identicaltwin3

And in London and god knows where else. Although his dad doesn't always turn up, his mother nearly always does, and I've seen Fortune at a lot of gigs too, not just recently.

Thanks kindly for rubbing it in, Babs ... tough AND sadistic .

Of course he doesn't, he's got to make money, hasn't he ?

Cheers,

Id3

Hid dad was in Paris too. and the rest of the family. I have to say something. Waiting to get inside the venue, his brother came and when I saw him I thought he was a super obssessed fan who tends to look JUST LIKE MIKA! He looks exactly like him, he wears glasses though.

 

erm...kindof off-topic. I have cut the ToyBoy performance from the BBC 2 show recording of yesterday:

 

http://www.sendspace.com/file/w91rkq

I know he was ... and in London too ... But I WASN'T !

Cheers,

Id3

Well Mama P was there along with Papa P and Fortune. Andy was also there. I didn't see any of the girls though.

M. H. P. Snr was there ? And you're still alive to talk about it ! Babs, you are TOUGH .

Cheers,

Id3

I don't get it, is it a bidding or a lottery?

Quite honestly I don't get it either : I've been bidding for someone else and every time I go on ticketmaster they say current minimum bid for ticket, which I suppose means that the current bids go from 55 pds a ticket to 1 000 pds, but that must be Lill's latest bid, what else would you expect from such an fan ?

Cheers,

Id3

Current minimum bid for ticket : still 55 pds . Higher bid ? Mum's the word ...

Cheers,

Id3

please slow down with personal hints.

 

or the ticket fairy will come and take youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Well, obviously she would be wasted on me but actually she's pretty hot and I bet many male MFCers wouldn't mind finding her under their pillows .

Not that there are many male/straight MFCers .

Cheers,

Id3

we're a crazy bunch

 

Lurv the ticket fairy

Goes with the name, if we weren't, we wouldn't be called fans . Makes sense. OMG, I am making sense, what's happened to me !

Cheers,

Id3

And I just didn't know she meant you!!!

 

 

 

Very good:biggrin2:

Come on, Ruth, I am not THAT camp ! Or am I ?

Cheers,

Id3

We're gagging for vids ... says the guy whose computer bites him whenever he tries to copy anything .

Cheers,

Id3

Report back from Latitude

Ok, so - got there easily enough but then spent about 2 hours queuing to get into the park, they kept changing the gates we were supposed to go in by so literally drove twice round the area which was enormous. Got in and parked and walked long way to the arenas through the forest - must be a lovely park to just ramble in. Everything very smooth getting in there, and it was a good atmosphere with all ages, and SUNSHINE! Thank God he wasn't on yesterday! No mud, hmmm, almost disappointed (festival virgin you see!).

Went to the Uncut Arena about 3pm and as it was filling up decided to stay there and see the act before. It was Paloma Faith, who I'd never heard of and she was brilliant, and so appropriate to have before Mika. The perfect warm up act for him actually although of course she wasn't there for that. Balloons, glitter, confetti, a good voice and presence, yup, she was like Mika-fun on a smaller scale.

After she went everyone moved forward and got crushed up a bit. Lots of people around age 15, 16. In came the piano, John, Cherisse wheeled in already in place at her drums (they were moving the gear in in a way that looked like it was gliding on an escalator, dunno how) and looking anxious about said drums. She fixed something and left. Then the orchestra came in with tall silver pointed glittery hats on (spec there's pictures here anyway so won't say much about the look of things). Couldn't see all the instruments they had but there were quite a few. Then all the others came in together including Mika in electric orange jacket.

After a quiet Hello Latitude, he started straight in on GK, then Blue Eyes. Then he went to the what's it called, (small instrument, is it a celeste???) and said would sing Toy Boy and that he'd just sung it on the radio and really confused Dermot O'Leary as it was about a 'homosexual toy' (His words). Of course it was great and went down well where I was I think. (I was about 10 rows back).

Small moment of much amusement afterwards for me I have to confess, as, when it finished a girl in front turned round to her friend behind and said in utter incredulity 'Is Mika gay??' Probably the last person in England not to have heard the speculation!!

Then he went back to the piano and sang Billy Brown, so that was quite an interesting pairing of songs. He said something about the big tent being noisy and couldn't they turn it down and that we would challenge them by being the quietest. You could hear the bass coming from there but it wasn't loud enough to interfere and spoil anything (for me anyway).

Next was 'Over My Shoulder'. (I really hope I'm getting this in the right order and not leaving anything out - v sorry if so). That was the highlight for me, it sounded absolutely heavenly and it hit me again what an amazingly beautiful voice he has and what a skilled singer he is! I didn't actually like that track on the single it was on, but live both here and Amsterdam it was incredible. And I really didn't expect it to be spectacular in this environment as you haven't got the perfect acoustics of the Concertgebouw. I've just got to say it again, he is a seriously, seriously talented artist, in a different league to most. But y'all know that...!

Mmmmm...where was I? OK in terms of the crowd, and despite the beauty of the song and his voice, I'd say that - and I can only speak for the section I was in -he lost them a bit with Over My Shoulder. Some started checking texts or talking a bit and one started looking at the programme. It wasn't a lot, and there was plenty of applause at the end, but I could sense a change in the vibe.

And brilliantly, he then grabbed their attention right back with a snowstorm of white confetti and 'Big Girl'. It was all pretty lively and upbeat then with the LICM hits and Blame it on the Girls. Can't remember the order I'm afraid but we had a great SITM, LT and Lollipop (at the end I think). He danced quite a bit and ended on the piano like in Amsterdam. I dunno if anyone else would agree but I think there was a bit of a deliberately sexier edge to the dancing than before - maybe that's part of the move- from-childhood-to-adolescence theme?? Or maybe it's my imagination, but I don't recall it so much from Hammersmith or Brixton in 08... He'd never struck me as a particularly effective dancer before, but I thought he was good today.

Ended with telling us the first new single was out on Monday.

 

Other observations - he didn't seem as excited and happy at first as he was in Amsterdam (but then that was really special). To me I thought he looked a bit preoccupied at first. Then he got into it more. Either way he gave 100% and had the usual skill and charisma and professionalism we expect.

I did enjoy it a lot, but it would have been nice to have had more of the new songs or 'Songs for Sorrow'. I assume he focussed on the upbeat items because of it being a festival environment which was really sensible actually.

Oh yeah - and can anyone tell me - is there an age limit on appreciating good music? Or attending a festival?? I'd just like to say a personal f**k you to the drunk, red-faced idiot behind me who said 'you're even older than I am, what are you doing here?' I think its safe to say not a member of this club...

Not going to end on that note though, I had a great time, loved the festival environment, the food, the sunshine, Paloma Faith - and most of all, our man who definitely made it worth going.

Off to wash the festival dust off now....bye for now xx

Thank you, Ellie, for a serious, thorough and still lively and vibrant report !

Don't worry, a maiden festival doesn't have to be wet. The sun must have felt good .

OMS... yes, even when his voice wavers a bit, it's sheer heaven .

Drunks ? They are a curse , and sadly not only at festivals .

You must have been tempted to punch him in his beer belly, but then he would probably have thrown up his booze all over you, better take the high road and ignore the goon.

Do you notice that when he performs at festivals Sire, who hardly wears any jewellery in theatres, is decorated like a Xmas tree ?

The blue sneakers are a bit of an eyesore, what with the beads and orange jacket. Plus, he was wearing them without socks ... good thing it was an out of doors venue !

Cheers,

Id3

It is, i was in need of a Mika face and was reading your post so i took it!

Willy, you behaviour as regards the Lord is quite disrespectful . I must say that you shock , not to say sadden me .

Don't you have a very young to care care of, instead of being silly here ?

Cheers,

Id3

Do you know my first Mika gig I was not a fan. I just liked Grace Kelly and heard he was operatically trained so I expected he could sing live and thought I would check him out.

 

I bought a ticket from Ticketmaster for $15 awhile after they went on sale. I walked in the door without queuing at about 8:30 pm and he came on stage an hour later (no opening act).

 

The moment he came on that stage and opened his mouth the whole world changed and nothing has been the same since. Now that I'm a fan a $15 cash + one-hour time investment is complete and utter fantasy.

The first time I saw him on TV, it was a short interview in French, when he told the guy with that stubborn, petulant air he has sometimes : 'People'd better get used to me because I'm not going to be a shooting star' and I thought, the kid's got balls -he looked about 18 at that time.

Then they showed the BG vid. Found it interesting and bought a ticket for the next gig I could go to, Brixton Academy.

The first gig, from the very moment he jumps on stage.. you've read about people being hit by the blast of an explosion and you think, so that's what it feels like...

Totally but waiting for the Ticket Fairy to move it can be very boring.

Cheers,

Id3

i'm checking my emails all the time eventhough i won't win tickets , same as last year with the tickets for paris.

i didn't ask for days off work yet .

but i've been saying yes everytime they asked me if i could work extra .

so i'm expecting that they will give me the days off because of that.

but then i need tickets , this is so frustrating

Brilliant strategy, you ARE cunning !

Now all we need is for the Ticket Fairy to move it ...

If she moves it as she did before for the PDP -July seems to disagree with her- we'd better stop holding our breath .

Cheers,

Id3

Well, I know they're leaving it late, but hopefully they won't be THAT

late!

 

 

 

It's quite true -- I'm not.

 

And I have to say it's nice to have an endearing nickname from you --

most call me Deb, Debs or Debbie -- but you have come up with

your own unique name for me. Makes me feel special.

I shall have to come up with a special name for you, as well.

 

 

 

I so hope you're wrong. Just because we haven't heard from the Ticket

Fairy yet, doesn't mean we won't. This is quite a normal pattern

actually -- for her to put us off again and again. But I'm hopeful she'll

come through in the nick of time!

 

 

 

Old ticket stubs? A pound coin?

 

 

 

Hey, me too. But I'm not a miracle worker.

Stop living in denial, AC, that's Niki's job .

Actually I am not the only one who calls you by that endearing nickname, DL does too, I think, it's quite catching.

And I started doing it because I could never get your letters right, or in the right order . So ACDC seemed the solution to my problem. And the band are brilliant !

If, again, she is the TF I am thinking of, it's not a strategy, she just hasn't a clue ... unfortunately !

Cheers,

Id3

Is the Ticket Fairy playing 'possum ? Probably hiding in the Lake District. Are there possums in the Lake District ? Because if she is the only one, she must be very VISIBLE .

Still 55 pounds.

Cheers,

Id3

Or he is a pervert. I think so.

Sire is an -almost- 26 year old adolescent, hence the 'F...' words or risqué innuendoes he is so fond of .

Hence the fact that after writing a coming of age album, he is soon releasing a... coming of age one . Can't wait for the third album .

Good thing he's got past the wee-wee poo-poo phase ; he is a big boy, now !

Cheers,

Id3

I can't wait! I really don't like those Mika Points though.

I would like to be able to say 'Welcome to the club, love !' but unfortunately you'll have to join the waiting list, we can't take in any more people at the moment ...

Cheers,

Id3

Thanks to Deb and everyone else who is helping to butter up the ticket fairy:biggrin2:

 

Would it help if we put things under our pillow?

If the ticket fairy turns out to be male, dark, tall and curly, I would suggest pistachio nuts ...

If it's a she, and the she I am thinking of, she is very partial to flowers .

'trying to work something out', 'had to work out a few details'... if M people invite you to a Xmas party, better come over with your own tree and grub because they'll probably realise on New Year's eve that they should have worked something out for December 25th ...

Cheers,

Id3

Coo- you never stop working, do you Deb- first the magic numbers, now this!

All the more remarkable as she gets next to nothing for her efforts ...

I to such dedication.

Cheers,

Id3

Yes he is very considerate and wouldn't want this to happen so I think your suggestion is the only way to go. (Except for Brixton.)

Yep, I've heard you didn't much enjoy the PDP show ...

Brixton ? What do you mean ? Is it likely to collapse in the near future ?

Cheers,

Id3

Bet you -come on, guys, I need the money- that on July 24th, when everybody will have realised that no tickets are going to be showered on ordinary MFCers , they will all rush to ticketmaster and then Sire is going to go Madonna high, bless him !

BTW, had you heard that Madonna had to cancel her show in Marseilles -not that I would have gone, don't like that circus- because the stage roof collapsed on the people who were putting it up, killing two, probably more in the hours to come ?

All the more reason for Sire never to do stadiums again. Brixton Academy, Sadler's Wells, Passionkirche, Concertgebouw, those are safe, strongly built venues .

Id3

 

Oh please ... pretty please .... Cos' I've already done the hotel booking thing

 

I'm on holiday anyway .... I shall pray and pray and pray

Praying is good but don't give up on the lashes batting, it's likely to be much more effective on JCD than a pretty prayer.

Cheers,

Id3

and still trying!

Don't be jealous, Guy :rolls_eyes: , we love you too !

Id3

You know, I actually was on a call with the Ticket Fairy earlier this week,

and asked her this same question.

 

She told me she (yes, she's a she ) was trying to work something

out and get some iTunes tickets for you very loyal and

dedicated MFC members, but she had to work out a few details.

So we've been waiting to hear back from her -- she told us that we'd

get an update today.

 

But... as fairies are known to be flighty (no offense, ID3), not surprisingly

we have NO NEWS yet.

 

So the bottom line is -- the Ticket Fairy MAY pay the MFC a visit with

tickets for the iTunes Festival... or she may not.

 

So don't go rushing out and booking flights and hotels and whatnot,

because the Ticket Fairy has been known to be... um... well, she can't

always be as magical as she wants to be...

 

But do keep checking back here to see if the Ticket Fairy has waved

her magic wand and sprinkled some pixie dust all over the golden hues

of the MFC...

I love that feeling of déjà vu, it makes me feel comfortable and safe ... so as I said before, probably a shower of tickets from August 1st . They are GOOD !

No offense taken, ACDC, I know YOU are not a bigot .

Cheers,

Id3

Still 55 each ticket ... he is NOT going to beat Madonna .

Come on, guys, don't be so close-fisted . Stop believing in the sweet fairy : what good will free tickets do you if you receive them on August 1st ?

Cheers,

Id3