Not sexist, I just know that in a thread full of men the two responses will be "jeans and a shirt" and "jeans and a t-shirt" - possibly trousers for variation. Not like girls who spend weeks co-ordinating with each other!

Don't know why I'm worrying, Meat will wear black trousers and a pale yellow shirt at least twice! :lol:

Jeans and a Batman T Shirt :-P

i hadn't even considered what im gonna wear yet

it's the accessories that take the longest, but are the most important to achieve the desired look

I'm trying to decide what to wear at the moment. Every time I think I've decided, I think of something else.

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Jeans and a shirt or T-Shirt.

Sorted.

id wear my beautiful black frilly shirt... but it aint gonna fit now!!

Case and point! :lol:

And me too, and I'm a girl lol

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I've afforded myself an extra notch on the new suit.
I may substitute the faded levis and t-shirt for the new suit at B'ham.
I'm expecting a full orchestra for FCOL so I need to dress for the occasion.

I don't want to be photographed for my M&G photos wearing something like a jeans and a t-shirt. I wore that at my last M&G and when I look at the photo now I wish I'd have worn something nicer.

Because I love Meat's sparkly jackets that he wears on stage, my sister has made me a jacket with a rhinestone design which I'm planning on wearing to one of the M&G's although I haven't yet decided what I am going to wear with it.

I'm aiming for happy and comfy!

Everyone else may disagree with me but due to Meat's age, health, and lets face it a drop in quality in his vocals it would be best if he did retire from public preforming. Although I still would like at least 5 more albums out of him before he retires for good.

Well you said that people may disagree with you and you're right on that one.

I really don't think that there has been a drop in quality in his vocals. Yes, his voice sounds different than it did 35, 15 or even 10 years ago but I personally don't think it's of a lesser quality.

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So he's so crap he should retire, but good enough that you want 5 more albums first? :??:

You're a bit contradictory there, HMM.

My thoughts exactly.

The jacket sounds beautiful Jenna ... I'd love to see a picture of it :D

Thinkin' I gonna play the Hell In A Handbasket today.. after hearing California Dreamin' in a new light.. there's more intricacies in than I previously thought. Me just gonna just listen. Will report back to MLUKFC HQ after.. over

I'll be sure to post a picture when it's done. ;)

I have a dress that I'm dying that I'm hoping to wear but if that goes wrong I may fall back on one of my trusty Rockabilly dresses or possibly my new corset

I sure wish that I could be going overseas to see one of Meats concerts since this is going to be the Last at Bat Tour, and I haven't seen any of the bat concerts except on dvd. Hmm wih I could win the lottery. Anyhow Love ya Meat and NLE band I hope that yall kick butt and take names, and safe journeys to you all(the band and everyone else going over there.)

ive had 26 days to sort out the car insurance, and i have managed to be no longer insured in less than an hour...

and until the insurance is sorted, there will be no meat tickets purchased :|

:twisted: He doesn't sound the same as he did 20 years ago (if he looked and sounded the same 20 years latter, we'd have to start going to shows wearing crucifixes and carrying cloves of garlic) but still, as far as i'm concerned, on his worst day he still blows the rest off the stage :metal:

As i've said before, Vegas will be a great thing for Meat.
He'll be performing shows without all the energy sapping travel that goes into a tour, and being a Storytellers format will mean that it will be more relaxed, casual, and fun for Meat.
Not to mention that the venue will be smaller than the big theatres he's been playing to.

I'm gutted I won't get to see one of these shows (without a lottery win) but i'm really happy for Meat that this has come along for him 8)

Being based in one place and not being out on the road also means that making new music can also be a part time project if he wants it to be.

Not really, I think Meat Loaf would be better suited for studio preforming due to his health for one thing. By the way there is no need to be critical about my opinion, but lets all be completely honest. Who here likes Meats live version of The Giving Tree like the one he did on Jay Leno Tonight compared to the album version? His voice breaks, he wheezes, and he can't move around as much as he could he has to stand stationary to hit high notes the man can't go on like that forever.

So sue me for worrying about my personal hero enough to put out there that he should quit live preforming. That part of his life is over, I don't think he should quit singing but doing tours where he passes out and requires knee surgery isn't a good idea. And with his waning vocals it might be a good idea to stress them out.

I don't think the touring has necessarily resulted in him needing knee surgery... People have knee replacements all the time, and they're people that don't tour and perform....

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i have no idea about current pop music!!!

just saw an advert for now 84, and have no idea who most of the performers are lol

No one is being critical of your opinion.....it's when you lump people into the "let's face it" and "lets ALL be completely honest".....verbage followed by an opinion which some don't share. See the difference. I don't agree with your opinion of his vocals. I like the "live" Giving Tree with the breathiness .... he lives within the song. I feel it to be organic. I'm not going to convince you to like it or see it my way. I'm not attacking you or being "critical", just disagreeing with you.

And I do agree with Melon, people have knee replacements all the time regardless of occupation, hobby, or age for that matter.

Sooo...... how was the show? :-)

:up: I second that Suzie. And imho watching Meat perform The Giving Tree
and Mad Mad World live last summer were truly spectacular, one of the
highlights of the entire tour :-)

As far as the knee replacements go, my Mom (who's 81) has been saying
for years that she needs to have hers replaced. She's not a performer on
stage, but she sometimes I have a hard time keeping up with her !

He preforms, even performs, just fine for me. You make it sound like he routinely "passes out" (which is utter tosh), or routinely has difficulty .. ditto. And as Mel says, you cannot lay his knee surgery directly at the door of touring. Meat was heavily into sports and remains an energetic man .. the strain on his joints won't be simply due to touring, the improvement should enhance his whole life, not merely moving on stage.

I saw some of the best shows I've seen last tour, and expect to see some great ones next month. Meat imo is entitled to make his own decisions and do what HE wants to do. Hopefully this will include some shows from time to time, because he is a consummate performer in the round .. not merely a man who comes on stage to sing a number of songs, and should not imo be judged as such. He is bigger than that, fills and lights up the stage, makes a connection with his audience that is surpassed by none.

Yes but standing in place while hitting power notes doesn't help.

I had the time of my life. Holy crap. Two nights on and I'm still in shock, he's more incredible than I could have possibly imagined live. I lost my shit when he started playing We Are Alive. I wasn't expecting to get that all, so I may or may not have got a little more excited than I should have when I realised what he's speech before it was preluding :lol: The dedication to Clarence in My City of Ruins was beautiful, too. I teared up when he went over to Clarence's side of the stage and did his thing. Lots of morons didn't quite get it and did the usual catcalling, though :roll:

Oh, and he ~~~~ed up Badlands! They got to the false ending, and there was the count in to come back in...and more than one person went into completely the wrong section somehow. "Key of E, boys!" :lol:

Sunday can't come soon enough, I have to do that all over again. I'm lining up hours and hours early to get right at the front of the GA this time (I had pretty dodgy seats Tuesday), so it's going to be even better. If that's possible :cool: I'm tossing up between Racing in the Street, Kingdom of Days, Drive All Night and Land of Hope and Dreams as a sign request. I know he might do LOHAD anyway, so I'm not leaning towards it, but it's the one song I really want to hear. So it's under consideration. What's your advice on that song selection? I'm very undecided as to what I'd prefer right now :D

That's what The Boss will do to ya :)) There's no way to explain a live Bruce show, you've got to experience it.

How did you find Jake in the absence of Clarence? We were nervous about someone "replacing" Clarence but completely fell in love with Jake almost immediately, he certainly takes after his Uncle!

It has to be Racing In The Street out of that list of yours. If nothing else then you get to hear Roy work his stuff. Although there's a part of me that says don't choose that one ... in case Bruce picks it and then there's potentially less of a chance for us to hear it in the rotation when he gets to the UK, in which case go for Kingdom of Day or LOHAD, the former I'm not keen on anyway and the latter I've heard enough to not really miss it.

Queuing up for the GA is well worth it. Enjoy!

See, I wouldn't mind if they left Racing In The Street out of the UK set list, we seem to have had it quite a lot, I'd much prefer Backstreets.

The GA queues are unreal (days long!) but SO worth it! Have a great time!

From that one show I've seen, I think he's the perfect person to step up into Clarence's spot. Not only does he know how work the saxophone, he's also a great foil for Bruce. Seems like a great personality to have on stage. I can't fault him at all, he's got big shoes to fill but he's doing an awesome job of it :D

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but the fact he might not play it in the UK isn't going to stop me bringing a sign! :lol: Roy's piano was my entire train of thought for approaching Racing, I can't get enough of that.

We'll see, I have a few days to decide yet :D

Thank you! I most definitely will :D

Hotel booked for B'ham. All systems go.

My skydive for charity :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M0Ri...ature=youtu.be

Raised $1525

Well done!!

I thought you'd just got a cheap flight to the UK and were parachuting in to save money :))

that was amazing!!

congrats and very well done...

The thought did cross my mind :twisted:

And thanks to the both of you

:twisted: Well done Mel 8) :up:

Cheers Mouse

Congratulations !

well done Mel and very brave , my daughter did it a couple of years ago for meningitis and I thought then anyone who does it has really got some guts to do the skydive :-)

Thank you both :-)

mel, have your ears recovered yet??

Guess working 7 days a week and crohn's disease does not mix. After a month of non stop working my body finally said enough. Pretty much slept the last two days. Hopefully will start to feel better soon... :(

I think so, but you know how sometimes you think they're fine, then they pop again? I think that might be the case.

They feel ok though

congrats mel.

Thank you Sir :cool:

Shouldda bought that house

One week to go (until Glasgow gig) Happy easter everyone :)

this is the most annoying yet!!

R has excelled himself this time

LOL annoying as hell indeed :lol:

It's killing me lol, best one yet!!!!!!!!!

Must ask R if mods can be excluded lol

No exclusions ... :lmao:

Not sure what the problem is, nothing annoying showing on forum runner, lol....

Very good R ;) Happy April 1st

Oy... tilting threads :twisted:

Just turn your monitor on it's side, sorted

Game of Thrones!

Thoughts of a big tasty doner kebab.

as axl sang...

i cant stop thinkin'
thinkin' about sinkin'
sinkin' down into my bed!

Oooo, about to get on a plane for Dubai! I'm coming guys :)

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We're not in Dubai lol

Last night was a joke! Went to bed, turned off the light, and got a serious fit of the pre-tour giggles!! I couldn't settle down! The only thing I can compare it to is that feeling as a child going to bed on Christmas Eve, which would be fine if tour started tomorrow, I can't be doing this for a week!

About to start sewing, may need some serious quality control checking on my bags this week!

My job isn't fun anymore

Trying to set up a new PM address as the last one packed in weeks ago. Having trouble typing in a new address and being accepted. It may be because I can't bleeding well remember my password (i've tried the usual possibilities!)
Dearest mods, any chance of helping out a hopeless case?

If you're logged in and able to post in this thread then you should be able to Private Message.

I was seriously considering, tilting my room to the desired degree; leaving the monitor just :twisted:

I tried that but the Lego fell over :shrug:

Shouldn't have bought so much then!

Really wasn't necessary, she only wanted the magazine... ;)

poltergeist :)

Anyone spy Melon?

No parachutes over London yet

I'm hearing of a security alert at Heathrow.
A passenger has been held on suspicion of being the head of an international ticket touting operation.
A young Australian female is believed to be in possession of countless concert tickets which the authorities believe will be sold on the black market for illegal profit.
The tickets were cleverly concealed inside a box of new cricket balls.

need sleep

People of England..... I am here.

Only until immigration officials find you :))

People of England, look after our australian guest :)

Nervous.

I will not be getting new boots to wear to the shows as they weren't available in my local store or online.

*sulk*

No-one will notice your boots anyway, they'll be looking at your handbag :))

Concert tickets for major artists are too pricey these days... They are going beyond West End show levels where you are guaranteed better views and more comfort.
Think I will focus on less popular artists from this year onwards, go to the local theatre more and catch the odd West End show.

Nearly time

I can't wait to see it!

That's what I'm hoping. ;)

The boots I may end up wearing are a bit scuffed because I wore them to work, which was probably not a good idea now I think about it.

I know, nor can I. It's really quite exciting. :D

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Thank you :D

Stupid idiot doctor. How did you even get your PHD?

me previous car is up for sale... and im tempted!!

it looks awesome... why the ~~~~ did i trade that in?

What shall I do tonight?

We could go out for dinner? Couple of drinks?

I'll stuff an effin stottie down ur throats ya bloody heathens..................

Luce! Looks like Michael's offered to pay for dinner tonight!

I love stotties too! Stotties and peanut butter, thanks Michael!

Stotties are designed for bacon or other pig based meats only...........jeez Smoggie's will ruin anything

practise starts early tomorrow, so its time

good night

I get my pre-op asessment date for my throat surgery in the post today and I might have to miss the Nottingham show because of it. :cry: