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Amidds— thank you very much! I could not agree with you more on a very deep level about all that you said!!!

That was exactly the first thing I wanted to do when Thor and Lee are backups to offer my condolences to them (and everyone else) I can not even begin know what it was like to lose so many friends. Wasn’t it Phoebe... or maybe David E..., or Paul G ... who described the delayed mourning because of how many losses they were enduring. And so very well said about Thor and Lee sharing something positive, sharing a glimpse of their friendship and memories!!!!

I am I th you trying to get back to reading. IHOW is easiest cus have it on kindle so keep reading it on the go,,, lunch breaks.... waiting rooms... grocery line? Haha

Have a nice day all

And love the “one upper” expression. I think I just contributed another few cents.

And love the “one upper” expression. I think I just contributed another few cents.

May I ask who Thor and Lee are? I’ve seen them mentioned here, and of course noticed the other thread with their names, but since that is so many pages it may take me weeks to get through it all, lol! It looks like maybe they were friends of Freddie? I’d love to hear their story!

MHZ, it's well worth the time to scroll through that very long thread if you're interesting in learning more. There are plenty of long-time Queen/Mercury aficionados and their information is quite interesting. Lee and Thor were friends of FM, but it's best just to take some time and read through the information.

MHZ. Here s the link to the first thread. Even reading Thor’s intro will explain a Lot.

http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1480243/clarification-of-thor-arnolds-role-in-freddies-life.aspx

MHZ, (as if enough people haven't already answered....), Thor met Freddie in New York circa 1981. They became friends along with 3 other of Thor's friends including Lee. Thor found QZ a couple of years ago and came on to dispel some of the untruths about himself, Freddie and the other "New York daughters" as Freddie called the group of friends. I guess Lee was a pretty prolific picture taker back in the day and they have decided to put together a coffee table book revolving around their friendship. They did set up a GoFundMe page to help with publishing costs and you can hear about the book in their own words: https://www.gofundme.com/f/freddiemercury-bk-w-50-unseen-pics.

I would suggest at least skimming the threads as Thor and Lee had answered many questions and told many wonderful stories about their time with Freddie.

Darnit JB! You have to be up to 7 cents already!!! Gah, my own 4 cents looks so meager in comparison lol!

Amidds— haha. How do you do that so well? I love your expressive language.. you don’t need emoji’s.
I’d say your last post gets you Five cents!!!

I figure as long as I’m posting here today, I should add something from my book notes. Maybe a half a cent. :))

AIB—-Pg 101-02 kee kee dee performed at Hyde park concert. Freddie mentions in interview w Dave Clark that Elton was at the dinner after. (Mr. Chows?).
John r manage at time. Was fun fact to see another connection that she was there too.

That’s all I have for today. Will get back to IHOW.

Have a nice day all!

Lol JB, how do YOU do it? You so get me :). Put another dime in your change jar lol!

I also do NOT remember that reference. Jeez, I feel like I can re-read these books a million times and still learn new stuff. That sounds either exciting or like dementia!

Haaa haaa!!!!! I’m right there with you.
It’s like learning it .... all over again. :-)))

I guess that means we won’t run out of things to read :))

Just got word that AIB is ready for me at the library. Woo hoo. So, I have my focus for a few weeks. Amidds-you still have yours??

Nope, long gone but I took some real good notes this time. I even looked up copyright laws and found that you can copy 10% of a book for personal use. Mwahaha! :)

Hee hee! Nice going!!!

Thank you all for the info....I didn’t realize that this was “the” Thor that Freddie knew, I have read about him in books and seen documentaries mentioning him but for some reason I didn’t put it together. I suppose I was thinking it was just a screen name. I will definitely go back through the threads and read the information! Looking forward to the book too, what a wonderful project!

JB, let me know what hits you as you go through AIB. I’m kinda flipping through Treasures and Complete Works right now which don’t really have anything “new” so I can flip back to my notes on that one-you are really good at picking out little gems I seem to miss!