Ever Met Freddie?

Supersonic_Man89 17.06.2012 13:01	Just curious regarding people's experiences of meeting Freddie. Haven't really heard a lot about what he was like with his fans face to face.
Gregsynth 17.06.2012 13:06	People I've talked to on Youtube have said he was great with fans! There's this guy named "Dancing Dave" or something (I think he's on Queenzone), that met the band after the Leeds show. He said Freddie was very cool!
master marathon runner 17.06.2012 13:59	I once done some re-pointing for Brian on his chimney- twat ripped me off.
Vocal harmony 17.06.2012 18:16	master marathon runner wrote: I once done some re-pointing for Brian on his chimney- twat ripped me off. Care to elaborate?
john bodega 17.06.2012 23:06	He was a bit of a white supremacist, and he never passed up an opportunity to remind you about it. But otherwise he was a splendid chap. Always had the latest cricket scores - he'd make them up, usually, but at least it was something.
matt z 18.06.2012 05:51	Zebonka12 wrote: He was a bit of a white supremacist, and he never passed up an opportunity to remind you about it. But otherwise he was a splendid chap. Always had the latest cricket scores - he'd make them up, usually, but at least it was something. Wow. I find this a great topic!.... Dunno if Zebonka is talking trash or not (most likely is...but attitudes are hardly suprising in people 'set-aside' bearing no regular social activity) Soooo, if zebonka is honest: did he ever say 'I hate n***ers, but that Paul Prenter...he sure knows how to straighten up the ball hair!!" Anyways. Being that this ought to be an informative topic; I decline further trollism. I HAVE NEVER BEEN 'FORTUNATE ENOUGH' TO HAVE MET FREDDIE MERCURY IN MY LIFETIME.
Flash Jazz 18.06.2012 06:46	One of his best friends was black
philip storey 18.06.2012 06:53	I spoke to Freddie in the lounge area at the haycock hotel where he was staying and i was working.He was admiring some paintings.The band had been filming the breaktrhu video up at the nene nene valley railway.I also had a chat with Roger about fun in space and my hot space tee shirt which i had on underneath my work shirt.Both were very nice guys.
people on streets 18.06.2012 07:47	Nice one Philip! Did you get the tee shirt signed? You should've!
LordOfAllDarkness 18.06.2012 08:23	A friend of mine met Freddie at Heaven Club in London, he told him that he was a Queen fan, Freddie just said thanks and quickly got back to his friends, he was extremely shy.
john bodega 18.06.2012 10:08	"One of his best friends was black" An OBVIOUS cover! "but attitudes are hardly suprising in people 'set-aside' bearing no regular social activity" Huh??
matt z 18.06.2012 11:27	Zebonka12 wrote: "One of his best friends was black" An OBVIOUS cover! "but attitudes are hardly suprising in people 'set-aside' bearing no regular social activity" Huh?? Yeah, astounded at my own poor phrasing. I meant: nothing would surprise me about a "celebrity's" private life/opinion. Some people enjoy the fame and relish it, others hate it. Some have strange perspectives, biases. I was just wondering if what you said had any validity or if it was just an attempt at humor.
brENsKi 18.06.2012 11:55	i met Freddie at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. he said that he wasn't ever really ill, and that he faked it all just to get away from Brian. He said brian got on his nerves and wasn't really a very good guitarist either in his opinion.
ParisNair 18.06.2012 14:00	brENsKi wrote: i met Freddie at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. he said that he wasn't ever really ill, and that he faked it all just to get away from Brian. He said brian got on his nerves and wasn't really a very good guitarist either in his opinion. Yeah? Did he offer an opinion on how those guest performers were killing queen songs?
people on streets 18.06.2012 15:01	brENsKi wrote: i met Freddie at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. he said that he wasn't ever really ill, and that he faked it all just to get away from Brian. He said brian got on his nerves and wasn't really a very good guitarist either in his opinion. Not funny. not even close to funny. Like most of your posts.
brENsKi 18.06.2012 17:10	people on streets wrote: brENsKi wrote: i met Freddie at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. he said that he wasn't ever really ill, and that he faked it all just to get away from Brian. He said brian got on his nerves and wasn't really a very good guitarist either in his opinion. Not funny. not even close to funny. Like most of your posts. chill the fuck out ps - like "your" posts are anything to write home about?
brENsKi 18.06.2012 17:13	ParisNair wrote: brENsKi wrote: i met Freddie at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. he said that he wasn't ever really ill, and that he faked it all just to get away from Brian. He said brian got on his nerves and wasn't really a very good guitarist either in his opinion. Yeah? Did he offer an opinion on how those guest performers were killing queen songs? he respected most of them, felt bowie's "lord's prayer" was a little unnecessary, annie lennox over-egged the cake a little but he thought axl was a cock...which wasn't far wrong as things turned out
MEDUSA-RULES 18.06.2012 20:09	brENsKi wrote: ParisNair wrote: brENsKi wrote: i met Freddie at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. he said that he wasn't ever really ill, and that he faked it all just to get away from Brian. He said brian got on his nerves and wasn't really a very good guitarist either in his opinion. Yeah? Did he offer an opinion on how those guest performers were killing queen songs? he respected most of them, felt bowie's "lord's prayer" was a little unnecessary, annie lennox over-egged the cake a little but he thought axl was a cock...which wasn't far wrong as things turned out another scum of the earth. hope you enjoy your entertainment scum!
Gregsynth 18.06.2012 22:53	Oh, come on. Brenski's posts are humorous. No need for the "scum of the earth" comments!
john bodega 19.06.2012 02:12	"I was just wondering if what you said had any validity or if it was just an attempt at humor." The old (bullshit) story about Elvis was that 'niggers are only good for buying my records and shining my shoes', which was of course nonsense. I saw someone jokingly attribute that same quote to Freddie once, and it's stuck.
GT 19.06.2012 02:34	I met Freddie on two occasions at video shoots. He seemed quite comfortable in front of many people, all dressed up playing a part on stage. Off stage he was very shy and usually surrounded by bodyguards and friends. If I was part of the London gay scene in the '80's I would of met him at some club or other many times - unfortunately I lived many miles away.
Senna 19.06.2012 08:53	I think Freddie wore gloves when shaking hands with someone or maybe I'm thinking of Louis Pasteur,
Supersonic_Man89 19.06.2012 09:52	I'm never offended by people making jokes about Freddie. It's extremely rare I laugh at one, but I'm never personally offended. However, I do get annoyed when people start threads in this forum in hope of a relatively serious discussion but instead they're inundated with people thinking they're comedians. Not just this thread but all over the board. I don't mind the occasional joke, but the streams of shite which people post thinking they're being funny... Just stop. The board's becoming annoying to be a part of.
rocknrolllover 19.06.2012 10:31	I believe that all that talk here, full of crap. Especially Gary Taylor and his story, of true, suggests. that he's gay :-)
Holly2003 19.06.2012 10:34	The board became annoying to be a part of a long, long time ago, which is why some try to find the humour in repeated stupid questions, idiotic comments, homophobic opinions, etc. The forum could be a lot nastier than it is if we really said what we think about many of the trolls, spammers and pointy heads that infest it. Humour is a way of making the point without outright abuse.
john bodega 19.06.2012 10:35	"Just stop. The board's becoming annoying to be a part of" So ... leave? I'm not saying that to be a prick, I've done it myself a couple of years ago. It was good to get some time out, it definitely changed my perspective on this very odd forum.
Holly2003 19.06.2012 10:36	... and as if to prove my point, rocknrolllover has joined the discussion lol
Supersonic_Man89 19.06.2012 10:51	The easy answer is for people to say 'leave', so you really like it like this? You like every thread to be turned into two or three people trying to outdo each other on how much we can make fun of the fact Freddie has died? It's just a bit exhausting. It's not clever humour and only appeals to people...well, I'm not sure who it appeals to, but it can't be the majority. I'm genuinely interested in finding out people's personal encounters with Freddie Mercury. You hear so much these days regarding how celebrities react with fans, and it just interested me that I'd never really heard many fan stories of meeting Freddie. If you're annoyed at repeated questions then have a pinned topic with a list of FAQ's. Or if I want to turn it around...'leave?' I've been a fan for 10 years so i'm not likely to ask 'Was Freddie really bisexual?' or 'Who is Death on Two Legs dedicated to?', but there's going to be a generation of Queen fans who are going to ask these questions, and just because you've been a fan longer, doesn't mean you can belittle the people who haven't been? What kind of a fan community is that?
brENsKi 19.06.2012 10:53	i think Freddie would prefer my approach to that adopted by some of the prissy little cnts arouns here who get all santimonious and offended at the slightest jokey comment. don't believe me? here's a quote from freddie himself: "I like to ridicule myself, I don't take myself too seriously. I wouldn't wear these clothes if I was serious. The one thing that keeps me going is that I laugh at myself" bet you feel a bit fcking silly now ridiculing me, when this is one of those occasions when i can say what i am doing is "what freddie would've wanted"...now kindly get off my case fuckwits
Supersonic_Man89 19.06.2012 11:05	Are you Freddie Mercury? In which case carry on. Note that in that quote he says how HE likes to ridicule himself. He doesn't take HIMSELF too seriously. He doesn't say 'I don't care what other people say about me. If they want to make jokes about my death and my private life which I've specifically tried to maintain private all my life, on a forum where my fans can discuss my work, then that's absolutely fine!, my darling!' So no, I'm not feeling fucking silly. I'll state again what I said earlier, I'm never offended by any Freddie Mercury or Queen related jokes...I'm offended by the quality of them.
brENsKi 19.06.2012 11:58	you're offended by the "quality" of jokes? jeez, get over yourself...you definitely take yourself too seriously... think about it....most rational people who are not offended by the subject matter of a joke would not be offended by its quality (or lack of) - not finding a joke funny usually results in a state of indifference toward the joke and it's teller... i could now pander to stereotypes and say that: you're probably aged between 13 and 17 and the whole world is on your case, and no one understands you or how awful everything is and how the older generation have wrecked your world and your inheritance - and they will pay ...i could say it, but i won't...i'll just think it ps - freddie didn't acre what anyone thought, as long as they bought the records pps - if you think my jokes offend you, you really should get out more, and whatever you do, DO NOT and i really mean this DO NOT use the QZ search to find any of Fatty's legendary Freddie Diaries...cos your sensitivities will go into meltdown and your morale lobes will explode with rage
mooghead 19.06.2012 12:36	People play up on this board for the VERY simple reason that there is nothing left to talk about. Unless you are into the Queen+ bullshit.
. 19.06.2012 12:36	I stood right next to him between takes on the Break Free video shoot. I'm glad I didn't try to start a conversation 'cos I would have spoken complete bollocks. .........no change there then. and it was Mr Deacon who got me in, I got there late for the shoot and was locked out, but luckily he came outside for a ciggie and invited me in to watch.
Supersonic_Man89 19.06.2012 18:02	you're offended by the "quality" of jokes? jeez, get over yourself...you definitely take yourself too seriously... think about it....most rational people who are not offended by the subject matter of a joke would not be offended by its quality (or lack of) - not finding a joke funny usually results ina state of indifference toward the joke and it's teller... [quote] No, incorrect. I don't know any users on here and I don't read people's posts with an already biased opinion. It's just very rare that these surreal off-topic jokes about Freddie and the rest of the group make me laugh. I also disagree with the notion that somebody finds something not funny usually because they dislike the teller or the subject. I'm a big fan of Ricky Gervais, but his most recent tour was terribly poor. I mean...I don't know if you'll just throw this back in my face but incidentally I actually have a university degree in 'Comedy' and I've been nominated for a Royal Television Society award for a comedy I co-wrote....just sayin' i could now pander to stereotypes and say that: you're probably aged between 13 and 17 and the whole world is on your case, and no one understands you or how awful everything is and how the older generation have wrecked your world and your inheritance - and they will pay Nope. Not quite sure what you're getting at here. ...i could say it, but i won't...i'll just think it Okay. Whatever. ps - freddie didn't acre what anyone thought, as long as they bought the records Like I've said before, I'm not personally offended by what anybody says on this forum about Freddie Mercury. I get more annoyed that people try and start a serious discussion and certain idiots feel they have to fill every thread with crappy little jokes, which imo never go down well and just disrupt the thread. However, you can't argue whether Freddie Mercury would approve or disapprove of people taking the piss out of his death. It's an argument neither of us can win. pps - if you think my jokes offend you, you really should get out more, and whatever you do, DO NOT and i really mean this DO NOT use the QZ search to find any of Fatty's legendary Freddie Diaries...cos your sensitivities will go into meltdown and your morale lobes will explode with rage You just don't get it, do you?
moonie 19.06.2012 18:43	So anyway...No..Never met him.
GratefulFan 19.06.2012 18:50	This forum like any other has a personality, and you're unlikely to be able to change it by decree. You might get some individual cooperation for your topics now that you've made your limited sense of humour known, but that's likely the best you'll do. I could see complaining about this if it seemed to interfere with serious answers, but you got several of those, including from the semi-official presence in GT. Hard to tell where it all will go now that you've really highjacked your own thread though. Lame.
john bodega 19.06.2012 23:35	"I'm not sure who it appeals to, but it can't be the majority" One can only go by the most readily available sample group in making a judgement in this regard. I hear a lot more positive response on this forum than negative. I don't even know or care if you were complaining about my posts specifically, but there must be some part of your noggin that can appreciate the temerity of one poster (1) telling everyone else how it is or should be. A reasonable person could pretty quickly sort out the actual answers from the non-sequiter ones with a minimum of fuss. Your sufferings are imaginary. Breathe easier.
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 04:40	I'm not saying people can't make jokes, that's fine. But people can surely see that if someone makes a thread on this board, too many of the posts will be people making jokes either taking the piss out of the user's question, or making a silly or 'taboo' joke. I merely stated my opinion in hope of other people saying 'yeah, I agree'...although I imagine not everyone one the board has read this thread, it seems there's not enough to start a revolution. But if you like it this way, (sigh) continue as you were.
john bodega 20.06.2012 05:51	"I'm not saying people can't make jokes" And that is where your post should've ended. I don't know how long you've been on this forum, but I've been here since 2004 and I know it a little better than most of the people who show up and complain. It is utterly ridiculous for you to be complaining because in 2 days (seriously?) you haven't had a raft of dream replies to your question. Consider the odds involved. Take any Queen fan or associate who met Freddie and add 21 (or more) years to their age at the time that they had dealings with him. There's no guarantees about these people having an online presence or even knowing about this forum. Still, one can accept the probability that maybe a friend of a friend will know them and tell them about the thread. That being the case, you're not likely to get meaningful responses in that space of time. Since you're resigned to having to wait anyway (assuming you have even a modest amount of patience) then what the fuck does it matter if someone makes a clearly fictional response? Do you have problems differentiating the real world from something that's obviously made up, or something? The little 'sigh' at the end of your post says it all. This thread is such a non-event, the posts you're worried about are so innocuous - if they really present a problem to you, then you need to re-evaluate your attitudes to online communication. I've taken part in dozens of 'serious' conversations on the site, and many daft ones. That's just how this site is. There's not some silent, suffering majority here that you can tap into. If they were the majority, then the character of the forum would be (by definition) completely different. And I have to revisit this point one more time - two days? You really expect instant mobilisation of fans/people that met Freddie in that short space of time? Why should anyone take your opinions of the forum seriously when that's the most you're willing to give it in terms of 'benefit of the doubt'?
dysan 20.06.2012 05:51	'I actually have a university degree in 'Comedy'' Christ alive.
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 06:51	I'm not quite sure where you've got the impression that I'm impatient? I've not slagged off the amount of genuine replies. I didn't expect heaps and the genuine ones that have been posted have been very interesting. So I don't know why you've gone down that route. I was just a little peeved that people were clogging up yet another thread with their shitty and boring jokes. If they were clever or witty, then fine...or even if they weren't just so constant throughout every new thread on the board. But if you like it, carry on. Whatever.
brENsKi 20.06.2012 10:16	i don't criticise the pasta collages you make for kindergarten homework, i bet your "teacher" is well impressed shitty and boring? how dare you criticise some of my best work hehe let's hear your idea of a joke funny man
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 10:35	(tumbleweed) Okay, well I suppose it's too late to have any hope of this thread getting back on topic...I mean it'd be nice, but I think this thread is over unfortunately.
john bodega 20.06.2012 11:12	"well I suppose it's too late to have any hope of this thread getting back on topic" What kind of tit derails their own thread and then complains about it? The posts might not have been factual, but they were at least about Freddie. Ludicrous.
john bodega 20.06.2012 11:14	"If they were clever or witty" Subjective. You know that, I don't need to tell you. I think Brenski is usually about as funny as finding out you've been shaving with a toothbrush and doing your teeth with a razor, but you know what? Maybe other people enjoy the posts. I have no idea. Clearly you are privy to the opinions of the entire readership.
brENsKi 20.06.2012 11:58	and i can't undertsand the wailing and gnashing of teeth, like people who joke about queen and the holiest of holies Freddie are committing some kind of sacrilege or blasphemy...for fucks sake, funny or not it's not like i insulted the quran or took a dump on the pope's throne.... some people ps - no i never met freddie, and on the millions of occasions i didn't meet him i found him not to be charming, witty or polite
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 12:09	"What kind of tit derails their own thread and then complains about it? The posts might not have been factual, but they were at least about Freddie. Ludicrous." It was in reply to the numerous posts of crap. Correct me if I'm wrong but this part of the forum is for 'serious discussion'. I'm not some kind of comedy Scrooge, but it'snot just this thread either. "and i can't undertsand the wailing and gnashing of teeth, like people who joke about queen and the holiest of holies Freddie are committing some kind of sacrilege or blasphemy...for fucks sake, funny or not it's not like i insulted the quran or took a dump on the pope's throne...." continues banging head against brick wall
Barry Durex 20.06.2012 12:48	Worry not my friend. Some people on here think they are clever and witty, but in truth they're just ignorant prats. I'm sure when they read their own posts back they must sit there trying to think of how they can get out of the hole they have just dug for themselves. They inevitably trip up and end up looking even bigger tits.
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 12:57	Finally. Thank you Barry Durex. Basically, I try to start a serious thread, people infiltrate it with 'in my opinion' unfunny jokes, so much that on the first page there were only 3 replies that were not either 'attempts to be funny' or people responding/getting confused by the 'attempts at being funny'. I don't understand how you think I'm in the wrong for getting annoyed. There's whole area's of the forum where you can post your Freddie death gags and your Brian May's a racist gags if you like, yet you choose to do it in the 'SERIOUS discussion' section. (it's on block capitals on the main page so i'm sure they want you to keep to that) Now if it was more of rarity, of course I wouldn't jump up in arms about somebody trying to inject humour into a thread. But there's countless threads being clogged up with these kinda posts and they're just cluttering up the place.
brENsKi 20.06.2012 13:15	^^^^bollcks bollocks and complete utter bollocks!!!! on one post you dismissed the jokes and imply it'd be ok "if they were clever or witty" and now you're saying "it's not allowed, boo-hoo this is the serious discussion forum"....make your fucking mind up what you want and stick to it, don't contradict yourself with your own arguments.....at least whatever bollock-stupid stance i take i don't fucking well gainsay myself.... i've been "cluttering up this place" for 8 years, and i've seen hundreds like you come and go when they find their next bit of shiny metal to flap around after in the breeze... and although i have never contributed to a level of some of the more renown QZers, i have nonetheless contributed, my own photos and stories from queen gigs from 79-86, and also helped to identify bits and pieces down the years...so shut the fuck up having a go just cos i feel like adding a bit of humour once in a while. i honestly couldn't give a flying fuck what YOU think about my humour, water and ducks back spring to mind....pity you're so thin skinned that your thread not being taken seriosuly enough for you is such a heinous crime. what you want is to make up the rules as you go along, you want power of veto to censor and remove posts that don't meet your strict criteria...well tough sh*t fella, as far as i am aware no-one died and made you God...
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 13:31	How embarrassing :P Firstly, they're clogging up the SERIOUS discussion board. Secondly, they're usually shitty jokes, some made purely because they're taboo 'Racism', 'Death', 'Aids' etc. If they were witty/funny...then I wouldn't have as much of a problem. I'd still prefer for the majority of the topic to stay on topic, but i'd feel less inclined to try and tell people to stop it. "i've been "cluttering up this place" for 8 years, and i've seen hundreds like you come and go when they find their next bit of shiny metal to flap around after in the breeze..." Not quite sure what you're on about there, but I've been reading and visiting this forum also for 8 years...I just don't post much because unnecessary and time consuming arguments like this occur too much. "and although i have never contributed to a level of some of the more renown QZers, i have nonetheless contributed, my own photos and stories from queen gigs from 79-86, and also helped to identify bits and pieces down the years...so shut the fuck up having a go just cos i feel like adding a bit of humour once in a while. i honestly couldn't give a flying fuck what YOU think about my humour, water and ducks back spring to mind....pity you're so thin skinned that your thread not being taken seriosuly enough for you is such a heinous crime." I'm the thin-skinned one?
brENsKi 20.06.2012 13:40	well i think you are thin skinned and i certainly am not...i've taken greater shit than you could ever dish out the points i make are factual, perhaps you don't post that often due to your obsession with self-contradiction, and even you must get tired of arguing against yourself. anyhow, i'm out of this argument now, something tells me YOU will have to have the last word though, enjoy.
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 13:54	Last word.
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 13:56	Wait a minute....you've tricked me into making a 'non-serious' post in a serious thread! Damn it Brenski!!! (Shakes fist) Right, let's get back on topic once and for all...so Freddie...ever met him?
GratefulFan 20.06.2012 14:06	Yes. It was a pleasure. He was dressed impeccably and extremely quiet. He signed a couple of autographs for me. Hands were quite cold, but I think I put them back right. I'm the fire stoker at LightenUpDoucheBag Crematorium, and you don't get to see celebrities every day!
Supersonic_Man89 20.06.2012 18:23	Fantastic stuff! Loving it! Slightly aggrieved there wasn't any homophobia, but apart from that, cracking comedy!
Djdownsy 20.06.2012 18:28	Supersonic_Man89 wrote: Not quite sure what you're on about there, but I've been reading and visiting this forum also for 8 years...I just don't post much because unnecessary and time consuming arguments like this occur too much. Since when is 9/9/2011 8 years?
GratefulFan 20.06.2012 19:54	It's 8 in comedy years. About 5 and a half if he was a Corgi.
GratefulFan 20.06.2012 20:01	Supersonic_Man89 wrote: Fantastic stuff! Loving it! Slightly aggrieved there wasn't any homophobia, but apart from that, cracking comedy! Thanks! I have a degree in not behaving like an entitled ass on the internet, so it just kind of flows. "Last word"! Ha ha ha! Brilliant. Classic. Grad school?
john bodega 20.06.2012 23:31	"funny or not it's not like i insulted the quran or took a dump on the pope's throne.." Sometimes I wonder if I'm on the wrong forum, because I'd actually find those two things infinitely less offensive on an intellectual level than the stuff that's being posted in the HIV thread over in Personal. I mean - if someone can have a problem with this thread (like I said before, totally innocuous) but not be alarmed that there's someone on this forum insisting that HIV does not exist - then you (the OP, not Brenski) have wonky priorities. It's not so much that we ought not to be annoyed by things (although that is definitely a waste of energy), but it's the amount of annoyance that we assign that's the big issue. It's like watching someone play The Price Is Right and get the order of the 5 items at the end horribly, horribly wrong.
john bodega 20.06.2012 23:38	Sod it, I'll say it twice for effect. We are on a Queen forum, and there is someone insisting that HIV/AIDS does not exist. And they're serious. This, vs. a couple of obviously fallacious posts in a thread that was definitely of the slow burning variety anyway, being that the target audience is of a slightly older generation that might take a little longer to get on here. Daft.
GT 21.06.2012 01:22	You guys are just ridiculous arguing and bickering. This was going to be a good topic of conversation and you had to ruin it. Grow up guys to all involved.
john bodega 21.06.2012 02:08	"You guys are just ridiculous arguing and bickering" I agree!
dysan 21.06.2012 03:50	Breakthru is about bumming.
john bodega 21.06.2012 07:50	There's another thread for that. I don't know anyone personally who's met Freddie, but my safety lecturer is (or at least was for a very long time) one of the guys who drives touring musicians around town. In '98 he got to drive Brian to and from the gig at Metros (this is in Perth, by the by). Brian was apparently a little let down with the attendance. This anecdote has always pissed me off because at the time I was dying to go and see him, but 12 year olds weren't welcome at the gig. In my lecturer's words, Brian was 'picking his brains' about why the people didn't come. Should've made it all ages, Brian. Lesson learned.
Supersonic_Man89 21.06.2012 08:55	"Since when is 9/9/2011 8 years?" Yeah, cos I said I had signed up and posted for 8 years didn't I? "I mean - if someone can have a problem with this thread (like I said before, totally innocuous) but not be alarmed that there's someone on this forum insisting that HIV does not exist - then you (the OP, not Brenski) have wonky priorities." Again, these wild assumptions you make are ludicrous. I haven't seen no HIV thread. Of course that's a ridiculous statement to make but just because I haven't bombarded that thread with arguments, doesn't mean I agree with it or find 'telling jokes' to be a worse crime? I haven't seen it and even if I did, I don't particularly find this forum to be the best place to discuss HIV or AIDs due to people finding the need to tell jokes about the subject. I'll mention this one more time...i'm not offended by them, they just bore me.
john bodega 21.06.2012 23:14	"I haven't seen no HIV thread" Calm down, Yosemite Sam. It's like this; that thread in the Personal section is public knowledge. If you're not aware of large sections of the forum like that, then it stands to reason that you aren't one to be relied on in making judgements about the readership. So quit it already. There isn't a problem here. PS. I offered a Brian anecdote! He's not Freddie, but surely that's something. Cheer up already.
Supersonic_Man89 22.06.2012 04:17	I come to a Queen message board to what-do-you-know read and discuss matters related to Queen. I don't bother going to the personal section of the forum, no. Mainly because I have other interests than the rest of the board's personal live's. Oddly this means I can't have an opinion on the state of the threads in the Queen forums? Interesting.
john bodega 22.06.2012 07:27	"Oddly this means I can't have an opinion on the state of the threads in the Queen forums?" I think it means you shouldn't expect your opinion to count more than anyone else's, and since the aggregate of the forum appears to be something you dislike, you're just going to have to learn to take the good with the bad. This seems not to be a strong point of yours; I suggest you dust off your ego and have another shot at the place. And besides, you're the one who wants the topic to stay derailed. Did I not offer a vaguely on-point post? I'd like to hear anecdotes from people who've bumped into Queen members myself. shrug Might as well be this thread, since Freddie's dead and it'll take a while for that stuff to surface.
Barry Durex 22.06.2012 08:51	GT wrote: You guys are just ridiculous arguing and bickering. This was going to be a good topic of conversation and you had to ruin it. Grow up guys to all involved. Quite so. The regular Mouthbreathers on here are rather pedantic unfortunately.
john bodega 22.06.2012 09:14	It's impossible for you people to even try to return to the topic, ain't it? Fair enough. Here's a question : who the hell approved the new Three Stooges movie?
dysan 22.06.2012 09:30	Probably QP.
john bodega 22.06.2012 09:44	Ought it not be called the Three Stooges Extravaganza, then?
-fatty- 2850 26.08.2012 14:50	I never met Freddie but I was a close friend of the midget who served guests cocaine from a bowl strapped to his head at the infamous "Jazz" album launch party in New Orleans. I asked him what Freddie was really like on a number of occasions and he told me that he'd never been to New Orleans before and had no fucking idea what I was talking about. fatty.
Garden Lodge 26.08.2012 16:15	To supersonic man 89: It's been a looong time since I've written or replied to any posts. I don't bother to reply everytime I see stupid answers (99% of the times) but this is definitely worth it. You're totally right. Cheers for you! Never met Freddie him though I've met both John and Brian :)
brENsKi 26.08.2012 17:05	Supersonic_Man89 wrote: Fantastic stuff! Loving it! Slightly aggrieved there wasn't any homophobia, but apart from that, cracking comedy! do you know what double standards, hypocrisy and bullshit are? cos you seem to have the franchise on all three do you remember saying this...only a short while ago? "I'm never offended by people making jokes about Freddie. It's extremely rare I laugh at one, but I'm never personally offended." pray tell what was so inoffensive about "freddie's dead corpse ina a crematorium" that was offisive about "freddie backstage at his own tribute concert" you really are an idiot
Supersonic_Man89 27.08.2012 21:21	[quote] To supersonic man 89: It's been a looong time since I've written or replied to any posts. I don't bother to reply everytime I see stupid answers (99% of the times) but this is definitely worth it. You're totally right. Cheers for you! Never met Freddie him though I've met both Johnand Brian :) [/quote] Cheers. [quote]do you remember saying this...only a short while ago? "I'm never offended by people making jokes about Freddie. It's extremely rare I laugh at one, but I'm never personally offended." pray tell what was so inoffensive about "freddie's dead corpse ina a crematorium" that was offisive about "freddie backstage at his own tribute concert" you really are an idiot[/quote] What? Are you drunk? Grammatically, you're confusing me but I THINK I get your point? I said, I wasn't personally offended by any of the joke's subjects...immature jokes about Freddie being gay/dead don't bother me. I don't like them, but I'm not personally offended. Why should I be? But interestingly, you seem offended that I'm not offended. Interesting. Btw, your post still confuses me. You are aware I didn't say either the 'Freddie dead corpse' quote nor the 'freddie backstage at tribute concert' quote?
ParisNair 28.08.2012 15:49	off topic - never met freddie. i came to know of the man and his music only after he died. back on topic - i am with Supersonic on this one. I think atleast the serious section needs to be kept for queen discussion.
brENsKi 28.08.2012 16:24	actually i would concur with this...if the people who started thread in there actually abide by that rule also... "does this review stand the test of time" "queenzone - greatest moans" "acronyms for song titles" "queen mashup" "ANNOUNCE: the show must go on accapella" "katy perry covers queen's don't stop me now NOOOOOO" "OMG freddie is gay" and the classic: "is hot space queen's best album" :-)

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Ever Met Freddie?