| Karen L 03.01.2007 19:26 |
I'm wondering if anyone has read anything through the years regarding this topic. It's interesting to think what Mary Austin will do with Garden Lodge in the future? |
| Haystacks Calhoun II 03.01.2007 19:37 |
She is going to turn it into a giant flea market, with a huge gallows in the middle. |
| Dan C. 03.01.2007 20:10 |
Karen L wrote: t's interesting to think what Mary Austin will do with Garden Lodge in the future?My guess is that she'll live there. |
| maxpower 03.01.2007 20:13 |
in a word no |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 03.01.2007 20:26 |
Haystacks Calhounski wrote: She is going to turn it into a giant flea market, with a huge gallows in the middle.HAHA!!!! Who cares what that woman does? |
| deleted user 03.01.2007 20:33 |
I hope not... I hope it just gets passed on or sold to someone else who will enjoy it. It's just a house - and from what I've seen of it (looking through the photo galleries here), it's a nice house. So I think it would be nice if someone (or someones, more likely) could just live there and enjoy it (for it being a nice house, not necessarily because Freddie once owned it). Unless they plan on doing that "modern decorating" thing to it... then I would find them and castrate them myself. I mean - anyone who does that to ANY house. It's sick. And wrong. |
| beautifulsoup 03.01.2007 22:11 |
To answer the thread question... God, I hope not. |
| thomasquinn 32989 04.01.2007 06:51 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote:Her husband and kids, I suppose...Haystacks Calhounski wrote: She is going to turn it into a giant flea market, with a huge gallows in the middle.HAHA!!!! Who cares what that woman does? |
| brENsKi 04.01.2007 07:29 |
it's HER f*cking house....so why wonder? it's of NO concern to anyone but her what she does with it I'd piss myself laughing if she made it a shrine to ELO or Def Leppard or some other band....that'd really make the stepfords wail |
| Sandrew 04.01.2007 14:11 |
If I get very rich some day, I would love to buy it if it came up for sale. I cant imagine how much its worth now. The fact that Freddie lived and died there might increase the value by some millions, dont you think? |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 04.01.2007 14:23 |
<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote:Poor them I'd say.<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote:Her husband and kids, I suppose...Haystacks Calhounski wrote: She is going to turn it into a giant flea market, with a huge gallows in the middle.HAHA!!!! Who cares what that woman does? |
| Winter Land Man 04.01.2007 15:07 |
Didn't they do a lot of outside work to it since Freddie died? Like cameras and stuff? |
| Nevermind 04.01.2007 15:22 |
If she does decide to sell it its up to her as long as she doesn't open it up to the public because it was a place where Freddie could go and have no members of the public looking in on him so I think it should be left private. |
| Leaky Luke 04.01.2007 15:37 |
<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: I'd piss myself laughing if she made it a shrine to ELO or Def Leppard or some other band....that'd really make the stepfords wailThat would indeed be hilarious! |
| sparrow 21754 04.01.2007 18:10 |
if that were the case, it wouldve been the next graceland in 1991. HOWEVER wiht james brown they are considering.... |
| onevsion 04.01.2007 19:04 |
beautifulsoup wrote: To answer the thread question... God, I hope not.Same thougts here... |
| Sweetie 04.01.2007 19:49 |
Karen L wrote: I'm wondering if anyone has read anything through the years regarding this topic. It's interesting to think what Mary Austin will do with Garden Lodge in the future?Continue Living in it perhaps? |
| deleted user 06.01.2007 20:33 |
Miami Vice wrote: People carve messages into the front door that is on the street, leave candles and flowers and other things around the house, and take photos of themselves in front of the house. So many people already treat the house as a shrine.I think this is silly. I guess I can "understand" people wanting to do that (in the same way I can fathom someone wanting to see the world in pastel colours for the rest of eternity)... It was his house, ooo - ahh - it's someone else's house now. And I'm sure that having people write stuff on your door gets old. If I had a friend that died, I'm sure I would be trying to move on with my life and not still be wading through flowers fifteen years after he died. Maybe it's not all bad - maybe it's nice to know he's remembered. But who is getting the flowers ? Does she keep them ? Does she throw them away ? It's just a house. A nice house. But there are plenty of nice houses out there. Some of these houses are open to the public, where the owner gladly lives somewhere else or in a part of the house where tourists aren't allowed. If someone gave me the choice to visit Freddie's house or the Taj Mahal (assurances I wouldn't die or anything).... Well, sorry Freddie's ghost, my Ouija board and I won't be seeing you. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 06.01.2007 22:20 |
Miami Vice wrote: And Mary Austin has said in interviews that she has left most of the decor of the house untouched including Freddies bedroom suit, so she treats the house as something of a shrine herself.Which I think makes it safe to say, she would never open it to the public. She's kept it the way Freddie wanted it - private - and she'll no doubt keep it that way. As she should, IMO. |
| john bodega 06.01.2007 22:44 |
Fuck Graceland. Elvis isn't even living there anymore, why would you want to visit it?? Same goes for Garden Lodge, I'm sure it's very nice, but if Freddie isn't in, then why go there? It'd be depressing! |
| deleted user 06.01.2007 22:48 |
Zebonka12 wrote: Fuck Graceland. Elvis isn't even living there anymore, why would you want to visit it??I've actually been there before, and naturally they have areas closed off, such as the entire second floor. So if they ever made Garden Lodge like Graceland, which I doubt, people wouldn't be able to see all of it anyway. |
| Finn Baron 07.01.2007 08:17 |
Yeah it's always depressing to see hundreds of gold and platinum albums Elvis have (had) :D |
| Finn Baron 07.01.2007 08:19 |
Zebonka12 wrote: Fuck Graceland. Elvis isn't even living there anymore, why would you want to visit it?? Same goes for Garden Lodge, I'm sure it's very nice, but if Freddie isn't in, then why go there? It'd be depressing!What!! why i was not informed of this! Is he really dead?? I guess no one knew about this :D |
| BigSpender__ 09.01.2007 16:19 |
Marys neighbour told me that Mary was going to sell the house.. :/ |
| ARCHIVIST?WTF! 01.02.2007 18:15 |
What's the point in seeing his house.What the band should do is put together some sort of museum with old stage sets, instruments etc.They could have a screening room showing concerts, promo videos etc.I don't know.I suppose they could have a room with all the records released from around the world, awards, stage costumes.I am sure that there are enough of us fans to keep a place like this open. |
| TheGame 02.02.2007 02:21 |
Is it really strange that people want to visit the house Freddie lived in? I cant seem to find any problems with that at all. However, making Garden Lodge open for public is a different matter. |
| Madman007 02.02.2007 12:32 |
If Mary ever needs the cash, I think it wouldn't be out of the question for her to open Garden Lodge to the general public... for a price, of course. |
| Chandon 03.02.2007 00:49 |
I don't think the neighbours would appreciate it being turned into a Graceland. How would you handle the traffic and parking, etc. They'd be pissed right off if busloads of tourists turned up everyday! Besides, it's Marys' home now. |