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I totally understand where both of you are coming from, and yes, Ingie i do find this whole 'we must respect and trust him' irregardless of what he does a total line of cr*p..for me that dates back to the whole band thing - i have no idea why mika did what he did and my opinion didn't matter in any case but I felt the way things were done were distasteful. Maybe i was wrong ( and indeed tweets frm ex-band members sounds like everything was maybe very amicable) but i had an opinion and disagreement and telling me i should 'trust in mika' did nothing but irk me.. I'm sorry this might mean the end of the line for you Christine but if I was in your place i'd prolly do the same. I saw one of your tweets was about how sad it is that new fans are satisfied with so many distractions but you have to realise it's basically all we know! When I became a fan Mika was in hiding and all I had to do was chat with MFCers..having a sighting of him at some awards show was big news! much less a gig! So all these little projects are the norm and we don't know any better None of this excuses anything or invalidates any other expectation, it's just that for us the norm and expectations are different. In any case - about this XFactor thing i wish him the best, I won't be watching though..wake me up early next year..I have loads more years to put in so I can be patient.. (i hope )

hi there and welcome!! from nova scotia! i loved visiting halifax a few years back (even though it was so cold ) did u see any of the recent NA gigs?

luke posted this to Mika's fb page... i freakin love it

karma is a b*itch i hope u do the bolded part tho - he needs some skin on his bones pronto !

i can't see the animation

Nope. I can see it! Or am I in Italy?

Well he does look ridiculously good in that vid I guess this means any touring after the summer festivals is definitely out... I have no idea how (or if i want to) I'll keep up with mika for the duration of this show, I have no intention of learning Italian ( as if I could in that space of time ) and I still haven't watched his last appearance on this show... Will be a mika - break for me I guess

shakira has a fan club?? why am i not there?? jk i could never go through all these wonderful little discussions for any other artiste

Well she might be more well known in the US (sadly) but in terms of musical credibility, there's almost zero there no adult music fan will hear of that collab and go 'oh awesome Mika's really making a comeback' but I get your point that the potential for exposure is definitely better with arianna...

ouch that's harsh!! In any case he can never be a one hit wonder - he's had several songs that topped charts in various countries.. When i heard about this judging i thought it was a serious 'WTF' sort of move...i can see concerns about it diminishing his credibility, but seriously how much more damage can it do than 'doing a duet with a Disney teen', or 'having the #1 song in France 2 summers ago'? There are differences between a craptastic show like X-Factor and these 'accolades' but these are also things he has done and which impresses virtually no-one... Because of the time commitment i can understand this move being the staw that breaks the camel's back with long-suffering fans, but for me I'm just going to sit back and observe the ride. I gave up worrying more about Mika's career than Mika, after that whole debacle that was TOOL's (non-existent) promo, so I'll watch from the sidelines and just hope that at the very least he doesn't end up being too maligned by Italian viewers (from what you guys say ppl tend to make fun of the judges) and that at the very best it's all over and done with in a timely fashion and he gets back to the music as soon as he can...

Yea but ur hair is naturally wavy/curly mine is ridiculous: not very straight but resists curling like its life depended on it I used a curling wand the other day and in spite of mousse by the time I got to the left side of my head the right side uncurled I'll try heated rollers tho lemme know if u find good ones!

didn't know this thread existed! LOVE this vid! it's a brilliant little piece oh, and i've become very interested in vintage hairstyles, esp soft wavy ones..anyone who's tried out these feel free to post tips plz!

Well that's an interesting concept! Glad he won't just be holding up the beer Am I the only one who sees tons of similarities between this vid and the celebrate vid? Esp the first 15 or so seconds

i have it on myy list to watch...before the next one comes out i've always been more of a star wars girl so...

heehee no comment

yes!! any island in the caribbean will do!!

awww i miss u guys! i love the bit about the NA gang - i'm the southern representative then the vids were amazing!! i agree they should be archived! something has been bugging me - remember when he started rambling on about singing high in the choir, and david's 'little bits'? what was that lead up to? i can't remember the song or the ending of the story!

Awwwww lovely vid!!! :wub2: Made me feel so nostalgic..

oh thank you for this relating this little story!! i never get tired of relax stories, i think i can listen to mika recite stats about the song and i'll still find it exciting Thanks everyone for ur pics and reports:huglove: as the last gig of the tour this one was bittersweet to read about

agree esp with the bolded part...it's interesting really, in some ways I think the opposite of what he said - growing up- the US and esp LA- was a place i couldn't wait to visit! Having seen countless movies and read books indirectly espousing american liberalness, i thought it would be a fantastic place, but the Bush era severely disillusioned me (or maybe i just came out of my bubble ) and it's only now the US is staring to regain some of its shine for me - largely because of new york... i waited to comment on this article because i wanted to read it in English before i formed an opinion...it's not one of my favorite columns, not necessarily because of the content (though that contributes) but I think his writing here is a bit uninspired and lacklustre..sorry mika! but it's good i guess that he doesn't put out magnificent pieces every time - gives me hope for me

I went to the YT link and now the positive comments outweigh the negatives.. That's a good corrective step I really don't get these 'fans' if it's not Dita hate it's thinking he's no longer gay cos of the kiss I'm not a big Dita fan at all but the vid was great and the pics are stunning!! It was a cool little thing to do and I'm glad he did!

Maan I'm more excited Zachary was there than Dita ! I think he's amazing! though I know him from American horror story not Star Trek ... Thanks for all the pics and reports guys, they were much appreciated!!

Yea... I dunno... I've ODed a bit on mika and Dita:aah:...I'm curious to see the vid if the performance though!

Have a fantastic time everyone!! Sorry abt the rain but I had to carry my sun to Virginia with me Can't wait to hear abt the special guest!!!

Yes! She was so patient and sweet! Before the gig I was just shocked she was only going to hang around outside but after the gig I felt so bad she was so close but still missed something so amazing I really wanted her to get some quality time with him... Seems she did I HATE roaches! Esp flying ones - they might what the demons in hell are - so when he said 'and when they start flying , that's when it's really trouble' or to that effect I felt we bonded in mutual flying roach issues I love ur description of the mikeless-ness OMG afterwards I felt like bowing or kissing his ring or some huge extravagant gesture in gratitude!!