well, another thing on my top ten would probably be getting an email from Mr. Brian May himself...it happend back in January of this year...my name is Jason du Preez...you can read the email on Brian's soapbox. Let me tell you, to receive a letter from your idol is just the greatest feeling in the world! To actually know that your writing was read by the legend himself is an absolutely amazing feeling!
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Posts in chronological order
Here are mine.
1. Marriage and Communism work well on paper and fail miserably in practice.
2. The first time my heart got broken.
3. The moment Eddie Izzard walked on stage at the gig I went to.
4. Realising I had a drinking problem.
5. Losing my virginity and not being too happy about it.
6. Realising I'd been treated like an idiot by a girl I thought I loved, and realising that it probably meant I'd never trust women again.
7. Being in Las Vegas.
8. My dad leaving.
9. Feeling amazed that anyone had the cheek to suggest that the Stones were better than the Beatles. Obviously some people can't hear.
10. The day I got my degree results through.
1. Marriage and Communism work well on paper and fail miserably in practice.
2. The first time my heart got broken.
3. The moment Eddie Izzard walked on stage at the gig I went to.
4. Realising I had a drinking problem.
5. Losing my virginity and not being too happy about it.
6. Realising I'd been treated like an idiot by a girl I thought I loved, and realising that it probably meant I'd never trust women again.
7. Being in Las Vegas.
8. My dad leaving.
9. Feeling amazed that anyone had the cheek to suggest that the Stones were better than the Beatles. Obviously some people can't hear.
10. The day I got my degree results through.
1. Seeing my wife in her wedding dress.
2. Looking out of my bedroom window on Xmas eve for Santa Claus.
3. Holidays as a child at Butlins.
4. Making my best man speech at my brothers wedding, I still blush with embarrassment when I think of it.
5. Being with my father in law when he died.
6. My first cigarette, something I will always regret.
7. My first day at senior school, realising my life was about to change.
8. The day my first serious girlfriend dumped me.
9. Playing outside with my friends on summer nights.
10. My best friend telling me he was gay.
2. Looking out of my bedroom window on Xmas eve for Santa Claus.
3. Holidays as a child at Butlins.
4. Making my best man speech at my brothers wedding, I still blush with embarrassment when I think of it.
5. Being with my father in law when he died.
6. My first cigarette, something I will always regret.
7. My first day at senior school, realising my life was about to change.
8. The day my first serious girlfriend dumped me.
9. Playing outside with my friends on summer nights.
10. My best friend telling me he was gay.
So Many but top 10 are...
1.Getting biten badly by a huge alsatian when i was 3,1st memory of youth.Still have scars.
2.Sitting on my dad's shoulders watching queen play Slane 86'was only 7, parents couldn't get babysitter cause everyone they knew was going so they brought me along i've loved queen ever since. Thanks Dad xx
3.Seeing the look of peace on my Friend Karl's face when he gave up his battle with cancer.
4.Drinking with Scott Gorman from Thin Lizzy in the residents bar in the Greshem Hotel Dublin after he played a gig last year-What a cool guy.
5.The Day i heard Freddie passed on, i was 12 and was getting ready for school when the radio presenter told me, was to upset to go to school.
6.Sitting in the Sun Watching Al Green sing "Let's Stay Together" at Glastonbury 99' with my best male friend, we realised we were in love with each other that day and have been together ever since 5yrs.Thats our song now.
7.Working in a cafe in Sanfrancisco serving all the weird and wonderful people, esp when the parades were on, try taking the order off a group of guy's in full bondage gear and keeping a straight face. An innocent little Irish girl grew up fast that year.
8.Helping my Dad do voulenteer work with the chernobly childrens fund he travels to Belarus with aid every year and the first time i seen the home video he made has made me so determined to help, i am preparing to go on my first trip with him this April.
9.dying my hair brown -the shock i got when i looked in the mirror -was blond my whole life but i love being a brunette now.
10.Getting the key's to my first home just got them last monday was such a great feeling i love it were tiling the bathroom at the moment..happy day's.
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1.Getting biten badly by a huge alsatian when i was 3,1st memory of youth.Still have scars.
2.Sitting on my dad's shoulders watching queen play Slane 86'was only 7, parents couldn't get babysitter cause everyone they knew was going so they brought me along i've loved queen ever since. Thanks Dad xx
3.Seeing the look of peace on my Friend Karl's face when he gave up his battle with cancer.
4.Drinking with Scott Gorman from Thin Lizzy in the residents bar in the Greshem Hotel Dublin after he played a gig last year-What a cool guy.
5.The Day i heard Freddie passed on, i was 12 and was getting ready for school when the radio presenter told me, was to upset to go to school.
6.Sitting in the Sun Watching Al Green sing "Let's Stay Together" at Glastonbury 99' with my best male friend, we realised we were in love with each other that day and have been together ever since 5yrs.Thats our song now.
7.Working in a cafe in Sanfrancisco serving all the weird and wonderful people, esp when the parades were on, try taking the order off a group of guy's in full bondage gear and keeping a straight face. An innocent little Irish girl grew up fast that year.
8.Helping my Dad do voulenteer work with the chernobly childrens fund he travels to Belarus with aid every year and the first time i seen the home video he made has made me so determined to help, i am preparing to go on my first trip with him this April.
9.dying my hair brown -the shock i got when i looked in the mirror -was blond my whole life but i love being a brunette now.
10.Getting the key's to my first home just got them last monday was such a great feeling i love it were tiling the bathroom at the moment..happy day's.
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1. Breaking my finger in kindagarden
2. When I moved to the town I live in
3. When I got to know my 2 best friends
4. 83.157 kr. A number I'll always remember ... dunno why.
I can't relly think of more. I'm only 16 so not many things have happened in my life :S
2. When I moved to the town I live in
3. When I got to know my 2 best friends
4. 83.157 kr. A number I'll always remember ... dunno why.
I can't relly think of more. I'm only 16 so not many things have happened in my life :S
1 Not quite loosing my virginity the night Freddie died. (The news ruined the moment)
2 Going to the Tribute Concert
3 Winning my first major archery tournament
4 Getting my knee down whilst riding a motorcycle for the first time
5 Getting taken off a motorcycle by an idiot car driver who came around a corner on the wrong side of the road and hit me head on. (this was on my first bike, I wasn't going that fast so I can still use my legs, and it didn't put me off riding)
6 Doing a medieaval archery display in front of 3000 people
7 Riding halfway across the country and back on an RD200DX
8 Seeing Carcassonne for the first time
9 The excellant treatment I was given by the Germans when I visited their country
10 My first kiss, whilst seeing Gary Moore, he was playing "Still Got The Blues" at the time
2 Going to the Tribute Concert
3 Winning my first major archery tournament
4 Getting my knee down whilst riding a motorcycle for the first time
5 Getting taken off a motorcycle by an idiot car driver who came around a corner on the wrong side of the road and hit me head on. (this was on my first bike, I wasn't going that fast so I can still use my legs, and it didn't put me off riding)
6 Doing a medieaval archery display in front of 3000 people
7 Riding halfway across the country and back on an RD200DX
8 Seeing Carcassonne for the first time
9 The excellant treatment I was given by the Germans when I visited their country
10 My first kiss, whilst seeing Gary Moore, he was playing "Still Got The Blues" at the time
Ten things I'll never forget, Eh? Okay!
1. When my baby sister was born in October 1988. I was the only one out of my brothers and myself that wanted a sister. :P
2. Hearing "I Want It All" for the first time not TOO many months later. That day literally changed my life forever... It was the day I began my life-long Queen fandom. :)
3. The day my aunt Carol died of cancer.
4. The day my grandfather died.
5. When my father started drinking again.
6. When my eldest brother quit using heavy drugs.
7. Writing my first real song.
8. Getting back copyrights to a collection of poetry that I wrote and have yet to do anything with.
9. The day I moved to North Carolina. :'(
10. Hearing "The Show Must Go On" for the first time. Another event that changed my life. This was when I first decided I HAD to be a musician. Though it wasn't until years later that I finally got a piano. :P
1. When my baby sister was born in October 1988. I was the only one out of my brothers and myself that wanted a sister. :P
2. Hearing "I Want It All" for the first time not TOO many months later. That day literally changed my life forever... It was the day I began my life-long Queen fandom. :)
3. The day my aunt Carol died of cancer.
4. The day my grandfather died.
5. When my father started drinking again.
6. When my eldest brother quit using heavy drugs.
7. Writing my first real song.
8. Getting back copyrights to a collection of poetry that I wrote and have yet to do anything with.
9. The day I moved to North Carolina. :'(
10. Hearing "The Show Must Go On" for the first time. Another event that changed my life. This was when I first decided I HAD to be a musician. Though it wasn't until years later that I finally got a piano. :P
1. Getting pneumonia in the 3rd grade and being hospitalized for 2 weeks.
2. Two members from my two favorite bands dying on the same day. I was sick and stayed home from school on 11/24/91 and I turned on the TV at 8:30 AM to hear that Freddie had passed away. Then later that night finding out that Eric Carr (drummer for Kiss) had passed away from cancer that day also.
3. (tie) - My first Kiss concert in 1996 on their Reunion tour and the Kiss/Aerosmith concert in 2003 when I got front row tickets.
4. The band my friends and I had during high school...the times spent in my friend's basement practicing, and playing at my school's Christmas dance.
5. My car wreck where I was a passenger w/ my friend and we got hit head-on by a car (luckily, I was not injured) and watching the other car flip several times through a field.
6. Getting drunk the 1st time when I was 15
7. Reuniting w/ my oldest friend in the world in 2003 after losing contact for 7 years, and then finding out she's a total psycho now
8. Going to London for a week in 2001 and getting to see Freddie's house
9. Getting a call at 1:30 AM from my ex-girlfriend's mom, saying for me to come to the hospital and that she'd been in a wreck and broke her back...the shock of seeing her laying there in the emergency room all cut up and blood all over her
10. Putting my sister's 15-yr-old dog to sleep last February
2. Two members from my two favorite bands dying on the same day. I was sick and stayed home from school on 11/24/91 and I turned on the TV at 8:30 AM to hear that Freddie had passed away. Then later that night finding out that Eric Carr (drummer for Kiss) had passed away from cancer that day also.
3. (tie) - My first Kiss concert in 1996 on their Reunion tour and the Kiss/Aerosmith concert in 2003 when I got front row tickets.
4. The band my friends and I had during high school...the times spent in my friend's basement practicing, and playing at my school's Christmas dance.
5. My car wreck where I was a passenger w/ my friend and we got hit head-on by a car (luckily, I was not injured) and watching the other car flip several times through a field.
6. Getting drunk the 1st time when I was 15
7. Reuniting w/ my oldest friend in the world in 2003 after losing contact for 7 years, and then finding out she's a total psycho now
8. Going to London for a week in 2001 and getting to see Freddie's house
9. Getting a call at 1:30 AM from my ex-girlfriend's mom, saying for me to come to the hospital and that she'd been in a wreck and broke her back...the shock of seeing her laying there in the emergency room all cut up and blood all over her
10. Putting my sister's 15-yr-old dog to sleep last February
OK I'll tell you my top ten QUEEN related memories!!!!:(in no particular order)
1) Slane Castle - Lap of the Gods.....amazing, didn't think Irish crowd would have a clue...brilliant crowd response.
2) Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert - in the crowd singing Somebody to Love (the final notes were sung perfectly by every last man & woman!)
3) Outside Wembley waiting to get in to FM Tribute...impatient crowd pipes up impromtu complete version of Bo Rhap....hilarious!
4)Fooling around laughing in the back of the car with my brother and sister trying to make them laugh while Body Language was on the radio (circa 82)
5)The feeling of sadness mixed with relief when I woke up to hear that Freddie had passed away. (Relief that all the horrible press speculation had ended. The rumourmongering was worse than the reality.)
6)Remembering Bo Rhap on the TV first time around (I was only 5)and thinking what horrible hair, teeth, clothes Freddie wore..I hated that song.....how times have changed!!!!!
7)Live Aid - watched it on a portable black and white TV on holiday in Wexford (I had ensured before going that we would have access to a TV for that day.) I was absolutely Queen nuts at that stage and was so proud of the way they turned that day around...Dynamite! They were MY band...not yours, MINE!
8)My Mum's contradictory stance on Freddie (lets just say very homophobic) and her love of Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
9)Cycling 3 miles down to shops in May 89 to buy The Miracle LP, then cycling back home up the steep 3 miles when I was told the shop had not taken delivery of it yet and then cycling down again an hour later when the shop phoned me to say it had arrived...I think they thought I was mental.
10) Buying the Freddie Mercury Video EP for IR£50 in '92 - a very guilty pleasure...I was sweating like a junkie parting with that much cash for just four video clips but I had never seen the videos before as they had been rarely if ever played on TV at that point.
1) Slane Castle - Lap of the Gods.....amazing, didn't think Irish crowd would have a clue...brilliant crowd response.
2) Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert - in the crowd singing Somebody to Love (the final notes were sung perfectly by every last man & woman!)
3) Outside Wembley waiting to get in to FM Tribute...impatient crowd pipes up impromtu complete version of Bo Rhap....hilarious!
4)Fooling around laughing in the back of the car with my brother and sister trying to make them laugh while Body Language was on the radio (circa 82)
5)The feeling of sadness mixed with relief when I woke up to hear that Freddie had passed away. (Relief that all the horrible press speculation had ended. The rumourmongering was worse than the reality.)
6)Remembering Bo Rhap on the TV first time around (I was only 5)and thinking what horrible hair, teeth, clothes Freddie wore..I hated that song.....how times have changed!!!!!
7)Live Aid - watched it on a portable black and white TV on holiday in Wexford (I had ensured before going that we would have access to a TV for that day.) I was absolutely Queen nuts at that stage and was so proud of the way they turned that day around...Dynamite! They were MY band...not yours, MINE!
8)My Mum's contradictory stance on Freddie (lets just say very homophobic) and her love of Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
9)Cycling 3 miles down to shops in May 89 to buy The Miracle LP, then cycling back home up the steep 3 miles when I was told the shop had not taken delivery of it yet and then cycling down again an hour later when the shop phoned me to say it had arrived...I think they thought I was mental.
10) Buying the Freddie Mercury Video EP for IR£50 in '92 - a very guilty pleasure...I was sweating like a junkie parting with that much cash for just four video clips but I had never seen the videos before as they had been rarely if ever played on TV at that point.
1. My grampa being diagnosed with cancer, making full recovery, and then getting it again.
2. My trips to South Carolina when we used to go every year with the whole family (those were the BEST vacations I ever had at Myrtle Beach). I'm so upset that we stopped going in 2000.
3. My trip to Jamaica in 2000. (ended our trips to South Carolina..like a grand finale)Especially when my dad and I snuck some of the hotel food (which we weren't allowed to do cos it was an all inclusive) to two little Jamaica boys who were on bikes outside of the fence and were begging us cos they were in desperate need of it.
4. My cruise trip to most of the islands at Hawaii (long story..we had a "terroist threat..and they had to send the police, army, coast guard..and so many people aboard..we missed one of our stops (to the big island), and my favorite part of the trip was seeing a WHOLE room (in our lobby near our cabbin) filled with search dogs. There were seriously about twenty German Shepards. One of the army people even let my bro and I (my mum wanted it done..I was a bit embarrased) get a picture with him and his search dog. This was in April 2003.
5. My trip to Mexico. Especially riding on the bus through Mexico. And also there was a moment where my dad gave me a rock from the beach and told me to never forget this moment, so I will always remember it.
6. Another trip (through a cruise) when I went to Jamaica and when we climbed the waterfall.
7. The tradition of going to the family reunion (I have A LOT of realitives) every year. Those are almost always fun.
8. Actually convincing my parents to get motorcycles...now they each got one and we've been riding for about 4 years now.
9. Getting the pool in our backyard. It was so cool watching it being dug.
10. My family trips down to Maryland at least once a year. I always love trips that require a lot of driving cos getting there is one of the funnest parts of the trip. I also love going down to D.C. So, I'll probably never forget that.
2. My trips to South Carolina when we used to go every year with the whole family (those were the BEST vacations I ever had at Myrtle Beach). I'm so upset that we stopped going in 2000.
3. My trip to Jamaica in 2000. (ended our trips to South Carolina..like a grand finale)Especially when my dad and I snuck some of the hotel food (which we weren't allowed to do cos it was an all inclusive) to two little Jamaica boys who were on bikes outside of the fence and were begging us cos they were in desperate need of it.
4. My cruise trip to most of the islands at Hawaii (long story..we had a "terroist threat..and they had to send the police, army, coast guard..and so many people aboard..we missed one of our stops (to the big island), and my favorite part of the trip was seeing a WHOLE room (in our lobby near our cabbin) filled with search dogs. There were seriously about twenty German Shepards. One of the army people even let my bro and I (my mum wanted it done..I was a bit embarrased) get a picture with him and his search dog. This was in April 2003.
5. My trip to Mexico. Especially riding on the bus through Mexico. And also there was a moment where my dad gave me a rock from the beach and told me to never forget this moment, so I will always remember it.
6. Another trip (through a cruise) when I went to Jamaica and when we climbed the waterfall.
7. The tradition of going to the family reunion (I have A LOT of realitives) every year. Those are almost always fun.
8. Actually convincing my parents to get motorcycles...now they each got one and we've been riding for about 4 years now.
9. Getting the pool in our backyard. It was so cool watching it being dug.
10. My family trips down to Maryland at least once a year. I always love trips that require a lot of driving cos getting there is one of the funnest parts of the trip. I also love going down to D.C. So, I'll probably never forget that.
No particular order but some I remember...
1. Setting up a "trap" for my grandparents cat on rainy days when I was little.
2. The day each of my grandparents died.
3. The day I met Pete.
4. ALL of my marching band experiences. (i won't share them here!)
5. The Christmas I got my Bass.
6. The Christmas I got Queen GVH1 on DVD. Officially starting my Queen obsession.
7. Crying in the movie theatre when I went to see Return of the King. It's so SAD!
8. Running around in my underwear in the rain. Hey I was 2 ok!
9. When I learned to ride a bike.
10. The days we found two of our cats.
1. Setting up a "trap" for my grandparents cat on rainy days when I was little.
2. The day each of my grandparents died.
3. The day I met Pete.
4. ALL of my marching band experiences. (i won't share them here!)
5. The Christmas I got my Bass.
6. The Christmas I got Queen GVH1 on DVD. Officially starting my Queen obsession.
7. Crying in the movie theatre when I went to see Return of the King. It's so SAD!
8. Running around in my underwear in the rain. Hey I was 2 ok!
9. When I learned to ride a bike.
10. The days we found two of our cats.
hey...we've all lived boring fuckin lives!
In no particular order....some of the best/worst in 22 years:
1. Cambridge United winning promotion in 1998/99
2. Being in hospital with torn ligaments
3. Almost losing my virginity when I was 16
4. My first kiss
5. November 24, 1991
6. September 11, 2001
7. Cambridge United relegation of 2004/5
8. My Nephews being born in 1996/1999
9. The only 2 ladies who I've ever fallen for doing me wrong
10. Buying my first Queen cd - Queen 1, in 1994
1. Cambridge United winning promotion in 1998/99
2. Being in hospital with torn ligaments
3. Almost losing my virginity when I was 16
4. My first kiss
5. November 24, 1991
6. September 11, 2001
7. Cambridge United relegation of 2004/5
8. My Nephews being born in 1996/1999
9. The only 2 ladies who I've ever fallen for doing me wrong
10. Buying my first Queen cd - Queen 1, in 1994
One boring life over here my list has only got some performances I suppose.
1. Discovering Freddies death.
2. My first drink of coffee (ew!)
3. when I sprained my right arm
4. When I ACCIDENTALLY broke my cats paw
5. 9/11
6. when I...I forget
7. The first time I heard Killer Queen
8. When I was locked out of the house by my brother
9. When my nephews were born
10. When i first saw the Bohemian Rhapsody music video.
2. My first drink of coffee (ew!)
3. when I sprained my right arm
4. When I ACCIDENTALLY broke my cats paw
5. 9/11
6. when I...I forget
7. The first time I heard Killer Queen
8. When I was locked out of the house by my brother
9. When my nephews were born
10. When i first saw the Bohemian Rhapsody music video.