QueenZone discussion #1197345

QueenPaulo wrote: i'm 14...

Angeline wrote: I'm 23 year old lawyer (eek, don't say anything) I live in London but I'm originally from Ireland. 

cacatua wrote: And why do they beat up on Queen Archivist so much?

Ducksoup wrote:

QueenPaulo wrote: i'm 14...

That explains a LOT.

QueenPaulo wrote: hey... i'm not so new here but.... my name is Paulo Panucci... i'm 14... i live in Brazil, i'm studying, i play guitar and a litle of piano... my mother influence me to listen Queen... so...!

Zebonka12 wrote:

  cacatua wrote: And why do they beat up on Queen Archivist so much?

      If you ever care to wander through his old threads, you'll soon see that he's conducted himself in the poorest manner possible.  (shrugs)  Truth be told though it's been a while since he's really lost it.  I guess for some people the damage is done.

cacatua wrote:

QueenPaulo wrote: hey... i'm not so new here but.... my name is Paulo Panucci... i'm 14... i live in Brazil, i'm studying, i play guitar and a litle of piano... my mother influence me to listen Queen... so...!

I think you arrived about the same time I did, but you have been very busy posting! I like your avatar. Where did you find it?

Angeline wrote: Cacatua - I LOVE Tom Waits, Swordfishtrombones is one of my favourite albums.  And nice thread by the way.

Marcelo_argentina wrote: Ok....I'm not new at all here..I became a Queenzone member..I think back in 2005 or 2006...I'm 30, and I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a huge... really big Queen fan's country. I think every day new people discovers Queen,,,and surfing the net is impossible not to get till this great site, eventough you can find nice, polite o rude people in the forum (as real life) I think this place gives us all a space to share and discuss...new fans are hungry for info, as we all were back in those days in wich we became fans as well, at the very 90's beginning,  in my case. Before Internet, we have magazines, discs, cassettes, compact disc, books, tv programs, and fan clubs, nowadays, we have all that on the web..it's so easy...but can be boring sometimes. Good music will be always remembered, but divine and amazing music is everyday kept alive! Cheers to Queenzone, Cheers to you, Cheers to Queen!

QueenPaulo wrote:

      cacatua wrote:      

              QueenPaulo wrote:       hey... i'm not so new here but.... my name is Paulo Panucci... i'm 14... i live in Brazil, i'm studying, i play guitar and a litle of piano... my mother influence me to listen Queen... so...!      

I think you arrived about the same time I did, but you have been very busy posting! I like your avatar. Where did you find it?

hey... my avatar i found on google... go in images and put "caricatura brian may" and you'll find it in the 1st page... i'll not upload to u because i'm with a problem here in pc and i can't upload it!

Angeline wrote: I'm 23 year old lawyer (eek, don't say anything) I live in London but I'm originally from Ireland.  I was completely obsessed with Queen from the ages of 11 - 15 but then got into other and what I considered at the time 'cooler' music like the Cure, Nirvana, the Smiths, Velvet Underground, Bowie etc. Strangely at a particularly stressful point just before I qualified this year, around March, I listened to News Of The World at a friend's house (who I discovered also knew a lot about Queen when they knew who 'Farokh' was) and that reignited my interest, so I put all my studio and live albums onto my ipod and finally read Jim Hutton's book (Im so glad I didn't read that when I was 12!) and re-read Phoebe's (which, incidently I would defend his reasons for writing). I came across QZ via google and joined. This was something I thought I'd never do, I mean seriously, an internet forum!  However, some of the discussions were so interesting, and some were so infuriating that I couldn't resist. So, pleased to meet you...

Ducksoup wrote:

  QueenPaulo wrote: i'm 14...

That explains a LOT.

lalaalalaa wrote: I like to visit this site because of all the nice people XP

mike hunt wrote:

  lalaalalaa wrote: I like to visit this site because of all the nice people XP

sarcasm?....you can't be serious.

Angeline wrote: Shame, shame on me but I have actually been to the community live journal.  But i'm not really into slash - I find it a bit odd. I haven't listened to the Cosmos Rocks - not because I'm assuming it'll be rubbish, just because I don't want to - for the same reason I i'm reluctant to see Bob Dylan or the Rolling Stones live, I'm worried i'll hate it and Brain and Rog will be tarnished for me.  Also I think in the context of 'today's' music there's so much better.  When I listen to any given Queen album I always contextualize it a bit, imagine what was going on in the world at the time.

cacatua wrote:

  QueenPaulo wrote:  

              cacatua wrote:              

                              QueenPaulo wrote:               hey... i'm not so new here but.... my name is Paulo Panucci... i'm 14... i live in Brazil, i'm studying, i play guitar and a litle of piano... my mother influence me to listen Queen... so...!              

I think you arrived about the same time I did, but you have been very busy posting! I like your avatar. Where did you find it?

hey... my avatar i found on google... go in images and put "caricatura brian may" and you'll find it in the 1st page... i'll not upload to u because i'm with a problem here in pc and i can't upload it!

OK, I'll try that. Thanks! Hey, keep working on the guitar and piano. If I wasn't so damned old I'd have a go at the guitar, but I've already got too many plates to keep spinning!

cacatua wrote: Are you moldy oldies like me (59) or somewhere in between? Where are you from? I've noticed that

Ducksoup wrote:

  cacatua wrote: Are you moldy oldies like me (59) or somewhere in between? Where are you from? I've noticed that

cacatua wrote:

  Ducksoup wrote:  

      cacatua wrote:   Are you moldy oldies like me (59) or somewhere in between? Where are you from? I've noticed that  

Did you ever visit a Queen / Queen related concert? If so: did you make any photos / audio / video recordings? Sorry, no. Someone once posted a good review of a Queen concert at Hilton Colliseum in Ames, Iowa back in 1980 I think. My back yard. I was chained to a workbench back then. The house could have fallen in and I wouldn't have noticed. Wish I could go back. I was to only one concert there at Hilton and the sound was so bad, echoing and reverberating, that I swore I'd never go there again anyway. We even went once to hear Bob Dylan at the neighboring smaller CY Stevens Auditorium, thinking that would have to be good. Not so! Huge banks of amplifiers that about made your ears bleed. Dylan stood there in front, backlit, with his head sort of down. It could have been anyone and we wouldn't have known the difference. He didn't sing any oldies and we weren't familiar with his new stuff, so we only heard a wall of noise. Total bummer. Swore we would never attend a live concert anywhere again, and have only once, but it was outdoors, and a smaller deal anyway.

cacatua wrote: I just want to thank all of the brave souls who come out from behind their avatars and screen names here. I thought it might help to make for a little more civility if we know a little bit about each other. But I don't suppose it is for everyone.

SaskQueenFan wrote:  I have been a Queen fan since 1980, I live in Moose Jaw, Sask, Canada. I'm 45 and my first Queen exposure was Another One Bites the Dust. The very first Queen album I bought was the Game. I looked for other Queen albums after that, my faves are the mid to late 70's albums.. from Sheer Heart Attack on to Live Killers. I do have some other Queen sites bookmarked--Queenoline, Shane's Queen site(its pretty good). I found this forum a few months ago.. its been pretty good so far.  

catqueen wrote: This is an interesting thread!  I'm from Ireland and am in my mid 20s but have only been listening to Queen for a few years.  When i 'discovered' them I fell in love with them and am trying to build up a collection of all their work.  I haven't been posting here for too long - since sometime last year i think?  I had popped in occasionally over the last few years but hadn't posted before.  I don;t know what started me posting, think I just needed to be able to talk about Queen/music without being thought strange! 

Steven wrote: I'm going to bite too. I'm not new to this site at all (joined back in 2003, I believe).  I'm 20 and live in PA, USA.  I became familiar with Queen the old fashioned way.  In July of 2003, I heard We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions on the radio and about a day later, on the same radio station, Bohemian Rhapsody.  To my surprise, after asking some friends, the three songs were all the same rock band -- up until this point I had never even heard of Queen.  That summer I bought Queen Greatest Hits (Hollywood) and listened to it non-stop -- and then bought Classic Queen.  From that point on I became a collector of their music and memorabelia.  CDs, shirts, posters. books, stickers, hats, LPs, DVDs, ... I never seem to get tired of their music and even have the Queen phoenix tattooed on my back.  I'm pretty damn sure I'm a fan for life.  I wouldn't want it any other way!

cacatua wrote:

  Steven wrote: I'm going to bite too. I'm not new to this site at all (joined back in 2003, I believe).  I'm 20 and live in PA, USA.  I became familiar with Queen the old fashioned way.  In July of 2003, I heard We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions on the radio and about a day later, on the same radio station, Bohemian Rhapsody.  To my surprise, after asking some friends, the three songs were all the same rock band -- up until this point I had never even heard of Queen.  That summer I bought Queen Greatest Hits (Hollywood) and listened to it non-stop -- and then bought Classic Queen.  From that point on I became a collector of their music and memorabelia.  CDs, shirts, posters. books, stickers, hats, LPs, DVDs, ... I never seem to get tired of their music and even have the Queen phoenix tattooed on my back.  I'm pretty damn sure I'm a fan for life.  I wouldn't want it any other way!

Gee, only 20 and already a Deity and tattoed! What is left? ;o) I don't get tired of their music either. Nothing else sounds as good, so why bother?

Yara wrote:

  cacatua wrote:  

      Steven wrote:   I'm going to bite too. I'm not new to this site at all (joined back in 2003, I believe).  I'm 20 and live in PA, USA.  I became familiar with Queen the old fashioned way.  In July of 2003, I heard We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions on the radio and about a day later, on the same radio station, Bohemian Rhapsody.  To my surprise, after asking some friends, the three songs were all the same rock band -- up until this point I had never even heard of Queen.  That summer I bought Queen Greatest Hits (Hollywood) and listened to it non-stop -- and then bought Classic Queen.  From that point on I became a collector of their music and memorabelia.  CDs, shirts, posters. books, stickers, hats, LPs, DVDs, ... I never seem to get tired of their music and even have the Queen phoenix tattooed on my back.  I'm pretty damn sure I'm a fan for life.  I wouldn't want it any other way!  

Gee, only 20 and already a Deity and tattoed! What is left? ;o) I don't get tired of their music either. Nothing else sounds as good, so why bother?

This is a dear, lovely and sweet lad. He's one of Queenzone's gems. Many of the most interesting threads were started by him and he has this wonderful quality of cleverly making his point while accepting disagreement as part of life. To sum up: a kind, thoughtful and civilized lad in this jungle. I never regret taking my time to read what he writes.  A lovely, lovely lad. One of these people who keep me from being an absolutely helpless and desperate nihilist.     

Yara wrote:

  cacatua wrote:  

      Steven wrote:   I'm going to bite too. I'm not new to this site at all (joined back in 2003, I believe).  I'm 20 and live in PA, USA.  I became familiar with Queen the old fashioned way.  In July of 2003, I heard We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions on the radio and about a day later, on the same radio station, Bohemian Rhapsody.  To my surprise, after asking some friends, the three songs were all the same rock band -- up until this point I had never even heard of Queen.  That summer I bought Queen Greatest Hits (Hollywood) and listened to it non-stop -- and then bought Classic Queen.  From that point on I became a collector of their music and memorabelia.  CDs, shirts, posters. books, stickers, hats, LPs, DVDs, ... I never seem to get tired of their music and even have the Queen phoenix tattooed on my back.  I'm pretty damn sure I'm a fan for life.  I wouldn't want it any other way!  

Gee, only 20 and already a Deity and tattoed! What is left? ;o) I don't get tired of their music either. Nothing else sounds as good, so why bother?

This is a dear, lovely and sweet lad. He's one of Queenzone's gems. Many of the most interesting threads were started by him and he has this wonderful quality of cleverly making his point while accepting disagreement as part of life. To sum up: a kind, thoughtful and civilized lad in this jungle. I never regret taking my time to read what he writes.  A lovely, lovely lad. One of these people who keep me from being an absolutely helpless and desperate nihilist.     

Queen On Ice wrote:       I have been a big big fan since 1985, I was just a kid when I first heard them, and fell in love immediately.       The harmonies, the guitar tone (oh that tone) that mysterious yet amazing man with the hair, and later the tache ;).       Mr. Bad Guy was actually the first full (related) album I heard  other than Greatest Flix video and WWRY video (Rock Montreal). Queen II and AKOM were the next albums I heard but SHA was the first one I bought.       I lived and breathed Queen from the age of 9 till about 24 when I heard Jeff Buckley and finally realised there WAS more to life than Queen. Got my Burns BHM in december 01, and LOVE IT TO BITS - I want to get a Mini May and a BMG model too - Guytons etc. just a pipe dream.       I am here because I want to learn more about Queen, and be able to talk about them without the people around me rolling their eyes. To be able to be completely silly about my obsession and not feel bad to say I am a Mayniac more than I am a Mercurian :)       Why now? Well I was not always on the net - till late last year. Just in time for the release of that great album TCR, and I joined here then, but lurked for a long while till just a few weeks ago. Whatever may happen here (and a lot of shit does happen) we are all still fans of Queen and I am sure we all get that same feeling inside when we hear them or see them. Not much else in life compares to that feeling outside of sex and one or two other things LOL.       Rock on Queen!!              

dragon-fly wrote: Ok, my turn. It's not easy to say- I'm from Ukraine. The country pretty notorious, but believe you or not, there are really nice people, talented and clever. The goverment- totally another question. I'm 20. The music is a great joy for me, probably escapism. "The Queen story" started in 2005, though I joined Queenzone less then a year ago. Because, generally it's the only place where I can talk about my favourite band. When I say about Queen, people usually respond: "Oh, come on, he's dead!". What I reckon to be the most stupid argument ever. I think that music is beyond time. It's either good or not, and when it is, it will last. I found out about Queen through "Highlander". The first album was "Greatest Hits III". Can you imagine how I felt after, while listening to original (with Freddie) versions of The Show Must Go On, Somebody To Love and Another One Bites The Dust? What an improvisation! Now I have all studio albums and some other stuff. I also once saw Q+PR in Berlin, while missed them in Ukraine. I left the country and it appeared they are coming!  What a bad joke! But with a happy end:) I'm very meticulous about my writing. I'm quite good with spelling, but not enough with grammar. So excuse me if I do mistakes and don't criticize too much about it. All who participated in the thread- I like your stories a lot. Very interesting!

Steven wrote:

  Yara wrote:  

      cacatua wrote:      

              Steven wrote:       I'm going to bite too. I'm not new to this site at all (joined back in 2003, I believe).  I'm 20 and live in PA, USA.  I became familiar with Queen the old fashioned way.  In July of 2003, I heard We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions on the radio and about a day later, on the same radio station, Bohemian Rhapsody.  To my surprise, after asking some friends, the three songs were all the same rock band -- up until this point I had never even heard of Queen.  That summer I bought Queen Greatest Hits (Hollywood) and listened to it non-stop -- and then bought Classic Queen.  From that point on I became a collector of their music and memorabelia.  CDs, shirts, posters. books, stickers, hats, LPs, DVDs, ... I never seem to get tired of their music and even have the Queen phoenix tattooed on my back.  I'm pretty damn sure I'm a fan for life.  I wouldn't want it any other way!      

Gee, only 20 and already a Deity and tattoed! What is left? ;o) I don't get tired of their music either. Nothing else sounds as good, so why bother?

This is a dear, lovely and sweet lad. He's one of Queenzone's gems. Many of the most interesting threads were started by him and he has this wonderful quality of cleverly making his point while accepting disagreement as part of life. To sum up: a kind, thoughtful and civilized lad in this jungle. I never regret taking my time to read what he writes.  A lovely, lovely lad. One of these people who keep me from being an absolutely helpless and desperate nihilist.     

You're too kind, Yara.  Your posts have always intrigued me and I consider you to be a gem on Queenzone too.  A true diamond in the ruff.  :) @ Cacatua: What is left you ask?  Well, to see the band live of course!  I've yet to accomplish this goal and sometimes I fear my time is up!

dragon-fly wrote: Thank you, Cacatua! Especially for your compliment about my English. I'm so happy to read it! It's very important for me. You are very right about internet. It's a great possibility for people. It's quite comfortable to talk with somebody in USA while staying in Ukraine:). I like that here are so many nationalities, which can freely communicate. We all are connected by one theme, and geography doesn't matter. No politics- just Queen! I also hope that May and Taylor will think up something decent. We'll see...

cacatua wrote:

Queen On Ice wrote:       I have been a big big fan since 1985, I was just a kid when I first heard them, and fell in love immediately.       The harmonies, the guitar tone (oh that tone) that mysterious yet amazing man with the hair, and later the tache ;).       Mr. Bad Guy was actually the first full (related) album I heard  other than Greatest Flix video and WWRY video (Rock Montreal). Queen II and AKOM were the next albums I heard but SHA was the first one I bought.       I lived and breathed Queen from the age of 9 till about 24 when I heard Jeff Buckley and finally realised there WAS more to life than Queen. Got my Burns BHM in december 01, and LOVE IT TO BITS - I want to get a Mini May and a BMG model too - Guytons etc. just a pipe dream.       I am here because I want to learn more about Queen, and be able to talk about them without the people around me rolling their eyes. To be able to be completely silly about my obsession and not feel bad to say I am a Mayniac more than I am a Mercurian :)       Why now? Well I was not always on the net - till late last year. Just in time for the release of that great album TCR, and I joined here then, but lurked for a long while till just a few weeks ago. Whatever may happen here (and a lot of shit does happen) we are all still fans of Queen and I am sure we all get that same feeling inside when we hear them or see them. Not much else in life compares to that feeling outside of sex and one or two other things LOL.       Rock on Queen!!              

How wonderful to get up this morning to find more posts here! I am green with envy about your guitars and guitar dreams! I have drooled at the thought of acquiring one of Brian's Red Specials, but I'm afraid there is no justifiying it at my age. I'd have to learn to play one, and then what would I do with with it? Not likely I'd be looking to join a band, so all rather pointless, however appealing it might be. Total fantasy. Better to collect and listen to the Queen material out there for me. I just love the cool things Brian did with it like that guitar jazz band he created for Good Company. But hey, more power to those of you who can go for it! Queen has rescued me from being an information junkie who had to have a radio or TV blabbering away in the background all the time to something far more pleasant and inspiring. I also am in apparently the minority of those who like TCR. I think it is fun to listen to. I love the catchy song Call Me, and Cosmos Rockin', Still Burnin', Some Things That Glitter - well I like most of it. I'd like to have heard Brian singing Small. I think that some of the lyrics are quite good, in spite of the criticism I've heard, but I suppose it depends on whether or not you share Brian's POV about war and all creatures great and small, and so on, which I hear interwoven in them.(Not that this doesn't also represent Roger's and Paul's POV's, but I don't know what their's are. I suppose the fact that the lyrics include these things represents Roger's and Paul's consent as well?) And some of the lyrics are just fun. Go Bri and Roger and whoever you might team up with!

Queen On Ice wrote:

  cacatua wrote:  

  Queen On Ice wrote:                               I have been a big big fan since 1985, I was just a kid when I first heard them, and fell in love immediately.                               The harmonies, the guitar tone (oh that tone) that mysterious yet amazing man with the hair, and later the tache ;).                               Mr. Bad Guy was actually the first full (related) album I heard  other than Greatest Flix video and WWRY video (Rock Montreal). Queen II and AKOM were the next albums I heard but SHA was the first one I bought.                               I lived and breathed Queen from the age of 9 till about 24 when I heard Jeff Buckley and finally realised there WAS more to life than Queen. Got my Burns BHM in december 01, and LOVE IT TO BITS - I want to get a Mini May and a BMG model too - Guytons etc. just a pipe dream.                               I am here because I want to learn more about Queen, and be able to talk about them without the people around me rolling their eyes. To be able to be completely silly about my obsession and not feel bad to say I am a Mayniac more than I am a Mercurian :)                               Why now? Well I was not always on the net - till late last year. Just in time for the release of that great album TCR, and I joined here then, but lurked for a long while till just a few weeks ago. Whatever may happen here (and a lot of shit does happen) we are all still fans of Queen and I am sure we all get that same feeling inside when we hear them or see them. Not much else in life compares to that feeling outside of sex and one or two other things LOL.                               Rock on Queen!!                                                              

How wonderful to get up this morning to find more posts here! I am green with envy about your guitars and guitar dreams! I have drooled at the thought of acquiring one of Brian's Red Specials, but I'm afraid there is no justifiying it at my age. I'd have to learn to play one, and then what would I do with with it? Not likely I'd be looking to join a band, so all rather pointless, however appealing it might be. Total fantasy. Better to collect and listen to the Queen material out there for me. I just love the cool things Brian did with it like that guitar jazz band he created for Good Company. But hey, more power to those of you who can go for it! Queen has rescued me from being an information junkie who had to have a radio or TV blabbering away in the background all the time to something far more pleasant and inspiring. I also am in apparently the minority of those who like TCR. I think it is fun to listen to. I love the catchy song Call Me, and Cosmos Rockin', Still Burnin', Some Things That Glitter - well I like most of it. I'd like to have heard Brian singing Small. I think that some of the lyrics are quite good, in spite of the criticism I've heard, but I suppose it depends on whether or not you share Brian's POV about war and all creatures great and small, and so on, which I hear interwoven in them.(Not that this doesn't also represent Roger's and Paul's POV's, but I don't know what their's are. I suppose the fact that the lyrics include these things represents Roger's and Paul's consent as well?) And some of the lyrics are just fun. Go Bri and Roger and whoever you might team up with!

  I am glad you appreciate my post :)   Regarding the Guitar, there is no reason NOT to buy one if you want to play guitar, that is the whole reason they are on sale LOL. They do not sound EXACTLY like Brian's one unless you WANT them to, but they do have a tone of their own outside of other commercial guitars, as well as a superb versatility you will rarely find in others to.       Regarding Small, I appreciate what you are saying (it is mt fave on TCR along with Call me) but you seem to sound as though you think Brian wrote it? I just want to clarify it was actually Roger who wrote Small, and IMHO is just about the best song he ever wrote. I like Paul singing it more than I would Roger (in the context of the album) but Brian's vocals would have suited it too.   Cheers :)    

LoosingMyBeat wrote: Hi all queenzoners... My name is Emma and I'm from Sweden and 26 yrs old (yes, a baby among Queen-lovers) I work as a mechanic in a big underground iron ore mine. (The only girl among plenty of middle-age men :/) I've been listening to Queen since the early to mid 90's, cant really remember when I started considering myself a fan cause my mother was/is a huge Queen-fan and actually travelled to Britain on two occasions in the 80's to see them, she also was at two of the concerts in Sweden. I grew up with Queen in a way :D Getting a little older i realized what the fuzz was all about and I've been hooked ever since. I became a member  on Queenzone looking for somebody to share experiences and discuss Queen with, and dig deeper into Queen music, hoping to find people who actually was around for their glory days, something i sadly missed. I do remember alot from the late 80's but was way to young to really understand. Something I wont forget is Freddie's death, my mum was crushed to say the least! Thankyou all for a great fansite :D

Voice of Reason 2009 wrote: Hiya. I first got onto the Queen discussion boards in 1999.  It was the one on the fan club website. It was in the run up to the release of Hits 3 and I thought some of the negative reactions to it were so over the top they were funny.  That's where I came up with my name. Now, 10 years on, I'm ranting like a lunatic here as much as anyone about the release of Absolute Greatest!  Is that progress?  Let's see how we are in 10 years time with the release of Ultimate Greatest. The fan club board fell victim to the millenium bug, the only victim in the world that I know of.  We went over to QueenRocker and when that crashed came here. And there you have it!

cacatua wrote: Hi Emma. :o) I like your screen name, LosingMyBeat - one of my favorite bits of lyric. It sounds as though you must have just absorbed Queen by way of osmosis. How wonderful! I'm so impressed that you are a mechanic. My father was a mechanic-watchmaker-machinist and I think there must be something genetic about it, or perhaps another case of osmosis, as although I do not work in that field I am mechanically inclined whenever I need to be. Thanks for dropping by!

Queen On Ice wrote:   Would just like to point out to LoosingMyBeat that the misspelling of 'Losing' is definitely not confined to Swedes.   In the year or so that I have been visiting forums, I have seen that particular word spelt wrong  almost more than any other, and it seems to be mostly Americans that do it.   Along with 'definintely' - which becomes 'definately' and the one that DOES wind me up - 'could of', 'would of' and 'should of' - which my not be a spelling error as such, but is very annoying LOL.   For all those that do that, it's 'would HAVE', 'could HAVE' and 'should HAVE'.   Ok rant over, sorry everyone :)  

Queen On Ice wrote:   Would just like to point out to LoosingMyBeat that the misspelling of 'Losing' is definitely not confined to Swedes.   In the year or so that I have been visiting forums, I have seen that particular word spelt wrong  almost more than any other, and it seems to be mostly Americans that do it.   Along with 'definintely' - which becomes 'definately' and the one that DOES wind me up - 'could of', 'would of' and 'should of' - which my not be a spelling error as such, but is very annoying LOL.   For all those that do that, it's 'would HAVE', 'could HAVE' and 'should HAVE'.   Ok rant over, sorry everyone :)  

Queen On Ice wrote:   I want to clarify that I have no problem with people making mistakes - especially when English is not their first language. I am from London, and as such have worked with people from all over the world, and I have had mostly foreign girlfriends too. I am more than used to helping non-native speakers with their English.       It is just annoying when native speakers make these mistakes - English, American, Australian, Canadian etc.       It is ALL over every forum I visit and seeing the same mistakes over and over just gets a LITTLE bit annoying over time. I am not getting 'upset' or 'worked up' by anything - just pointing it out.       If I was THAT bothered I would have made a whole thread about it would I not?   And before anyone else butts in to say it, YES I am aware of learning difficulties and dislexia etc. I reiterate that I was merely making a harmless point, not getting wokred up.  

Queen On Ice wrote:   I want to clarify that I have no problem with people making mistakes - especially when English is not their first language. I am from London, and as such have worked with people from all over the world, and I have had mostly foreign girlfriends too. I am more than used to helping non-native speakers with their English.       It is just annoying when native speakers make these mistakes - English, American, Australian, Canadian etc.       It is ALL over every forum I visit and seeing the same mistakes over and over just gets a LITTLE bit annoying over time. I am not getting 'upset' or 'worked up' by anything - just pointing it out.       If I was THAT bothered I would have made a whole thread about it would I not?   And before anyone else butts in to say it, YES I am aware of learning difficulties and dislexia etc. I reiterate that I was merely making a harmless point, not getting wokred up.  

danwhite89 wrote: Alright, I'm Dan, 20 years old, from the UK. I'm from Wales originally, although I have lived most my life in Carlisle, and currently studying at Huddersfield. Always liked the Queen hits, although I didn't really get into music until...I'd say 2005. I had a list of about 30 songs I would constantly play, and there must have been about 5 Queen songs within it. My dad bought me the Greatest Hits boxset. From there, my collection expanded slowly. I got A Night at the Opera first, although admittedly I wasn't hot at all on the sound, especially as I was occupied with other bands (Oasis being a big one). But eventually I warmed to Queen, and I acquired all of their albums, including their live stuff. I have since purchased hard copies of all their released material, and in addition I have collected several bootlegs, unreleased stuff, things like that. Weirdly enough, I've never gone into their solo stuff. I have no idea why, I just don't think it would be great. I mean I like Roger as a song writer but I feel that if I listened to his stuff, it wouldn't have that Queen sound that has made them my favourite band. As for Queen + Paul Rodgers, they were great in concert. But the album The Cosmos Rocks was very average. I have only played it once or twice. Whilst I like songs like Say It's Not True, I think the album sounds a bit too much like Talking Heads. Now I like Talking Heads, but I didn't buy TCR to listen to that sound. I come here cos I like talking to others about my interests. I mean, I like football so I'm on a football forum, same with pro wrestling (no judging, please!). I love the information I get here, and I also love the sarcasm from some of us here. Users like Zebonka (or whatever his username is) and Microwave make me laugh a lot.

Angeline wrote: Dan if you're new and you like Zebonka12 and Microwave, you should search for Fatty's secret diaries of Freddie Mercury thread - I had to join after that, it's hilarious.