Queenspotting: Some footballer Roger doppleganger, Freddie memorial, STP, SLC.

Jimmy Bullard, a soccer/football player, looks a lot like Roger Taylor.

“So when I got asked to meet the guys, and I had to sing A Kind Of Magic for Brian and Roger, it was like no pressure at all!”–Darren Day talks about his start in the Edinburgh We Will Rock You production.

Onde esta John Deacon, baixista do Queen?

Mika does a Freddie Mercury imitation. While not singing.

Maybe Zanzibar is next? Feltham Council, near London, home to Freddie during his teenage years, will honor their native son with a “Hollywood Walk of Fame-style star” in his hometown. Cost? 2000 Pounds. The memorial’s opening is set for November 24. And Brian May is set to attend?

I always thought wide-jawed Dean DeLeo, of Stone Temple Pilots fame, looked like Freddie a bit.

There’s a Freddie Mercury doll on Salt Lake City.

Brian talks about Carmine Appice’s Guitar Zeus Project. And by the way: Appice’s too-short cameo on the Z Rock show was a crime.

Ryland Blackinton, lead guitarist of Cobra Starship, talks about Mike Stroud of Ratatat: “the best in the business, actually he’s very influenced by Brian May, so Brian May is another one who is definitely up there.”

A new Jimi’s gear-type book sports an interview with Brian and other guitar gods.

Your Favourite Birthday TeleTxt: “My dream birthday would be to have Sir Paul McCartney, Brian May and Tom Chaplin at my party.” Susan, Blackpool

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