What would you do if.....

Talk about safer Sex

[QUOTE] [b]FlorianS wrote:[/b]

Talk about safer Sex[/QUOTE]

Too soon

I'd say to him to run if he by any chance had met somebody named Paul Prenter.

But seriously I'd say to him that Queen is very precious family and it's important to talk about things which buggers every member of it, no matter if it's something bothering mind or heart. Also it could be good to plant an idea inside Freddie's head that there is a secret government plan to eradicate gay community on earth using bio-weapon but telling him that in 80's wouldn't change his fate.

Have a few drinks, play scrabble, sing silly shit, and try to make him my best friend.

I would ask him:

1. What is the real story behind the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody,

2. When did he realize that he had AIDS,

3. Why did he throw things back at the audience,

4. How should I defend him or myself against homophobic remarks.

I would probably ask him - "how do you do it?" (in terms of being an amazing frontman).

The guy could command audiences like no other!

I would probably talk about song writing with him, for a while, to find out how much was laboured and how much just came to him. Then I'd ask him a little about singing, but mainly I'd just have a drink with him, talking shit about nothing. That's the best way to know someone after all!

OMG I had this really strange dream a few weeks ago that I DID meet Freddie, and he looked as he did in 1987. He was sitting on this bed, not sure where, and I asked him outright 'Did you not want to hang on a bit longer and see if you could have been cured? You could have stayed on the meds a bit longer and benefitted from some pioneering treatments!' (I know that's not actually true in reality, because the pioneering treatments took a few years to come round).

He looked at me and said 'Darling, I knew before I came to the world that I'd only have a short life, and I realised when I was in the world that it wasn't actually big enough for me, and anyway, my life now is way better than anything I had back there!'

I was quite shocked, and then I woke up.

No. I'm not saying I think I had a visitation from Freddie. I'm saying I had a dream about Freddie.

That said, stranger things have happened than a visit from Freddie Mercury. Like the deflation on the price of fuel.

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[b]tcc wrote: [/b] 4. How should I defend him or myself against homophobic remarks.
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Freddie: "Telling them to fuck off! It's quite simple, my dear!"

[QUOTE] [b]noorie wrote:[/b]

What would you do if you got to spend two hours with Freddie? [/QUOTE]

I would go out partying all night with him and take pictures of us and forget everything the next morning from being hungover

Spend the first hour chatting about music, the next 55 minutes getting him to record some songs I'd written and the last five minutes arranging an auction! Actually maybe I'd just spend the whole two hours talking to him about life, love and music because you can't put a price on that. Unless I recorded the chat on tape...

I'd ask him. ...

"Do you. ... Do you remember when you were in that band with the crazy opera song. .. That rock song. The band where you had that glove and the black nail polish. ..?



That was soo cool.


Do you remember?

You couldn't lend 'us 20 quid Fred 'til I get put straight mate?

Sort of interview him with all of my questions i wondered about him.

In reality. ...

I'd ask him a bunch of questions about how do you frame your mindset doing "x and y"... presenting sentimental songsto the masses while keeping your poise.

Then I'd ask him about his ARTWORK. ... why haven't fans been able to get more than a few fleeting glimpses of it at small exhibitions and in documentaries.

Maybe it's a family decision but that would have been an ideal topic and ideal DVD-ROM content for many a Freddie release.


Lastly, I'd ask him to get John on the line so he could convince him to give me one of his basses. But inevitably, I figure he wouldn't have his number.

Eh. I'd probably toss a few back with him and noodle on an acoustic guitar. Wouldn't that be something?



I'm surprised no one here would ask him about Paul Rodgers or Adam Lambert! (though somebody came close)

Lot's of interesting replies.

Not sure all of them make sense - especially the ones about giving him advice, such as on AIDS. This assumes we are travelling back in time and have the advantage of knowing what his future would look like. The original question just asks us what we would do if we met him, with no mention of time travel. Even if we did go back in time, he wouldn't believe we were time travellers, and wouldn't head our advice (he didn't even head advice on the news about safe sex, so why would he listen to some guy giving him tips?). Also, who are we to give him our advice on music he should not make in the 80s?

I'd just have a friendly general chat with him and then hope we could get drunk together. He hated interviews - so I wouldn't ask questions like some annoying two-bit journalist.