willywonka Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 OMG Wonka...can't breathe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 OMG Wonka...can't breathe... Just couldn't resist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Just couldn't resist.... OMG I'm still laughing...and choking...and crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 OMG I'm still laughing...and choking...and crying. Dontcha die on me in there.... I killed a mod with a caption, ffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sariflor Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oh Wonka, you're the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oh Wonka, you're the best Simply da best, it's me and Auntie Tina, but her legs are better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Dontcha die on me in there.... I killed a mod with a caption, ffs! Make that two mods :lmfao: And can I just say that I LOVED stern Mika. I find his "don't f*ck it up" perfectionist attitude to be encouraging, motivating. He's a walking pep rally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedrana Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 just read that whole story for the first time, you lucky ladies! it's even beyond my wildest fangurl dreams! apparently I'm not very imaginative wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 just read that whole story for the first time, you lucky ladies! it's even beyond my wildest fangurl dreams! apparently I'm not very imaginative wonderful! You know someone said to me afterwards "It's a dream come true." But honestly things like this don't happen even in my dreams. It was all so unbelievable and yet felt totally normal at the same time. It was surreal. I think we all reminisce about it once in awhile just to check that we didn't imagine it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherol Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 That's so awesome, you guys! I was really curious about the whole ball painting thing since he mentioned it in that interview. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Dontcha die on me in there.... I killed a mod with a caption, ffs! Well it was bound to happen sooner or later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yes, he is really nice and normal sometimes, and one of the best things about that day was that he treated us with ease and familiarity, like he "knew" us. He said a few things and in a certain way that was clearly so familiar, and he was just really comfortable around us and treating us like he treated his family and the band. He didn't treat us as "fans" and we didn't treat him like "a popstar". We were actually collaborators that day (as I told him ). Luckily our technique was acceptable to his standards and I also got to boss him around when I knew that I was giving him the right paint and he was dubious . He couldnt' believe it, and after he tested it, he looked at me all surprised and went "Oh, you're right!". And I was like: :duh: "I know" I doubt that this can ever be topped or repeated. He is just lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sariflor Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 just read that whole story for the first time, you lucky ladies! it's even beyond my wildest fangurl dreams! apparently I'm not very imaginative wonderful! You know someone said to me afterwards "It's a dream come true." But honestly things like this don't happen even in my dreams. Yeah, same here. I had never imagined anything like it, because I never thought that it would be possible. It was all so unbelievable and yet felt totally normal at the same time. It was surreal. I think we all reminisce about it once in awhile just to check that we didn't imagine it. That is a great summary of how it was. Totally out of this world yet incredibly normal. That's so awesome, you guys! I was really curious about the whole ball painting thing since he mentioned it in that interview. Thanks for sharing! Honestly, I never thought that he woudl go around mentioning it , but whilst we were there, some friend of his came to see them and she said that when she chatted to Mika he had told her about us being fans and working on the set there. He sounded so amazed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 You guys are so lucky. God how I would loved to have been painting with you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Make that two mods :lmfao: And can I just say that I LOVED stern Mika. I find his "don't f*ck it up" perfectionist attitude to be encouraging, motivating. He's a walking pep rally. what was he actually doing to be so intimidating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Are you guys receiving hate mail yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sariflor Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 what was he actually doing to be so intimidating? Well, he was very nice, I didn't find him intimidating, but he was quite "intense" saying that these balls were very expensive and that we needed to please take care and make sure we didn't feck them up, and he had very particular ideas about how we needed to do the painting . Although at one point he messed one up himself and he had to ask Zoots for help fixing it . It's also that he was really focused on his work when he was painting himself, so he looked pretty serious, but then he'd be joking around 5 minutes later . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika4Life13 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Are you guys receiving hate mail yet? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Well it was bound to happen sooner or later! It's people's fault if they salivate while reading the forum... Well, he was very nice, I didn't find him intimidating, but he was quite "intense" saying that these balls were very expensive and that we needed to please take care and make sure we didn't feck them up, and he had very particular ideas about how we needed to do the painting . Although at one point he messed one up himself and he had to ask Zoots for help fixing it . [/color] And this quote goes right this moment to the quotes out of the context thread as the best 2009 ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Did you guys see this? It looks like something I'd write myself just messing around, but it's actually how they interpreted that tidbit from the Times article. Poor Mika, so broke he has to enslave fans to paint his set. -------------------------------------- Mika's Fans Help Out on Tour The global economic downturn has hit MIKA hard - he was forced to bribe fans to help him make the set for his last tour. The Grace Kelly singer has just finished a trek across the U.S., and thrilled audiences with a space-themed stage. But the props were so costly, he hired a team of his loyal followers to assist him in assembling the pieces - and repaid them with pizza. He says, “One way or another, this is what I’d be doing anyway (making his set). I’d be living out my own delusions of grandeur, drawing comics, imagining that people might read them one day. It’s been fantastic. I’m an astronaut. I die at the beginning of the show!” ------------------------------------ It's from this site, but there's some weird script or something on that page that keeps crashing my browser. Funny as hell though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I love how the blog picked up the story but the only person on MFC to notice was Wonka. Gawd this is so hilarious. Like Mika had to negotiate with us because we couldn't be arsed but once he promised free pizza we caved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Gawd this is so hilarious. Like Mika had to negotiate with us because we couldn't be arsed but once he promised free pizza we caved. What do you mean? That's totally how I remember it going down. Mika: Pleeeeease?? Don't you know there's a recession going on? I need all the help I can get!! Us: Well Mika, that sounds like a lot of work, and we have CN Tower tickets already. Mika: But, but... I'll spring for pizza! With more than one topping, even! :puppy_eyes: Us: Fine, if we must. :rolls_eyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoSkies Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 What do you mean? That's totally how I remember it going down. Mika: Pleeeeease?? Don't you know there's a recession going on? I need all the help I can get!! Us: Well Mika, that sounds like a lot of work, and we have CN Tower tickets already. Mika: But, but... I'll spring for pizza! With more than one topping, even! :puppy_eyes: Us: Fine, if we must. :rolls_eyes: Oh the trials and tribulations that boy puts us through.. *mock drama llama* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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