no Hurry: We'll spend our Time Meanwhile, in our own Way And without Regret Vera da Pozzo To Someone Special Somewhere in the North of Italy 26th October 2026 Poem above and photo below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #arandompageinmydiary #Birthday #Cabaret #thereisnohurry #time #future #inourownway #toSomeoneSp

25th July 2026, Barcelona, Poble Espanyol, a sleepless night, a long day and still plenty of energies, waiting for another great show. I jumped the barrier during the encore, even if I was aware it would have been in vain (the stage was too high just even to try to brush Morrissey's fingertips) because I wanted to prove to myself that I was not afraid, after the horrible experience in Asti. Unfortunately, a Spanish local security guy helped me to jump the barrier just to try

Cartoni Morti (here is his YouTube channel), an Italian satirical cartoonist and YouTuber, has posted today a comic strip about the brain drain which is one of the most serious problems in Italy since three decades. My Country is the only one in the whole World which is glad and proud when Italians are successful... abroad. I partially agree to this comic strip, so I had to correct the part about the young people leaving Italy: most of them are not rich at all and (I know ver

Finally, this morning I have met again the Handsome Neighbour. He is not just a Lazy Sunbather... He is a also a Detective... ... and even a Philosopher. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 26th October 2026 Post and photographs by me, of course. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #HandsomeNeighbour #LazySunbather #Detective #Philosopher #cat #morning #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

Please, don't worry about me Don't ask me about Paris: I'm doing fine, taking time, And - for just a little while - I want to forget Paris And enjoy just being alive. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 26.10.26 To an Italian guy who worries about me because of the Puppets' Riot and has sent me three e-mails in two weeks. He certainly will not read this poem, as I jealously keep my blog behind a curtain of mystery: I do not talk about it and the decision to express

Morrissey, your Light never goes out: sing and shine and be happy tonight in Nashville! Only Sweetness and Good Vibes for YOU. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 25th October 2026 Little message and photograph (taken last night) by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #SingandShineintheMusicCitySilverBoy #SingandShine #TheMusicCity #SilverBoy #Nashville #Morrissey #US2026Tour #concert #onlysweetnessandgoodvibes #behappy

Your Loving Gaze follows Me From your Block to their Home I find Peace in my Sorrow For I know You're not gone To the Unique and Irreplaceable One Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy Short poem above and photos below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #YourGaze #IfindPeaceinmySorrow #totheUniqueandIrreplaceableone #poem #poetry #memory #love #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

Back from the karaoke night, I thought that I would find a new message on Morrissey Central and I was right: a new fan video made by George Rae for the live version of The More You ignore Me, the Closer I get from the concert in Louisville I talked about here, after a poetic impromptu and among other nice surprises. All the old black-and-white films [... and I fell asleep like an infant, if infants were able to go and sing at a karaoke night and to come back home by themselve

To YOU. :) Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 24th October 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #letssingandshinetonight #singandshine #toYOU #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

It has been a while since I wanted to share an interesting infographic (credits: Mattia Marangon) I found ten months ago: this morning, I read the new messages from Morrissey on Central and I thought it was time to share Marangon's infographic about Taylor Swift as symbol of nowadays musical mediocrity. I will write more tomorrow: the karaoke night will start soon. Below, the messages posted on Morrissey Central. The first message is a repost of the new fan video by Morrissey

Friday. As the rain fell hard just in the late afternoon, I could enjoy a fresh morning with the sun playing pick-a-boo from behind the clouds, while having a pleasant walk and taking few photos of flowers and places. This playground (see photo below) makes me think of the music video of Playground Twist (1979) by Siouxsie and the Banshees: four decades later, I was reminded of it by Morrissey's pre-show at Vicar Street in 2023. Astoundingly, even if I had seen it only once,