Why Don't You Like Me?

Last night a few tickets to see Mika at the 9:30 Club fell into my lap, so I grabbed Ms. Smith and we went to see what all the hubbub is about. Unlike most of the people there, I wasn't that familiar with his work, I have a five song EP that I listened to a few times but his stuff never really grabbed me. Live, his show is basically what would happen if Rufus Wainwright mainlined some speed and Fun Dip and sang Scissor Sisters covers all night. I felt he was a pale imitation of this guy and really couldn't get past that in order to enjoy the show. Oh well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Ms. Smith disagreed, saying she felt the exact opposite. She doesn't get the SS at all, but really enjoyed Mika's showmanship and boundless energy. The sold out crowd at the 9:30 certainly enjoyed the show. Most people were singing along and dancing up a storm. If nothing else, it was nice to see an audience in this town enjoy themselves so much.

On a completely unrelated note, posts like this are exactly what blogging was made for. Enjoy.