Monster Mary

If dear old Fred was still here, I doubt he would have tolerated the graffiti...

^ Exactly.

He was an avid fan of art and had an excellent taste. Although I think he would have been touched the graffiti would be too much for him

[QUOTE] [b]john bodega wrote:[/b]

^ it's erroneous to suggest that people should care about every little thing relating to Freddie just because they dug the music.

I wouldn't waste an ounce of sympathy on Mary over any of this - again, she struck it pretty big in life. I think she's doing fine.

People doing irreversible physical damage by carving, etching, or drawing on property are fucknuts, but no harm was done by being able to put a note behind the perspex. That's all really.

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I agree about the perspex.

I don't believe I expressed any sympathy for Mary in my post, but I can't see how losing your soul mate or closest friend is striking it big in life.

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[QUOTE] [b]Kuijpy wrote:[/b]

Awful person, golddigging, what If Freddie was a carpenter? Then was all the contact brokan, look what she did to the guys Freddie loved, jealous golddigging bitch,


Don't like her.[/QUOTE]

ha ! Are you serious?

If he was a carpenter, she still would have loved him. She knew him when he was dirt poor. Can't say the same for the others.

Freddie said she was the only person he ever trusted. And his other "friends" wrote tell-all books that made his private life public.

Looks like he made the right choice.
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This! It is impossible to ignore the fact that she got the most money + house after Freddie died and Jim got the same amount as everyone else working in the house.

Also, if you are close friends or even lovers with a man who is well-know for his wish of privacy, you probably do not write a book about him and reveal tons of extremely personal stuff if you are a good guy. Mary never did this and is even interviewed extremely seldom.

Very honestly, I don't know why WE are all speculating about how Mary should deal with her house situation. We can trust that Freddie (whose house it was, and who knew all the parties concerned intimately) knew what he was doing, and had more than enough time to change his will if he had wanted to. Or added a codicil to it if he wanted any changes about who could occupy the house, or whether it should be made public, etc. I don't see any reason to hate on Mary or anybody else, when Freddie made himself very clear in his will.
Being that we are all Freddie's fans, I think we should respect HIS wishes. Not try to impose ours on Mary or anybody else.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Kuijpy wrote:[/b]

Awful person, golddigging, what If Freddie was a carpenter? Then was all the contact brokan, look what she did to the guys Freddie loved, jealous golddigging bitch,


Don't like her.[/QUOTE]

ha ! Are you serious?

If he was a carpenter, she still would have loved him. She knew him when he was dirt poor. Can't say the same for the others.

Freddie said she was the only person he ever trusted. And his other "friends" wrote tell-all books that made his private life public.

Looks like he made the right choice.
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Great post Bob.

@Sheldon
What does Jim have with Mary's decision to remove graffiti from the wall?
Why Jim wasn't a good man if he published that book?
As far as we know,Mary also participated in documentary and talked about many things about Freddie's private life.
I think that the point of this is that Mary is owner of house and that she can do what she wants with her house.
Why, how and how much who is inherited is a completely different story.

It baffles me that there are Queen fans questioning Mary's love for Freddie...

It is pretty clear to me that they loved each other. This bond was pure and beautiful and unconditional.

Garden Lodge is her property now and she has every right to do as she pleases.

People can write a book as a way to make money, especially if their financial situation is dire. Mary was given a mansion and millions of pounds. If she hadn't been given all this she may have written a book herself. She will never have to as Freddie made her rich.

@Invisible Woman:
" Why Jim wasn't a good man if he published that book?
As far as we know, Mary also participated in documentary and talked about many things about Freddie's private life. "

Maybe here's an answer, not exactly recent, but I doubt BM's opinion has much changed :

Excerpt from Brian May's Soap Box : **Sun 05 Oct 03**
(reply to a fan from Moldova who was wondering about the " inner circle " books)

"DEMOCRACY AND FREDDIE'S PRIVATE LIFE

Dear Sonya,
...
But, you know - in response to your question - I can only say honestly - I do not personally LIKE the books written about Freddie. You are right - his personal life was very private to him, and he did not WANT his intimate details made public.

I do not read these books, simply because I believe that Freddie wanted us to take him as he portrayed himself in his work.

However I cannot deny anyone the right to publish their own personal experiences of Freddie the way they see them. I can only hope that the rest of world understands that only a tiny morsel of Freddie resided in his home life - he gave 99 per cent of himself to the true love of his life - music.

Of course the person he gave most to in his life was Mary - and it is noticeable that she has NEVER written her account of life with Freddie.

In spite of the huge amount of money she could earn by doing so, she has shown her love by keeping a dignified silence, and we all respect her greatly for that.

With love

Brian
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She can't stop me standing outside today. Fuck her.

Well sadly Garden Lodge has been totally sanitized. A perspex guard over the door now. A sprinkling of fans when were there. The neighbors opposite came by and weren't bothered by our presence.

I don't care what the arguments are in Mary's defense, I think it's quite sad.

A strange old woman in a big hat and a botoxed face walked her dog briefly by the house. That was as exciting as it got.

Still glad I went.

@kokax

When Jim died,Brian made a nice statement and saying the best about him,also.
I don't think there's anything offensive in Jim's book, but I don't mind if anyone thinks otherwise.

[QUOTE] [b]kokax wrote:[/b]

I can only say honestly - I do not personally LIKE the books written about Freddie. You are right - his personal life was very private to him, and he did not WANT his intimate details made public.

I do not read these books, simply because I believe that Freddie wanted us to take him as he portrayed himself in his work.

However I cannot deny anyone the right to publish their own personal experiences of Freddie the way they see them. I can only hope that the rest of world understands that only a tiny morsel of Freddie resided in his home life - he gave 99 per cent of himself to the true love of his life - music.

Of course the person he gave most to in his life was Mary - and it is noticeable that she has NEVER written her account of life with Freddie.

In spite of the huge amount of money she could earn by doing so, she has shown her love by keeping a dignified silence, and we all respect her greatly for that.

With love

Brian
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Wow - I'd never seen this before. This really makes me happy.


The bottom line:

Those books would not have been written had Freddie lived, end of. By definition that makes their existence unjustified morally, but of course business is business.

Wow, says the one who in an interview explained how Freddie almost lost a foot before dying, while he was talking about unrelated stuff. Fine.