#Peter Phoebe Freestone

[freddie-mercury-rising]

Wrong Number

For the telephone prompt for Freddie Mercury Weekend 2022

In his hotel room in New York City, Freddie Mercury answers a phone call. He's quite sure it is a wrong number, but he might be the only one who can help the boy on the other end of the line.

#fmw2022 #Freddie Mercury Weekend 2022 #First person POV #Telephone #Peter Phoebe Freestone #Gen fic #fic rec #AO3 fanfic #Freddie Mercury #Freddie Mercury Fan Fic

[fivedollarradio]

Peter describes extraordinary Freddie's reaction to his AIDS diagnosis: "He said, ‘Never regret anything. You’re wasting time when you can’t change it. Get on with what you want to do. He thought he was sick in 1986 and it was confirmed in 1987.

"He didn’t get depressed. He wasn’t afraid. It was a fact he was going to die. In those days there was absolutely nothing could change that. So he got on with his music. He did so much in those last four years."

Nothing new here, I doubt it’s even a new interview with Phoebe, but it came up in my news feed the other day and I thought some of you might be interested.

On to the topic of Phoebe and some of his recent quotes in the media. I swear this isn’t directed at any one person,but increasingly in this fandom it seems as though you must prove your worth by constantly condemning things those close to Freddie have said, and while certainly he’s had his share of people who did him dirty, any sort of contextualization is often taken as excuse, and it’s a big reason why I’ve been pulling away from it lately. Phoebe said Freddie never complained, he never saw him cry. Jim in his book has said otherwise. I believe Phoebe and I believe Jim. Freddie I’m sure showed different sides of himself to different people, and by many accounts wasn’t open with even those closest to him. For example, Phoebe is the most likely to understand Freddie’s experiences at boarding school, but said that it was a topic he knew not to touch, so obviously there was some distance there, even though he worked with Freddie for more than a decade of his life. Maybe the employer/employee thing put some distance between despite everything else. I don’t know. And his more recent glossing over Freddie’s image? Maybe that’s because Phoebe’s own profile has risen in the past few years he feels compelled to.

The “Freddie was brave and strong and never complained in the face of death” makes me a little uncomfortable too. It’s a nice image, but I hope he WAS messy sometimes. Being brave isn’t the most important thing. 

#freddie mercury #montserrat caballé #peter phoebe freestone

[debdarkpetal]

#queen #freddie mercury #roger taylor #john deacon #brian may #queen band #crystal taylor #peter freestone #phoebe #jerry stickells #roadies #backstage #dressing room #80s #credits to the rightful owners #ms

[freestonefest]

Welcome to Freesstone Fest 2024!!

Get ready to celebrate and appreciate Peter "Phoebe" Freestone, Freddie Mercury's personal assistant and close friend.

The dates for the event are 24th-26th of May, 2024. In the weeks leading up to it, we will provide facts about our favourite gentle giant.

Where to post:

The main places to post will be here on Tumblr and on AO3! If you use other sites, post the link here on Tumblr and tag us here at @freestonefest and use the #freestonefest2024 tag to make sure we see it!

What we want:

Any fan media celebrating Peter "Phoebe" Freestone! Fic, art, phone wallpapers, playlists, anything! Just as long as it's focused on Phoebe!

Day 1 - Friday, 24th May:

But then I fooled around and fell in love

Childhood Friends AU

Seaside Rendezvous (A Day at the Beach)

Day 2 - Saturday, 25th May:

Workin' 9 to 5 / What a way to make a livin'

Coffee Shop AU

Sick Day

Day 3 - Sunday, 26th May:

Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight

Arranged Marriage AU

Meet Cute/Meet Ugly

ALL ABOUT PHOEBE!! Anything you'd like to write, draw, create- please make sure it's centred around Phoebe!

Make sure you tag your works appropriately! If it's NSFW, use the correct categories on AO3 and tag it as such here on Tumblr as well! We wanna make sure people know what they're getting into.

Prompts are just to give inspiration! If you have something else you wanna do, do it!

Any ship is welcome, as long as they're centred around Phoebe!

AUs are welcome and encouraged!

Please do not post or interact with the NSFW content if you are not 18+. Thank you.

Historical accuracy is not a requirement! That's the joy of events like these. Even though Phoebe himself is an open book, his recollection of events and dates is, at times, contradictory of even himself. So. Feel free to have fun with it all!

Please don't interact with hateful comments. Delete them as soon as you can.

Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have!! Our inbox is open!

I also want to thank @fanellifest for the inspiration to host this event. The work they put into their weekend for Joe Fanelli was beautiful. Thank you for reminding that the love in this fandom can be spread to the other important people in the Queen limelight.

#freestonefest2024 #peter freestone #phoebe #phoebe freestone #peter pheobe freestone

[sunnymeddows]

Behind every Freddie Mercury, there's a Peter "Phoebe" Freestone following along, looking bedraggled.

Bonus:

#freddie mercury #peter freestone #phoebe Freestone

[alittlesilhouettoofaman]

Froger Love Is Looking for Role Players!

If you’re interested in playing any of these characters, fill out our questionnaire: https://forms.gle/Nx5iYy9wVgdeRstr7. 

#tim staffell #rami malik #the beatles #abba #Fleetwood Mac #Elton John #def leppard #john reid #jim hutton #miami #jim miami beach #adam lambert #crystal taylor #veronica tetzlaff #mary austin #Joe Fanelli #peter freestone #Phoebe Freestone #lucy boynton #gwilym lee #ben hardy #joseph mazzello #froger love #available characters #queen #role play

[obsessivelollipoplalala]

So since Phoebe has a new book (with that awful edit by Nenu) but someone shared a snippet of it and this is what it said about Freddie.

Taken from Peter's book

Right Place, Right Time:

"Love was a never-ending topic for

Freddie, whether he wrote about it or was trying to find it. People often get mistaken when they believe that the love of Freddie's life was some singular person or a thing. Freddie often said that he felt sorry for people who feel like they are obliged to give all of their love to just one person during their whole life. For him, love was an emotion that he could freely expand without running out of its capacity, there wasn't any definite quantity of love he could give. He was always able to find a place in his heart for new friends. Imagine, what would a person capable of loving only one person do, if someone new and important came into his life? Love wasn't even reserved solely for the person Freddie was currently living with. Even though he loved some partners of his more than others, he definitely didn't have to take any love away from his friends because of his relationships. I know that some would swear that the love of Freddie's life was Mary Austin. No, she wasn't the love OF HIS LIFE. They had a special, strong bond and he loved her, but he loved all of his friends.

This is a mixed bag of a quote because on the one hand, yes, Freddie was a very loving friend, according to multiple sources. His romantic love certainly didn’t impact his capacity for platonic love, and it’s definitely bullshit to say Freddie only loved one person ever. Yeah, it’s nice that Phoebe is dispelling the Mary myth, especially since he’s low-key toyed with it in recent years.

Here’s where I get irritated: “Even though he loved some partners of his more than others”—damn Peter, you can’t even call Jim by his name, huh. You can’t even acknowledge that, yeah, their relationship was special even among the others Freddie had, not simply because of how much he loved Jim, but due to the longevity of their partnership.

I swear, it’s like he’s always found little ways to undermine their relationship over the past decade or so. And I reiterate: Phoebe was never in a romantic relationship with Freddie so he really knows less about that subject than he thinks, given how his takes contradict Freddie’s own words. It’s just annoying at this point.

#Freddie Mercury #phoebe freestone #I’m just 🙄 at this point #whatever #whatever makes you feel better Peter I guess #replies

[queen-fandom-calendar]

Hey! I'm gonna be running a Peter "Phoebe" Freestone Fest on May 24th, 25th, and 26th! Would you be able to put that on the calender? I'll also post it and the prompts this weekend to @freestonefest when I get the post ready!

This sounds epic! I am so thrilled about this. Much love for Phoebe. I will definitely add that to the calendar now! <3

Thanks a bunch!

#fandom event #queen band #queen fandom #queen fandom event #queen #queen rpf #peter freestone #phoebe freestone

[rushingheadlong]

We will always remember you, Freddie ❤️

🌻 Donate to the Mercury Phoenix Trust 🌻

(Gif sources below)

Colored Freddie gifs are from his 1985 interview in Munich with David Wigg, clip taken from the Queen + Adam Lambert documentary The Show Must Go On

Black and White gifs are as follows (L-R, Top-Down):

Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Flowers left at Garden Lodge, clip taken from The Show Must Go On documentary

Queen + Bejart: Ballet for Life behind-the-scenes, clip taken from the Queen Official youtube channel

No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young) music video

Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux, clip taken from the Mercury Phoenix Trust youtube channel

Peter "Phoebe" Freestone speaking in Montreux, clip taken from the Mercury Phoenix Trust youtube channel

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) trailer

Wall of messages from fans at The Queen Studio Experience, clip taken from the Suisse Virtual Tours youtube channel

Love of My Life performed at Madison Square Garden in October 2023, clip taken from the Andrew Harts youtube channel

#freddie mercury #queen #queen band #freddiemercuryedit #freddiemercurygifs #myedit #freddie

[freddieraimbow74]

Freddie and his assistant, Peter Freestone (Phoebe) backstage “I Want To Break Free” video shoot, March 1984 ♥️

#freddie mercury #queen band #brian may #j’adore #roger taylor #jhon deacon #musique #music #original character #queen

[your-one-day-ecstasy]

Chapters:  1

Fandom:  Queen (Band)  

Rating:  General Audiences

Warnings:  No Archive Warnings Apply  

Relationships:   Joe Fanelli/Freddie Mercury

Characters:   Joe Fanelli, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor (Queen), Peter "Phoebe" Freestone  

Tags:  Omegaverse, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics

 Summary:  

Touring and partying had been their downfall before so when Freddie found Joe Fanelli backstage a year and a half after their breakup, he wasn't quite sure what to do. Joe, of course, was ready for the culture shock of Freddie's new normal. Written with @sunnymeddows for @fanellifest Day 3: Tour Life/Culture Shock A prequel to Love with No Love in Return

#queen band fanfic #queen fanfiction #my fic #fanellifest2024 #fanellifest

[freddie-mercury-rising]

Hi darling how are you??! Also do you know where I can watch that interview with Jim and Phoebe in 2006 I’ve been looking forever for the interview and I can’t bloody find it🙄😩

Hello there!

I'm doing okay, thanks!

Also, the only thing I seem to find is the German film/show directed by Utz Weber and Rudi Dolezal "Queen: Die Show" from 2006 which featured Jim Hutton and Peter Freestone.

It's in German, but around 23:40, Jim and Phoebe appear for their interview.

Let me know if that's the one!

#Freddie Mercury #Jim Hutton #Peter Freestone #Phoebe Freestone #Interview

[natromanxoff]

(x)

It’s a kind of tragic how the Mercury clan is squabbling

IF FLAMBOYANT rock star Freddie Mercury happens to be looking down from the heavens, he would not be happy that his closest friends have been squabbling since his death. Jim Hutton, Freddie’s lover, accuses Mary Austin, the music legend’s former girlfriend, of being jealous of his relationship with Freddie in his book, Mercury And Me (Bloomsbury, £14,99).

Mary had been Freddie’s closest (…) from the time she became his (…) the early Seventies, when he (…) known in the rock world. He (…) a stall in Kensington (…) with Queen drummer Roger Taylor.

(…) then 19 and working (…) the trendy Biba boutique. (…) the closest woman to him (…) one day she might marry (…) his child.

(…) such a suggestion, the (…) singer told me in one of (…) interviews: “I would rather (…) cat.”

(…) ten-year-affair, Freddie (…) preferred to share his bed (…) as his lover Irish- (…) barber Jim, who (…) gardener.

(…), 37, remained a loyal (…) of Queen and he (…) flat. She would also help with the running of his £2 million, eight-bedroomed London mansion home, Garden Lodge, where Jim shared the master bedroom.

But it was a fiery affair. Although Freddie could be incredibly generous, and caring, he enjoyed being the temperamental artist as well.

Their affair lasted for seven years until November 24, 1991, when Freddie died in Jim's arms from AIDS.

Afterwards, the doctors had nothing but praise for how his three closest friends — Jim, Joe Fannelli, a former lover who was also his chef, and personal assistant Peter "Phoebe" Freestone — had patiently nursed the rock star in his home never revealing that he was dying.

Long before, he discovered he had AIDS, Freddie told me that he would leave the bulk of his £8 million fortune to Mary, which is exactly what he did. Apart from his lovely home, she also received his Swiss apartment, and royalties on his songs. Jim was left £500.000.

He claims that Freddie had always expressed the wish that he should be allowed to stay on at Garden Lodge, but two months after he died he was asked to leave.

"When Freddie made a promise, he tried to keep it," says Jim, 45. "And I think he expected people in 'the family' as we called ourselves, to keep their promises."

DAVID WIGG

#queen #queen band #freddie mercury #jim hutton #mary austin #queen scans #magazine’s title is unknown

[debdarkpetal]

I Want To Break Free music video behind the scenes/making of from Peter Freestone's book.

Via deakycheaky on Instagram.

#queen #freddie mercury #roger taylor #john deacon #brian may #queen band #i want to break free #bts #making of #london #1984 #80s #peter freestone #phoebe #book #2023 #2020s #ms

[freestonefest]

Hello, Freestone Fans!! Freestone Fest is upon us! As promised, I'm gonna share some facts and photos of Phoebe and friends!

So today's passage comes from his website.

Peter Freestone was born in Surrey, just south of London on January 8th 1955. The first five years of his life were lived in South London, then due to commitments of his parents, he was transplanted to India for the next five. On his return he attended Isaac Newton Secondary Modern School in West London. On leaving school, not knowing where his life was directed, he started work in the catering department of Selfridges department store. After a number of years he started full time work at the Royal Ballet, in their running wardrobe. After a chance meeting with Freddie Mercury he commenced work for Queen taking care of touring costumes and then became personal assistant to the rock star for the next eleven years.

Freestone Fest will take place 24th-26th of May, 2024!!

#peter pheobe freestone #peter freestone #freddie mercury #phoebe freestone #freestonefest2024

[thatguythatreallylikesqueen]

I’m not sure who to thank on Tumblr, (please come forward with receipts so I can give you credit and proper gratitude!), but it was through there that I learned that Thor Arnold and Lee Nolan released a coffee table book about their friendship with Freddie!

This is not my first Queen-related impulse purchase, but it’s probably the only one so far that doesn’t have a slight bit of guilt and regret attached to it. But my thinking was to get it ASAP because these things tend to get REALLY expensive once they go out of print, and then stop being available altogether, and I wanted to avoid that.

Thor and Lee (christened ‘Kathleen’ by Freddie) don’t go super in-depth about anything that would be considered a gross invasion of his privacy, but instead have written vignettes - small glimpses of their adventures. And even then, genuine love and friendship is clear throughout. That makes sense, considering they were friends, and this book seems to largely be a response to the Bohemian Rhapsody film’s portrayal of Freddie as lonely and alone. The book starts and ends with scans of several notes written to Thor and Lee over the years from Freddie (mostly signing off as “Mother” or “Mama”), and there are TONS of amazing photographs that were taken by Lee throughout! (1981-1984, and some others taken in June 1991)

Freddie’s “New York Daughters” (Thor Arnold, Lee Nolan, John Murphy, Joe Scardilli) were not his only friends by a long shot, but they were important to him, and they clearly loved Freddie (and also Peter “Phoebe” Freestone!) first and foremost as a regular person.

#Queen #freddie mercury #Brian May #roger taylor #John Deacon