minneapolisgenius said:

bullshit, in my initial post I admit it was tasteless.....somehow here I can not say that I didn't like a guy who apperently is well liked by everyone else, and that's stupid!

abierman said:

I didn't say you couldn't say it. Just that there was bound to be some backlash about it. It could be about anybody. Just insert someone's favorite dead artist here ---> _____ in with a story like yours, and someone will end up mad about it.

I just can't believe you even admitted to something like that.

minneapolisgenius said:

it was 15 years ago, and really, to a certain extend this site is quite anonymous to me....feel free to speak my mind!

abierman said:

Natisse said:

Wow, thanks for the pics!!!!

Roger and Brian are getting up their, thats one of the first pics I've seen of Roger in a while

I know John is retired, but he still could have came???


Thanks again!!

vainandy said:

LOL!!! Lil Richard was and still is a hunk too
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Is that Deacon in the last pic? Next to May and Taylor?

no Nikki and lonelygurl unfortunately John wasn't there many of us were disappointed about that... it's a shame

by the way kudo's for those pics go to some members at Queenonline.com - I was waaaaay up the back

Natisse said:

Wow, what a shame!!


You were actually there, lucky you!!!


[/b]Where are you orginally from if you dont mind? I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[b]

lonelygurl8305 said:

yep I was lucky enough to be there... SO glad I was there!!!

I'm originally from Australia - Sydney

Natisse said:

That's very cool that you got to go. I know how much you love them.

minneapolisgenius said:

like you love Zep

Natisse said:

Yep. I think it's really important to be able to see the artists you love live. It makes for one of the best experiences in your life IMO. And especially in cases where a band member died and the band broke up. In my case, John Bonham died and they broke up, but the main reason was that I was way too young to have seen them live anyway. So when I got to see Robert Plant last summer, I was just ecstatic.

I can imagine that it must be really hard seeing Queen without Freddie though. Did you feel sad about it? Because it felt this wave of sadness coming over me at the Robert Plant show. Half of his setlist was Zeppelin songs, and while it was a great show, and some of the songs were arranged in a totally different way, I couldn't help but miss the rest of the band members. It made me REALLY wish I could have seen them when they were still together. (not that I don't always wish that anyway )

minneapolisgenius said:

aww I SO feel you on that one! definately ok... I've seen Brian perform on a solo tour back in Australia 8 years ago. that was an amazing night and was a highlight of my life so far especially as I got to get his autograph afterwards... during the show though he played some Queen (which everyone was kinda expecting) it was fantastic but I know it would never be the same as hearing them all together again Tuesday night, however, was the closest thing I'll ever get to it - to have both Brian and Roger up there playing "Love Of My Life" especially was, as I said, more than I could put into words. In a weird way it FELT like Freddie was with us anyway... somehow. everyone was crying, laughing, screaming just there for Freddie he was there

I was sitting next to a young guy who was on his own also, and we were chatting before the show and everything... at the end of it all after everyone sang Happy Birthday for Freddie he asked me what I thought and I said to him it doesn't get any better than that. it just doesn't. a night like that is one in a million if you're lucky

Natisse said:

That sounds awesome. And you know, Brian and Jimmy Page both judge the Riffathon every year together. I have a pic of them together somewhere.... of course.


Oh, here's one where they're all meeting the Queen....



Jeff Beck, Clapton, Page, and May

Although the Queen looks as though she's about to pounce on and eat Jeff.

minneapolisgenius said:

OMG can you imagine all of that talent playing together? ~faints~

what an awesome photo!!!

Natisse said:

I know. Well, the first 3 all DID play in the Yardbirds at one time or another. Just never all 3 at the same time. And Clapton, Page, and Beck also played together briefly in the 80s for a benefit concert. But never all four though.

minneapolisgenius said:

omg totally didn't remember that!! shame on me!! lol

thanks again hon

Natisse said:

You're welcome. There are actually only maybe two instances where Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were filmed with the Yardbirds playing onstage together. I wish there was more footage of that. They were only both in the band at the same time for a really short time.

Freddie was one of the greatest frontmen of all time.