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...staff member from Senate Chair Michael Morrisey's (D-Quincy) office said that while the senator is undecided as to whether or not to support the bill, he has expressed concern that the bill will raise homeowners' insurance premiums...

Author: By James ALLEN Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hynes Advocates Tougher Laws For Party Hosts | 11/26/1997 | See Source »

Collins once described his band's ambition as "tickling people to death," which pretty much explains why The Orange Juice beat The Morrisey all hollow: tickling beats mourning, and subtlety beats overkill, and gentle youngadult introversion--in general--beats teen self-flagellation. At least in this kind of pop music, "this kind" being the kind with subtle interlocking guitars, witty lyrics and multiple melodies, the kind that descends from Beatles and Byrds and Cole Porter and learned from, but never imitated, punk...

Author: By Steve L. Burt, | Title: Citrus and Paradise | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

Only a few moments hint at Morrisey's former greatness. "The National Front Disco" is a vaguely catchy tune about a small-town teen lost in the wilds of the nightclub scene, and Morrissey delivers the tale with relish. He also proves he's still capable of knocking off a diverting lyric with "You're the One for Me, Fatty." In this song he beseeches his obese sweetheart to "say if I'm ever in your way..a-hey,-a HAAAAY." He really wallows in the line, and the song offers hope that his old languid wail...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: An Empty Arsenal | 8/14/1992 | See Source »

Witt says he came back from a meeting one night to find labels such as "Eric's Morrisey poster," "Eric's calendar" and "Eric's trash can" pasted to objects all over his room...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: We're Anything Butt! | 10/26/1991 | See Source »

Playing at number-one, Holleran lost to freshman Berkley Belknap, 3-0. Morrisey rallied from a two-game deficit to defeat Kerry Clayton...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: W. Squash Places 2nd in Howe Cup Tourney; Princeton Wins | 2/12/1989 | See Source »

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