{"id":6377,"date":"2022-05-06T20:15:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T18:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/?p=6377"},"modified":"2022-06-07T13:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T11:06:24","slug":"freddie-mercury-kaliningrad-house-is-one-in-a-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/freddie-mercury-kaliningrad-house-is-one-in-a-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Mercury Kaliningrad House is one in a million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Freddie Mercury off the chart in Russia’s Kaliningrad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Published: 6 May 2022 ~ Freddie Mercury Kaliningrad House is one in a million<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were you, or are you<\/strong><\/span>, a fan of Freddie Mercury? I cannot say that moustachioed Freddie or his band Queen did very much for me, although they did produce one or two memorable tracks. But something tells me that the owner of this property (see photos), not very inconspicuously tucked away in Russia\u2019s Kaliningrad region\u2019s countryside, has more than a passing admiration for the flamboyant singer songwriter, his unforgettable stage persona and outstanding vocal range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freddie Mercury Kaliningrad House<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bright pink with a stencilled silhouette of Freddie strutting his stuff, its not the sort of property that you might expect to find in, well almost anywhere really, but least of all in a small Russian hamlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Freddie<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My favourite musician, back ~ way back ~ in the progressive-rock era of my youth, was Frank Zappa and his innovative and rather unconventional band the Mothers of Invention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the Mercury tribute, I am trying to imagine the exterior makeover of our 18th<\/sup> century UK family home had I undertaken it using various artistic devices from some of Zappa\u2019s zany album covers, perhaps a complete rendition of Freak Out!<\/a>\u00ad<\/em> or the imagery used on the soundtrack album of Zappa\u2019s surreal psychedelic and Freudian-infused musical monolith 200 Motels<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am almost certain had I attempted such a profane project that the planning department of Northants County Council not to mention the parish council would have moved to have me committed, especially if there was a real danger that neither could make any money out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in the case of Freddie House, it sort of grows on you, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other advantage that the owner of this property has over us in Britland is that in the UK we would not be allowed to paint a Union Jack on the side of the house combined with Queen\u2019s Crown motifs, for the very reasonable reason that it might offend minority imports. You have to admit, however, that the red, white and blue cuts a rather dashing figure! I think the Union Jack should be painted on every wall in the UK, particularly every wall in London!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Union<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the Kaliningrad provinces, possibly an embryonic catalyst is at work, subliminally suggesting the constitution of an entire village exterior designed on the principle of tributes to favourite rock artists. Would Zappa have a hand in this, he could well have called it Tinsel Town<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, until that day which never may dawn, here\u2019s looking at you Fred! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posts devoted to the Kaliningrad region, Russia, recent and not so …<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amber Legend Restaurant Yantarny<\/strong><\/a>
Angel (Recreation) Park Hotel Kaliningrad Region<\/a><\/strong>
By Volga to Yantarny Baltic Coast Resort<\/a><\/strong>
Fort XI (Fort D\u00f6nhoff)<\/a><\/strong>
Restoration brings Museum to life in Nizovie<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018-2022 Mick Hart. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freddie Mercury off the chart in Russia’s Kaliningrad Published: 6 May 2022 ~ Freddie Mercury Kaliningrad House is one in a million Were you, or are you, a fan of Freddie Mercury? 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