| GB: Queen Archivist 22.01.2014 19:30 |
Would anyone like to come to my house next Monday evening, about 6-ish, for sandwiches and homemade trifle, and other wondrous English things - including tea made in a teapot, not in the mug, and with tea leaves, not bags. Don't rush. Be calm. Just peaceful niceness, general serenity, quiet and nothing noisy or irritating, is all that's on offer. Bring something nice. |
| inu-liger 22.01.2014 19:33 |
If you can get me a plane ticket and convince my boss to allow time off, sure :-P |
| gooddrills 22.01.2014 20:28 |
That sounds spiffing old boy. Sadly the travel time from New Zealand to England means I may be a tad late and anything I make to bring will be spoilt. A half way meet perhaps? |
| gooddrills 22.01.2014 20:29 |
Oh and I miss proper tea, they just don't get it down here, it's like normal tea that's been filtered several times to remove all the flavour |
| GB: Queen Archivist 22.01.2014 20:34 |
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| GB: Queen Archivist 22.01.2014 20:35 |
gooddrills wrote: That sounds spiffing old boy. Sadly the travel time from New Zealand to England means I may be a tad late and anything I make to bring will be spoilt. A half way meet perhaps?Yes. Fair. Half way. How about junction 16 on the M25 ????? |
| FreddieCat 22.01.2014 22:13 |
Think I can make it if I start hot air ballooning now. |
| musicland munich 23.01.2014 01:19 |
Yes. Fair. Half way. How about junction 16 on the M25 ????? ^^^ If you meet George Michael there lying around - tell him I like his version of Somebody to love. |
| jacksonmerc 23.01.2014 02:55 |
Where in England are you Greg? |
| Pingfah 23.01.2014 03:11 |
I live Falmouth way. Perhaps we could meet at Roger's place? |
| cmsdrums 23.01.2014 04:16 |
I'm in; I think it's probably best to meet at the Queen archives location Greg; just let me know where it is and I'll even bring my own tea strainer and trifle spoon...... |
| Togg 23.01.2014 04:44 |
Love to, it's a date, shall I be mum? |
| Lord Gaga 23.01.2014 05:14 |
I have some unused vacation time from last year, and should have my passport by then. See you Monday! |
| Jam Monkey 23.01.2014 07:08 |
I make a lovely Victoria sponge, or fruit cake if you prefer. Shall I bring one along? |
| pittrek 23.01.2014 08:08 |
I'd love to visit you. Please write here your mail address & phone number. Maybe even the address of the archive. |
| brENsKi 23.01.2014 09:55 |
Jam Monkey wrote: I make a lovely Victoria sponge, or fruit cake if you prefer. Shall I bring one along? Sixty new pence for a bottle of Maltese Claret. Well I personally think Jean-Paul's masterwork is an allegory of man's search for commitment. |
| Thistle 23.01.2014 10:13 |
Would love to old chap - I think we've got plenty to discuss. |
| A Word In Your Ear 23.01.2014 11:37 |
pittrek wrote: Maybe even the address of the archive.Nice ;-) |
| master marathon runner 23.01.2014 12:21 |
Well im with you all the way regarding the tea pot, im surrounded by bag in the cup phillistines up here in Sunderland, but seeing as we got to Wembley last night, im only interested in beer in the near future. "Sunderland, Sunderland, Sunderland!!" |
| tero! 48531 23.01.2014 12:23 |
I'm afraid you can only count me in if you have green tea. I don't particularily like what the British call tea... It's not tea anymore if you have to drink it with milk, honey, lemon, asparagus and carrots! |
| Kamca 23.01.2014 13:26 |
I AM DEFINATELLY IN!!! But I prefer wine. So how many of us will be there so I know how many bottles I should buy? see you all there!!! MONDAY IT IS :) |
| kosimodo 23.01.2014 14:39 |
Only a phone call away... |
| Nitroboy 23.01.2014 15:42 |
What's going on here? |
| kosimodo 23.01.2014 16:03 |
^^ Ah, the first guest arrived and is allready there:) |
| Thistle 23.01.2014 16:04 |
It's a great big Queen love-in at GB's house. A cannae wait, Cap'n..... |
| shannaschaffer 24.01.2014 11:09 |
I'd be there in a heartbeat if I could afford the airfare. |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 24.01.2014 13:59 |
Hi Greg I have been a Queen fan over many years, and I have today registered on the Queenzone site. For some reason Queenzone thinks I am Canadian(!) but actually I live in the South East of England near London! It would be a real pleasure to meet you as Queen's archivist even if it is not next Monday but sometime in the future. I realise that you are being very generous by inviting complete strangers into your home to potentially chat about things, so please ideally let me know in advance if you already have a 'full house' before I begin making the journey on Monday. In addition please let me know as to whether you enjoy alcohol or not and if so (or not), what else do you like in terms of food and beverages? Perhaps you can drop me a message back to let me know if this is still possible on Monday and perhaps you could clarify further details. Many thanks |
| dysan 26.01.2014 03:06 |
Is it Proper Tea (Of Queen Productions?) |
| Jam Monkey 26.01.2014 05:12 |
dysan wrote: Is it Proper Tea (Of Queen Productions?)Very droll |
| crazy duck 26.01.2014 05:24 |
Dysan im still laughing at that :-) |
| Thistle 26.01.2014 09:23 |
dysan wrote: Is it Proper Tea (Of Queen Productions?)Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. YES!!! |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 26.01.2014 14:05 |
Hi Greg Just following on from my earlier message, I lead quite a busy life, and something else has cropped up tomorrow which I need to attend to, and so it now looks like I am not going to be able to meet you and other fans tomorrow which is a real shame. One thing I wanted to thank you for was the 'Queen Live - A Concert Documentary' book which is a book I purchased 15+ years ago and which I refer to quite a bit. Thanks again for this - it is a great book, and thanks also for your other work for Queen Productions. Kind regards |
| mooghead 26.01.2014 15:20 |
nah |
| noorie 26.01.2014 22:41 |
dysan wrote: Is it Proper Tea (Of Queen Productions?)Of course it is! (Lovely one, Dysan!) |
| Togg 27.01.2014 08:19 |
I have arrived a little early so as not to miss anything, I must say Greg your house is filled with wonderous things, tape after tape covered in dust with what looks like Kneb---------- fu----- recor. can't make it out but you seem to have nine copies of it, plus something showing photos of Freddie with Michael Jackson in the studio with a lama and sing hanging on the Freddies neck, he doesnt look pleased! Wow, I see a tape saying Bo Rap II and III, where did you fond such treasures? Not sure I would have kept the Wombles outtakes tape, but hey I can see a dim light coming from a door under the stairs, i'll just pop down to see if you in there.... wait WTF.... this is amazing you have a copy of................................................. |
| Mkls 27.01.2014 13:22 |
any updates of the party?? how is greggipoos doing? |
| Thistle 27.01.2014 17:14 |
It was great. |
| Hangman_96 27.01.2014 18:25 |
I would love to pay you a visit Greg, but sadly I live too far away. Well, maybe some day one day! |
| Lord Gaga 27.01.2014 18:53 |
That was a blast. Thanks, Greg! I hope we can do it again soon. |
| kosimodo 28.01.2014 10:43 |
^^thought i was next week...... |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 28.01.2014 15:14 |
Greg Sorry I couldn't make it. Perhaps some kind of social event in a pub in London (like WC2) for Queen fans could be next on the Queenzone agenda? Chow for now |
| brENsKi 28.01.2014 16:31 |
dragonfly.trumpeter wrote: Greg Sorry I couldn't make it. Perhaps some kind of social event in a pub in London (like WC2) for Queen fans could be next on the Queenzone agenda? Chow for now"chow" is food....surely YOU mean "ciao" ??? |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 28.01.2014 17:11 |
Ooh fuck off. Lets have a Queen meeting in WC2 in a public place. |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 28.01.2014 17:48 |
Apologies for the bad language |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 28.01.2014 19:08 |
Chow for Now!!!! |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 28.01.2014 19:10 |
I feel horny that I am now a "Rocker", you mother fuckers would upgrade me to a Deity+++ if you knew the whole story |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 28.01.2014 19:24 |
Apologies again for the bad language but it is 1.23am in the morning. In the UK and in the USA, Canada and South America, I apologise if it is before the offical time I can be so foul mouthed. For anyone else in the world outside of the UK and the Americas, FUCK YOU. |
| GB: Queen Archivist 30.01.2014 15:06 |
Jam Monkey wrote: I make a lovely Victoria sponge, or fruit cake if you prefer. Shall I bring one along?Vic Sponge, yes please Jam Monkey. This is going to be a good 'do' !!!! Let's make it next Thursday though, as I missed the original date I proposed. And can someone bring malted milk biscuits too. 8 packets should suffice. And Jaffa cakes. |
| GB: Queen Archivist 30.01.2014 15:11 |
Kamca wrote: I AM DEFINATELLY IN!!! But I prefer wine. So how many of us will be there so I know how many bottles I should buy? see you all there!!! MONDAY IT IS :)So far, Kamca, there are 44 of us. Yes you may bring wine, but it should be made with English grapes please, and have some pear in it too, ideally... and you might like to bring a Battenberg cake? |
| GB: Queen Archivist 30.01.2014 15:20 |
dragonfly.trumpeter wrote: Hi Greg I have been a Queen fan over many years, and I have today registered on the Queenzone site. For some reason Queenzone thinks I am Canadian(!) but actually I live in the South East of England near London! It would be a real pleasure to meet you as Queen's archivist even if it is not next Monday but sometime in the future. I realise that you are being very generous by inviting complete strangers into your home to potentially chat about things, so please ideally let me know in advance if you already have a 'full house' before I begin making the journey on Monday. In addition please let me know as to whether you enjoy alcohol or not and if so (or not), what else do you like in terms of food and beverages? Perhaps you can drop me a message back to let me know if this is still possible on Monday and perhaps you could clarify further details. Many thanksHey there dragonfly.trumpeter.... nice response, thank you very much. But don't make the journey until this event is fully sorted, because it might not happen. It depends upon many things which are currently being looked into... Malted Milk biscuits, Battenberg cake, Jaffa cakes, Victoria sponge, wine, green tea, lack of chairs, my dog is a bit vicious with visitors, my teapot is cracked a bit, my tea strainer has holes in it, I only have 4 spoons - to share between 44 people (11 people have to share)... you see some of the logistical problems involved in organising an event of this magnitude. Please hold fire there until it's all sorted - and I have a new table cloth. In the meantime, perhaps you could look into how to make Banoffee pie and/or Pavlova. Both, in fact. Take it steady dragonfly.trumpeter |
| GB: Queen Archivist 30.01.2014 15:27 |
dysan wrote: Is it Proper Tea (Of Queen Productions?)I don't get it!!!!!! |
| GB: Queen Archivist 30.01.2014 15:38 |
dragonfly.trumpeter wrote: Hi Greg Just following on from my earlier message, I lead quite a busy life, and something else has cropped up tomorrow which I need to attend to, and so it now looks like I am not going to be able to meet you and other fans tomorrow which is a real shame. One thing I wanted to thank you for was the 'Queen Live - A Concert Documentary' book which is a book I purchased 15+ years ago and which I refer to quite a bit. Thanks again for this - it is a great book, and thanks also for your other work for Queen Productions. Kind regardsDear dragonfly.trumpeter... You sound like a very nice and genuine person, and a REAL Queen fan. My suggestion of coming to my house for English tea last week, was really only a little friendly joke - just a bit of fun, not very serious. Sometimes in the past I have had some bad feeling or arguments here on QZ, or somebody getting annoyed because I use this 'serious' forum for things that other people think are not serious.... and so that's why I suggested a tea party on this Serious forum. Just a light-hearted joke. BUT... several people have written to me personally, and said "Why don't you organise this properly Greg." Somebody just wrote and said... it could be a big open space in London, with blankets on the ground, food, wine, cake, biscuits (they all have to be English though)... and we share Queen stories and have a good laugh. (thanks Kamca) Maybe it could be at Knebworth House, on that lovely big field there - the scene of Queen's final concert? So.... I might do. I will have a word with Jacky Smith at the Fan Club and see if she likes the idea of a Big Queen English Tea Party in London, just for the fun of it, and so that fans like you can get together and share things.... or look at sorting something myself if she's not keen. Leave it with me. What do you think dragonfly.trumpeter? Maybe we should do this for real. |
| GB: Queen Archivist 30.01.2014 15:40 |
Togg wrote: I have arrived a little early so as not to miss anything, I must say Greg your house is filled with wonderous things, tape after tape covered in dust with what looks like Kneb---------- fu----- recor. can't make it out but you seem to have nine copies of it, plus something showing photos of Freddie with Michael Jackson in the studio with a lama and sing hanging on the Freddies neck, he doesnt look pleased! Wow, I see a tape saying Bo Rap II and III, where did you fond such treasures? Not sure I would have kept the Wombles outtakes tape, but hey I can see a dim light coming from a door under the stairs, i'll just pop down to see if you in there.... wait WTF.... this is amazing you have a copy of.................................................Get out of my mum's bedroom Togg... you filth panther! |
| GB: Queen Archivist 30.01.2014 15:42 |
dragonfly.trumpeter wrote: Apologies again for the bad language but it is 1.23am in the morning. In the UK and in the USA, Canada and South America, I apologise if it is before the offical time I can be so foul mouthed. For anyone else in the world outside of the UK and the Americas, FUCK YOU.dragonfly.trumpeter.... STOP SWEARING. It's bad. Go make cakes and biscuits and calm down. |
| Mkls 30.01.2014 16:35 |
GB: Queen Archivist wrote: ... you see some of the logistical problems involved in organising an event of this magnetite.magnitude maybe ? thank God you are not writing sleeve credits, or are you? |
| brENsKi 30.01.2014 16:59 |
dragonfly.trumpeter wrote: Apologies again for the bad language but it is 1.23am in the morning. In the UK and in the USA, Canada and South America, I apologise if it is before the offical time I can be so foul mouthed. For anyone else in the world outside of the UK and the Americas, FUCK YOU.it can't be 1:23am in all those places at the same time....unless you're doing some pretty whacky time-travelling UK is +5hrs ahead of USA, USA has at least 4 times zones (incl hawaii) and parts of Sth America are only -4hrs GMT |
| Thistle 30.01.2014 18:17 |
Something tells me that dragonfly trumpeter is ripping the piss. You're not GB in disguise are you? |
| thomasquinn 32989 31.01.2014 05:50 |
Did we just go from Greg being his usual humorously-challenged self to him organizing a Rule Britannia Jingoist picnic? For the English(wo)men on this forum - what controlled drugs were taken off the Misuse of Drugs Act this past month? |
| pittrek 31.01.2014 08:35 |
Greg, is there any chance you would share here a clean recording of you saying "Property of Queen Productions"? |
| Jam Monkey 31.01.2014 13:00 |
GB: Queen Archivist wrote:Jaffa Cakes. Are they cakes or are they biscuits? You decide.Jam Monkey wrote: I make a lovely Victoria sponge, or fruit cake if you prefer. Shall I bring one along?Vic Sponge, yes please Jam Monkey. This is going to be a good 'do' !!!! Let's make it next Thursday though, as I missed the original date I proposed. And can someone bring malted milk biscuits too. 8 packets should suffice. And Jaffa cakes. |
| Barry Durex 31.01.2014 14:08 |
Pitiful thread. In the serious discussion forum to boot. |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 03.02.2014 14:50 |
THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS TOP SECRET CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WHICH IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, THE INFORMATION WITHIN THIS MESSAGE MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED AND POTENTIALLY A RISK TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED THE SECURITY PERMISSIONS BY EITHER THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICES OR THE UK SECRET SERVICES, OR YOU YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED THE SECURITY PERMISSIONS TO ACCESS THIS MESSAGE BY ANOTHER OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION EITHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE UNITED STATES, THEN PLEASE DO NOT READ OR REFER TO THIS MESSAGE AND IF YOU READ THIS MESSAGE BY ACCIDENT THEN PLEASE REMOVE THIS FROM YOUR COMPUTER IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DO NOT CIRCULATE THIS MESSAGE TO ANY PERSON UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE SECURITY PERMISSIONS TO ACCESS THIS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. Dear Greg Thank you for your messages. The point I really wanted to make to you was that in my opinion I am genetically identical to the agent who was known as Freddie Mercury in Queen. I have also had a back operation which I believe makes me bionic, and an education which was excessively expensive covering most if not all of the relevant areas relating to National Security. I believe that fronting Queen is the job I am designed to do and this is why I was eager to have a meeting with you to see if their was an indication from you as to whether this might be possible. I believe that taking into account my genetics, bionics and education, I cannot see any case for Adam Lambert being the front man in Queen and the choice of Adam Lambert fronting Queen is against international public policy in the circumstances. Perhaps you, or a representative of Queen can email me privately if there is a possibility of me fronting the band in the future and the band would like to have a meeting to discuss this. I will not be offended if there isn't an opportunity for me to front Queen, but if I don't receive an email in relation to this by 27 February 2014, then I will be making other arrangements with an alternative band. Kind regards Graham |
| cmsdrums 04.02.2014 05:25 |
A most reasonable argument Graham, but Greg isn't going to be in a position to influence who the band choose as vocalist; try Brian, Roger or Jim Beach.... |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 06.02.2014 14:04 |
THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS TOP SECRET CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WHICH IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, THE INFORMATION WITHIN THIS MESSAGE MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED AND POTENTIALLY A RISK TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED THE SECURITY PERMISSIONS BY EITHER THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICES OR THE UK SECRET SERVICES, OR YOU YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED THE SECURITY PERMISSIONS TO ACCESS THIS MESSAGE BY ANOTHER OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION EITHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE UNITED STATES, THEN PLEASE DO NOT READ OR REFER TO THIS MESSAGE AND IF YOU READ THIS MESSAGE BY ACCIDENT THEN PLEASE REMOVE THIS FROM YOUR COMPUTER IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DO NOT CIRCULATE THIS MESSAGE TO ANY PERSON UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE SECURITY PERMISSIONS TO ACCESS THIS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. To tell you the truth I am fed up seeing artists who may have nothing to do with Queen taking intellectual property from Freddie Mercury's estate without (I assume) paying the full commercial value for this. This leaves anyone who takes advantage of Freddie Mercury's intellectual property open to litigation in the future if they have not paid the commercial value for using Queen and Freddie Mercury's intellectual property. For example if your parents died, would you let Paul Rodgers or Adam Lambert live in a house which is part of your deceased parents estate, without them paying any rent for this, particularly if they devalue the property whilst living in it, i.e. devaluing the brand or structurally damaging the property whilst also benefiting from living in a property which may cost £30 million a month to rent on the open market. How much precisely has Paul Rodgers paid back to Freddie's estate for playing with Queen when on the open market the cost for this could be as much as £10 million an evening given the publicity and advertising and what it costs to hire a famous band on the open market without advertising? What exactly has someone like Paul Rodgers actually contributed back to Freddie's estate, and what payments have gone back to the estate for all the artists who have played with Queen in the past since Freddie's death? I am really fucked off about the way Freddie's estate has been treated since he died. It is like I am just a commodity and every fucking cunt who knows little to nothing can take all my property without paying for it. I am absolutely sick of it, and if I don't hear back from Queen by 27 February 2014 on my private email, then I will be using either Guns and Roses or The Who's infrastructure, but Queen will still be open to litigation in the future. |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 06.02.2014 15:39 |
Who the fuck would be Adam Lambert's lawyers in the current climate and are they brain damaged or lacking mental capacity? Does Adam Lambert want to be sued for as much as £50 million for his work with Queen so far, for using intellectual property from Freddie Mercury's estate based on what he has done with Queen so far? What exactly makes his lawyers "professional" when it comes to a professional indemnity insurance return disclosure and who in the world would insure Adam Lambert's lawyers unless they are fucking mental given that I am a clone of Freddie Mercury and I have had a legal opinion on this from a law firm representing the Government. Do Adam Lambert's lawyers want to be made bankrupt as well as Adam Lambert himself? |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 06.02.2014 15:42 |
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