THROAT

[CarylB]

Not imo if he's saying don't worry they because they will sell. Gosh .. every message until now has been one of love and support from his European fans :)

Have a great birthday Meat :)

[MBrevard]

Originally Posted by Winston

Is this Meat giving his European fans an excuse in advance for the cancellation of some of the European gigs? I hope not.

Ah, Winston. Please don't do this today. It's his birthday and we're trying to keep the forum happy and up and celebrating for a change. Okay?

I think that most folks around here love this man enough so that if he DID have to cancel due to these throat problems, that would be all right with them. I'm sure they would much rather let him have the time off to fully heal the problems with his throat than to further damage it!!

I think that sort of goes without saying. And as for Meat, I'm sure he and his people are considering all the options and trying to decide what is best for Meat right now, under these conditions!!

Instead, why don't you come say Happy Birthday to him. I know you're not a fan of his, but rather another member in the band, but still, it's a special day around here. Please help us to keep it that way!!

MB
xxx

[CarylB]

Agreed MB .. and anyway Meat was talking about his concern that he might not be able to give the perfect performance each time. He made it clear that tickets would sell .. and imo he intends to deliver the shows.

This should be an upbeat, loving, happy and positive day in honour of this wonderful man's birthday :)

[Winston]

NO. You have your message all wrong. I want to see Meat well for this tour. If he's not well and has to cancel a show, so be it. I don't mind. I think his health is more important. And as far as not being a fan of his, that's rubbish, I don't go to see Kasim I go to see Meat, it's been like that for me all along. Kasim wasn't always in the band. What bothered me about Meat's post was the fact that he was letting people know in advance that he might not be 100% on the night. I don't think he should do that, he should see how things go for him and take it from there. I couldn't care less if Meat came on in a wheelchair, but with the current track record of this tour I am not 100% confident he will make it through the European leg. And I am not taking a pop at Meat, but as a fan who is going to gigs in December, I don't want to be hearing 3 months in advance that his voice is not up to scratch.

[Guppie]

Hang in there Meat, and happy Birthday.
Neh.. gonna hang on to my tickets. See you november 7th in Oberhausen.

[plukie]

Hope you get well soon Meat. Hey, you going to tell us what you had for your birthday????

[Testify]

sorry to hear this, but there aint no way your havin my ticket

hope you get well soon. Best wishes

[Michel]

I will never sell a ticket. You always give more than 100%, and if your voice isn't best, the show will do the rest, so I see no reason to get my money back. But I don't have a ticket, because there isn't a date for the Netherlands yet.

I hope you get better soon.

[sherrie87]

Meat.

Thanks for taking the time to update us on whats up with your voice. I recently went to a program with a professional storyteller from NYC, and she was telling us about the many, many ways that vocal cords can be damaged- it's dizzying! I wish you the very best at your appointment with the throat doctor on the 16th, and I wish him wisdom to know just the right thing to do that will be the best for you.

Sherrie

[Bigmomma]

ah no way youre not having my tickets back,even if you didnt
manage to do the concert for that night i would still be keeping
the tickets simply because they are for your final tour.
as for your voice, cor blimey even with half your vocal chords
your ten times the singer most of them are.
the thing im doing with my little girl who frequently suffers with
a bad set of tonsills(she has antibiotics now in fact) is the salt water
gargle, and honey and lemon.
but then again she isnt going out in front of a big audience,
simply shouting at her brothers!!
any how try to put all thoughts of bad write ups out of your mind
for them who care about you, we would rather you be well than
care what people say about you...
we will judge for our selves and it is bound to be great!
all that said hope you had a great day and a fantastic year.
kezzina

[jcmoorehead]

First off Happy Birthday.

Also I hope the throat gets better soon, as I already said

Happy Birthday

James Moorehead

[Chris]

Meat,

you will need a far far better excuse than that to get these tickets off me!!

I for one would be quite happy to see you at 80%, that is far more than a lot of other performers mange to do!!!!

Get well soon

[shadow1000001]

Happy Birthday Meat
I'm really sorry to hear about your continuing throat problems but I know that you will be 110% soon.
Take care of yourself and I will see you in Canada in April or May(when it's warm )

Maria

[Winston]

Originally Posted by Chris

Meat,

you will need a far far better excuse than that to get these tickets off me!!

THANK YOU.

[Vickip]

Hi Meat

I really hope everything went ok with the show in Detroit tonight.
Please check in again when you get a chance and let us know how you're doing, OK ?

Please take care and enjoy the rest of your Birthday !!

Love Vicki

[RSG]

Gosh, I'm sorry Meat to hear about your throat. I hope it gets better. You do whatever it takes to get better. Its true, YOU ARE very SPECIAL to us. I personally haven't seen you in concert. Believe, I'd love too! I heard you came to Saint John, NB Canada one year. Did you enjoy it Meat, huh? Didja Didja , . If you did or didn't you should come back, of course when your up to it that is. I'd love to see you down here, and so would a lot others I'm sure of it. Please take care Meat, All your fans on MLUKFC love you and don't forget it.
You know Meat, my uncle Terry went to see your concert with my aunt. And well he was drinking, and he was moving around and singing to the top of his lungs. People were telling him to sit down, and he wouldn't listen, but fortunatly the guards in the audience threw him out for the evening. Leaving my aunt inside. Who by the way loves yea. She sings herself. I can't go far to see you in concert, cause I only 16, but you know I'd definetly try! Take Care Meat, love yea!!!

[ROSIE]

happy birthday for yesterday missed most of the fun on the forum ,working, take care NO you can't have my tickets back I'm bringing my son to the concert . Take care your health is priority trust me I know

Rosie

[original sin]

Me give my tickets back no way Jose!

Thanks for the update Meat, like ever all our best wishes go out to you.

[RSG]

May I add, If I had tickets, I wouldn't give them up. Seeing you in concert is a Rock N Roll Dream, that will come through. <hint hint -->Saint John, NB, Canada> nah I'm teasing fireball, get better, than think about what you want to do next. we wouldn't want to see you lose your brilliant amazing voice! Take Care Meat!

[little_dancer]

Don't worry Meat-Nobody can heal overnight.
ALL THE BEST! (and happy birthday)
Love,
Leah
ps-I don't think you'll be getting any tickets from these folks, however, they're a pretty precious comodity around these parts

[Jayd]

Sorry Meat, but you can't buy my tickets. All the money in the world wouldn't prise those tickets out of my hand. Very much lookin forward to seeing you in Manchester and hope you are feeling better. Hope you had a great birthday too, see ya very soon.

[ladyloaf69]

your voice will heal just take it easy. never stop rockin

[Shadows On The Wall]

lets all give an awww, get well soon, really hope to see you in cardiff

[Lady B]

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

From: Fire Ball

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:15 am
Subject: Throat
Just to let you know , some of my throat has headled from the burn and fungus, but the lower left vocal chord is still showing siigns of the burn and is.still . not responding. The top half is working, these are very small muscle bands were talking about. THe Right side is perfect try to control just one side for most of the show. BUT The bottom half of the left is frozen it's not moving when I sing. which then weakeans the top half of the left one, the more I sing. the weaker it gets like tonight. WE are trying I mean everything, it may never come back.
LOVE MEAT
~

You know, it's such an honor for us that you get so concerned about what we're thinking and being afraid to disappoint us. Concerned enough that you come to post here. But to us, the most important one to be concerned with is YOU. Especially when it comes to your health.

Yes, we want to be there at the concerts because we all love your voice. But we would rather you take the time to take care of it and yourself than destroy it. Besides, you'd go crazy, I think, if you couldn't be vocal about SOMEthing. LOL

Just know we love you and when you need to take some time for you to be ready, we'll be there to support you in all you do.

Sorry I missed all the fun on your birthday because I was working but you can bet I was thinking of you. (I love country music but sometimes it's a bummer to be a DJ in that format 'cause I can't play your music . . . deep sigh.)

Anyway . . . take care of yourself my friend.

Hugs . . . lots of hot tea to sooth the throat . . . and all my best!

Love,

Lady B

P.S. Ain't no way on God's green Earth I'm giving back MY ticket from this tour. No way . . . no how . . . uh huh . . . no sir. Although I DO have your picture on my scrapbook page of my show's website.

[madonna123968848]

Meat, You could not buy my ticket for £1,000,000 each :P xx