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FINE. But next time, no hairspray!!

Yea...hate to make it worse, but Mika's tour manager, Jerry, told us at the New York show yesterday that Mika is definitely doing Good Morning America on August 10th. I'm sorry!!

I took a few! I'll upload them soon!!

Check out ThatPinkSock's picture trail link on the bottom of her post...all the pics are in there. And I think I would have died if there was more pot. I could barely breathe with the amount that was there already!

Your screams are endearing. <3

Hehe. I love that. "Mika runs on Mika time." That's just amazing. The whole day was amazing. I need to recover from it, but I'm still on cloud 9.

sounds that way, doesn't it? the whole night sounded that way...

I *should* upload my pics, but I'm lazy and you guys have much better pictures than I do. I decided to relax and let other people take pictures, so I could focus on Mika.

Since I was with these two, I'll re-post my report here!! AMAZING SHOW! Ok, here we go. This is going to be a bit of an essay, and will be very similar to Lovetoday's and ThatPinkSock's reports since we went together. But, there are some differences, of course, and I'm sure everyone would love to read the details. The day started @ 8:30 for me, when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep because I was too excited over Mika. @ 10, Rachel (known here as ThatPinkSock) came over, and we got dressed and did make-up. The day began terribly, as we had a horrid experience with red hair spray. Let's just say I spent 3 hours scrubbing my bathroom door, and now it's still pink. My parents want to kill me. @ 11, a few more friends came over and we continued to get ready. @ 11:30, we got in my parent's van, and I drove us to pick up Jen (AKA Lovetoday) and we went to the train station. We live on Long Island, so it was about a 50 minute ride to Manhattan. We arrived in Manhattan @ Penn Station around 1 PM, and walked quickly to the Nokia Theatre. We arrived there, and were told to wait next to the building. We were first!!! So, the Nokia people set up barriers around us to make it clear where the line was, and our position as group #1 was solidified. We made friends with a security guard named Danny, and he gave us lots of inside information. We sat on the floor inside the barriers, and a few of our friends went to go grab some food (I stayed with ThatPinkSock and Lovetoday, because we refused to leave the line for a second...). After a little while, 2 other MFC-ers came and joined us. I apologize for not remembering their MFC names, so girls, when you read this, tell me who you are! Anyway, we sat on the line for a bit until our friends came back. Soon after, the sound engineer (if I am not mistaken?) Owen came out, and we chatted with him. He remembered ThatPinkSock from Borders! He told us that he and Luke had been reading the MFC forums the night before in the Apple store, and that Luke was getting a big head from all the flattery. He also told us that Mika was not yet there, and that Martin was there since that morning. We saw Sarah Barrilles, the opening act, go in, and she was so sweet and waved. We also saw Mikey go in, and he waved as well. We spoke to the head security guard, and he told us that there was only one entrance, so Mika would be coming in our entrance! Anyway, a lot of people stared at us as we were waiting and some asked who we were waiting for. We started to get angry and be shocked when people didn't know who Mika was! Hehe. After a while, a woman from MTV came by and asked us what we were waiting for. We explained the genius that is Mika to her, and she invited us to make a video diary blog thing for MTV's Total Request Live, which is pretty cool. We have her contact information, so that could be fun. FINALLY, I spotted the black Cadillac Escalade with Mika inside. He came out of the passenger seat, and walked to the door. He waved to us, but didn't stop to chat. He seemed to be in a rush. He was wearing a blue striped polo shirt and his hair was messy, but definitely curly. After, we spotted the famous Jerry, and called him over. He was sweet and took pictures of us, and told us to meet him after the show. Everything was looking good. Later, crews from ABC news were there and filmed us, which was fun. Look for Mika on abcnews.com at some point. We also saw Mrs. Penniman go inside (she waved to us also, probably because I was shouting "we love you Mrs. Penniman!!!") and Mika's cousins, aunts, and sister. Everyone was friendly and smiled and waved. A little while before the doors opened, 2 girls got picked to be Big Girls. I was soooooo insanely jealous. I hope they're MFC-ers!! I wasn't sure if they were. It was FINALLY time to go in (we waited from 1:30 until the 7:00 door opening...we're DIEHARD fans!), and we rushed down the flights of stairs (almost tripped and died) and to the front of the stage. I secured a spot in the front row, slightly left of center, in between Martin's microphone and center stage. Unfortunately, there was a barrier between the fans and stage, because apparently there have been some problems with fangirls grabbing Mika's legs (girls!! tsk tsk!). It was a great spot though, and my 6 other friends were also spread out in the first row, right against the barrier. Other MFC-ers had great spots as well, and I chatted with a bunch of you, though I apologize for my lack of name remembering. The crowd sucked a$$. Like the crowd was horrible (excluding the MFC-ers). I had the most obnoxious group of girls behind me...they kept pushing and saying rude things to me and my friends. Worse, when I turned around and asked them to please refrain from pushing me (I was really nice about it! I said, "I know you're getting pushed a lot, but could you try no not get pushed into me?" I didn't even blame them!), they just smirked at me and started laughing when I turned around! It was so rude, and they kept doing it during the opening act, but stopped during Mika's show. Also, the place REEKED of weed. I thought I was getting high from just standing there and breathing. I don't smoke anything, so my throat and nose are KILLING me from all that weed smoke. I'm drinking tea now, but it's not that helpful. It was OK though...we knew Mika would come and the world would be alright. The opening act was Sarah Barilles again, and she's really talented. We knew some of her song lyrics, and sang along. There were these two very, very drunk gay men behind two of my friends, and they shouted to Sarah a lot. It was highly entertaining, but ThatPinkSock and our other friend later told me they were wayy violated by those guys. Sarah was great though. There were break-dancers in between Sarah and Mika's sets. They were pretty good, but it was so random and I just wanted Mika and those *&^#*# girls to stop pushing me. FINALLY, @ 9:40, Mika came on. He started with Relax, as usual. He was wearing my FAVORITE shirt that he owns, and I freaked out. I love him in that white tuxedo shirt!! <3 He went on to sing Big Girl, and just had a really great set. I can't remember the order or songs, so maybe someone could upload a pic of the set list or type it out (please?!). It was an amazing show. Highlights included: Mika grinding with a Big Girl, Mika teasing his braces, Mika messing up the lyrics of Stuck In the Middle and laughing with Martin over it, Mika ripping off his shirt during Love Today and going crazy on the trashcan (OMG. I wanted to die), and of course, the finale, Lollipop...and Mika's delighted face when the confetti balloon exploded. He also looked right at me two times, and he looked at my poster and smiled! During Love Today, Mika threw his drumsticks into the audience, and he threw one which landed on my head. I think he tried to throw it to me but overshot a bit. The girl behind me ripped some of my hair out when she grabbed it off my head...very painful and sad. Also, my friend and I waved to Martin a bit, since we kind of knew him from Borders. He started laughing and smiled and nodded at us!!! Anyway...the show ended and we tried to find Jerry, but to no avail! We looked high and low...and everywhere basically. We spoke to Sarah B. for a bit though, and she was so nice and signed stuff for us and took a group picture with us. I congratulated her on her record (comes out July 3rd, I believe) and she was very appreciative. We then got kicked out of the theater since we didn't have VIP passes. It sucked and we were sad. We then went outside and waited around the exit. The security guy set up barriers, so we knew Mika was coming out of there...and we saw his SUV. So, we waited. And soon enough, there was Mika! He came to my friend Becca first, then to 2 of my other friends...then me! Ahhhh!! I gave him this horrible stuffed monkey Lovetoday and I purchased for him, and he LOVED it and hugged it and said it was like a "tamagotchi monkey" because it makes kissing noises. ThatPinkSock has a picture of him hugging it!!! Anyway, I can't remember our conversation too well...I was too overwhelmed. I think it went like this: Mika: Hello, what;s your name? Me: Jackie Mika: (signs poster)...with an IE? Me: (squeaks) Yes! Mika: (puts hand on my shoulder) Did you enjoy the show Jackie? Me: Oh yes! It was amazing. Thank you sooo much, really. Mika: (grins adorably) Alright then, goodbye! And then my life was fulfilled, because Mika hugged me. Yep. He hugged me. We then saw Jerry, and I said (jokingly), "Jerry, you didn't hook us up!" and he took me seriously and apologized. Then, one of my friends asked if he could get us in a group picture with Mika. Even though Mika was in a HUGE rush and basically just signing other people's things and moving on, Jerry said "Wait! Get a picture with these girls before you get in the car!" and Mika came and posed in front of us. I stroked Mika's hair because I couldn't resist and it was RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME. So, Mika probably thinks I'm some freak...which is a bit true. Jerry shook my hand and I introduced myself properly, and he apologized again which was so unnecessary because he was so great to us. He told us Mika is coming back to NY in September. We then ran back to Penn Station, even though our feet were tired from the hours of standing on line and in the concert. But, we needed to catch the 12:37 train for else we'd be stuck in the station until 1:45 or so...and my parents wouldn't have liked that. Then freaked out because we had seen and met Mika. And, to all those MFC-ers I met: Hey! I'm the one who was wearing the Take It Easy shirt. Remember me? It was a pleasure to meet you all!! All in all, it was great. Sorry this was soooooo long.

Ok, here we go. This is going to be a bit of an essay, and will be very similar to Lovetoday's and ThatPinkSock's reports since we went together. But, there are some differences, of course, and I'm sure everyone would love to read the details. The day started @ 8:30 for me, when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep because I was too excited over Mika. @ 10, Rachel (known here as ThatPinkSock) came over, and we got dressed and did make-up. The day began terribly, as we had a horrid experience with red hair spray. Let's just say I spent 3 hours scrubbing my bathroom door, and now it's still pink. My parents want to kill me. @ 11, a few more friends came over and we continued to get ready. @ 11:30, we got in my parent's van, and I drove us to pick up Jen (AKA Lovetoday) and we went to the train station. We live on Long Island, so it was about a 50 minute ride to Manhattan. We arrived in Manhattan @ Penn Station around 1 PM, and walked quickly to the Nokia Theatre. We arrived there, and were told to wait next to the building. We were first!!! So, the Nokia people set up barriers around us to make it clear where the line was, and our position as group #1 was solidified. We made friends with a security guard named Danny, and he gave us lots of inside information. We sat on the floor inside the barriers, and a few of our friends went to go grab some food (I stayed with ThatPinkSock and Lovetoday, because we refused to leave the line for a second...). After a little while, 2 other MFC-ers came and joined us. I apologize for not remembering their MFC names, so girls, when you read this, tell me who you are! Anyway, we sat on the line for a bit until our friends came back. Soon after, the sound engineer (if I am not mistaken?) Owen came out, and we chatted with him. He remembered ThatPinkSock from Borders! He told us that he and Luke had been reading the MFC forums the night before in the Apple store, and that Luke was getting a big head from all the flattery. He also told us that Mika was not yet there, and that Martin was there since that morning. We saw Sarah Barrilles, the opening act, go in, and she was so sweet and waved. We also saw Mikey go in, and he waved as well. We spoke to the head security guard, and he told us that there was only one entrance, so Mika would be coming in our entrance! Anyway, a lot of people stared at us as we were waiting and some asked who we were waiting for. We started to get angry and be shocked when people didn't know who Mika was! Hehe. After a while, a woman from MTV came by and asked us what we were waiting for. We explained the genius that is Mika to her, and she invited us to make a video diary blog thing for MTV's Total Request Live, which is pretty cool. We have her contact information, so that could be fun. FINALLY, I spotted the black Cadillac Escalade with Mika inside. He came out of the passenger seat, and walked to the door. He waved to us, but didn't stop to chat. He seemed to be in a rush. He was wearing a blue striped polo shirt and his hair was messy, but definitely curly. After, we spotted the famous Jerry, and called him over. He was sweet and took pictures of us, and told us to meet him after the show. Everything was looking good. Later, crews from ABC news were there and filmed us, which was fun. Look for Mika on abcnews.com at some point. We also saw Mrs. Penniman go inside (she waved to us also, probably because I was shouting "we love you Mrs. Penniman!!!") and Mika's cousins, aunts, and sister. Everyone was friendly and smiled and waved. A little while before the doors opened, 2 girls got picked to be Big Girls. I was soooooo insanely jealous. I hope they're MFC-ers!! I wasn't sure if they were. It was FINALLY time to go in (we waited from 1:30 until the 7:00 door opening...we're DIEHARD fans!), and we rushed down the flights of stairs (almost tripped and died) and to the front of the stage. I secured a spot in the front row, slightly left of center, in between Martin's microphone and center stage. Unfortunately, there was a barrier between the fans and stage, because apparently there have been some problems with fangirls grabbing Mika's legs (girls!! tsk tsk!). It was a great spot though, and my 6 other friends were also spread out in the first row, right against the barrier. Other MFC-ers had great spots as well, and I chatted with a bunch of you, though I apologize for my lack of name remembering. The crowd sucked a$$. Like the crowd was horrible (excluding the MFC-ers). I had the most obnoxious group of girls behind me...they kept pushing and saying rude things to me and my friends. Worse, when I turned around and asked them to please refrain from pushing me (I was really nice about it! I said, "I know you're getting pushed a lot, but could you try no not get pushed into me?" I didn't even blame them!), they just smirked at me and started laughing when I turned around! It was so rude, and they kept doing it during the opening act, but stopped during Mika's show. Also, the place REEKED of weed. I thought I was getting high from just standing there and breathing. I don't smoke anything, so my throat and nose are KILLING me from all that weed smoke. I'm drinking tea now, but it's not that helpful. It was OK though...we knew Mika would come and the world would be alright. The opening act was Sarah Barilles again, and she's really talented. We knew some of her song lyrics, and sang along. There were these two very, very drunk gay men behind two of my friends, and they shouted to Sarah a lot. It was highly entertaining, but ThatPinkSock and our other friend later told me they were wayy violated by those guys. Sarah was great though. There were break-dancers in between Sarah and Mika's sets. They were pretty good, but it was so random and I just wanted Mika and those *&^#*# girls to stop pushing me. FINALLY, @ 9:40, Mika came on. He started with Relax, as usual. He was wearing my FAVORITE shirt that he owns, and I freaked out. I love him in that white tuxedo shirt!! <3 He went on to sing Big Girl, and just had a really great set. I can't remember the order or songs, so maybe someone could upload a pic of the set list or type it out (please?!). It was an amazing show. Highlights included: Mika grinding with a Big Girl, Mika teasing his braces, Mika messing up the lyrics of Stuck In the Middle and laughing with Martin over it, Mika ripping off his shirt during Love Today and going crazy on the trashcan (OMG. I wanted to die), and of course, the finale, Lollipop...and Mika's delighted face when the confetti balloon exploded. He also looked right at me two times, and he looked at my poster and smiled! During Love Today, Mika threw his drumsticks into the audience, and he threw one which landed on my head. I think he tried to throw it to me but overshot a bit. The girl behind me ripped some of my hair out when she grabbed it off my head...very painful and sad. Also, my friend and I waved to Martin a bit, since we kind of knew him from Borders. He started laughing and smiled and nodded at us!!! Anyway...the show ended and we tried to find Jerry, but to no avail! We looked high and low...and everywhere basically. We spoke to Sarah B. for a bit though, and she was so nice and signed stuff for us and took a group picture with us. I congratulated her on her record (comes out July 3rd, I believe) and she was very appreciative. We then got kicked out of the theater since we didn't have VIP passes. It sucked and we were sad. We then went outside and waited around the exit. The security guy set up barriers, so we knew Mika was coming out of there...and we saw his SUV. So, we waited. And soon enough, there was Mika! He came to my friend Becca first, then to 2 of my other friends...then me! Ahhhh!! I gave him this horrible stuffed monkey Lovetoday and I purchased for him, and he LOVED it and hugged it and said it was like a "tamagotchi monkey" because it makes kissing noises. ThatPinkSock has a picture of him hugging it!!! Anyway, I can't remember our conversation too well...I was too overwhelmed. I think it went like this: Mika: Hello, what;s your name? Me: Jackie Mika: (signs poster)...with an IE? Me: (squeaks) Yes! Mika: (puts hand on my shoulder) Did you enjoy the show Jackie? Me: Oh yes! It was amazing. Thank you sooo much, really. Mika: (grins adorably) Alright then, goodbye! And then my life was fulfilled, because Mika hugged me. Yep. He hugged me. We then saw Jerry, and I said (jokingly), "Jerry, you didn't hook us up!" and he took me seriously and apologized. Then, one of my friends asked if he could get us in a group picture with Mika. Even though Mika was in a HUGE rush and basically just signing other people's things and moving on, Jerry said "Wait! Get a picture with these girls before you get in the car!" and Mika came and posed in front of us. I stroked Mika's hair because I couldn't resist and it was RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME. So, Mika probably thinks I'm some freak...which is a bit true. Jerry shook my hand and I introduced myself properly, and he apologized again which was so unnecessary because he was so great to us. He told us Mika is coming back to NY in September. We then ran back to Penn Station, even though our feet were tired from the hours of standing on line and in the concert. But, we needed to catch the 12:37 train for else we'd be stuck in the station until 1:45 or so...and my parents wouldn't have liked that. Then freaked out because we had seen and met Mika. And, to all those MFC-ers I met: Hey! I'm the one who was wearing the Take It Easy shirt. Remember me? It was a pleasure to meet you all!! All in all, it was great. Sorry this was soooooo long.

I'm going to start writing out my full report now...but it could take a while...let me just tell you it will be worth reading!!!

OMG! Today! <3 I'll see you all at the show. My outfit is final...look for the girl in the red and white...with the familiar phrase on her shirt (you'll know it when you see it!!). See you all on the line!

OK everyone, I'm going to go take a shower and finish packing my bag. I'm sleeping over @ my friend's house after the gig (so my parents don't know how late I'm getting back ), so I need to get ready for that as well. I'm going to try to come back on here @ 11ish, so I hope some people will still be on. If I don't come back because I'm too tired, here's the info you should keep in mind: *I'm Jackie (so shout that at me!) *I'm 17 and kinda a Big Girl (a beautiful one, of course!) so recognize me *I'll be wearing red and white with a familiar phrase on my shirt *my hair will either be its natural dirty blond or some shocking artificial color *I'll be with a group of 6 girls *look out for my MFC badge, Mika rosette, and black and white giant tote bag See you all on the line!! Possible speak to you all later!

Don't worry about bringing us down! I'm concerned for you. I'm so sorry about your family's reaction...it'll all be ok!

I'm sorry! It'll be OK!! And Kelly, I'm so excited to meet you tomorrow!

Haha! It's going to be INSANE.

I know. Arghh! I'm not ready yet! I need to breathe! Are you going with friends? I'll be with 6 other 16-17 year old crazed fans.

I finally decided on a (pretty large) black and white and grey Lesportsac bag. It has swirls on it! So look out for me and my big bag!

I'm 17. So we're cooking.

Ditto! Finkster, I'm sorry if you mentioned this already, but I'm having trouble keeping everything straight: if you don't mind me asking, how old are you, and will you be wearing something recognizable for us to see you in?

My mother is insisting on something with a zipper as well...BUT, it's Times Square! It's tourist central. It's well lit, there are police EVERYWHERE. I'm sure you'll be fine with your non-zip purse!

I concur! Hmm... we need to take lots of pictures on line too!

Ohmygosh! Yay! I wanted to bring my speakers, but my parents suck. But you'll have...so we're good!!!!

Mika fans are truly amazing. Like the people here are great, and I've made friends at other Mika gigs. I've only dealt with one person I disliked @ a Mika show...which is pretty amazing. We're all going to have soo much fun! :thumb_yello: With our Mika-sing-alongs, chubby bunny, trivia...more ideas, anyone?

It's a good idea! But I don't have marshmallows! I'll play though, if someone else brings! We can play Mika trivia....!!! And have sing-a-longs! Ok, I'm clearly a loser.