Suzy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Charlottechristy - You deserve an award for having the best pics in a VIP section that no MFCer has ever done!!!!.... yet.... (One day...MFCers might get the entitlement...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 You deserve the bestest post of gig-report ever!!! i SOOOOOOOOOOOO agree...i'm quoting a sentence from mana from toronto gig in my sig...but now i would quote ALL the report! *gives up after seeing deano's look* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlottechristy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 BTW- I just have to say that Perez is adorable. While I was talking to Mika, he came in the room and apologized for interrupting but he had to go. Mika told him/us that he was going to be on the Tonight show this week and then Perez left the room. On his way out, he pointed at me and started singing, "DOo dah dah dee da de doo. Da Dadee dadee do." Awe, he's a sweetie. I've heard differently, but, he was really nice to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Oh yeah Mana - you're also the first to get the YEARBOOK signed! Like Mika said, you sent someone from err...Montreal - no, Toronto... He wants a HARDCOPY - that's when you're supposed to ask where you can send it...then it gives you permission to mail him something. Or. Better yet, you can have him request if I CAN SEND IT AGAIN!!! Or maybe, it will have to be Christine in my absence this time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlottechristy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Really, I'm the first? NO WAY!!! I sure hope so...that would be awesome. Now, after this night, it's going to seem like going from first class to coach again. Charlottechristy - You deserve an award for having the best pics in a VIP section that no MFCer has ever done!!!!.... I sure hope so...that would be awesome. Now, after this night, it's going to seem like going from first class to coach again. yet.... (One day...MFCers might get the entitlement...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Oh yeah Mana - you're also the first to get the YEARBOOK signed!Like Mika said, you sent someone from err...Montreal - no, Toronto... He wants a HARDCOPY - that's when you're supposed to ask where you can send it...then it gives you permission to mail him something. Or. Better yet, you can have him request if I CAN SEND IT AGAIN!!! Or maybe, it will have to be Christine in my absence this time.... SUZY!!! breathe girl! :naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 BTW- I just have to say that Perez is adorable. While I was talking to Mika, he came in the room and apologized for interrupting but he had to go. Mika told him/us that he was going to be on the Tonight show this week and then Perez left the room. On his way out, he pointed at me and started singing, "DOo dah dah dee da de doo. Da Dadee dadee do." Awe, he's a sweetie. I've heard differently, but, he was really nice to us. Wow!!! what an amazing time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 SUZY!!!breathe girl! :naughty: Yeh we wont have Suzy for much longer :roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Really, I'm the first? NO WAY!!! I sure hope so...that would be awesome. Now, after this night, it's going to seem like going from first class to coach again. it's nice to have a taste of cinderella once in a life.... charlie, one thing is sorted and sure....one NEEDS to be with you to have a special gig!!! (ahem...where were your 'powers' in Glasgow? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 it's nice to have a taste of cinderella once in a life.... charlie, one thing is sorted and sure....one NEEDS to be with you to have a special gig!!! (ahem...where were your 'powers' in Glasgow? ) Yeh where was she when we were all soaking wet and cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yeh where was she when we were all soaking wet and cold she was with us i'm afraid...soaking wet but happy! and she felt so bad that after that her magic powers grew! :naughty: charlotte we love you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 she was with us i'm afraid...soaking wet but happy!and she felt so bad that after that her magic powers grew! :naughty: charlotte we love you! Yeh damn right! she gives nice badges and things :wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 WARNING: The following report will be, in fact, so sappy it ought to wipe its nose with a pancake. In fact, it may well be the sappiest post ever made on MFC. You have been warned. -------------------- And then, suddenly, it was time. The lights come up, and there`s Martin right in front of me. He`s shockingly attractive up close, might I add. There`s the band, in behind their instruments - right in front of me. They`re real! This is real. Saranayde made her appearance out of her balloon. And then in a heartbeat, Mika was there in front of me, hitting that glorious opening note of Relax. It was such a rush. There are no fscking words. For the past year, my life has revolved around this man. Yeah, there`s all the work and family and pets and hobbies that take place in real life - but for the past year, this man from halfway around the world has played a major role in my life. His music is like a balm when I`m stressed - or any other emotion, for that matter. I spend hours on here, studying his photos, reveling in pictures and videos, and rejoicing in new songs. And there he was, not two feet in front of me. I had to keep telling myself over and over that he was real, that this was real. He is, of course, far more beautiful than any pictures or videos would indicate - and that voice! What a treasure. I was thinking how damn lucky we are - even those who haven`t seen him live as of yet. Of all the millennia in human history, and this beautiful gift of a man is ours - ours! Our lifetimes intersect with his. And he was there, right on stage in front of me. Living, breathing...singing. Ohhhh, singing. When he first appeared, there was just this overwhelming urge to just pull him close. You see fans reaching toward the stage, despite the huge gap - now I know why. There`s just this overwhelming urge to just grab him, pull him in, to just absorb every iota of what he has to offer. I saw it in Taylor`s (lollipopgirl83)`s eyes - I would bet she felt it, too. When he announced Big Girl, he did the usual `Are there any big girls in the house tonight` intro, but then he added `How about other girls with the soul of a big girl` - never heard that before. Very cute. His keyboard was basically right in front of me. Crowd was singing along, made him do that amazing little smile and giggle. I hope that it never, ever, gets old for him. During Any Other World, the purple stage lights were on his hair...beautiful. Those lucky lucky lights, that they should be so fortunate as to dance across the curls of this magnificent creature. Holy Johnny was so great live. Sang every word at the top of my lungs - if he were to glance my way, I was going to make damn sure he knew that I was one of Those Fans - y`know, the ones that dance along the border of stalker-ism. Same with How Much Do You Love Me. That song is mind-blowing live. MFCers were singing every word - he gave our row a lot of eye contact during that song, and a lot of million-kilowatt smiles. I can`t explain the rush of emotion during this gig. It was like it all built up inside me to the point where I felt I was just going to pop. Like the shere mass of his fabulousness was going to cause the venue to burst open, sending his wonder-ness washing over the world like a technicolour blanket. It was a ridiculous experience - like some no-man`s land between screaming with euphoria and bawling my eyes out. And its funny that I mostly manage to keep up this facade of being a got-it-together twentysomething with my own 9-5, a mortgage, and a couple dogs. But once I stepped in that venue and he stepped on stage, all bets were off. Was it healthy - likely, not so much. But, I couldn`t possibly give a flying fsck - it was pure, incomprehensible euphoria. When I was turning seven, I was having a birthday party at Chuck E Cheeses (a giant indoor playground that serves pizza and cake, for those who may not know). I distinctly remember being so excited the night before, I was turning somersaults from one end of my bed to the other, thinking of how extraordinary it was going to be. That is how I felt tonight, standing (bouncing, maybe) there watching him perform. That same, ridiculously happy feeling. Mika made me seven years old again, and I love every second of it. We got treated to an extra-extended version of Stuck in the Middle - he returned to his keyboard after the sing-along bit, and his mic cord fell out. In a flash, a stage hand was there to replace it, but not before Mika could shrug adorably and motion for us to keep singing. Happy Ending was out of this world. Always been my favourite live song, but there are just no words. Mika virgins - they are not lying when they say that no YouTube video or DVD can compare. Its amazing. His voice is like what you would get if you took a pure mountain spring and tossed it in a blender with a songbirds melody, a shooting star and a late summer thunderstorm. Who the fsck were these record execs who told him to change - I assume they lack ears. Love Today was way beyond my expectations. Started with the faux snow, and Mika with an umbrella. Gray Skelly comes over and Mika jumps, as though hes scared. Realizes Gray Skelly is protecting him from the faux snow, and gives him a hug. That moved me to tears. Ridiculous, yeah I know. But, I cry over long distance commercials on TV, so this is a step up. Then he starts into Love Today, and - wow. I may have been mentally willing him to take off his shirt, which he certainly did. The boy is a freaking Adonis. Seriously. Ive said it before, and will say it again - we shall commission a sculptor to make a life-sized sculpture of Mika. We will keep it in Freddiesdoubles front yard, and we will make annual pilgrimages to bow down before it. Loved Grace Kelly. Had a Moment. The very first time I heard of Mika was when Grace Kelly came on in a movie theatre as I was waiting to see Spiderman 3. And the Wiltern, being theatre-like, took me back to that moment. It was brilliant. Lollipop was amazing. The balloons and the confetti cannon and Mika dressed as a wolf (an unzipped wolf, may I add, which nearly fell off during the song). It was just bliss. I was staring at the roof watching all the confetti fall, feeling the people around me - amazing. All too soon it was over. Grabbed a handful of confetti and stuffed it in my purse. Then began the quest to meet Mika... LOVE THIS! MAY BE THE BEST I'VE EVER READ--BUNCHES OF VALENTINES . . . http://www.alteredpages.com/ap394.jpg + http://www.theteahousetimes.com/images/Victorian%20Valentines.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonjourMika1990 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I've only read a little bit of Mana's, but of course I love it:mf_lustslow: It's bittersweet for me, but I'm happy that you got your book signed...and now he wants a hard covered lol:roftl: I knew it... *SIGH* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hee hee!! Yeah, it was really cute. He was talking to us and then he looked at me and did that "Whoosh" with his hands while he said, "Stop with the pics." Just like in that black and white video where he ends the interview. I got so tickled and said, "Great, I stopped taking the pictures when you started doing something cute." Then, he did his adorable laugh and hugged me. Oh, and Mika started interviewing me. When I realized he was interviewing/ talking to me and I was talking to him in a normal matter, it hit me that I was actually having a normal, everyday conversation with the man. LOL At one point, I said, "When did this become an interview?" And Andy cracked up. I said, "Shouldn't I be asking the questions?" LMAO!! BTW- I just have to say that Perez is adorable. While I was talking to Mika, he came in the room and apologized for interrupting but he had to go. Mika told him/us that he was going to be on the Tonight show this week and then Perez left the room. On his way out, he pointed at me and started singing, "DOo dah dah dee da de doo. Da Dadee dadee do." Awe, he's a sweetie. I've heard differently, but, he was really nice to us. :shocked: *is sooooo jealous* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartmika Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 awww perez = adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonita Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 wow. unbelievable. I'm turning green (but not mean!) He's met fans everywhere EXCEPT Chicago! He must come back here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlottechristy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Well, I did get a pic with him. (ahem...where were your 'powers' in Glasgow? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Absolutely love your pics Charlotte! Perez does look adorable. It's Mika that's going to be on the Tonight Show? Do we know when? From Flickr: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Whoa, whoa - what? VIP section sounds great and all, but I didn't realize it came with access to his zipper! And yes, I'm up again. A quick visit with the MFC, then off to the airport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlottechristy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yes, imagine my surprise. Naw, he was just tugging at his shirt and belt Whoa, whoa - what? VIP section sounds great and all, but I didn't realize it came with access to his zipper! And yes, I'm up again. A quick visit with the MFC, then off to the airport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yes, imagine my surprise. Naw, he was just tugging at his shirt and belt LOL it totally looks like he's about to take it off for y'all. That's a great photo. You must have had an awesome time! Your pictures made me smile. Have you slept yet? I hope you're not stuck going to work today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wendi Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 So I touched his hand (!) and promised to get him a hard cover copy. At that point, he could have asked for my first through third born and all appendages below my knees, and I would have been more than happy to oblige. -Mana What a fantastic report - I cried, laughed and the hairs on the back of my neck were standing on end at points!!!! The piece above made me laugh out loud - and I scared my dogs! :roftl: You deserve the bestest post of gig-report ever!!! I agree 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!! Charlotte - your pictures are amazing - and the one with you and Mika is adorable!!!! Our VIP Oldling!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violet_sky Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 And then his stretch SUV limo thing pulled up, and out he came. He had to have been freshly showered. He was radiant. No posed pictures, but candids were okay, and he would sign things. That smile. There's nothing like it. Mika's whole quote about not meeting your idols is complete bullsh*t when he's the idol in question. He was very friendly, and listened to everyone who came up to him. Vanessa (findingmywords) was in front of me, and he recongnized her from the front row - aww! -Mana I'm glad to read that you had such a fantastic night Thanks for the detailed Mika defloration report , I can totally relate to it the way you described your experience I hope you'll have as much fun in SF again In the meantime: can anybody fill me in on the not meeting your idols quote, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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