Freddie Mercury Day is celebrated with Google doodle
Queen star Freddie Mercury honoured on 65th birthday anniversary with Google doodle and a new Lotus car.
By Martin Chilton, Digital Culture Editor
10:21AM BST 05 Sep 2011
Freddie Mercury Day - on what would have been the Queen singer's 65th birthday - has been celebrated with a new Google doodle on the web giant's homepage.
In the animated Google Doodle, Mercury is shown singing on stage in front of screaming fans, sat on a throne wearing a crown and dressed as a woman, and strutting about with a hoover.
The accompanying video, over 90 seconds long, is set to 1978 Queen hit Don't Stop Me Now.
Queen guitarist Brian May, writing on a special Google blog, said: "Freddie would have been 65 this year, and even though physically he is not here, his presence seems more potent than ever. Freddie made the last person at the back of the furthest stand in a stadium feel that he was connected. He gave people proof that a man could achieve his dreams."
Doodle designer Ryan Germick added: "The video has a lot of fun, goofy stuff to celebrate what an incredible song writer, fashion icon, and musical innovator he was."
In another celebration, London's Dominion Theatre is hosting a West End Summer Tea Party For Freddie For A Day with a rare chance to view Mercury's personal stamp collection In aid of the Mercury Phoenix Trust.
The Dominion, home of the hit musical musical We Will Rock You based on Mercury and Queen songs, is joining in by recreating for the day a famous Freddie's birthday - his 40th birthday in 1986 when Freddie threw a Summer Garden Party and welcomed close friends to the lawns of his Kensington lodge house, all of whom had been previously told to "wear a hat".
There will be special footage of Mercury on a specially installed video wall and a stamp collection courtesy of The British Postal Museum & Archive.
Car manufacturer Lotus has produced a one-off Evora S in honour of Mercury. The coupe, painted pearl white with red and gold accents, features the Queen frontman's signature. The cabin is yellow as an homage to Mercury's 1986 stage costume and the seats feature a Union Jack.
The car will be auctioned off for charity as part of the celebrations tied to Mercury's 65th birthday party at the Savoy Hotel. Proceeds from the auction will go to benefit the Mercury Phoenix Trust, an HIV AIDS charity founded by bandmates Brian May, Roger Taylor and Queen manager Jim Beach after Mercury's death. The event will also feature donations from May and Taylor as well as Top Gear, watchmaker Raymond Weil and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
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British supercar manufacturer, Lotus has unveiled a special edition supercar called Evora S in the honor of the legendary rockstar, Freddie Mercury. Lotus Evora S will be unveiled today on the occasion of Dear Friends of Freddie Flash and Auction birthday bash event which will be held in Savoy Hotel, London.
Freddie Mercury is popularly referred as Britain's First Asian Rockstar. Freddie is considered as one of the greatest singers to have ever lived on the face of this earth by many people around the world. Freddie was born on the 5th September 1946. He even spent his teenage years in India. He died at an premature age of 45 years due to AIDS related pneumonia.
Coming back to the Lotus Evora S, the manufacturers will be auctioning the supercar at the Freddie Birthday bash and the proceedings from the auction will go towards Mercury Phoenix, a charity for HIV AIDS which was set up by Freddie Mercury's manager and band-mates after his death.
Mr Gino Rosato, Corporate Operations, Director, Lotus, said, "We were only too happy to contribute to this fantastic cause. We have created something very special to raise money for Mercury Phoenix Trust and we hope the car goes to a collector who really enjoys it."
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