S&M

Jimmy's a ranga...

 

You can see how red he is in his stubble...

 

Mmmmmm, stubble... It really does suit him

Hmmm, I remember it more as strawberry blonde, it might just show up as ranga in photos. (Or maybe I was blinder than I thought, who knows. )

But hey,good to see the Sunshine persists,still think it embodies his blond self quite nicely

I kept confusing him with Jimmy because they're both blonde. Eventually had to ask iMMa to make sure it was David before we went up to him.

Umm... yes...?

 

I was originally inspired by your words to write what I did, even if it ended up being unrelated....

I'm not sure how what I said was relevant to what you wrote but maybe we should discuss this over PM instead.

On stage, his energy level, excitement and bounce just rivets me. In person, I get a huge sense of fragility. A lot of it is height and slenderness, but I can understand why so many people, and so many of his family have diverted their lives to support him. He has enormous talent and ability and is highly intelligent and capable, and all that - but...

 

The expectations and demands on him are literally more than mortal man should bear, and anyone who loves him would be desperate to do whatever they could to make his path slightly easier.

 

I don't know why I think he has it harder than other new stars. Actually, I do. Your average new pop star is a singer. They are being managed and directed to the nth degree by their professional handlers, but all (!!!) they have to do is cope with that. Their life is managed, but they never really have to think or organise. They suffer from lack of being control (being puppetted), but usually don't care as long as they can sing.

A large number of them seem to be party people who like the glitz and the getting laid. I know they work hard, but they party hard too.

 

Mika and his family are trying to do so much more, with this creation of the Mika world space and many other aims which are totally foreign to (and additional to, not replacing) normal media and popworld traditions. So he's got the extra battles to fight for every contrary thing he wants to do, as well all the things he can't resist being involved in, from stage setup, to theatre as part of the show, to costumes and fan art exhibitions, as well as his need not only for "me time" but artistic time.

 

Every artistic friend I have starts going slightly insane as soon as they are deprived of time to be artistic. Yes, he's fulfilling the performance side of him when on tour, but there also needs to be time for journalling and doodling, and being.

 

Owain was saying that they have the expectation that as Mika becomes more well known and builds a big enough fan base they can start limiting the media commitments, because an album and tour will be promotion enough. I hope that day comes quickly! 13 hour non-stop days are not good!

By the way, is there a reason my post was quoted before this?

theres 1 thing about the piccies... the 3 with him shirtless... his 6-pack... i think its getting too big/much soon...

 

 

Technically it's a "3 pack" since he's only developing half of one.

my shoes are made of butter ^-^

They must have melted at the gig.

(Report coming later.)

Yes, cos we saw them in rehearsals. Of course it was staged:biggrin2:

Yeah, but it highlighted the fact that no one else was dancing so it all looked rather... sad.

They just had the girls shouting the "We are not what you think we are" part.

The girls who yelled out are the only people really dancing...

Did anyone else notice that the group that shouted out had coordinated dance moves? So staged. :rolls_eyes:

I think I'll read that again when I'm not so tired.

It was simpler in my head before I tried to write it. Basically what i'm saying is that in my opinion: in this society most people assume you're cis-gendered (i.e. the gender of the body you were born in and the gender you identify with match up) and that you're exclusively (or '100%') heterosexual. If your gender and/or sexuality varies from that in any way you need to 'come out' for people to know it. So I define 'coming out' as stating that you're not necessarily a cis-gendered exclusively heterosexual person. Whether or not you add label(s) to that statement to further describe/summarise yourself doesn't matter, you've already 'come out' as not conforming to the norm of this society.

I note that Mika was very careful not to actually say "I am bisexual".

Despite that I would still call it a 'coming out'. I define 'coming out' (for a cis-gendered person) as stating that they're not necessarily exclusively heterosexual (i.e. not conforming to the pervading assumption and norm of this society) whether or not they attach a recogniseable label to summarise that experience.

I did wonder from what he was saying, though, whether the term 'anthrosexual' might better describe him... just a thought

Or, I would suggest, a more popular term: 'pansexual'.

Mika is correct there is more than one way to be a role model.

Labels are a bad way!

I don't agree that having labels is a bad way to be a role model. Labels work well for some people and not for others and I wouldn't classify one as superior to the other except on an individual basis. I do, however, think it's good to have a variety of role models because having one's experiences represented in the media is validating even if it's under the guise of 'celebrities' and public figures.

Well, all I can say is that I hope this doesn't leave a sour taste in the mouths of the majority because it's pretty clear most people were appreciative of the presale. We asked for it and we got it. They were on sale before anyone else's and they allowed people to get their Magic Numbers. Though, I'm not sure if everyone was aware that they could get Magic Numbers because it wasn't mentioned. Anyway, I'm not very familiar with presales but overall I'd classify that as a success.

Can I ask what the tags on this thread are all about?

 

A couple of people here demanded a presale and that's what they got, although from what I can tell they didn't even bother to take advantage of it.

 

Unless my information is incorrect it was not too little too late. The tickets through Sandbag were available before any tickets were available from any other source. Is this not the case?

 

I heard your demands that you want to be treated like every other MFCer. Well guess what, this is exactly how all the other presales go. Announcements come at the 11th hour and presales take place at the same time.

 

If anything you'd been given MORE advanced notice than the Europeans and North Americans. For the first tour MFCers didn't even know what the announcement was about. News of a tour, dates and the link to the presale happened simultaneously.

 

It seems to me that some people don't want to be treated like other MFCers at all, you seem to think you're entitled to some kind of special treatment. Why you think you're entitled to that when you hide in your thread and bitch and moan about Mika, Team Mika and the moderators and contribute nothing else to the general MFC I can't even begin to imagine.

FYI, I was the one who made the 'too little too late' and 'what's the point?' tags and it wasn't referring to the presale at all but about Mika's one gig in two years and how I've lost interest since then. As a mod you can see the post that I deleted in which I made that statement anyway. I deleted it, though, because I didn't want to change the tone of the RSVP thread in which others are happy into something negative. But I guess that's happened without my help anyway.

I'm still waiting for the article where he reveals he's got a thing for 40 yo hags from Canada.

I knew it! Where can I claim my prize for knowing something that was so obvious anyway?

I'm a tad disappointed, though. Always thought he was into people's brains. I even thought I had proof.

...

Now that's what I'm talking about

Is that the voice of experience

Well, they can deal a mean pinch at least.

Shouldn't have warned me...now I will make sure it's placed where you will never reach it

She has double-jointed fingers. Never assume that there's somewhere she can't reach.

mwauahahahahahawahahahahahah

 

that's all i have to say

And I'll happily go with that!

So will I.

Can't wait to read all the assumptions and biphobia that will fill this thread.

Okay, I'm going to ask here... who wants flashing hearts?

 

For those who don't know what the hell I'm talking about, MFCers started wearing flashing hearts so they could recognise other MFCers at gigs... we get a special deal, so I'm going to do an order and I need to get names...

 

Let me know in here or in the Aussie thread if you want one...

I do. I want my value for money.

Yep, I was also under the impression that as Aussie Rep Teegs was already doing that.

Hi!

 

Tempted to see the Fine & Kind Wiz soon maybe? Back on the bandwagon to get all psyched into again are we?

 

 

Well good then. You've only been on this forum close 2+ years. You gotta see him some time.

No, sadly I'm not back on the bandwagon yet but who knows maybe I'll become more excited closer to the date. But you're right, it's been two years and I'd go even if it's just for closure or something. I was hoping that the new album would get me excited again but it's a bit of a let down to be frank. I just hope that the gig won't be too.

Holy crap he cut his hair and it's even worse than the ponytail!

 

 

Kelly Osbourne.

That photo just made my month.

I'm seeing Patrick Wolf live on December the 14th! F*ck yeah!

So, it's been a couple of months...

Hi.

Please don't do that... I'm planning a jail break tomorrow!

Ok. *hugs you to the maximum extent that will still ensure jail break* Good luck.

Have an enjoyable and safe trip.