DylanM Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Oh you're getting me all excited! I can't wait to go see him again, maybe this time it won't be as freezing cold... Or, if it is, perhaps we'll both go prepared. Unlike how we were actually dressed. Jeeze, a hoodie for 6 hour+ wait in a line-up in the cold? What was I thinking? The hot chocolate was wonderful, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika4Life13 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Or, if it is, perhaps we'll both go prepared. Unlike how we were actually dressed. Jeeze, a hoodie for 6 hour+ wait in a line-up in the cold? What was I thinking? The hot chocolate was wonderful, though. Hahha, yeah I was like PFFT I'll be fine, I'm so hardcore. Thank god, I got my jacket from the car, I would have dieddddd. Next time I'll wear proper tights and not holey-fishnets. That killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Or, if it is, perhaps we'll both go prepared. Unlike how we were actually dressed. Jeeze, a hoodie for 6 hour+ wait in a line-up in the cold? What was I thinking? The hot chocolate was wonderful, though. Weren't you the cold expert in line? The hot chocolate was good, yes! I don't know why but I can't get over the fact it was the expensive kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I forgot to post our group picture! Can you post the colour one, too? I'm working on a proper report at the moment. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I forgot to post our group picture! It isn't everyone, Aurelien is too camera shy, and I think the others were already leaving. Hehe, big smiles Black and white just seemed to complete the picture. What a wonderful picture. And yeah, it does look great in the black and white. I'm surprised to hear Aurelien was camera shy though:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Can you post the colour one, too? I'm working on a proper report at the moment. Stay tuned. Can't wait Mana. I love your reports:pinkbow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika4Life13 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 What a wonderful picture. And yeah, it does look great in the black and white. I'm surprised to hear Aurelien was camera shy though:naughty: He's way too cute to be camera shy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika4Life13 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Can you post the colour one, too? I'm working on a proper report at the moment. Stay tuned. OooooO looking forward to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 He's way too cute to be camera shy. Well, there is that but I was just thinking about the fact that I've seen other pics of him so he can't be all that camera shy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanM Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Well, there is that but I was just thinking about the fact that I've seen other pics of him so he can't be all that camera shy. Hehe, Mana and I have a few pics of him, we had to sneak them. And here's the colour pic, Mana! Also, a couple of the the end of the show. Don't think I put any up yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanM Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Oh, just one more, because this picture is absolutely brilliant! Tea, anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanM Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Weren't you the cold expert in line? The hot chocolate was good, yes! I don't know why but I can't get over the fact it was the expensive kind. Yes, yes, that was me, but after so long I was bound to feel the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberduckiiz2 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Oh, just one more, because this picture is absolutely brilliant! Tea, anybody? bloody gorgeous pictures! I hope mine come out half as good from tomorrow's show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanM Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 bloody gorgeous pictures! I hope mine come out half as good from tomorrow's show! I was glad so many turned out so well. I was having issues with the camera, though, it didn't want to take pictures when I wanted it to take pictures. I suppose it worked out in the end, though. I got some great ones. = ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 What a wonderful picture. And yeah, it does look great in the black and white. I'm surprised to hear Aurelien was camera shy though Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANI56 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Mika kicks his tour off in Toronto for Canadian Thanksgiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 A few more details that I'm remembering: - Mika was gorgeous. I thought his good looks stopped affecting me already. - it all went by way too quickly - even with the new songs and some LICM songs. Never fails. - Finally got to see his mouth form the lyrics to the falsetto part of One Foot Boy (after "Don't stay") it's "You're lost to me". - the Toy Boy doll looked like the actor Dustin Hoffman to me. thanks! Mika kicks his tour off in Toronto for Canadian Thanksgiving thanks! the 1st one is very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Oh, just one more, because this picture is absolutely brilliant! Tea, anybody? :roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Mika in Toronto. This gig was amaaazing. The Sound academy is a club-ish venue, with a balcony area which I don't think was used, and a GA floor area. There was no seating. There were barriers which were about 4 ft hight, which was kind of irritating; I don't really like barriers at gigs. It's more fun to be right up to the stage, but whatever; I understand they're pretty standard. The queueing part of the day went smoothly, although we were freezing. 5C is not good queuing weather. The area was SO pretty though; the venue was on a pier which overlooked the harbour, with Toronto's city centre in the distance. I took this pic from the boardwalk just beside the venue: http://twitpic.com/la7do Near 7pm, when the doors were about to open, they told us they'd move the queue from the main door to a side door. We were a bit worried, because of the possibility that the move would be a free-for-all with people ending up running all over; but thankfully, it went smoothly. We got inside and I ended up on the right side of the stage (Mika's left) next to Dylan. It felt like five thousand years waiting for Mika to come on! First we heard the opener, Gary Go. He sounds nice recorded, but I didn't love him live. Mika needs opening acts that are energetic and get people fired up. Gary Go just didn't fit the bill. Partway through his set a spider came down from the ceiling in front of his keyboard, and everyone paid more attention to the spider than to him. After his set, it felt like another five thousand years before Mika came on. Then finally, FINALLY the house lights dimmed. You've heard about/seen the videos from the beginning, so I won't go into detail. But it was really cool to see. The band all rocked their acting bits, and it was visually delicious. I could see Mika crouching at the side of the stage in his astronaut costume. So cute. He came on and went up on the catwalk behind Cherisse, acting as though he was space walking. Then he stripped down to his WAG-style boxers. Mika went offstage and the band started Relax. Mika did his initial "ooo-WHOAAAA-ahhh ahh!!" from outside the audience view. He then came bounding onto the stage in the outfit you've seen, barefoot and looking great. I know some people have been like "wtf, Relax again?" But it was awesome. I think by now it's probably a Pavlovian response where my brain associates Relax with a crazy fun gig, and it makes me super excited. Some of my favourite songs were Rain, One Foot Boy, Blue Eyes and We Are Golden. Rain is like Love Today; so energetic live, and everyone goes mental. One Foot Boy is such a great song. I love how he sings "and every day I push him off and tell him boy, we're over, my." I like that even better than the CD version. It sounded like he sort of missed the first "Don't staaaaaaay!" or whatever that line really is, but the same time around he hit it, and it sounded utterly flawless. And We Are Golden is amazing. When Mika hears the crowd chanting back "We are not what you think we are, we are golden!" this look of utter elation took over his face. I KNEW from the first time I heard that song that it would be all about hearing that in a gig setting, and I was so right. it's awesome. It's like having joined some sort of ambitious, motivated cult. I love the visual aspect of this show. I think Mika's really outdone himself; it's head and shoulders above the North American Dodgy Holiday Tour, which was already amazing. The set design and costumes work so well, as does Mika's Tickle Trunk full of props. After the gig we went outside for a bit to see if Mika would come out, but it was really cold and they needed to leave for Montreal right away, so we didn't see him. It was a great gig. And to everyone I met; thank you. Nowadays, it's only 50% Mika. It's all about my MFC peeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinghorse83 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I reckon Mika should have kingston for his opening act. Theyre the most energetic pop band besides mika that ive seen in a long time (plus they're new and looking for gigs.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 - Finally got to see his mouth form the lyrics to the falsetto part of One Foot Boy (after "Don't stay") it's "You're lost to me". both times? I can't wait to hear / see a proper recording of this song from the gigs. - the Toy Boy doll looked like the actor Dustin Hoffman to me. I want to see that! I hope I will find a picture of it somewhere.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 And We Are Golden is amazing. When Mika hears the crowd chanting back "We are not what you think we are, we are golden!" this look of utter elation took over his face. I KNEW from the first time I heard that song that it would be all about hearing that in a gig setting, and I was so right. it's awesome. It's like having joined some sort of ambitious, motivated cult. It felt the same at i-tunes, too. Changed my opinion completely about the song.. Looking forward to reading your Montreal report, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Mika kicks his tour off in Toronto for Canadian Thanksgiving Oh thank you. This explains that contest about winning a turkey dinner with Mika. Must have been passes to this afterparty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Oh thank you. This explains that contest about winning a turkey dinner with Mika. Must have been passes to this afterparty. I'm sorry but how badly carved is that turkey??? It looks like the cat has had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Its sweet actually , typical Mika isnt it ? Tries so hard and I love him for that <still my sides hurt> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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