Very interesting story. I think it's believable, and it's probably the most realiable 'unofficial' news us mere mortals have had about when Freddie got to know for certain that his days were seriously numbered. It would have taken a few tests to ensure false positives/negatives were eliminated, but once these were done, the truth would have become apparent.
It adds to our appreciation of Freddie, because he managed to keep up appearances so well - although he knew for 7 years that he had a death sentence hanging over his head. It shows that he was a very strong and deep man.
tomchristie22 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]
- I know a more skeptical reader could say 'miraclesteinway, you could have made this story up because you know the timeline as everyone else does here', but you'll just have to trust me on this one. Well, or not, it doesn't matter really![/QUOTE]
I trust you! Incredible story if true.
Costa86 · Member since
It also fits in perfectly with what Barbara Valentin said - that he knew in 1985, and showed symptoms as well.
If this was taken in October, then it shows that if this duck video did exist, he could handle himself without any help since the photos show him walking and standing on his own. There's this other photo I know though that showed his bodyguard helping him walk. Probably taken the same year.
luthorn · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]
- I know a more skeptical reader could say 'miraclesteinway, you could have made this story up because you know the timeline as everyone else does here', but you'll just have to trust me on this one. Well, or not, it doesn't matter really![/QUOTE]
That's an interesting fact, also very tragic.
hobbit in Rhye · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]
She said that after they tested the blood positive, they actually all stood in the lab and cried because they knew basically what was going to happen. The sentence she used was 'We knew there was no hope'.
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Break my heart. Bless them. I admire these lab guys who keep their confidentiality all those years, while the press was wrecking havoc in Freddie's life. I know it's just basic standard in their job (lab job) but still.
musicland munich · Member since
EXCUSE ME I HANDED OUT THE WRONG INFORMATINS ABOUT THE PICTURE !!!
Sorry mislabelt photos will KILL me one day so here is the story to the grey suit shots.
The pics are from late summer or autumn 1990
With those shots they start their final AIDS campaign against him...
I could add some more facts but it would be too distracting...sorry for the mistake.
here is the hopefully correct story...
The crunch came days later, when Freddie was snapped with his doctor-friend, Gordon Atkinson, leaving The latter`s Harley Street surgery, wearing a plain grey suit that looked several sizes too big for him, and bent forward, it was clearly an effort for him to cross the street to Atkinson`s car.
The pair then drove the 150 yards to Freddie`s favorite earterie, Albert Roux Le Gavroche....
The name of the friendly guy who was so nice and did the shots : JASON( asshole) FRASER
Costa86 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]musicland munich wrote:[/b]
EXCUSE ME I HANDED OUT THE WRONG INFORMATINS ABOUT THE PICTURE !!!
Sorry mislabelt photos will KILL me one day so here is the story to the grey suit shots.
The pics are from late summer or autumn 1990
With those shots they start their final AIDS campaign against him...
I could add some more facts but it would be too distracting...sorry for the mistake.
here is the hopefully correct story...
The crunch came days later, when Freddie was snapped with his doctor-friend, Gordon Atkinson, leaving The latter`s Harley Street surgery, wearing a plain grey suit that looked several sizes too big for him, and bent forward, it was clearly an effort for him to cross the street to Atkinson`s car.
The pair then drove the 150 yards to Freddie`s favorite earterie, Albert Roux Le Gavroche....
The name of the friendly guy who was so nice and did the shots : JASON( asshole) FRASER[/QUOTE]
Le Gavroche is a classic. Freddie had good taste in food too, it seems, although he was more of a "always leaving some food on the plate" type of guy, than a big eater.
miraclesteinway · Member since
Yeah that was the photographer, who said that he agonised whether or not to share the photos (yeah, waited to see who paid the most more likely).
Actually the knowledge that he had the disease in 1985 makes me have even more respect for him. Bear in mind that he probably wouldn't have been tested if he didn't feel ill. It's highly likely that he noticed something wrong in the 18 months before (or even longer), and that means that probably he did the end of the Works tour, up to Mr Bad Guy with a feeling that things were about to get ugly, and from Live Aid onwards (basically) he was working in the full knowledge that he was infected, and did that whole album and tour knowing that it would probably never happen again.
It's quite possible that the appearance at the Dominion in 1988 was him also testing the water to see if he could do some performing again, but I say that in the knowledge that going on and performing a couple of songs is not the same as doing a whole concert.
It seems that apart from in terms of coping with having AIDS, and doing benefits, donating money to the cause, Freddie wasn't all that interested in AIDS as a defining feature in his life - other than knowing that it would probably kill him. It seems that he had the illness, and chose to ignore it so that he could get on with being Freddie Mercury the musician and man. Actually given the time that he lived with it and the attitudes towards it back then, he was pretty brave. Well done Freddie.
Costa86 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]
Yeah that was the photographer, who said that he agonised whether or not to share the photos (yeah, waited to see who paid the most more likely).
Actually the knowledge that he had the disease in 1985 makes me have even more respect for him. Bear in mind that he probably wouldn't have been tested if he didn't feel ill. It's highly likely that he noticed something wrong in the 18 months before (or even longer), and that means that probably he did the end of the Works tour, up to Mr Bad Guy with a feeling that things were about to get ugly, and from Live Aid onwards (basically) he was working in the full knowledge that he was infected, and did that whole album and tour knowing that it would probably never happen again.
It's quite possible that the appearance at the Dominion in 1988 was him also testing the water to see if he could do some performing again, but I say that in the knowledge that going on and performing a couple of songs is not the same as doing a whole concert.
It seems that apart from in terms of coping with having AIDS, and doing benefits, donating money to the cause, Freddie wasn't all that interested in AIDS as a defining feature in his life - other than knowing that it would probably kill him. It seems that he had the illness, and chose to ignore it so that he could get on with being Freddie Mercury the musician and man. Actually given the time that he lived with it and the attitudes towards it back then, he was pretty brave. Well done Freddie.[/QUOTE]
Mary Austin said, I think in the 2000 DoRo documentary, that when Freddie got sick she realised the deepness which existed in him as a human being - things which were always there, but which became more apparent when he was nearing his end. I think she called it "an exaggeration of what was always there".
miraclesteinway · Member since
I think that happens a lot with terminal patients. It's not surprising really, it's such an enormous upheaval to come to terms with. It's strange in some ways because we all know we are going to die, but somehow we don't believe it until we are faced with a terminal illness.
