Kezza

Thanks for the translation, Deb - that was a delightful read!

And thanks to Charlie and Stefa for what is yet to come!

Loved it.

Is it OK to see if someone can fix Monkiesesque to "Monkees-esque", or is it too late for that?

(Asks the former president of a Monkees fan club, just to make it make more sense.)

No idea, but at first I thought it was this Ethiopian dish I've had before... not even close!

Wait, what? It's supposed to be based on GG, not TAY? Hmmm... how to get a white button-down shirt, with all my clothes midway between here and Utah....

In any case, what about this competition? Have you all entered? I was thinking about it, but I know they'll probably never choose my name.

No way I could. The Valentino suits are all at the cleaners, and no one will loan me theirs.

"I've got blisters on me fingers!"

Thanks a lot for posting.

 

Somebody's got a band-aid on his finger...

As a longtime Billy Joel fan (since 1978), I was really tickled to hear him singing "She's Always A Woman" - definitely worth staying up later than usual for. I'm still on Utah time, so I'm now up until nearly 3 AM, but that was worth it!

We are readyyyyy

Spectacled and ready?

Wow, did I like that!

  

 

Thank you Deb, you've solved the mystery! And thanks for the other info too, i'll add it soon

 

 

Kez, wrong boy i need Lover Boy, not Toy Boy. And i already added the OMS song explanations anyway

Too tired from traveling. Bleh. Leave me 'lone...

*sits patiently thiddling her twumbs*

Dee, the Montreal OSM program has some info about "Toy Boy" in it that you may find useful.

So, those glasses say Budweiser on them... does that make them beer goggles?

Update: Deb was able to give me the info I wanted. Thank you, Deb!!

 

 

MIKA

6 mins · 

To my fans in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, 

It is with great regret that I am forced to cancel my final two Chinese shows in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. I started to feel unwell in Japan 5 days ago and after visiting the hospital in Hangzhou this morning, I have been told by the ENT surgeon to rest my voice for the next 5 days, so as not to compromise my vocal chords any further. The condition is quite serious, otherwise I would never even consider cancelling a show. 

This is heartbreaking for me. I have waited for years to come and play for my Chinese fans. 

I am so sorry to disappoint you. The shows so far have been truly magic, and I promise that I will be back soon. 

Mika xxxx

 

 

Gutted for the fans in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, after waiting this long for Mika to get to China. Also, I know how Mika hates to cancel shows, when he isn't well. But if his voice isn't up to it, it's best he doesn't push it.I hope he can get back over there soon.

 

 

Sad news indeed. Very glad he is following the doctor's orders though.

Get well soon, Meeks!

Thanks, as always, for the translation. 

It seems that getting all the questions out of the way about his sexuality has opened the interviewers' heads up to more than that, and I for one am glad. It's nice to see a reasonably articulate artist out there who actually has a mind and knows how to use it.

Hey ladies and gents, I seem to have accidentally deleted my pre-order email for NPIH, and I need to contact them to update my address for shipping. Can someone please refer me to the proper site? 

I ordered from the place that had the three US show pre-sale ticket codes, if that helps. I've dropped a note to Deb but I know you guys are fast, so am inquiring here as well.

Thanks in advance... I can't believe what a dope I was!

Anybody got a spare Valentino I can borrow for this contest?

Beautiful....!

Legit done forever for now. I'm a veterinary technician ! It's a "nurse" for animals and I work in a veterinary hospital with dogs, cats, rabbits and birds.

Not sure if I will do this like.. forever so I "may" go back to school but not now !

 

Tim Hortons's Smile Cookies.   Have to tried the new Nutella donut ? It's awesome.

Congrats on finishing your studies, Alie! Yaaaaay!

Mika explains why he wrote the lyric ‘where have all the gay guys gone?’

 

At the start of new track Good Guys, the out singer questions: “Don’t be offended, this might seem a little wrong… but where have all the gay guys gone?”

Speaking to Gay.com, Mika explained the meaning behind the song, lamenting the disappearance of his gay role models.

He said: “I found myself in very big business—commercial sessions in big studios my first week of writing for the album. I looked around and said, ‘My god, you guys basically write most of the pop music in the world.’

“And they were all eating takeout, two of them had just been to the gym, and I looked at them a minute and said, ‘That’s great, but… where have all the gay guys gone?’

“They looked at me kind of blank-faced. But really, where have they all gone in the tin-pan alley part of pop music—the writing and the production? I found it funny. They didn’t find it funny at all.

“As I sat down to write, I thought about that conversation and realized it wasn’t as jokey or as dumb as it sounded. It was almost like a message to myself. Where are the people that inspired me when I was 15-years-old, all these heroes that I held up so high?

“Where are they now? Why can’t I truly dare to be like them? How do I capture that?

“How do I be in the canon of those men that truly lived their lives without feeling consequences even if they had to deal with them?

“It was an exciting moment for me thinking, Okay, I’ll do it. I’ll go there. Let me try to be like the person I always wished I’d have the courage to be when I was younger.

“The answer is not the objective; It’s the process of asking and the self-confrontation.”

He also spoke about gay singers who fail to mention sexuality in their lyrics to adopt a broader appeal.

He said: “[Historically] music has been one of the few places where, even with an intolerant society, there’s been freedom of expression.

“Now, from a media perspective, it’s a different thing. Within mainstream media, the ideal is a non-reactivity and not even a mention.

“So, no matter the sexuality or the sex that a singer is singing about in a love song for example, it will not affect the format that the song will fall into—it will not infringe upon any part of one’s commercial success or exposure.”

Sam Smith has previously said he doesn’t mention his sexuality in his music so it can appeal to everyone.

 

Source: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/28/mika-explains-why-he-wrote-the-lyric-where-have-all-the-gay-guys-gone/

Wouldn't this be more fitting in the GG discussion?

I'm on Google Chrome and a thing used to come up, for translating the page, but it doesn't anymore, so I don't know how to get it to work. So I'll need to wait for the translation. It looks like a good interview.

That usually doesn't work on page scans.

Thank you, this is so lovely.

Hooray for the arrival of the Canadian contingent!

I really need to get my butt up to Ontario to see Sanf and Jen (my bestie some of you met in Montreal) and do some work on the family history. My great-grandfather was fire chief in Mount Forest. We have a pic of him with his unit and everything. 

Oh, and Mika's on fiyaaaaaaaaaah.

There. On topic with the main topic.

And another smiling very relaxed Mika. What is it about Asia that makes him so happy?

Thanks for sharing this video.

Lots and lots of hysterical fans.