A. Clay Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 MY REPORT ON MIKA'S "THE ELECTRIC FACTORY" PERFORMANCE IS HERE FOR YOU--GO TO (POST #342) PAGE 1, THIS THREAD, ABOVE) TO READ THE W H O L E THING! MIKA-- "DODGEY HOLIDAY TOUR" SHOW REVIEWS AT FRONT NOW ALSO . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VISIT THE LOO FIRST! http://www.rotorooter.com/powder/ THEN GET A DRINK OF SOMETHING YOU LIKE: MY REPORT IS LONG! ************ PHILLY REPORT ABOVE ************ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I SAID SOMETHING PRETTY CLOSE TO, "I'M 66 YEARS OLD, I'M THE LEADER . . . " THEN SOMEONE MOTIONED MIKA'S CAMERA MAN TO COME CLOSER & THE LIGHTS GOT BRIGHTER, & NO FOOLIN', MIKA PROMPTED ME TO REPEAT WHAT I HAD STARTED TO SAY--ACTUALLY I THINK IT WAS MIKA HIMSELF WHO MOTIONED THE CAMERA MAN TO COME CLOSER! SO THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER SAYING: "I'M 66 YEARS OLD: I'M THE LEADER OF YOUR GRANNY BRIGADE." "I HOPE I'M NOT TRASHING YOUR IMAGE." (There was some laughing.) THEN MIKA SAID TO ME SOMETHING PRETTY CLOSE TO: "OH NO, YOU'LL HAVE TO COME TO ONE OF THE SHOWS & COME UP ON STAGE." COMPLETELY FLOORED, I STAMMERED, SOMETHING PRETTY CLOSE TO: "WELL, I DON'T KNOW; WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE ABOUT . . . T H A T!" I really don't know if MIKA then moved on to the next person or if I, completely startled, just turned on my heels & left. I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER!. ANYWAY, I'LL NEVER FORGET IT. THERE IS A GREAT SENSE OF SATISFACTION TO HAVE EXCHANGED A FEW WORDS WITH MIKA, TO HAVE SEEN HIM, "UP CLOSE & PERSONAL," WITH HIS FANS & TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE HIS HAND TO THANK HIM FOR COMING TO THE UNITED STATES. HAVE NO IDEA IF, WHERE OR WHEN, THE CAMERA FOOTAGE MAY SHOW UP! AFTER A LITTLE DIFFICULTY GETTING A CAB, "BIG DADDY DALE" & I GOT TO THE ONLY PLACE I KNOW OF IN PHILLY THAT WILL FEED YOU IF YOUR ARSE HITS THE CHAIR BY 12:59 AFTER MIDNIGHT. OH, WHAT A NIGHT! CELEBRATORY & MEMORABLE! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=53qp46bkgDY&feature=related PAGE _____ 16. END OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO THE FRONT, IT'S THE FRONT MIKA HAS ALREADY COVERED! ABOUT THE TIME I'M REALIZING THIS, I'M TRYING TO WIGGLE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE FRONT. A COUPLE WHO HAD BEEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IN THE LINE TO ENTER THE VENUE EARLIER HAD ENDED THEIR VISIT & THAT FREED UP AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A BIT CLOSER TO THE FRONT MIKA HAD ALREADY COVERED. THE GUY AS HE PASSED ME TO LEAVE, SAID SOMETHING LIKE "GET IN THERE!" I THINK THERE WAS ONE PERSON TO MY LEFT, KIND OF BETWEEN MIKA & WHERE I WAS STANDING. I THINK AS MIKA FINISHED WITH SOMEONE I (MAYBE) CAUGHT MIKA'S EYE & REACHED OVER THIS PERSONS SHOULDER TO TAKE MIKA'S HAND BEFORE HE MOVED FURTHER AWAY. I'M PRETTY SURE I FIRST SAID, "MIKA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO THE UNITED STATES." THEN I STARTED SAYING SOMETHING THAT I HAD NOT PLANNED TO SAY, IT JUST CAME SPILLING OUT . . . PAGE _____ 15. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) so when the concert from "the best ringmaster--ever" was over, with our info from "the nicest bouncer you'd ever want to meet" we headed for the stage door area which was kind of in an ally area. It was about 11:00 pm. When i made my decision to not come to the venue 'til 7:00 pm i had decided i would rather put in "wait time" to possibly see or meet mika after the performance--knowing it's not a "for sure thing" at all. I wish i had counted how many people were waiting back there-- i certainly had the time, but it didn't occur to me to do that at the time. Not good at such estimates, but i'm thinking some- where in the 40-60 range. Anyway, fans good natured & chatting with each other. A very large truck was there backed in toward the side of the building where the stage door exit was. At first, a white suv was parked parallel to the stage door exit. Fans sporadically were singing several mika songs--kinda softly; not loud. At least two times someone (security?) exited the door & said something like this: "ok, this is how it's gunna be." "when he comes out, he's not gunna sign anything." there will be no pictures taken of fans with mika." "he'll chat & say goodnight." (ok, so put the thing you brought for mika to sign away & forget that!) so, good, he's going to visit with us a bit--great. (especially if you read about the second performance in canada!) so, then the announcement 2nd?/3rd? Time gets a little less encouraging, sounds like mika's just going to do a kind of one-time group wave goodnight & leave. Somewhere in there they tell everyone to backup (i swear i think i heard one of them say "unless you want to become road kill!") so the white car backs up a bit & turns so it's now also backed into the area where the stage door exit is. And some one had put some "barriers" down: They were just yellow painted 2x4s down on the ground. Around 11:20-11:30 gear starts getting loaded into the big truck. Mind you, the show didn't end 'til about 11:00. A sight, i don't know why, that i'll never forget: Someone carried that can that mika beats on while shirtless out kind of high above his head & the colorful daisies were still attached. It was just an image thing for me! Varous people exited the door: Each time everyone expectantly searched the area with their eyes for that one person they're waiting to see. So anyway, i don't know if it was the 3rd or 4th time some one came out to make an announcement about how "it was gunna be," but as soon as he started to speak, the crowd in unison said "we know!" i thought to myself maybe he wasn't going to say the same thing this time, maybe this time he was going to say something different! (i'm not certain, but i think it was a different guy each time.) anyway, the "we know! Just shut him up, he didn't say anything else. At midnight mika appears: He looks fab, of course. He's bundled up well. Wearing kind of neutral colors. I think a brown jacket & gray & cream tweedy-looking knit neck scarf like this: & hat. The knit hat was pulled down to his eyebrows! I think "good boy, taking care to bundle up & wear that warm hat." he starts to work his way down the front of the line. People are well behaved, but you can sense this underlying almost desperation like "so near, but what if i don't get my chance" kind of thing. Mika, as always, seems relaxed, seems to enjoy the interaction & gives each person he speaks with very focussed attention & puts them at ease. All the time the car is right there, steps away, door open, motor running (not positive about this,) but i do know, at one point at least, there was music playing in the car. So i'm about three people back from the ones mika is speaking with. A girl in front of me reaches toward him to give him a t-shirt she decorated for mika. It's white & if i remember correctly, it has the word "relax" on it. I think she was successful. I'm thinking all the while i haveto say something. So i rudely shout out "mika, don't give up on the united states." i don't know how he could not have heard, i'm pretty sure he did. But, i believe, because--if even just for a brief moment-- he was with great purpose giving attention to the person he was speaking to, there was no recognition. Basically, mika was considerate: I was not! So he's working his way down the line, i am enjoying watching him with everyone, it appears that several girls have asked if they may give or receive a hug & that's happening. As his visit with each fan ends, they tend to leave, so those behind them then move to the front. It's like a bit after mid-night. There is a girl about four people to my left & about four people back from the important front of the line that is going into near desperation mode. She's also shouting out a bit & trying to pass an ugly doll forward to mika. I think she was successful. Some have asked mika about his relative's narrative--used in the show: The one about her loosing her eyesight as well as her intended husband. Mika is going through a pretty thorough explanation about that & also characterizing his song about it. So here's the thing, as your mind is racing, you realize . . . page _____ 14. Of my report Edited November 12, 2008 by A. Clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) a couple of observations: Two things i haven't seen in all my youtube viewings: -the inclusion of mika's relative's narrative about a bomb taking her eyesight from "licm." -a costumed plush bunny (i think) down in the audience. It was, for a bit, hanging around the sound equipment. It wasn't causing a raucus or anything. I don't know if it was part of the show or the audience-- just puzzling. Some comments: -personally, i welcomed the change (from i think the first show in canada) back to including "missionary man." -i really couldn't figure out that well what mika was saying when he spoke. (i've had that experience at the theater near me where the bso plays--where the acoustics can be fine for music, but not for the spoken word. (i want mika to play at "the music center at strathmore" theater when he writes his opera!) anyway, with "youtube" + all of your posts, one can get filled in on that later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjah23tkqtk&feature=related although mika's interaction with the audience is always among my favorite parts. -concerning the venue. I know "the electric factory" is considered small, compared to other venues, but it seemed like a lot of people to me. And, anyway, the more 'intimate' the better for my taste. -also, even though the stage is also smaller than others, all the important details were included. A dancing big girl, http://youtube.com/watch?v=sil4ane-ci0 dancing lollipop girls, blow-up big girl, blow-up lollipop girl as well as the very tall puppet skeleton. "gray skelly!" -i liked the element of the blow-up figures, inflating/deflating right in front of your eyes. I thought it added humor & animation: As if mika's concert wants for any added animation! Anyway nimble mika figured out how to include it all, dear boy. -concerning the audience. There was not much, if any, silly dress-up stuff. -from what i've been able to read, so far, mika & the concert are getting good reviews! I have, from the start, believed mika's future is "blindingly bright." it may take a bit longer in the states, but, as the saying goes--which i firmly believe--"cream rises to the top." page _____ 13. Of my report: Now what left the biggest impression on me-- the stage door happenings! Edited March 14, 2010 by A. Clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) . . . . Well, let me say this about that: Starting at about 9:30 -- january 31, 2008, mika o w n e d "the electric factory!" he just, outright, owned it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csfj5o9vnhk&feature=recentlywatched&page=1&t=t&f=b all the performances were spot on. I loved it all. Every time he did "a little freddie," i did "a little freddie!" since i think i've seen nearly every youtube performance mika's done, i kind of knew the drill: I'd jab "big daddy dale" & tell him what was coming up next-- like "ok, now he's gonna take his shirt off." "now he's gonna jump up near the drums." "now, he's gonna shake his tushie & they'll all go wild." or i'd tell him the names of the pieces-- like, "ok, this one's grace kelly" "oh, this one's lollipop." during "lollipop," he said "that's why they all want to sit down there, up front." (he meant for the most "celebratory/memorable" part of the show--the bouncing balls, the confetti cannons & streamers!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfs9ozlab4 gawd, we had a good time--everyone had a good time! page _____ 12. Of my report Edited March 14, 2010 by A. Clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 THERE WAS JUST A GREAT "VIBE" AS MIKA WOULD SAY. EVERYONE WE MET WAS SPLENDID & VISITING MAKES THE TIME PASS QUICKLY. SO THE OPENING ACT STARTED. FOR ME, IT ADDED TO THE "VIBE" & THEY GOT PLENTY OF APPLAUSE, BUT I WAS SO READY FOR THEM TO CONCLUDE SO THE MAIN "CELEBRATORY/MEMORABLE" EVENT COULD START . . . PAGE _____ p. 11. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 "BIG DADDY DALE" IS MORE "SOCIAL" THAN I AM. HE HAD TALKED TO FOLKS NEAR US IN THE LINE & CONTINUED TO DO SO AS THE BALCONY FILLED. I HAD MET FAN CLUB MEMBERS WHO WHEN I TOLD MY NAME, SAID "OH YOU'RE THE ONE THAT POSTS ALL THE PICTURES OF MIKA" & I SAID, "YES, THAT'S ME!" & DADDY DALE'S JAW WAS ON THE GROUND! AS THE PLACE FILLED, SOMEONE NEAR US SAID "IT'S SOLD OUT." I SAID "GOOD, I'M SO GLAD!" IT CERTAINLY LOOKED SOLD OUT! PAGE _____ 10. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 A WHOLE ROW OF EMPTY, FRONT-ROW, CENTER LITTLE STOOLS BEHIND A SEE THROUGH BALCONY FENCE-LIKE THING WITH A LITTLE LEDGE JUST BELOW THE TOP RAILING FOR--YOU GUESSED IT--OUR SECOND DOSE OF "A LITTLE GREY GOOSE!" SURPRISED AS I WAS, THEY ACTUALLY HAD "GREY GOOSE" & WE COULD THROW OUR COATS OVER THE TOP RAILING OF THE THING. HEAVEN/FULFILLMENT-R E L A X! SO WHILE IT WAS STILL PRETTY EMPTY UP THERE I THREW MY COAT OVER THE VERY CENTER TWO STOOLS, TALKED TO THE "NICEST BOUNCER YOU'D EVER WANT TO MEET" TO REQUEST HE "WATCH 'MY' SEATS" & WATCH OUT FOR "BIG DADDY DALE" & HEADED FOR THE UNMARKED RESTROOMS TO FIGURE I WAS IN THE WRONG ONE WHEN I RAN INTO TWO GUYS THERE. GOT TO THE RIGHT ONE. THEN RETURNING, ASKED THE BOUNCER WHERE THE STAGE DOOR WAS (FOR LATER) & HE VERY KINDLY TOLD ME. "BIG DADDY DALE" ARRIVED & WE SECURED THE 2nd DOSE OF "GOOSE" & PLANTED OUR ARSES IN THE COVETED SEATS AND WAITED . . . PAGE _____ 9. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 PURELY FOR HEALTH REASONS--TO BUFFER US UP AGAINST THE COLD-- & TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR "THE CELEBRATORY & MEMORABLE EVENT" WE WERE ANTICIPATING, WE HAD STARTED THE "LITTLE GREY GOOSE" REMEDY RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT THE HOTEL. SO I CAME TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRS & THERE--JUST PAST THE NICEST BOUNCER YOU'D EVER WANT TO MEET--WERE . . . PAGE _____ 8. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 SO I ENDED UP GETTING IN BEFORE HE DID: SAW THE STAIRS TO THE BALCONY, PROCEEDED TO GO UP AS FAST AS I COULD, WAS SUMMONED BACK TO GET MY WRIST STAMPED. (REALLY OUT OF MY ELEMENT!) I WILL SAY, AT THIS POINT, ALL AFTER NOON I HAD FRETTED ABOUT GETTING A DECENT SEAT EVEN THOUGH I WAS UNWILLING TO STAND FOR VERY LONG IN THE COLD. I WILL SAY ALSO, AT THIS POINT, THAT I HAD KIDDED ABOUT "PLAYING THE OLD LADY CARD" TO SOME HOW WIGGLE MY WAY TO THE FRONT IF THINGS LOOKED DISMAL! IT IS AMAZING WHAT THOUGHTS & FANTASIES ONE HAS LEADING UP TO THE PROSPECT OF SEEING MIKA LIVE--& PERHAPS EVEN MEETING HIM. ONE MORE CONFESSION: GOING BACK TO "CELEBRATORY/MEMORABLE EVENT," THAT ALWAYS MEANS A "LITTLE GREY GOOSE" FOR ME . . . PAGE _____ 7. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 SEVERAL SECURITY PEOPLE SAID "ALL THE LADIES MOVE OVER TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN LINE & START A SECOND LINE --JUST WITH LADIES IN IT!" WELL, I WAS DEFINITELY THINKING WTF? MADE A QUICK GAME PLAN WITH "BIG DADDY DALE" TO MEET HIM AT MY HOPED-FOR PLACE IN THE BALCONY & GOT IN THE SECOND LINE WITH THE LADIES! WELL, WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT WAS SECURITY AT "THE ELECTRIC FACTORY" WAS FRISKING EVERYONE BEFORE THEY ENTERED. THEY HAD FEMALE SECURITY STAFF FRISKING FEMALE FANS & MALE SECURITY STAFF FRISKING MALE FANS! BOY, WAS I "OUT OF MY ELEMENT" & GETTING EDUCATED! MY SON-IN-LAW TOLD ME LATER, HE HAD TO EXPLAIN WHY HE HAD THE PLASTIC BAGS SHOVED IN HIS POCKETS . . . PAGE _____ 6. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 WE TOOK A CALCULATED RISK TO ARRIVE AT THE 'ELECTRIC FACTORY' AT 7:00 PM! AT THAT TIME THERE WAS AN L-SHAPED LINE. "BIG DADDY DALE" MY SON IN LAW HELD OUR PLACE IN LINE WHILE I WENT TO SAY "HI" TO LUCY. AND, BY GOD, IF SHE WASN'T ABOUT 5TH IN LINE. CHATTED WITH HER FOR A WHILE, GAVE HER A LITTLE TRINKET & WENT BACK TO OUR SPOT IN LINE. GOT A CHANCE TO ASSESS THE LINE, & FIGUREED MOST WERE GOING FOR THE 1ST FLOOR SPOTS & WE'D BE OK GOING RIGHT ON UP TO THE 2ND FLOOR WHEN WE GOT IN. BY THE TIME I JOINED "BIG DADDY DALE" THERE WERE A LOT MORE FANS IN LINE, BUT THEY WERE BEHIND US . . . I HAD READ HERE THAT (AT OTHER CONCERTS) SOME HAD TO CHECK THEIR BAGS, SO DECIDED NOT TO TAKE ONE. HAD WHAT I THOUGHT I NEEDED IN MY JEAN POCKETS & TRUSTED 2 PLASTIC "FOUR SEASONS" LAUNDRY BAGS TO "BIG DADDY DALE" TO KEEP IN HIS POCKETS IN CASE WE NEEDED THEM FOR OUR COATS. SO I GUESS AT 7:30 THE LINE MOVED & THEN STOPPED. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN & THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT KIND OF THREW ME . . . PAGE _____ 5. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LUCY WHO WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN THE LINE NO LATER THAN 3 PM. INSTEAD OF THE "WARM SNAP" I HAD BEEN WISHING FOR THAT DAY, THERE WAS ACTUALLY A "COLD SNAP," BUT THANKFULLY VERY SUNNY DAY. OK, HERE'S THE THING, FOR ANY THEATRICAL PROGRAM, I HAVE A "FAV" SEAT: IT'S FRONT ROW, CENTER BALCONY! SO THAT WAS MY AIM FOR THIS SHOW TOO. HERE'S THE OTHER THING, NEITHER MY SON-IN-LAW NOR I WAS UP FOR WHAT I FIGURED MORE THAN A SIX HOUR WAIT--MOST OF IT OUTSIDE-- BEFORE MIKA WOULD START AT ABOUT 9:30 PM, SO . . . PAGE _____ 4. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 FIRST RESERVED TRAIN TO COME TO PHILLY (IN CASE THERE WAS AN ICE STORM) 'CAUSE EVEN IF ROADS WERE BAD, THE TRAIN CAN STILL GO! (+ YOU CAN CANCEL CLOSER TO THE DATE; IF WEATHER PREDICTIONS ARE OK!) DID ALL KINDS OF COMPUTER RESEARCH ABOUT EVERYTHING! DAUGHTER DECIDED WE'D DRIVE UP, SON-IN-LAW TOOK OFF WORK; PULLED 6-YEAR OLD GRAND SON OUT OF SCHOOL & GOT TO THE HOTEL A BIT AFTER NOON. IN ADVANCE . . . REVIEWED ALL YOUR MFCers POSTS ABOUT THE CONCERT SCENE, FANS GOING TO STAGE DOOR TO SEE MIKA, GETTING IN LINE SOOOO EARLY TO GET FRONT ROW SEATS; TAKING PLASTIC BAGS TO PUT THEIR COATS IN AND KEEP ON THE FLOOR WHILE THEY JUMPED AROUND--ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF . . . PAGE _____ 3. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 WHEN MY CLOSEST FAMILY REALIZED I WAS DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT THE PHILLY CONCERT THEY DECIDED THEY BETTER COME WITH ME--TO KEEP ME OUT OF TROUBLE! I DECIDED THIS WAS TO BE A "CELEBRATORY/MOST MEMORABLE EVENT" AND PROMPTLY REGISTERED US AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, YADA, YADA YADA . . . PAGE _____ 2. OF MY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) NOTE: POSTS ARE NUMBERED BACKWARDS--REF: REPORT PAGE #'s! OK, YOU ALL PROBABLY HAVE NOTICED HOW I REPLY TO MY OWN POSTS 'CAUSE I'M AN EGOMANIAC & DON'T EVER WANT ANY OF "YOUS GUYS" TO MISS ANY GOOD STUFF. WHERE TO BEGIN? AT THE BEGINNING, I SUPPOSE! I'VE BEEN A BIG MIKA FAN SINCE LAST JULY--RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME MIKA COMPLETED HIS SUMMER 2007 USA TOUR. SO, SINCE I PASSED ON THE "GMA" NYC VISIT & I DON'T YET HAVE A PASSPORT, THIS PHILLY CONCERT WAS MY OPPORTUNITY, I FIGURED. MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT I AM AN OLD, BUT CRAZY BROAD 66 YEARS OLD! SO . . . PAGE _____ 1. START OF MY REPORT Edited November 12, 2008 by A. Clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Ho ho ho....I've been waiting for you, and just saw you were the last poster...my heart skipped a beat!! COME ON, SPILL IT!! OK BOYS & GIRLS I'M BACK IN DC. I WAS GOING TO WAIT 'TIL TOMORROW, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH TO TELL . . . THE BEGINNING . . . PHILLY REPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) MIKA, AREN'T YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT SAD TO BE LEAVING CANADA & THE USA? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TOUR-WE CAN'T WAIT 'TIL YOU VISIT AGAIN! NOW, YOU COME BACK SOON, YOU HEAR? WE'RE, SURELY, GOING TO BE MISSING YOU! Edited March 14, 2010 by A. Clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 . . . And JOHN TRAVOLTA PILOTS MIKA's Plane! * *MIKA RETURNS HOME TO LONDON* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 These were just recently posted-- This was not on the show, but Mika had to share his dressing room with the snake SO . . . they took a "still" of them together on the set to commemorate the occasion! *PIX FROM "TONIGHT" SHOW PERFORMANCE* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I've been wanting to post these up for a while, but now that I'm on Spring Break, I have the time [Page 2 of 2] Intro & Relax: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0051.flv Mika Greeting the audience & some Big Girl: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0052_xvid.flv Big Girl: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0053_xvid.flv Mika talking: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0054_xvid.flv The beginning of Ring Ring: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0056_xvid.flv Holy Johnny: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0055_xvid.flv Stuck in the Middle Part 1: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0058_xvid_001.flv Stuck in the Middle Part 2: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0058_xvid_002.flv Missionary Man: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0059_xvid.flv Band Intro: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0060_xvid.flv How Much Do You Love Me: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0057_xvid.flv Beginning of Love Today: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0061_xvid.flv Part of Love Today: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0062_xvid.flv Beginning of Grace Kelly: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0063_xvid.flv Part of Grace Kelly: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0064_xvid.flv End Grace Kelly (Mika bowing): http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0084_xvid.flv Lollipop Skit: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0085_xvid.flv Lollipop 1: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0086_xvid.flv Lollipop 2: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/moriinax/Mika%20Philly/?action=view¤t=0086_xvid_001.flv That's all. VIDEOS - THE ELECTRIC FACTORY YouTube STUCK IN THE MIDDLE- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 HERE, IN ONE LOCATION, ARE REVIEWS FOR MIKA'S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR! * "MIKA BRINGS CROWD TO ITS FEET . . . " http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=cfae7fff-aa4d-4a94-9412-b9cef4e1b0bb&k=86474 "EXUBERANT (but nervous?) MIKA AT ELECTRIC FACTORY . . . " ". . . DRIVING HIS FANS INTO FITS OF ECSTASY . . ." http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080201_Exuberant__but_nervous___Mika_at_Electric_Factory.html [NOTE: i DO believe this is (at least) MIKA'S SECOND (or THIRD?) tour North America!] "THEY LIKED YOU, MIKA, THEY REALLY LIKED YOU . . ." http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/20080202_They_liked_you__Mika__they_really_liked_you.html "ENERGETIC MIKA ERUPTS IN COLORFUL GLITZ . . ." http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/02/04/energetic_mika_erupts_in_colorful_glitz/ "GLAMOR BOY . . . " http://thephoenix.com/Article.aspx?id=55665&addComment=true&countComment=true "MIKA PUTS AUDIENCE IN A TRANCE AT TERMINAL 5 . . ." http://media.www.fairfieldmirror.com/media/storage/paper148/news/2008/02/07/Entertainment/Mika-Puts.Audience.In.A.Trance.At.Terminal.5-3191714.shtml "MIKA MAKES HIS OWN RULES: DOING THINGS HIS OWN WAY WORKS FOR GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER . . . " http://www.theolympian.com/entertainment/story/351734-p2.html "BRITISH SINGER MIKA ADDS PEP TO THE HOUSE OF BLUES . . ." http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/02/6835/british-singer-mika-adds-pep-to-the-house-of-blues/ "MIKA BRINGS DANCE PARTY TO SLC . . . " http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8199117 "MIKA IS ELECTRIFYING IN SCALED-BACK SLC SHOW . . ." http://www.sltrib.com//ci_8234002 [3rd item down] "MIKA COMBINES POLITICS AND CAMP AT LA SHOW . . . " http://www.nme.com/news/nme/34322 "LIVE: MIKA . . . " http://www.calendarlive.com/music/pop/cl-et-mika13feb13,0,950673.story "MIKA THROWS A GOOD PARTY . . . " http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2004184743_mikareview16.html?syndication=rss "MIKA TAKES AUDIENCES TO THE CANDY SHOP . . . " http://www.newuniversity.org/checkDB.php?id=6568 "MIKA's 'IMPRESSIVE DEBUT' LEFT 'EM WANTING MORE . . . " http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=985d6c4e-ef0b-4f97-aa17-aa62182d052f "MIKA TURNS UP THE HEAT, TAKES IT OFF AT FIRST AVENUE . . . . " http://media.www.themacweekly.com/media/storage/paper1230/news/2008/02/22/TheArts/Mika-Turns.Up.The.Heat.Takes.It.Off.At.First.Avenue-3225335.shtml "MIKA'S A PHENOMENON ON STAGE AND A HIT ABROAD . . . " http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080225/ENT/734191392 "MUSIC MONDAYS: MEET MIKA. Already huge in Britain, the singer deserves more attention stateside." http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080225/BLOG21/763781161/1024/ENT05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACK HOME IN LONDON AGAIN . . . . "IT'S TIRING WATCHING MIKA AND HIS BUNNY GIRLS . . . " http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/gig-23352077-details/Mika/gigReview.do?reviewId=23441773 "MIKA AT THE APOLLO LONDON: CAUGHT LIVE . . . " http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/sunday/2008/03/02/mika-the-apollo-london-98487-20337738/ MIKA LIVE REVIEW (FEB. 28-BRIXTON) http://gigguide.aloud.com/2008/03/mika_live_review.html * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 MY REPORT ON MIKA'S "THE ELECTRIC FACTORY" PERFORMANCE IS HERE FOR YOU--GO TO POST #342 THIS THREAD TO READ THE W H O L E THING! THROUGH POST #327! [That's Right: The post #'s go BACKWARDS!] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISIT THE LOO FIRST! http://www.rotorooter.com/powder/ THEN GET A DRINK OF SOMETHING YOU LIKE: MY REPORT IS LONG! BUT FIRST, TOUR SHOW REVIEWS, VIDEOS + "TONIGHT SHOW" FOLLOW . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 http://community.livejournal.com/mikasounds/49195.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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