Rose
Hello Amerina and thank you for your valuable participation here.
Amerina
What would you like to know (Cosa ti piacerebbe sapere)
Rose
Could you tell us where you live and your birth year?
Amerina
I live in Scotland & I was born in 1954 (Vivo in Scozia e sono nata nel 1954 )
Rose
How long have you been following Queen?
Amerina
Since 1975 that was the first time I saw them (Dal 1975 quando li vidi per la prima volta.)
Rose
When have you seen them live for the first time? And where exactly?
Amerina
In Glasgow 1975
Rose
Please describe us how you managed to get to the show, and what were your feelings that day and your excitement as Freddie entered the stage. Tell us something about that wonderful day.
Amerina
The feeling I had I can’t explain. After the show I met him & the rest of Queen & got pics taken plus autographs. I remember having butterflies in my tummy. (Cosa provai non riesco a spiegarlo. Dopo lo show incontrai lui il resto dei Queen abbiamo scattato delle foto più gli autografi. Ricordo di avere le farfalle nello stomaco.)
Rose
What word would you use to describe that day?
Amerina
Dream world (Il mondo delle favole)
Rose
How you would describe Freddie Mercury, now, 25 years after his passing? What has he left to you?
Amerina
He had a shyness about him totally different from when he was on stage. I’ve been left with wonderful memories of the different times I’ve met him and also his amazing music.I have a photo album full of Queen on & off stage through the different years. (Lui aveva una timidezza totalmente diversa da quando era sul palco. Sono rimasta con molti meravigliosi ricordi delle diverse volte che l’ho incontrato e anche della sua magnifica musica. Ho un album di foto dei Queen sopra e fuori dal palco nei diversi anni.)
Rose
Do you consider Queen still alive as a group today? Or do you think they are no longer a band after that November 1991?
Amerina
In my opinion When Freddie died Queen were finished. Freddie was irreplaceable & I don’t like listening to anyone else singing his songs. (Io penso che i Queen sono finiti con la morte di Freddie. Freddie era insostituibile e non mi piace ascoltare qualcun altro che canta le sue canzoni.)
Rose
Can you send me the pictures ?
Amerina
Yes! They’re a bit dark as the years went on they had more lights on the stage the ones I sent was on 1st Dec 75.(Sì! Sono un po’ scure per via degli anni,quelle che ho inviato sono del primo dicembre 1975.)
Rose
Is there something of your meeting with Freddie that you could tell us
Amerina
He was very polite & a bit shy like I mentioned earlier. He was drop dead gorgeous even more in real life I kissed him & his skin felt so soft like velve.(Lui era molto educato e un po’ timido come ho detto prima. Lui era bello da morire perfino più nella vita reale. L’ho baciato e la sua pelle era morbida come un velluto.)
Rose
You are a very lucky woman!How was FREDDIE with his fans? was he kind or a little bit rude? Did you feel like something disturbed him ?
Amerina
I Know!No nothing disturbing him he was just lovely. One of the times I met him he was joking with me.(Lo so! no! Niente lo disturbava, lui era così gentile. Una delle volte che lo incontrai scherzo’ con me.)
Rose
Ok!Thank you Amerina for sharing with us your emotions. It is a gift we truly appreciate.
Amerina
You’re welcome.(Tu sei la benvenuta)
Queen 1970-1991 