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About Mara from United States: I'm a Mariah fan since the debut. Been through her entire career with her and may not always agree with every single thing she does, But i will always come to her defense when she gets attacked for being misunderstood. I am not a blind fan and relate Mariah to a sister who I would tell in a minute if something seems wrong or something of that nature. I come to this board to discuss her with people who I feel are true fans and yes, some don't always praise her to the heavens every single moment but we all are here for the same reason and we do adore her.

Re: R. Kelly (87,517) (87,532) by Mara from United States Ribbon, what did you think about when Nick said Dame gave him advice before he proposed and he should have listened to him and it could have save him thousands of dollars. Did Dame ever have any personal problems with Mariah? I remember seeing a grainy video of MC and Dame and a quite a few other people having some drinks in a studio like everyday people and I think Shawn was there too. That part seemed unnecessary for Nick to add in but maybe he was trying to validitify his realness or closeness with Dame at the end of the interview. Just curious if you saw that or made anything out of it. (Saturday 12 January 2019; 19:47)

Re: Christmas (87,356) (87,364) by Mara from United States Happy birthday Anthony. Bill, that is hysterical about the Migrate single thing. Probably would get a nice response if I wore it as a shirt. Lol. And Special K, I can't thank you enough for that message. I didn't know you met Mariah twice. That is amazing. I know what you mean about how beautiful she is. The first time I saw her up close was the Adventures Of Mimi tour, I was third row and her skin was flawless and those eyes. So wide and dark, just beautiful. Mariah is the only celebrity I personally can think of that her eyes literally speak her soul. Her eyes smile and when she is sad you can honestly feel her. But second or third row will be nothing like being face to face. Thank you for sharing with me your encounters. I know I probably won't even remember it, it will be so fast. You are definitely right about being myself and just look good and it will be all good. How lucky were you to meet her after a Charmbracelet show. I will definitely get back on here with how it went. (Wednesday 2 January 2019; 02:15)

Re: Christmas (87,308) (87,323) by Mara from United States Thank you Anthony and MusicfanJ and thank you MusicfanJ for the birthday wishes. I'm glad you understand what I was trying to say. I do realize it will literally be a hi/bye pic type of meeting but you still say something to her. I guess I'm just beyond excited but there is so many emotions at the same time. I too would love to just see MC somewhere and just interact with her like a regular person. It must be nice to run into her in Aspen or a restaurant or whatever. Anyhow, I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year's Eve whenever that may be and thank you Eric for keeping the best MC fan page with the most informative news archives as well as complete discography out there. We appreciate you. (Monday 31 December 2018; 02:13)

Christmas (87,303) by Mara from United States Well, I have to vent and I have to vent to real MC fans and my MCA family. My birthday is Christmas Eve and for my birthday and Christmas gift, my husband got me second row tickets to Mariah's last Vegas show this leg, on February 21st. Well, if that wasn't enough, he splurged on the Meet and Greet. Just one meet and greet of course as he is a fan but not a big enough one to spend the amount for another M&G ticket. Now, I have loved and adored this woman since VOL, since 1990, I was 14-15 years old. While I am beyond ecstatic with this dream like once in a lifetime opportunity and literally lifelong dream, I am terrified. I feel like I have looked up to this woman/girl as I have grown with Mariah, I am nervous to actually meet her. I feel like if she is having a bad night, I don't want that being the impression I leave with. I don't know if anyone met her on this board through a M&G before, but I really am a nervous wreck over this. I am no fancy 5th Ave fan, no LA fancy fan, just a regular fan that had someone charge the extra feature and will pay for a while for it, lol. I am nervous about it all. I may sound crazy, but this is someone I literally felt like I knew all or most of my life and to finally actually get to meet them, I am dying inside. Has anyone on here met MC through a meet and greet? I'm stressing on what they wear, what they say. I have nothing in my closet I can wear next to Mariah Carey. I am beyond excited and feel like I am going to pass out when I finally see her but I just wanted to know if anyone else has any tips for me or real experiences with this? Thank you in advance. (Sunday 30 December 2018; 04:54)

Merry Christmas (87,231) by Mara from United States Merry Christmas to the MC Archives family. I hope you all had a wonderful day with family and friends and I'm sure it included Mariah in the background as well. (Wednesday 26 December 2018; 06:55)

Andrew (86,969) by Mara from United States Andrew, I was very curious despite the fact that the Christmas show was somewhat the same, to hear your review if you still intended to attend the show you had tickets for. Please consider the review. (Monday 10 December 2018; 21:41)

The Mariah Experience (85,781) by Mara from United States We will be heading into the City on that Friday but I know we won't make it there by 11am. It sounds like you have to get there early to get the wristband as they are first come first serve. I wonder if you will be able to see anything if we head over a while before she is set to come. It would still be interesting to see what they set up. People will probably be lined up way before 10am. I'm just grateful I'm able to see this neat interactive roll out. I think it's a very neat idea and in this day of Instagram and social media, it will be great promotion. (Saturday 10 November 2018; 03:04)

Re: Voice appearance (85,499) (85,523) by Mara from United States Very sweet of you RJ. I love The Distance and ANN is catchy and so Mariah. I'm excited to hear 8th Grade and Portrait. Based on her own descriptions I am hoping for an intimate look into where MC is now. Always love the songs where she gives us a peek into her real true self. Feels like those songs are always a "gift" to the true fans. Thank you again for putting into words what a lot of us would like to say. Hope you are well as well (Thursday 1 November 2018; 18:50)

Re: Voice appearance (85,459) (85,465) by Mara from United States Great post RJ. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 14:07)

Re: Sit your ... down (85,451) (85,464) by Mara from United States Perfectly said enwar. I have yet to hear a voice anything close to Mariah from the 90's through 00's to this day. Her texture, low deep notes, whistles, high octives, layering, whispering, buttery full voice. There are some current singers that may have one or two of those characteristics, not one of them have all. That's why Mariah will always be known as the best vocalist along with Whitney. She has already stamped her legacy. One way or another her voice produced songs like ATYNAF and Til The End Of Time, Melt Away, to the euphoric Underneath The Stars and of course All I Want For Christmas and I can go on and on. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 14:02)

Caution tour (85,416) by Mara from United States So did anyone get tickets to the show? I grabbed The Sands which as of now is the last date (she could always add dates) and I got tickets in second row to the Hard Rock Atlantic City show. I have to say I was a little disappointed in how the HoneyBFly ticket presale was done. I was upped to Legacy status so I was able to try at 10am as opposed to 11 and I was checking and checking and the best I saw even up to the 11am I grabbed because I was afraid it was the best I was going to get. However "after" I bought those, they released front row tickets right side and at that point I had already got what I thought was the best we were going to get. At that point your tickets are non refundable or even available for an upgrade, which was orders from Mariah's people not Ticketmaster or the vendor. Just sad that it was like that. I was just trying to upgrade what I had, not cancel but it wasn't allowed. We managed better seats in AC so it's all good. But it would have been amazing to have front row seats and the cost wasn't that much more sadly than what I paid for an "aisle special seat made available" by the performer and team. I'm just grateful to be seeing her again am doing on a new tour. But I was a little disappointed how the tickets were released. (Monday 29 October 2018; 16:57)

The Distance (85,046) by Mara from United States Love this song. It is very current and yet Mariah at the same time. She flows nicely with Ty. The one part of the song where she repeats her lyrics even reminds me of one Halsey song and that is who the younger audiences listen to now. I love that she is mixing it up. Tanaka is getting a lot of love so far on this album. He must be loving it. Can you imagine Mariah Carey putting out songs for you? I love the way her vocals flow and soar over the beat when she sings "the distaaaance". So breezy, this one has replay appeal. Welcome to Timothy and glad after all these years you decided to post. If only Mariah would do some Christmas shows in NYC, all would be complete (Thursday 18 October 2018; 17:31)

Re: AMA choreography (84,785) (84,795) by Mara from United States May, I thought about the corset thing too. Only thing I can think, but only pertaining to the AMA performance is it prob helped with her standing completely still. Mariah is a master at that. She literally was statuesque. He leg was posed and she literally was like one of those Barbie dolls on her stand. Maybe the corset helps with posture. Whatever the reason, for that performance it worked. I would have been fidgeting and damn near falling over. The invisible chair moment comes to mind too, her balance is incredible. (Friday 12 October 2018; 15:51)

The video (84,749) by Mara from United States I think the video is classy and stunning. Those scenes where she is walking in Hollywood, she looks so beautiful and better than half that are in the game right now. I thought the point of the video was just her reflecting on how she is in love. She was alone, looking beautiful of course, it not overly touchy and over the top. It came off genuine. The shots of her with her hair slicked back was so natural like she was getting ready and just thinking about how happy she is. The vulnerable parts where she sings "promise that you'll keep me warm" was conveyed genuinely. I think the background scenes were classy and it was directed very well. Perhaps she didn't want to put a love interest in since the videos with Nick. I loved it and Mariah that smokey eye makeup was on point. Love that she is stepping out of her comfort zone a bit, from showing her what she considers bad side on single, to wearing darker lipstick. The video I think will help the song and this one at least that has replay value because there is so many different shots. Love the hairbrush moment too. Well done Mariah and keep this female video producer. (Thursday 11 October 2018; 15:36)

Re: I love this board (84,697) (84,730) by Mara from United States What a great post. 100% agree with you. (Thursday 11 October 2018; 03:35)

Re: "Fan" reactions (84,244) (84,254) by Mara from United States Ugh, Andrew - aren't you the least bit excited about the start of a new era or are you that soured about MC? What kind of kick start would it take for you to be supportive or have faith again? Serious question. Also, I cannot speak for everyone else here, but I feel it kind of is important with who MC writes her songs about, making it more personal and meaningful to her as in what is going on in her life right now. It's like a mini diary, and as a fan since debut Mariah, that used to be the only way we could get into her head or know what she was thinking as she used to be incredibly private. Minus the horrible nightmare years, Mariah never got too personal as you know. So it kind of always was an interest of mine to try and figure out if the song was autobiographical. Just my thing. Not yours? I totally respect that. But I'm just curious, honestly as to what she has to do to make you a happy fan/lamb right now. I am just happy to be getting a full album of new material from the woman who has had a song for every moment in my life. (Wednesday 3 October 2018; 03:38)

Re: With You (84,233) (84,240) by Mara from United States B, that is exactly the feeling I got too. Def about the "almost Packer vows" and not the ones she actually "took" with Tommy. I think it's about Tanaka. Sorry I meant I agree with Sheez. (Tuesday 2 October 2018; 21:39)

Big Jim (84,144) by Mara from United States Very sad news to hear of the passing of Big Jim. I was able to meet Jim in the lobby at one of the Beacon Christmas shows. He was very nice and humble and was patient with my sister and I along with another fan and took some pics. I told him how one of my favorite songs will always be Fly Like A Bird. I hope he and MC were at least able to talk, I know it must have affected him no longer being alongside MC anymore. Just a sad loss, I know he just had a new son born not that long ago. RIP Jim. (Sunday 30 September 2018; 05:10)

Re: Beacon shows (83,609) (83,619) by Mara from United States I'm hoping they are added. I honestly hate that she makes the US fans wait this long for the release of the NY dates. I just want to plan and know when I am going. I've gone to every year but I missed last years show due to being out of town and am in desperate need of getting out to NY to see the show. It's always late October before they are announced out here. (Saturday 8 September 2018; 03:47)

VMA'S (83,446) by Mara from United States The homage from JLo to Tommy was interesting. I didn't watch but saw the clips on instagram. Thoughts of Glitter popped in my head. Hoping MC releases something good soon and glad she paid the VMA'S no mind with her pics in the studio. I think we are all thirsty for new MC music. Interesting how Thou that shall not be named has been vacationing at MC's fav places including the "grotto", and then a radar Tanaka story. Such spitefullness. Glad MC is in the Bahamas in a yacht enjoying life with family and friends before the Vegas shows and hopefully the album or single release. She needs to show the Arianna's and Jlowwws who started it all. Please MC and also, please please please why the wait on the Beacon release dates? I would love to plan and have something to look forward to right now. They will sell, please release the Beacon dates. (Thursday 23 August 2018; 05:40)

Re: Angel's Advocate tour (82,475) (82,478) by Mara from United States Robert-Anthony, I went to the Angels Advocate tour and remember how strong she sounded, especially during Make It Happen. I loved her entrance on that swing and how she looked like a real life princess in her entrance. What I hated about the tour was the horrible cheap, low budget stage. I remember how strange the stage was, being built up with this incredibly ugly looking door that was an entrance to back stage front and center. I just remember how cheap it looked for someone of Mariah Carey's stature. The dancing was kind of unprofessional looking too. That is really what ruined it for me. Other than the opening dress, the rest were not the most flattering either. After seeing MC live on the Charmbraclet tour and Adventures of Mimi tour, this just lacked for me. Her live vocals were great, but the rest kind of ruined the whole experience as a whole. I loved that she did a lot of songs off of Memoirs though, especially HATE U. I don't mean to sound shallow and certainly hope I don't come off that way. I just always felt that tour didn't work for me as a complete package. But yes, her live vocals were full. (Sunday 20 May 2018; 05:57)

Re: (82,413) (82,414) by Mara from United States Maxwell, yes. There were rumors about that a few years ago. He tweeted something alluding to a possible song already done or in the works. Still wonder whatever happened to that. (Tuesday 15 May 2018; 14:58)

Re: Allure (82,360) Jamie Theakston (82,363) (82,369) by Mara from United States Always loved their interviews together and the flirty banter between them. Jamie brought out a side of Mariah that relaxed her and was playful. There definitely was an attraction there, on both sides. I do remember the Memior interview they did when they both were married and he had children. It almost sounded like two past loves that both moved on. I do wish they would reunite for another interview if she is in and around where he is. (Friday 11 May 2018; 04:36)

Re: Ruben sings Luther (82,249) (82,258) by Mara from United States Thank you Deedre and Licia. It really was a great time and you are right, nobody out there does Luther like Ruben. There was a singer by the name of Abraham McDonald who won Oprah's Karaoke challenge years ago and he was incredible too. Sadly, he passed away this year. (Tuesday 1 May 2018; 15:30)

New promo pics (82,248) by Mara from United States This is exactly what we were asking for. Mariah simply posing with the retro microphone. Classy, elegant, iconic all splashed with simplicity. I am loving the glamourous look and pose minus the clunky diamon earrings and horrid necklace. The diamonds on her wrists are ok, but the too much over the top necklaces and earrings just age her. She looks amazing and so ready right now. Truly the butterfly is emerging once again from her cocoon. (Tuesday 1 May 2018; 03:39)

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