I love Freddie with his long hair he looks like a young persian boy and that jawline is gorgeous perfection.He did some nude modeling in college they say.I bet it was a delight when it came time to do his face so much detail their.A poster boy for all Indian guys of his time he made us proud for sure.
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Mhz, Freddie could do what ever he wanted I would be totally honored I would be at his beck and call.It is a honor he thought so much of him and his family as a boy with all his fame and social status the man just walked off the stage and was this regular guy.I think the boy is just on his menstrual cycle take some midol and it will be better in the morning.His father just rubbed me the wrong way and that's who generated those photos to begin with.He took a conversation supposidly he had with Freddie about women and family and his desire not to be gay which I dont believe he said at all.He took that and ran it around the block to several whore houses and finally it ended up in the hands of reporters.That was a figure of speech I'm sorry that's a little extremeIt upsets me a little when folks say another person finally finds peace and happiness with themselves and then that other person trys to say I'm your friend I accept you with these conditions look what I have dont you want this.Family is nice but family doesnt always follow a traditional setup.Family is where your heart is.
MHZ, I talked to several friends knowledgeable about cars and they all told me exactly what you said. : ) I decided to take the RAV out once a week for a half hour drive just to keep things in shape. Went out today and put 15 miles on it so I feel good about that. I will say that when I was in the midst of chemo a few years ago, it sat idle in the driveway for almost six months. Periodically my son would bring his truck over and take the RAV for a few days just to keep it going but it was probably only once a month. It was like a light bulb coming on in my mind yesterday when I remembered that. I'm glad I did remember and now have a plan.
I watched Budapest today and enjoyed it. The DVD is the concert, but it also has those famous Budapest pieces on each of the band members embedded in the video. For example, when Brian's solo comes along, the film makers veer off to his Budapest piece and the ride in the hot air balloon. I've always loved Freddie's part showing him shopping in the antique store, trying the vodka, riding the boat, "Interview?? Don't be ridiculous" etc. As for the comparison to Wembley, you are correct. The set list is similar and that is acknowledged in the liner notes. The explanation is that the set list maybe similar, but with Queen, you never got the same performance twice. I like all of the different eras of Freddie and Queen, but I probably prefer the later years. Then again, there are a lot of songs from the early era that I will watch over and over on YouTube. I like almost all of Freddie's looks, except for that mullet he was sporting briefly. I love the shorter, curly hair in the Crazy Little Thing Called Love video. I also really like when he had the long hair but let the curls show a bit. But overall, I think the mustache look was perfect for him.
MHZ, I have an IG account but never use it. However, I was able to find Freddie Mack's FB page. http://www.facebook.com/thefreddiemack/?epa=SEARCH_BOX I hope that works though I know FB links often don't work here on QZ. Anyway, he has a couple of video blogs he's put up and one of them deals with the issue of pictures oh himself as a child. Since many of them are with Freddie I think they would be considered public domain, but I'm way out on a limb there because I really don't know. The thing I took from his video is that he is equally upset with people making completely false statements about his family and Freddie as he is with the pictures. He said that during this quarantine he's had time on his hands so he Googled himself and was surprised to see all the baseless statements out there.. Apparently he's going to try to correct some of them or have some removed. If you've never Googled yourself it can be interesting.
I watched Budapest today and enjoyed it. The DVD is the concert, but it also has those famous Budapest pieces on each of the band members embedded in the video. For example, when Brian's solo comes along, the film makers veer off to his Budapest piece and the ride in the hot air balloon. I've always loved Freddie's part showing him shopping in the antique store, trying the vodka, riding the boat, "Interview?? Don't be ridiculous" etc. As for the comparison to Wembley, you are correct. The set list is similar and that is acknowledged in the liner notes. The explanation is that the set list maybe similar, but with Queen, you never got the same performance twice. I like all of the different eras of Freddie and Queen, but I probably prefer the later years. Then again, there are a lot of songs from the early era that I will watch over and over on YouTube. I like almost all of Freddie's looks, except for that mullet he was sporting briefly. I love the shorter, curly hair in the Crazy Little Thing Called Love video. I also really like when he had the long hair but let the curls show a bit. But overall, I think the mustache look was perfect for him.
MHZ, I have an IG account but never use it. However, I was able to find Freddie Mack's FB page. http://www.facebook.com/thefreddiemack/?epa=SEARCH_BOX I hope that works though I know FB links often don't work here on QZ. Anyway, he has a couple of video blogs he's put up and one of them deals with the issue of pictures oh himself as a child. Since many of them are with Freddie I think they would be considered public domain, but I'm way out on a limb there because I really don't know. The thing I took from his video is that he is equally upset with people making completely false statements about his family and Freddie as he is with the pictures. He said that during this quarantine he's had time on his hands so he Googled himself and was surprised to see all the baseless statements out there.. Apparently he's going to try to correct some of them or have some removed. If you've never Googled yourself it can be interesting.
Alot of those false accusations that got start were because of his father the ones concerning Freddie anyway lol.He was a child at the time when all these accusations and studio drama were taking place assuming one was a dislike for his choice in male company winnie and female Barbara.I guess Mack didnt think much of them they werent acceptable companions in his book I dont know.I personally have seen nothing but very kind things said about Mack's boy and Freddie as far as I can tell.Freddie seemed to be very generous to the family buying and helping them financially when mack had money woes.The only true issue I have with him is I feel he misunderstood Freddie when Freddie said he wanted to give up being gay.A person doesnt have that option it's something you are not something you become or change.I guess it was a misunderstanding on his part Freddie appeared to adore children for a short while from video footage and always treated them well.Can you imagine all his antiques and a toddler no way.Who knows maybe he is bored.Boredoms a disease and dramas a fix.
If you choose to keep company with a celebrity you have to roll with the punches.Im sure it's not that bad and even if mack jr tries to correct social media it wont change people's opinions.Opinions are like an ass everyone has one.If you dont like someones opinion dont add logs to the fire if you KEEP adding logs you must like right can we all agree good night lovelies be safe wash hands.Try to keep busy we will survive this.I have a 4 year old blowing a whoopie cushion in my face boys!!!!!!!
MHZ....Although there are many great Queen songs from the 80's, most of my favorites are also from the 70's. Is your Red Special "calling you" to learn any of them?
Katydyd....I watched Freddie Mack's interview today. My takeaway was the same. He said his father has answered many questions about Freddie consistently over the years, so he can't figure out why there is so much misinformation regarding what his father has said.
Freddie didn't seem to focus much on his ethnicity. In one of the "Ask Phoebe" posts from January of 2017, Peter Freestone said "Freddie almost never spoke of his childhood and Persian origins. He wasn’t ashamed or anything like that, but Freddie was a person of today rather than the past and didn’t want to waste precious time reflecting on what was as opposed to what is and will be." I have to admit I am very different. I have a subscription to Ancestry.com and have spent hours and hours looking up information and copying documents about my grandparents, great-grandparents etc. It fascinates me to learn about the relatives I have never met.
Amidds...I hope you will be able to go to Montreux in September. It sounds like the Freddie birthday party might be up in the air. I'm counting on you to regale us with wonderful stories of the event.
Katydyd....I watched Freddie Mack's interview today. My takeaway was the same. He said his father has answered many questions about Freddie consistently over the years, so he can't figure out why there is so much misinformation regarding what his father has said.
Freddie didn't seem to focus much on his ethnicity. In one of the "Ask Phoebe" posts from January of 2017, Peter Freestone said "Freddie almost never spoke of his childhood and Persian origins. He wasn’t ashamed or anything like that, but Freddie was a person of today rather than the past and didn’t want to waste precious time reflecting on what was as opposed to what is and will be." I have to admit I am very different. I have a subscription to Ancestry.com and have spent hours and hours looking up information and copying documents about my grandparents, great-grandparents etc. It fascinates me to learn about the relatives I have never met.
Amidds...I hope you will be able to go to Montreux in September. It sounds like the Freddie birthday party might be up in the air. I'm counting on you to regale us with wonderful stories of the event.
@Rainbow61 (and other interested parties), Marie's Crisis - NYC's West Village piano bar where Thor has mentioned he used to work as a cocktail server (bartender?) back in the '80s - has gone virtual. Check out the link (https://www.playbill.com/article/how-famed-piano-bar-maries-crisis-is-keeping-the-sing-alongs-alive-online?fbclid=IwAR2HOANOhPN-eHK2YW08Mo-j3WRof-qTm-kBTtNu6mynusWTmMob2OceDPo). I visited Marie's 2x last month in person, the week before NYC went on lockdown.
If you have a Facebook account, it's easy to join the private group called "Maries Group." There's no apostrophe. Then, you can view live streams for free of Marie's regular pianists performing "living room concerts" from their apts. One of the pianist's studio apt. cracked me up. It was so small and cramped. The piano appeared to take up 1/2 his studio apt. His refrigerator was practically 1 foot from the piano. Another person that appeared briefly in the background could've been a roommate! The pianists do accept gratuities via Venmo or PayPal. I like to help out artists in these times. You can request Broadway songs or other classic songs in real time by posting a comment. My requests for "Suddenly Seymour" from "Little Shop of Horrors" on Wed. night and "Being Alive" from Stephen Sondheim's "Company" on Thurs. night were honored almost immediately - to my delight!
If you have a Facebook account, it's easy to join the private group called "Maries Group." There's no apostrophe. Then, you can view live streams for free of Marie's regular pianists performing "living room concerts" from their apts. One of the pianist's studio apt. cracked me up. It was so small and cramped. The piano appeared to take up 1/2 his studio apt. His refrigerator was practically 1 foot from the piano. Another person that appeared briefly in the background could've been a roommate! The pianists do accept gratuities via Venmo or PayPal. I like to help out artists in these times. You can request Broadway songs or other classic songs in real time by posting a comment. My requests for "Suddenly Seymour" from "Little Shop of Horrors" on Wed. night and "Being Alive" from Stephen Sondheim's "Company" on Thurs. night were honored almost immediately - to my delight!
JT and other travelers its wonderful you missed that virus while on your visits.I live in the oldest town in Oklahoma every building downtown has been restored to it's original state of being.I guess it attracts so many visitors is why they do it.We have the soldiers Fort and soldiers housing and all those old old taverns and bars down town very small town but it sure attracts many that want to check out history.The next town over where my grandmother grew up and as a teenager worked for a movie theater called the Ritz they demolitioned it.All the old timers stood outside while they did it I found that very sad.Alot of them met their spouses their and the memories.They tried to show alot of the old time films their noone wanted to see them.So their it went.Thats great those memories can still go on .I'm not a fan of broadway but my grandparents sure were.I like old music simon and Garfunkal,Nazereth, Beatles, but I'm not a fan of Broadway or musicals.My daughter does though.Im not much into karaoke stuff either.I cant sing.I cant dance either but I can play instruments and I love instruments without words.You can make up your own words in your head that's were music starts.Im a bit nervous today I had to go out and people are throwing nasty masks and gloves everywhere.I got a basket that looked as if someone had blown their nose in a glove.Yes I'm a bit of a germ a phobic anyway .I had to get an associate to get it I sure was sorry what if a child grabbed that.
I think next time I go out to the store I will create me a head to toe body condom and go out in that .It sounds safe and lovely.
Here's the link for the weekly segment on Freddie. http://www.youtube.com/freddiemercurysolo They've finally moved past Barcelona and now are on to Freddie's appearance at the ballet. Wayne Sleep does the interview this week. I think I've seen this particular piece as part of another documentary, but it's enjoyable. I always thought Freddie was very brave to perform with the ballet.
Jo, thanks so much for the link to Marie's Crisis I can see why you would want to visit while you were in NYC, it looks like a fun bar. I've always enjoyed piano bars. I went ahead and joined the group so I could see the "living room concerts". I love that so many musicians are sharing their talents in this way now. How fun that your requests were honored so quickly. I love "Suddenly Seymour" but don't know "Being Alive." I'll have to check into that one. I love Broadway, but I did give up my series tickets for next year's season. The good thing is I was able to transfer them to my friend's daughter, so if a show comes around that I would like to see I can have her get tickets for me. EDIT: I just went and looked at the site again and watched the video of the Chorus Line opening number quarantine style. Loved it! Fun to see the dancers in their homes with so many of their kids around. http://www.playbill.com/article/check-out-the-broadway-revival-cast-of-a-chorus-line-dance-under-quarantine
Rainbow, I think it is interesting that you use Ancestry.com. I've thought about that from time to time but never followed through
Hope everyone is ok. There are some we haven't seen in a while...……..Amidds, TUHI, Lsgp, JB. I hope I didn't leave anyone out . I miss you guys!
Jo, thanks so much for the link to Marie's Crisis I can see why you would want to visit while you were in NYC, it looks like a fun bar. I've always enjoyed piano bars. I went ahead and joined the group so I could see the "living room concerts". I love that so many musicians are sharing their talents in this way now. How fun that your requests were honored so quickly. I love "Suddenly Seymour" but don't know "Being Alive." I'll have to check into that one. I love Broadway, but I did give up my series tickets for next year's season. The good thing is I was able to transfer them to my friend's daughter, so if a show comes around that I would like to see I can have her get tickets for me. EDIT: I just went and looked at the site again and watched the video of the Chorus Line opening number quarantine style. Loved it! Fun to see the dancers in their homes with so many of their kids around. http://www.playbill.com/article/check-out-the-broadway-revival-cast-of-a-chorus-line-dance-under-quarantine
Rainbow, I think it is interesting that you use Ancestry.com. I've thought about that from time to time but never followed through
Hope everyone is ok. There are some we haven't seen in a while...……..Amidds, TUHI, Lsgp, JB. I hope I didn't leave anyone out . I miss you guys!
Thanks Katy for wondering where the rest of us are wandering. I do check in once-in-a-while, but still have little to offer in the way of, well, much of anything. But really, nothing Queen or FM. Sheesh, I'm boring.
Glad to hear all of you who write regularly are doing well in these oddest of times. Hats off and a heart full of admiration for those who are on the front lines: health care workers, grocery workers, first responders of all sorts and stripes. They are the best of us.
I sometimes pop in to other threads on QZ or the FM threads on Quora, usually to my disgust and regret. All I can say I'm so glad this group is kind and civilized, as it gives me hope.
Well, I'm supposed to be writing something for something and I'm avoiding that because it requires too much concentration or something. I think I'll go watch birds; it's migratory season, lots of colorful warblers winging through. Maybe that'll give me the something I need to write the something. :)
Be well, all!!
Glad to hear all of you who write regularly are doing well in these oddest of times. Hats off and a heart full of admiration for those who are on the front lines: health care workers, grocery workers, first responders of all sorts and stripes. They are the best of us.
I sometimes pop in to other threads on QZ or the FM threads on Quora, usually to my disgust and regret. All I can say I'm so glad this group is kind and civilized, as it gives me hope.
Well, I'm supposed to be writing something for something and I'm avoiding that because it requires too much concentration or something. I think I'll go watch birds; it's migratory season, lots of colorful warblers winging through. Maybe that'll give me the something I need to write the something. :)
Be well, all!!
I hope I catch up with everything here! Thank you Rainbow for the link on the Budapest concert....I watched it today and loved it! Visually it is amazing, so well shot, the stage is awesome and lighting rig too. I liked the extras, there were several things in there that I hadn't seen before, which made me happy! I think I will invest in this one.
Katydid, I'm glad I didn't steer you wrong on the car stuff. I lived on my own for many years with a mini-farm to run so I got used to doing my own engine work on things. Not very glamorous, but necessary and it's nice to have the knowledge. And thank you for the link on Freddie Mack, I watched that the other day and it was interesting. It would be hard to try and track down all those that have posted his picture as a kid and correct it, I think that is an exercise that won't gain him anything. I don't quite understand what he is mad about though, with his statements about people misinterpreting something and his dad correcting it time and time again. What is it that was said that is incorrect?
I get his irritation with people online that jump in and explain things in Facebook posts and other social media, they state things with such certainty as if they are the residing expert. Yet they didn't know Freddie or any of the people that Freddie did! And even if they had a distant connection with some random employee or friend that had interacted with Freddie, that person can hardly be an expert on everything Freddie. It seems that people read a book or two, take away whatever explanation suits them, and decide to educate the world as to exactly what happened in Freddie's life, and how he felt about things. I just don't get that. I like how we discuss things here, where we read things, digest them, compare them to things others have said, and ultimately say that no one really knows what happened. We can decide what we *think* happened, but I feel like all of us are open and realize that we don't have all the facts and can't make a final call on anything. Ok...that's my rant for the day, lol!
Did any of you do the preorder on Rudi's book? I did, it sounds like Rudi is making a lot of progress on it. However he is doing so much other stuff now, he started a YouTube channel and now he's doing his weekly "broadcasts" which take some planning and coordination. I feel like he is a little bit ADHD...with his thoughts and ideas going all directions! I am interested though, last week he said that Brian May had been in contact with him to do a project. I really hope it is something worthwhile....some lost footage or a new video or something....or maybe something for their 50 year anniversary coming up? There are so many possibilities!
Katydid, I'm glad I didn't steer you wrong on the car stuff. I lived on my own for many years with a mini-farm to run so I got used to doing my own engine work on things. Not very glamorous, but necessary and it's nice to have the knowledge. And thank you for the link on Freddie Mack, I watched that the other day and it was interesting. It would be hard to try and track down all those that have posted his picture as a kid and correct it, I think that is an exercise that won't gain him anything. I don't quite understand what he is mad about though, with his statements about people misinterpreting something and his dad correcting it time and time again. What is it that was said that is incorrect?
I get his irritation with people online that jump in and explain things in Facebook posts and other social media, they state things with such certainty as if they are the residing expert. Yet they didn't know Freddie or any of the people that Freddie did! And even if they had a distant connection with some random employee or friend that had interacted with Freddie, that person can hardly be an expert on everything Freddie. It seems that people read a book or two, take away whatever explanation suits them, and decide to educate the world as to exactly what happened in Freddie's life, and how he felt about things. I just don't get that. I like how we discuss things here, where we read things, digest them, compare them to things others have said, and ultimately say that no one really knows what happened. We can decide what we *think* happened, but I feel like all of us are open and realize that we don't have all the facts and can't make a final call on anything. Ok...that's my rant for the day, lol!
Did any of you do the preorder on Rudi's book? I did, it sounds like Rudi is making a lot of progress on it. However he is doing so much other stuff now, he started a YouTube channel and now he's doing his weekly "broadcasts" which take some planning and coordination. I feel like he is a little bit ADHD...with his thoughts and ideas going all directions! I am interested though, last week he said that Brian May had been in contact with him to do a project. I really hope it is something worthwhile....some lost footage or a new video or something....or maybe something for their 50 year anniversary coming up? There are so many possibilities!
And oops....yes Rainbow, the whole reason I started learning guitar was to play those 70s Queen songs! However (and this is a big however), I quickly discovered that they are super advanced and I will probably never get to that level, sadly. Most of that early stuff was written in really strange keys...like E flat...and chords are already hard enough but then throw in all those flats and it is beyond what I can do. And I'm sure I won't ever get to some of the lead stuff and solos that Brian does. Some of the later Queen stuff is easier, and I think I will get there on those. I am going to start on Love of My Life, although Brian plays that on a 12 string guitar I can do it on my acoustic. I can do things like Crazy Little Thing Called Love and some others that are more basic. The Beatles songs are absolutely the best for learning though, most have easy keys and not a lot of different chords in them. I just learned Norwegian Wood, which is one of my favorites.
I think I am probably naturally more geared to play the bass guitar with rock songs, it is where my ear tends to go on songs and I like the rhythmic aspect. Once quarantine is over I am going to go to a store nearby and try out some bass guitars and work on that too.
I think I am probably naturally more geared to play the bass guitar with rock songs, it is where my ear tends to go on songs and I like the rhythmic aspect. Once quarantine is over I am going to go to a store nearby and try out some bass guitars and work on that too.
My human Zoo, This is just a suggestion about the guitar I learned piano first it's a little easier to learn difficult songs by guitar if you get the fundamentals on the piano first I dont know if you already play piano or not.I hope this helped.Crazy little thing is a really easy one isnt it I love that one not many cords.I learned some Eagles stuff my Dad loved the eagles and he taught me.He played by sound .I started with him then took lessons.
TuHI, I dont know how I missed your post but yes I'm glad fo see you post I enjoy reading what you write.You seem to be a lovely person.Do you like bird watching? Anything to keep you busy during these slow times.