marie-andrée de rougemont

The closing of a thread is always embarrassing as you can't answer the latest person posting on it, seems a bit rude... So here is my answer to your last post on it :

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Not threats, no, just reminding the mods and adm that not abiding by the FC rules is likely to backlash.

'Idle threats' didn't convince the adm to lie low in this instance. Warnings did.

I don't judge people on what they say -sometimes repeatedly- but on what they do, often behind the curtain.

I don't particularly want to be credible here where nobody is family, co-workers or friends, even though I have developped some warm feelings towards a few MFCers, strangely enough none of the petty or sanctimonious ones. That's what's so lovely in such a large community, there are many very different people -although the word community makes me a little uncomfortable.

Call me superstitious... don't you think that all that unpleasantness is a way for the gods to punish us for starting, and posting on, a thread about stalking ?

M.-Th.

It's funny the way people who are different in age, country, probably culture, use the same words and phrases to express their feelings at their first M gig. Probably because he is universal ?

The London gig was special, London ones always are with him, I have found.

Why did I ever say that perfection is boring ? Maybe because it's true for me but there are a few exceptions to the rule and SW was perfect -and magical.

His performance of Over my shoulder brought us up to dizzy highs. It was even better than the recorded version, technically and, needless to say, emotionally way beyond.

Writing about it shatters me again...

Glad you both enjoyed your first show too. As you said your husband did it to please you but then he got his reward, not only in your pleasure but also in his own.

xxx

M.-Th.

So you know what I meant when I was talking about the magic of a M gig... And London three times too ! I have been twice to a London concert, Brixton Academy and Sadler's Wells, and I think that there is something special there. Whatever he says about never really being at home as he is a 'mutt', I do believe that Britain is home for him.

Still... uni versus a M gig and you chose uni ? You have to change your priorities, girl !

xxx

Marie-Thérèse

First Mica gig for you both then ? Wow, must be something to share that experience. Unfortunately my partner thinks that music is noise, expensive one when you pay to listen to it. Was enchanted by Beirut, the atmosphere and the whole city and people though, if Mica gives another concert there, he definitely go with me.

The painting was by a French Riviera based painter of Lebanese descent, called Chady -whether it was a pen name or his real one, I don't know-.

He enjoyed some fame in the 1950s and 1960s and my parents bought quite a few paintings from him. Some of them are very nightmarish, you know, Cocteau style, but my mother thought that the naive circus scene she gave Mica was just meant for him.

You know, like when you see something in a shop window, or read a book, or listen to a song and you think : 'That's so him/her' ?

I am delighted he seemed to like it, truly did, even though he was embarrassed at receiving it. He is planning to have three residences in the near future, he should be able to find some space for it on the walls...

Am going to your thread now, can't wait !

Love,

M.-Th.

Hello dear !

Going to three gigs in a row, one in London and two in Paris, was a bit of a hassle, but worth it... and I was able to bring to Mica the painting my mother so wanted to give him.

Didn't have much time to go to the other threads -both partner and mother anxious to get as much of me as they can, I should go away more often, they are much more affectionate when I come back !- but I woud love to read your report. Which page of the thread is it ?

Love,

M.-Th.

No, it should be ok, the people from the security check point did recover it but it was too late for it to be brought to the plane yesterday. If there is anything missing there will be hell to pay as I will go to the pokice and sue their balls off. Nice to have a partner who is also a lawyer...

Busy busy packing and guess what ? I will have to queue up for my tickets as... guess what ? Sandbag didn't send them on time.

Helen, for SB, had the nerve to send me a whining email : so hard, did their best. Business is not about doing your best, for X sake, it is about meeting the engagements of a contract !

My mother is a bit better, yes, thank you for caring. But very disappointed. Am bringing with me a circus scene -oil painting- she is giving to Mica, which cheers her up a bit. Not me though, as it is almost as big as my suitcase !

Love,

M.-Th.

Apparently managed to post on my own wall, which looks silly but has its advantages as everybody can see what's there. Point is I don't even remember who I was supposed to answer to !

Absolutely spent, left my money and papers at the security check and flew and arrived home like a bum : moneyless !

Will email you about M. Yes, he is furious, a bit less as he feels deeply for MA, at least he got the opportunity to see several shows, she never has and will she ever ?...

xxx

M.-Th.

Thank you, it's good to hear from you...

Yes, magical but then, magical, Mica, a bit pleonastic.

He is very much refreshed by his long spell out of stage. very much in command, very relaxed.

My mother had a phlebitis two days before going. Not a lethal one because the clot, apparently, was in a smallish vein, so unlikely to go up to her heart or lung and cause an emboly, still very serious at her age and she has to stay in bed for ten days while they make the clot disappear.

And no more flights for her, that's for sure.

I was in two minds whether to stay or go but she, my son and my partner were adamant and so far I have only have very comforting news from home...

You must find some way to watch one of the acoustic shows, they are very special, it almost make the disappointment of the PdesP go away.

So long,

M.-Th.

Thank you, it's good to hear from you...

Yes, magical but then, magical, Mica, a bit pleonastic.

He is very much refreshed by his long spell out of stage. very much in command, very relaxed.

My mother had a phlebitis two days before going. Not a lethal one because the clot, apparently, was in a smallish vein, so unlikely to go up to her heart or lung and cause an emboly, still very serious at her age and she has to stay in bed for ten days while they make the clot disappear.

And no more flights for her, that's for sure.

I was in two minds whether to stay or go but she, my son and my partner were adamant and so far I have only have very comforting news from home...

You must find some way to watch one of the acoustic shows, they are very special, it almost make the disappointment of the PdesP go away.

So long,

M.-Th.

Still wondering about the picking up of Zoots' ticket as I will have to collect quite a few myself, from at least one hotel, plus the ones that -hopefully- will reach mine on time for the show... don't be sorry you don't have kids, they are much much worse than the worst possible pet.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

M.-Th.

Hope this is not a banning matter, because I am going to give you an email address so that you can send me a message.

africantiger1418@gmail.com

But I did send you a pm then, a few mn ago, a duplicate...

M.-Th.

You've been very quiet these days... still hungover from the MFC Xmas celebration or just studying and upcoming exams ?

Will you be at SW's or Cirque d'Hiver ?

Marie-Thérèse

Hi, Sara !

Zoots told me that you would take care of tickets no 28 and 27 for her as she wouldn't be able to make it to London. If possible I would prefer to be end of the row, 28 I believe ?

We should be arriving on Sunday, mid afternoon, and I would like to collect the ticket before going to SW, with my mother in tow it is going to be a bit of a hassle...

Can you pm me and please give me an email address where I can write to you as my PM box is still nearly full and I don't have the time to archive my messages and empty the box...

Thank you for the vid -and OMS, without image, who needs images when the sound is so heavenly !- but was unable to have access to your pictures -only the funny one. Strange that you should say that Mica was tense, he looks so much in command in vids and photos ? Bluffing or feeling better after a few minutes, thanks to the audience response ?

So long,

M.-Th.

Happy for you ! Which row if I may ask ? Then we can meet on THE night...

Marie-Thérèse

I was on the verge of asking you why you wouldn't come over to London if you so wanted to, oh dear Aries, but then I saw -Egypt, can't be cheap to fly from there...

Have you ever gone to a M gig ? You must find a way... it's sheer magic, unbelievable. While you are reading this you think you know what I mean, but you don't ; you won't until you have experienced it.

Looking forward to meeting you one of these days,

Marie-Thérèse

It's quite fine, actually I would like to be as fit as my mother if I reach the ripe age of 93 -and a half- but I very much doubt it, they produced very tough cookies those days, the next generations are much softer.

XXX

M.-Th.

OK, a little genealogy :

Marie-Andrée de Rougemont, my mother, 93 -and a half !- ; I share her account here and post for her when she asks me to translate post for her. When I post for myself -most of the time, I sign my name.

Yours truly, Marie-Thérèse, early 50s. Still kicking. Kicking especially :

Identicaltwin3, the above mentioned fans' respectively grandson and son ; he is a pain in the neck, hence the kicking from his mother.

Clearer now ?

XXX

M.-Th.

'If only I were'... most people have forgotten about that correct use of the preterit and I always feel a bit snobbish when I use it. Obviously even very young people still speak and write that way.

Same thing with 'as' at the beginning of a clause instead of 'like', which one hears all the time.

Good for you ! The English language is so beautiful, it should be kept unadulterated.

Marie-Thérèse

Have you been fixed, ticketwise, for the Sadler's wells gig ?

Marie-Thérèse

Have you been fixed, ticketwise, for the Sadler's wells gig ?

Marie-Thérèse

Did I read properly ? Will the NYC gig be your first M experience ?

Please report, it is always great to be made happy vicariously, reading what people felt then .

ENJOY !

Marie-Thérèse

Hello !

Looking forward to seeing you and Babs again on June 8th. And meeting a few other MFCers for the first time.

I came across a post from you lately about the so called privileges of people who go to many gigs, or cross the pond, or the Mediterranean, or, why not, the whole planet.

I find it deplorable that you should feel the need to justify your choices. FFS, can't people, as we French put it 'take care of their own buttocks' !

Not that yours are uninteresting, I am sure they are absolutely gorgeous, but they are nobody's business apart from yourself, your hubby and possibly a couple of lovers but that's classified information .

I got that kind of reaction when I came back from Beirut, very naively happy to share the Press Conference vid with other MFCers and was soon envied for going to that very special place to watch that very special gig.

I had first the guts to go there -two months before people were enthusiastically shooting each other in the streets- and I spent over one month's salary -hard earned money.

Still I was deemed 'privileged', as you have repeatedly been on the forums.

Is is more sad than annoying as envy is a feeling that gnaws away at people's minds, not those who are its target but those who experience it.

When, after meeting you in London, I became interested in your posts, I thought : this woman is as mad as I am about music, never : the lucky bitch is f...ing bursting with money. And if you are, your luck is not my curse or my loss, it has nothing to do with me.

I even posted a couple of times to try and explain to 'reasonable' and critical MFCers that it was a matter of priorities and that, as far a we knew, you hadn't stolen the money you use to go to M gigs. To no avail, I'm afraid.

Seriously, you're not going to the NYC gig ? I am very disappointed in you, Sara !

See you then,

Marie-Thérèse

Spring holidays and the flood is still there ! Hopefully we'll have a real summer but it's not guaranteed .

Got a cold in the head too, they do tend to hang on to you when the weather is miserable.

Yes, pretty busy with planning for the acoustic gigs... I am learning Irish so that I can communicate with the natives .

Don't say that : I have forgotten about everything, was decent at school but since I specialised in English my Italian has abandoned me. Can understand it though.

Love,

Marie-Thérèse

Hello ! How are you these days ? I wish I could find it in me to use the couple of Italian words I still remember from highschool and send you a message in your beautiful language. One day perhaps ?

Love,

Marie-Thérèse

We would like to thank you once more for sharing... somehow doing it in posts doesn't seem appropriate !

Marie-Thérèse

Marie-Andrée