[Eva]

Love you MB!!!
But more love I MEAT!!!! :P
And I hope from my heart he has a nice birthday!
Here is my personal b-celebrate:

Since ten years, to be exact since January 15th 1994, I’m an especially faithful MEAT LOAF fan. On that day he appeared on German TV show and sang “Anything”. As I saw him I only thought: “ WOW, what a man!” Till then “Anything” was the only song I knew of his. I liked it very much at that time. But all that happened after that surpassed all my experiences which I’d had till then. From that moment on, I wanted to know and possess everything, really everything on and about this fantastic guy. So I set out and bought CDs, magazines all that I could find on MEAT LOAF.

Then I came to know from the media that MEAT would be coming to Germany in April 1994. I was all at once electrified and naturally wanted now to see him live! Unfortunately, I could get hold of a ticket for only one concert in Bremen on April 14th. Waiting for the concert seemed sheer endless. So, I bridged the gap with MEAT LOAF music, and still more MEAT LOAF music. It was my first ever rock-concert and I must say it was just wonderful. Perhaps it was due to the artist on the stage that I found the concert so. Now I naturally wanted more of MEAT LOAF! Therefore, I was overjoyed to hear that he was going to give seven extra concerts in Germany. I bought tickets for three of the concerts.

In the months between the concerts I searched everyday in all TV channels, hoping to find something on MEAT LOAF. Since he was at that time staging his big comeback. So, all the channels were full of reports and clips on him. Thus, in one channel there was a competion where one could win a “meet and greet Meat Loaf” in Vancouver, Canada. Oh, yes, that was just what I wanted to win. As a result I sent a total of 60 postcards, each of those lovingly pasted with MEAT pictures. I was wretchedly sad as the results were made known because I hadn’t won.

However, my daughter, who wasn’t quite happy about my addiction to Meat since she didn’t get to hear any other music at my place, asked me a few days later, if I wanted to attend another concert in September in Munich. She said a school-friend had bought two tickets, but now he couldn’t go, and that he would sell the tickets for cheap. Of course, I wanted to attend the concert in Munich! The concert was supposed to be on September 13th 1994. It was going to be a day that I’d never forget! On that day I personally met my MEAT LOAF.

Together with my daughter I took the train in the morning from Muenster to Munich. We arrived there early in the afternoon. We drove immediately to the concert hall, because I wanted to post myself at the gates as early as possible, so as to be one of the first to run in and take a place in the first row. The concert was to begin at 8 pm. We arrived there at the gates at 4 p m. Only three girls stood at the entrance. I was very happy because it really looked that I was going to get a place in the first row. Due to that reason I was in high spirits, but also very excited. Even the non stop rain on that day didn’t perturb me. The mood at the entrance was very good, as later more and more fans turned up. We laughed and joked, and were all very excited.

Suddenly, maybe at 6 pm, we saw a TV crew armed with cameras and mikes turning the corner and making their way right up to us. I thought “wonderful that the TV is here. Then I can see the concert a second time on TV later on!” All at once the crew was standing before us and one of the reporters asked me if I wanted to participate in a TV report: “fan goes to MEAT LOAF-concert” and go with them into the hall. “No”, I said, “I don’t want to give up my position here, because I want a place in the first row!” The reporter laughed and said, if I’d go with them, I’d be one of the first fan in the hall. So, my daughter and me, we went with them. Together with the TV team we walked through the big, till then deserted hall, and through endless floors. All the while they interviewed me non stop: since when was I a fan, why was I such an ardent fan, what all had I collected on Meat Loaf, whether I’d posters of him pinned to the walls, and so on so forth. I was quite unfriendly with them because time was running and the moment was nearing when the hall doors would open. I was worrying, would I then get a place in the first row, before it was filled by the others, who were till now standing outside? Suddenly the reporter opened a door in the cellar of the building and shoved us into a small room, where I was supposed to sit on a couch and wait. Before I could get over this surprise the reporter disclosed a secret. He said that it wasn’t just coincidence that he’d approached me. He said, he was from a surprise show which ran regularly on TV. They’d heard from my daughter that I wanted to meet Meat Loaf personally and that he, Meat Loaf, would come in that room in a few minutes!

Oh! I can tell you folks, in that moment I thought the floor would open up and I’d disappear therein. My blood rushed to my heart and I began to sweat badly. Fortunately, I didn’t even have the time to faint because right at that moment the door opened and in walked Meat Loaf. Oh! my God, it was true, it was really true. The great and wonderful Meat Loaf in person stepped in, came up to me, shook my hand, and asked me, if everything were okay. Due to my excitement I forgot all my broken, school English. I could only stammer my name. Then he pulled out the regular CD “Midnight”, the only one which I didn’t possess till then, autographed it and gave it to me. WOW, it was really happening, I was sitting, thigh to thigh, with my dream man.

He joked, said that he actually had little time, since the concert was going to begin on the stage upstairs. He grumbled about the CD which he presented me. At that time of course, I didn’t know much about him like I do today. So, I was surprised that he didn’t like the CD. We sat there about 15 l o n g minutes together on the couch. I can tell you, it was the most beautiful 15 minutes of my life, apart from some other few private moments. While he continued talking I adored him sideways. Once I got up all my courage together and stroked his lovely long mane. He grinned very amused and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I thought I was going to pass out because of the heavenly bliss. And, just imagine, I was also allowed to kiss him. As a reward the sex God kissed me on the other cheek. But, as is well known, even the best moments pass quickly. So, Meat also had to go. He stood up, gave me a hand, wished me all the best, lots of fun and turned away. I saw his back and could only stammer back: “God bless you”. I just about ran after him. But, I floated 35 cm above the earth and wasn’t able to walk for a while.

Afterwards I attended the great concert together with my daughter and the TV crew. All the time I had the feeling that the maestro was singing only for me. Thus, even that highlight and together with it a great and exciting day came to an end.

Later on, I learned from my daughter that she hadn’t written to the TV, but that the station had approached her. The channel was impressed by the number of postcards sent in by me. And, because I hadn’t won the competition they wanted to make it possible for me in a different way to meet my idol Meat Loaf personally.

In the meantime I’ve attended altogether approximately 65 concerts of Meat Loaf in Germany, Netherlands, England and the USA, and I have met him a further ten times. But that first meeting would forever remain in my heart and in my memory. Coming October and November I’ll be visiting eleven more concerts in Germany and the UK.

I know no other person who possesses such a magical attraction and charisma like Meat Loaf. As an artist he is absolutely bombastic and unique and as a human being I found him to be very, very friendly, polite, funny and loving.

No matter what life has in store for me, I’ll remain a Meat Loaf fan forever, because I love him and I wish him all the very best for his birthday and for the rest of his life!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEAT!
GOD BLESS YOU FOREVER!

Keep Rockin’

Eva