[Caroline Calvert]

Ha!! Karen! Love the humor, do not need to excuse it....now high as a kite on Beechams powders flu remedy and rather heavy handed self administered whisky hot toddies...more whisky than hot water and lemon, IN A MUG!!....feeling quite Christmassy myself now....especially with the cold enduced red nose, could definitely guide a sleigh in alternative circumstances!!!!!!Sadly the caffeine in the flu remedy and the hot soak in the bath earlier and peaceful doze induced by the lack of coughing due to the steam, seems to be fighting the whisky in the hot toddy and I am wide awake despite my symptoms! Damn. And I do so hate to add water to my whisky...let alone lemon....its single malt for a reason damn it!! people have worked really hard to achieve its smooth loveliness....Thank God I'm not Scottish, as this sacrilege would break my heart!!!!!.....and before any one screams 'Health and Safety!' Its rather a small bath and I'm rather tall, 5 ft 11ish...do the math , although they say you can drown in a mug of water....I'm dammn sure I wouldn't fit!!!! Ha!

Any way girls, .....Guilty pleasure's indeed! There must be a real woman's list somewhere that has them all written down. A really interesting almanac, past down through the generations.....Our entries would be; Buble..chocolate...bodice ripping romance novels......ok I did say I was high as a kite on cold and flu remedies didn't I?....(just checking I had a feasible excuse for my behavior in actually admitting this stuff!!) the rest of the guilty pleasure list is up to you....I admitted the biggest 3, in that order, wow!....Buble beat chocolate on my list...I am definitely hooked......



Caroline. x .

[Adelaide Aussie]

Caroline Calvert, on Nov 27 2008, 11:04 PM, said:

I'm married not dead! and I reckon you'd have to be a nun...and deceased!!, not to notice MB!!

LOL!! I couldn't agree more Caroline, my feelings exactly!!!!
Love your sense of humour and enjoy reading your posts. You definately have the 'Fever' , there is no cure but nobody here wants one!! Welcome to the boards

Sandy

[bublebunny]

Caroline Calvert, on Nov 27 2008, 08:34 PM, said:

Thanks Bublebunny!!

I have had some lovely responses from this post...Glad we all feel the same, and lovely to hear from you all. I sometimes feel a bit odd about how much pleasure I am getting out of being a MB 'fan'...even to the point that I've started minimising the Buble board page when my husband comes into the room!! It's like having a secret, unrequited teenage love affair with a guy at school you never end up going out with, but whom you will never forget!! (Mine was called..SB and he was a true and lasting love, and eventually a 'best' friend,....sigh, 'nd a soft smile!) So I thought I'd write out my feelings to ensure I was not as crazy as my friends and family would undoubtedly think me if they knew the full extent of my fascination......At home I manage to contain myself to putting one or other Cd's on the stereo occasionally, and going on the boards at night, secretly when the house is asleep.....

Yes, its all very strange...and quite delicious!! My husband asked me after the Cardiff concert in July if I thought MB was good looking. It was said in a very, very innocent tone of voice, as though it had no significance to him and was merely a conversational gambit...of course alarm bells immediately rang....and I somehow managed to keep the instinctive, 'he's gorgeous!' behind my teeth...I put this gargantuan diplomatic success down to having divorced sisters, parents on their second marriages - granted very happily(!), and a Grandmother who somehow managed to stay married to my Grandfather for 60 years, until they died. Thanks Nan!! I did feel a tad sneaky when I elaborated with 'mmmnnn? oh, 'spose....I was too busy enjoying the music to notice...and the band were incredible!...' All true except the not noticing MB....I'm married not dead! and I reckon you'd have to be a nun...and deceased!!, not to notice MB!!

As my Nan used to say....'if you could bottle that, you'd make a fortune!!'

So, thanks for letting me know we all feel the same!!

Bestest wishes,

Caroline.
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Here I go laughing and nodding again ... I too am onto the minimise... i think a husbands who are not fans of Buble thread would be good!!! Mine loves the music but can't stand the obsession. I therefore use moments at home alone to indulge in the board or like the rest of you when the family is asleep!!! This makes me giggle to think of women all over the world sneaking onto their computers to get their "fix"!!!

To all of you whose husbands don't mind your addiction/fascination or whatever you want to call it - LUCKY YOU!!!

I know mine thinks I would run off with MB given half a chance.... (he knows me well!!!!) Seriously, I am lucky enough to have my own "smoogly woogly" but I do adore the Canadian "smoogly woogly"too!

It's so nice to hear all about everybody's secrets from far and wide. I smile when I read these posts at how alike we all really are!!!

"We've got a thing going on..."

[Lindyloo]

FeveredByBuble, on Nov 27 2008, 02:38 PM, said:

Hi Caroline - my name is Karen and I'm also in the UK! I am a NEWBIE to this board (so please bear with me as I'm new to using messageboards + please forgive me if I've posted incorrectly, I may need some help with this)!! Just wanted to say I enjoyed reading your post as it explains Michael v.well. He is loved dearly by us all - but I also noticed that he did not seem his usual cheery self during some of his performances. This is my first posting so I'm v.nervous about it, as my husband has become quite troubled by my interest in all things "Buble" - I too play his songs most days and have been to 3 of his concerts and was totally in awe of him!! My postings will get better once I know what I'm doing!! It was a pleasure reading your post!

[size="5"]Hi Karen. Lindy here. I'm also from the UK & only recently joined the board. Still finding my way about & how to use it properly! You'll find that everyone is very helpful, kind & forgiving of your mistakes. It helps if you increase the size of your font, to make it easier to read. If you find out how to "decorate" your posts like so many of these lovely ladies do...........please let me know!

Isn't it great how people like Caroline can just put into words EXACTLY how we feel? I'm one of MB's older fans & I too hide from my husband my secret addiction. He wouldn't "get it". Lucky you , going to actually see Michael. I know I won't make it (how cd I possibly explain or justify the expense?) so I get my kicks by reading other people's posts, especially Mary's.
I love this latest article, which gives a glimpse into his life. I do worry about him. He says about the girl that he is seeing, that its not about her , but him & whether or not he can be by himself (I hope I read that right). I think that from this , she is not The One, or it would definitely be all about her.

Keep posting & have fun, you'll find lots of new friends here.

Love

Lindy

[Lindyloo]

Caroline Calvert, on Nov 27 2008, 10:38 PM, said:

Ha!! Karen! Love the humor, do not need to excuse it....now high as a kite on Beechams powders flu remedy and rather heavy handed self administered whisky hot toddies...more whisky than hot water and lemon, IN A MUG!!....feeling quite Christmassy myself now....especially with the cold enduced red nose, could definitely guide a sleigh in alternative circumstances!!!!!!Sadly the caffeine in the flu remedy and the hot soak in the bath earlier and peaceful doze induced by the lack of coughing due to the steam, seems to be fighting the whisky in the hot toddy and I am wide awake despite my symptoms! Damn. And I do so hate to add water to my whisky...let alone lemon....its single malt for a reason damn it!! people have worked really hard to achieve its smooth loveliness....Thank God I'm not Scottish, as this sacrilege would break my heart!!!!!.....and before any one screams 'Health and Safety!' Its rather a small bath and I'm rather tall, 5 ft 11ish...do the math , although they say you can drown in a mug of water....I'm dammn sure I wouldn't fit!!!! Ha!

Any way girls, .....Guilty pleasure's indeed! There must be a real woman's list somewhere that has them all written down. A really interesting almanac, past down through the generations.....Our entries would be; Buble..chocolate...bodice ripping romance novels......ok I did say I was high as a kite on cold and flu remedies didn't I?....(just checking I had a feasible excuse for my behavior in actually admitting this stuff!!) the rest of the guilty pleasure list is up to you....I admitted the biggest 3, in that order, wow!....Buble beat chocolate on my list...I am definitely hooked......



Caroline. x .
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Hi Caroline, keep taking the Beechams & the hot toddys, I think you've passed it down the line to me...............or maybe its the same bug they're all going down with on "Strictly Come Dancing"
Love your posts, you read my mind & put the thoughts into the words my geriatric brain can't find.
Hope you feel better soon

Love
Lindy

[nera323]

hey thanks for posting this
its a very great article
and i am so happy for michael that he get a classical christmas
thats so nice
and i can not wait for the 4th cd thats sounds so nice

[Caroline Calvert]

Hello all!!

On the cold / flu front (debate continues!!) I am rough as a rough thing! After another couple of my hot toddies last night I was sure I was cured...then stood up from the computer and realised it was all a wwoooseey illusion! This morning found me feeling rather sorry for myself...then I came onto these boards...just for a minute.... yeah right! These boards, because of the people on them are smashing, and a spin off addiction!! Opened my emails before starting work - or coming on the boards, and I had a friend request! It was like being at primary school and being passed a note in class...I padded away from the computer in search of caffeine with a box of tissues under my arm and a big smile on my face! Of course my Husband walked past, saw me grinning so happily and said, 'glad your feeling so much better, told you it wasn't flu!...' ARRRRGGGHHH! Of course I could not explain as 'guilty pleasure' impact minimisation tactics had already seen me move the email to my personal folder!!!!! Oh well, gotta laugh. I am becoming Sneaky Mcsneak from sneaksville! All of this has proven to me, if I ever really needed the evidence!… that I could never have a 'real' affair, on top of all the heartfelt traditional reasons why not to do this to someone that loves you, I don't think I could deal with the tension!!!! My love affair with the Buble experience is bad enough - in a really good way!! Love, Love, Love, the Michael Buble experience! Thanks Sandy! Bublesue and Bublebunny its true and sums it up perfectly, 'We've got a thing Going on...' !! And it’s with MB and each other! I find it extraordinarily cool Buble has brought us all together. The Buble buddies,..women, (I know men too!!) ...but mostly women - due to the high octane sex appeal of the guy!! - from all around the world. I get such a thrill talking with you all. And I Love the support we can all give each other, Leese with the loss of her Dad recently, Redsoxgal's beloved friend..Whit and Bobby D's recent birthdays..Its so nice to get out of ones box and reach out to others. The fact that its around the world (how great is that!!) makes me want to upsticks and travel the world to meet all these like minded strangers in their far flung varied versions of my life! All different...all the same. Hurrah for us all!! Buble's 40 something strong family Christmas from the article appeals so strongly to me in the same way MB and these boards do. A great reason to come together, with love, and focus on something quite wonderful. The man and the music - Joy and Love. MB is the touchstone, the lovely link. The result is quite amazing and has truly added to the experience. When I first joined the boards in August 2008 - having 'found' Buble later than most, I wrote...

....'Michael is a stunning human being - whether he believes this or not. Occasionally a glimpse of basic Buble comes through the 'public' version in certain interviews, and his own beliefs in his life motivations can be seen in all their self-doubt. Oh, he undoubtedly knows he's good, that's there in the showman ship and he knows his talent / performance is top draw, that's there in the fundamental confidence that draws us all to him...what he doesn't always seem to believe is that it really matters in the greater scheme of things. Rude and presumptuous of me to say so but, if this is in fact the case,.... man are you wrong about yourself!. It's not just a smashing night out, a funny quip, a new take on a classic song; its an unusually bright spark of something exceptional that genuinely creates a feeling of happiness and friendship in those people who experience it. Is it the cure for cancer? No. Is it the key to world peace? No. Did you physically save a life today? No. Just because it’s none of these things does it make what it is any less valuable or exceptional? NO.'.....

I genuinely believe this, and I think it is Michael's awareness of his self doubt that causes him to say in this Christmas article that its about him rather than the girl he's started to 'see', whether or not it will work out. No lack on the girls part - or ego on his, simply an acknowledgement of his need to re-balance in his mind, what he wants, where he's going and how he's going to get there! Well done MB, you'll get there...'cause your trying, because your real, and because your loved.

I was going to write this bit in bigger text as per Lindy's instructions to Karen.... as its a really good idea...except my posts get kinda long.. And If I wrote in bigger text...we would all have scrolling cramp and give up before we got to the end!!! Anyway nearly there!!

I was lucky enough to go to University and get a degree in English literature. I was recently really happy at hearing Buble was reading 'The power of now' as, as well as the obvious reason, (being happy because it is an incredibly insightful book which leaves the reader at least more stable and peaceful in your outlook on life, and at best a beyond Zen angel on earth!!) I am also happy he was reading it because now lots more people who read the Chatelaine article are reading it too, and thereby benifiting!! (I bought it for my husband a few years ago for similar life crisis reasons and promptly read it myself!! ..Highly recommended, self help for the soul).....But despite all these supposedly ‘high brow’ influences on my life, I would like to end my epic post with the words of wisdom I read recently on my sisters fridge magnet..(God really does move in mysterious ways when the key to life's struggles jumps out at you like a blazing shaft of light from...your sisters fridge magnet!!)

It said ...'It doesn't matter who you are in life, where you go, or what you have....It's who you have beside you that counts.'

Glad Buble has his family beside him. He has us, we have him, and we have each other.... what a great gift, thanks MB.


Love and nonsense,

Caroline.

p.s. In case your wondering 'The Power of Now' left me somwhere in between the 'worst' and 'best' case scenerios I mentioned!!! ...and I did write a damn good song due to it....even if I do say so myself...and shouldn't. HA! Life is too short to be less than yourself!!

p.p.s....I know ! will this post ever end you ask yourself?!! Love to Lindy,you don't sound geriatricaly (is that a word? oh who cares! - beechams powders are wearing off again!!) minded to me!! Never say never, you may end up at a Buble concert yet! I've only been to one! Fingers crossed I'll win the lottery at some future point, and we'll go to MB concerts together!! - on me! Big hug, X.

[Allen]

Wow! I started this topic and didn't know that it would be that popular!
Thanks again Bobby D for that article....and can any one tell me what' going on here?

I think I'll be recieving the paper this afternoon...so be patient and wait for my post!

[FeveredByBuble]

Lindyloo, on Nov 28 2008, 09:01 AM, said:

Hi Karen. Lindy here. I'm also from the UK & only recently joined the board. Still finding my way about & how to use it properly! You'll find that everyone is very helpful, kind & forgiving of your mistakes. It helps if you increase the size of your font, to make it easier to read. If you find out how to "decorate" your posts like so many of these lovely ladies do...........please let me know!

Isn't it great how people like Caroline can just put into words EXACTLY how we feel? I'm one of MB's older fans & I too hide from my husband my secret addiction. He wouldn't "get it". Lucky you , going to actually see Michael. I know I won't make it (how cd I possibly explain or justify the expense?) so I get my kicks by reading other people's posts, especially Mary's.
I love this latest article, which gives a glimpse into his life. I do worry about him. He says about the girl that he is seeing, that its not about her , but him & whether or not he can be by himself (I hope I read that right). I think that from this , she is not The One, or it would definitely be all about her.

Keep posting & have fun, you'll find lots of new friends here.

Love

Lindy

[size="5"]

Hi Lindy, thanks for yr post + nice to speak with you. Caroline is v.inspirational in how she writes about Michael and you understand every word, as you understand through the person that is Michael (if that makes sense)! Hey Lindy, we may be older fans but Michael appreciates us all. I saw MB in 2004 (Blackpool), 2007(MEN Manchester) then 2008(Liverpool) and you must treat yourself next time he is here in UK (you won't be disappointed - he is very addictive)!! I too have worried about MB of late - I think he needs a good rest with his family and then we can look forward to a more refreshed Michael with that cheeky smile!! I hope he finds happiness in his heart as he deserves it - he gives so much of himself to everyone. PS: I tried making my fonts bigger but it is not responding+ I have had some probs with signing in (even though everything was being put in correctly - will keep trying. Also what is the difference between Quote/Reply when posting?? Hope to get to know more members soon! Love Karen

[Caroline Calvert]

FeveredByBuble, on Nov 28 2008, 09:54 PM, said:

[size="5"]

Hi Lindy, thanks for yr post + nice to speak with you. Caroline is v.inspirational in how she writes about Michael and you understand every word, as you understand through the person that is Michael (if that makes sense)! Hey Lindy, we may be older fans but Michael appreciates us all. I saw MB in 2004 (Blackpool), 2007(MEN Manchester) then 2008(Liverpool) and you must treat yourself next time he is here in UK (you won't be disappointed - he is very addictive)!! I too have worried about MB of late - I think he needs a good rest with his family and then we can look forward to a more refreshed Michael with that cheeky smile!! I hope he finds happiness in his heart as he deserves it - he gives so much of himself to everyone. PS: I tried making my fonts bigger but it is not responding+ I have had some probs with signing in (even though everything was being put in correctly - will keep trying. Also what is the difference between Quote/Reply when posting?? Hope to get to know more members soon! Love Karen

Evening! Karen,

Inspirational? moi?....now I'm blushing heartily....fangs for the compliment! Agreed - Xmas wish for Michael....heartfelt happiness, from us all. With a big bow....'nd mistletoe....'nd kisses...'nd.... now I'm blushing again for totally different reasons.......!!!!

Love 'nd hugs,

Caroline!!

P.s. techno phobe that I am, I actually I know this !!! Simply from trial and error...(more error than trial!!) but if you click quote you -funnily enough!!- quote the post your clicking under...If you click reply, you reply as though to the whole thread without the quote element......and if you want to quote a phrase of the person's quote - rather than the whole thing you can click quote then delete out all the bits you don't need!! Cool eh?

Xxxx.

[Allen]

Sad news for you all,

Well, I was pretty exciting when I got the papers today (Friday in Vancouver). I quickly search through the inserts and the flyers. There was a lot of flyers but I just didn't see the "Look" Magazine. I scan through the paper and I saw the same ad as last time. I wonder if they are still working on it. The next time I recieve the paper will be on Tuesday. So I hope, or I should say, it will come out on Tuesday...

They still say it will be out this week...

But, you'll never know

[Allen]

Hollywood, on Nov 28 2008, 04:52 PM, said:

My secret santa wish is to meet Michael under the Mistletoe - That would be MY best christmas gift ever...I must sound like a gushing teenager only I'm closer to Michael's age so I'm blushing now! ha ha ha.

I have a professional karaokee machine which is always a hit when I have my girl friends over for my annual festive Christmas get together, A dream come true would be to sing Christmas songs with Michael, how fun would that be?!

This is a special time of year for me too hence my name "Holly"...The running joke with my name is hey "Holly" where's your boyfriend "Mistletoe"! ha ha ha...

Heartfelt best wishes to you Michael in your personal pursuit for happiness! You deserve it!

Love - Hugs & Kisses,
Holly

===========================================================================
"Call Me Irresponsible" - I've got MB "Fever", "Sway" with me as it's undeniabley true...I've "Got You Under My Skin" and I'm "Feeling Good"!!!
Bubalicious Cafe Member #11

Hi Holly,

I am sure all of us, Vancouverites and all the others will enjoy a "fantabulous" Christmas. Have fun if you can sing with Bublé on the Christmas even. Bublé:"I will be Home for Christmas"

I wonder if you know anything about this "Look" Magazine? Did you get a copy already?

And thanks for putting the "Bubalicious Cafe" thing on! Love you!

Allen

[Lindyloo]

Caroline Calvert, on Nov 28 2008, 01:01 PM, said:

Hello all!!

On the cold / flu front (debate continues!!) I am rough as a rough thing! After another couple of my hot toddies last night I was sure I was cured...then stood up from the computer and realised it was all a wwoooseey illusion! This morning found me feeling rather sorry for myself...then I came onto these boards...just for a minute.... yeah right! These boards, because of the people on them are smashing, and a spin off addiction!! Opened my emails before starting work - or coming on the boards, and I had a friend request! It was like being at primary school and being passed a note in class...I padded away from the computer in search of caffeine with a box of tissues under my arm and a big smile on my face! Of course my Husband walked past, saw me grinning so happily and said, 'glad your feeling so much better, told you it wasn't flu!...' ARRRRGGGHHH! Of course I could not explain as 'guilty pleasure' impact minimisation tactics had already seen me move the email to my personal folder!!!!! Oh well, gotta laugh. I am becoming Sneaky Mcsneak from sneaksville! All of this has proven to me, if I ever really needed the evidence!… that I could never have a 'real' affair, on top of all the heartfelt traditional reasons why not to do this to someone that loves you, I don't think I could deal with the tension!!!! My love affair with the Buble experience is bad enough - in a really good way!! Love, Love, Love, the Michael Buble experience! Thanks Sandy! Bublesue and Bublebunny its true and sums it up perfectly, 'We've got a thing Going on...' !! And it’s with MB and each other! I find it extraordinarily cool Buble has brought us all together. The Buble buddies,..women, (I know men too!!) ...but mostly women - due to the high octane sex appeal of the guy!! - from all around the world. I get such a thrill talking with you all. And I Love the support we can all give each other, Leese with the loss of her Dad recently, Redsoxgal's beloved friend..Whit and Bobby D's recent birthdays..Its so nice to get out of ones box and reach out to others. The fact that its around the world (how great is that!!) makes me want to upsticks and travel the world to meet all these like minded strangers in their far flung varied versions of my life! All different...all the same. Hurrah for us all!! Buble's 40 something strong family Christmas from the article appeals so strongly to me in the same way MB and these boards do. A great reason to come together, with love, and focus on something quite wonderful. The man and the music - Joy and Love. MB is the touchstone, the lovely link. The result is quite amazing and has truly added to the experience. When I first joined the boards in August 2008 - having 'found' Buble later than most, I wrote...

....'Michael is a stunning human being - whether he believes this or not. Occasionally a glimpse of basic Buble comes through the 'public' version in certain interviews, and his own beliefs in his life motivations can be seen in all their self-doubt. Oh, he undoubtedly knows he's good, that's there in the showman ship and he knows his talent / performance is top draw, that's there in the fundamental confidence that draws us all to him...what he doesn't always seem to believe is that it really matters in the greater scheme of things. Rude and presumptuous of me to say so but, if this is in fact the case,.... man are you wrong about yourself!. It's not just a smashing night out, a funny quip, a new take on a classic song; its an unusually bright spark of something exceptional that genuinely creates a feeling of happiness and friendship in those people who experience it. Is it the cure for cancer? No. Is it the key to world peace? No. Did you physically save a life today? No. Just because it’s none of these things does it make what it is any less valuable or exceptional? NO.'.....

I genuinely believe this, and I think it is Michael's awareness of his self doubt that causes him to say in this Christmas article that its about him rather than the girl he's started to 'see', whether or not it will work out. No lack on the girls part - or ego on his, simply an acknowledgement of his need to re-balance in his mind, what he wants, where he's going and how he's going to get there! Well done MB, you'll get there...'cause your trying, because your real, and because your loved.

I was going to write this bit in bigger text as per Lindy's instructions to Karen.... as its a really good idea...except my posts get kinda long.. And If I wrote in bigger text...we would all have scrolling cramp and give up before we got to the end!!! Anyway nearly there!!

I was lucky enough to go to University and get a degree in English literature. I was recently really happy at hearing Buble was reading 'The power of now' as, as well as the obvious reason, (being happy because it is an incredibly insightful book which leaves the reader at least more stable and peaceful in your outlook on life, and at best a beyond Zen angel on earth!!) I am also happy he was reading it because now lots more people who read the Chatelaine article are reading it too, and thereby benifiting!! (I bought it for my husband a few years ago for similar life crisis reasons and promptly read it myself!! ..Highly recommended, self help for the soul).....But despite all these supposedly ‘high brow’ influences on my life, I would like to end my epic post with the words of wisdom I read recently on my sisters fridge magnet..(God really does move in mysterious ways when the key to life's struggles jumps out at you like a blazing shaft of light from...your sisters fridge magnet!!)

It said ...'It doesn't matter who you are in life, where you go, or what you have....It's who you have beside you that counts.'

Glad Buble has his family beside him. He has us, we have him, and we have each other.... what a great gift, thanks MB.


Love and nonsense,

Caroline.

p.s. In case your wondering 'The Power of Now' left me somwhere in between the 'worst' and 'best' case scenerios I mentioned!!! ...and I did write a damn good song due to it....even if I do say so myself...and shouldn't. HA! Life is too short to be less than yourself!!

p.p.s....I know ! will this post ever end you ask yourself?!! Love to Lindy,you don't sound geriatricaly (is that a word? oh who cares! - beechams powders are wearing off again!!) minded to me!! Never say never, you may end up at a Buble concert yet! I've only been to one! Fingers crossed I'll win the lottery at some future point, and we'll go to MB concerts together!! - on me! Big hug, X.

Oh Caroline ! (Is that a song?.......er no its Oh Carol .I think your hot toddys are getting to me!) what an offer. I'd love to go to an MB concert with you. We'd need jumbo smelling salts & elbow & knee pads (for when I faint). I do the lottery too, do you think I could syphon off some of the winnings without the Other Half noticing? If we both keep trying we may make it some time this century.
I just love your posts. I started at uni a couple of years ago, when I retired from teaching, to do a longed-for History degree. Loved the lectures & seminars (& the social life!) but just couldn't stand the pressure that I put myself under to do the work to the standard I wanted. How pathetic is that?
Still, other things have come into my life, which are nearly as much fun, or more fun when I think of MB.
Get well soon
Love
Lindy

[marlenebubleiwish]

Great article, thank you Bobby. I have loved Michael for 5 years, I dont think that there will be anyone who will come along who can replace him. To me he is just the most talented entertainer I have ever seen. Every interview he gives shows how down to earth he is. There is nothing phony about him. He tells it like it is. That is another reason I love him. I will be a fan for life. His voice gets better every year, he always gets better looking evert time I see a new picture of him. He is a gorgeous man!! Listen to him sing still gives me the chills.

[FeveredByBuble]

[quote name='Caroline Calvert' date='Nov 28 2008, 10:09 PM' post='421418']
Evening! Karen,

Inspirational? moi?....now I'm blushing heartily....fangs for the compliment! Agreed - Xmas wish for Michael....heartfelt happiness, from us all. With a big bow....'nd mistletoe....'nd kisses...'nd.... now I'm blushing again for totally different reasons.......!!!!

Love 'nd hugs,

Caroline!!

P.s. techno phobe that I am, I actually I know this !!! Simply from trial and error...(more error than trial!!) but if you click quote you -funnily enough!!- quote the post your clicking under...If you click reply, you reply as though to the whole thread without the quote element......and if you want to quote a phrase of the person's quote - rather than the whole thing you can click quote then delete out all the bits you don't need!! Cool eh?

Xxxx.
[/Hi Caroline how are you today? Has your 'fever' abated enough to withdraw yourself from the hot toddies yet! Many thanks for your kind techno help but still struggling to alter font type/size etc, will get there eventually (here's hoping - I've never used M/Boards before so still on the "nursery slopes").

You make me laugh (in a nice way) with the Sneaky McSneak thing as I'm doing this post while hubby out (he thinks I'm a 'Bubleholic') and your'e a v.naughty girl - I know why you were blushing.....!! I try my guilty pleasure minimisation tactics but they fall aside v. quickly.

Yes, we certainly have "got a thing going on" with The Buble - his magnetism is reaching us all and you so put it all into perfect words. I think it's great that we're all 'connecting' in the same way that Michael draws in his audiences around the globe. As they say - he's the real deal, we can all see this and he certainly has a gift that he continually shares with us. Keep writing, you encapsulate everything we think about MB perfectly!!

I have a "foggy day in Lancashire" today, so now going to have a nice cup of tea in my Buble mug to give me a warm glow!!http://board.michaelbuble.com/style_images/buble/folder_post_icons/icon1.gif

Love + big hug x Karen

[FeveredByBuble]

marlenebubleiwish, on Nov 29 2008, 01:47 PM, said:

Great article, thank you Bobby. I have loved Michael for 5 years, I dont think that there will be anyone who will come along who can replace him. To me he is just the most talented entertainer I have ever seen. Every interview he gives shows how down to earth he is. There is nothing phony about him. He tells it like it is. That is another reason I love him. I will be a fan for life. His voice gets better every year, he always gets better looking evert time I see a new picture of him. He is a gorgeous man!! Listen to him sing still gives me the chills.

Just thought I'd say hello Marlene - I'm a NEWBIE here, so please be patient with me. I couldn't agree with you more, no-one can touch this guy (in my humble opinion). I listen to him most days and yes he is a gorgeous 'manly man' and if you listen to his interviews, he is tells it as it is with his wicked sense of humour thrown in too (v. sexy)!! Hey, you v.lucky lady having your piccy with him (I can only DREAM as MB would say)!!

Have a geat day - Love Karen x

[Caroline Calvert]

[/Hi Caroline how are you today?

Has your 'fever' abated enough to withdraw yourself from the hot toddies yet! Many thanks for your kind techno help but still struggling to alter font type/size etc, will get there eventually (here's hoping - I've never used M/Boards before so still on the "nursery slopes").

You make me laugh (in a nice way) with the Sneaky McSneak thing as I'm doing this post while hubby out (he thinks I'm a 'Bubleholic') and your'e a v.naughty girl - I know why you were blushing.....!! I try my guilty pleasure minimisation tactics but they fall aside v. quickly.

Yes, we certainly have "got a thing going on" with The Buble - his magnetism is reaching us all and you so put it all into perfect words. I think it's great that we're all 'connecting' in the same way that Michael draws in his audiences around the globe. As they say - he's the real deal, we can all see this and he certainly has a gift that he continually shares with us. Keep writing, you encapsulate everything we think about MB perfectly!!

I have a "foggy day in Lancashire" today, so now going to have a nice cup of tea in my Buble mug to give me a warm glow!!http://board.michaelbuble.com/style_images/buble/folder_post_icons/icon1.gif

Love + big hug x Karen

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Hi Karen,

Ok! you got me...on several levels...cannot make the font size bigger either!! And.....what? (imagine a suspiciously wide eyed innocent expression coupled with a very high pitched and overly strident 'what?')
Very naughty is as very naughty does.....Didn't do nothin. ....All I did was think of doing something...and blushed accordingly!!!!!!!! Not my fault I have a highly developed imagination coupled with total recall of way too many steamy romance novels!! And any hew young lady, (adroitly attempting to turn the tables and steer focus on to you!!) your the one who new exactly why I was blushing...! Ha! MMMMnnnn, thinking about it though, as you do, 'cause if he got anymore sensual he'd set a snow drift on fire!... It was a very nice (! strangely tame word to use in this context!!!!) Christmassy wish my imagination was sending Michael down 'tinternet' !!!! Talk about good vibes!!!!!!!!!!Wow.

Not sure if its my imagination, the hot toddy or my 'cold' symptoms but definitely getting 'fevered' again!!.....think I ought to change my board password....if the Husband ever actually reads this stuff I am in so much trouble.....! Of course I wasn't expecting the MB experience effect to be so strong...else maybe I shouldn't have put my name, jeez...and there I was thinking I was getting good at the sneaky stuff!! Bugger....Nonchalance will have to be key to ensure Husband does not find MB boards and look me up!!!!!! He would be...well mostly embarrassed! I have a nasty habit of doing embarrassing un English stuff, ...you know really cringe worthy, 'Oh, God, stop, someone might see' stuff like ....singing, dancing - and no I don't mean in the bank or the supermarket, I actually mean at a party or when someone gets a guitar out, (sigh)....oh well, everyone's different, and despite this we are best friends....If we weren't I'd punch him (figureatively speaking!!) for preferring the toned down, 'proper' version of me! After 18 years together we rub along pretty well, but these boards are a great way to be properly improper, if you know what I mean!!!!!. Not all deep thoughts coming from this board member! I did say my so called high brow side is offsett with a healthy earthyness didn't I? HA.

Yes, - still happily dependant on the whisky lemon concoction to stave off the cold - have agreed with Husband that its not flu, ...of course I did state in a particularly sad little voice that I was way too ill to have the energy to argue about it...HHHHaaaa! (Think I won that one!, of course so does he.....oh the strange harmony of married life...this was one of the bits in 'The Power of Now' concept of life I am still working on. Its along the lines of 'The unnecessary need to be right / prove your right over insignificant detail in a relationship. Just know your right and accept this and that's enough. Don't waste time on unnecessary arguments on this as its damaging to your life relationships...' so, so, so true!... so, so, so can not manage to do it!!!!! managed it for about a week and then I had an almighty pain in my chest which only went away when I quietly and with much saintly self control 'inadvertently' knocked an old crappity plant pot about six foot into the garden wall. Of course I tidied it away in a suitably neat, well mannered English way but I felt so much better at the release of all that tension!! Oh to be Latin and not feel the need to self censure!! Next time around I hope I come back as Italian...or Canadian - 'Cause of the snow and the skiing, and the men...ooopps there I go again!...but, is it just me or ....no, say no more as ENGLISH reserve must be upheld....'cause it goes so well with the accent...and makes for a wicked surprise contrast when people really get to know you!!!

Love and hot stuff!! (of course I'm talking about Flu remedies!! Jeez!)

Caroline.

You have a Buble mug? lucky you.....probably a good job I don't, think nonchalance....nod and a wink!

Oh! and I think I told you wrong on the quote /reply thingy as doing it the way I suggested, oh so knowingly(!) didn't change the quote onto a separate color block thing......So, trying again!!!!under the post you want to reply to click reply - then you get the altered color quote and your reply underneath...or, click quote under the post you want to reply to and the post is simply in your post in the same color - as we just did!! Alternatively go to the end of the thread and click the slightly bigger? reply button and put in whatever you want to say with no reference to anyone's post unless you choose to type in a message or quote....good grief no wonder I forget what I'm doing half the time!! Don't worry, like most things it becomes more habit than skill after a while!! When I tried to analyze how it worked ...it went wrong, kinda like life eh? These are my first message boards too...Xxxxx.

[Caroline Calvert]

Lindyloo, on Nov 29 2008, 01:33 PM, said:

Oh Caroline ! (Is that a song?.......er no its Oh Carol .I think your hot toddys are getting to me!) what an offer. I'd love to go to an MB concert with you. We'd need jumbo smelling salts & elbow & knee pads (for when I faint). I do the lottery too, do you think I could syphon off some of the winnings without the Other Half noticing? If we both keep trying we may make it some time this century.
I just love your posts. I started at uni a couple of years ago, when I retired from teaching, to do a longed-for History degree. Loved the lectures & seminars (& the social life!) but just couldn't stand the pressure that I put myself under to do the work to the standard I wanted. How pathetic is that?
Still, other things have come into my life, which are nearly as much fun, or more fun when I think of MB.
Get well soon
Love
Lindy

Hi honey...I'm home!!

Just grabbing a very quick, (Ha! that'll be the day eh?) No really...very quick, moment to say hi...home made pizza in the oven mmmm!! - said with a Bisto kid advert smile!! I Love to cook, cannot stand packet food!! Of course the bread machine did all the hard work with the dough...can do it myself but life is so short!!! Got to get some benefit from the gadgets we all work so hard to buy!!!!!! And I don't have a dishwasher so...that keeps me 'real'!!!

Yes, Yes YES!! When - as opposed to if(!) we win the lottery, we will hire a bus - the proverbial boogie bus and all go to the Buble concerts!! I'm thinking Black and gold 'Meet the Fockers' film kinda bus to die for!! Your Hubby will not be able to resist if we turn up in it at your house with a big smile and an invite - if he wants to come too!!! If he's unsure about the 'misappropriation of lottery win funds'.... then ....tough t**ty buster!! Regrets are always in the past tense, and always too damn late!!! Now is where we live - in a non selfish kinda way!!! We can, we will, we shall....Dream ...it makes it all so much softer, and easier to be, when the hope in your heart is fanned by the joy of imagining!

Love, 'nd wishing us all Christmas ala Buble!! - because no matter where we live or what's going on in our 'crazy lives' we are all capable of the joy implicit in Michael's Christmas.

Caroline Xxx.

P.s. As pizza is now cooked but volcanic, and cooling before eating - sooooo tempting just to cut and munch, ...but bin there, done that, eaten tentatively for days afterwards due to burnt, stringy, greedy mouth syndrome!!!! Started History degree after retiring from teaching....good God woman, my hats off to you!! First of all Teaching!!!! (You will note I use a capital T for Teaching to denote crazy respect!! A concept I also reserve for Nursing!!) Who gives a stuff if you finished? Its not as if you needed the qualification for a job!!!! Well done you for doing it! Its the experience that counts more than the end 'result'. We are conditioned to look upon everything we do in terms of win or loose, achieve or fail....bull crap! My 76 year old piano teacher said so sweetly the other day, ' Caroline you are not learning to play the piano...you are playing it!!' Clever lady, big respect. She reminds me of my Nan. as I've only had 13 half hour lessons since Alan inspired me at the Buble concert in Cardiff to stop dreaming about playing the piano and get off my proverbial (!) and do something about it, she didn't mean my handful of small tunes, she simply meant the goal is to play the piano...I'm doing it, irrespective of what I play. Your goal was a history degree...you did it, irrespective of for how long and a piece of paper at the end. Sorry you pressured yourself...could be worse someone else could have been pressuring you!

Big, big hug. Cx.

p.p. s...(Tee hee!!) They say ( don't really know who they are, but they seem to have an awful lot to say for themselves!!!) that when someone closes a door, God opens a window ....of course if I've got that quote right, kinda surprised its a window....unless there's a handy ladder could be kinda irritating/frustrating rather than helpful....Anyway think its a Zen thing - a positive concept rather than merely a tantalising ventilation issue.....!!! Whether or not tomorrow comes, there is always today. And today we enjoyed music, MB, fun and each other...as well as all the dull stuff..not bad eh?


X.

[bublebunny]

Poor Allen - starting this topic and off we have gone on a tangent!

I am loving it though!!!

Thanks for the ENG LIT explanation Caroline ( I was about to ask whether you were a writer...) - now we all know why you are so brilliant at writing how we ALL feel!!

The world of Buble is a wonderful world indeed.

I have bought A NEW EARTH but will heed your advice and get the POWER OF NOW too!!!

[Josephine]

Hi, everyone. I don't know why I haven't read this thread until now. Wow!!!!
I certainly enjoyed reading all your posts.

First, however, I want to thank BOBBY D. very much for providing the article
for us. I really appreciate being able to read it! Michael always does a great
interview! And he certainly deserves having a wonderful Christmas with his
lovely family!!!

CAROLINE, you certainly do a great job of telling it like it is (about our obsession
with Michael--and the reasons why he is so wonderful). Thank you so very much.
Your posts are a pleasure to read. You have a real talent for writing! Actually,
the things you say are like reading our minds. I hope your flu is much better
now!!!

Take care all,
Jo