#but i'm also noticing he's not giving a fuck about calling out bs again lately. like the vogue interview and that dutch documentary
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my brother told me today if I remembered that interview hakim's gave for a local dutch channel literally 8 years ago, he wasn't even at ajax yet. He was an interview following some sort of project he did with local kids in his hometown, an interview that sadly is nowhere to be found online and that I've literally watched one time - when it aired. I'm very sad I have no way to see it again or have you watch it. He addressed the racism he's experienced in his life but stressed on the fact that if he got to professional football later than his peers it's because football agents tended to avoid him. And he said one of them got in contact with him at the age of 14/15 and asked if he could talk to his father but when he got told he wasn't alive anymore he just disappeared. He said many of them would enquire about his family first. They liked him because he was good but first thing they would ask was 1) origins 2) family status. And he said that if you're a kid without parents pushing you through a career it's so hard to make it. It's just makes me so sad overall that his career is not going the way he would have deserved because it got so difficult from the start. It's so much easier to make it when you're not part of the invisibles but try make it when you have nothing to begin with. Racism and classism first victims in football are not even famous footballers - although they have to be protected too, of course - but it's kids. How many of them should be there instead of some very overrated white men right now. The thought drives me crazy for real. And when I think about this shit - like if he doesn't get a good transfer wallahi I won't believe in football ever again. sorry for the rant
#I always think of the fact the first half of his career was about construction and deconstruction you know? getting the pieces together#but also deconstructing some narratives#and I wish you guys were there with me back then bc I remember a lot of things like this#he was more vocal in narrating himself but I do think it does get fucking tiring at some point. which is absolutely understandable and fair#it's not his job to explain this shit.#but i'm also noticing he's not giving a fuck about calling out bs again lately. like the vogue interview and that dutch documentary#but yeah I just wish i could find that interview again.#i'm just. like I don't want to act like i'm the superior fan bc I've been following all this years. it's not that#and ofc I DON'T KNOW HIM lol. but like i've been here for many years you know? I remember so much of what he said#which is also why him choosing morocco makes so much sense in a way people who don't know might not get#anyway yeah sorry shutting up now i'm just annoyed at stuff
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Hello my lovely thirst babies! (It's what I call my followers)
For all of you new followers hi! Welcome! Enjoy the music and stay for the cute dish that is Queen's drummer.
All you previous 200 followers know that when I hit a milestone of 50 I always do a 50 questions type thing.
This one is gonna be all Queen!
(Also thank you everybody for sending a post from 0 to 500 notes in roughly one day!)
Opinion on Freddie Mercury calling himself "Mr. Farenheit"? It's adorable and almost like a little play on words with his birth name of Farrokh
Early 80's porn star Freddie or late 80's suburban dad Freddie look? Well I guess dad Fred because I'm not a stache person and the less facial hair and the shorter the better!
Stone Cold Crazy or I'm Going Slightly Mad? Tough choice but I'm Going Slightly Mad is the one I heard first and it's one of my favorites off of Innuendo. Sheer Heart Attack would be a great album even without Stone Cold Crazy
If Freddie asked you to house sit for him would you do it? Unless the cats are somewhere else no. I'm allergic and prejudiced against cats.
Satanic Prawn Onesie from It's A Hard Life music video or Disco Ball Red Devil Romper stage costume? Anything is better than the 800 eyed abomination
Get Down Make Love or Body Language? Get Down Make Love because at least musically it has some quality even if lyrically it's utter garbage (well if you chop off the first part it's not the worst)
Freddie in I Want to Break Free video or in Radio Ga Ga? Radio Ga Ga outfits always win. Plus other than the blouse I personally wouldn't wear anything Fred has on in I Want to Break Free
Opinion of Delilah? I think even if I actually liked cats I'd still cringe at it. As it is I definitely do not enjoy it
Bohemian Rhapsody or Bicycle Race? Oooh see Bicycle Race was my fav as a kid but BoRhap is legendary... I guess Bicycle Race because nostalgia and Star Wars!
Favorite 70s Freddie outfit?
Fat Bottomed Girls or Tear It Up? Ooh. Tear It Up. It's so delightfully naughty and grinds so hard. It's my dirty jam
Brian song you would really go all-out air-guitaring to? Tie Your Mother Down
Sail Away Sweet Sister or 39? I love the nerdiness of 39. But Sail Away Sweet Sister speaks to me and the main character of the novel I'm writing a lot. So gotta be SASS
"Hammer to Fall" or "Headlong"? Hammer to Fall probably. It's such a power jam. Not that Headlong isn't. It's also less dirty and it's on one of the best Queen albums ever
Favourite Brian solo? Oooh. Probably Tie Your Mother Down (I honestly can't recall if it has a solo. I just know it slams really hard and I live for that intro)
Briana in "I Want to Break Free" or Death in "It's a Hard Life"? Aghh. I love sassy Brianna but death is the only remotely sane looking one in Its A Hard Life
Favourite Brian solo song? I don't know a lot so Driven By You I guess
If you could spend a weekend with Brian, what would you do? Take nature hikes and talk about music and C S Lewis works and play with hedgehogs if at all possible
Would you rather stargaze with Brian or study in a science library with Brian? Stargaze for sure. I love it anyways and then he'd know all this brainy stuff that might put me to sleep but would still be fascinating
Favourite photo of Brian? I want his shawl thingy. Glam bastard.
Is Deaky one thicc bih in your opinion? He is certainly the thickest member of Queen. Have you guy's seen his apple bottomed ass of perfection?
If you could redo John's hair for Radio Ga Ga how would you do it? Maybe spiky with gel or something. Anything to reduce the electrocuted squirrel look
Describe John Deacon using 5 foods? Celery. Tall and kind of forgotten but essential. Onions because he's so savage at times he could make you cry. Hazelnuts because his hair and he's earthy and complex. Cheese because you are what you eat. And cherries but the tart pie kind not the sweet ones.
Where would you take Deaky on vacation? Hmmm. Some place with not a lot of people. I feel South America somewhere. Maybe a beach or to Patagonia
Favourite Deaky song? You're My Best Friend timeless and sweet
If you could give Deaky a new nickname what would it be? Salty the Hermit Crab
Favorite Deaky facial expression? His soft blushy sort of modest smile. Especially in the 70s.
Favorite photo of Deaky?
Favourite Deaky outfit?
Favorite salty Deaky face?
Which Monty Python sketch does Roger remind you of? The Encyclopedia Salesman because he could charm his way into somebody's house and sell them anything like the time he bs-ed that he was a Hoover vacuum salesman with I want to say John
Favourite harmonising by Roger? Probably Somebody to Love. He adds so much to those harmonies. And when they do it live it's even more noticeable but in a different way
What kind of car do you think I'm In Love with My Car is about? Whatever it is I see it as red. Probably a red Ferari. Or that's what I see and I'm sure Rog wouldn't have said no to one of those
You can have Roger do one of the (metaphorical) things to you that he mentions in "I'm in Love with My Car", what do you choose? Well giving him a thrill while my radials squeal does sound pleasant πππ
Favorite Roger Taylor solo work? Original composition it's probably Let's Get Crazy off of Fun In Space but if we're counting songs he covered Racing in the Street HANDS. DOWN! It's my fav song all time now. It and Brandy by Looking Glass
If Roger was an accessory, what would he be? Sunglasses of course πππ
"Modern Times Rock and Roll" or "Loser in the End"? Modern Times Rock N Roll. That song is not long enough. I love it.
You can talk to Roger for the rest of your life or have one night of passion with him, which do you choose? This is torture... but you didn't say I couldn't make out with him @squeezemylemon so trap there. I'm gonna talk to Rog and make out with him but no night of passion sadly. I'll still be happy kissing and chatting and being friends with a side of inspecting each other's tonsils with our tongues πππ
Favourite stage outfit of Roger's?
You can have a three-way with two different Rogers... 1) Do you do it? 2) Which Rogers (photo examples are encouraged)? Not my thing but I'm such a thirsty bitch for Rog that in this case hell yes. Sign me up for this sandwich right here
Brian or Freddie singing "'39"? Brian all the way baby. He has that perfect folk singer type voice
Which songs from other bands best describes each member? Brian is Bowie's 'Space Oddity'. Freddie is Elton's 'Rocket Man'. Roger's anthem has to be 'Big Spender' even if musically the style isn't him, musically he's Dancing in the Dark by Springsteen. John is Beethoven's 5th Symphony or The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel but don't ask me why
The members of Queen as characters from the Muppets? Hmm. John is one of the salty old guys from the audience. Roger/ina is miss Piggy because he's such a diva. Bri would be Kermit for somehow patiently dealing with Piggy!Rog. And I had to Google the other Muppets and found one named Pepe the King Prawn and if that isn't Freddie Mercury I don't know what is
The members of Queen as the Avengers? Brian is Director Fury (he counts as an Avenger right?) John is The Hulk, Freddie is outrageous Iron Man of course and Roger is Hawkeye full of sass quips and sex appeal
Queen as cake flavors? Freddie is Cherry Chocolate. John is Lemon. Brian is a really dark chocolate that probably has coffee flavoring to it. Roger is strawberry.
Queen as Classic Hollywood actors? I weirdly want to say Freddie as Clark Gable but I think he's more Douglas Fairbanks. Brian is Lawrence Olivier. John is William Powell. And Roger would be James Dean (he counts right?)
FMK: Rogerina, Briana, Frederika? Fuck Rogerina obvs. Briana is a suitable housewife. And as usual poor Fred gets killed. Sorry.
Which song would you have liked to have been around the composer as they created it? Well as much as I want to say a Roger song I'd be too busy distracting him for that to work so I'm gonna say Brian writing Dragon Attack
Favorite album art/cover? The Game. 1980 Rog in leather is my sexuality. Otherwise I'd probably say Sheer Heart Attack
Who or what is the (not actual) love of each band memberβs life? Freddie's was the 4000 cats. Roger's amore is cars of course. John is in a committed relationship with cheese on toast. And Brian is a slut who while he's married to Red Special he goes around having affairs with badgers and faucets/taps
Thanks again @squeezemylemon and @zestysexmachinefromzanzibar for helping with all of these questions!
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