Hey guys,
Just when I thought that I had posted my last thread on Brian May's out of control ego I find this wonderful article: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article1364717.ece.
I find it funny to find that The Sunday Times basically agrees with many of the things I have been saying all along! Although it is a little bit harsh, but Brian May should feel ashamed of the way that he goes on whining and crying about ridiculous little things. I will also make a bet that this particular article will not make it onto Brian May's website.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Freddie's #1 Fan Forever wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
I will also make a bet that this particular article will not make it onto Brian May's website.[/QUOTE]
http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
It already has, I'm afraid.
I will also make a bet that this particular article will not make it onto Brian May's website.[/QUOTE]
http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
It already has, I'm afraid.
I think the topicstarter may have a thing for Brian
;p
;p
yeah I osted this on the other thread, but a lot of us say thats its cruel for the papers to do this because we cansee where Brian is coming from. He had to go through so many years of bad comments in the paper's about him and Queen. It could get irritating.
Coming soon :
BRIAN MAY DEFECATES ON FREDDIE'S ASHES
BRIAN MAY DEFECATES ON FREDDIE'S ASHES
I think it's funny that The Times would even bother to comment.
Although I'm sure they expected another rant out of it...
and so it goes, eh?
Although I'm sure they expected another rant out of it...
and so it goes, eh?
I hope its one of those Donald and Rosie wars...all over Larry King and all...:)
http://queenzone.com/queenzone/forumnew/forum_topic_view.aspx?Q=958722
There's a link to a thread I started a couple weeks ago, with some valid opinions posted. I stand by what I said to begin with. Brian May's long-winded rants makes him look like a senile, bitter old man.
There's a link to a thread I started a couple weeks ago, with some valid opinions posted. I stand by what I said to begin with. Brian May's long-winded rants makes him look like a senile, bitter old man.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mrjordy wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://queenzone.com/queenzone/forumnew/forum_topic_view.aspx?Q=958722
There's a link to a thread I started a couple weeks ago, with some valid opinions posted. I stand by what I said to begin with. Brian May's long-winded rants makes him look like a senile, bitter old man.[/QUOTE]
Ditto... and I'm one of those who constantly defended him. Nowdays it's hard to make the slightest negative comment about anything related to Brian May otherwise all hell breaks lose.
There's a link to a thread I started a couple weeks ago, with some valid opinions posted. I stand by what I said to begin with. Brian May's long-winded rants makes him look like a senile, bitter old man.[/QUOTE]
Ditto... and I'm one of those who constantly defended him. Nowdays it's hard to make the slightest negative comment about anything related to Brian May otherwise all hell breaks lose.
It's more like a report of Brian's eActivities during the past few months than criticism. Anyway, Brian should just fucking finish his Ph. D and buy a "real" PC with Windows if he's so mad about his computer. Mac...what the fuck? That's for special purposes only...I don't think he does anything of that type(e.g. graphics design) although it's good for music mixing('Sosumi')...but does he do it himself?
Stingrays, lmao. Please kill some more of them. I'd like to have some "Kangaroo and Stingray" salad the next time I visit Australia.
Stingrays, lmao. Please kill some more of them. I'd like to have some "Kangaroo and Stingray" salad the next time I visit Australia.
Seems the article confirms nothing but an opinion of the gossip columnist.
The paraphrased parts from Brian May's blog were taken out of context with an eye to disparage Brian May.
From a gossip columnist which is basically a talentless hack in the world of journalism.
That someone would think this qualifies as confirmation is sad.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Readers'responses to the article: [/QUOTENAME]
Sounds hilarious, but you might have included a link to May's blog in the body of the text.
Readers will come back you know.
Eursoc, Paris, France
What a waste of time..... (this article)
Jürgen, Dinklage, Germany
Hi, yes, have something to say.....
why don't you go read MR. DR. Brian's Soapbox now?!
I see you didn't give his link in YOU"RE "ramblings" either.......it's Brianmay.com
please have some RESPECT!! He's not only a genius, a true legend, but the SWEETEST guy in rock!! He can say whatever he pleases... his soapbox, his site, his views and opinions! ~ and VERRY good views n opinions I might ADD !
Kelly, Houston, TX. USA
Whether you agree with his position on a given subject or not, Mr. May is voicing his concerns and opinions for those who care to listen objectively. If you don't care to consider his opinions, quit wasting your time and upsetting yourself by visiting his site. Personally, I like Mr. May's web site. Mr. Elliott's article seems to be motivated more by a personal dislike for Mr. May and anything associated with him than for any substantive cause but I give him the same consideration I give Mr. May. It is his opinion. The pity is that Mr. May's comments concern animal rights, astronomy and the frustrations of everyday life as he knows it while Mr. Elliott's comments attempt only to belittle and deride. There's far too much negativity in the world already. Debate the issues if you disagree. Don't assassinate the character of the messenger.
Gregg Thomas, Flower Mound, Texas, USA
Brian May updates his blog up to half a dozen times a day? Really? Nothing like letting the facts get in the way of a story eh?
Ed Carter, Wellingborough, England
If being the social correspondent to The Sunday Times means spending all week copying and pasting selected entries from other people websites, then please keep me in mind when the job shortly becomes available.
Despite Dr May requesting that readers of his website to not plagiarise it, especially without providing the address of his site, I feel your correspondent to be overly selective. Reading the site you can see that there is more than "swipes at bogus fans who want autographs only to sell on eBay."
You fail to mention the help and support he gave to a young girl dying of cancer who's website is still linked to his site.
You also fail to mention the work he does for charities, such as the Mercury Phoenix trust, or The British Bone Marrow Donors assoc.
Many people have strong feelings about animal cruelty, yet your correspondent seems to vilify May as if he were sending bombs through the post to vivisectionists.
Not the sort of reporting expected of the times, more the Sunday Sport
A Hughes, Fareham, United Kingdom
He needs to spend his time using 75 million constructively not vegging in front of a computer, the bane of modern minds with nothing interesting to say.
m. durgut, waddell, arizona usa
With reference to Brian May and his blog i wish to stick up for the man having just been in the audience at the Astrofest this weekend. Obviously John Elliott was not at this event otherwise he would have appreciated Biran may's knowledge and expertise in the subject of astronomy, not to mention his humbled demeanour in the presence of the great Sir Partick Moore. If Mr. Elliott had been present he would have learnt, without visiting Brian May's website that Brian is continuing his PhD, which was curtailed by his involvement in a certain band. It would indeed be interesting to know if Mr. Elliot
The paraphrased parts from Brian May's blog were taken out of context with an eye to disparage Brian May.
From a gossip columnist which is basically a talentless hack in the world of journalism.
That someone would think this qualifies as confirmation is sad.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Readers'responses to the article: [/QUOTENAME]
Sounds hilarious, but you might have included a link to May's blog in the body of the text.
Readers will come back you know.
Eursoc, Paris, France
What a waste of time..... (this article)
Jürgen, Dinklage, Germany
Hi, yes, have something to say.....
why don't you go read MR. DR. Brian's Soapbox now?!
I see you didn't give his link in YOU"RE "ramblings" either.......it's Brianmay.com
please have some RESPECT!! He's not only a genius, a true legend, but the SWEETEST guy in rock!! He can say whatever he pleases... his soapbox, his site, his views and opinions! ~ and VERRY good views n opinions I might ADD !
Kelly, Houston, TX. USA
Whether you agree with his position on a given subject or not, Mr. May is voicing his concerns and opinions for those who care to listen objectively. If you don't care to consider his opinions, quit wasting your time and upsetting yourself by visiting his site. Personally, I like Mr. May's web site. Mr. Elliott's article seems to be motivated more by a personal dislike for Mr. May and anything associated with him than for any substantive cause but I give him the same consideration I give Mr. May. It is his opinion. The pity is that Mr. May's comments concern animal rights, astronomy and the frustrations of everyday life as he knows it while Mr. Elliott's comments attempt only to belittle and deride. There's far too much negativity in the world already. Debate the issues if you disagree. Don't assassinate the character of the messenger.
Gregg Thomas, Flower Mound, Texas, USA
Brian May updates his blog up to half a dozen times a day? Really? Nothing like letting the facts get in the way of a story eh?
Ed Carter, Wellingborough, England
If being the social correspondent to The Sunday Times means spending all week copying and pasting selected entries from other people websites, then please keep me in mind when the job shortly becomes available.
Despite Dr May requesting that readers of his website to not plagiarise it, especially without providing the address of his site, I feel your correspondent to be overly selective. Reading the site you can see that there is more than "swipes at bogus fans who want autographs only to sell on eBay."
You fail to mention the help and support he gave to a young girl dying of cancer who's website is still linked to his site.
You also fail to mention the work he does for charities, such as the Mercury Phoenix trust, or The British Bone Marrow Donors assoc.
Many people have strong feelings about animal cruelty, yet your correspondent seems to vilify May as if he were sending bombs through the post to vivisectionists.
Not the sort of reporting expected of the times, more the Sunday Sport
A Hughes, Fareham, United Kingdom
He needs to spend his time using 75 million constructively not vegging in front of a computer, the bane of modern minds with nothing interesting to say.
m. durgut, waddell, arizona usa
With reference to Brian May and his blog i wish to stick up for the man having just been in the audience at the Astrofest this weekend. Obviously John Elliott was not at this event otherwise he would have appreciated Biran may's knowledge and expertise in the subject of astronomy, not to mention his humbled demeanour in the presence of the great Sir Partick Moore. If Mr. Elliott had been present he would have learnt, without visiting Brian May's website that Brian is continuing his PhD, which was curtailed by his involvement in a certain band. It would indeed be interesting to know if Mr. Elliot
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mrjordy wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://queenzone.com/queenzone/forumnew/forum_topic_view.aspx?Q=958722
There's a link to a thread I started a couple weeks ago, with some valid opinions posted. I stand by what I said to begin with. Brian May's long-winded rants makes him look like a senile, bitter old man.[/QUOTE]
Ditto... and I'm one of those who constantly defended him. Nowdays it's hard to make the slightest negative comment about anything related to Brian May otherwise all hell breaks lose.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I sent him a letter saying some really good stuff about him and Queen and then ended it by saying I was going to the Scissor Sisters concert the next week and I think I said something else about the Scissor Sisters and he replied "screaming" at me for it...
There's a link to a thread I started a couple weeks ago, with some valid opinions posted. I stand by what I said to begin with. Brian May's long-winded rants makes him look like a senile, bitter old man.[/QUOTE]
Ditto... and I'm one of those who constantly defended him. Nowdays it's hard to make the slightest negative comment about anything related to Brian May otherwise all hell breaks lose.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I sent him a letter saying some really good stuff about him and Queen and then ended it by saying I was going to the Scissor Sisters concert the next week and I think I said something else about the Scissor Sisters and he replied "screaming" at me for it...
"Stravinsky the composer I worship. Stravinsky the thinker I despise"
- Dmitriy Shostakovich, composer and genius
- Dmitriy Shostakovich, composer and genius
Brian May's egomania confirmed by Sunday Times!
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Confirmed? Since when was The Sunday Times a doctor?
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Confirmed? Since when was The Sunday Times a doctor?
The article doesn't really make any kind of point does it? The journolist might as well have just written "Go to www.brianmay.com and read the soapbox and see what you think"
In many ways, this forum has had more enlivened debate in between the sarcasm and angst.
If the journo had made the effort to read sites like this (and queenonline forum etc) he could have included the fan reaction which probably would have made a much more interesting article.
In many ways, this forum has had more enlivened debate in between the sarcasm and angst.
If the journo had made the effort to read sites like this (and queenonline forum etc) he could have included the fan reaction which probably would have made a much more interesting article.