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About Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End: What the hell is this, MyFace? You mess with MiMi, you mess with ME! #NuffSaid khassandras@gmail.com My MC 2015 fantasy wish list (48,007) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End (Saturday 22 November 2014; 3:07) "We've been hearing about things that either never come to fruition, get sabotaged or don't get promoted for decades now. So just for fun I'm putting together a lil list of all the things I wish are gonna be Mariah's big announcement for 2015 and or beyond. 1. A European residency in London to celebrate her 25th anniversary. 2. Carbonated Butterfly drink released internationally using Thirsty as promo. 3. An annual Christmas Broadway show written and produced by MC. 4. The Bond theme, performed, written and produced by MC and a cameo role on screen. I think Bianca needs to dust off her wig for this one. 5.The debut album re-released with the original demos, live performances and unleseased tracks or remixes. 6. An autobiography, maybe as a three-part book series? Childhood - The Sony years - Post Glitter. 7. A cable miniseries about her life using the books as a template. 8. Crave Records 2.0 and an HBO tv documentary chronicling the journey of MC mentoring new artists and maybe giving forgotten one's a new chance. 9. A Christmas movie produced and written by MC with old and new music where she plays at least one of the characters. 10. A DVD to commemorate her 18 US #1's with video commentary on every song and how it came to be from inception to charting. Also, funny anecdotes in the bonus features and guest appearances with her collaborators through the years. What do you guys wish Mariah's big 2015 announcement will be about?" I'm doing another wish list for 2016 so I went back to see what I posted last year. So far, I'm a pretty happy Lamb since several of the things on my wish list came true at least partially already. YAY!

Bravo to Lamb_O_Chop, B and Ethan: #1 To Infinity (52,786) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I love your posts because I love Infinity too. It's classic Mariah Carey. From the #1: Someday and Prisoner to Alone In Love, Can't Let go, If It's Over, And You Don't Remember, through Everything Fades Away, Long Ago, Breakdown to DIDT, Clown, YHYC through Obsessed, UOMF and Thirsty. Mariah even said as much when she told us she wrote it to fit the evolution of her as a songwriter and artist. It's familiar in theme but still innovative enough to show her enormous growth and flexibility as a songwriter over 25 uninterupted years of artistry. Mariah has managed to stay true to her core self and still give us fans new gems to cherish. Not all entertainers have the integrity, let alone talent, to pull that off. Even those lambs who don't like Infinity should be able to appreciate that and realise that Mariah can't please everybody all the time, not even herself. Otherwise it's like spending your last wish on getting the genie back in the bottle when the least you can do is wish her well. (Sunday 3 May 2015; 21:21)

Travon The Nostalgic (52,709) / Stockholm syndrome? (52,782) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End One aber: Most Europeans have a much more liberal approach to censorship of four letter words like lamb so I don't think it's the best indication of Eric's personal opinion that he allows colourful language. Other than that, I mostly agree with you Travon. It is very much a question of delivery, incidentally Mariah has always been brilliant in hers. Me? I am admitedly non-chill when that particular mood strikes, I make no false pretences that I'm unbiased in any way. I am very much partial, all lambs are. Meanwhile suspect figures are trying to make the argument that a lamb doing what lambs are inhetently supposed to do are the ones being disruptive on a Mariah Carey board. But it's also very much a matter of sheer volume. Occasional hate of a song, video, dress, live performance etc is natural, most fans have minor gripes about a lot of things Mariah does just like we do about the people and things in our own private lives daily. But when that's your default position I will cry foul, every time. When you never support or defend Mariah, let alone like her music, yet you insist on regularly posting on a Mariah message board? Well, that is beyond the pale and it's just blatantly disrespectful. I find it very interesting that some posters deny the very existence of Mariah haters. Like, why would the very mention of real Mariah haters possibly posting on this board irk you so much unless you're aligned with their agendas or worse, coerced into fighting their battles? (Sunday 3 May 2015; 20:29)

Live singing vs pre recorded vocals is like apples vs apples (52,731) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End What the hell kind of ignorance is there about the concept of room and space continuum that these haters always want to erroneously spread? Do we live in two parallel universes where Mariah sings live only when recording her songs but for some inexplicable can't sing in real time on stage? What is this, 1992 meets 2015? Just pure stupidity to even try and make that argument with a straight face. If it was that easy to sing like Mariah does on every single record from Weakness Of The Body to Infinity, then everybody would do it. Lesser singers have cancelled entire tours while Mariah will sing her heart out through food poisoning, broken bones and personal upheavals. She might cry while doing it but she will do it. So any intimation that Mariah Carey ever gives less than her all is as slanderous as it is untrue. If anything, she's been too generous but that's not criticism or me telling her to stop giving. I'm just saying she doesn't have to take shit from people who only choose to harp on negativity in the name of free speech while they use the term lamb to stab her in the back. She's never going to be a grade A bitch like some people but at least she's not willing to lay down and take mess anymore. That's why Infinity is more than just witty Mariah being clever, it's Mariah saying that she loves herself enough to not be used, abused or fucked with for any reason; yet she is still seeing the rainbows at the end of the tunnel. I identify so that's empowering to me. (Saturday 2 May 2015; 18:04)

Lamb for life is not a death sentence (52,711) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End The way some of you posters write like the struggle is so real is something for the crazies. Woopty doo, so you don't like all of Mariah's songs, who the fuck does? We all have faves and lesser faves whether they be #1 hits or obscure tracks. Your hate ain't special, sorry, not sorry. I mean, is someone holding a loaded gun to your head ready to bust a cap in your dome unless you play songs you don't like to infinity? If you don't like it, then don't buy or listen to it. Weird, I know, but it totally works. The skip button was invented for that exact purpose, use it, for your own delicate sanity. Just because you generally like her songs inspite of yourself doesn't make you a Lamb. No one's born this way. It's quite literally an acquired taste. There is no "Lamb scale" it's all or nothing. You are either 100% rooting for her and not just her next #1 song because she as an artist and human being inspires in you a 100% devotion or you don't. To any real Lamb, she's family. I rebuke the very implication that the Lambily is a dysfunctional family. It's closer to the truth to say there are just some very vocal anti-Mariahns that bandwagon any less than positive opinion about anything she does to further their agendas. Contrary to popular belief, being a Lamb is not a basic human right. It's a priviliged choice, a very easy one as I myself can attest to. So, all of you anonymous posters out here that make it sound like a fucking death sentence can go choke on a bag of Fritos. (Saturday 2 May 2015; 3:26)

Mariah's body in the black mermaid one shoulder ensemble, the gloves are off (52,629) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I don't get why Mashable even uploaded the shaky Periscope one instead of this HQ clip unless Periscope are/were sponsoring parts of this #1 To Infinity shindig. But whatever, Mariah looks like a billion dollars. The nude mesh bedazzled premiere dress was very Vegas but unfortunately didn't photograph well. Lighting is literally everything sometimes, it can make or break your whole look. Also, her face is beat and whatever regimen she's on is working overtime. Mariah could easily shoot the Infinity video right now if she looks like this without even trying. But the biggest difference is that her laugh is back in full force, she's smiling again, with her eyes and saying the glove era just ended. So if you didn't get the memo, the gloves are officially off. (Thursday 30 April 2015; 20:36)

Mariah doesn't know if Boyz II Men are still her friends? (52,565) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Pretty poignant that neither Wanya nor Shawn have reached out to Mariah, never mind Nate after his Facebook hate rant. It's like, why you mad? At 3:00 during an interview with Brian Anthony Hernandez of Mashable: #1, I bet you'll have special guest performers during your residency. Mariah: I bet I would love to if they would join me. I don't know. Mashable: Do you think maybe Boyz II Men, since they have a residency here? Mariah: I would hope so. I would love to see Boyz II Men. I don't know if they're still my friends. I mean, I live for them. The Periscope app is flawed in continuity so the last part of Mariah's responce is somewhat lost but still, it's very nice to hear Mariah state her own opinion. I just love how she was so free of rancor, very Zen and typical of her tbh. It just further proves how out of the blue their about faces have been. I guess Infinity really does apply to quite a few situations apart from Thirsty. *Plays Infinity* Duh. (Wednesday 29 April 2015; 19:37)

Mariah's Caesars Palace speech (52,472) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Mariah's Caesars Palace speech. (Tuesday 28 April 2015; 14:34)

Mariah makes her way to Caesars Palace (52,471) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End For those of us who missed the live feed from Mariah's iPhone on Periscope. Enjoy. (Tuesday 28 April 2015; 14:22)

Mariah's red carpet Vegas welcome live stream (52,421) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Who is all tuning in to the #1 To Infinity extravaganza? It's supposed to start 6pm PT (3am CET) The video portion begins at 8pm (5am CET). I downloaded the Periscope app but I'll be sleeping. Hopefully it'll be uploaded on YouTube by mid day tomorrow here in Europe. Fingers crossed that Mariah performs Infinity live. Slay oh queen o'shade. (Monday 27 April 2015; 22:40)

Infinity #11 on Swedish iTunes (52,412) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Apart from AIWFCIY Infinity is the only Mariah song since #Beautiful was #1 to make such an immediate an impact like this in Sweden. This is a very good sign, it means the song is really strong. I hear it's already #1 in the Philippines so how is it doing in you alls respective countries so far? Also, those complaining about the lyrical content: What else is an authentic artist like Mariah supposed to write about if not what is actually going on in her life? If you want generic pop songs with no bite, no depth, signature sounds or playfulness then Mariah Carey is obviously not your fave. Close the door, loose the key. (Monday 27 April 2015; 21:58)

Infinity is coming for that Billboard Hot100 #1 spot you all (52,404) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End It's brilliant in the way it sounds like a MIAMTEC track since that stellar album is caught between adjacent record company eras much like the Glitter soundtrack was. If we can't have Thirsty then Infinity is the best second choice I can imagine. I love how straightforward her vocals are, it leaves a lot of room for Mariah to add whatever flavours she wants to live when she's in good voice without straining her at all if she just sings it as is. The lyrics video was 100% necessary considering the compact lyrics before we get the short film version, plus it's just great promo and hype. Team Mariah is on fiyah. Also, the Thirsty shade is legendary. When will your lesser fave? (Monday 27 April 2015; 20:59)

Infinity lyrics video uploaded (52,298) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I'm speechless. Why you mad? (Monday 27 April 2015; 6:12)

My Vegas guess list (52,171) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End So who do we want to see perform with Mariah for her #1 shows? Mine are, in no particular sequence: 1. Miguel 2. Michael Bolton 2. Elton John 3. John Legend 4. Joe 5. JD 6. Brat 8. Missy 9. Bone Thugs 10. Fifth Harmony I would die, happily, but I would die a thousand times if some of my obscure mentions make it on stage. *writes subliminal message in other language* Maraja, snälla, söta, rara, gör bara exact precis som jag säger, va? Bra, då är det bestämt och därmed basta. (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:47)

Re: "Love Story" awkwardness (52,155) by Alejandro Cole (52,162) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I would agree with you 100% if Love Story was ever written about Mariah and The Thirsty One to begin with. It wasn't. I think Mariah likely suffered from a giant bout of transference of affection. I know that sounds overtly dramatic but It's the only explanation that makes any sense to me. "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with." It happens all the time. Not to say that Mariah didn't give her all to make her marriage work, especially considering the children, it's pretty obvious she's not a quitter. But we have yet to see the conclusion of Love Story IMHO. Obviously I'm also very much a hopeless romantic. I'll tell you though, the Love Story video is where I noticed Mariah seemed more genuinely enamoured with Thirsty while he looks entirely too much like the cat that ate the canary. That always rubbed me the wrong way, what with him being so persistent a suitor to have married her just six weeks into dating. But I could be totally wrong and Infinity will be the end of Love Story. Mariah has been known to reference her own songs in lyrics. Maybe Love Story etc. will get a shout out come April 27th? Then we'll know if that was truly one of their songs. (Friday 24 April 2015; 2:05)

Shelly love, turtle dove? (52,086) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End In Swedish there is an expression: "Kärt barn har många namn", which directly translates to: "Beloved child has many names" in English. That's my way of saying, I can't remember you ever being truly unfair to me or Mariah or anyone else for that matter. You are such a congenial person and yet I always see you apologising for the smallest of imagined hurts you believe you may have inflicted on one of us more abrasive posters. I'm not sure if that's a flaw or just humility in its purest form? Well, actually I know it's humility and for that you get a gold star. But none the less stop apologising, at least to me. You have only ever amassed good will with me. We don't have to agree on every single thing for there to be a sense of harmony between us. Anyway, you get my drift. BTW, what is this business of Shelly vs Dove? Can one call you by both names or what? (Tuesday 21 April 2015; 0:35)

Infinity: Did I Do That? part 2 (52,066) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End And the video would have the guy that played Steve Urkel/Stephan Urquelle be Mariah's ex-douchebag while Wentworth Miller reprises his role as the "DJ" that saves Mariah from a broken heart. Location: the Dominican Republic and concluding on Mariah's private Island. Naturally, Brat is in the studio with JD working on the remix as we type. The remix shooting location: "the rooftop" and The Hamptons/Long Island. All jokes aside, Mariah really has an uncanny knack for predicting her own life through her lyrics. DIDT sounds like Thirsty in a bottle vintage 1999. It was before it's time really. Quite literally too. Just like Prisoner, ode to Sing Sing, where she ironically rapped for half the song, only for the inane media to subscribe her to "bandwagon jumping" Hip-Hop not five years later? Yeah, that's my wild prediction, Infinity is DIDT2. I guess we'll all know soon enough. #19 (Monday 20 April 2015; 14:28)

Will the real MC please stand up? (52,065) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Dennis, that's the funniest thing I've heard in a while. Sorry to dissapoint but unfortunately I am not The Elusive One. But yeah, Mariah visits this board. She'd be foolish not to because even with the discord and dissonance that is sometimes rife here, MCA is the premiere hotspot for the Lambily. Mainly it's because Eric moderates every post which makes it move at a good peace and one can follow the discussions without having to try very hard or spend too much time catching up. I'm sure Mariah stops by and reads our messages. I bet she even posts once in a blue moon. It is known from court documents that even MJ, a.k.a. "KingTut777", was on several different fan forums back in the day. So I'm not surprised Janet's dabbled in a bit of incognito message boarding. How else are these mega stars gonna keep their fingers on the pulse, in today's InstaWorld where the Zeitgeist's so quick, fickle and ultra sensitive to trends? That's the reason I make it a point to write as if she might possibly see one of my posts. Not for approval but to reflect back some of the light and love she's given me through her music since I was a little girl in some small way. 1. Agent M 2. Code name: Honey 3. Mirage 4. Echo 5. The Elusive One 6. Bianca Nunez 7. Mary P. 8. Mrs Claws 9. Automatic Princess 10. Honey B. Fly... I think we can all agree that Mariah has quite a few "aliases" that could go completely unnoticed in the Lambily. That's the beauty of the internet. We are all truly equal here. (Monday 20 April 2015; 13:10)

Almost Home (52,038) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End The lyrics always, without fail, get me in my feelings. I really hope Mariah performs it in Vegas as an encore for at least one night. It's one of the best songs she has ever written. I really hope the video link works this time. Enjoy you all and be hopeful in your dreams. (Monday 20 April 2015; 0:13)

Bobbi Kristina is awake (52,036) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I waited to post this song for this miracle of moments. Bobby Brown just told a whole crowd on stage and I am so grateful. This doesn't mean we stop praying you guys. I firmly believe it was all of us sending our love and well wishes that brought her back. One day Bobbi is gonna sing The Greatest Love Of All for all of us to hear and mean it. Amen. When you let your heart be the compass, you won't get lost not if you trust it. [...] (Sunday 19 April 2015; 22:45)

Mariah's iconic impact on pop culture is the stuff of legends (51,877) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End All the things I associate with MC that make it so easy to spot when someone's straight swagger-jacking her. In no particular order. 1. Poses. Mariah's poses are a visual trademark. She has her own silhouettes that are instantly recognisable. Didn't she patent some of them back in the day, during I wanna say Music Box? 2. Voice and tone. She's the only singer I know of who can't be imitated even for comedic effect. It's a testament to how much she's forged her own lane. I've heard good or at least passable Whitney, Barbra and Celine impersonators but never Mariah. 3. The hair styles. The "I dream of Genie" high pony tail, the curls, the sleek straight Rapunzel tresses etc. 4. Her smile. See Joseph Kahn for reference. 5. Hand singing. She's a dancer in her own way with how her whole body choreographs naturally whenever she's passionately performing a song. 6. The rarity. 7. Her skin. The other rarity. 8. Her speaking voice. If she'd never sung a song in her life she would still be known for her voice. 9. Mariahisms. It's like her own language with the Lambily. I don't know any other person who could publish a book full of just inside jokes and lingo. In fact, I want it. Can we have it Mimi? 10. Her songwriting, music and production. There's a very district Mariah sound. She builds a wall of sound that makes remakes either redundant or lacking. Emotions come to mind. Even songs as sparse as EFA become intimidating in their perfection. Long live infinity. (Wednesday 15 April 2015; 17:49)

Let me get this straight (51,873) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End So Mariah Carey, the record holder of solo #1 Billboard Hot 100 songs, was never supposed to update her original #1's from 1998 even after adding 5 new #1s ever? Lest we forget, Mariah was the first artist to put out a compilation album centred around her #1's, only it was to commemorate being the female record holder at the time. Why wouldn't she want to celebrate being the #1 solo artist in the game, period? I think it's a great effort to launch #1 To Infinity at this moment in time, 25th anniversary and all the new chapters she's started with Sony, Vegas etc. It's a brilliant move, don't believe me, just watch. And I pre-ordered the album the same day it was pre-released and lamb or not that's something I've never done before. That tells me the whole Reveal Mariah thing worked really well because I didn't even know there would be a surprise included for the initial pre-orders or whatever. I didn't need anymore incentives than knowing Infinity was gonna be #19 on the tracklist. It's going to do wonders for Infinity and beyond. I just also like having the physical thing quite a lot, I'm old school like that. (Wednesday 15 April 2015; 14:30)

Just pre-ordered #1 To Infinity (51,720) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End The only thing that really annoyed me was the shipping cost. Does Live Nation not have the ability to print CDs over here in Europe? I don't have the original #1's anymore because a friend of a friend "borrowed it" without permission and never gave it back. I wish it had been a double disc effort with her debut demos though. Maybe that's coming too if this release is successful enough? (Monday 13 April 2015; 17:22)

Mimi L. Abraham and the long play of: We Love Everybody (51,702) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I wanna say it's from April 29th 2014. The interviewer is Brazilian. I love how Mariah goes out of her way to not mention the the ones that shall remain nameless and ironically sans any #1's to their names. (Monday 13 April 2015; 16:19)

Mariah says "We love everybody" (51,688) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End And everybody loves you Mariah. The is epic. Kids, don't try this at home, you might hurt somebody. We everybody. (Monday 13 April 2015; 13:34)

Mariah's #1's cover was blown (51,617) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Long before the countdown ended. So I really hope Team Mariah gives us new music. Let Mimi's voice be the bells and whistles for once and just release Infinity already. We are desperate here, have mercy. (Sunday 12 April 2015; 16:19)

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