One Night of Queen

Last night we sat in the front row for Freddie Mercury and Queen.

Or should I say Gary Mullen and the Works, a Queen tribute band.

Gary's got all the moves down and he and the boys put on a fun show. Just as Freddie did, Gary insists on a lot of audience involvement and does a good job of getting the crowd going.

Even the crowd at the Wheeler Opera House, which with its seats crammed together can present a challenge to an performer who wants the audience go get up and dance.

But Mullen managed it. Multiple times.

Rachel realized when she was halfway to the theater that she forgot her ticket. Thus she was late and Gary called her out in front of the entire audience.

"You're late. The ticket says 8 pm."

Later in the show, he put a microphone in front of her face during an audience sing-along and she ducked below the stage.

So I jumped in and covered for her. God only knows what I sounded like.

Rachel found a video today of Queen performing at Live Aid in 1985 and it really helped to see what a good job Mullen did of copying Mercury's moves and mannerisms.