@Thor
Here's a question for you, very much on the theme of character:
Bri and Rog go to great lengths in telling us how much Fred would like Adam, and let's face it who the fuck are we to disagree? As a matter of interest, do you agree? There are many who think Adam is a fake, for example the same contrived little speech about Freddie every night on tour, doesn't massively strike as coming from the heart more as a thought out action. And as you say Freddie disliked fakes...
FTR I am slightly playing Devil's Advocate for the sake of discussion as personally I like Adam, although as he says himself he's no....blah blah blah
Cheers
To whom it may concern,
Basically, the IMPRESSION you leave here is out of your control. You do however
have complete control of what you say and how you say it.
I still think it's cool as check that we're talking in real time to a friend of Freddie's! A friend I have read about and seen pictures of for years. This is one of reasons the internet is so great.
@PrimeJiveUSA
So true!!! First time I've ever done something like this....I don't even have a Facebook page, don't do Instagram or any of those other modern ways of communicating, but this was too fantastic not to be a part of! (Well, I did learn how to text a few years ago, so I am not a complete dinosaur)
@ Thor,
Do you recall Freddie's reaction to John Lennon's death? That happened in December of 1980. While in NYC, did Freddie ever feel the need to have a body guard when he wasn't performing or did Peter Freestone in his many diverse roles more or less look out for Freddie and that was good enough? I never had the impression that Freddie was too concerned about protection as he was always in a group, and as you stated before, liked blending in rather than standing out in a crowd.
Hello PrimeJiveUSA,
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. Much appreciated.
Hello PrimeJiveUSA,
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. Much appreciated.
I hate those double prints!
Hey...I got thanked twice by a friend of Freddie's is the way I see it!
Hey Rainbow61,
I met Freddie in Autumn of 1980. Other than the original meeting in New York and
the next day in Philadelphia, we were not in touch for about 3 or 4 months. So, I
missed Freddie's reaction to John Lennon's death. He never expressed a fear of
being attacked and, yes, Peter Freestone among everything else was Freddie's
bodyguard and hence his almost freak-out when Freddie wanted to ride back to
his hotel in MY car. I have explained earlier that I had a tail-gating limousine
following my every move! LOL
Hi Thor
You mentioned going to Freddie's home in your lunch break from work. And him visiting you in your apartment. Can you paint a picture of what that was like?
I'm kind of curious about the ordinary, domestic Freddie, lol. Did he make tea/coffee for you, or was there always someone else to do it? Was he tidy? What did you think of his apartment in terms of style, etc. Was he aware of time pressure re having to get back to work, etc. That sort of thing :-)
Hope that's not too many questions, lol. Don't want to burn you out!
Hey SmokyQuartz,
Don't worry, I can handle 2 questions at a time...LOL.
I worked from 7pm to 7am at the Cancer Center. Except
for emergencies (which happened all the time), 12 to 1am
was a great time to get away. I always looked forward to
my Freddie visits when he was available. I would take my
break about 12 midnight (the quiet time). Lee got off work
at 11 pm. Joe and John would be there depending on their
airline schedule. Freddie loved this routine. Phoebe took
care of all the coffee and snacks. The apartment was
immaculate but you would not see him with his "I Want
to Break Free" vacuum. Phoebe took care of all that.
(bless his heart). We would chat and laugh and plan for
upcoming adventures whether in NY or at a tour destination.
I'd go back to work in a great mood and energized.
@Thor
I know you said there wasn't smoking in Garden Lodge. Was there smoking in the NYC condo?
PJUSA,
Freddie was not a chain smoker, but when he did smoke he went on his
gorgeous balcony with that great view of what he called "my 7 bridges"
