Brandinian

I had a fantastic time at the concert last night. It was my first time ever seeing Mika, and one of the most energetic concerts that I've ever been too.

I waited outside by the stage door to try to meet Mika, and it was freezing cold. After like an hour and a half, the security guard came out and told us that Mika would come out and sign, but that he wouldn't pose for pictures, which was understandable considering the subzero polar bear loving weather. The security guards were very pushy, literally pulling and shoving people to make them go quicker up to Mika. When i got up there, and asked for and received a high five, and got my ticket signed. Even though I wanted a picture with him, I was still real happy.

Afterward, myself and the girl that I was with went to go and eat at a restaurant across the street. It was a little Mexican restaurant, and we were a little unenthusiastic because just about no one in there spoke English, and we didn't speak Spanish. However, as we were talking, I stopped mid conversation and looked over at the door because dun dun dun MIKA WALKED IN! I just about flipped out. I was like, "Holy ****, that's Mika!" We flipped out and I tweeted like three times about whether or not to go up to him. Finally, we gathered up our courage and did it. He was an extremely nice guy, and I stress the extremely. He didn't give off any sort of ego, and he seemed very soft spoken and gracious. The old man that he was with took the picture for us, and kept asking to make sure that the picture that he took as alright. It was great! We chatted for a minute or two, and then we left him to eat. He said that the reason he was so not tired after the show was because he was starving. We went back to our seats, incredibly star struck, and couldn't get over it. It was so weird talking to my friend after that, because every time I looked at her, Mika was just sitting right there drinking wine in my line of vision. Yes!

It was a FANTASTIC evening!

Does anyone know where to go to meet MIKA after the show?

Does anyone have like one spare ticket for NYC? My roommate really wants to go to the concert but it's sold out. Anyone have anything? PM to talk about prices or anything.

Gotcha! It's like 3:00 AM here, so I should probably be getting to bed. Still, the idea of chatting with Aussies is appealing. Those girls have some pretty cute accents.

I'm kinda feeling like I'm blowing up these boards, as I am the last post in at least four different subforums.

Something tells me he would

Hah, of course I'd ask him just for the hell of it. It would be pretty damn neat hanging out with Mika.

 

 

It was an innocent welcome. You'll know when I'm being my true perverted self

I'll be sure to keep my eyes open and my pants buttoned.

I'm really sorry! I shouldnt have reacted that way. I wouldnt have liked someone to yell at me when i was new, i guess, its treat others as you wish to be treated so i guess i just gave you permission to yell at me

I TOLD YOU TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH! HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU NEED TO BE TOLD!? THAT'S IT, YOU'RE SLEEPING IN THE DRYER AGAIN TONIGHT!

I've really got nothing to yell about, obviously.

Welcome, Brandon!

I hope you enjoy it here

Thanks, but I couldn't help but notice your title as the Village Pervert.. now I just feel like there is some sort of motive behind your welcome. I feel dirty.

yeah i know hes played it live lots i've been up in the middle of the night lots of times waiting for reports and videos from live gigs to filter through.

 

Hey i'm sorry I didnt mean to spaz i'm just so upset about the leak..

 

forgive me

It's all good! I was just like, dang, I am already getting yelled at and it's my first day here!

WE HAVENT HEARD THE RECORDED VERSION. WE DONT WANT TO HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE TWO YEARS OF WAITING AND RESPECT FOR MIKA WE ARE WAITING THE TWO TINY LITTLE WEEKS TO HEAR IT.

 

please keep your mouth shut until the release, and dont make it harder for other people.

I'm not even referring to the recording, chill. I'm talking about the song in general. He's played it live many many times.

Just wanted to bump this because I friggen love The Swell Season. I've seen Glen and Marketa at Radio City once, and I've seen Glen alone at a little pub in NYC. I'm seeing them again on Sept. 14th at a really small venue, but I love those intimate little shows. It makes you connect more with the music.

Their new album "Strict Joy" is fantastic from what they've shown so far. You can download "In These Arms" and "Low Rising" on iTunes right now. Or, you can legally download them, as the band has given permission, here:

In These Arms

http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/17/swell-season-in-these-arms-exclusive-download/

and here:

Low Rising

http://www.ifc.com/blogs/indie-ear/2009/09/the-swell-season-make-art-make.php

Check it out! Glen is one of the most passionate musicians that I've ever seen. Ever. When I am forced to use two evers, you know it's gotta be good.

I'm actually really happy Oasis is splitting up. They had some good songs, but it was mostly all of Noel's work. I'm really excited to see a solo album coming out of him.

Can we all agree that this song is incredible addicting? It's like musical heroine.

Hah, if I got to see Mika in NYC I'd so want to ask him to hang out and get a drink but something tells me he wouldn't feel comfortable going off to a bar with a random 19 year old.

Although, no complaints on this front.

Three pages? You ladies go crazy over a new man, obviously.

Thanks for the welcome everyone! Ya'll know how to make a boy feel loved.

Hah, thanks for listening to the music guys! Despite the way it may appear, I did not intentionally come on here to pimp my music, it just happened that way. :-)

I should point out though, that they are really rough recording. We are soooo much better live and recorded most of that stuff in a hurry on my laptop in my bathroom with a karaoke revolution microphone. I know, high quality stuff.

nice one

I try, I try.

listening to your songs ..... your crude i like

Hah.. yeah. I forgot to mention that we were a more adult oriented comedy band. We've performed at comedy clubs all along the East Coast, including the famous Carolines on Broadway in NYC.

Hah, thanks everyone for the welcome.

The answer is: Straight and Looking. So ladies, how much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice.

Good pick up line, eh? No? Touche.

Hey everyone,

I'm Brandon, and I've been a fan of Mika for a while now. I never really thought to join a forum, but I just found this the other day, so I figured that I would check it out. You all certainly seem like a pretty active bunch.

A little about myself, I'm 19 and go to school for Acting in New York City. I write music myself, and play in a two man comedy band, which you can check out by clicking my MySpace link.

I've yet to see Mika live, but hopefully I'll see him in New York in October. Still trying to work that out, but we'll see what happens. Alrighty, well I think that's about it. Any other questions, just ask.

Pleasure to meet you all!