Boston/Worcester Queen Fans Unite!!

Hello my name is James from south of Boston (work in Boston) and I hope to join you all on Foster Street! Young at 40 years old of 100% Finnish (Finland) background I will be in a black suit jacket, black slacks, white dress shirt (or gray turtleneck sweater underneath if it is chilly).

In a moment of brazen honesty it would be nice to meet a nice female Queen fan to hang with.

I will have an elastic on my wrist to identify me ... and new 10x50 binoculars around my neck to bring the band closer.

I hope to be carrying a number of very nice public domain recordings, including something that may be a total original - a part of a "Old Grey Whistle Test" UK radiocast from 1974 which I have pushed from an old cassette from 1976.

I saw the Queen gig at the Boston Garden in February 1977 with Thin Lizzy. Coming out with "Tie" (everyone was standing on the chairs!) they went straight into "Ogre Battle". The strobe lights during "Stone Cold Crazy". "Lap of the Gods Revisted" was absolutely sensational. The lights and smoke mezmerized me - spurred my eventual career in doing lighting for Boston bands 1980-85.

Thin Lizzy also played a superb warmup set - their sound was a lot more raw than Queen. I walked in while they were playing "Emerald". The smell of pot was already heavy in the air of the Garden. Queen's mix pushed the bottom end a lot harder and was "slicker". I cover Thin Lizzy songs in my studio.

I met Roger and John plus Ratty in 1978 at the top of the Prudential Center.

I saw the Garden gig in 1980. Brian broke a string on the 1st number "Jailhouse Rock". The 1980 gig was not played "so-happy-go-lucky" as the 1977 gig but it was very tight. The last Boston gig for "Hot Space" clearly showed the band under strain with each other.

I am generally into the earlier "heavier" Queen tracks.

I myself do an absolute load of multitrack recordings playing electric guitars, bass, real drums, and keyboards. I cover Queen songs including relative obscurities "Great King Rat" and "Jesus". I need to connect with other Queen fans willing to put down some tracks to improve them. Vocalists are most welcome! Talk to me on Foster Street at 6pm although I may get there earlier.

It would be nice if we could coordinate a New England Queen convention during the Summer. I am ready to play in the cover band!

wow, show is tomorrow
can you believe it???????
i cant wait to meet all my new friends at 6
I DONT THINK WILL SLEEP TONIght
too excited for words!!!!!

I'm coming from RI (Woonsocket)...it will be so awesome!

What time is everybody going to meet at the tailgate party?
I was planning getting there around 5 or 6.

See ya'all there, mothas!

FWIW,
I've checked with locals here in Worcester and they all tell me that they think that the Shopping Mall that you mention next to the DCU has been closed and is being knocked down. They don't believe there are any active food courts, restaurants or stores any more. Not sure where the info is coming from that it may be a viable spot (old web page?) but Heads Up.

My best suggestion for you is to meet at the 99, in the bar section, which is an informal pub/restaurant right next door to the Hampton Inn and therefore only a block and a half away from the DCU. If you meet @ 6 outside the DCU, you won't have much time to walk to the destination and get back again, especially if anyone has to pick up a ticket at the call window (as I do).

Hello again :) I was just informed by my father that there are plenty of tickets left at the venue. I'm hoping I can get a floor seat.


Deacons 1st Choice, thanks for all the info. I'll be the helpless blue haired (or maybe pink/purple, depends on if I get around to dying it tonight) girl wandering around with a Roger Taylor shirt that says "SAVE A SNARE, BANG A DRUMMER".

There are no words that can describe how excited I am right now. I have no idea how im gonna make it through work tonight with out freaking out. Im gonna be running through Sephora screaming "OHMAGA ROGER! OHHH MAAAAAA GAAAAAAAA!"

MEEP! :D

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FreeSpirit328 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm coming from RI (Woonsocket)...it will be so awesome![/QUOTE]

Me too! Small world!

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JMIV wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FreeSpirit328 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm coming from RI (Woonsocket)...it will be so awesome![/QUOTE]

Me too! Small world![/QUOTE]

Cool, too bad I'm going with my Dad, I'd say hello.

Unfortunately, he's not a crowd person

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FreeSpirit328 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JMIV wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FreeSpirit328 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm coming from RI (Woonsocket)...it will be so awesome![/QUOTE]

Me too! Small world![/QUOTE]

Cool, too bad I'm going with my Dad, I'd say hello.

Unfortunately, he's not a crowd person[/QUOTE]

I'm not big into crowds either but a crowd full of Queen fans is my kind of company! Hope you have a blast!

ok so what is the decision going to be on the meetup?
i'm game for whatever time
cant believe its tomorrow
i am going to never be able to sleep tonight

one more thing
does anyone else notice that this is tHE longest thread

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]roxxanne61 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]

cant believe its tomorrow
i am going to never be able to sleep tonight

[/QUOTE]


Roxxanne - You better make sure that boyfriend of yours is up to the task of tommorw night !!! No sitting down while the rest of us Boston "idiots" are up and Rockin' !!! lol

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JMIV wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FreeSpirit328 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]JMIV wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FreeSpirit328 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm coming from RI (Woonsocket)...it will be so awesome![/QUOTE]

Me too! Small world![/QUOTE]

Cool, too bad I'm going with my Dad, I'd say hello.

Unfortunately, he's not a crowd person[/QUOTE]

I'm not big into crowds either but a crowd full of Queen fans is my kind of company! Hope you have a blast![/QUOTE]

Thanks, I will :)

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]roxxanne61 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]one more thing
does anyone else notice that this is tHE longest thread
[/QUOTE]

That's because this show will be the best of the tour! A little over 24 hours away!

HAHAHAHAHAHA
thats funny
lucky for me, he is a Queen fan
though NOWHERE not even close, to as big a fan as me
there is no way in the world i am sitting down for ANYONE!!!!!
not a chance!
have we decided on the final plans for the meet yet?
especially with nothing around there?
CANT WAIT!