Tia Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 That was an amazing report Deb:biggrin2: It was great meeting you. I think wot made the gig so special was how relaxed it was and that everyone was getting up and having a chat! I met more mfcers here than at any other and sadly there where a few i missed!! We should have made badges or something:roftl: and sorry again i stepped on your toe:teehee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Aw I am sorry I am not on your list Deb , I did see you briefly in the foyer before and knew instantly who you were but didn't get around to saying hi . Next time I will! I found the whole thing a bit overwhelming at times...so many people I recognised but didn't 'know'...quite a challenge when you are on the shy and hesitant side . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Aw I am sorry I am not on your list Deb , I did see you briefly in the foyer before and knew instantly who you were but didn't get around to saying hi . Next time I will! I found the whole thing a bit overwhelming at times...so many people I recognised but didn't 'know'...quite a challenge when you are on the shy and hesitant side . I never spoke to you either There was just too many people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Aw I am sorry I am not on your list Deb , I did see you briefly in the foyer before and knew instantly who you were but didn't get around to saying hi . Next time I will! I found the whole thing a bit overwhelming at times...so many people I recognised but didn't 'know'...quite a challenge when you are on the shy and hesitant side . i saw a few ppl i thought i knew but wasnt sure enough to say hi, i also walked up to someone and said r u from the mfc and she said no can anyone remember who the LOVELY lady next to me was? she was sat on here own between me and blue eyes. She did say but iv 4gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 i saw a few ppl i thought i knew but wasnt sure enough to say hi, i also walked up to someone and said r u from the mfc and she said no can anyone remember who the LOVELY lady next to me was? she was sat on here own between me and blue eyes. She did say but iv 4gotten. Awww you have changed your avvie....thats sooo cute My problem is i recognise many people off the mfc BUT i cant put forum names to faces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I never spoke to you either There was just too many people Likewise! Ewokwicket and I only arrived lateish in the foyer, there were SO many people, and there just wasn't time to work out who was who, so I just picked out a few 'obvious' faces (well obvious to me!) and did what I could.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiobi Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 My videos: Blue Eyes Toy Boy Good Gone Girl Big Girl Happy Ending Lollipop Gig Intro Stuck in the Middle Lonely Alcoholic Intro Lollipop Rain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIADmo395Ag Relax http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afPqgqqc7Fw Stage Invasion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4-r2mpFoUw M&G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj-jZF6XAGw M&G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528_UfX1KEo M&G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttE7O6PF2Qk You might see diferences in the quality of the videos, because they were shooted with two diferents cameras. And some videos have some stoped frames because I was taking a picture in the same time I was filming. Lils! I'll definitely watch all these when I can:wub2: Loved the M&G ones! At the last one... I can't help to point out... At 1:26 he says he remembers me:teehee: I don't even care if it's true or not really... It was just great to get to chat to him for a bit:biggrin2: And that "maybe, when the new album comes out" Such an automatic answer! You are forgiven :huglove - I couldn't remember everyone - I didn't even try to list them :naughty :blink Not sure if that is a good thing or not I caught the sun when I was in Suffolk - it was very hot and I was in areas without shade. I'm usually much paler :blush-anim-cl Hehehe:roftl: It's good, it's good! Well I think getting some sun did fit you well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PViWShCy1kQ :wink2 Thanks Dani, lovely vid! The reaction to Marianne's Mini Mika is hilarious! Btw, I liked your report Debs! And such a huge ammount of people, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 My videos: Blue Eyes Toy Boy Good Gone Girl Big Girl Happy Ending Lollipop Gig Intro Stuck in the Middle Lonely Alcoholic Intro Lollipop Rain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIADmo395Ag Relax http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afPqgqqc7Fw Stage Invasion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4-r2mpFoUw M&G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj-jZF6XAGw M&G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528_UfX1KEo M&G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttE7O6PF2Qk You might see diferences in the quality of the videos, because they were shooted with two diferents cameras. And some videos have some stoped frames because I was taking a picture in the same time I was filming. You have no idea how much I love you right now! You have the bit of the video, after FD gave the Aussie petition, where he says hi to me, and his face lit up. He's never greeted me like that before, and I botched it up when I was videoing it! But you got it, and I'm SO grateful, got it on my favourites now:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liliana Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Lils!I'll definitely watch all these when I can:wub2: Loved the M&G ones! I know! I have too much videos! You have no idea how much I love you right now!You have the bit of the video, after FD gave the Aussie petition, where he says hi to me, and his face lit up. He's never greeted me like that before, and I botched it up when I was videoing it! But you got it, and I'm SO grateful, got it on my favourites now:thumb_yello: You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PViWShCy1kQ Oh my God! (Like Mika said.) It seemed to last longer than it did. Ahem, damn paparazzis. I didn't remember what he said exactly. This helps enourmously! Thank you for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 First of all, let me say up front, that this was one amazing evening! Not only did I get to hear Over My Shoulder LIVE for the first time ever, I also heard Relax acoustic AND, unbelievably, Lonely Alcoholic! I was beside myself. I really really enjoyed the show, and had an absolutely awesome night in every way. HOWEVER, other than mentioning the fact that he was on stage performing, the rest of my report is actually relatively Mika-free. First of all, I did NOT get any of the much-ballyhooed "eye contact." In fact, because of where we sat, on the end of the front row, I didn't see much of Mika's face at all -- mostly saw the back of his beautiful head as he sat at the piano. .................................................. Aw thank you sooo much Deb for yr lovely report! I'm sorry you didn't have a great view from where you were sitting, but I'm glad you enjoyed the gig so much! It must have been awesome indeed! And I'm totally with you in what you say about MFC! In Milan I had the time of my life, and it wouldn't have been the same without all MCFers who were there! Can't wait for next tour! Oh and thanks for telling about Helen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miro Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 liliana, your pics are amazing! Love the lights here A flying flower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liliana Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 liliana, your pics are amazing! A flying flower Thanks! Did you see the videos too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 First of all, let me say up front, that this was one amazing evening! Not only did I get to hear Over My Shoulder LIVE for the first time ever, I also heard Relax acoustic AND, unbelievably, Lonely Alcoholic! I was beside myself. I really really enjoyed the show, and had an absolutely awesome night in every way. HOWEVER, other than mentioning the fact that he was on stage performing, the rest of my report is actually relatively Mika-free. First of all, I did NOT get any of the much-ballyhooed "eye contact." In fact, because of where we sat, on the end of the front row, I didn't see much of Mika's face at all -- mostly saw the back of his beautiful head as he sat at the piano. I didn't get any photos or videos, because I didn't bring my camera. Which, again, given our position, is just as well. I would have had a lot of photos of brown curls and a peachy-pink colored jacket. And some amazing sparkly blue shoes! (I really did L-O-V-E those shoes -- they were incredible!) I didn't get to speak to him after the show, nor shake his hand, nor even give him the small gift I had brought. Nope, no Mika face time for me. But then, how, you might wonder, did I manage to have such an amazing evening? The answer is quite simple -- the MFC. From the moment I arrived at Sadler's Wells, I began meeting MFCers who I had previously only known as names on a computer screen. It began when I spotted Blue Eyes (the original, Jules!) and her hubby JesterKevin over at a table. I marched right over and introduced myself, and we spent a delightful while chatting and struggling to get my Mika rosette pinned onto my bag. Thanks, Kev, for eventually coming through! And thanks, Jules, for the small badge! You're both so lovely! After that it was a whirlwind of MFC faces -- mostly new, but some familiar faces I hadn't seen for a year or two! And I got to meet the amazing Helen @ sandbag! In the flesh! She was just as lovely in person as she's been to deal with via email -- seriously, the woman has just been fantastic. I roamed around the lobby before the show, randomly introducing myself like it was one big cocktail party. It was wonderful to get even just a few minutes with so many of you! In all, I counted that I spoke to about 60 of the 92 MFCers who were there! Can you imagine? I met everyone from some of the longest-timers like Tia and Kata to some of the newest like childishlady! And everyone was so wonderful and charming -- I was so thrilled to have the chance to say hello, bonjour, and ciao! to so many of you from all over the world! Once we finally took our seats at the venue, I turned around and looked behind me, and down to the other end of the row, and all I could see were familiar MFC faces (well, plus those of Imogen Heap and much of Mika's family as well ;-) and I thought, Wow. Just freakin' wow. It made me realize, as I said to Danika when she was interviewing FD and me for Ingie's documentary, the MFC has become about so much more than JUST Mika. Obviously, he's the main event, the light at the end of all tunnels (or Chunnels, as the case may be), but it's so fabulous to meet people from all over who share this "thing" of ours! What a special group to belong to! Ooh, it gives me the warm fuzzies. The concert itself has already been described in detail, plus by now you've seen the videos and pics, so I don't need to tell you that it was an incredible performance. Mika's voice was sheer perfection, the strings section was so unexpected and lovely, the shimmering silvery staging just magical. There wasn't a moment that I felt things were "off," not even when Mika made a few obvious flubs like when he attempted Any Other World -- the entire performance was spectacular and I'm running out of superlative adjectives but you get the idea. It was f**in' fantastic! Every now and then during the show, I would look to my right at Rose and Robi and Kata and see nothing but smiles and jumping and clapping, then I'd look to my left and see FD and Caz and bab and Christine and Mana and Sariflor and Aurelien and and and ... you get the idea -- the joint was jumping and if Mika didn't feel the MFC love bubbling up from under his feet then he just wasn't paying attention! I think this is the first of the four Mika gigs I've seen that I didn't feel went too fast -- it lasted exactly the right amount of time. That doesn't mean I wanted it to end -- of course not! But I didn't feel like it was hurried at all -- we just had this amazing, almost leisurely experience that we were able to sort of soak in for a while before having to go back out into the cold, harsh reality. After the show, there was a bit of confusion as to where Mika would be coming out, and by the time we got there queue was quite long. But it didn't matter to me -- it was enough for me to just watch him walk down the long line, smiling and signing and shaking hands, and seeing all the fans who'd never had the chance to talk to him before... that was even better for me than speaking to him myself... well, almost And all too soon he was gone, whisked off in his black car, leaving us in darkness once again. Reminds me of an old Monty Python line that went something like: "Your majesty is like a jam donut -- your arrival gives us pleasure and your departure only leaves us wanting more." Anyhow, I said goodbye to as many folks as I could and then went off to have a chat with some of my fellow mods -- the first time we'd all had the chance to spend some time together. I must say, I still like them all enormously! I know some of you laughed when I said I was ticking off names on my list, but I really did! And I SO want to give out a great big SHOUT HELLO to the following MFCers who I met (or re-met) on Monday evening -- you all made the evening such a memorable one for me! -Jennie- Abby agnieszka Aurelien Axie Dentelle babspanky Becky bettasan BexxY Big Girlie Blue Eyes CazGirl charlottechristy childishlady Christine clara85 daisylou DANI56 DarkLight FREDDIESDOUBLE Greyceli hjbsrbab@hbibby.orangehom hotdlp Humphrey jemmalee Jesterkevin joeee KamIva Kata kath Laurel Leator liliana lillibet lollipop_monkey Marie-Thérèse Mikafish mikas_gal07 Monie Naectegale Neiobi nikjass olga RAK1 robertina Sarahlou1973 sariflor Sasje shady Shaza! sienna silver sparkly1 suzie tauruslady Tia vickylovesmika violetsky vixenbbw allegra Dazzle Laura And for those of you I didn't meet... what happened? How did I miss you? Ewokwicket, Soaring Simpson -- you were pointed out to me but I never got the chance to actually say hello. And Titania, were you even there? I so would have loved to have met you! Oh well... next time! I'm sure we will all eventually meet! So yeah, seeing that Mika dude was a big thrill, but I have to say that equally as special to me is being able to say that I attended the biggest MFC get-together yet! And it was A-MAAAAA-ZING! I'm confused! I was sat beside you, and he came over to us quite a few times, I got eye contact a couple of times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kata Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I'm confused!I was sat beside you, and he came over to us quite a few times, I got eye contact a couple of times! I was even further out and I had a much better view than when I was front row/centre at Brixton This is frankly as good as it gets if you don't collect enough points for that living room gig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Haaa brilliant!!! Love the reaction when he sees Mini Mika "OMG It's ME!!" Yeah... Maybe I should have said: "Hey Mika, this is you in the future after I will have played some of my voodoo tricks on you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jennie- Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_6eqx6PXe0 My video from on stage Sorry the filming all goes to pot towards the end but it pretty much sums it all up I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miro Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Thanks! Did you see the videos too? Nope not yet but I will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 After the bit with greyceli when a girl wanted to take a pic standing beside him and he goes all NO NO NO The girl in the grey top right? I mentioned her in my report. She's actually a member here but is not a regular user. She knew who I was though which made me LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 By the way Debs - lovely report! Honoured to be on your list It was lovely meeting you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Aw I am sorry I am not on your list Deb , I did see you briefly in the foyer before and knew instantly who you were but didn't get around to saying hi . Next time I will! I found the whole thing a bit overwhelming at times...so many people I recognised but didn't 'know'...quite a challenge when you are on the shy and hesitant side . I am actually rather quiet myself, but I was determined not to miss this opportunity! When I was in Glasgow, I let the jetlag overwhelm me and I didn't meet as many as I might have -- I wanted to make up for it this time. Sorry we didn't meet, but hopefully there will be a "next time!" Btw, I liked your report Debs! And such a huge ammount of people, wow. I was so happy to meet you Carlota! I'm confused!I was sat beside you, and he came over to us quite a few times, I got eye contact a couple of times! I didn't say he never came over -- he did. But IMO he spent about 75 percent of the time with his back to us. And if you caught his eye, Rose, you're lucky -- I definitely didn't It didn't spoil the gig for me, not in the least! But that's how it was from my perspective. By the way Debs - lovely report! Honoured to be on your list It was lovely meeting you Likewise, Caz -- I was just as happy to meet an MFC legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Likewise, Caz -- I was just as happy to meet an MFC legend LEGEND lmfao!!! Surely I don't deserve such a compliment?! You're the mod, Debs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoli^^ Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 here are the group pictures and m&g. I can't show them here, dunno why:blink: you know how I HATE you Carlota ahaha,just kidding,you're such a lucky girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura* Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Yeah... Maybe I should have said: "Hey Mika, this is you in the future after I will have played some of my voodoo tricks on you." Don't you dare touch my boy with voodoo pins! :lightsabre: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liliana Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Deb, thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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