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The notes said that they were trying to put on a secret gig for later in the day and that we should let everyone know. I have no idea why he didn't say it out loud, but i guess it was more fun this way....

Anyways I had the most amazing time on friday. It was my first time seeing Mika live and the fact that they put on a secret show in the afternoon was fantastic and greatly appreciated by many, i'm sure. I also got to meet mika for a brief moment which was really sweet. It's a day that won't be forgotten. I also got to meet some amazing people which is always fun. I've gotta get the names you guys wrote down in my planner so i can add you on facebook.

Thanks again to all those people that helped out with the VIP stuff and really with everything and anything. Like i said, it was a fantastic day that I am forever grateful for.

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The notes said that they were trying to put on a secret gig for later in the day and that we should let everyone know. I have no idea why he didn't say it out loud, but i guess it was more fun this way....

Anyways I had the most amazing time on friday. It was my first time seeing Mika live and the fact that they put on a secret show in the afternoon was fantastic and greatly appreciated by many, i'm sure. I also got to meet mika for a brief moment which was really sweet. It's a day that won't be forgotten. I also got to meet some amazing people which is always fun. I've gotta get the names you guys wrote down in my planner so i can add you on facebook.

Thanks again to all those people that helped out with the VIP stuff and really with everything and anything. Like i said, it was a fantastic day that I am forever grateful for.

 

 

It was my first time seeing him to!

I didn't stick around for the second show,because the weather was crap and me,my dad and mom were tired because we had to wake up at 3:30 in the morning.But it was still an amazing time!

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Wow, i had to take several breathers before i wrote this because so much has happened that I've got to take it all in. Just to you know I am not good at writing and what i do write, tends to become very long. So if your in the mood for reading then here it is.

 

So...*big sigh* Naomi and i arrived at La Guardia Airport at 12:30am due to a delayed flight out of Atlanta. I admit i was so tired because and the girl next to me on the plane kept waking me up from my sleep, it seemed like every five minutes just to use the restroom.

 

Anyways, We headed over to Bryant Park Hotel just to see what was going on and if there were any MFCers hanging around we could meet. By the time we got there we got there it was 1 something in the morning. We went in the hotel lobby to ask for the lady i was supposed to pick the t-shirts for the MFC from. Oh. wait let me back track. FD asked for someone to volunteer to be a representative for the MFC and meet with a lady who was going to make sure we all got in and got shirts. That will explain a lot of things later on.

 

So the lady at the front desk wasn't in a mood to divulge the room number or any information about the lady i was supposed to be meeting(her name was Serena Gallagher). So Naomi and i went back to the park which was literally across the street from us to hangout until more people showed up. There we met a Lady named Brianna who wasn't a part of the MFC and had just come from Kansas City and had been there since the day before. So we kinda talked up the MFC for a bit, which I'm sure she will join now if she already has since yesterday. Shortly afterwards it started raining and the three of us headed over the hotel again to wait in the lobby until things started picking up.

 

About half and hour went by when security approached us and asked us what we were waiting for upon which i explained to them our circumstances, after which he told us the show was canceled and that Mika and entourage weren't staying at the hotel and that we had to leave. Upon hearing the show was canceled Biranna offered to go to ABC studio to see if they posted any news about this because both Bri and I had a feeling that this guy was lying. So after hashing it out a bit with this guy to find more flaws in his story was told there was a place i could go check my e-mail and find out for sure. So when i finally did, low and behold FD had sent me an e-mail about the change of venues due to the rain and such. i was completely confused as to what i was supposed to do. i was supposed to be meeting with Serena and getting shirts at this very hotel. So i went back to towards the hotel and met up with Bri who had just come back from ABC studios and said that she didn't see anyone there and the guy she talked to didn't know anything about a change in venues. But as we were talking a black van pulled up and several guys in blk shirts came out of the hotel. My first reaction was "omgs, that guy lied Mika is about to come out, Crap,crap,crap! I'm not prepared (emotionally that is). hahahaha. I think Naomi and Bri were thinking the same thing by the looks on there face. But.............hehe, it turned out to be a second alternative. i was Mika production manager Ray Amico and team. I didn't know this at the time though. So i asked them if they knew anything about a Mika concert? Which they said they did and that we weren't aloud to hangout by the hotel but that the venue had been changed due to bad weather but that we were more then welcome to go to GMA studios and wait in front until they let people in. So Bri left as i do what i do best. Hash away fr more answers, mainly because i had a feeling this guy knew more then what he was telling us and was just trying to get rid of us. Through my hashing i was able to introduce myself as the MFC representative and that i was supposed to be meeting with Serena to pick up t-shirts for the MFC for where at the concert and that VIP status wasn't as powerful as it was when the gig was outdoors. No one was guaranteed entry to the GMA studio since space was extremely limited. he also said that Serena did mention me and that she was awake in the hotel but that i should probably wait for her over at GMA. So i gave him my name and cellphone upon which he finally(after a hald hour of hashing) told me that he was Mika's production manager and that he would pass the information to Serena in a bit after they loaded up the van.

 

Oh wait, sorry i have to back track a bit to share something funny. When we Naomi Bri and i first found out that these guys knew had information about Mika's concert, Bri asked since we are VIP's does that mean I'm guaranteed to get a picture with Mika? Ray was like " NO , that entirely up to Mika not us". but Bri continued " if i help you all load equipment, then will you help me get a picture with him?" Ray: 0_0 "what!? "Us load equipment?" Were going to make Mika help us load equipment." lol! Hence me realizing this guy was more then he put on.

 

Anyways, back to the report. Ok, so Naomi and i went over to GMA studio to meet up with Bri but as we got there we saw that about 12 people were already waiting in line and Bri was lucky to have saved up the 6th and 7th spot. I was kinda hoping to be the first as i didn't want Serena to miss me. I was really excited about the t-shirts,especially since on Mikasounds they are like, 30 bucks without shipping cost to the US. yeah, but we met Kjoshi and cousins and Finkster(so nice to meet you guys by the way, even though it was brief), with her adorable "make a bear" Monkey. I think there where only 4 mfcers there including me and Naomi, and that was out of 12ppl. So yeah, i check my phone out of habit and realized that an unknown number had called me. I was like, "omgs! someone with a NY number just called me". Upon calling back i found out that Ray Amico had called me". So i called back like ten times only to get his answering machine with e-mail and info about how to get in touch with Mika's management etc. Then i panicked, he definitely called me and was up so why didn't he pick up the phone? By that time i had just noticed that a lot of people where in side setting up for Mika performance at like 3am. Apparently they were doing that before i got there and i just hadn't noticed. So i took left my stuff with Naomi and Bri and headed back to the hotel calling rays phone all the while, hoping and praying that i hadn't missed my opportunity to meet with Serena, Since so many things were changing i though she may have bumped our meeting to an earlier time as well. So when i go to the hotel everyone was gone except the van driver so i knocked on the window to see where everyone went,as plained that Ray had called me and asked if i could use the drivers phone to call him back since i was sure he'd pick up. So the driver let me in and i could immediately tell that Mika and family had been in there. (it was a feeling i had and its hard to explain unless you've had such feeling before.) So as expected ray picked up the phone and i explained who i was and that my phone was on silent when he called and apologized. He said it was ok and that he was over at the GMA studio setting things up and that i should come back and wait over there for Serena. Serena would be meeting with me at 5:45am instead of 6am. So i explained to the driver that i had to go back after such a brisk walk and that i was tired but before i could get out he offered to drive me and said that he had to come back swiftly because he was picking up the band at 4. You can imagine my reaction, silent excitement was running through my head. I just played it off as professionally as a could making small talk with the driver as we road towards GMA. Then i started to wonder," was he going to drop me off in front with the people waiting in line or was i about to be ushered backstage?" that though was followed with, "if so then I'm sure I'd get kicked out and put back in line, but lets see how long this can carry out." So low and behold, i was right he dropped me off around the building right in front of the backstage entrance. the men at the door where looking intently at the dark windows trying to figure out who was about to get out of the van. As i got out i thought to myself, "i must be confident otherwise they'll know I'm not supposed to be there." So i smiled and said "hello" which was met with pleasant smiles and weird stares when i right pass them into the backstage area. There i was in awe about the many Mikafied decor that was being setup i went into an "authorized only" location because i had spotted the bathroom and need to freshen up from panic and calm down. I was surprised to see that the area was filled with different camera and the security guard didn't say anything to me but just smiled. So at this moment i was feeling very lucky that i had several chances to get kicked out that i had by passed two at least so far. I had a feeling it would take more then that to stay backstage up until the band and even Mika arrived.

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Part 2

 

After i came out of the bathroom i spotted Ray who also say me and just smiled. So i guessed it was ok for me to wait back stage for Serena,especially after the tumteenth time he passed me and didn't say anything. He just and kept smiling at me I could tell he was very busy. I got to meet a bunch of GMA people as i don't watch GMA, i didn't know there names, so I just introduced myself. A lot of time passed back stage where i was getting a lot of attention and people started to offer me food and coffee and such, all the while making small talk with me. I started to notice that even though i introduced myself as the VIP coordinator for the MFC they seemed to think that i was way more important then i was stating. So after about three hours Mika's friends and lollipop and Big girl dancers arrived and for some reason security sent them to me to ask where they should go and make sure they were on my list of "VIPs". So as I've been backstage for hours now and knew pretty much where everyone was supposed to go i just got security to direct them to there dressing rooms. It was funny because security gave them all such a hard time so when they met me they were very relieved. They all were offering me cookies and telling me how sweet i was and how it was such a pain to deal with security and then so pleasant it was to have me coordinate for them. I was like WTF?( its more like "what the freak", for me) This is great but they everyone around me was assuming i had way to much authority. By this time i was really flattered and really confused yet really happy to be meeting with Mika's dancers and friends but i needed to find Serena and didn't know what she looked like or anything. I even though i might have missed her in all the commotion. But two seconds after Mika's dancers and friends got escorted up to the dressing rooms, i heard the security talking to a group or older ladies and they had called me over to verify who they were and make sure they went to the right place. The lady in front of me introduced herself as Serena Gallagher and begged me to tell these people that she was suppose to be here and that she had just seen the dancers go upstairs. I was like" oh Serena, I'm Cynthia Anderson! I'm supposed to be, meeting with you." Then as i fell relieved that this very fun but very weird experience was over she says to the security "see, she knows me so please let me in" and then asked me to check her name off my list. I was like "but I'm supposed to meet you on behalf of the MFC to pick up shirts for us to wear when the concert starts. She totally ignored this and came in and said "Thank you soon much for getting us in. I'm so glad your here. So where are we supposed to go?" I tried another time to explain who i was and she said she had the shirts for me up and it would come in shortly with the band. Right then the Cherisse,Mikey, martin and Luke came in and stopped directly in front of me. I was completely stunned. They started talking to Serena and introduced themselves to me. Cherisse who i had been writing on Facebook took a double take when see met me and so did Mikey and Martin. They all had that " i know you from somewhere" look on there faces. i knew Cherisse might but I've only written martin a few messages since his birthday. I didn't meet any of them in Atlanta, this was my first time, so i was throughly confused now. They all were asking me where they should go as well, so i just got security to escort them up stairs, which Serena followed and they all just disappeared like that. Then some one in a professional suit came up to me and asked if i had the list of VIPs because the shirts were here and they wanted to coordinate how they were going to separate the VIPs from the general public and how many we could let in. i told them i was the VIP coordinator for the Mikafanclub and he said "good" and sat me down to explain everything. Then he started explaining what would happened when Mika and family arrived. He said that i needed to be at the door with the rest of security and that i needed to make sure they get in without a hassle. Apparently sound check was soon and Mika would be arriving around 6:30am.

 

My mind was spinning when he left. I was thinking "what did FD get me into" but i wasn't complaining. I was about to meet Mika and family, this was great!I

 

Later on Cherisse and the guys came back down and started queuing up for the sound check. they kept giving me the that look.

 

(hands need a break)

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