Thank you for your message MB. I know it came right from your heart.
I've debated about whether or not I should post this message on the forum, but right now I feel like I need to. Sadly I don't think Meat will ever get the chance to read it .. and yet in my heart I hope he does.
Dear Meat,
My nerves are shot right now, due to everything we've been through at the store, or due to exhaustion ... who knows. Perhaps I was being oversensitive, but when I saw your final message on the forum, I cried. And I've been upset about it ever since. Not so much because of you leaving the forum ... but because of the way you were forced to leave,
for his your own piece of mind. You were very hurt emotionally, and I was very hurt for you.
To be perfectly honest, I don't want you to come back .... at least not right now. Yes, I'm concerned about you, and yes I miss catching up with you ... I would be lying if I said otherwise ... but, in my mind, you owe no one an explanation or apology for what you've said or done.
Thank you for Couldn't Have Said It Better, thank you for two memorable nights last September, but most importantly thank you for being there for me when I needed it the most. Not just Meat Loaf the "character on stage" ... but Meat Loaf Aday ... the man behind that character.
You've helped me get through a very rough time in my life lately, and now I just wish I could be there to help you when you need it.
I know I'm not a personal friend ... to you I'm just a fan and another face in the crowd. And that's fine. But right now I just want to give you a big hug, a pat on the back, and tell you that everything's going to be OK.
As much as I'm looking forward to seeing your new website, I'll miss
catching up with you on the UK forum. I don't blame you for leaving ....
I'm truly sorry that you had to keep coming on defending yourself ...
The bottom line is you have to do what's best for you ... and no matter what your final decision is, I will always love and support you. My biggest wish is that you move on to the UK, have all the Meet and Greets with your loving and supporting fans as planned, and enjoy the best shows of your life. Then take a break to regroup ... go to New Zealand and Australia .... meet with more loving and supporting fans, and enjoy even bigger and better shows (if that's possible). Then take another really long break ..... time alone or a long extended vacation perhaps ..... go back to Europe in the Spring and Summer for more great shows, and come back to the US completely refreshed, ready to relaunch the CD properly, and complete the final leg of the world tour in grand style during the fall.
Yes, that's my biggest wish for you Meat, and hopefully it will come true. Only time will tell. But most importantly Meat, I just want you to have fun, and remember that there are a lot of loving, caring fans who will always be there no matter what :)
Take care of yourself, and hopefully I'll get a chance to talk to you again sometime in the future.
Love,
Vicki
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