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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 10, 2012 13:43:15 GMT -5
I thought I already started this thread.  But I guess not. So let us Inaugurate wid more of the Freaky Snowman. (I never knew he existed until Bassi posted a viddy on MoVa! HUZZAHH! 
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Post by sunfrog on Dec 10, 2012 15:16:21 GMT -5
That scared me too!  |
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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 10, 2012 15:26:10 GMT -5
I wondur if I could haf a snowman suit made and stand in front of Harrods all day, hahaha! |
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Post by Avril on Dec 10, 2012 16:35:37 GMT -5
A dvd not to get Pigsnie for Christmas - but maybe for yourself?  By Ian Gormely
With the Frankenstein corpse of Queen marching across the globe, in both their Broadway musical and truncated band reunion versions, the time seems ripe to take a closer look at the British quartet's legendary singer: Freddie Mercury. This latest instalment in Eagle Vision's cheap but fun run of archival docs focuses on Mercury's work outside the group, particularly his two solo albums from the '80s. Mercury had a very un-rock'n'roll upbringing, being born to Parsi parents in Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), something he downplayed throughout most of his career. The film jumps around in time, moving from his first solo album, 1985's Mr. Bad Guy, to the late '70s, where he first began publically toying with his sexual identity. By the early '80s, Mercury had a flat in NYC and submerged himself in the city's gay club scene, which was at its hedonistic peak at the time. The influence of this period is evident on Queen's subsequent album, Hot Space, which embraced the dance music Mercury loved. Despite housing Mercury's epic duet with David Bowie, "Under Pressure" (which is barely mentioned), the album was a disappointment, losing America for the band and further straining group relations. The Great Pretender does address the duet Mercury performed with Michael Jackson, even playing a snippet of the track, but spends much of its run time focusing on Mercury's second record sans Queen, a duet album with Spanish opera star Montserrat Caballé, Barcelona. The doc's final minutes are dedicated to Mercury's deteriorating health and eventual death stemming from AIDS. While Filmmaker Rhys Thomas scored contemporary interviews with both Brian May and Roger Taylor, most of the doc is pieced together from archival footage (extended interviews from the mid-'80s serve as the DVD's sole bonus material), making for a somewhat jumbled narrative. Still, Thomas has honed in on an oft-overlooked aspect of one of pop and rock's most dynamic frontmen, making The Great Pretender the perfect way to kill an afternoon for any Queen fan.
(Eagle Vision)exclaim.ca/Reviews/MusicDvd/freddie_mercury_great_pretender-directed_by_rhys_thomas?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MusicDvdExclaimca+%28!+Exclaim.ca+Reviews+-+Music+DVD%29 |
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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 10, 2012 16:48:24 GMT -5
Maybe I can force Pigsnit to buy it for me. It will haf to be a stocking stuffer though. Measly DVDs are not allowed as prezzie from overpaid presenters, hahaha. |
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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 13, 2012 18:50:45 GMT -5
Suzy the Beagle ALL ALONE wid a Christmus Tree! OH NO!
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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 18, 2012 16:26:00 GMT -5
Ooof, is egg nog supposed to give you a belleh ache?  |
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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 23, 2012 3:32:08 GMT -5
Its almost Christmus Eve and I kinda still dont feel Christmussy. Maybe the egg noggy needs more likker innit. |
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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 24, 2012 16:28:24 GMT -5
A viddy to cheers you up this Christmus Eve!
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Post by sunfrog on Dec 27, 2012 1:36:06 GMT -5
When do you take your Christmas stuff down?
How did the Christmas tree thing go Shoey?
Did you have a Merry Christmas Dragrat or a sad one?
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Post by PigsnieLite on Dec 27, 2012 2:25:32 GMT -5
Take all the stuff down January 3 or 4, or the closest weekend after New Years. And I have to do it all! Pops only puts the ornaments away in the boxes but Pigsnort doesnt lift wun fingur. Bleech. Maybe he might unplug the lights if hes feeling helpful. |
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Post by Elvira on Dec 24, 2013 7:50:39 GMT -5
Merry Christmas to Archie's family. Love and peace be with you.
Saying this in the 2012 Christmas thread, even though it's Christmas 2013.
I miss Arch.
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Post by sunfrog on Dec 25, 2013 12:49:42 GMT -5
www.flickr.com/photos/sunfrog1/11550153895/Flickr changed the way they share photos so now I don't know how to do it. Here is a picture of Archie the Cat. Isn't he big now? I gave him a Christmas tamale for breakfast. Jk, I put his cat food in a corn leaf to make it look like a tamale. Meowy Christmas to all! May peace and love find you wherever you are one and all! 
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But I guess not. So let us Inaugurate wid more of the Freaky Snowman. (I never knew he existed until Bassi posted a viddy on MoVa! HUZZAHH! 
