See what happens when I try to make up for lost time :). Last one for me for now—-I think....
“Also a quote saying ' Edith Piaf did it and so can I , I have a,hairdresser husband '
——wonder if this is one of the previously unreleased quotes since he was so protective. Has anyone seen/heard him interview where he says this. Hard to tell since they are putting different interviews together... if that line as part of the 1987 Ibiza interview.
Jb I have read somewhere in the internet that he said the hairdresser quote to.a German reporter . I've been trying to find and having no luck .
I don't think he said it to David wigg but could be wrong .
It's makes sense he said it to a German reporter as he lived more openly in munich .
Did you see that I think Freddie talking about his dancing in a club once wasn't great . I'm sure that's a new bit.
How interesting! I haven't heard either of those quotes regarding the hairdresser husband or dancing in a club! I LOVE when something new comes up!!!
I agree with the point of Freddie approving the book even if he didn't read it. I hope Phoebe does his blog again because that would definitely go on my list of questions for him!
Doughnut - I'll try to be brief so as not to bore anyone but our tentative stops in Ireland so far are: Dublin, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry, King Johns Castle, Burren National Park, the Cliffs of Moher/Aran Islands and Newgrange. Trying to pacify everyone's wish list in the 1 week we will be there! It would honestly take me a month to see everything worthwhile! We do plan on staying in 2 castle airbnb's as well - so excited!!! If you have any suggestions, would love to hear them! The list I have so far has mainly come from recommendations. I also thought briefly about a stop in Carlow but am thinking not at this point.
Please stop me if I’m revealing too much ahead of anyone’s reading.
Anyone recognize this quote from IHOW... I don’t recall seeing/ hearing it before. It’s so funny...
They can go and buy somebody else’s record. I’m not going to lose sleep or come up in a rash if somebody says, “Oh my God, that’s terrible!” I’m too long in the tooth, dears.
Amidds! Sounds like an Amazing trip. Having people who want to travel is so great!
I know what you mean about those decisions of how much and what to do.
Will be an AIB night again for me. :) woo hoo!
I did a mini comparison between the old and new copies of IHOW, and it looks to me so far like some of the quotes are fleshed out. I can't even begin to do Freddie's accent so when I'm reading, I'm not hearing him all the time. However, specific words pop out at me in his accent. This is silly, but for some reason today I read the word "household" in his accent. It almost jumped out at me. I think because I've heard him say it in the bubble bath video at the very end, and I find "household" to be more of a British word. I have no idea why.
JB, I think I liked AIB better the second time around because it was an early read for me. This time I was much more familiar with the timeline and the book flowed along. Still, I do find it kind of dry, so I'm hoping you guys can jump start me with some questions or observations.
Katy. That’s so funny. I love it. Yes! I know exactly what you mean. That happened to me in some places too.
So here’s something interesting, a difference between IHOW and AIB.....chapter 3 of IHOW, Freddie is talking about performing BoRhap live and how they never use back up tapes. I believe in AIB, Jackie stated that they used tapes for the opera portion all the time when performing BoRhap due to the difficulty of performing it live. I don’t have my notes with me on AIB so maybe I’m not sourcing this right. Anyone notice this?
I’m not implying any lies here, the discrepancy just jumped out at me. Honestly, I would expect back up tapes during that song, if not just because recreating it live would be difficult but the strain on their voices could affect the rest of the show. Maybe.... I’m no singer!
When they performed bohrhap originally, it was part of a medley - no backing tapes at all as it excluded the opera section altogether. However, he probably means no backing tapes during their performance. The opera section was not performed, just played with a light show. So both statements are accurate.
And given the multi tracks on the opera section, it would be very obvious if they attempted to do that live without backing tapes.
Maybe I’m being a dick but have you actually listened to a live rendition of BohRhap that was not from live aid?
Amidds,
I was just reading about that. Thought it was in IHOW, but not positive. Since I was flipping between the two...not sure which book. Haha. I’ll be cross-checking :))
Jimmy Dean, I appreciate your insight but maybe I should have been more clear to those who might not be reading the books. In IHOW, FM said that yes, they sang it mostly in medleys but then decided to perform the song in its entirety w/o the backing tapes because tapes were NEVER used. In AIB, it was said that they performed the song in its entirety on many occasions WITH tapes.
And yes, I have seen many performances of BoRhap but it’s always been in medley. That makes sense to me due to the operatic portion as I said previously. Unfortunately neither book sourced exactly with performances they were referencing so I was looking for some insight.
JB, since you still have AIB, maybe you can see if Jackie referenced something that I don’t remember?
will do!! :))
Amidds—I am working on your great research question. (I love those kind of questions!)
I am spoiled with the books I have on kindle for quick searches. Although it’s good for me to have to do hands on research. Im still flipping through the book. I’ve skimmed the chapters when bohemian rhapsody was released and some of the touring pages.
Am continuing on.... I’m determined. Haha.
It’s also interesting that, as you said, we don’t k ow which interview/date when he said that.... all very interesting.
Good morning all. While I’m still researching :). I have a question to throw out:
Page 130 AIB anyone else seeing it as they are showing Garden Lodge being discovered and purchased in 1980. I think it was Jim’s book that said late 70’s. Thought read something by Peter that said late 70’s too. Anyone else recall that too? Thoughts? Very interesting...
Have a nice day!
