Icy, I was with my Dad, too, when he took his last breath. He had been in a coma (also suffered with cancer). He suddenly sat up in the bed, eyes open, and reached out as if someone he recognized was coming for him. Then he fell back on the pillow and I could actually see his spirit leaving him. Next month it will be 10 years for my mother and it has been 46 for my husband. I know a lot about empathy.
The recent documentary told the Queen, Freddie and Adam story beautifully and anyone who has seen it should be over their nasty criticisms forever! Enough already!
Again, I think the documentary was a beautiful and very down to earth tribute to Freddie, including those very personal interviews with him and how profoundly his passing affected the band. It covered everything from the early days, Live Aid, the Freddie Tribute, Nelson Mandela, Paul Rodgers up to what they are doing today and how it all came about. There should be no more questions and comparisons and hard feelings. It is the journey of Queen music, how it started and survived the greatest tragedy imaginable and is still loved today.
About the video for New Eyes, at first I thought there was something about drugs and people at QOL are saying that, too. But I think the mysterious shiny green stuff is a metaphor for people reaching out to each other and helping them to get through a difficult or heartbreaking time like the grief you are going through over your Dad. Green is a symbol for life and new growth.
Additional thought: when I was going through my awful grief over the sudden death of my husband, I eventually found a lot of peace and solace in going to the nursery and finding flowers, shrubs and even small trees to plant in the yard of the new home we had moved into the year before. It was therapy to see new growth in the midst of so much sadness. It really helped.
Hasn’t vanished completely. Will be performed live tonight on ABC.
