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Happiest of Birthdays to MIKA!!! Much love to you, hope you get your heart's desire!

I am so LOVING this SONG!!!! When he screams "Better"----oh. my. I just am a puddle. It makes me think we've only scratched the surface of Mika wonderfulness. I'd love to hear him sing a little harder a little more often. Not all the time because I wouldn't be able to function then. can't stop listening to this song!!!!! WELL DONE MIKA!

Hey...I just got to see the FABULOUS video of Mika at the Australian Idol finale....WONDERFUL!!!! I'm curious, were any of the people up front from the MFC??? Hope so!

Love how he turns rain to snow....

Glad you all are liking it. Glad you tweeted about it too. I put a link on Mikasounds under his message about the concert he's to sing with them in. Hope he does see them sometime, because he will LOVE it. I think the guy in the choir who sings lead is very cute!

Never thought about the intro for RAIN, but you are right, it would be awesome!!

I wish I could email Mika and send him things I know he'd like. I wouldn't abuse the privledge, honest!!! Anyway....if there IS anyone here who can show Meeks something, pass this on to him. He'd adore this group. I find them fascinating!! You have to turn up the sound at first, it starts very quietly.

MIKA!!!! Oh no... I've been praying for you to have a safe and happy tour...obviously not hard enough though!!! Will continue and will enlist my kids now....God always hears children's prayers. xoxoxo Feel better soon.

Ummm....Excuse me, but I'm not a "shrieking tween". I'm a shrieking forty something!!! AND, furthermore, I see a fair amount of people my age at the concerts. I am SURE I'm not the only one who had to convince her teenager to go with her!

And I should include this.... This is my absolute favorite museum in the whole world. The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The artists here are "outsiders" to the art world. People who have mental illness or disability, people who are obsessed on doing their art to the exclusion of all else. People who have never heard of art school 'rules' but rather march to their own drummer in creating what they do. And it's fantastic. http://www.avam.org/ from the website: What is visionary art? Like love, you know it when you see it. But here's the longer definition, straight out of our Mission Statement: "Visionary art as defined for the purposes of the American Visionary Art Museum refers to art produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training, whose works arise from an innate personal vision that revels foremost in the creative act itself." In short, visionary art begins by listening to the inner voices of the soul, and often may not even be thought of as 'art' by its creator.

I found another website that shows Janice Lowry's other artwork (other than her art journals). Love her other work too! http://www.janicelowry.com/

I saw this today in Smithsonian Magazine. I do my own little artwork, collage, scrapbooking and what not. I LOVE what this woman did because it included art in her everyday life and her everyday life in her art. Now it's preserved in the Smithsonian! Very inspiring. I think Mika would like this too. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Object-at-Hand-Drawn-From-Life.html

My kids (all four of them, ages 19, 16, 8 and 7) like Mika. The oldest two have been to Mika concerts. The younger two love hiim as much as I do and the older ones aren't far behind. (Although it's "creepy" for my 16 yr old and I to like the same artist, according to her....but she loved the concert on the 18th and can no longer deny the fabulosity!) My sister, said she likes his music (she's 54). My ex MIL said she liked him after seeing him on the Ellen show. My whole family, and everyone I know has heard how wonderful he is and how kind he is.... My husband is the only one who's a stickler. He's jealous of the Mika-happiness I experience. I really can't blame him too much. It is kind of extreme. But I try to spread the Mika gospel everywhere.

Quote: To be quite honest I was really blown away by his people skills, his showman skills and to have a whole package like that, with the talent is really quite incredible. There is something very alluring about him live. He knows how to inspire masses, has that brainwashing-indoctrinating ability. Good thing he wants to get people to sing along to some feel good songs instead of throw themselves off bridges or meet jesus at a spaceship or blow themselves up in jihad missions. I think he could do it. You have this guy pegged just right. I can see that this guy is really good at being alluring. Isn't that just a very rare quality to have? ******************************************************* I ENTIRELY agree with that statement above. What ever "it" is, Meeks has got it in spades. now for my quotes: "THAT was FANTASTIC. I want to see him again!!!!" ---my daughter's friend Monica after the 10/18 show "He was pretty awesome, I admit it." ---my daughter Grace "Thank you for bringing me and introducing me to the whole Mika spirit thing."--my friend Tracy "His videos are SO cool!" my son Paul (8) and Daughter Mary (7) "I'm sick of hearing about Mika."--My husband (who is a little jealous!) "I saw Mika on the ELLEN show. I liked his music, he's cute!" ---My ex Mother in Law.

Thought the performance was good!!! LOVED that Muppet dress SO cool!!! Glad Meeks is getting on more tv. I'm writing Craig Ferguson, I'd love to see him on Craig!

Personally I adore all the theatrics. I think artists that take the time to do that stuff really care about giving their all to the fans. They want to entertain you! I am busting buttons proud of Mika. He is getting better and better all the time. AND as Caz said, I'm over the moon that I was there to watch right from the very beginning!!!!

Oh ALICE---you got to see him this go round? I'm SO glad. I was worried when I didn't see you in Philly! So glad you got to speak to him as well!!!

I'm sure I will have this (it has happened to me before as this was my third concert), but for now I'm still on a Mika high. I wake up with a song in my head and I feel light and very happy having seen him perform. I feel over the moon that I got to speak to him again and that he remembered my little gift to him from two years ago. Maybe he was just being kind by saying he remembered, but then I'd be happy that he was just so kind! What I find very difficult is not having anyone around me (IRL) that understands this feeling I have. The people I took with me to the concert...they loved it (how could anyone not love it?!) but they don't have this feeling that I do. I watched his interviews on You Tube today and was blown away. Why and how does this man make me feel like he does? If I could bottle the feeling in my heart I'd be the most successful therapist ever---no one would ever have to take anti depressants again! I'm 43 years old for Pete's sake, way past any kind of teenage obsession. Why does he inspire so much joy in me? I find myself spouting off about him to people I know online....people in my life, and I seem like some kind of nutcase, almost like I'd fallen into some kind of cult. He is just so delightful. His music makes my world a better place. He makes the world a better place. I know the Mikapression is coming. But for now I'm still *UP* from Sunday night's experience. Robertina has a point too. When I read that Mika might be coming back "this fall" (which I believe is, logistically, nearly impossible) I was a little worried, becaus I KNOW i'd want to go again, and my husband and children would think I've gone off the deep end. But in the end, perhaps, the best way to deal with it is to just remember the joy we felt when we saw him, let his music make us happy and to "let go" a little. Good things flow in and out and we can't always be so intensely happy---no one person could do that for anyone, not even Mika. So feel what you feel and let it go....the happiness and the bit of sadness as well. xo

I also feel he's grown tremendously and I am SO friggin' proud of him. I feel like he's part of my family or something and he's done so well...."look at him--that's MY boy!" kind of thing. He is getting more and more polished. I have seen MANY concerts with some of them being of the greats....Prince (in his heyday), The Who performing Quadrophenia, Queen 2x, and the immortal Paul McCartney among others. Freddie was the greatest showman I've ever seen up until Oct. 18th, 2009. And you have to understand, I ADORE Freddie. But MIKA is just as good and has that same star quality and it's getting brighter and better each time I see him. I have to say this too....I've NEVER seen a crowd react the way they did in Philly the other night. It was like a sing a long! I can't imagine what it must feel like to be Mika and have such a strong reaction to your songs like that....to have people know every word of every song, when your last CD just came out just a month ago. It was pure delight and joy. Speaking of that....I've been on a buzz ever since the concert on Sunday. He does something to me when I see him, that just makes my heart so glad. I can't tell you what it is, because it's more than just enjoying good music, it's more than some romantic fantasy. I am attracted to him because he's handsome and talented and sweet as the day is long, yes. But it isn't even that. It's something about HIM, his music, his art, who he IS---it's like he puts off this vibe and it just resonates with me. Makes me feel dynamic, and happy to be alive. What ever "it" is---He has it in spades. God love him.

Does anyone notice that he's come a LONG way as a performer? When I first saw him in June of 2007 his dancing was a little stiff.... The music was ALWAYS great, but now he seems so relaxed and comfortable. Anyone else notice this? I think it's great fun to watch him grow and evolve!

HOLY COW....those videos are flippin' awesome!!! Thank You SOOOO much cityjet!!!! The crowd was so into it....they were on a MIKA high for sure. It was fantastic to be in that Mika-love energy.

I wish I'd known! I love MFC members!!!!!! *smacks forehead* I should have been more organized about it and made plans to meet MFC'ers . I usually just find them! Next time I'll know better. Mika just makes so many people HAPPY. I'd love to know how to bottle that feeling he makes me feel. He is such a delight!

Thanks Deb!!!! You should come to Philly! And yes...if he comes to DC I'm there too! Alice, were you there last night? I looked for you!!!

I forgot to say---when I was speaking to Mika and gave him the bracelet I told him I like making things out of ordinary objects---the bracelet was made from safety pins---I told him I gave him a scrapbook made from paper bags a few years ago, and he said "I remember that!!!" That was cool. I can't believe people would refuse to be a big girl. I actually talked to one of those refusniks and asked her "WHY did you say NO?" She said because she didn't want to leave her friend and they only needed one more big girl. Ummmm....WHAT? I didn't see anyone I knew from the MFC---somehow I missed KJoshi and Jack. Next time we'll have to organize better!!! I also met a nice guy whose name is Sebastian, he came from NYC and had seen Mika coming out of the David Letterman show. He said he'd join here...hope he does! He's as big a fan as I am! One thing more....I had bariatric surgery and lost 70 lbs since May. Mrs. P would probably say I am too small to be a big girl now, which is the ONLY sad thing about losing 70 lbs. And add me to the "Mika marriage troubles" list....if he comes again w/in the next six months, I'm sure my husband will not be amused when I want to go. He's slightly jealous!!! As much as I'd like to see Meeks again *tomorrow* I think I need to decompress....there's only so much joy I can take. LOL! I'd be ready to see him in the SPRING---when it's a little warmer out! But last night was warmer than the last time he was here in Jan. 2008.

I saw you there last night. Loved your mask. Mika is so kind, he is amazing. I've met him three times now and each time he was just amazing. My pics from the concert are on facebook, here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2021232&id=1490330934&l=681cc2b219 I gave him the bracelet I made, and he seemed pleased. I also told him I was praying for him to have a safe and happy tour. He told me, "I really appreciate that." He's just a darling. And each show gets better and better. I must say I was VERY impressed by the crowd in Philly. It was like a huge sing a long---everyone was singing everything.