Ladyeridan

If being reminded politely to follow the established rules is bullying, then HELP HELP I'm being repressed! I love this place. I'm not a loud sort, I keep to myself mostly, but I have always, always felt welcome when i DO open my mouth. And no, I don't toe the party line on a lot of things. But I've never been made to feel like a Lesser Fan because i didn't show up in 2007 or 2008, or because I've only been to X number of gigs instead of Y. I reallly love this place. It's never been anything but supportive and kind. And I'm glad to be here.

I still have a ticket for this show that I won't be able to use - if anyone is wishing and dreaming, shoot me a PM, face value and it's yours!

Oh, i wish i were going to be at ANY of the shows. Everything went to hell here and I'm having to let go of all three shows i'm really sad about it all.

I have a single ticket for this show, I won't be able to attend. PM me if you're interested.

I have to sell my ticket for this show. If anyone is still looking for one, please DM me.

I hate to do this. Hate it. But it's going to be REALLY impossible for me to make the trip I had planned to make. Family obligation I have one ticket for both Le Poisson Rouge, and Philadelphia, shows. They are e-tickets, I have them downloaded as pdf. I Have to sell them. If you're interested, they're face value. Le Poisson Rouge is $40.50, Union Transfer (Philadelphia) is $37.25, PM me if interested, I'll send you the downloaded ticket as soon as paypal exchange is made. I will miss you ALL at these shows

It's not Sherlock, but I'm just gonna leave this here for those of us who happen to be Neil Gaiman fans as well as Cumberbatch fans. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio4/posts/Urmm-Thats-Sir-Christopher-Lee-Natalie-Dormer-on-the-making-of-Neverwhere http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r522y/profiles/characters

Deb - I dunno, I know I missed the meet and greet thing, but you know? I got a hug from Joy and a Happy birthday from her and Tim - I think I'm good with the tradeoff!

Well... I've finally processed my first Mika gig. Holy crap, y'all. I've done a lot of things in my past, including various illegal substances (which I can't really recommend, but hey, experimentation...) and I have never felt as potent a high as Gig High. I thought you long-timers were kidding, or overstating and I. Was. So. Wrong. I have this little mental disconnect when it comes to famous people. It's almost like they're cartoon characters, or fictional in some way, so when Mika came on stage there was this odd moment of "wow, he's actually real, in the flesh, right here in front of me!" and then all of that was blown out of my head by the first notes of Relax. The rest of the evening is a blur of screaming, dancing, jumping, and above all, smiling joyfully. (or grinning like an idiot, depending on who you ask ) It took two days for my poor old legs to recover from the jumping, and it was worth every minute. I keep finding videos of the show on youtube, and I can see my little pudgy arms I don't REMEMBER dancing that much, but there it is on video so I must have! I met the most wonderful people in the queue. It was so wonderful to put faces with all the names! Made wonderful new friends, met people I've been talking to for ages and got to poke them a little and say, "hey, you're real! you're not just an avatar!" I can't wait for the new year - more potential gigs in the US, more travel, more wonderful people to see and meet...

With this and the brilliant Stardust from outside Webster Hall, I wonder how many more you could rewrite? :teehee:

That's an easy one. He's got a unique ability to make music that really resonates. The sort of thing that gets stuck in your head for days, but somehow you don't mind. (That last part is key - there are plenty of TERRIBLE songs that get stuck in your head and make you want to drive an ice pick through your ears, praying the song just goes away.) The Eye Candy factor is huge too - He's REALLY easy to look at Tall, lanky, amazing cheekbones, lush lips and eyes that bore into your very SOUL Plus, I think a lot of us really enjoy the unselfconsciousness on stage. He's never nervous about the fact that he can't really dance, he just kind of says "to heck with it, i'm dancing whether I look goofy or not!" That kind of joy is transportive - it gets you outside yourself, which is an amazing and wonderful talent. I know I don't speak for all fans, just for myself, but I think there are probably a couple who might know what I'm talking about in these rambling 5AM thoughts.

If anyone has an extra ticket for this night, please let me know. I was unable to get in on it because i was on the road, no internet while driving

Christine, can you get to imgur? It's front and back CD cover and preorder buttons.

DCDeb, I may be able to pre-fill those tickets for you, there were a few friends who didn't know about the presale and are REALLY wanting to go. if all else fails, don't stress. I'll buy the extras if they don't get snapped up.

I love the back and forth in this video from solo, isolated Mika to "screw this, i'm going OUT" Mika. and how one feeds the other. The scraps of paper from the frustrated songwriting becoming the confetti in the club... makes a weird amount of sense, I like it.

I want to put something here, so that we understand a little better what LGBTQ people face on coming out in SO many places... this makes my heart ache, that people still have to deal with this sort of reaction. http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/fathers-hateful-letter-to-gay-son-after-coming-out-goes-viral/news/2012/08/07/45756

wasn't that first one also in the video from tunisia? perhaps he's a bodyguard.

This is not lyrics. This is Tourette's Syndrome without profanity.

ooooh, hey, who else do we know who refers to Mika as a Lord Holbrook or Lord Penniman? (coughcoughbaguettecoughcough)

It is pure egotism that makes you say "He can't possibly love another man, it's just sex. He could turn away from it if he wanted to." We could get into biology, biochemistry, but it would be pointless. It is what it is. Mika is in love with a man, with all the wonderful things that love involves. To say he CHOSE to fall in love with a man is saying YOU could choose to fall in love with a woman, if you wanted to. Try it, and then come back and tell us how it went. He can no more choose to be attracted to women than you can choose to be attracted to women. Gender preference and attraction is hardwired into the brain, it's not something we get to pick.

Welcome to the madhouse! You'll like it here - lots to learn and lot of cool people here to talk to:)

Welcome welcome! It's a great community here - you'll love being a not-ghost

http://picnic.afisha.ru/online/main Jump to 17:25:00 and you can watch his full set. It has a few pauses with russian I can't read - I think it's connection issues warning messages. But I'm watching