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    MIKA on GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Friday, Sept. 25 2009

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    Ok, report!

     

    Got there at around 5:30 to see Natalie, Lucy and Mommylovesmika already there, at the very start of the line. Behind them was a group with the dancing, sparkly girl (we all called her Sparkles, including the management) and her friends, and behind them other people. We waited there for a while: Sparkles was adorable and made friends with the security. They went down the line asking who had confirmation numbers and seemed very confused that nobody of all of us in front did, but I asked them if they could mention to John that we were there. Some people with VIP passes came, and they stood in a different line to the side.

     

    Eventually Rilo and her friend arrived, and went to the back of the line. I told her that if they were going to let MFCers in I'd make sure to tell them she was with us, but it turned out not to be necessary. :blink: Another security person came out and insisted that everyone without a confirmation number had to go to the back of the line! So we all ended up right next to Rilo, behind all of these people. We discussed the situation between us and asked Mommylovesmika to talk to the security guard and mention again that we were from the MFC and John might want to know we were there, and that seemed to do the trick. They took those of us who were with the MFC (and we said that Sparkles and her crew was definitely with us) and made yet another line.

     

    Mika was inside by this point and we could see him rehearsing. There was also a promotion for some candy store going on and a giant giraffe mascot came by, and people mentioned that Mika would get a kick out of him. So I jumped up and down behind Sparkles and waved and got his attention, and he smiled and waved back, and then I waved him to the side, like "No, not me! Look there! The giraffe!" And he did, and laughed. Oh, and MommylovesMika brought some small posterboard and made a sign saying "MFC says Mika is golden!" and the Rilo suggested we also write "We love your closet!" on the reverse side, and we did. I decorated it with pictures of various clothing items, and also rainbows and teddy bears. That sign amused a lot of people.

     

    Allison came and explained that she would try to get us in, but that she was waiting for a group of official fans with a list of names, and I explained that far as MFC went, that was us, and there wasn't going to be a list. And I could assure her no other MFCers would be coming. So then we got reshuffled again to the back of the VIP section this time, and were soon inside. Apparently some of the people who had confirmation numbers but no VIP passes were giving us kind of dirty looks at this point.

     

    Took a while for things to get set up: everything was pretty confused. They told the band they'd go up and play one thing, then another, then no wait, something else. You know the whole deal with Obama by now, but I just wanted to explain that even the people giving directions on the floor had no idea what they were going to run. They'd give one set of directions: "ok, we'll go to the cooking now, and then come back with the music!" only to have some higher-up contradict them the next second, and so then "no, wait, we're being told music now and then cooking! No wait, commercial!"

     

    Love Today was played as a warm-up, and then Mika left the stage and no one seemed to know what was going on. When Obama came on, it was cute, Mika went up to one of the tvs to see the speech better, and for a moment everyone was serious and paying attention to the same thing, because I think we all thought he might announce a war.

     

    But he didn't, and I gotta say: 1) that speech could have been a LOT shorter for what it was--Obama kept repeating himself, 2) nothing he said was anywhere important enough to have to interrupt all broadcasting for it. If he WAS announcing a war, ok. But as it was? I don't get why it couldn't have been aired at any other time during the day.

     

    After another period of "are we doing this? No, we're going to do that. No, that! Okay, prepare to do that people! Wait, nevermind again!" they finally decided to film a very SHORT take on the cooking and a goodbye. It was really confusing, because it seemed like any time the people on the floor made a decision, they'd get a correction or a reversal of it on their earpieces.

     

    I'd like to clarify here, btw, that it really didn't seem that they cut Mika because they considered him less important, but because of time issues. The first take they did of the cooking section was literally like, 30 seconds. Then they did a slightly longer re-take, but it still wasn't as long as Mika would require just to sing the song in full. So I think they cut him because they knew they didn't have enough time, and they didn't want to have him sing just till the first bridge of the song.

     

    So they filmed the closing of the show, and then came back to film Mika's segment. The announcer came up to Mika and started doing chitchat, and Mika did not seem that keen to talk to him. :naughty: He asked "are we going to be talking now, or do I just sing?" and the guy say that they'd do some light banter, and Mika looked kinda perplexed, and then they seemed to discuss what they would be bantering about. I made a comment about poor Mika being forced to rehearse "casual chatting" with the annoying host, and I think Martin heard me and snickered. (Not sure though)

     

    Then the segment went on as you saw. The teleprompter, btw, read "over 5 million records sold," so the guy messed that up. He ad-libbed the iTunes part though--that wasn't on the prompter, I think he was told to mention that via his earpiece.

     

    Then everyone lined up for quick-quick-quick photos with Mika. Mine was blurry, but Rilo got a really cute pic. And then they rushed us out of there. It was nice that everyone got the opportunity for a photo though.

     

    We stood outside talking a bit, and then I decided to see what was going on at the side of the building--sure enough, some of the non-MFC fans were lined up waiting for M. We lined up too and waited for something over an hour. I talked to Martin in the meanwhile and said I was sad they couldn't have played more songs, and they should have rebelled and done so. He said "well, you know Mika, he probably would have!" but there really was no way. Finally Mika came out, and signed stuff, but also rather quickly. Rilo and I didn't get our things signed, but that was fine with me--I just liked seeing him out of his stage clothes and being nice to the other kids. He signed all sorts of things--a shoe, a notebook, a crumpled dollar bill. :roftl: Not poor Rilo's metrocard though! :teehee: Then he made a beeline for his car and left. Ha.

     

    Most everyone left then, but Rilo and her friend and some of the other fans stayed, and we decided that we'd bonded, and went off on an adventure together. So we couldn't post earlier, as we were off having coffee and breakfast-lunch around Times Sq in a big group. So: a good morning, all in all!

     

    --Jack

     

    P.S. I was trying NOT to be caught on film through the entire thing, and basically succeeded. The MFC contingent side right to the side of/behind Sunshine. I'm the girl in the pink plaid skirt who always had that white sign/card over her face. :bleh:

     

     

    haha dont forget the "did you used to film martha stewart?" exchange you and rilo had with the camera man, hahaha. sorry i left immediately! i had to get home and study (which i should be doing now).... and i promise ill post the pics i took after the lsats tomorrow!!!!

    MIKA on GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Friday, Sept. 25 2009

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    Hey hey hey!!!

     

    I'm still in a mika-daze... but here's my report:

    4:40am

    I met lucy in front of the studio and surprisingly, no one else was there! it was times square and the police department was right across the street, so it seemed pretty safe. we could see the crew setting up inside...

     

    5:00-6:00am

    MommyLovesMika and JackViolet arrive and we wait more. There was a girl there (i forgot her name), but she had tattooed mika's autograph on her hip/stomach and she also had sequins glued all around her eyes, she looked awesome! and i met Rilo too (i think thats your name on mfc)

     

    6:00-7:00am

    security starts getting us into line order. we were super sad to find out that people with "confirmation letters" got to go in front of us. They didnt even know who Mika was and were asking us what kind of music he played, etc... But MommyLovesMika talked to Samantha and told her that Dcdeb had been emailing, etc.... so one of Mika's managers (Allison) came out and told us she wanted the fan club members in front to support Mika! so they put us behind the VIP line (which is short, and makes us in front of the confirmation-letter-people).

     

    7:30ish am

    we start to go into the studio.... we see band members... here's descriptions...

    Martin: wearing black polka dot & glittered shirt... with a black hat on.... he was very smiley and friendly

    Cherisse: looked AMAZING, she was wearing a super glittery shirt and i told her i loved it and she said "thanks"

    new keyboard guy (sorry dont know the name): he was quiet, but cute... dressed in all black and a black hat as well

    new bass player (forgot the name too, sorry): he was looking very good. and he kept taking pics with his own camera during their off-time. i had to awkwardly smile in the background of one of them.

     

    8:00-8:30am

    we are in the studio anxiously waiting for mika. it turns out that one of the girls in the studio was an old "big-girl"... she was pretty cool

     

    8:30am

    MIKA comes out!!!!!!! he was giddy, smiley, in a good mood. i was trying my best not to faint from being starstruck. a guy kept coming over to fix his hair. then they recorded little snippets of love today. (no idea why). theyre about to get ready to film more, when obama's speech had to be put through. then gma was either going to bump the cooking or mika. and they chose the cooking (ughhh). mika was just sitting next to the piano with a "what-the-hell look on his face" and was obviously not too happy about that. but at the end, they taped him performing "blame it on the girls" and we had to do the "clap" for him. he was dancing around the stage and looked great. performing really makes him happy, so if he was upset about gma's decision.... performing defintiely changed his mindset. of course he was amazing!!!! afterwards he went over to our side and talked to us. he even gave drumsticks to this girl who had some special reason to be there. no idea what though.

     

    at the end he stood at the kitchen section and took pictures with everyone in the studio. he was so smiley and sweet. we all got to hug him when we took pics. it was amazing! when it was my turn i said "hi you were great!" and he just smiled and said "hi! thanks"... then we took a picture and i left. i was in a daze as i was walking out, it was amazing.

     

    its clear he really cares about his fans and knows that a lot of fans were expecting to see him on tv. so i think thats why he was so upset. but performing definitely cheered him up!!

    oh he also talked about his pub-party in london.... and then he said that a secret/suprise nyc thing might be happening soon. we'll see!!!!

     

    so far thats all i can remember/type about. it was a pretty short mika experience, but SO WORTH IT!!!!

    MIKA on GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Friday, Sept. 25 2009

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    you went last time.....i din't know you then...well actually we never met at the last show..

    What happened??

     

    And you got a pic with him at the last gma show, right?

     

     

    hey! yeah i went to the last GMA show, i was in the studio ready to half-pass out from exhaustion haha. but i got a meh pic with him in the studio, and a better one after the free concert at the ballroom! that was still the best day of my life despite the storm. but i dont think i met you then!

     

    i met you at the concert this summer though!!!! are you defintiely going? i think i am, defintiely a good break from studying! cant wait to see you again!

    MIKA @ Le Poisson Rouge, NY - June 23 2009 - reports, photos and videos

    in Concert Reviews

    Posted

    Heyyyy alll!!! Aimee (I <3Mika), I loved your report. I felt like i was standing next to you/with you during most of your report.... i even chatted with your mom a bit. so i can empathize with everything!!!! also, the ipod idea was so smart! :thumb_yello:I should have done that ahhhh!!!!

     

    mika was absolutely amazing! it's been more than a year since i last saw a mika concert, so the emotions just came flooding back in when i saw him walk on the stage. he was just so happy and ecstatic, i loved it!

     

    at the end of the night, i gave him a t-qualizer t-shirt (he's a video explaining it

    ), which lights up based on soundwaves. i was still explaining it to him and as soon as he saw the lights when i was talking, he grabbed it out of my hands and started playing with it and saying "hellloooo, helloooo, one, two, three, hellooo" (while John was just holding his umbrella and staring at him with a straight face haha). he was like a little kid getting presents, it was funny. ahhh i dont really know what else to say.

     

    ohhhh it was so great to finally meet mfcers!!!! i met sivan and holly in the beginning. and aimee, and cynthia, and dcdeb, and aclay, candboys, kateisakate, and a lot more!!!! you were all so sweet and friendly, i'm so glad to have experience this mika concert with you all! (i usually go with a friend who's not as big of a mika fan as i am, and its definitely not as fun as experiencing it with mfcers).

     

    anyhoo, here are my pics! they should be easily accessible coz I left the album open for everyone.... let me know if it doesnt work

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31881914&id=8703502#/album.php?aid=2054704&id=8703502

     

    and the videos are being loaded onto youtube as we speak.... so i'll post when theyre ready!!!!!

     

    xoxo,

    Natalie :mf_lustslow:

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