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The illuminati is coming for Mariah (51,013) by Edward from USA Let's not pretend we haven't seen Mariah out and about without her bodyguards before. She's been out alone with her brother Morgan several times, I just don't remember the style of his earrings, maybe they were the "Eyes of Tommy". She's been to the Aquarium and even to Central Park without them, just an assistant. My friend got a picture with her when she was shopping by herself in mall Brooklyn, no assistant. Many big names in the industry move around without an entourage sometimes, they want to be able to breathe and not come across as weird in places where people are as rich as they are if not more, and are not being escorted by a bunch of giants to protect them. There are many pieces of jewelry out there with signs and symbols, but that doesn't necessarily mean people know anything about them or that those who find them cute or own them belong to this "satanic" order that "is killing artists" because they are worth more dead than alive. The most ridiculous thing I've seen on YouTube is that Whitney Houston was offered as a tribute so that Brandy could take her place. Well, Brandy had a great album and still is not relevant. So where is the power of this illuminati? If we look for lights in the sky, we'll sure find them, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are there. (Wednesday 18 March 2015; 15:10)

Shelly (50,993) by Edward from USA Shelly, I definitely know you'll be back pretty soon. The messageboard is like "Honey" to you, and we love your posts. You've brought some sort of balance to the board. I know you will not be posting regularly, but you'll definitely be "Looking In" from the "Outside", and then "Someday", sooner than later, we'll be more than happy "Just To Hold You Once Again". For now you're "Vanishing", but you can be sure that we'll "Never Forget You". "Without You" it won't ever be the same. I know you've been through a lot, but always remember that there's a light inside of you that shines brightly, he tried but he couldn't "Take That Away" from you. Spread your wings and prepare to fly, for you have become a "Butterfly", I truly think you've made it "Through The Rain". (Tuesday 17 March 2015; 18:40)

Abraham / the holy nodules (50,795) by Edward from USA Abraham, I've thought for a long time now that maybe Mariah got some sort of surgery that didn't come out right. Even though I clearly understand that nothing stays the same, the quick decline of her voice has always baffled me. I will always support her, but to be honest, I haven't felt as excited about her projects as I used to. MIAMTEC is a great album, I love it, but I rarely find myself playing it. I think it is because while the music is great, her aver all sound has stayed the same. I would love something fresh and completely different. I think she can still make great music, she just has to take some risks, it might actually pay off. (Wednesday 11 March 2015; 22:42)

Beyond repair / Big Jim "Right" and Little Red Riding JD (50,794) by Edward from USA The relationship between Mariah and Walter is beyond repair. When they broke apart, Walter wasn't expressing any kind of desire to work with Mariah again because he was still a hot producer for Celine, Savage Garden and others. Now that he's desperate, he's trying to reconnect, but his reaching out doesn't come across as sincere to me. We, Aries people, stand for loyalty, we might forgive a betrayal just to move on with our lives. Mariah is a huge comeback album, a marriage, two babies, another great Christmas album, and another divorce apart from Walter. They are in completely different places, they are like strangers, it's been 18 years. Just like most producers, Walter's mojo is gone, but Mariah's still able to produce great music or get a hit even if it's not a #1, but a hit nonetheless. I don't mind Mariah working with JD or Big Jim, they can still produce great music, but other than great music, Mariah also needs to deviate a bit from her formula and typical sound. Mariah came a winner out of the 90's when others stayed there because she experimented with different sounds. No matter how great the music is, if she doesn't experiment as a way to transition, I'm afraid we'll be getting the same old music that only us fans connect to. (Wednesday 11 March 2015; 22:20)

Shelly / Wendy Williams / The Beatles (50,635) by Edward from USA I know The Beatles through my father who is an avid fan. Growing up I was exposed to "Let It Be", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", "Yesterday", "Love Me Do", "Twist and Shout", "Drive My Car", and my father didn't even know how to speak English, that's how legendary and influential The Beatles were. Apart from the aforementioned songs, I tried to listen to their back catalog, but I couldn't get into any other songs besides those. Maybe it is a generation thing, but I won't put them down either to elevate Mariah. Mariah doesn't need that, she's an icon, and just like The Beatles she's brought her own influence to the music scene. Shelly, the day after Whitney died, Wendy Williams tried to pull some crocodile tears that were so insincere I almost slap her with her own wig. It was if she was pushing them out, so dishonest and for the show. She made Whitney's passing about her. I don't hate Wendy, but she is phony and goes with the flow, and one must be careful with people that go with the flow for they tend to be double-faced, and would sell you for a dime in the blink of an eye. So, Mariah shouldn't ever go to her show, she's been very vicious towards her. (Wednesday 4 March 2015; 22:05)

Jon, TheVoice / that 1993 rendition (50,568) by Edward from USA Jon, when Mariah didn't have to worry about her voice working or not on a performance, she could concentrate on being an entertainer through her gestures, emotion, and confidence. She would even try some dance moves. Now you can clearly see she is more focused on getting through the performance rather than enjoying the performance itself. She's more into being careful about not messing up certain notes than delivering a stellar performance. When she had control over her voice, I don't remember any "glitches" with her earpieces. That rendition of Hero portrays a confident woman with total control of her instrument and technique. I hope she brings some of that confidence to her Vegas shows. I hope she stops using the whistle register as a facade, it is not working anymore. I'm happy she's keeping quiet. She needs to bring a different and more positive attitude before her Vegas run begins. TheVoice, thanks for your words. After I expressed my opinion about Mariah's new booty, I thought everybody hated me. I guess I had been listening to "All About The Bass" too much. (Monday 2 March 2015; 3:21)

The Sound of Music (50,533) by Edward from USA Some of us were really lucky to experience The Divine Vocal Trinity (Mariah, Celine and Whitney) at their peaks in the 90's. The feeling, the expectation, the music, how these women were celebrated worldwide was magical. It was good having not only your favorite, but the other two that could keep us entertained while we waited for the other one to release new music. Most albums were conceptual rather than a bunch of unrelated songs for the sake of scoring a hit. I could listen to Mariah's "Butterfly" and Celine's "Let's Talk About Love" from beginning to end, but can we actually say that about any of Rihanna's albums? I like Rihanna, and a few of her songs, but once her glory days are gone, she won't have a "Daydream" or "Butterfly" under her belt. She'll most likely break Mariah's #1's record, she's tied Mariah with equal number of top 10's with her new single, but she won't ever be Mariah or be on her league. The competition in the 90's was tough, you had to bring your A game if you wanted to succeed, but those days are long gone. We've been left and mostly settled for uninspired shitty music. This is an era where Justin Bieber and Katy Perry are considered super stars, go figure. Good music is slowly but surely making a comeback, Sam Smith's album "In The Lonely Hour" and Ed Sheeran's album "X (read Multiple)" remind me of how great music used to be. Their successes prove that quality will always trump garbage. (Saturday 28 February 2015; 15:37)

Ardis / imperfections (50,325) by Edward from USA Ardis, you would be surprised at the many doors a booty could open for an artist these days. I agree with you about the rest though. When Destiny's Daughters released "Bootylicious", their popularity went up by 60%. 20% of that was due to the exposure of the booty on its respective video. (Saturday 21 February 2015; 18:13)

Deedre and TheVoice / the booty (50,324) by Edward from USA Don't you guys agree that a bigger booty would expose Mariah to a wider audience? To see it, you'd have to visualize it, and see the booty for what it is, on its own merits. Then mentally attach it to Mariah, and you'll see what I'm talking about. When she got her new boobs her popularity went up by 20%. Can you imagine what a new booty could do? Deep song titles with meaningful lyrics like "The Power of the Booty", "Touch My Booty" or "Booty Up" would now come alive. The possibilities would be endless. It would really be interesting to see Aretha sing any of those songs with the word "Booty" in the title, just like she sung "Touch My Body" before. I swear this is my last post addressing the booty. (Saturday 21 February 2015; 17:53)

New booty / new #1's (50,314) by Edward from USA I think that when Mariah gets her new booty she'll bounce back easily. She only has to do it gradually though. I hope she'd learned her lesson by trying to make people think that her then new acquired boobs were the result of push-up bras, until her boobs came out of the closet while giving her acceptance speech on behalf of Lee Daniels. I think a new booty, not as big as Beyoncé's, would help her achieve a few more #1's. If Cher could score a #1 at 52 with her new face, why can't Mariah with her new booty. I just hope she doesn't go for a donkey booty like Nicki Minaj or Kim Kardashian, but rather a round, fluffy, and natural looking one. Some would think that it is a stupid idea, but one mustn't underestimate the power of a new booty when is carried with grace and class. After all Mariah coined the term bootylicious before Destiny's child used it in a song. (Saturday 21 February 2015; 1:30)

Darryle / Rihanna's #1's (50,281) by Edward from USA Darryle, Rihanna has 13 #1's, not 10. She's getting closer to breaking Mariah's record, but records are meant to be broken. Rihanna doesn't have to release new albums to get #1's, just by doing some of her usual collaborations, specifically with Eminem, whom she has collaborated with three times already, she'll keep on scoring #1's. The thing is that a #1 these days doesn't equate to a #1 back in the 90's or early 2000's. A single was usually over two dollars and the maxi singles were even more expensive. A regular single from the 90 is equivalent to two or three digital songs or even more if we're talking about the maxi singles. Rihanna will have her run like Mariah, but she won't ever be remembered or put in the same league as Mariah, Whitney, Celine, and Madonna. Rihanna is an artist of the moment, and her star power is starting to deflate already, but she's still young. Mariah will always hold the record for the most album sold for a long time, Rihanna is not the one who'll snatch that away away from her. I wish Rihanna success, she always has the best things to say about Mariah, unlike Katy Perry. If Mariah wants more #1's, she'll have to change the formula and adjust to the current times, just a little. (Thursday 19 February 2015; 1:36)

Shelly / Grammar (50,224) by Edward from USA Shelly, Andrew wasn't referring to you about not ending sentences with a preposition. He was referring to Taylor. (Tuesday 17 February 2015; 1:06)

Orkun / Game of Thrones (50,152) by Edward from USA Orkun, I thought your post was great and well intentioned. As for Abraham, I'm sending Shelly to give him a big hug, he won't be able to resist. Abraham, we have disagreed in the past, but I also like your presence on this board. Remember one thing though, that Eric, the webmaster and Orkun are both from the Netherlands, they might even be cousins. Don't mess with him. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 3:33)

Andrew and the wrath of the lambs (50,151) by Edward from USA Andrew, thanks for understanding that Shelly wasn't patronizing you, but rather being honest and caring. You only have to see her picture to know she's a sweetheart, I don't know why she keeps switching it. I've been as frustrated as you are right now, but always thought things would change, that the voice would somehow improve if she rested it for 20 years plus sleeping in a humidifier chamber, but now I'm just realistic to know that it could improve to be just consistent, but that's enough for me. Mariah has gotten a wake up call, she knows that "those days of dubbing are gone", but her time might not actually be through just yet. Now we only have wait and see if she got the memo. I know many people loathe you here, but I actually like you because I see myself in you, but way back then when I first saw my idol gasping for air while trying to sing a song she could sing before effortlessly while running on a treadmill with her high hills on. Just tone it down a little bit, and know that Eric should be addressed with respect. He's kept this website up and running for 17 years for us to vent. "Dude" is not a bad word, but in the context you used it, I think it wasn't appropriate. Before I get accused of professing my love to you, I'll say: keep on posting. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 3:17)

Mariah Carey / it is time (50,131) by Edward from USA Mariah you are the epitome of true talent. It is time for you to trust somebody, maybe L.A. Read, to put together a great team, delegate, so you don't have to be so stressed over every aspect of your career. Once a good team has been put together, let them do their jobs while you worry about your music, writing, recording. Get in shape, get a vocal coach if you don't have one, and let the team work the rest. You rather have loving nannies than abusive ones, they'll never replace you as the loving mom that you are. Put your money to good use, most of us can't pay a life coach or a therapist when our lives are not going that well. Control can drive some people over the edge, it is good to have it, but too much of it is never healthy. When you were more worried about producing great albums, excellent songs, you looked happier and way much more humble. Many of us love that humble woman from Long Island, that one you dusted off and so gracefully brought back on Ellen no long ago. It is not even about the belting, "Misty Moon" and "Looking In" are examples of soul and emotion through your gift. I miss you. (Saturday 14 February 2015; 18:18)

Wouldn't it be nice? (49,940) by Edward from USA While in Vegas, wouldn't it be nice if Mariah brought two drag-queens on stage as part of her show. She could bring RuPaul and Wendy Williams. RuPaul would be great and glamorous, and Wendy Williams would be. There. As I was saying, RuPaul would be great. Mariah could bring back her wild horses from the Butterfly video on stage and set them free while they run unbridled towards Wendy Williams forcing her to run for her life, and then Wendy's wig would be flying over the fake rainbow. Then Mariah would stop and say: I'm sadly sending my horses to therapy for having dealt with such a traumatic experience of seeing Wendy without her wig. If Mariah did that, her Vegas show would be a sure hit. (Monday 9 February 2015; 1:03)

Ardis / Alison (49,932) by Edward from USA Ardis, you only have to see the trajectory of Alison's life to realize whether what she says should be taken with a grain of salt or not. Why do you think a judge would give Mariah custody of Michael if he didn't consider the child wasn't in good hands. How many times have you heard about Morgan or Patricia trying to leech on Mariah or using her name for personal reasons? Alison was offered various opportunities to get her life straight once Mariah was making good money, but instead of grabbing those opportunities she decided to go on with the life that she had chosen. When you're an addict is not as easy to just change, but when you have a support system willing to help you, you have to do your part too. Alison decided to go and keep on having babies knowing there was a possibility of them being born with HIV, that's being selfish to me. I hope they reconcile because they are family, but attempting at discrediting Mariah wouldn't only make things worse after everything Mariah has done for her. (Sunday 8 February 2015; 18:03)

Ardis / read very carefully (49,920) by Edward from USA Alison won't ever be able to pay Mariah for the support she's given her and her son Michael. Mariah got Michael under her wings as if he was her own son, took care of him in every aspect, paid for his college tuition. Mariah doesn't owe her anything. Mariah even paid for Alison's rehab a couple of times, but Alison didn't seem to want to help herself, that's why Mariah got primary custody of her son. I'm all for family, and I do hope they get together, talk and make up. Everything that Alison says should be taken with a grain of salt. We may be a little unhappy with Mariah's performances lately, but we do love her nonetheless. I would really like to see things from Alison's point of view, but I can't shove my head that far up in my ass. (Sunday 8 February 2015; 4:02)

Travon / #1's (49,901) by Edward from USA Travon, as Abraham stated, I was just being sarcastic. Just for laughs. (Saturday 7 February 2015; 22:04)

William / one look for each #1 (49,894) by Edward from USA William, that's a great idea. One look for each #1. With breaks of four hours in between songs, so Mariah could change wigs, get her make up done, rest her voice, sips her tea, and warm up. (Saturday 7 February 2015; 19:31)

Lee / of course she will (49,885) by Edward from USA Lee, Mariah's residency in Vegas won't be a five-night in a row type of thing, she'll perform three non consecutive nights a week, and it won't be all year around. She'll have time to rest her voice between shows and warm up. Of course she will lipsync here and there, she's only human. The problem is that it should be done with grace and professionalism. I know she wants the show to center on her voice, but that's not excuse to have a production with a lifeless stage. The stage at the Madison Square Garden was full of life, the lights would change sometimes with the mood of the song, she looked great. Nowadays we don't have any of that, the only thing we usually see is a dark uninspired background, except for the Beacon Christmas shows, where the production was great. She partially lipped at Beacon Theater, but she did it right and that's what counts. If some thought MIAMTEC was a make or break album, now we know for sure that her Vegas residency will be. (Saturday 7 February 2015; 16:50)

Andrew / everything is possible (49,860) by Edward from USA Andrew, I do think Mariah can definitely recover, but as Nathan stated, she's going to have to want it and be the professional she can be. The huge boobs, sexy image, long weaves and diva attitude worked as smoke and mirrors for quite some time now, but with everybody being paparazzi with their smartphones nowadays, that won't alone do it. She needs to make it about her voice again. She needs to live up to her "The Return of The Voice" comeback slogan. With discipline and the right people around her, it's very possible. It's not about singing perfectly at this point, but singing with consistency, passion and confidence. I can't remember the last time Mariah Carey threw left herself go into a song with passion and left me wow. That's the Mariah I miss. I know L.A. Read is going to do some damage control, I hope she listens. It'd all be up to her. (Saturday 7 February 2015; 3:30)

Still enjoying her downfall? (49,761) by Edward from USA At what point should people wake up and smell the coffee? This is way more serious than what some "bubbled lambs" want to make it out to be. I don't want Mariah to retire, but I don't blame any lamb for wanting her to do so, because I know they're doing it out of love. It is like some fans enjoy when Mariah put herself through all these embarrassments, and then call themselves super lambs. This is not a simple case of a bad performance, this stew has been in the pressure cooker for years, and now we see the consequences when the lid has been removed. The Emancipation Of Mimi was a great album, and Mariah was out there promoting her ass off, but we didn't have smart phones to document and almost instantly broadcast her every move on YouTube and social media. She got away with lipping her way through almost the entire TEOM era. The news fly fresh from the hands of concert goers, people don't have to wait. Even if Mariah came out with a super hit album, she's going to have to "really" deliver. All the supposed resting she has to do to sing one single song at a TV show and then fail is ridiculous to me. It hurts to see her go down like this because I consider her as family. Some of us are mad and frustrated because we care, if we didn't we wouldn't bother. People probably would have a little bit more sympathy for her if she were to at least say something. I hope she's been watching. (Wednesday 4 February 2015; 18:34)

It's not about perfection (49,731) by Edward from USA Nobody is expecting perfection from Mariah, those 90's days are gone. People want Mariah to be the professional we all know she can be. If there's something going wrong with a track, stop it, joke about it, sort it out, and start again, she's done that before, and the audience laughed if off with her. Mariah looked as if she was either drunk or high on stage, and walking off stage leaving a recording behind is unacceptable no matter how many divorces she's going through. If she wasn't feeling well, she shouldn't have taken the gig, as simple as that. Some people think that fans alone will go to Vegas, when in reality most of the tickets will be bought by the GP, and no casual listener is going to spend their good money to see Mariah spin around with a very bad case of miming just because she's Mariah Carey and she entitled to it. She shouldn't retire, she's still young, she just need to (all caps) "get it together". Once you fall, the only option is to get up. I don't think she could fall any lower. My heart is broken. (Wednesday 4 February 2015; 3:04)

Marissa / I thought you had gotten the memo (49,640) by Edward from USA Marissa, you last post was spot on. You need to keep in mind that for some people here dismissing other fan's opinions seem to grant them special fan status. I'm so happy we don't have somebody like that moderating this messageboard because it were so, it would've imploded a long time ago. A weird thing I have noticed on this board is that those on positiveness-autopilot usually fade away in time. In 17 years I have seen them come and go like Mariah changes her nannies. It reminds a dictatorship, where people are not allowed to question, because if you do, you're dead or punished. (Monday 2 February 2015; 19:23)

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