Story by Rosie

Author: Rosie

PART 1

It was May of 2001.The 1st Eurovision Song Contest video clips were broadcasted.I didn’t pay attention to any of them cos I am not an ESC fan. But something strange took me over and I watched a TV programme with all the video clips.I slagged every artist off and especially the 1 who was shown 6th.He was pulling all those mad faces and he looked like an idiot. I said: 'Oh my God what does this gay guy do in ESC? Who does he think he is? Those guys are supposed to be a rock band? Take a look at them. They all have long hair and their drummer is bald!’

I was so nasty to them.

I had totally forgotten about them but accidentally I watched LAB again but this time I listened to the song and watched them more carefully and patiently. Then I thought ok they are not that bad they are just bad.

12th of May: My mom and my sister were watching the ESC while I was trying to sleep. I could hear the songs but I didn’t pay any attention. Suddenly my sister goes: 'Oh Lord he is wearing a tie on his waist! Then I hear that la la la la lal la.That was it. I turned and I saw Ilya. I was speechless. I watched the rest of the short performance without saying a single thing.Inside I was trying to convise myself not to like that band. But it was hopeless. I was totally taken up by the weird and mysterious looking lead singer. The next day I ignored the fact that I liked the Russian band.In the evening my sister started singing la la la la la so I remembered them again. I was like: OK you have to know something about them. Who are they? What the song is called? and stuff.

I found in a magazine their name and I looked for them in the Net.

I downloaded LAB and then Delfiny. For a week I was hearing those 2.

On 19th of May I was sick so I was bored cos I couldn’t do nothing. I opened the TV and lucky me I pop on ESC at the 5th song. After that it was MT. They made me feel better and I laughed on the mad faces of Ilya. I can say that this time I was sure that I should learn more about the blue eyed mad Russian. I searched every corner of the Net and a bit there a bit here I knew all about the MT history and the bios of the members. I got deeper and deeper and by the time that June came I was an MT expert.

The only think I was talking about was MT. The 1st time I told my mates about Mumiy Troll I told them this: There is that really great rock band which I love. Their singer is perfect. His blue lovely and mysterious eyes make you melt from the 1st sight. Not to mention his dead sexy smile.

PART 2

It was mid June. I had downloaded loads of their songs and I was totally a super mad fan of them. It was about time to choose where me and my family would go for a summer holiday. Me and my sis decided that we had a good chance to convise our parents to take us to Russia. There we could buy MT stuff including the albums. We found some good reasons that would explain our desire to see Russia so thankfully they said OK!

8th of August: We arrive at Moscow. My dream came true; I was in Moscow. I had the chance to find the MT albums.

I searched every little cd shop I could find but no MT albums. I found cassettes but I am a difficult buyer so I wanted cd’s. My parents told me that another search would bring the same results as the 1st one. But likely I asked our guide where I could buy original cd’s. She told us to look in Gum (a big center shop near the Red Square). Next day I was in Soyuz and looking for MT. After a lot of tries I could explain to the assistant that I wanted Mumiy Troll. That was the moment. I was standing in front of Tochno Rtut Aloe. He gave me TRA, Gostiny Dvor, Morskaya the special edition, Shamora 1&2 and a remix album. In a minute I was holding in my hands all these. I was over the moon ,my whole face became brighter that the sun. We went to pay (we paid rediculy cheap by the way) behind me there was a signed huge poster of guess who? MT of course. I tried to make negotiations so I could buy it but the assistant was telling? no this only for shop. Now when I look back I think I should be more convinsing. But I was delighted with the albums so I didn-t had a reason to beg for the poster.

At about midnight when we returned back to the hotel I opened TRA. I put it really carefully in my cd-player. And I just pushed play

I was in heaven. I heard Ne Otchen then Skoree I Bistra. Absolutely perfect. This is the only thing I can say. I heard all the album, I was really amazed cos I didn’t expect it to be that good. It was about 1 o’clock where my 1st listen to TRA ended, but my desire to hear again some songs lead me to another hearing of the album.

I was listening to it to all my staying to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Now every single song from it brings me special memories.

In my happiness of having all these albums I had forgotten that Ikra was still missing! I searched again all Moscow the last to days and before in Saint Petersburg but no sign from it. We arrived at Sheremetevo Airport. We made a stop to the duty free shops. I walked into 1 looking for a few souvenirs of the last moment. Suddenly I see on a stand Ikra. I rush forward to it.I bought it (it was rather expensive but worth to be bought).

I was holding it in my hands so tight. I thought it would just flow away if I let it out of my sight for 1 moment. That was it, I was complete.

Have I mentioned that I almost got killed at Moscow while I was looking for the albums? Well I actually almost got to be run over.

Yep all these for the crazy, mad Russian with the tie.

PART 3

And here I am writing about my MT madness. Mumiy Troll is something vital for me and I can’t live a single day without them. I am truly, madly, deeply in love with them I don’t think I can express what I really feel for them. Words are just not enough. But there is only one thing I can say which I am completely sure. I was meant to know about MT. I watched about 4 times Lady Alpine Blue accidentally without asking for it. That happened to me for the 1st time. When I realized that I liked the Siberian hottie and his music I knew that somehow 1 day I am going to meet him and I will be able to show him my love and loyalty.

Maybe 2 lyrics can describe a little bit of my feelings:

For them I’d bleed myself dry. (Coldplay-Yellow)

Feels like lightning running through my veins every time I look at them. (David Gray-Please Forgive Me)

Well with a few changes