It was a little misty on that warm November night… when I started my 2.5 hour drive into Manhattan to tape a “Fan Video for Mariah Carey” with Jimmy Fallon. The day before, I received an invitation from Jimmy Fallon’s team to come to a taping for Mariah Carey. For Mariah Carey? Not with Mariah Carey? Nope. They said Jimmy wanted to interview her fans and get our “thoughts and reactions” to her new song, “The Art of Letting Go.” She’d be on the show the following day, and they’d show the video to Mariah. I’ll be honest, I was hesitant. At the time, I was living on Eastern Long Island and it was a Monday night. The prospect of driving to Manhattan and back on a work night wasn’t exactly on the top of my Monday to-do list. But… it was for Mariah, so I consulted a close friend and heeded her advice: “just go.” So, I went.
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THE 97 ZINE, Issue 1 – “Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse”
