Queen of the May

Lydia - she/her, senior citizen, loves Queen and cats and fanfic and Brian May

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Queen Fact: In the early days of Queen, Roger played the drums very hard and ended up breaking his drumsticks. The other members of the band and the technical team were scolding him because they didn't have money to buy him new drumsticks due to the financial situation they were in.

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Queen - Freddie Mercury

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Roger Taylor again with the foot touching

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From the Queen I (2024) boxset

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Happy fiftieth anniversary to Queen’s trip to Ridge Farm, aka the best summer youth club holiday ever. A few weeks of writing, playing tennis, reading, pushing each other into the swimming pool, taking photos, playing pool, nipping out to the pub for a drink, and generally having a perfect time. Oh, and just happening to write what would become A Night At The Opera and all its fabulous songs…

I hereby declare this

Ridge Farm Summer

Share all the photos and all the stories!

And then they went to Rockfield and we can do the same for that too!

Also amazing: we have all now lived through the Queen fandom since its Bohemian Rhapsody renaissance as long as Brian and Roger lived through since they first met to when they made the album that moved them into the super league of rock stardom.

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Queen Fact: During an interview Roger said that he didn't feel so loved like the rest of the band. He would feel that people didn't find him that talented because he was just the drummer and the drums were only in the background of a song.

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Photo from Dave Matkin.

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For a second I thought Roger’s shirt just said “GAY!” 💀

I think it’s “Save” but I can’t read what’s underneath

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It’s Save The Children (big U.K. charity)

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Roger and John, Japan 1979.

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this looks like they just got thrown off the train for shenanigans

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Okay, but Roger Taylor during the Live Aid interview? A MASTERPIECE

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Forever reblog this TODDLER and his pointy little chin

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Roger Taylor, Montreux, 1988.

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Brussels, 1984.

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1) John and Roger touching elbows

2) those smiles in the second photo

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Queen Fact: Once John was asked who he would choose as the winner of a men's beauty pageant, he pointed to Roger.