> Well, my first visit to Manchester was in 1993, when I was 17 and I loved
> the place as much as I thought and hoped I would. A vast majority of the
> bands I adored - and still do adore were from Manchester. It sounds
> over-emotional, but I really felt closer to the bands I loved on that
> first visit. Especially ending up one night on the wobbly dancefloor in
> the Ritz. I had found my first piece of Smiths/Morrissey history.
> After several visits, spanning 6 years, I finally moved here permanently
> and I have made some "top" friends. It's a vibrant,
> cosmopolitan, individual city. Despite hailing from a larger city,
> Manchester has so much more to offer. It pains me to say it about
> Birmingham, but it doesn't compare to Manchester.
....that was Bluenose on behalf of the Manchester Tourist Board...........