Freddie… ‘Hello darlings… what a load of rubbish, I’m trying
hard to understand, I find it all unbelievable, I can’t believe how stupid you
all are, you really are only trying to contact us… You’re not trying to
frighten us are you dears!!! Oh ding-a-ling, I’ve heard it all now’
Nick… ‘Did you like that one?’
Freddie… ‘No…’
Daisy… ‘You sound different tonight’
Freddie… ‘I’m trying hard to… bear with me for a while… I’ll
try to move forward, silly bugger, I’m too frightened to you see dears, I’m
used to more sophistication…
I’m only joking you know, yes, well you certainly made
conversation over here with your ding-a-ling… yes I remember that… trying to
forget it…’
Nick… ‘You didn’t think of doing a cover version of it
then?’
Freddie… ‘No… some things are private aren’t they...
As usual lovely to be here speaking with you for you’re all
my favourite flowers. Bear with us, will speak to you as best I can…’
The voice broke up and we put the music back on. It sounded
like several people were experimenting with different voices. After a few tunes we
turned it down again…
Nick… ‘Did you want to speak with us?’
Communicator… ‘Through, through, through… No, no, no, I
know…’
Nick… ‘What do you know?’
Comm… ‘I know, I do, I know very good, very good yes, busy
people…’
Nick… ‘Do you want us to put the music back on?’
Comm… ‘No… This is very busy, very little information for
you… no, no, no you wouldn’t understand for it is not for you…’
Nick… ‘We’d be very interested to hear whatever you have to
say’
Comm… ‘Not a lot, not a lot, for there are many people
working, very busy, please excuse, we are very involved with things, the
conversation is not very fluent’
Nick… ‘That’s okay, we understand’
Comm… ‘For we are working so hard as I have repeatedly said,
very busy, we’re furthering our cause, hope you are all very comfortable with
us’
All ‘Yes’
Caroline… ‘Have you spoken before?’
Comm… ‘No… You see there are many, many people here and
everyone has the opportunity to speak with you… some people take to it easier
than others… so it’s not that we are not organized. Everyone gets an
opportunity to have a word just to see how they operate and how they can communicate
with you and you see we are able to see who’s who and what’s what, what people
are fit for, it’s very interesting’
Daisy… ‘We can understand every word you say’
Comm… ‘Very good, I’m very happy to hear you say that. We
just want to see who can communicate well and who can’t’
Michael… ‘My name is Michael and I came here with Aids’
Daisy… ‘Nice to meet you Michael, have you been there long?’
Michael… ‘I don’t know, I don’t know, maybe about six or
seven years, something like that… you may not necessarily have heard about me
you see I’m a friend of Colin and Freddie. You know what it’s like, stamped on
your toes and nasty things that happen when you have Aids’
Daisy… ‘It’s lovely to have you here tonight’
Michael… ‘I’m fading now dear…’
Nick… ‘You’ve done very well, please come again if you can’
Freddie... ‘I must apologize for my earlier behaviour, we
were working and getting ourselves organized, anyway I hope you are all very
well’
All… ‘Yes we are’
Freddie… ‘That’s good, good tin soldiers… hello boys’
Nick… ‘Hello Freddie’
Freddie… ‘Don’t you tease me dear, I’m coming to get you’
Daisy… ‘There seems to be an awful lot of people on your
side tonight’
Freddie… ‘Yes, but there always is you see dear, always lots
of people, but we’re becoming more familiar with you… aren’t we boys… you’re
very quiet Neddie’
Travis… ‘Yes, I’m just listening’
Freddie… ‘You’re frightened aren’t you…
We thought we’d better end on a simple note so they sent me…
Could you hear the voices darlings, clever us, exciting, and I believe my
friend Michael has introduced himself’
All… ‘Yes very interesting’
Freddie… ‘Yes he is a nice chap, very nice chap, these
things happen as you know’
Daisy… ‘And that was the first time he’d communicated’
Freddie… ‘Yes’
Nick… ‘He did very well’
Freddie… ‘Well some do and some don’t. I think he was trying
to explain that to you… I’m becoming a little faint, I’m fading away… Dear,
dear boy, where do you get your music?’
Nick… ‘Most of it was okay’
Freddie… ‘Show your wrist… anyway dear you music was very
jolly, it amused us, it’s given a few people a few ideas about ding-a-lings…
I remember that one, that’s old Chuck Berry, the old tart’s
seen him, he’s a good chap, a bit of history there, I liked his music, very
enjoyable’
Travis… ‘Freddie has your father now joined you?’
Freddie… ‘He is over here’
Daisy… ‘We read something in the papers’
Freddie… ‘Yes he didn’t approve of my lifestyle… my father
was over here for quite a long time’
Caroline… ‘Are you suggesting that when people are dying
they visit your side and then come back here like when they are in and out of
consciousness?’
Freddie… ‘On some occasions yes, we know that a person is
coming over and we bring close people who have been with them all their lives. They
draw close to them and gently ease them into this world. It’s very, very
beautifully done and some are not aware but others are aware. You see if some
were aware they would be very frightened even though we tread very softly and
gently and kindly’
Caroline… ‘Do they think they are dreaming?’
Freddie… ‘They might, some are very, very frightened. We do
try, we try very hard but you know some people do see for instance their
parents, a child, a husband or wife or friend and they are absolutely delighted…
and then when they have been here for a while they join in with the activities,
they go to concerts… anyway darlings I have to go now, play the music for a little
while then Tob wants to come and say goodbye… same place, same time… au revoir
darlings’
All… ‘Au revoir Freddie’
After two tunes Tob came through…
Tob… ‘The energy go, I have little to say… I go. I give you
light, I wish you light in your day and light the way for others with your
light… au revoir’
All… ‘Au revoir Tob’