| DJGreg 19.12.2018 09:12 |
I can understand everything, but not this.. Or do they think that at least 36 weeks is a few? |
| MisterCosmicc 19.12.2018 10:24 |
Yes, they posted that on all social media accounts. Stupid. And they fail to mention John Deacon as having been part of Queen on YouTube now. |
| The Fairy King 19.12.2018 12:43 |
In a few years they will tell everybody he recorded it a week before his death. Whatever sells. |
| Pim Derks 19.12.2018 19:37 |
He wrote & recorded it from his deathbed while overlooking the snow in the garden of his home Garden Lodge while also setting up the Mercury Phoenix Trust and telling Brian and Roger to fire John because he would only hold them back. |
| Sebastian 19.12.2018 20:34 |
DJGreg wrote: Or do they think that at least 36 weeks is a few?Yes. Frederick's lifetime lasted 2,359 weeks. His vocal on that song was compiled when he had 28 weeks left. 28 weeks was 1.18% of his lifetime, which means 98.82% of his life took place before he finished work on 'A Winter's Tale'. |
| Holly2003 19.12.2018 20:40 |
Sebastian wrote:On the other hand. if someone told you that if you agreed to stop eating for a few weeks and he would give you a million pounds, then he revealed "a few" was actually 36 weeks, I doubt you would agree with his definition of "a few". Or as the old Irish saying goes, a mile isn't very long unless you have to push a pea along with your nose.DJGreg wrote: Or do they think that at least 36 weeks is a few?Yes. Frederick's lifetime lasted 2,359 weeks. His vocal on that song was compiled when he had 28 weeks left. 28 weeks was 1.18% of his lifetime, which means 98.82% of his life took place before he finished work on 'A Winter's Tale'. |
| Saint Jiub 20.12.2018 03:47 |
Human pregnancy is only a "few" weeks. i recommend using this "factoid" while in the delivery room ... you will never walk again if she is in kicking distance. |
| Blackvy 20.12.2018 09:21 |
The Fairy King wrote: In a few years they will tell everybody he recorded it a week before his death. Whatever sells.True. |
| Sebastian 20.12.2018 12:50 |
Holly2003 wrote: On the other hand. if someone told you that if you agreed to stop eating for a few weeks and he would give you a million pounds, then he revealed "a few" was actually 36 weeks, I doubt you would agree with his definition of "a few". Or as the old Irish saying goes, a mile isn't very long unless you have to push a pea along with your nose.True. In the case of starvation, pregnancy, drowning, etc., 36 weeks is quite a long time. But in the case of human lifespan, it's 'a few' indeed. |
| The Real Wizard 21.12.2018 00:26 |
Saint Jiub wrote: Human pregnancy is only a "few" weeks. i recommend using this "factoid" while in the delivery room ... you will never walk again if she is in kicking distance.Hands down, this is the greatest thing you've ever said on this website. |
| miraclesteinway 23.12.2018 02:31 |
If I didn't know, I'd interpret "a few weeks" as between, say, 6 and 12 weeks. People also say this about the "These are the days of our lives" video, saying it was recorded a few weeks before he died, when it might be more accurate to describe it as a few months. I don't think on the official facebook page it will be someone we know about doing the updates - it won't be Roger or Brian of course, and it won't be someone like Jacky Smith from the Fanclub (not that they are the source of all knowledge when it comes to Queen), but it will be some P.R. person who knows a bit and puts something together. Queen were always very good at spinning what was going on through the fan club magazines and in the media, but in recent weeks (meaning, since the release of the film), things seem to have gone crazy - denying the works tour recently was a good one from Brian May. |
| Blackvy 23.12.2018 04:12 |
miraclesteinway wrote: Queen were always very good at spinning what was going on through the fan club magazines and in the media, but in recent weeks (meaning, since the release of the film), things seem to have gone crazy - denying the works tour recently was a good one from Brian May.I couldn't have said it better myself. |
| GrantKendrick 09.02.2020 14:31 |
different people have different opinions, I think both these sites have some good info regarding official accounts which make them unique. According to https://weednews.co/ the latter has attracted more people rather than the other one. The others need to work as much as hard tho. |
| emrabt 09.02.2020 20:17 |
Do we actually have dates for A Winters Tale? I mean, i think we all know it's between December 1990 and may 1991, but anything more accurate than that? |
| mooghead 09.02.2020 21:03 |
Winter |
| Sebastian 10.02.2020 14:34 |
Frederick's vocal track was compiled on the 10th of May 1991. That's all which has been revealed with that degree of specificity. |
| Negative Creep 10.02.2020 18:00 |
Sebastian wrote: Frederick's vocal track was compiled on the 10th of May 1991. That's all which has been revealed with that degree of specificity.What's the deal with you referring to Freddie Mercury as Frederick? Do you feel closer to him by calling him a name no one (probably even including his parents) called him in his life time? |
| Sebastian 10.02.2020 22:29 |
No, I do not feel in any way close to Frederick, as I never ever met Frederick. Frederick is a correct form of his name, as are Brian, John and Roger for his band-mates. Of course, there's nothing wrong with referring to them with hypocorisms, which in this case could be Fred(die), Bri, Jack and Rog, and I don't mind them as either form is absolutely fine (in fact, for several years, I used 'Rog' in my signature for this website in order to save characters). Back to Frederick, Frederick's vocal on 'A Winter's Tale' was compiled in May 1991 according to someone who allegedly was present there with Frederick when Frederick either compiled it himself or witnessed someone else doing so. It may not have been the last time Frederick worked on that particular composition as there's a hypothetical chance Frederick could've added keyboard overdubs later on, but it's also possible that Frederick's last recording when it comes to that song - which Frederick himself wrote - was his (i.e. Frederick's) vocals. |
| Dougie 4 11.02.2020 07:12 |
Troll alert lol |
| emrabt 11.02.2020 20:27 |
Thanks Sebastian. |
| Negative Creep 11.02.2020 22:38 |
Fucking bizarre. No one called him Frederick, not did he refer to himself as that publicly - so it's pretty obvious that it is very deliberate and odd/creepy that you choose to refer him as that. |
| Sebastian 12.02.2020 09:46 |
Actually, he did refer to himself as Frederick at least on one recorded occasion. Moreover, when he naturalised as a British citizen he was legally registered as 'Frederick Bulsara'. He also signed the Neptune Productions contract as 'Frederick Bulsara' and the severance as 'Frederick Mercury' a few years later. His death certificate says 'Frederick Mercury' as well. I've never seen his passport - nor am I expected ever to do so - but it wouldn't surprise me if the name there was also 'Frederick'. Now, even if he'd never referred to him as Frederick (and he did, as mentioned earlier), that wouldn't make it wrong to use it. Just ask Caligula. |
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| Iron Butterfly 12.02.2020 11:37 |
Saint Jiub wrote: Human pregnancy is only a "few" weeks. i recommend using this "factoid" while in the delivery room ... you will never walk again if she is in kicking distance.My father ( may he rest in peace ) once teased my sister along those while she was having Braxton Hicks. Her reaction was to pour a jug of water over his head. You have reminded me a fond memory. They made up us to a half hour later, all was good, and it was the stuff of family legend for years after. |
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