| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 09.08.2013 23:38 |
I'm 45 years old. I KNOW Queen. but for the past 2 weeks, I've been obsessed with Freddie ! I'm on the computer reading everything I can possibly read, watching tons of videos on youtube. and it's crazy, I think somehow his soul is reaching out to me ! I know ! i'm losing my mind ! on TV, target has a new commercial and they're using "under pressure" as the theme song. I've been seeing this commercial for what seems to me, TOO much. and then there's a geico commercial. a little boy is saying "knock knock" and someone says "who's there?" he says, "Queen ." at work, we have this bulletin board with all the employees names on it, I was looking at it and there's a name: Queen . there's NO ONE named queen at work ! and then I was googling something, I forgot what it was...and then in my google search "Farouk" came up! it seems when I drive, there is almost always a Queen song playing. I finally said, "Freddie ! leave me alone ! what do you want from me?" is anyone else obsessed with him? rose, 45, Chicago, IL |
| thomasquinn 32989 10.08.2013 07:07 |
I really think you might want to consult a doctor. |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 10.08.2013 08:56 |
I know...I don't think I need a psychiatric consult. I'm hoping the law of diminishing returns starts to set in soon. (I have a degree in economics, it's an economic theory/law.) |
| Hangman_96 10.08.2013 15:39 |
Never heard of someone your age being so obsessed with celebrities. It's usually young people who are, but not someone 45 years old. You sure you're ok? |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 10.08.2013 18:27 |
I'm ok. My personality is such that I'm drawn to beautiful tragedies. Freddie is a beautiful tragedy . A tragedy in that he died so young , he was a genius , I don't know why I have a newfound love for Queen , I've KNOWN Queen; but somehow there's now an urgency I feel to read , see , know everything about Freddie; the more I know , the more he is exactly that; a beautiful tragedy. I read he was so insecure w Jim Hutton, always needing reassurance , and what lover cheated on him ? It's said he discoverd a lover cheated on him and he was away on tour or something , then he flew this lover to him to break up w him face to face . Freddie breaks my heart . . . It's like I feel his pain. . . I really don't know what triggered this obsession w freddie . Who knows . But still , rest in peace , freddie . |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 10.08.2013 19:47 |
And the fact the John deacon and Brian fell into a deep depression after freddie died , my god , that makes it even more beautifully tragic , and roger crying after 20 years when he recalls the day freddie died , and John deacon "retired" from music and is seemingly a recluse . What a beautiful soul freddie was , he gave so much to Mary Austin in his will . . Freddie was a gentle , tortured , kind soul . RIP FM . |
| thomasquinn 32989 11.08.2013 09:07 |
Just to clarify: my post wasn't meant as a jab of some kind. It's just that usually, when someone suddenly becomes very compulsive/obsessed (to the point, as you mentioned, of seeing references to the subject in completely unrelated matter) about something and it doesn't wear off after a few days, it tends to be a symptom of something else being the matter, either psychologically, socially or whatnot. I have a friend who's had two burn-outs in the last few years, and just before she crashed, she had a spree of obsessive behaviour both times. It kind of reminds me of something like that. Are you under more stress than usual of late? |
| Thistle 11.08.2013 09:39 |
Did I ever tell you guys that I saw Freddie's ghost in my living room some time back? Did I also tell you that, according to a ouija board, Freddie is one of my guardians....and that he IS a God??? |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 11.08.2013 10:22 |
Thomas Quinn. I know you meant no harm. I'm a nurse , so I know about physical health and mental health, I'm ok . I'm not having a breakdown or Auditory or hallucinatory delusions . I'm fine . I know me. You know , I was /am "into" George Gershwin . He was brilliant . I love rhapsody in blue, an American in Paris , and you know he died young too? At 36. He had been complaining of a headache for years. , long story short , it was a brain tumor . So talented. Dead too young. But I wasn't "obsessed " w George Gershwin like I am w freddie. Something about freddie has occupied me; it's his beauty, his sadness , I think it's because I feel akin to freddie . . . Thistle boy! Can you give me the details ? I'm dying to know the whole story ! Here's my personal email: gabe81091@aol.com. You see, I'm a gentle soul too: gabe is my beloved deceased golden retriever. 8-10-91 was his birthday . And Thomas Quinn. I'm WAY too cheap to go on a manic spending spree ! As always , RIP dear, beloved Freddie . Rose Chicago IL |
| Thistle 11.08.2013 11:01 |
Rose, I'm having difficulty with my e-mails at the moment - I will send you a PM soon, so check out your inbox :) |
| magicalfreddiemercury 12.08.2013 06:44 |
Rose, have you considered writing about these experiences and powerful emotions? You can pour this passion into a work of commercial fiction (paranormal is hot right now) - or several works if you'd like to write short stories. Just give yourself a happily-ever-after (or at least a happily-for-now) ending with these Freddie-scenarios, and you might please a lot of readers (whether you mention Freddie by name or make him anonymous). Self-publish it if you want or set up your own website/blog and post one story at a time for readers to enjoy for free. Since your feelings are so strong right now, you might as well turn the situation into something fun and solid, and, if you start controlling it, it might have less control over you. Just some thoughts. |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 12.08.2013 09:04 |
Magical Freddie Mercury, THANK you for the kind words. you know , I was (once again) watching an internet documentary about Freddie. it was "freddie's millions". it was a 7 part series, and I can't stop falling in love with him. it's said his first paycheck at some job, I think a shoe store, was 70 pounds. He gave 50 pounds to a freind who was in desperate need to pay his rent. his mom was livid ! ahhh, stories like this, I LOVE about people, and to think Freddie did that...makes me love him even more. rose chicago, IL |
| dudeofqueen 30.08.2013 05:28 |
Here's s thing - switch off your internet connection and tv, leave any mobile devices on a table switched off, go outside of your house and engage with some real people somewhere. Anywhere. There's plenty to do in Chicago......... |
| thomasquinn 32989 30.08.2013 05:52 |
dudeofqueen wrote: Here's s thing - switch off your internet connection and tv, leave any mobile devices on a table switched off, go outside of your house and engage with some real people somewhere. Anywhere. There's plenty to do in Chicago............like walking into a garage dressed like cops and opening fire on a motley crew of bootleggers and contract killers ;-P |
| matt z 06.09.2013 08:46 |
Lostman wrote: Never heard of someone your age being so obsessed with celebrities. It's usually young people who are, but not someone 45 years old. You sure you're ok?Yeah, unless they're stalkers. In the OPs case it's a New fascination. The rest is a media blitz. Rt and bm haven't gotten over the fact that they "lost America" Hence the efforts to maximize exposure simultaneously with the I heart radio gig coming up. Eh it makes for fun times. The classic mOuntain dew commercial etc. I hope everyone can forget about the 8th dwarf dappy though. Media blitzes resurrected Johnny Cash. ... imho a pretty overrated country singer. He didn't WRITE and he's got nothing on Waylon, Willie Kriss , Jerry Reed, Frizzel etc... even Toby Keith has a stronger list. But having his music around when the film WALK THE LINE came out made a bunch of youngsters think that his image flicking off the camera was so baddass that it sold them in the notion of grandpa's music being cool. .. despite the redundant oom ba ba rhythm and SPOKEN lines. Give me Marty Robbins before cash any day. He wasn't bad he's just become so overrated out here Personally I think cash was a better actor than singer. .... That flick with Andy Griffith was pretty damn good Damn good |
| matt z 06.09.2013 08:49 |
Ps. Never had Freddie's ghost offer me cocaine in a bathroom stall. You guys have some strange stories! Cool post |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 07.09.2013 19:44 |
whatever the case, I LOVE my/our Freddie. Thursday would have been his 67th birthday. May his soul be at peace. he was a genius. I wish Roger and Brian would tour with Marc Martel and John Deacon would come out of seclusion. but oh well. Rose, Chicago, IL |
| thomasquinn 32989 08.09.2013 06:59 |
@Matt: If you want to be a country music critic, at least make sure you know what you're talking about. "He didn't WRITE" - sure. Apart from "Big River", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Get Rhythm", "Hey, Porter", "I Walk The Line" and a score of other songs, he didn't write anything. Please. Where do you get this stuff from? "despite the redundant oom ba ba rhythm and SPOKEN lines" The "boom-chicka-boom" (as it is usually referred to) rhythm was popularized by Cash's backup band, The Tennessee Three, so you can't really hold him responsible for making it a cliché. That's like saying Beethoven was a cliché-composer for composing "Für Elise" and the "Mondschein Sonate" simply because they've been played to death. As for the SPOKEN lines, that's because the songs in question are TALKING BLUES, a country- and folk- song style that went on to influence rap. You don't have to like Cash, but I get pretty angry when people start coming up with lies and spreading their ignorance as "arguments" against an artist. You've made one hell of an ass of yourself today, Matt. |
| matt z 11.09.2013 06:56 |
Partial ass. Partially a rant at the consumerist adoration of the guy out here among "rockabilly/psychobilly" revivalists. People literally reducing a guy to a culture stamp. Get rhythm was a popular phase used everywhere and likely from a blues man. Folsom was "crescent city blues".... the artists name escapes me. But at least he influenced merle haggard. Overrated as hell but became a staple thanks to the longevity of his show, "rebel" iconography and probably his drug use . Yeah. More likely blubbering rant about the ridiculous current culture tank than a yank on him. But he WAS a better actor than singer imho. Maybe I was just upset that none of the other guys are appreciated by anyone but musicians. The oomp a doomp whatever was me ridiculing the fact that it's embraced by even gothic white make up eating black metal fans as being something somehow "cool". But you're right. Shouldn't rag on the man just because people know him from the un emotive version of reznor's HURT or from stealing his most famous tune. That's why these are forums. Ppl talk a lot of sheeeit. It's mostly opinion |
| noorie 30.09.2013 11:27 |
Thistleboy1980 wrote: Did I ever tell you guys that I saw Freddie's ghost in my living room some time back? Did I also tell you that, according to a ouija board, Freddie is one of my guardians....and that he IS a God???Thistleboy, why don't you create a new post about your experience? Even if it is a joke? Would love to hear it... |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 30.09.2013 11:54 |
let's all be NICE to each other....I STILL think Freddie is haunting me. HOW many times, like this morning, when I'm feeling a little down, sad, blue, depressed, I think in my head, "Come on , Fred, hit me up with a song..." and when I turn on the ignition on my car, inevitably, most of the time, there's a Queen song starting FROM the beginning. Today, it was Under Pressure. I love my Freddie and if his soul wants to "haunt" me, then so be it. this has happened SO MANY times...and I love it. |
| brENsKi 01.10.2013 07:11 |
that's not haunting. that's just music playing - and it's not exactly divine intervention either, if the CD was already in the player when you put the key in the ignition. or, alternatively, perhaps Freddie IS haunting you after all....perhaps it's HIS way of saying "if i play you one last tune, do YOU promise to stop stalking me? |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 01.10.2013 10:10 |
it's on the RADIO , NOT my CDs playing in the car. |
| brENsKi 01.10.2013 11:10 |
well in that case - you're absolutely right - Freddie is haunting you. and i'd suggest it's for the reason i stated in my last sentence above ^^^ |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 01.10.2013 12:10 |
Who the hell knows. This has happened so many times to me , and each time it's very startling to me . I tell freddie , "freddie , you gotta ease up on me. You're really starting to scare me . " one time I was on the road . I had 140 miles to go . I was playing my best of queen CD. Even I GOT SICK of hearing queen songs . I switched to the radio . What comes on ? killer Queen . I was a bit spooked , this is just one of many incidents . Here's another . A new employee introduces herself to the department . What is her name ? Q U E E N. I'm not kidding . I almost fainted , and just like that , 2 weeks later , she quit . So label my stories as you wish . But to me , they're a bit eerie . |
| Thistle 04.10.2013 13:05 |
noorie wrote:That depends on how drunk I get later lol. Seriously, it IS true, but I'm scared about telling the full story....you'll all think I'm nuts :)Thistleboy1980 wrote: Did I ever tell you guys that I saw Freddie's ghost in my living room some time back? Did I also tell you that, according to a ouija board, Freddie is one of my guardians....and that he IS a God???Thistleboy, why don't you create a new post about your experience? Even if it is a joke? Would love to hear it... |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 04.10.2013 15:25 |
Oh, just write to me thisleboy ! gabe81091@aol.com Rose |
| Thistle 04.10.2013 16:00 |
^ Rose, didn't you get the PM I sent you? |
| Thistle 04.10.2013 16:01 |
I'd hate to have to type all that stuff again lol :) |
| brENsKi 04.10.2013 16:44 |
you say that...but elaborate anyhow lol |
| Thistle 04.10.2013 17:16 |
Oh, FFS lol.....I'll think about posting the story tomorrow, in a new thread. |
| in-love-with-freddie-posthumously 05.10.2013 07:26 |
thisleboy, I didn't get an email from you ! let me check spam.... |
| noorie 05.10.2013 10:37 |
Thistleboy1980 wrote: That depends on how drunk I get later lol. Seriously, it IS true, but I'm scared about telling the full story....you'll all think I'm nuts :)Then let me pour you a glass of wine.. :).. No seriously, almost all of us on Queenzone are nuts, so please let's have the story. It sounds fascinating. Please....? |
| scollins 05.11.2013 23:55 |
omg i saw freddie working at rab haws next to celtic park last week, he looked amazing he gave me a roll and black pudding and tatty scone with broon sauce and for free :) what a generous huy he is, he is also in the middle of an album with lena zavaroni he said it should be finished off sometime in 2015 as he needs a bass player and john is to pished to find his guitar |
| brENsKi 06.11.2013 16:50 |
scollins wrote: omg i saw freddie working at rab haws next to celtic park last week,no you didn't. you couldn't have. Freddie is working in our local Phones4U shop - and has done for last four years. and i very much doubt he's holding down two jobs 350 miles apart - the commute would kill him :-) |
| Mr. Britt 07.11.2013 05:04 |
Mid Life Crisis! |
| Sergei. 18.11.2013 09:04 |
lmfao |