We're different people and we think differently, but here's how I would tackle the Vegas issue if I was in your position. I'm a very black & white/one or the other person, so as I see it you have two options:

Option One is to decide that, come hell or high water, you are going to Vegas, and you do everything in your power to get yourself there.

Of course, the things you do might not work and you still might not get there, but you can go to bed every night knowing that you fought hard and did everything in your power to go. It's disappointing that it didn't work but you at least had a bloody good go at it, and that's a really positive thing.

I always go for that option. I just wouldn't settle knowing that I didn't at least try.

Option Two is that you make the conscious decision that you are not going to Vegas. End of story. Meat's got lots of projects in the pipe line, so forget about Vegas and put your time and energy into ensuring that you can be part of what he does next, and perhaps see some other places in the mean time.

Either way you need to make a definite "plan" and stick with it otherwise you'll drive yourself insane.

I think that's where I'm going wrong. I've been flitting in between holding on to a dream and knowing that no matter how hard I try with some things, there are other things that are standing in my way that I have no control over.
I think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned about making the conscious decision that I am not going to Las Vegas because half the problem right now is that I've allowed myself to think that it was a forced choice rather than a conscious choice.

Thank you for the well thought out post. If anything it's made me take a step and think about where I've been going wrong with this and now I realise that I can do something about fixing the situation.

i wonder what stanley thinks about the expected annoucement

im very disappointed

Bought a refillable 2ltr bottle of beer today... and a bottle of wine and a bottle of choc hazelnut liqueur in Margaret River yum yum

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Maaaaan women can be cruel.

My lovely..... but elderly neighbour over the road has knocked on my door twice tonight and asked me to stop skateboarding along her alleyway!!!
Seriously????
Too many sherries maybe?

Guy, on behalf of your neighbour, would you please cease skateboarding along her alleyway

i've learnt something new about tractors today

apparently when driving one on a dual carridgeway, an orange warning beacon should be used

Yep very true!

Yes..... yes we can ;-)

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It was all to good to be true the microwave has now broken ☹

Oh no, good opportunity to get to know your neighbor closer though. ;)

Waiting....

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this time last year (date wise) i was watching my last ever meat loaf show

i can't believe its been a year already

Belfast was a great night x

Never say never m8 ;)

Great show great people

I am judging a drag pageant tonight! Really? It has come to this? :-)

it was a one off night for me lol

but ive never liked the odyssey and i dont like seated rock shows... kills the atmosphere... dublin was much much better cause we were in the standing area in front of the stage :)

my fave gig was meat in the kings hall, which if i recall correctly was a sold out almost 14k capacity crowd, and ~~~~ing LOUD!!!

(kings hall in current health and safety era is about 7,800 max capacity)

thank goodness betty has facebook

A lot of people seem to prefer standing shows and say that the seated ones kill the atmosphere. I'm the opposite and couldn't think of anything worse than being in a general admission standing area with a load of people you don't know pushing and shoving you all the time. :(

I've not gone to concerts simply because they've been GA. I've done standing once at Newbury Racecourse but I was so stressed out about it beforehand and in the future I will do my best to avoid it at all costs.

Reason I didn't go to the Odyssey this time was I was nearly killed on the previous tour ;) Left with a black eye from being elbowed by one exuberant fan standing next to me at the front, and bruised and battered by another behind me who kept pounding my shoulders and head with their fist. If I'd realised when tickets went on sale it wasn't GA for Last at Bat I would have gone to Belfast .. those rows of seats don't stop anyone standing .. but they do provide some level of protection ;)

Belfast was weird on the whole sitting/standing thing...we had front row seats but did sit for a lot of the show as they'd put the wheelchair spaces on the ends of the front rows, so our standing blocked the views of those who couldn't...all very odd, not seen it done like that anywhere else.

Precisely why I like the seats. :-)

I go for standing if it's closer to the stage