Freddie Mercury ' The Show Must Go On.'

Freddie Mercury was so ill when the band recorded the song "The Show Must Go On" in 1990 that Brian May was concerned about whether he was physically capable of singing it.

Recalling Freddie's performance, Brian says, "The melody called for some very demanding high notes, and I'd only been able to demo them in falsetto. I said to Freddie, 'I don't want you to strain yourself—this stuff isn’t going to be easy in full voice, even for you!'

"Freddie told me, 'Don’t worry—I’ll fucking nail it, darling!'

"I said, 'Fred, I don’t know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he replied, 'I’ll fucking do it, darling,' downed his vodka, and went in and delivered an incredible vocal performance.

"Freddie propped himself up against the mixing desk and... delivered one of the most extraordinary performances of his life. In the final mix of 'The Show Must Go On,' when you hear 'On with the show,' you are listening to a man who conquered everything to deliver his finest work."

—Brian May

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"So... I am the meanest mom ever... Like... Ever.

Took the kids to Dairy Queen after dinner. They ordered their dessert choices and we waited about 5 minutes for them to call out our number. The young lady (maybe 17) handed each child their ice cream. Not one looked her in the eye. Not one said thank you. Not to her, not to me... So I waited. I counted to 10 in my head as they dug into their ice cream and the young lady just looked at me (probably because she thought I was hearing voices) and I watched as my children strolled out the door. I followed them outside where I calmly collected their ice creams and my kids watched in horror as I deposited them into the nearby garbage can. All 3 launched into mass hysteria. I waited. Quiet. Calm. When they realized I had something to say, they quieted down.

I explained that one day, if they were lucky, they would work a job like that young lady. And I would hope that people would see them. Really see them. Look them in the eye and say thank you. We are too old at 8/7/5 to move through our days without exercising manners and honestly basic human decency.

So today, I am the meanest mom in the world."-------

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A lawyer sold his well to a teacher.

Two days later, the lawyer came to the teacher and said, "Sir, I sold you the well, but it's not with the water inside! If you want to use the water, you will have to pay extra."

The teacher smiled and replied,

"Yes, I was about to come to you. I was going to say that you should take your water from my well, or else you will have to start paying rent from tomorrow."

Hearing this, the lawyer got nervous and said,

"Oh I was just joking.,"

The teacher laughed and said,

"This is how people like you become lawyers after studying with us."

Salute to teachers! 🙏🙏

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