QueenZone discussion #1331570

GT wrote: A brand new YouTube channel - created specially for Queen fans, by Queen fans… Coming soon. Queen’s archivist Greg Brooks and contributor/expert Gary Taylor are about to launch an exciting new channel on YouTube, and invite fellow fans and collectors to join them in making ‘Rare Share: Queen Collectibles’ the place to go to view and share Queen memorabilia from all around the world. The channel will focus exclusively upon Queen and Solo nostalgia - everything ever released - presented in concise video clips. This will be the band’s unique and fascinating history, but this time from the perspective of you the fans. There are thousands of wonderful items to get through - a vast array of treasures which they'd like you to be a part of. Anything at all rare and interesting in the name of Queen, has its place here - the more obscure and unusual, the better. Be it records, books, picture discs, boxed sets, posters, acetates, t-shirts, cassettes, coloured vinyl, CDs, toys, tickets, passes, programmes, cards, bootlegs or badges. Whatever it is you have, fellow fans will want to see it. It’s not only about physical items of memorabilia. It could also be a Queen concert or exhibition you'd like to review, or a convention, or a book signing appearance you attended. Gary and Greg have made a start with 18 newly created Features of their own, to launch with, and many more to follow. They cover numerous items that many of you won't have seen before. If you think you have something special or extraordinary that other fans would like to see, then share it, and start all kinds of debates rolling. A comprehensive Guide (suggestions and tips for creating your own clips) will feature within the channel, but for now, in essence, your video should (ideally) be 2-3 minutes long, NOT contain any Queen music or video, and cover any rare or interesting or significant item/s you have. You can present it however you like. Try to be original, informative and entertaining. You can be serious or funny: whatever you think appropriate. This channel is for you: the fans and collectors. You decide what’s worth covering, and what’s not. You guys know this stuff better than anyone else, so you’re the best qualified to present these rare gems. The ‘Rare Share: Queen Collectibles’ channel will go live in December (date to be confirmed), so GB & GT are inviting you now to start thinking about clips you’d like to contribute, to submit once it’s live. Dig out your best and most beloved treasures, and plan some films to share with likeminded fans all around the world. Full details of exactly where to go, and when, will follow ASAP!

GT wrote: Of course a project like this will appeal to some and not others, like anything in life. To us it is a way of developing and bringing alive the subject of the many photos of memorabilia that have been taken over the years and now regularly seen on fan's websites and social media channels. The feedback from Facebook, websites and the personal messages I have received are very encouraging. We hope it is enjoyed by those who do find the subject of Queen memorabilia and collecting an interesting topic.

brENsKi wrote: cynical head back on: perhaps this is a lazy-fuck way for QPL to find out what's out there without doing any of the actual research? just imagine the discussion that day: "tell you what let's post a handful of interesting things onto youtube, then get the fans who have stuff to post all of the real gems. once they do that...we take screen dumps and cut n paste all the info text and update our own archive with minimal effort. it's a scorcher!!!"

GT wrote: Because of Christmas and the new year holidays, the last part of getting this channel up and running has put us back a little, but it will still be happening.

GT wrote: Because of Christmas and the new year holidays, the last part of getting this channel up and running has put us back a little, but it will still be happening.