Would Freddie have been fit enough to tour in 1989 ?

That'd be fun, Freddie dropping dead in the middle of the tour. Now that would be a good way to go...

How exatcly can you deter when the surfacial changes started to show on Freddie's face/ appearance caused by Hiv..? I mean.. there was a photo taken late 86/early 87 where there's very clearly detectable changes around his eyes and cheeks.. lost of fat and something else..

Ofcourse he was able to tour, the whole AIDS thing was just bogus. He was just too lazy to get his ass out of the chair!

You mean too lazy to get his ass off of that big negro cock

In GH2 dvd Brian satates that in the 1989 videos Freddie put his all into it but was very weak already, There is no way he would of had enough energy for 2 hours of concert ! also i believe that if He did feel able to do a concert he would of wanted to fit one more in ! im sure.

"You mean too lazy to get his ass off of that big negro cock"

d'oh - chair is slang for BIG NEGRO COCK.

Oh, i'm not very into the whole gay slang world.
But i'm glad you are!

Ofcourse - I'm a REAL Queen fan, darling!

So that means you'rew also a bi-sexual and have AIDS just like me? Yeah! We're real Queen fans!

I also have a moustache.

There's an interview with Rudi and Hannes from DoRo in german magazine "musikexpress" from 1989, and they say something like: "Freddie is just tired of hopping around on stages around the world like a teenager. But that has nothing to do with the AIDS-thing, as the tabloids are currently rumouring. In fact, he is planning a sort of satellite-live-concert like Elvis' 'Aloha from Hawaii'-Broadcast."
I do think that if that was actually really planned, he could have done that, like ONE show in Knebworth or Hyde Park broadcastet all over the world. What a pity it didnt happen...

Were DoRo aware of Freddie's health? Just wondering... He never spelled it out to anybody. He just said he was ill; never mentioning HIV. As far as I know, the band knew, Montserrat Caballé knew (after their album, however)... who else did know?
According to the quoted article, there were rumours about his health. I would not have imagined that they connected the not-touring situation with AIDS.

There were rumours right after the Magic Tour, just because the tabloids connected HIV with everyone who was rumoured to be gay or bisexual. No, DoRo didnt know about his illness, as Rudi and Hannes stated in another article (in fact: an obituary) right after Freddies death in the same magazine.
With the Quote mentioned above I think they were just reacting to the tabloid-rumours, as they were working with him and everythimg seemed to be alright.

i just want to agree that a tour was impossible in 1989.

But i also want to mention Freddies last live concert: April 1988, Dominion Theatre. If I listen to the clear recording of "It's in everyone of us", -it seems that it must have been a great and powerful performance of Freddie. and that was infact, the last real concert of F:M.


Take care.

<marquee><font color = green>Brenski wrote:

the breakthru video also gives a very deceptive view of how he was. that "short trainride" took nearly a whole day to film. in the documentary it's even commented on how they were losing the light

so i think Freddie was possibly (due to his health) able to work for short bursts of time - which is even how much of the later music was made - they would all be available at short notice if he felt well enough.

let's face it you can't have a gig where the lead singer leaves the stage every 10mins for a 15min rest....unless we're talking Br****y Sp***s

Bratney Smears goes off to change clothes and chain smoke during her breaks. No wonder her voice goes south!