Greg isn't unnaproachable, but he is careful about what he says and always tries to cut the conversation short.
I'm sure he'd like to scream from the rooftops and tell us what he's found and what's coming out and when its coming out but QPL will have his balls if he says something he shouldn't.
If any of us had Greg's job, you wouldn't risk losing it would you!
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It wasn't a criticism, more a comment on his lugubrious face and (seemingly) solitary nature.
Still, I've got smashed teeth and he could have been dancing on tables every second I didn't see him for all i know...
Still, I've got smashed teeth and he could have been dancing on tables every second I didn't see him for all i know...
TY pootle1! sounds like you had a good time at the convo
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pootle1 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Greg said there would be a "November" release which would be a "biggie", but he wouldn't elaborate. I can't blame him as I'm sure he doesn't want to raise our hopes only for EMI (or Queen) to change their minds yet again a la "Singles Boxset".[/QUOTE]
But my money wil go for the Greatest Hits 3 DVD, for the simple reason it will contain the Innuendo videos and Q+ stuff (hence a logical continuation of the Q+PR tour).
Greg said there would be a "November" release which would be a "biggie", but he wouldn't elaborate. I can't blame him as I'm sure he doesn't want to raise our hopes only for EMI (or Queen) to change their minds yet again a la "Singles Boxset".[/QUOTE]
But my money wil go for the Greatest Hits 3 DVD, for the simple reason it will contain the Innuendo videos and Q+ stuff (hence a logical continuation of the Q+PR tour).
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Griffin wrote: [/QUOTENAME]TY pootle1! sounds like you had a good time at the convo[/QUOTE]
Yes I did thanks - for once!
For the last five years I've been thinking about not going anymore, but Greg's session was the one thing that kept me going..
This year I went without the mrs and had a great time. It was like being at my first convention again and being able to stop up til 3am talking to people and not having to worry about anyone else and not having someone nagging about how bored they are (because she's not a "fan") and can we go home a day early or back to chalet early at night etc.
Yes I did thanks - for once!
For the last five years I've been thinking about not going anymore, but Greg's session was the one thing that kept me going..
This year I went without the mrs and had a great time. It was like being at my first convention again and being able to stop up til 3am talking to people and not having to worry about anyone else and not having someone nagging about how bored they are (because she's not a "fan") and can we go home a day early or back to chalet early at night etc.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pootle1 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Greg isn't unnaproachable, but he is careful about what he says and always tries to cut the conversation short.
I'm sure he'd like to scream from the rooftops and tell us what he's found and what's coming out and when its coming out but QPL will have his balls if he says something he shouldn't.
If any of us had Greg's job, you wouldn't risk losing it would you![/QUOTE]
I've spoken with Greg a few times, so yeah I can vouch for what you say here. He is very informative and helpful to answer some questions, but like you said, sometimes he cannot fully, if at all answer certain questions because of certain various factors (eg. not enough info known, or it's 'confidental' per request of QPL et al., etc.)
He definitely isn't unapproachable, but he has to be careful with what he says at times, because he has a lot of privileged knowledge very few people could ever get to know, that he would LOVE to share with us, if only it weren't for Jim Beach and company :(
He doesn't work FOR QPL, as he has stated many times.
He is a freelance worker, and likes to keep a low profile in public.
Same goes for Justin Shirley-Smith, who I've also been in contact with. He's been able to answer a few questions of mine rather interestingly, with answers I did not expect to receive for the ones he WAS able to answer, but at the same time, he also couldn't answer a few questions, mainly technical information about certain concert master tapes.
Much as we'd like to think that Greg or anyone else QPL-affiliated is just hoarding a lot of rare stuff and information just to tease us and piss us off, you have to understand time over and over again that they have requests from those 'up there' that they HAVE to adhere to in order to keep their jobs with those higher up.
Just my two cents.
I'm sure he'd like to scream from the rooftops and tell us what he's found and what's coming out and when its coming out but QPL will have his balls if he says something he shouldn't.
If any of us had Greg's job, you wouldn't risk losing it would you![/QUOTE]
I've spoken with Greg a few times, so yeah I can vouch for what you say here. He is very informative and helpful to answer some questions, but like you said, sometimes he cannot fully, if at all answer certain questions because of certain various factors (eg. not enough info known, or it's 'confidental' per request of QPL et al., etc.)
He definitely isn't unapproachable, but he has to be careful with what he says at times, because he has a lot of privileged knowledge very few people could ever get to know, that he would LOVE to share with us, if only it weren't for Jim Beach and company :(
He doesn't work FOR QPL, as he has stated many times.
He is a freelance worker, and likes to keep a low profile in public.
Same goes for Justin Shirley-Smith, who I've also been in contact with. He's been able to answer a few questions of mine rather interestingly, with answers I did not expect to receive for the ones he WAS able to answer, but at the same time, he also couldn't answer a few questions, mainly technical information about certain concert master tapes.
Much as we'd like to think that Greg or anyone else QPL-affiliated is just hoarding a lot of rare stuff and information just to tease us and piss us off, you have to understand time over and over again that they have requests from those 'up there' that they HAVE to adhere to in order to keep their jobs with those higher up.
Just my two cents.
Thanks for the update!
I didnt make it to the convention this year either, so thanks for the report.
I didnt make it to the convention this year either, so thanks for the report.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pootle1 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Looking forward to your transcript PG incase I got anything wrong.
I also spoke with greg afterwards, so some of what I posted is from that "quick" chat.
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I didn't see anything "wrong" but could tell that you'd spoken to him off-stage. I wouldn't dare, he looks so unapproachable...
I starting writing it all up and got bored.
Greg, since you'll presumably have a look at this thread at some point, any objection to having your spoken word uploaded to the internet, with all musical content missing?[/QUOTE]I'd like to hear it. Would you mind uploading it for me? If you don't have time, don't worry about it of course because it's not that important but I'd like to hear it myself:-)
email me at foubert_14@hotmail.com
I also spoke with greg afterwards, so some of what I posted is from that "quick" chat.
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I didn't see anything "wrong" but could tell that you'd spoken to him off-stage. I wouldn't dare, he looks so unapproachable...
I starting writing it all up and got bored.
Greg, since you'll presumably have a look at this thread at some point, any objection to having your spoken word uploaded to the internet, with all musical content missing?[/QUOTE]I'd like to hear it. Would you mind uploading it for me? If you don't have time, don't worry about it of course because it's not that important but I'd like to hear it myself:-)
email me at foubert_14@hotmail.com
If/when Greg oks dissemination of his voice, I'll upload it.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/QUOTENAME]If/when Greg oks dissemination of his voice, I'll upload it.[/QUOTE]allright, thanks;-)
Pootle1, who wrote...
Greg isn't unnaproachable, but he is careful about what he says and always tries to cut the conversation short.
I'm sure he'd like to scream from the rooftops and tell us what he's found and what's coming out and when its coming out but QPL will have his balls if he says something he shouldn't.
If any of us had Greg's job, you wouldn't risk losing it would you!
GB... You are ABSOLUTELY right. You'd probably be staggered at the number of people that still do not grasp the points you have accurately and succinctly noted.
Thank you for that.
Even at the various conventions I get people saying, "You HAVE to tell us more. You MUST elaborate on what little you said. It is just a tease when you only say that 'something great' is in the pipeline, but then you won't say what."
Well.... I can either HINT at things, or 'tease' if you prefer that term, and in so doing keep you guys excited by what's coming, or I can say nothing at all.
I get VERY excited when I hear about certain product is happening, or planned to happen, and what I'll be working on (with the Queen team)... so I just like to impart a bit of that, share what I can. And most people 'get it'. And they respectfully leave it at that. While others get VERY shirty, angry, irritated, obnoxious, abusive, even aggresive. I'm used to those kinds of people.
Pootle, you summed it up just right. Please SPREAD THE WORD to those who still give me a hard time.
Isn't it nice to know that 'something' great is heading your way at the end of this year (if it stays on schedule), and look forward to it, rather than know NOTHING????
I think it is.
We are working VERY VERY VERY hard to make it a really FAB product.
Regards
Greg isn't unnaproachable, but he is careful about what he says and always tries to cut the conversation short.
I'm sure he'd like to scream from the rooftops and tell us what he's found and what's coming out and when its coming out but QPL will have his balls if he says something he shouldn't.
If any of us had Greg's job, you wouldn't risk losing it would you!
GB... You are ABSOLUTELY right. You'd probably be staggered at the number of people that still do not grasp the points you have accurately and succinctly noted.
Thank you for that.
Even at the various conventions I get people saying, "You HAVE to tell us more. You MUST elaborate on what little you said. It is just a tease when you only say that 'something great' is in the pipeline, but then you won't say what."
Well.... I can either HINT at things, or 'tease' if you prefer that term, and in so doing keep you guys excited by what's coming, or I can say nothing at all.
I get VERY excited when I hear about certain product is happening, or planned to happen, and what I'll be working on (with the Queen team)... so I just like to impart a bit of that, share what I can. And most people 'get it'. And they respectfully leave it at that. While others get VERY shirty, angry, irritated, obnoxious, abusive, even aggresive. I'm used to those kinds of people.
Pootle, you summed it up just right. Please SPREAD THE WORD to those who still give me a hard time.
Isn't it nice to know that 'something' great is heading your way at the end of this year (if it stays on schedule), and look forward to it, rather than know NOTHING????
I think it is.
We are working VERY VERY VERY hard to make it a really FAB product.
Regards
Greg Wrote: "Isn't it nice to know that 'something' great is heading your way at the end of this year (if it stays on schedule), and look forward to it, rather than know NOTHING????"
I hope it DOES stay on schedule and doesn't get postponed indefinately like so many other projects have. Maybe we are better off not knowing in the first place....
I hope you found the Champions Video Shoot that Bob Harris filmed amongst all that 16mm/35mm film...
I hope it DOES stay on schedule and doesn't get postponed indefinately like so many other projects have. Maybe we are better off not knowing in the first place....
I hope you found the Champions Video Shoot that Bob Harris filmed amongst all that 16mm/35mm film...
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><FONT SIZE=4>inu-liger</b> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pootle1 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Same goes for Justin Shirley-Smith, who I've also been in contact with. He's been able to answer a few questions of mine rather interestingly, with answers I did not expect to receive for the ones he WAS able to answer, but at the same time, he also couldn't answer a few questions, mainly technical information about certain concert master tapes.
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Did you take the chance to ask him why he so royally knackers up Roger's drum sound on everything he touches, and tell him that David Richards is a FAR better producer?!!!?
Same goes for Justin Shirley-Smith, who I've also been in contact with. He's been able to answer a few questions of mine rather interestingly, with answers I did not expect to receive for the ones he WAS able to answer, but at the same time, he also couldn't answer a few questions, mainly technical information about certain concert master tapes.
[/QUOTE]
Did you take the chance to ask him why he so royally knackers up Roger's drum sound on everything he touches, and tell him that David Richards is a FAR better producer?!!!?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]cmsdrums wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><FONT SIZE=4>inu-liger</b> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pootle1 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Same goes for Justin Shirley-Smith, who I've also been in contact with. He's been able to answer a few questions of mine rather interestingly, with answers I did not expect to receive for the ones he WAS able to answer, but at the same time, he also couldn't answer a few questions, mainly technical information about certain concert master tapes.
[/QUOTE]
Did you take the chance to ask him why he so royally knackers up Roger's drum sound on everything he touches, and tell him that David Richards is a FAR better producer?!!!?[/QUOTE]
Tempted, but wouldn't do so.
I think Roy Thomas Baker could have done a better job on the drums on the early recordings, personally :P
Same goes for Justin Shirley-Smith, who I've also been in contact with. He's been able to answer a few questions of mine rather interestingly, with answers I did not expect to receive for the ones he WAS able to answer, but at the same time, he also couldn't answer a few questions, mainly technical information about certain concert master tapes.
[/QUOTE]
Did you take the chance to ask him why he so royally knackers up Roger's drum sound on everything he touches, and tell him that David Richards is a FAR better producer?!!!?[/QUOTE]
Tempted, but wouldn't do so.
I think Roy Thomas Baker could have done a better job on the drums on the early recordings, personally :P