Meatloaf the musician, a JW no no? (page 2)

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Thanks for posting the song about the rear view mirrow by Meatloaf. It almost made me cry. I'm 75 now and when I ride around town here I see so many places that bring back old memories of my childhood. Almost all my family is dead and I see so many old houses where they lived and places where they worked that are closed now. My only brother was just diagnosed with cancer and I am feeling my age too. I'm getting depressed and don't know how to get over it. No paradise to look foward to anymore, reality is hard to face.

I think I will take another ride out in the beautiful country here in NC and Va and enjoy natures beautify with my friend next door. We see so many old homes that are falling down, one has the date painted on the rock chemney(1827). Most of the old folks were tobacco farmers and there are old barnes almost on every road where they cured the tobacco. You never see the old roads unless you just turn off the main roads and try to get lost. The scenery here is beautiful, you can see mountains(blue ridge area) in many places, rivers, creeks and many cow farms and meadows, horses and beautiful fences. They are still planting tobacco too. We (my friend next door and I) take long rides through the country every day lately. I drive him in his car, I couldn't afford the gas. He is addicted to them, it is the only thing he dose besides watch TV. We try to get lost out in the country and sometimes we do but always come to a road we now or a town.

Well, it's about time for our ride.

Ken P.

elderelite

Meatloaf....?

His name is Rober Paulson. His name is Robert Paulson. His name is Robert Paulson....

Violia

His real name( as all ML fans know:) ) is Michael Lee Aday. He was born In Dallas Texas as Marvin Lee Aday. ( sept 47) He changed his name-per him- b/c of the fat Marvin jean commercials . There are also stories that when he played Dallas High School football ( Thomas Jefferson, I think) the team the coach called him "Meat" and then the story that his father ( a Dallas police officer) called him Meat. Anyway, it stuck and he kept it. When he first met Jim Steinman he auditioned for a play Jim had written, " More than you deserve" (also a song in Meat's collection) the two met for the first time. It is rock and roll history. Jim steinman with his incredible way with words and Meat Loaf with his incredible voice. He looked like an opera singer ( being about 300+ _ so no one thought his name "Meat " seemed odd due to it being theater and all. One of the most amazing rock and roll duo's ever. My pic with him is on my face book site. He lost a lot of weight ,but still a big guy. He's done a lot a acting parts in last 15-20 yrs. One of my favorites is "roadie' . I also loved what he and Jack Black ( obviously his love child :)) did with Tenacious __D. His last album that came out in either 09 or 10 called " hang cool teddy bear" features jack Black on a song called " like a rose" and "House on a song on the piano and some other famous folks. He did a Booh 3 but it did not involve Jim steinman in anyway. Most of Meat's fans hope they will do another album together b/c together they can't lose.

A lot of the history as to how they met, when and all that depends on who tells the stroy, but wiki does a pretty good job in trying to keep it straight.

He was always more popular in the UK and other countries than in the USA. I think he is as original as Janis Joplin and love all his music. He is a gifted man. He is of course artsy and sensitive and creative and crazy ( in the most wonderful way) at times. he is amazing to watch preform, he must sweat off 10 pounds. he gives it everything he has got. He has a book called "To hell and back" . He is married to his second wife and has 2 girls, one named Peal, who also sings.

Booh-- bat out of hell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Loaf:_To_Hell_and_Back

Not a hard read and cheap at amazon. It has some interesting stuff about the JFK assassination b/c Meat was a HS student at that time and his father was on the Dallas police force. Nice read. His mother was a teacher and that is where he gets his voice. He loved his mother very much . She died from breast cancer. His mother became ill and his dad didn'[t handle it well and Meat ended up leaving home and headed for California which was the place to be then. Janis Joplin was already there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Out_of_Hell

Band on the Run

Does anyone think the Bethel curia know who Meatloaf is, let alone his music? I wonder if they know the Beatles or the Stones. This is funny b/c when McCartney wrote Why Don't We Do It in the Road I was so embarassed. Then, Obla di-Obldah - brah, the bra was unfrounate for me.

When I speak with different generations, they will know most the music from their generation. I know every single Beatles lyric. Tommy is my rock opera, along with Quadrophenia and The Wall. Sadly, I don't know current music. Pop today is so awful! Independent rockers must be doing superb work. Pete Townshend is always highlighting groups just out of high school that are superb.

FM-radio bonded me to the music of my era. NO commercials, no time often. Now alll I hear are commercials and music as old as the dinoasaurs.

I mixed with an opera crowd in NY. They did not know any Beaatles beyond Help! or something. I only knew the biggest, m ore commercial operas.

elderelite

Viola....

I too am a fan of meatloafs work (at least BOH)

Also his movie appearances.... His best, IMHO, was fight club. He played a character named "Robert Paulson". Check out the movie (a phenomial flick) and my previouse post will make you smile :-)

His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson....

Violia

right fight club. I forgot all about that. Yes that was a very fine piece of acting. Meat is a very high strung person and often does not do well on interviews but he out did himself on that movie. You got me! meat loaf trivia I did not know!

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drewcoul

I remember when I was in my late teens, I went to one of those recording studios they used to have at amusement parks. I paid to sing and have recorded "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett. In the last chorus of the song it says "It's my own damn fault."

I had a brother threathen to go to the elders about me singing it because it had a curse word in it. Even though I was raised a JW by my parents, my dad used to say that profanity isn't profane if it's used in the proper way and used to express emotion. He pointed to the Hebrew scriptures and how they referred to "dungy" idols. He said it might as well say "Shitty idols." And he referred to (I think it was) Elijah and when he asked the people worshipping the false god if their god has excrement and had to go to the privy. He said he might as well have said "Did he have to take a shit and go to the bathroom?"

JW's are too critical of music. I remember about 1992 or so when they said that modern music has a sexual rhythm and young people know it, that's why they like it. I don't remember where it was written, or said, but I remember talking about it to an elder who disagreed with it.

keyser soze

Meatloaf is only off limts if it isn't properly bled.

mamamo

Eddie in Rocky Horror Picture Show

Meatloaf for Dinner again.

Sex, Drugs, Rock n Roll, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Yeah, my first midnight showing was when I was still in the Borg but on my way out. Most likely 1989-90. Good times and good friends.

Aussie Oz

the only music approved by the WT is their own kingdom melodies...

oz

Meatloaf the musician, a JW no no?

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