Barbara Valentin Interview 11/29/91 -Translation German TV

Thank you musicland munich for the translation.

Thanks for the above ^^^^ I too was a bit confused by the two totally different stories after I read Jims book...I don't like to dwell on such things , but I guess it is human nature to wonder. I don't consider is creepy, or morbid or anything such as that as death is a part of life and so it goes....
I just for some reason take Dave Clarks version as being the more reliable version of the events of that evening .....
Rose colors glasses perhaps, but that's just me .
Not saying that Huttons book was all fabrication, but as I read it I found myself wondering how much was embellishment and how much could be taken as gospel .Glad to see it appears I am in good company .

Dave Clark's story has always been consistent since Freddie's death. I remember Clark being interviewed by telephone the day after Freddie died in which he stated that he was present and it was very peaceful, Clark was clearly very emotional.

I wonder why Jim made things up. It just strikes me as so dishonest, regardless of who suggested it. It was Jim's name that went on the book, so he bore responsibility for what was in it.

Many thanks to all who helped and clarified the story regarding Freddie's death.

There is only one question regarding Fred's health due to this story: was he insured during the Magic tour due to the HIV positive blood testing results prior, and was he really anxious about his possibility to successfully complete touring or not?

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There is only one question regarding Fred's health due to this story: was he insured during the Magic tour due to the HIV positive blood testing results prior, and was he really anxious about his possibility to successfully complete touring or not?[/QUOTE]

If I recall correctly from previous discussions on QZ about this, it had been speculated that in 1986 insurance companies did not look at HIV status. I'm not sure if this is correct.

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[QUOTE] [b]Biggus Dickus wrote

I think Peter Freestone has also mentioned 1987.[/QUOTE]

Yes that is / or maybe was the official Queen Camp Party line for a long time

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It still seems to be the "official" version:

"What wasn’t known outside the inner sanctum was that in 1987, Mercury had been diagnosed as HIV Positive, the AIDS related illness whose debilitating side effects inhibit energy and concentration."

http://www.udiscovermusic.com/essentials/queen-the-miracle

Interesting that that they refer to HIV positive, not to full blown AIDS. After all we know this version doesn't seem to be very plausible.

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[QUOTE] [b]dive2063 wrote:[/b]

There is only one question regarding Fred's health due to this story: was he insured during the Magic tour due to the HIV positive blood testing results prior, and was he really anxious about his possibility to successfully complete touring or not?[/QUOTE]

If I recall correctly from previous discussions on QZ about this, it had been speculated that in 1986 insurance companies did not look at HIV status. I'm not sure if this is correct.[/QUOTE]

Yes, there was a discussion on that subject already. In addition, the Magic Tour was very short, Europe only, no South America or Japan. Given how huge it was and how popular Queen was at the time, one can only wonder why only so few dates. Those tours are not planned over night. The planning probably started right after Live Aid, so yet another piece to the puzzle as to when did Freddie know.

How do we know Dave Clarks version is the truth. Pheobe and Jim tell it differently, Dave and Mary say otherwise. We will never know for sure.

Barbara well also told not to attend the funeral and had trouble retaining the apartment they had in Munich which they jointly owned.

Yes, i can't see why Dave Clark's version seems more plausible to others than Jim's. Isn't it each other's word against the other? If anything, i can imagine DC preferring not to reveal the bone breaking/convulsions/wetting himself stuff as he felt it more dignified to edit those parts out...i often felt as much as it was an interesting read...whether Freddie would have been apalled at what Jim would reveal only a few years after Freddie had died.

Well, of course -ME- I wasn´t there. But some things are obvious and not worth mentioning.
With other words... No offense, but what do you guys think will happen with YOUR"muscle tone" when YOU die ?
And wich consequences that will have for YOUR bladder ?
I can promise you that´s not a Freddie Mercury exclusive problem ;)
That will happen to a lot of us in the end.