The Week In The History
- 4.1(1966)[14] : Opposition played at New Parks Girls School, Leicester.
- 3.31(1967)[15] : New Opposition played at Kirby Lane Community Centre, Melton Mowbray.
- 4.1(1967)[15] : New Opposition played at St. John's Bosco Hall, Eyres Monstell.
- 3.29(1968)[16] : The Art played at Youth Centre, Lutterworth.
- 3.29(1975)[23] : Queen played at California Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. 'During the show, in front of a capacity crowd, John split his trousers. Freddie found this extremely funny and taunted him mercilessly throughout the show until he could sneak off and change.' (from "As It Began")
- 4.2(1984)[32] : "I Want To Break Free" was relaeased in the UK. Reached No.3.
What's New ?
>> Fan Stuff: "The Portrait of the man in 2004" by Sakyu.
>> renewal of the top page.
What's In?
It's a cottage industry
Again, in Mojo Classic Special Edition (you can still buy it HERE), Brian answered the following question about John:
Question:Finally, what has happened to John Deacon?
Brian:
We asked John, but he preferred not to be actively involved in the tour. However, he remains very much part of the running of the Queen business operation behind the scenes. Hey, it's a cottage industry!
This magazine also includes a new article of John ("THE INVISIBLE MAN"... NOT the same one on "Bassist & Bass Techniques" in 1996). I'll introduce it on my website soon!
Don't Try So Hard?
The Mojo magazine noted above listed Don't Try So Hard as one of John's songs. I got a few e-mails regarding this song:Is it true or not? Well, I also have heard of that theory, but I have never seen its source except for specious reasonings of fans. However, in 2001, David Richards, the producer of MIRACLE and INNUENDO, revealed who wrote the songs credited to Queen in a Japanese book ("Queen Files") interview. He said that DTSH was written by Brian and Freddie...it's Freddie who took the initiative and wrote the lyrics (see Deaky Weekly vol.115 for details). Since then, I take his word for it.
Thank you for reading. See you next week!