| goose44 06.06.2016 10:04 |
To all you that live in jolly old England, here is my challenge to you. Someone take a picture or little video of John Deacon. You know where he lives, go do this. Bigger Challenge: Someone go up to him and talk to him, ask him anything and try to put it on a camera phone. Tell the man we want to talk to him or tell him he is still loved by Queen fans around the world. This is the challenge. Game on |
| Costa86 06.06.2016 10:11 |
You can't be serious. How would you feel if some annoying fans of yours intruded on your private life? It's one thing seeing a celebrity at some event and asking for an autograph (this is completely ok, as long as you don't hassle them), but it's another thing sneaking up on a person and harassing them to get something on video. It would only serve to make John feel uncomfortable and possibly very irritated, and why would you want someone you respect to feel like that? It's similar to what those vultures did to Freddie when he was dying. He knows he is loved. If he doesn't browse the net, I'm sure his sons are aware, and they might even have let him know once or twice that he's still mentioned frequently. |
| master marathon runner 06.06.2016 12:19 |
...........you cheeky bastard. |
| luthorn 06.06.2016 12:30 |
If John wanted to participate in public life, he would. What's the point of nagging him with unwarranted photography. I do not care what he looks like right now. |
| pittrek 06.06.2016 13:44 |
So basically you are challenging people on the internet to become criminals? |
| goose44 06.06.2016 15:03 |
So basically you are challenging people on the internet to become criminals? No, you British folks must have a tough time with famous people. I live outside of New York City and have been a few sports stars past and present since our basketball and hockey teams, New York Rangers and New York Knicks Practice 5 minutes from where I live. I have talked to many people gotten pictures etc. I have met a few movie stars like Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase and never had any problems. If I lived over in your parts I would try to meet any band member, especially since your country is smaller that ours and thus you can easily try to find them. Tell me what area he lives and I will try to do it. |
| Thistle 06.06.2016 17:39 |
There's a difference between meeting and stalking. Try to understand the difference. |
| luthorn 06.06.2016 17:56 |
goose44 wrote: So basically you are challenging people on the internet to become criminals? No, you British folks must have a tough time with famous people. I live outside of New York City and have been a few sports stars past and present since our basketball and hockey teams, New York Rangers and New York Knicks Practice 5 minutes from where I live. I have talked to many people gotten pictures etc. I have met a few movie stars like Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase and never had any problems. If I lived over in your parts I would try to meet any band member, especially since your country is smaller that ours and thus you can easily try to find them. Tell me what area he lives and I will try to do it.It's different in Europe than in the States. Americans are generally more open to social interaction from complete strangers. In Europe, it is a lot more conservative, plus there are annoying tabloids hiding in the bushes trying to catch the famous doing bad things. This further puts the famous people off and makes them even more private. |
| Costa86 06.06.2016 18:02 |
The point is John Deacon is exactly the type of person who you shouldn't go up to and try to take a photo of him. If you happen to see him in the street, it's ok to say "hi John, I'm honoured to meet you..." etc., and then if he's receptive, maybe ask for a photo, and ask if he minds if you shared it online. But that's it. I wouldn't go up to him and harass him. |
| matt z 06.06.2016 20:13 |
Costa86 wrote: You can't be serious. How would you feel if some annoying fans of yours intruded on your private life? It's one thing seeing a celebrity at some event and asking for an autograph (this is completely ok, as long as you don't hassle them), but it's another thing sneaking up on a person and harassing them to get something on video. It would only serve to make John feel uncomfortable and possibly very irritated, and why would you want someone you respect to feel like that? It's similar to what those vultures did to Freddie when he was dying. He knows he is loved. If he doesn't browse the net, I'm sure his sons are aware, and they might even have let him know once or twice that he's still mentioned frequently.Well. Any biographer would really try that method. Just walking to the door. |
| Holly2003 07.06.2016 06:39 |
My last tactic was to set fire to his wheelie bin then, when he comes out with a basin of water to extinguish the fire, I throw some questions about Paul Rodgers at him. I then retire to my secret hide up his next door neighbour's tree. |
| Togg 07.06.2016 06:45 |
At the risk of repeating myself from another thread I met JD in 95, an incredibaly shy individual, hated being out in public, hates attention, please if you call yourself a Queen fan leave the man alone and do not go to his house to try to photograph him respect that he wishes to be out of the public eye, I bumped into him in London, we spoke, he shook my hand and thanked me for effectively thanking him... nice chap, but clearly almost traumatised at that point so what he's like now I can't imagine, but leave him alone, had I known he was like that at the time I would have simply kept my distance and respected his privacy |
| Costa86 07.06.2016 09:27 |
^Yes that's exactly why nobody should bother him. |
| kosimodo 07.06.2016 14:03 |
^^ i do agree. But man i wish i could have relaxed beer with the great man. Asking him if he still plays his bass. And how on earth all that bass on radio gaga came to existence. |
| AlbaNo1 07.06.2016 14:24 |
I would be interested to know Johns opinions on completely random and stiflingly dull matters other than music. Like the perfect acidity of soil to grow onions. But I guess I could ask Brian |
| matt z 07.06.2016 16:35 |
Normally this would be the right thread to mention "JOHN, if you're not using your bass; is there any chance you could give it to me?.... doesn't have to be the P bass, could be the buzzard from FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS. ... oh and maybe that neon green shirt too! "...." I mean, c'mon. . It's not like you're using it! " But (!) I too have fallen into a musical malaise. I really really really need to get something going soon before my powers go to waste. In conclusion. It'd be great if John wrote a book. Even if it were about bird watching. (Not THOSE kinds of birds, y'know what I mean, *wink wink, nudge nudge) |
| Pingfah 08.06.2016 04:32 |
John is so little seen that at this point he could probably walk past me in the street and I wouldn't recognise him. |
| Sebastian 08.06.2016 05:55 |
I disagree. There were some photos of him published a year and a half ago, and he's easily recognisable. Even if he went out of his way to conceal his identity (dye job, contacts, shades, tattoos) he'd be easy to pick out from the crowd. |
| Pingfah 09.06.2016 09:29 |
Oh well if YOU say I would recognise him on the basis of one set of photos you don't even know if I have seen, then I guess I would... I rather think he'd just pass me by as just another grey haired old guy, but you know me much better than I know myself evidently. |
| Enchlore 09.06.2016 18:16 |
I think he meant that John isn't looking as different as when he was younger. Which I actually agree with - he's just bald now, his face is pretty much the same. |
| Sebastian 10.06.2016 06:44 |
Pingfah wrote: you know me much better than I know myself evidently.Of course I don't, but unless you've got some sort of serious memory impairment, you're likely to share the same facial recognition capabilities of the vast majority of the human population, who can remember and distinguish a face regardless of years, weight gain/loss, differences in hairstyle, scars, tattoos, etc. This is one area where Dunning-Kruger doesn't apply: most people are actually way better at recognising faces than they think they are. I don't need to 'know you better than you know yourself' to assert so - am I absolutely categorically one hundred per cent certain? Of course not. But it's as safe a bet as assuming you own at least one key (to your house/flat/apartment/room) and assuming you've got eyebrows. |
| Costa86 10.06.2016 07:53 |
Sebastian wrote: Of course I don't, but unless you've got some sort of serious memory impairment, you're likely to share the same facial recognition capabilities of the vast majority of the human population.LOL, nicely done. |
| miraclesteinway 18.06.2016 16:35 |
OK, If I happen to bump into John Deacon, I will say to him "Thanks for the awesome music John!", and he'll probably exchange some pleasantry or whatever, and that'll be the end of the exchange. But I'm not going round to his house - firstly I don't have time to go stalking, secondly it's a bit creepy. |
| goose44 21.06.2016 15:23 |
OK, If I happen to bump into John Deacon, I will say to him "Thanks for the awesome music John!", and he'll probably exchange some pleasantry or whatever, and that'll be the end of the exchange. But I'm not going round to his house - firstly I don't have time to go stalking, secondly it's a bit creepy. That is fine too! I have just never heard of one person seeing or talking to this man. It's like he is hidden from Earth. That is all I am really saying. |