3.29.14 General Sale for 5 QAL Concerts, Kat Krazy!!

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5 Queen + Adam Lambert concerts on General Sale TODAY!
3.29.14 by Q3


Onsale to General Public Start: Sat, 03/29/14 09:00 AM EDT

Jul 22, 2014 TD Garden Boston, MA 07:30 PM
Jul 23, 2014 ZOD Center East Rutherford, NJ 07:30 PM
Jul 26, 2014 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ 08:00 PM


Onsale to General Public Start: Sat, 03/29/14 10:00 AM EDT

Jul 25, 2014 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 08:00 PM
Jul 28, 2014 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 07:30 PM



Adam Lambert is a ‘sponge’ for Queen star Brian May & why is he excited?
March 28th, 2014 by Lisa McGarry.



Adam Lambert has admitted that he’s found a new level of friendship with Queen, since he performed with them last September.

Adam hooked up with the legendary British rock group at the iHeart Radio festival almost seven months ago and something about that gig changed things for the band, even though they’ve been collaborating since 2009.

Lambert admitted that his most recent stage performance with Roger Taylor and Brian May led to a more ‘evolved’ vibe and in turn led to the recently announced North American tour, due to start in June 2014.

We think being accepted by the acclaimed musicians and their incredibly loyal and massive fan base has acted as a huge confidence boost for the For Your Entertainment hitmaker and he told Ryan Seacrest this week:



“It just felt more evolved. We talked about a lot of different reasons, but I think I feel more grounded.”

The vocal powerhouse will take to the road with Brian and Roger in just a few months time and many have asked about how the age different between he and May affects their dynamic. The former American Idol contestant is 32, while May is more than three decades older, at 66.

Lambert insists that he doesn’t consider the differences in age to be a problem or an issue at all. In fact he’s so enthralled by Brian and Roger, their experiences, their stories and their achievements, that he finds hanging with the men ‘amazing’



“It doesn’t feel like a huge age gap,” Lambert says. “They definitely have all of these amazing stories, and tons of experience — and I try to just act as a sponge and listen and learn. It’s amazing, the things that they have to tell and the things they just know. But it feels easy with them, and I think you can see it on stage.”

Adam and Queen experienced such high demand for tickets for their new shows, that they’ve added extra dates to their tour this summer. Lambert tweeted:

“By overwhelming demand, 5 more shows added to @queenwillrock + @adamlambert North American Summer tour!”

Next week the star will make what is rumoured to be his final appearance on hit Fox musical drama Glee, and we have all the spoilers and pictures here.

Adam is currently working on his highly anticipated third album, which is also expected to be released later in 2014.



Link: www.unrealitytv.co.uk/american-idol/adam-lambert-sponge-queen-star-brian-may-excited/






Adam Lambert, Ellen DeGeneres….Best showbiz LGBT role models as same-sex marriage legal becomes legal in England!
March 28th, 2014 by Lynn Connolly.

March 29 is a red letter day for the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender) community as it’s the day that registration for same-sex marriages officially opens…

Couples wishing to register will be required to give 15 days’ notice of their intention to wed at a register office, and as per the terms of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act, religious organisations wishing to offer to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies will have to ‘opt in’ to do so.

However, the BBC report that the Church of England and Church in Wales are “prevented in law from doing so.”

Civil partnerships of course became legal in Britain in 2004, but now, with the new ruling, those already in civil partnerships can ‘convert’ their relationships to marriage should they wish to.

And while there’s still a sadly large section of society very much against same-sex unions in any shape or form, at least we’re making strides forward now…

And we wonder how much of that is because of the positive representation of the LGBT community within the world of celebrity?

Well, while many will no doubt say it has nothing to do with celebrity, it can’t be argued that more so than ever, we’re all in some way influenced by the celebrity culture, which has never been more prevalent than it is right now.

So who has been – or continues to be – a solid role model for the LGBT community within the world of showbiz?

Well, we think that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi make for good role model fodder, given that they’ve been married – though apparently, they may be or have split, but hey, heterosexual marriages break up all the time too – since 2008 and because they are just so ordinary. As ordinary as anyone in the public eye can be at any rate.

Is ordinary a pre-requisite for representing issues pertaining to the LGBT community? We’d argue that yes, it is, because all too often, when anyone mentions the word gay, some people tend to think flamboyant, extreme, ‘out there’, so surely a solid and understated marriage such as Ellen and Portia’s can only serve to underline that fact that gay people aren’t all drama queens?

Next on our list are former rugby player and Celebrity Big Brotherhousemate Gareth Thomas and Olympic diver – and Splash mentor – Tom Daley, and the reason for choosing them for this article is that they exist in a world where traditionally, being gay meant being ostracised…

The world of sport and athletic endeavour has, historically, been very much a bastion of heterosexuality, so anyone who’s ‘out and proud’ within that society surely has to be lauded for proving that you can be both athletically gifted and gay!

But what of how the transgendered are portrayed in showbiz? Well, for me, nobody did more to highlight this issue than the writers of Coronation Street who introduced Hayley Cropper – who was played by Julie Hesmondhalgh – to our living rooms…

And as Corrie star Jennie McAlpine told us recently, the character of Hayley went from being one of the most controversial of the soap’s characters to being one of its best loved, and again, in the show, Hayley was seen to be in a solid and stable relationship that endured the ordeals that are inherent with such a romance. But it survived and thrived, until sadly, poor old Roy Cropper was left bereft when Hayley died.

So finally, are there any bisexual people in showbiz or the world of celebrity who make for positive role models? Well, unfortunately, bisexuality is all too often used as a marketing tool novelty – take every and any female in music who’s ever kissed a girl and liked it for the sake of upping their profile – but there are those who are genuinely bisexual, and who aren’t afraid to say so…



I think that David Bowie has to be the name we put forward at this point, because he was arguably the frontrunner in terms of being utterly open about his sexuality. And though in the early days of his career, when his sexuality was considered ‘outrageous’, one might argue that it was for him something of a USP, he’s continued to quietly and happily stick to his sexuality guns and has never denied it’s part of who he is.

Adam Lambert is another amazing role model and one who does a lot of work with LGBT charities supporting young gay people. Last year Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa presented Lambert with the City of Hope Award as City Hall. The award honors the singer’s LGBT rights advocacy. The American Idol star was also presented with the “Equality Idol Award” by Sam Sparro at the Equality California Los Angeles Equality Awards in August 2011 for being an exemplary role model for the LGBT community.



Adams work in the area has included the release of a remixed version of his single “Aftermath” with a portion of the proceeds going to support The Trevor Project, the leading US organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBT youth. Last year Lambert teamed up with AT&T and The Trevor Project for the “Live Proud Campaign” which aimed to empower and raise awareness in the LGBT community.

Let us know who you think makes for a ‘good’ representation of the LGBT community within the world of celebrity.

Link: primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/registration-sex-marriages-officially-opens-tomorrow-best-showbiz-lgbt-role-models/







82 days to go…to QAL!!
3.29.14 by Q3

There are 82 days until Chicago…and the question I have been thinking about is what will Adam sing on this tour?

Assuming they change out a few songs during the tour, and do 22 – 24 unique songs a night (excluding the guitar and drum solos), there could be around 30 songs performed in these concerts. And hopefully, I get a lot of them in my countdown. But that won’t be easy -- the Queen catalog is so big, the potential cover list is almost a universe, and there is a chance that they could also decide to perform an Adam song.



#82 “Delilah" (1991)
Written by Freddie Mercury.
Released February 5, 1981 on “Innuendo”; released as a single on December 14, 1992.


No countdown of essential Queen songs would be complete without “Delilah”. The song that one of my Queen fan friends refers to as "that cat tune."

In 1985 Mercury dedicated his first solo album "Mr Bad Guy" "to my cat Jerry- also Tom, Oscar and Tiffany, and all the cat lovers across the universe- screw everybody else". His favorite cat Delilah featured in a song written for the 1991 Queen album "Innuendo".

“Delilah” includes a Brian May solo recorded using a talk box. Reportedly, Taylor was not fond of the song and agreed to let it be included in the album only at Mercury's insistence. "Delilah" was released as a single, but only in Thailand, it reached number 1 on the Thailand Singles Chart.

“Delilah” is more proof that Freddie was far ahead of the rest of the world. Freddie wrote his “perfect for cat videos” song 15 years before YouTube was founded.


Delilah (Innuendo album version)





Queen - Delilah (Promo version)

Q3 note: This promo version edit of Delilah was released on the “Hints Of Innuendo” promo tape. I prefer this to the album release.





Queen - Delilah (Early Full Demo)

Q3 note: There is a bit of silliness and meowing on this version.

Demo for Delilah recorded during the Innuendo sessions (1990)
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Personnel on recordings
• Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, drum programming
• Brian May - guitars
• John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor was not involved in recording this song.





“Delilah” with lyrics




“Delilah”
Written by Freddie Mercury,

Delilah, Delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - you're irresistible - ooh ooh ooh
You make me smile when I'm just about to cry
You bring me hope, you make me laugh - and I like it
You get away with murder, so innocent
But when you throw a moody you're all claws and you bite
That's alright!
Delilah, Delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - you're unpredictable - ooh ooh ooh ooh
You make me so very happy
When you cuddle up and go to sleep beside me
And then you make me slightly mad
When you pee all over my Chippendale suite
Ooh ooh Delilah
Ooh ooh Delilah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You take over my house and home
You even try to answer my telephone
Delilah, you're the apple of my eyes
Meow, meow, meow,
Delilah - I love you, Delilah oh
Ooh you make me so very happy - you give me kisses
And I go out of my mind - ooh ooh
Meow, meow, meow, meow,
You're irresistible - I love you Delilah
Delilah - I love you, ha ha
You make me very happy - oooh oh yeah
I love your kisses
I love your kisses
I love your kisses
I love your kisses
I love your your your kisses
I love your kisses





“Freddie & His Best Friends”
Cat Fancy magazine October 2003
By Gail Flug

Queen’s legendary frontman was a feline fancier through and through.

In many people’s eyes, Freddie Mercury was one of the world’s most dynamic and charismatic rock frontmen. As vocalist for the band Queen, he immortalized songs such as “You’re My Best Friend,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Another One Bites The Dust” and the legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Queen’s music echoes through arenas with the thunderous double-stomp and clap of “We Will Rock You” to the triumphant “We Are The Champions.”

The public Freddie was known for his outrageous parties and excessive lifestyle, but in private he was very shy and reserved. And while he could command an audience of hundreds of thousands, he couldn’t drive and half-joked that he couldn’t cook an egg!

Yet for the man who had the love of countless fans, he loved his cats most. Peter Freestone, Mercury’s personal assistant and cook, wrote in his book “Freddie Mercury” that his boss put as much importance on them as any human in his life.

Jacky Smith, who has run the Official Queen Fan Club for 21 years, said, “Most of them were from rescue centers. We have a charity [in the United Kingdom] called The Blue Cross, which takes care of sick animals. Freddie got at least two from them, if not more.”
“No particular reason for the moggies,” she added, “although I think he felt good that he was actually rescuing them and giving them a loving home. It makes you feel good when you can do something like that!”

Queen fans know quite well Mercury’s love for felines. After all, he did dedicate his solo album, “Mr. Bad Guy,” to his cat Jerry, as well as the rest of his brood at the time, and extended the note to “all the cat lovers across the universe.”

“Innuendo,” the last album he recorded with the group, included artwork of Mercury dressed as a jester with cats on his shoulders. It also featured the upbeat song “Delilah.” At first listen, you may believe it’s about a woman – at least until the line about her “peeing all over [his] Chippendale Suite.” The song also features a guitar solo from Brian May with harmonies that sound like meows. May has also had a few cats over the years. Presently, his travel commitments restrict him from having one, but according to Smith, “He still is a cat person as opposed to a dog person.”

Another clue of the singer’s love for cats appeared on the inside of the “Classic Queen” CD insert. For what would be his last portrait, Mercury wore a striking vest with cats on it, but closer inspection reveals that the handpainted cats featured are his own. He also wore it for his last video, “These Are The Days Of Our Lives.”

According to Smith, cat toys were sent from fans to the office from time to time, as the cats’ photos occasionally appeared in the club newsletter. Plenty of fans have also named their own cats Freddie, a gesture that, Smith said, would have flattered the singer.

Mercury’s first cats were Tom and Jerry, who he and then-girlfriend Mary Austin brought in during the early days of the band. She kept them when their relationship ended in the late ‘70s, yet he still considered them his, as the album dedication for “Mr. Bad Guy” proves. Austin, who remained his closest friend, gave him a lovely longhaired bluepoint he named Tiffany.

Oscar was an orange-and-white tom who came to live with him via a boyfriend. Oscar was more of a loner, though, and went to visit other homes around the neighborhood when Garden Lodge, the two-story mansion surrounded by gardens and walls, got too crowded by new arrivals.

The most famous feline of the Mercury clan is Delilah, a large, tri-colored tabby who was adopted in late 1987. As the lyrics to her song state, and Freestone’s book confirms, she took over the house and pretty much did whatever she pleased. “She was a real character, that lady!” agreed Smith. “Delilah was just kind of funny. She was a bit of a bully to the others, but was always first on his lap, first for food.” In turn, Mercury favored her as well, picking her up more than the others. She would also fun to him for safety when the other cats would gang up on her. She loved sleeping at the foot of his bed, or in the laundry baskets.

A black cat that arrived the same day as Delilah was named Goliath. The tiny cat had a habit of disappearing, especially when company came. Once, when it was noticed that he was gone for a long time, Mercury and his staff frantically searched the house only to find him sleeping in the marble sink in the bathroom. Freestone also wrote that he was “incredibly loving and dribbled his adoration at the slightest excuse.” Miko, another tabby, came just after a trip to Japan thus inspiration for her name. A white-faced tabby called Romeo was found by his boyfriend Jim Hutton and turned out to be quite a fighter. Finally, Lilly came home – Mercury had mentioned that he always wanted a white cat.

While Mercury had homes across the world, all the cats lived in London. He spent most of his time at Garden Lodge, for, as Freestone wrote, Mercury “knew home was where his cats were.”

“They were all well-loved and cared for and mostly ‘normal’ pussycats,” Smith said. But as Mercury would spoil the people he loved with gifts, did he spoil his cats as well? “Completely!” she replied. “They did get ordinary cat food at times, but mostly it was fresh chicken and fish prepared for them. I also remember he used to talk to them on the phone if he was away for a long time.”

Freestone also wrote that each cat got its own Christmas stocking filled with treats and toys. They had full run of the house and were permitted outside during the day to roam the gardens. There were the occasional territorial markings on the soft furnishings for his staff to clean up, and the quick trips to the vet if a cat showed the slightest hint of illness.

No one except for his closest friends knows how long Mercury was aware he was HIV-positive, although both Freestone and Smith believe that his cats knew. Their unconditional love gave him great comfort and company in his final days, and Mercury would never deny them admittance to his bedroom. Said Smith, “Cats have that fantastic sixth sense… I imagine that they knew he wasn’t well and spent more time with him. It’s just the thing cats would do.”

Before Mercury passed away on Nov. 24, 1991, he made sure all of his loved ones would be taken care of. “They all stayed at Garden Lodge with Mary, which is where they still are today,” said Smith. “I have heard reports of Delilah being spotted on top of the wall occasionally.”
It’s clear she still rules the house. Freddie wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

Link to the article archived on QueenArchives.com: www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_-_10-XX-2003_-_Cat_Fancy


      
Oscar (left)  Delilah (center)  Goliath (right)


   
Freddie with Tiffany

   
Freddie with Miko (left)   Miko as a kitten (right)


Lily 





Freddie and Delilah - Freddie Mercury Spy (SFM)by TheDutchOwner



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Queen + Adam Lambert Setlist Contest

Predict the setlist and win a fantastic prize package!

Talon has put together a great contest! And so I have added a fabulous prize. So let's have some fun and see who can predict the setlist for the upcoming tour.

Fabulous Prize!!

The winner will receive a Queen + Adam Lambert fantastic prize package...

Queen "Innuendo" [one of Queen's masterpieces] choice of CD, MP3, Vinyl and Casette
Adam Lambert "Sleepwalker" [US Import single]
Adam Lambert ""Trespassing" EP [CD and download MP3]
A special Queen + Adam Lambert tour item [to be selected by Q3 but I promise it will NOT be a t-shirt!]

Plus you will be crowned as Queen + Adam Lambert fan royalty and receive acclaim across the Queenbertasphere!

It's easy to enter!!

Just create a list of 25 songs you think will be played by Queen + Adam Lambert during the upcoming tour.
You will earn points for each song you pick that is performed at any of the 19 Queen + Adam Lambert concerts from June 19, 2014 Chicago United Center concert through the July 20, 2014 concert at Merriweather (Columbia, MD).
Is a concert date is added to the tour between June 19, 2014 and July 31, 2014, performances in those concerts will also earn points.

MORE INFO AND ENTER HERE: adamtopia.com/thread/2243/queen-adam-lambert-setlist-contest

You have time to work on your entry -- entries can be submitted or changed until June 18, 2014 at 11:59PM PST (AKA Adam time).





NOW: Glee Music from "Trio" available on iTunes. Adam songs: "Barracuda" (Rachel and Elliott), "Gloria" (Rachel, Santana, and Elliott), "The Happening" (Kurt, Dani, and Elliott), "Hold On" (Artie, Blaine, Sam, Tina, and Pamela Lansbury)

NOW 5 new QAL Concerts on Pre-Sale.

April 1, 2014 Glee Episode 14: "New New York" - Adam/Starchild/Elliott Gilbert will be in the first all New York episode. Plot details unknown.
Adam song: Elliott (Adam Lambert) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) will duet on A Great Big World’s “Rockstar”. Gleek Out Brazil confirms that this is NOT the Nickelback "Rockstar" but the A Great Big World song.

June, 19, 2014: Queen + Adam Lambert North American Tour kicks off in Chicago, 19 dates!!

Soonish: Adam will release a new album. Expected sometime in 2014.