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This particular song by Freddie Mercury and Queen has been on my mind recently and sorta fits with a lot goin' on in my life right now. Hopefully one day I'll have the guts to blog it all here. Anyhow.. this is Queen and These are the Days of our Lives. It's especially poignant when you consider this was Freddie's farewell and final video. Words and music by Queen Sometimes I get the feelin' I was back in the old days - long ago When we were kids when we were young Things seemed so perfect - you know The days were endless we were crazy we were young The sun was always shinin' - we just lived for fun Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know The rest of my life's been just a show Those were the days of our lives The bad things in life were so few Those days are all gone now but one thing is true When I look and I find I still love you You can't turn back the clock you can't turn back the tide Ain't that a shame I'd like to go back one time on a roller coaster ride When life was just a game No use in sitting and thinkin' on what you did When you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know Better sit back and go with the flow Cos these are the days of our lives They've flown in the swiftness of time These days are all gone now but some things remain When I look and I find no change Those were the days of our lives - yeah The bad things in life were so few Those days are all gone now but one thing's still true When I look and I find I still love you I still love you Here's the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQ7OfqgV7Y

Happy Birthday Kevie! :music: :music: Hope you have the Bestest Birthday EVER! Lotsa Hugs, Rick

Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday dear Lughbie... Happy Birthday to you....and many more... Lugh, my bestest wishes on this special day to the bestest author on all of GA or the internet...

Awwwww.. Thankies guys! :hug: Rick

Well, if we're just talking musicals, I've seen the touring editions of Cats, Phantom, and Les Miserables'... of those, i think Les Miserables was my fave... awesome music.. The most Recent I saw on Broadway was Mama Mia and Wicked... Omigod... I wish EVERYONE could see Wicked... I can't say enough about the play... It has an awesome and timely message, great music ("Gravity" was by far the best song) and the whole production was just superbly performed... Hugz, Rick

Tristan (Charlie Cox) is INCREDIBLY sexy in this film! http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/actors/Cha...ges/pic03.shtml But, I still have to say that this is probably one of the best of the fairy tale/fantasy genre plots I have come across is quite some time. It's more mature than the Harry Potter series, but not as dark or complex as Lord of the Rings. If I had to compare it something, I guess it would be the Princess Bride, but without all the really silly stuff and is aimed at a more mature group... Like I said originally, it is an adult fairy tale with some very humorous, lighter moments... (Robert DeNiro's "revelation"). I VERY seldom get excited about a film, but this one was just so superbly well done, well-acted, and well-written. How it got left out of all the awards must be attributed to its genre I guess. It's a true sleeper movie that just blew me away. Hugs, Rick...

It's very hard to keep up the pace... I just finished STL and was trying to post a new chapter every two weeks.... If you have a real life at all... it's very hard to do. (See my link below) I have recently chatted with Vance, and yeah, he had some health issues, but he's also having some emotional issues that simply don't lend themselves to quality writing... I can sooo relate. Give it time for all of them... I'm sure they will be writing again soon.. I myself am taking a short hiatus. I've got a few ideas for a couple of shorter stories... but, I like to have several chapters written and edited before I start posting.. Most of us do. It's a long and difficult process. The words don't just "magically" appear on the screen or paper. I dare not compare myself with Dom or Vance or the others, but I can assure you that they haven't forgotten their dedicated readers. That's impossible to do. I am sure that they, like myself, receive the most joy from knowing that others enjoy reading their stories moreso than the pure joy of writing in and of itself. Please be patient. I'm sure new works and chapters will eventually come forward. Hugz, Rick

I posted this in a thread a long time ago... but it's still one of the sweetest videos.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vcq3wVHGJA My other is Freddie Mercury's farewell video.... omigod... It's aweseome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQ7OfqgV7Y

If I didn't know better.... I would think they had a certain goat writing these homo-interuptus scenes.

This weekend I rented "Stardust". If you haven't seen it -- rent it, buy it, download it -- whatever.... JUST SEE IT! It's an adult fairy tale about this gorgeous guy named Tristan who goes to this mysterious kingdom on the other side of this wall around his village in England.. It's got princes and kings and witches and magic and romance..even a gay pirate Eh.. I'm not going to spoil the plot. If you wanna know more, google it. The cast is stellar and I just can't believe I waited this long to see this film! Hmmmm, I wonder if we can do a gay re-write... then it would be perfect. Anyway, Hugs everyone! Rick

You are so right dear boy... Down here in our neck of the woods, you can get everything the more refined Rhett Butler type (even tho that wasn't a true southern accent but Clark did a hell of a job with it) to Larry the Cable Guy redneck idiots. For me though, I too have to admit that I find the Aussie Accent hot as hell. The proper British accent runs it a close second, followed by French. Has anyone noticed there haven't been many takers for a German accent... wonder why??

I'm Baaaack!

HAPPY 39th BIRTHDAY GEORGE!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: I almost missed it,!!!! :hug: HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! :hug: Rick

Vance, all my best hopes are with you. Please get well soon! Rick

HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY DREW!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! :hug: Rick

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY COLEY!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! :hug: Rick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! :hug: Rick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! :hug: Rick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TR!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! :hug: Rick

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY JAMIE!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: Okay, I know I'm a day early, but I wanted to beat Graeme and be the first on this one!! :lol: :hug: HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! :hug: Rick

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! Hugs, Rick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIV!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY! Rick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUC!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY! Rick

Graeme, I don't know what I can add to this but since I suspect your motivation in posting this thread, I feel compelled to say something. First you're so right. I'm learning the hard way as you know. I am following your wonderful advice and so far, you have been absolutely correct. I'm also learning something else. As important as compromise obviously is, communication is equally as critical. But that also HAS to be a two way street. Graeme, you asked me what I was feeling, well someone else asked me the same thing later today. Well, as best as I can define it, it's somewhere between relief and sheer terror. (for those of you who are clueless as to what I'm talking about, see my blog) Anyway, we're struggling through this. Fear and Hurt seem to be the dominant emotions, but I think compromise AND communication will be the only way to get through them. Time and working through it will be the test. Hugs, Rick

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