Thoughts on Thor Arnold and Lee Nolan's eleven year friendship with Freddie

ForFreddie, have you read Mercury and Me by Jim Hutton? He talks about designing the house in Ireland with Freddie before he died. Though Freddie never saw the house, I believe he financed it. It has been a while since I read the book.

Katy....no, I haven't, I just thought I'd read somewhere that Jim had a house in Ireland, some interview that now, I don't remember who was doing the talking.

I'll have to locate all of those books, they sound like good reads.

Hey Rainbow,
99% of the publishers so far have a submission download box along with instructions on what they would like to see included and how it should be presented (which is the hard part).

As far as the cover goes, our idea is for the picture Lee took of all the four" daughters" surrounding "mother" Freddie on an elegant stairway in the lobby of Freddie's hotel, circa 1981. It is one of our best photos! However, when we will work with a graphic artist, this could change.

Welcome Zori,
Glad you joined us here. I think you will like it. Enjoy!
All the best, Thor and Lee

A big welcome to ForFreddie, queenfan09, and Zori. Glad you joined us!

ForFreddie...Yes, it might seem like many of us know each other, addressing one another by "name". I think it is just a comfort level we quickly develop once we take the plunge to make that first post. Sometimes that is the hardest part...It definitely was for me. Everyone has their own unique story as to when and why they became a Freddie fan. I value the stories and questions of the new folk equally with the experienced posters...you absolutely do NOT have to be a long time poster to have a voice here. One Freddie fan is as important as the next.

Anniebee is correct...sometimes posts get "lost" in other posts. I've asked questions a second time because often by the time I compose my answer and post it, I am a few pages behind. I also have no idea how to edit my post, or do the reply thing in a box...so queenfan09, I'm right with you on that one.

Hi Villiers,
Are you kidding? I don't mind ANY of your projects and generosity. How fun!...a free Freddie merchandise raffle and money raising for Mercury Phoenix Trust- a great cause. I love it, I love it, I love it.
I am still hoping that the Freddie LED light gets somehow forfeited down to ME!...LOL

Rainbow61.... other forums generally have a feature...'reply with quote,' so I don't know how to directy quote someone here, either.

Thanks for the welcome!

Hey ForFreddie, someone else here taught me this trick. If you want to edit your post, or reply with a quote, you can do it. Drag your cursor slowly past the date of the post you want to use in the blank area next to the date. You have to be slow. Three tiny, and I mean tiny, dashes appear. If you rest near each dash, it will tell you what that particular dash allows you to do. I think you will find what you want there.

I absolutely love all the interesting conversations happening between our wonderful respondents. Of course, the welcoming committee was not even my idea but is proving to be a great way to make newbies feel perfectly comfortable here. Those people know who they are and I thank you all so much!

I feel like Freddie was a part of my life, silly, I know, because I never even met the man.

My daughter and her best friend in highschool, played Bohemian Rhapsody in the car and, did the Mike Meyers thing....as they were driving.

That best friend of my daughter's, looked a lot like Freddie, she also had big front teeth, I remember saying, to my daughter, 'Christy' looks like Freddie Mercury, my daughter laughed, said, " no she doesn't," then came out of her room a few minutes later, with some pictures and said, "OMG, she DOES!"..... She had the same hair style too, the one from the Bohemian Rhapsody days.

To this day, when I see that certain picture of Freddie, I think of 'Christy'..... LOL...

That is so funny! Thanks for sharing that info with us ForFreddie.

I remember this being discussed earlier either on this thread or Thor’s previous one so sorry if I’m being repetitive but I can’t remember everyone’s thoughts on it. I think I remember reading that Freddie really didn’t work out and I have to wonder if he maybe did a little during the time before Live Aid. His upper body looks more developed to me during that performance but I can’t really tell. I also don’t know if I really see it in any other photos or performances from around the same time. Does anyone else? Maybe just the camera? I love watching the Live Aid clip....for the brilliance of the whole band ....especially Freddie and because he really looks so happy and healthy in it!

Let's ask the others.

In New York, Freddie purchased a fancy set of work out weights and machines BUT I never saw him working out and he would joke about how nice it looked but how little he used it. Late '83 to early '85, I do not know if Freddie was able to include working-out in Germany. To me, body-wise, he always looked similar whenever I saw him until, of course, when he seriously started to lose a lot of weight due to his illness.

Looking at pics from Live Aid and pics from other concerts he does look a little more buff in the arms and shoulders. Maybe he was doing a bunch of pushups? Or it could be the outfit and accessories made him look bigger. Most of what I heard is that he did not work out, but who knows.

Let's not forget about the great cardio-workout he had every time on stage.