To Hell And Back - Page 2

dottie · 21 Mar 2003, 00:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bart

i mean it in the good way. do not get angry on this baldheaded looser please.....

Bart I never ever could get angry with you - you are a sweetie :)

dottie · 21 Mar 2003, 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariella

Dottie, you make sure you have the time of your life

I love this bunny, just can't help myself

Make sure you come back safely and TELL US ALL ABOUT IT!!!

See you soon,

Mariella

Will do Mariella - if I find a computer somewhere - I'll log on

Ben · 21 Mar 2003, 02:32

I went to oxford street to buy meats book as he was doing a book signing there. i also got my photo taken with him, it was a great day. i started reading the book on the train on the way home and couldnt put it down. i finished it by the next evening!! Great reading!! i have not seen the film, does anybody know if it is available to buy on video / dvd in the UK?

Overlord · 21 Mar 2003, 03:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE FLYING MOUSE

Meat Loaf Jim Steinman and the phenomenology of excess.
1981
Omnibus Press.
UK order No: OP 41524

Hope that helps.

OH MY GOD! I just read some excerpts from this book on www.jimsteinman.com - if I die now, I hope to have read it before.

Dave.

sherrie87 · 21 Mar 2003, 17:32

I read the book in December, and I absolutely loved it. It reminded me of another bio I liked called "Mankind- Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks". That's actually by an American wrestler, but the conversational tone and the vivid recounting of concussions was similar in tone to the Mankind book. I loved the Meat Loaf book, but finding it was a bear. No local stores had it, the online bookstores said it was out of print. Finally my local library borrowed in from a library in another city and I was able to read it. Best of all- I just picked up a hardcover copy on eBay yesterday for a dollar. Yes $1- I could not believe it, as I was willing to pay 20 times that. I eagerly await it's arrival in the mail- I'm glad to have my own copy to enjoy over and over!
Sherrie

mellis107 · 21 Mar 2003, 18:46

I picked it up quite easily in WHSmiths.

The film is shown quite regularly on one of the Sky Movie Channels.

mikey

Shane · 22 Mar 2003, 01:51

I can't remember exactly when I read it, but it was late 1999 or early 2000. I read it all in one day. I just could NOT put it down until I'd finished.

Dick · 22 Mar 2003, 10:15

I was staying with friends for a week in Donegal in Ireland, and my friend bought me the book for my birthday, i didn't put it down for the rest of the week.
It got to the stage when my friend said, "I wish i never bought you that bloody book!" :)

Richard.

tbuck · 23 Mar 2003, 07:08

Have to agreed, " To Hell and Back" is a great read, a must for any ML fan. The "...Phenomono;ogy of Excess" book is also very interesting, if you can find it. One went for a crazy amount of money in ebay a while back.

Jaymze · 24 Mar 2003, 00:59

the book is great, i loved it, i can't believe what Meat was going through, especially when i watch his music videos from the 80s and see that despite what he was going through he could still get in role and be professional. However the movie is a mediocre, innacurate hack of the book and i would recommend that no one watches or buys it so that it quickly slips out of existence and that insult is forgotten.

22 Mar 2003, 01:51	#32
Shane Super Loafer Join Date: 30.04.2002 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand (GMT+12) Posts: 608	Biography I can't remember exactly when I read it, but it was late 1999 or early 2000. I read it all in one day. I just could NOT put it down until I'd finished.

21 Mar 2003, 02:32	#28
Ben Mega Loafer Join Date: 19.03.2003 Location: Kent, England Posts: 4,163	I went to oxford street to buy meats book as he was doing a book signing there. i also got my photo taken with him, it was a great day. i started reading the book on the train on the way home and couldnt put it down. i finished it by the next evening!! Great reading!! i have not seen the film, does anybody know if it is available to buy on video / dvd in the UK?

21 Mar 2003, 17:32	#30
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	I read the book in December, and I absolutely loved it. It reminded me of another bio I liked called "Mankind- Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks". That's actually by an American wrestler, but the conversational tone and the vivid recounting of concussions was similar in tone to the Mankind book. I loved the Meat Loaf book, but finding it was a bear. No local stores had it, the online bookstores said it was out of print. Finally my local library borrowed in from a library in another city and I was able to read it. Best of all- I just picked up a hardcover copy on eBay yesterday for a dollar. Yes $1- I could not believe it, as I was willing to pay 20 times that. I eagerly await it's arrival in the mail- I'm glad to have my own copy to enjoy over and over! Sherrie

21 Mar 2003, 18:46	#31
mellis107 Senior Loafer Join Date: 05.02.2003 Location: Rotherham, England Posts: 127	I picked it up quite easily in WHSmiths. The film is shown quite regularly on one of the Sky Movie Channels. mikey

22 Mar 2003, 10:15	#33
Dick Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Donaghadee, Northern Ireland Posts: 385	I was staying with friends for a week in Donegal in Ireland, and my friend bought me the book for my birthday, i didn't put it down for the rest of the week. It got to the stage when my friend said, "I wish i never bought you that bloody book!" :) Richard.

23 Mar 2003, 07:08	#34
tbuck Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: USA Posts: 355	Have to agreed, " To Hell and Back" is a great read, a must for any ML fan. The "...Phenomono;ogy of Excess" book is also very interesting, if you can find it. One went for a crazy amount of money in ebay a while back.

24 Mar 2003, 00:59	#35
Jaymze Super Loafer Join Date: 10.12.2003 Location: Sunderland Posts: 265	the book is great, i loved it, i can't believe what Meat was going through, especially when i watch his music videos from the 80s and see that despite what he was going through he could still get in role and be professional. However the movie is a mediocre, innacurate hack of the book and i would recommend that no one watches or buys it so that it quickly slips out of existence and that insult is forgotten.