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Absolutley love Doris Day movies. We could tell you almost everything about her. He have her autograph to and she is sooooo nice.

Oh how cool!! You luckies!

 

Haven't seen the shows but know JP stars in it. Love 80's also. We love movies from the 1930's to today. There is one that we love that is a 1931 movie called Private Lives and it is so funny at some parts that my eyes are wet from laughing so hard.

 

 

 

Hope the play is a blast!

I haven't seen that one - I'll have to rent it, but I love old movies too. For a while, I was really into the Doris Day ones.

Ahh.. my sister used to love 21 Jump Street.

K- I have to say here... I LOVE Cary Grant!

we have a Jennifer A and a Jennifer B!

awesome!

 

i can't believe we even made it to see him, Natalie!

and that i was so star-struck by Mika i didn't notice Luke was standing next to me. >.<

I thought that was funny too - A and B

That is hilarious you didn't even notice Luke! It would ONLY happen with Mika LOL!

I know - I'm so glad we made it too... that was a close one!! Can you imagine if we missed him?! I would have been devastated! PHEW!!!

i know you guys have probly already talked this into the ground, and i know that my story isn't as awesome as alot of yours, but oh WOW this was the best concert i've EVER been to!!

 

he was INCREDIBLE!!!

i've become obsessed, it's becoming a problem.

the acoustic show was amazing! i'm so glad i got a chance to see this. i mean, if i wanted to hear his songs exactly how they are on the cd, i would just listen to the cd, you know?

 

AND and, waiting patiently behind the venue pays off!

i'm so glad he came out to say goodnight to those us that were waiting for him. he's even more beautiful in real life.

 

i didn't get a picture WITH him because there was too many people, but i got a couple of him signing autographs. for some reason i can't get them to work on my computer, but i'll figure it out and post them soon.

 

i love this man.

Hi Jennifer A! Welcome to the MFC. Your Mika obsession will fit in quite well here! I know - we are SOOOO super lucky to have a special show. I'm glad you got to see him come out the back too!

Sweet pics! Thanks for posting them Dani

I heard an audition on American Idol, where this kid sang this amazing song that I couldn't get out of my head. I searched for the original song on YouTube and it was this crazy Mika guy, singing Grace Kelly! I bought the CD within minutes, and I've been addicted to Mika ever since! I think I've listened to the CD at least 20 times since I got it 4 days ago!

 

I am so glad to be an "official" fan - everyone I know is already sick of me talking about Mika!!

 

Talk to you all soon!

Marisa

WELCOME Marisa!!! Yeah, everyone around me is sick of hearing about Mika too! Especially since I just got to see him live. Just wait until his next US tour! You'll be in heaven!

Thanks for posting this Deb!! It's great! I can't wait to find out what happens. He far and away deserves at least one award. I think the Brits are smart enough to know that... I hope!!!!!

I can imagine Mika doing plumbing...

 

 

Wise words... ..especially that he said it all without naming any of these manufactured acts ...

 

I can't help thinking that he is just too clever for a pop star... He already talks like a legend ....

LOL - I think Mika would have a breakdown if he found himself sporting a beer belly.

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Big boys you are beautiful! But that is so un-Mika!

how did you know the picture was mine?

 

i hope he likes it!

i really can't wait to see if they get his reaction on camera.

 

 

haha, don't worry, i did!

i took pictures last night before i did some of the decorations.

I KNOW he will love it!! How could he not? lol Oh I so hope they get it on camera too!

I think I read that the picture was yours in your letter...maybe? I can't remember now.

YAAAAAYY! It went to the Post Office today! Those postmen/women better take good care of it!

I have been checking it out and it looks really awesome, Hilary! You are a good artist! I think Mika will absolutely love it as a memento of this tour.

Thanks Sparkly1 for delivering it!

Hi! Welcome to the MFC!! How long have you liked Mika?

thanks Natalie!!!!

No no, thank YOU! lol

Did you get it? If not, I still have the link...

Hi! Sorry to raid your thread, but could I possibly, please get this pm'd to me also? I have been a fan for so long too and have managed to miss it! I would loooove it and be so grateful.

Thank you!

I'm missing everything on this thread!! LOL - I am subscribed but haven't gotten the emails... oh well... here goes:

YAY HILARY!!!!!!!!! You rock for creating such a wonderful book of Thank You's to give to Mika!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this idea and I really appreciate all your hard work!

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Mika Takes Audiences to the Candy Shop

 

By Colin Stack

The Wiltern, coined for its location on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, is not unlike several older Los Angeles theaters. True to art-deco form, the main foyer and theater feature ornate moldings in shades of powdery blue mixed with burnt copper. In 2008, the venue has just enough kitsch to be the perfect home for Lebanese-born/Paris conservatoy-trained singer-songwriter Mika.

 

The venue was packed, Mika’s show having sold out fairly soon after tickets went on sale. From an original price of $29.99, scalpers had upped the cost of tickets to as much as $150 to $200 for general admission seats. This is somewhat surprising, since the Grammy-nominated artist has had almost no radio play on major U.S. stations.

 

The crowd itself was very diverse. It ranged from chunky-haired scenesters to prepubescent girls who looked like they were on their way to see Hannah Montana, escorted by haughty mothers. The result was a slightly confusing albeit comical air, and prompted the question: “Wait, this is the Mika concert, right?”

 

Just a hair past 8 p.m., the show was underway with the opening band. I have always felt a great sense of pity for the openers, who I think have a tough gig playing for an audience who isn’t there to see them. But the band that preceded Mika, hailing from the great northern state of Canada, left the audience particularly underwhelmed. They called themselves “The Midway State,” a group of angsty and underfed musicians who crooned into their microphones and made for a trying pre-show. The audience was clearly ready for the headliner to perform.

 

At last, the lights dimmed again. The crowd was visibly bubbling with excitement and impatience. Suddenly, the colorful stage lights lit up, casting their collective glow to the audience as a tickling guitar echoed across the theater. Then the stage ignited in an overload of lights and sounds. Mika, tall and skinny and wild-haired, galloped around amongst his kaleidoscope of accompaniment. A woman with a tiara and an afro to rival all afros, grinned as her bejeweled wrists flew over her drum set. A man with a blonde Beatles wig scooted around the stage as his fingers raced over the frets.

 

It was nearly impossible to take your eyes away from the main attraction, from Mika himself. He wore a white button-down shirt with sparkling black suspenders sewn into it, uber-tight black pants and silvery metallic sneakers. He whipped his dark curly hair in every direction, face drawn up in squinting delight as he spat the lyrics into the microphone—part belting, part falsetto, part giddiness. He was the single most charismatic performer I have ever had the pleasure of watching. With infinite energy and an innate ability to bestow an inexplicable glee to his audience, watching Mika was like riding a roller coaster through a candy store on Christmas morning.

 

He took the audience on a journey through its favorite songs and threw in some that were never heard before but were just as loved. He was incredible in that he can bring the mood from high-flying silliness (“Billy Brown” and “Love Today”) to candle-lit ballads (“Any Other World” and “Happy Ending”) with seamless ease, and a mastery of presence that is rare for such a novel artist.

 

For the deprived souls out there who are unfamiliar with the musical and vocal stylings of Mika, see how this sounds: the quirky 1970s style pop-beats and trumpeting melodies are reminiscent of Abba and Elton John, but there is a touch of the rawness of The Scissor Sisters and maybe the flair of Freddy Mercury. Mika’s sound has all the ingredients for an ear-gasm, but coupled with his on-stage showmanship, the entire experience is truly effervescent and delightful.

 

After “Grace Kelly,” perhaps his most well-known single, Mika took a long low bow to the sound of cheers from a roaring audience, and then jogged off the stage. Everyone hoped he would come back for more and sure enough, their prayers were answered. Mika pulled out all the stops for his last number, the truly ridiculous song “Lollipop.” His band danced around in animal suits, a giant blow-up doll filled the back of the stage, and obscenely large balloons poured out into the audience. Then, at just the right moment, twin cannons blasted confetti and streamers into the air, and the entire theater was flushed with a cacophony of sound and color. Everyone was smiling and dancing, and a group of complete strangers, as different as they were, were brought together and elated by the brilliant creations of one man. Mika just has that effect on people.

 

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I loved this Char!! Thanks for sharing it. It is one of his best reviews (except for the wig thing lol) I think, in that it captures the magic and euphoria that is hearing Mika! I love this: "He was the single most charismatic performer I have ever had the pleasure of watching. With infinite energy and an innate ability to bestow an inexplicable glee to his audience, watching Mika was like riding a roller coaster through a candy store on Christmas morning." And this: "a mastery of presence that is rare for such a novel artist." And also "ear-gasm" :roftl:

Aww I missed all the good conversation in here!

That MFC banner sign thing is so cool! Is it tiedye?

Hilary - the book is looking soooo great!! Thanks for all your hard work! What a wonderful memoir of this tour!! I hope you finally went to sleep but I am going to PM you a question anyway!

So I hear lol! Who's the culprit??

unless i can get someone else to deliver it, that's the only way i can get it to Viv (sparkly1) on time....

 

i just need to see how the next couple of days play out, and look at the post office costs and such...

 

thanks natalie!

i don't know how everything is going to work out, but if i need help, then i'll definately have you help me!

OK, just let me know!

Sorry, I was out for a few hours

But anyways, I understand completely what everyone is saying...

 

You know when we enter those venues, we immediatley leave no room to think of anything else...we're there to have fun and RELAX! and that's what Mika wants... of course

 

But it's the moment after the gig, when you realize that Mika's going to do the exact same thing in another city and sing the same songs...do amazing things...and for the moment you're stuck in your own reality, however hellish or content it may be...

Most of all, I miss him terribly right after a gig and I wonder when I'll see him again...

 

It was the worst the moment I went back in my car the last time he was here...I knew that I wouldn't get my book signed, and it just hurt me so bad. I shouldn't have built my hopes up, but during the entire production of that beauty I kept telling myself that one day Mika would sign it and all of the work would be justified. I realize now, knowing that he loved it...that this fact was all the justification I needed...So the yearbook turns out to be pretty selfless when you think about it...

 

So my sister started singing happy ending in the car...completely joking around and I just closed my eyes hard and started crying...She was like "Mel...mel you ok???"

 

Everyone just sort of realized how much it meant to me, and than I realized how much I loved him and how much I wanted him to know that...

 

The next day, I was better...and today I'm great...I'm looking forward to seeing him again if nothing else:wub2:

and for the moment you're stuck in your own reality, however hellish or content it may be... EXACTLY!!! That was why I cried right after I left the concert, I was so sad that I had to go back to reality. I have a renewed happiness in my own reality so that helps but that was the tough part at first.

Argh that would have been so hard to put all that effort and time into that book and not have him sign it then. That would be a huge let down. You know he LOVED it!!!

It is sooooo very cool to be here on the MFC where people actually understand!!

he gives hope and courage to people to make your dreams come true!! We may feel sad after the show..but the euphory that we experience during it..is sooo much bigger..this is EXACTLY what makes him a such wonderful and real artist!

Too true - it is so worth it too feel soo happy and euphoric for that period of time!!!

I had it really really bad last saturday.

 

i was driving home with my sister, and to humor me, she popped in LICM.

i started bawling when GK came on.

 

and it doesn't help that my dad keeps reminding me that I met Mika, and that it's over.

 

i'm doing a little better, but today was kind of hard since it's been a week since i saw him.

Yeah, thinking about it today was crazy, because you know time is just going to keep moving on so fast, and I don't want the experience to become a distant memory! But.. at least I have the memory and the time flying, I guess, means he will be here again soon. (NOT soon enough!!)

Oh crap! You have to overnight it?? Do you need help working on it? I would love to help out if you need it. And I don't want to see you put all that $$ into overnighting it yourself!

Thanks for the reviews everyone! Lilmot - you guys look so cute in the t-shirts you made! (Did you make them?)

Oops! I just re-read your post - you are behind those girls in the t-shirt, looking so nice in your skirt and pretty shoes! No wonder your feet hurt! But I know what you mean too about all the aches, etc. melting away for a while when Mika is on stage!!

I'm so glad that lots are participating! This book will be great!! Mika definitely deserves a thank you. He puts so much into putting on an amazing show for us all!

I know- it does kind of all seem like just a dream! But in a way, it was life changing for me. I have a yucky chronic illness and feel really crappy all the time. Sometimes, it gets really old and makes me just want to go to bed and stop trying to live as normal a life as possible. You wonder if it is all really worth it. I have things that keep me going and I try to be the best mom I can for my son, etc. but you know, it is just those times when you feel so sick of trying everything and nothing helps, and you're in physical pain constantly, etc. But since the SLC Mika gig, I have really felt lifted up. Mika is so fully engaged in what he is doing and in life. He is living his dream and that makes me want to live my dreams and really engage in life! He is so passionate about what he does and he does it so well. He brings such life and emotion to his music. I think that is why it is so fulfilling for so many of us. And then, there's just him, the person. He is a great person and is kind to people, cares about his family, and has such a rich personality and personable, sweet way about him. It's just nice to know there are people out there like that.

So, in a way, I am experiencing the PMD, but I am also still on a high!

So my sis Jen said, that somebody sent that group pic of us in SLC to Mikas

my space page allright who is the culprit?The more I hear I lol . Now she is talking me in to going on an adventure to see Mika again she is star struck.

 

 

:mf_lustslow: Thanks for all the info Jens, sis Laura

Ooo when is your next adventure Laura?? I'm glad you are coming over to the dark side It wasn't me who sent that pic in, you can count on that! lol

Hey y'all. So sad...it's now been a week since all the excitement started. Time moves so quickly. I can't beleive that it's all over now. I really miss y'all.

I know! I was thinking the same thing! Last week at this time, we were warming up at the big heater waiting for our moment with Mika. I miss you all too.