Looking at it from the opposite side - will the Pope's visit of the UK be cancelled if John Deacon dies the day before? I somehow doubt that.
Or is it that some people are more important than others?
Pope was father to millions of people. Well, Queen is a mother for millions of fans.
Hmmmm, pope spiritual leader, John Deacon, bassist in a rock band. I wonder which one is going to have more of an effect on the world.... Oh dear God...
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Richard Orchard
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Mr. Scully wrote:
Or is it that some people are more important than others?
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Yes, some people are more important than others. If someone in the UK of equal importance had died around the time of the concert / funeral on the day of a concert, there would have been no way they would have played.
I though the Vatican had offered to pay the costs associated with cancelling the concert? Can anyone confirm this?
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Richard Orchard
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+ they didn't even change the setlist!!!!! What is it going to take!!!!!!!!
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Lord Blackadder
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Oh and also you guys are right about Freddie. In the Popes eyes he was a sinner. And sophistication? Please. You don't lose or gain sophistication from stuff like that.
And about Brian's dad. How on earth can someone, as spiritual as the Pope may have been, be compared to losing your actual father? The Pope was a man to me. I didn't dislike him in any way, but I am not religious. Losing my father will be really, really hard when it happens. When I heard the Pope died I thought 'oh. Thats a shame' (not sarcastically) but then that was it. I didn't want him to die but it was gonna happen. He has been ill for years and all this year he has been getting worse and worse.
You know, R.I.P JPII. But life goes on.
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*goodco*
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Not trying to be 'smart-a**ish', but did Queen have a concert planned in Vatican City? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it a separate country from Italy?
They held the men's and women's Final Fours in basketball here in the States, as well as Opening Day(s) for baseball, concerts, cookouts, weddings, etc etc, and no one said the organizers were going to hell.
Would the Vatican really reimburse natives and foreigners (hell, I guess all would be foreigners) for their hotel, airfare, tickets, and lost vacation days?
Kah-rist, there were concerts that still took place over here on 9/11 and the days following. The bands and the fans were literally stuck where they were at. The bands kept to their contract and performed, many rescheduling another concert later on for those unable to attend during those dark days.
I'll bet the same press hacks would have tarred and feathered Brian and Roger if they had cancelled the gigs.
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The Stealer
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So true..damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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LittQueenie
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Here we go again.....life does go on, OK? Can we just agree to disagree....people can only give their opinions on this situation. And I don't intend to give my opinion anymore, because people on this board have a tendency to jump on people with differing opinions - the consensus I see on this board is that Queen should have played in Rome - good for them. Far be it from me to disagree.
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YourValentine
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Richard, the vatican did not offer any refunds, that was just Mike's sarcastic comment:)
Actually, I don't think "the vatican" was bothered in any way, it was a city officer who was bothered and made all the noise. As yet, I have not heard that anyone from the church complained.
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carboengine
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"Don't ever apologize for making a widow laugh." That is a quote from an American comedienne, Joan Rivers, being interviewed quite awhile after her husband committed suicide. She said that everyone around her for a long time when in her presence changed as though laughing and smiling and being happy was somehow being disrespectful to her and her late husband. She said it was a relief to be able to laugh and to enjoy herself, and not to worry, there were enough moments in days/weeks/months ahead for her to feel sad.
The Show Must Go On - what a powerful song!
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omega
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The Pope Is Dead long live Queen
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k-m
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They should have postponed the gig and inform the fans about it just after the Pope's death and there wouldn't be a problem.
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The Real Wizard
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7Innuendo7 wrote:
This might be a situation where Freddie's remark "people come to a Queen show to forget their problems for a little while" came true in a very real way.
Yeah, that's a great thought!
English Bowman wrote:
The Pope condemned homosexuallity, which wouldn't do Freddie any favours getting into heaven in the Catholic view. He also condemned any form of contraception including condoms, which has helped the spread of AIDS. Did he show respect to Freddie or was he saying in so many words "Freddie got what he deserved for being gay?"
Sure the Pope did a lot of good, but he also spread a lot of evil and intolerance, the above is just a couple of examples. He fought Brian and Roger's message about safe sex, so why should they cancel a show to show him respect, wouldn't that be hypocritical?
Also a great thought, but I don't think Bri/Rog were thinking in those terms. But again, who knows...?
But I do have to agree with the Diana analogy as well... but I guess we'll never know what Bri/Rog would have decided in that situation, will we?
But personally, I think they did the exact right thing in this case. Minute of slience, and rock. As it's been said, not everyone in Italy is Catholic. And thank goodness... there is still hope!
k-m wrote:
They should have postponed the gig and inform the fans about it just after the Pope's death and there wouldn't be a problem.
Including the ones who travelled hundreds of miles? Get real...
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Óli Gneisti Sóleyjarson
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k-m wrote:
They should have postponed the gig and inform the fans about it just after the Pope's death and there wouldn't be a problem.
Simple? How about people who were travelling to Rome for the gig? Why should those people get screwed? If you are upset that the pope died then don't go to the concert. If you're upset that other people are having fun because you are in mourning than that's your problem.
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mateuspaes
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The show should have been postponed. Don't these guy ever learn? Didn't they know that the press would fuck'em if they played this gig? I thought they had learned it back in 84 when they played Cape Town. Fuck man, same crap all over again.
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The Real Wizard
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Óli Gneisti Sóleyjarson wrote:
Simple? How about people who were travelling to Rome for the gig? Why should those people get screwed? If you are upset that the pope died then don't go to the concert. If you're upset that other people are having fun because you are in mourning than that's your problem.
