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Maybe. Or maybe not Lovely. How did you make it? It really is amazing! And I'm so glad you had such a brilliant time. I loved it, that in Munich all the crowd knew all the words to nearly everything. VERY TRUE Maybe we could try to be a little more friendly here?

And mellody? I didn't realise you were in the choir even though I knew you were over here for the dates.

I'm following this because I feel cheated at not being there. I did have a good time at the M.E.N. Arena but now you're saying he won't have UK dates for a very long time, it's very sad. Still it looks as if most of you had a great time. Well done to the PD choir. I'm really surprised that there were only 7 of you. I thought they'd do shift because of the numbers from Glasgow. I hope there weren't too many who missed out. Vicky, you were soooo lucky. If the e-mail hadn't come in time, you might have been in the air to the wrong city! So glad you had the chance to be on stage. From the first vids I watched I thought there were only 4 of you. You too, Liz; I wonder how many of us have done the big-girl/choir double act? I was delighted when I saw the smiling faces in the front row in Munich, but it was even better when I looked further back and saw everyone was smiling or singing or both :-) Brilliant! Well done you, I'm so glad you went, delighted that you enjoyed the show, really pleased to hear that you had a chance to talk to Mika and relieved that you coped with the problem of getting home and arrived back safely

Ah, the old band . . . I feel mean by saying it, as the new guys were kind, friendly and helpful, but they aren't the old familiar faces

I hope you get your bag back. Have a great time everyone. Sing up!

I feel really sorry for the fans who were looking forward to this gig, especially the ones who have forked out for travel and accommodation and for those who can't travel to see him anywhere else. However I really feel for Mika. I absolutely believe that he has laryngitis. When he sang with us before the Munich gig he hurt his throat and was holding it as we've seen him do before. I almost asked if he'd warmed his voice up properly as he seemed to bounce in to the room and start from cold. But it seemed to be his business, not mine and I didn't want to seem as if I was mothering him - his own mother was there after all! If, running alongside his health problems, there are issues to do with the ticket sales, then I'm both sorry and amazed. These gigs have been at smaller venues anyway. Is it that he's been off the scene for so long? My son said he wouldn't have known he was back and with a new album if it hadn't been for me putting it on in the car. Plus, of course, the recession. It seems an obvious and easy cut back for people who are feeling the pinch. What a mess. Let's hope he recovers quickly

no sign or mention of any download other than the music.

It's only cold and frosty - no snow down here - and it will not be like you're having in Germany.

The forecast is for total grimness on Friday: very wet and very windy. Yuck yuck

Public or unlisted? Don't expect prompt from TM. We heard the day before we flew. I imagine there will be a huge number for the UK dates. They let 10 of us do it in Munich even on a tiny stage, but there must be a limit, even if it's just the costumes.

Lovely voice, Rose I'm so glad I did it for Munich and I'm so jealous that I won't be there to see you all in Manchester.

1. A: district 2. B: rank 3. A: square 4. C: landmark 5. A: prevent 6. A: rather I think I'd struggle if these were in French

If I could go, I'd have bought them already. I hate it that I'll only be 5 miles or so away but I just can't go.

Oh gosh, that takes me back! I used to have a snatch of this as my text alert but my Samsung makes me use their rubbish sounds.

Mm? I don't think I did. Will check.

'like' We're sad aren't we?

Is that the general consensus; that he's working France and the USA?

I bought TOOL as the deluxe download; I've no idea whether it counted towards sales; I don't see why it shouldn't. Anyway I realised I wanted the lyrics so I treated myself to an unnecessary real CD and was disappointed that there are only words to a some of the songs in the booklet. And I was thinking about the tour - no support band, no confetti, smaller venues. Is it because people aren't going to gigs in the recession or that they aren't going to Mika gigs? My son says that he wouldn't have known there was a new album if I hadn't played it in the car, and 3 UK dates isn't really a tour. . . So, maybe he isn't so popular here in the UK. We love him because we're used to him, but I guess he's not like the run-of-the-mill pop stars. He doesn't seem to be getting new fans.

No queues - that can be his next kindness to us - and absolutely no festivals for me

Celebrate was playing on the 'juke box' at the Rovers in Corrie (Coronation street) just now. If I hadn't known it so well, I mightn't have recognised it. Happy Ending was also behind something on an obscure channel at the weekend; those 3 piano notes are very distinctive.

Welcome

It was a blast wasn't it?

Thanks The official line was, 'it was nice while it lasted' as far as travelling to see Mika was concerned. And he'd been away for so long. . . . But my son and his family are over in Munich for a few years and it was a small venue, so I decided I'd go. And it really was absolutely brilliant He's coming to Manchester in December on a night I'm already committed to something else, so I'll wait and hope for a date next year.

That's brilliant

Brilliant, Sabine. I don't even remember posing for these. Nice to meet you