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    Not everything needs a thread

    in General Chin Wagging

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Hero said:

    Is anyone else hooked on Wordle? I love it!

    https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

    A new game every 24 hours, 6 attempts to guess the word. It's so simple, and free, but done really well. :yes:

     

     

     

    Yes, i'm addicted! I saw folks on FB posting so much about it for a couple weeks, but I was hesitant because I thought it was an app or something so I only started playing like a week ago.  I love the simplicity of it

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    CANCELLED - 2022 - Mika @ Roadrunner, Boston - 2 April 2022

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    There's not a lot of accommodations around the venue at any price, certainly not low-cost options (...or maybe they all got snapped up already?) I considered a couple Boston hostels but decided to get a room in NYC instead and just hang out in the Boston train station until my train leaves at about 6am. Sleep schmeep, i'll just get coffees!

     

     

    Look at me, talking like I'm definitely definitely going to Boston :lmfao:

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    New Album

    in Chat about Mika

    Posted

    On 1/28/2022 at 12:20 PM, Prisca said:

    Or 2024 or 2025. :teehee:

     

    He said that it is outdated to put out an album first and then do a tour. I think we can be very happy if he brings one or two new songs on the North American tour. :crossed:


    Shhhh I was trying be optimistic when I said 2023 :teehee:

    I guess it’s better Mika puts out albums slow & good instead of fast & bad!

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    CANCELLED - 2022 - Mika @ Roadrunner, Boston - 2 April 2022

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Hero said:

    OK, I need to ask advice of more experienced travellers. I've only flown once before, to Crete when I was about 20, soooo....  this is my possible travel plan: 

    Fri 1st fly late evening LHR to JFK, arrive 11.30pm. Hoping I can sleep on the flight, if I'm not too excited, lol! Spend 6 hours kicking my heels at JFK (hopefully some shops, food and lounges will be open) then early morning flight to Boston, arrive around 8am on 2nd. 2 nights in Boston. On 4th get morning flight back to JFK, do the NY meet up and concert. Then late night flight back from JFK on 6th, arrive UK about 8am. 

    I'm looking at booking economy light, which is the carry on bag plus a small personal bag. It doesn't include a suitcase. I'm thinking if I pack carefully that should be OK, if I miss anything I can always buy when I'm there. 

     

    Does that sound feasible? Does anything jump out as being a bad idea? 

     

    And, do you have any tips for making the journey more pleasant? (Note to self: buy some pyjamas :lol3:)


    Sounds okay to me. Maybe bring a sleeping mask and some earplugs if you want to sleep on the flight?
    I found this website super helpful for info about hanging out all night in airports https://www.sleepinginairports.net/guides/new-york-city-jfk-airport-guide.htm

     

     

    14 hours ago, Prisca said:

    Check at the airline website what you are allowed to take with you in your hand luggage. It might make more sense to check in one piece of luggage because, although you would have room for everything in your hand luggage, you are not allowed to take everything (not containers with fluids with more than 100 ml, also applies to shower gel, shampoo (I think also toothpaste), no scissors, nail cutters etc.). But you can also buy these things in America or containers with less than 100 ml at home.

     

    In the USA they changed the rule about nail cutters/scissors with blades longer than a certain # of inches, but I guess for international travelers they might still be forbidden? I dunno, I’d check https://www.tsa.gov/travel to be sure

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    New Album

    in Chat about Mika

    Posted

    On 1/26/2022 at 4:50 PM, silver said:

    Well, we know he is working on a new album, but in Mika terms somewhere around April probably means by the end of the year :naughty:

     

    Yeah, but which year? i'm betting it's 2023

    :teehee:

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    CANCELLED - 2022 - Mika @ Roadrunner, Boston - 2 April 2022

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    On 1/25/2022 at 4:26 PM, Aki Celeste said:

     

    Sorry to belabor the topic, but what has been your experience with waiting in line with friends? I'm bringing someone along who's not nearly as avid of a fan as I am, and I'm wondering if it's good etiquette to hold his place in line if I decide to arrive earlier in the afternoon. He's my seeing eye guide, sort of, as I can have considerable trouble navigating in unfamiliar darkened spaces, so maybe I can justify it if anyone looks at me sideways. ^_^


    Last time in NYC my sister came to meet me in line (I was maybe like 4th in line) and “cut” in front of people behind us, but before she arrived I explained to the couple right behind me (they arrived maybe like 30 mins after me?) that she was coming later and that she just wanted to stand with me while we waited since we hadn’t seen each other in months and she didn’t care about being near the front during the gig so they said they didn’t mind. 
    Other times I’ve been one of the ones that late arriving friends have cut in front of. When you’ve been waiting for 8 hours and someone arrives an hour or two before doors open and gets a better spot than you its tough to swallow. I’m not one to say anything to anyone but others might not be so accommodating.

    I’ve found the folks near the front of the queue to generally be pretty chill and we hold each other’s place in line for bathroom/food breaks, etc. I have no idea how it is further back.

    So I’d say you can try it, be super  apologetic to those behind you and explain your situation, but understand if you get some pushback or dirty looks.

    Hopefully some others in the thread can chime in with their experiences.

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    CANCELLED - 2022 - Mika @ Roadrunner, Boston - 2 April 2022

    in Before the Show

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    3 minutes ago, Prisca said:

    And how many people were already there at this time? :original:

     

    None, so i left for about 20-30 minutes and when I came back there was one in Montreal, and in NYC someone else came like 20 minutes after I returned. Both were MFCers of course :thumb_yello:

     

    Even though others joined me early the line didn't start building up that much until after noon I'd say.

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    CANCELLED - 2022 - Mika @ Roadrunner, Boston - 2 April 2022

    in Before the Show

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    14 minutes ago, Aki Celeste said:

    Looking at Prisca's response, i may have gotten my events mixed up. I could've sworn the Boston location offered early admission to presale ticket holders, but hopefully I'm wrong and have a chance of getting in well before 8. How long in advance do people tend to start queuing? The longest I've ever waited in line for an event is prob 2 hours, but maybe I should arrive earlier in this case...

     

    I don't know, I haven't actually bought a ticket for the Boston show yet.

    The earliest I've arrived to queue is like 7:45AM :teehee: But that was more because I wasn't staying in a hotel room or have any other place to go, and not because I really wanted to start so early or think it needed... both of those times someone else showed up shortly after tho, so maybe it was needed

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    CANCELLED - 2022 - Mika @ Roadrunner, Boston - 2 April 2022

    in Before the Show

    Posted

    18 hours ago, Aki Celeste said:

     

    Thanks for looking into this! I unfortunately did not manage to buy presale tickets, so I won't be getting into the Roadrunner venue as early as some. But I can still wave my glowsticks/what-have-you from afar! Or meet up with folks beforehand outside the venue so we can make a plan to group ourselves together enough to be noticeable. :) 

     

    Wait, this venue is all general admission, isn't it? To me that means "first in line, first inside" regardless of if your ticket was presale or not. Or did I miss something?

    CANCELLED - 2022 - Mika @ Roadrunner, Boston - 2 April 2022

    in Before the Show

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    1 hour ago, Aki Celeste said:

    Seems like there's a lot of chatter on some other threads about fan actions - i.e. what to wear or carry (hats, lights, etc), not to throw on the stage or in the air - but I'm wondering if any folks going to the Boston show are interested in doing something similar, since it is the inaugural show of the tour. I'm planning on at least wearing a flower crown, possibly one that lights up. Perhaps we could come up with some ideas on the theme of flowers? At least one of the European concert threads is talking about flower-shaped glow sticks. Or we could always do a variation on the heart papers with flashlights shining through them...unless it's unlikely that security will let them through. Thoughts from anyone who's been to his larger concerts before (this'll be my first)?


    I’m into this. I’ve always wanted to do a fan action but at my 14(?!) Mika gigs we’ve never even held up pieces of paper, let alone lit up ones!

    i tried to find a list of regulations about what people can bring into the venue, etc on the Roadrunner website but found nothing of the sort. However, the NYC venue has a huuuuuuge list of rules, so if we do a fan action I’d agree Boston is the place to do it.

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    MFC - get together - NY - April 4th?

    in Before the Show

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    I booked an airbnb in Brooklyn from the 4th to the 5th, so i guess I'm in! Whether I'll be coming from Boston or Philadelphia & what time on the 4th remains to be seen.

     

    If we really wanna take a boat ride & don't have enough for a private tour the Staten Island Ferry is free & runs 24/7...

    Today the Staten Island Ferry provides 22 million people a year (70,000 passengers a day not including weekend days) with ferry service between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry is run by the City of New York for one pragmatic reason: To transport Staten Islanders to and from Manhattan. Yet, the 5-mile, 25-minute ride also provides a majestic view of New York Harbor and a no-hassle, even romantic, boat ride, for free! One guide book calls it "One of the world's greatest (and shortest) water voyages." From the deck of the ferry you will have a perfect view of The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. You'll see the skyscrapers and bridges of Lower Manhattan receding as you pull away and coming into focus again as you return. 

    https://www.siferry.com/schedules.html

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    The birdie Tshirt and other weird clothing thread

    in Chat about Mika

    MFC - get together - NY - April 4th?

    in Before the Show

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    3 hours ago, dcdeb said:

     

    Dee, are you coming from Boston? I'm not sure where you're taking the train from/to. I think the chances of additional shows are slim, and I don't think anyone is going to want to do anything the day of the show, due to the queuing situation. There is always the chance of doing something after the show, but I'm not sure how late that will be. If Mika sticks to his usual 90-minute set, we'll be done well before midnight, but who knows? I'm not very familiar with Brooklyn, so I don't know what there would be to do that late, nearby. :dunno:

     

    I want to do Boston, especially because I don't really think he'll add another NYC gig either, but finances for accommodations are tight. If don't do Boston I'd be coming from Philadelphia, and going back there.

     

    For Boston I was thinking it'd go like: fly to Philly a couple days before (leave suitcase there and jam all my gig stuff in small backpack or purse), saturday latest bus or train to Boston (about a 6-8 hour ride, arrives about 11:30pm), hang out in station and/or wander around Boston all night, or MAAAAAYBE get a cheap hostel room???, early morning queue... or take the train sunday and arrive about 2:15pm and not queue for hours?!), Boston gig, after gig go to bus station, bus back to Philly leaves around 2am, shower and sleep in Philly, early morning train to NYC, queue & NYC gig (FYI venue's max bag size is 18”x14”x9”), wander around NYC after gig & return Penn Station, early morning train back to Philly, fly home the next day.

    ^this plan brought to you by caffeine fueled Mikaddiction & an undesired cut in work hours^

    For no Boston i'd just cut that part and go from Philly via train early Tuesday morning and arrive in NYC mid-day. Flawless plans, right?

     

    I'll consider options to change this up so I can come to the NYC get together on the 4th and get back to you with that plan...

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    Calendar customs

    in General Chin Wagging

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    Cool that he's that well known around the world!

     

     

    1 hour ago, Prisca said:

    That would be 17 January, right? :original:

     

    I guess he is known almost everywhere in the world. :original:

    Yes, you’re right. Turns out I don’t know today’s date :doh:

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    Noticeable places you hear Mika

    in Chat about Mika

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    12 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said:

    Mae Muller was on the UK show 'Sunday Brunch' today. She was the little girl in the Grace Kelly music video, so they played a little bit of it on the show! 😊

     

    Cool, why was she on? 

    And I thought the little girl's name was Holly?

    EDIT: Nevermind i googled her, Holly is her first name and Mae is her middle name and she's a singer-songwriter now.

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    The Pet thread

    in General Chin Wagging

    Posted · Edited by kreacher

    3 hours ago, Hero said:

    :lmfao: I like it! If you won did you all purr? 


    a little bit yeah, and maybe growled a couple times when we didn’t win lol

    It got so other teams would meow with us… but then covid happened and trivia nights stopped and cats cats cats sort of disbanded.

     

     

    anyway, here’s a pic of my stepdad’s cat Harley to make this post pet related….

     

    367C8EF1-2D0C-4526-AB0A-0B4451DC1103.jpeg

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    The Pet thread

    in General Chin Wagging

    Posted

    Awwwww Gucci is so cute :wub2: @BeccaStardust

     

    On 1/13/2022 at 1:56 PM, Hero said:

    They are! 

    Black cats, ginger cats

    Marmelade cats, tortoiseshell cats

    Tabby cats, tuxedo cats

    Siamese and Sphynx

    Grey cats, silver cats

    White cats, fluffy cats

    Blue cats, gorgeous cats 

    Cats, cats, cats! :lustslow: 🐈🐈‍⬛😻

     

    Um. Sorry. 

     

    lol this is great!

     

    Fun Fact: Cats Cats Cats was the name of my weekly pub trivia team, we'd meow every time the trivia host said it

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