Lies and damn lies

[lorenzoduke]

'It's been a rough start to the tour' - his most critically acclaimed in years.

'That's the 5th of 8 shows he's cancelled or postponed'

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/meat-loaf-postpones-shows/

I suggest we head over there and give these idiots a reality check, no?

[BostonAngel]

I added my comments. It irritates me that they can get away with such lies. I should be used to it be now though. it is generally the way that the media operates

[LucyK!]

My comment may have been a little sarcastic but it's so stupid I didn't think it deserved my time ranting!

[Dant27]

I'd like to bet that Ultimate Classic Rock swiped the story from Rolling Stone, which is where the original misinformation looks to have come from:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/meat-loaf-postpones-u-k-show-for-health-reasons-20130415

[AndrewG]

I think Billy Dukes misinterpreted something. It's indeed the number 5 show out of the 8 UK shows that has had to be postponed but I think he probably thought it was the fifth show to be postponed/cancelled when he obviously read what happened himself. It's a bit shoddy "journalism" as if to say we only got info from Meat's Facebook which is not quite true. Capital FM Arena used a good part of the staff on sight to start informing people (they went over to all the carparks etc which is no mean feat in that crappy city).

[AndrewG]

I'd like to bet that Ultimate Classic Rock swiped the story from Rolling Stone, which is where the original misinformation looks to have come from:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/meat-loaf-postpones-u-k-show-for-health-reasons-20130415

So it's RJ CUBARRUBIA's fault.
What a funny name.
Billy Dukes, stop reading what Cubarrubia writes.

[LucyK!]

Absolutely - it was the fifth of eight shows, it's just very badly worded. Sadly our journalists don't appear to have a grasp of basic English!

[robgomm]

Added my two pence.

[Sue K]

Perhaps it was meant to say "the fifth of the eight shows in England" ?? ... I don't like stories like this because while good folks go on to defend... there's always some negative person who comes on... and then there's the war of words and next thing you know... it's there forever on the internet... I'll pull up a story five years from now... and this article and comments will pop up ... Shame ...

[lorenzoduke]

Even if 'fifth of eight' was what they meant to say, the use of the word 'another' clearly is meant to imply its not the first postponement of the tour. Come to think of it so does 'cancellation or postponement'. Most aggravating of all is the 'rough start to the tour' line when the praise for this run has been near universal.

[The Flying Mouse]

:twisted: I had fun writting that :mrgreen:

Dear Mr Dukes.
Can I apply for your job please?
If the only qualifications are to be a lazy git who doesn't check his info before publishing it as fact, to make stuff up rather than research, and to generally sit around all day scratching your own arse, then I think i'm ready Mr Dukes.
I think i've got what it takes to be a shinning light (well, a 40 Watt bulb) in the world of rock journalism. I'm not young, passionate with a "can do" attitude, i'm 36, jaded and have a "meh, who the hell cares" attitude.
I have what it takes to take more interest in "I wonder what the wife's cooking for tea" rather than the article i'm writting. After all, who cares about Rock anyway? Right?
I'm not willing to go to any lengths to get the scoop, but I AM willing to repost someone else's shabbilly put together BS without finding out if any of it is correct.
Come on Mr Dukes, give me a shot, i'm ready. Well, actually i'm not ready, but that's the point, i'm ready because i'm not ready, which in rock jourlaism makes me the readiest person ever to not be ready, and together we can both be two almighty unready sons of bitches \m/
email me and we'll do coffee (and i'll even make a special effort to ~~~~ that up by ordering tea) and we'll talk about the next big story.
For instance, did you know Meat once said he'd be "chuffed" to get a bit part on Doctor Who? ;)

[AndrewG]

:twisted: I had fun writting that :mrgreen:

Funniest shit ever. Fantastic! :D:D:D:D:D :lmao:

[robgomm]

:twisted: I had fun writting that :mrgreen:

Lol excellant :lol:

[The Flying Mouse]

:twisted: Glad you chaps liked it :mrgreen:

[AndyK]

With your typos in it Neil you'll likely get a job with the Grauniad as well :))

[The Flying Mouse]

With your typos in it Neil you'll likely get a job with the Grauniad as well :))

:twisted: As long as i'm still too up market for The Sun :mrgreen:

[The Flying Mouse]

:twisted: Just been looking to see if there have been any more comments and I notice my post has been deleted.

Should I start an argument now about how my right to freedom of speech has been breeched? :mrgreen: :lawl:

[duke knooby]

You've been censored lol.

I still think this thread title would make a great song title

[LucyK!]

Your post is still there Neil

[The Flying Mouse]

You've been censored lol.


:twisted: Whereas you can go to the story in six years (if it's still there) and leave the comment "What's this?" :lawl:


I still think this thread title would make a great song title

:up:

[The Flying Mouse]

Your post is still there Neil

:twisted: Is it? :shock:
I didn't see it, and there are not that many comments :?
I must have missed it somehow :shrug:

[LucyK!]

Yeah you're there - three posts below me calling Meat a unicorn murderer :lol:

[The Flying Mouse]

Yeah you're there - three posts below me calling Meat a unicorn murderer :lol:

:twisted: That was a good one :mrgreen: :lol:

[duke knooby]

:twisted: Whereas you can go to the story in six years (if it's still there) and leave the comment "What's this?" :lawl:



:up:

:D thats lies and damn lies!!

:twisted:

[melon]

How did I miss this thread? Brilliant by the way mouse... And unicorn murderer had me in fits Lucy lol

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