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Mid - February 1991 - Queen Story!
Queen were shooting “I’m Going Slightly Mad” promo video (February 13, 14 and 15)
Director The Torpedo Twins with Freddie Mercury
👉 “I’m Going Slightly Mad”
Written by Freddie Mercury
Taken from 'Innuendo' album released in 1991
👉 'The Torpedo Twins': this nickname was given to them by Freddie Mercury
- Do.Ro Produktion Ges.mbH a.k.a. Do.Ro Productions film company, Vienna, Austria.
👉 Do.Ro was named after the surnames of founders Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher -
#im going slightly mad#innuendo album#innuendo#1991#london#zanzibar#legend#queen#brian may#john deacon#freddiebulsara#queen band#freddie mercury#roger taylor#torpedo twins#rudi dolezal#Spotify
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Souce: Rudi Dolezal 'My Friend Freddie'
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If you have read Jim Hutton’s “Mercury And Me” and Peter Hince’s “Queen Unseen” this is the book for you. A glimpse behind the superstar written by a long-time collaborator and (dare I say it) friend of Freddie’s.
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Have you heard whether Deaky gets mentioned at all in Rudi's new book..?
Hi! Ok, so- Yes, in the last days I've been able to give a quick read to Rudi's book thanks to a friend's friend who lent me her ebook haha I'll leave a personal review under the cut at the end of the post.
John is not mentioned very much, when it happens it's usually because the band as a whole gets mentioned, and it's mostly while filming videos, but there are a couple of anecdotes with John worth mentioning imho and that I took screenshots of. Mind you that I'd always take Rudi with a grain of salt (more under the cut) but I personally don't see any issue in these anecdotes.
First we have the band rehearsing at Wembley Arena before the Magic tour, and we have a glimpse of John excusing himself for not coming at Freddie's place with the others, to go home instead 🥺💕
Freddie seemed a bit disappointed but Rudi is quick to remind the readers about their friendship. Phoebe already mentioned in his own book how Freddie and John were close in the studio during this period when they wrote some songs together, but their private lives remained quite separated and Freddie was always respectful of it.
I forgot to screenshot mentions of John during the filming of Breakthru, Rudi recalls how John came up with the idea of having a train in the video, but more than once the whole band was worried of being on the train and John expressed his concern a couple of time, in fear they'd fall down the train while moving! But in the end they had great fun and "John enjoyed the wind in his hair" 😌
And now a sadder bit, after Freddie's passing, during the rehearsals for the tribute concert:
Nothing new for us fans, but I appreciate the respectful tone this is written in. It's also the last time John gets mentioned and it's easy to believe it's the last time Rudi saw him as well.
More Brian-related, but I still found sweet, is Freddie directing the band on the Slightly Mad video and trying to convince them about his ideas:
It's never enough to repeat how Freddie was the peace-maker of the band and I thought this bit on the Slightly Mad set could be a nice example of him convincing his bandmates in the studio about his ideas.
Now, if you want more thoughts on Rudi and the book...
First, I admit I skipped quite rapidly through the book and looked mostly for John anecdotes or things related to the band or about filming the videos, so I haven't properly read the book in its entirety. I jumped a lot through the chapters. However, I must admit I didn't find it terrible as expected and there was an overall tone of genuine admiration and almost naive curiosity about Freddie and about his work. (The book should be titled "Me simping for Freddie" 🤣).
I don't like Rudi as a person, it's no secret, he irks me big time. And his book is FAR from being flawless. It's almost annoying how much, also in the book, he praises himself (yes Rudi your videos are good, we know 😅) or is unaware of how gross or inappropriate some things might be to read black on white. But I didn't read malicious intents, he's truly oblivious about certain things specially regarding gays and how they "work". His chapter "I'm the only hetero among a group of relaxed gays" is still terrible, no cap, but in the entirety of the book it's clear he's had a moment of confusion dictated by wrong prejudices at the time, and def didn't recall it in the best of ways. HOWEVER he also realizes how wrong his moment of fear of getting AIDS through a kiss has been, and admits that while he got scared, it was all because of the ignorance an panic that was diffused at the time, and acknowledges it. Some steps back, some steps forward.
He also clearly enjoys telling coke-related stories, he admits he had an issue with it, it's also a way to admit how normal having coke was and still is in the showbiz but some people might not like to read about it. Be aware.
Rudi has a story of telling lies and exaggerating stuff, bragging about his relationship with Freddie, and seeking attention like a teen, so I'd recommend to take his stories with a grain of salt, but his book to me sounded much different from, say, the terrible LAJ who writes in a scandalistic mocking tone and brags about being best friend with Freddie when she's never been.
While still telling funny stories related to drugs and parties, Rudi pours a lot of pure admiration for Freddie in his book and praises his talent and creativity and good heart, and took also a step back with his Barbara stories, admitting she and Freddie never had sex, and constantly repeating that Freddie was gay and much in love with Winnie first and then Jim. Mary is briefly mentioned, too, but still not as "Freddie's true love yada yada". I was quite confused about the bits where Phoebe tells Rudi that Freddie got sick in Munich and thought was already AIDS but I'd blame more Phoebe for it, recently I can't trust him anymore.
I must admit I was surprised because I expected much worse. I still would recommend it only if you want to collect all books about Freddie and are interested in a new perspective, and if I had to choose between this or LAJ I'd definitely choose Rudi's book. There is also a good dose of anecdotes about the backstages of filming, which I'm a huge fan of, honestly 😅🙏🏻
So, in the end, it's not the best book I'd recommend to a new Queen fan and I would also mention Rudi's habit of not being very reliable, but I wouldn't throw it directly in the fire either.
P. S.: I would throw in the fire all the pages with the abominations that are certain edited photos passed as drawingsto get clout, and I know you know what I'm talking about lol
These are my opinions of course, feel free to agree or disagree but please be polite 🙏🏻💖 I've (kinda) read the book so you didn't have to 😘
#rudi dolezal#my friend freddie#john deacon#queen#queen band#freddie mercury book#freddie mercury queen#john deacon queen
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S5F11 - Eishochzeit (1)
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Freddie with Rudi Dolezal.
#freddie mercury#queen#queen band#fred#rudi dolezal#living on my own#bts#making of#munich#germany#solo project#1985#80s#ms
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Rudi & Michi; S3E4 “Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt”
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The book you should actually read from start to finish if you want cute Jimercury moments✨
Dm if you want a free digital copy♥️
#read this instead of shit by habitual liars#because when you’re gonna write your source as dolezal to something personally i’d be like nah give me something else#it’s the same as laj or barbara lol like how do you expect me to take you seriously#freddie mercury#rudi dolezal#jim hutton#mercury and me
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#found this very interesting#the guilt was real#not that I doubted it#but I had only ever seen it discussed in fandom#interesting to see Rudi thought so too#no comment on Mary's superhuman-ness#for accepting that Freddie was gay lol#oh Rudi#Rudi Dolezal#My Friend Freddie#Freddie Mercury#Mary Austin#Freddie was gay
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Read the book “My Friend Freddie” by Rudi Dolezal and it was really good. Gave a whole new glimpse into Freddie and a fresh new perspective. Thumbs up from me.
#queen#freddiemercury#Rudi Dolezal#my friend Freddie#Freddie Mercury#i miss him.#you’re so wonderful to remember but so hard to live without.
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Mid February 1991, in these days - Queen Story!
🔸Queen were shooting “I’m Going Slightly Mad” promo video (February 13, 14 and 15)
🔸Director The Torpedo Twins with Freddie Mercury
👉 “I’m Going Slightly Mad” written by Freddie Mercury
"That was very much a Freddie track and you tend to want to give the author his head. Even though we said that everything is by Queen, there was still somebody who was basically the original author and everyone else worked on it. It was a good idea as it produced a lot of input, but in the end it was Freddie's baby so it was natural that he would want to get certain things right."
- Brian May, October 1994, Guitarist Magazine
- The Torpedo Twins (nicknamed so by Freddie mercury) Do.Ro Produktion Ges.mbH a.k.a. Do.Ro Productions film company, Vienna, Austria.
👉 Do.Ro was named after the surnames of founders Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher -
#im going slightly mad#freddie mercury#queen band#london#zanzibar#legend#queen#brian may#john deacon#freddiebulsara#roger taylor#1991#innuendo album#innuendo#torpedo twins#rudi dolezal
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oh my god
oh my god, what XD
That's brilliant! Imagine Brian getting into a conversation with her halfway through the night and being absolutely captivated by this fact. Ahahaha
#good for her#get you a lady that can do both#Queen band#Miss Austria#Rudi Dolezal#My Friend Freddie
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Happy birthday, Rudi Dolezal! 🎉 The "Do" of "DoRo", frequent collaborator and director of many of Sarah's specials, concerts, and music videos. Pictured here behind the scenes in Seville, shooting the "Time to Say Goodbye" sequence for "Harem, a desert fantasy".
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[Il mio amico Freddie][Rudi Dolezal]
Il regista di culto Rudi Dolezal, nominato ai Grammy per il suo documentario Freddie Mercury – The Untold Story, ha avuto un rapporto molto stretto e speciale con Freddie Mercury e i Queen, per i quali ha diretto un totale di 32 video musicali, da «Living on My Own» a «Innuendo», da «Friends Will Be Friends» a «The Show Must Go On». Durante gli anni di stretta cooperazione, è stato facile per…
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#2023#AIDS#Dade Fasic#Freddie Mercury#Il mio amico Freddie#LGBT#LGBTQ#memoir#Musica#My Friend Freddie#nonfiction#Queen#Rudi Dolezal#Sperling & Kupfer#Un ritratto inedito
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S3F2 - Sicht gleich Null (Teil 1)
#michael dörfler#rudi dolezal#die bergretter#i don't know what's their ship name but they sure should have one
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