Pensioner Fans

Kitty Kat · 15 Sep 2003, 16:11

I know that ML's fans cover a wide age range. Yesterday i was at a party talking to a friend of a friend about music. When I told her that I was going to the concert in Manchester she told me that her mother in law was a great fan of Meat's music - and she is 75 years young.

I know that I get funny looks from people when I am waiting at traffic lights with Meat Loaf pounding out of the car, so I can imagine the looks that she must get. Do some of the younger end think that you lose your appreciation of good music as you get older? I have only one thng to say - if ML can continue to make good music at his age then I can continue to listen to it as loud as I want. :P

dottie · 15 Sep 2003, 16:42

At 53 years young I will never, ever stop appreciating music, especially Meat Loaf.

Music is always there for you, through the bad, and the good times in your life.

Some of my Year 8's love to chat to me about Meat Loaf, and are always asking where's your jacket miss with the Meat Loaf badges on/ they think I'm cool

Thats certainly a very good point to raise though KittyKat, be interesting what anyone else has to say.

Guppie · 15 Sep 2003, 16:44

Sure you can. You GO, girl

I have the same thing at traffic lights, especially in spring/summertime, when my windows are open. I'm 42 and like to play Meat music LOUD.

Vickip · 15 Sep 2003, 17:50

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Originally Posted by Guppie

Sure you can. You GO, girl

I have the same thing at traffic lights, especially in spring/summertime, when my windows are open. I'm 42 and like to play Meat music LOUD.

Right you are Guppie

I'm exactly the same way .. 41 years young and love to play Meat's music VERY LOUD

When I went to the show at The Borgata, most of the fans were probably about our age. But there were some really young kids and a lot of older people there too .. the demographics of his audience is really fascinating

Vicki

Marianne · 15 Sep 2003, 19:12

When I drive into the parking place at work people don't have to look who is coming there .......they can hear me coming !!!! But that does'nt affect me at all. I'm always the one that make people smile when I'm going to work. Just because Meat is playing so loud.

ROSIE · 15 Sep 2003, 21:01

44 and my boys love him as well

hubby is a Stones fan though

Rosie

Kitty Kat · 15 Sep 2003, 21:27

Glad to know that there are others like me. All my neighbours know when I am driving down the street. When I go to my sons he says he can hear me coming. He is 27 and also a Meat Loaf fan. He has probably absorbed it by osmosis without even realising it as I have been playing ML's music for the majority of his life.
Funny thing though, Meat Loaf's music is the only music that I can stand to play loud. There must be something special about it as anything else played loud is just noise.

Crystal Eyes · 15 Sep 2003, 22:03

I think it's great that so many ... err .. trying to stay away from the word 'oldies' here. How about longer-living persons? Yeah that'll do. Anyway I think it's great that you love Meat.
I don't really know how many shorter-living persons there are who share that love. I know there are a few on this site and there may well be more than I think but none of my friends share my love of his music, I don't think they know anything about him, which is a shame. Though I remember once one of my friends started dancing when it was playing in the car.
I think it's wonderful to hear people as old as 75 are rockin' to Meat. No one's ever to old to rock and no one's ever too old to appreciate good music.
Crystal

shadow1000001 · 15 Sep 2003, 22:33

Age doesn't matter, it's just how young at heart you are

Maria

Chris · 15 Sep 2003, 23:07

I am always surprised when i play Meat in the shop as to how many of my old dears say, "Ooo, I like Meatloaf",

A few weeks ago we were giving away free CD's with the Daily Mail and one of the tracks on it was Bat. A lady of advancing years (about 75ish) was looking adn said, don't think that is the sort of thing I would like. Her friend Sue who is older than her looked and said "Look, Its got Meat on it. I'll take two!!!!"

Bigmomma · 16 Sep 2003, 00:41

i remember how my mum and grandparents got into meatloaf,
was when he was on "its a knockout"( im sure you remember it...)
and they were commenting how nice he was!
there after on car rides it would be a mixture of slim whitman,
perry como, and meatloaf!
kezzina

Shane · 16 Sep 2003, 01:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by "Kitty Kat

Do some of the younger end think that you lose your appreciation of good music as you get older?

Well I'm 25, and it seens like I'm at the younger end of people on this forum so far. I certainly don't think that older people lose their appreciation of good music. In fact, I think older people have a better appreciation of music. The young people (teens and younger) are into the manufactured stuff and stuff without a real instrument in it.

Bigmomma · 16 Sep 2003, 01:33

I would agree shane,
when pixie dust told her friends she was going to a meat concert
they thought it was amusing, and asked her why she couldnt go to
a real concert!!!
others didnt even know who he was !
kezzina

Steven Steinman · 16 Sep 2003, 16:57

Hi Guys if you check out the Meat Loaf story web site you will see pics of the audiance from the stage out. I take them at every show just to get the faces of the people. I am amazed every time how the ages go from little kids to grand dads and mums, it rely ROCKS.

www.themeatloafstory.com

Cheers Steve

dottie · 16 Sep 2003, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Steinman

Hi Guys if you check out the Meat Loaf story web site you will see pics of the audiance from the stage out. I take them at every show just to get the faces of the people. I am amazed every time how the ages go from little kids to grand dads and mums, it rely ROCKS.

www.themeatloafstory.com

Cheers Steve

Hi Steve, Great New Website - See you at the Beck soon

bambi · 16 Sep 2003, 20:04

yea all my m8s r like "what do u want 2 go c him 4" but i just laugh n tell them 2 start liking sum real music!

Testify · 16 Sep 2003, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by moshachic

yea all my m8s r like "what do u want 2 go c him 4" but i just laugh n tell them 2 start liking sum real music!

my mates are the same. Tho theres a few that think hez kewl, they didnt know he had a new album out so they went n got it

.
A couple of days ago when i was in the 6th form common room, they had BOOH on!! it was great!!! In the room there were about 15 people that were aged from 16-18

was soooo much fun, all singing.

Pixiedust · 16 Sep 2003, 21:29

yeah, know what you mean the same at my school.
dont care though,I know he is great.
when they get older they will know what they missed.
pixie

Tim · 17 Sep 2003, 18:20

again an age topic??? offtopic, there is also an age topic, use search in right upper corner.

tbuck · 19 Sep 2003, 09:56

Looks like it Tim,
but this old fart is in Cleveland, ready to ROCK tomorrow night.

Age is really irrelavent when it comes to appreciating good music like ML.

I think on the last thread I totaled the ages and teens and twenties were most prevelant here. Go figure, some older folks are finally admitting their age.

Don't care , I'll admit I'll be 48 in a few weeks. I will be there tomorrow night and enjoying it as much as anyone else could possibly.

Will let you know how it went.

Regards,
T

sherrie87 · 26 Sep 2003, 05:03

I'm 34, and I was rather surprised to see a 7th grade student (about 12 years old) walk into the library with a Bat 2 era concert shirt. Between that and my 6 year old son's intense love of CHSIB, I am convinced that age is no factor in being a Meat Loaf fan

Sherrie

15 Sep 2003, 16:11	#1
Kitty Kat Senior Loafer Join Date: 03.09.2003 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 198	Pensioner Fans I know that ML's fans cover a wide age range. Yesterday i was at a party talking to a friend of a friend about music. When I told her that I was going to the concert in Manchester she told me that her mother in law was a great fan of Meat's music - and she is 75 years young. I know that I get funny looks from people when I am waiting at traffic lights with Meat Loaf pounding out of the car, so I can imagine the looks that she must get. Do some of the younger end think that you lose your appreciation of good music as you get older? I have only one thng to say - if ML can continue to make good music at his age then I can continue to listen to it as loud as I want. :P

15 Sep 2003, 21:27	#7
Kitty Kat Senior Loafer Join Date: 03.09.2003 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 198	pensioner fans Glad to know that there are others like me. All my neighbours know when I am driving down the street. When I go to my sons he says he can hear me coming. He is 27 and also a Meat Loaf fan. He has probably absorbed it by osmosis without even realising it as I have been playing ML's music for the majority of his life. Funny thing though, Meat Loaf's music is the only music that I can stand to play loud. There must be something special about it as anything else played loud is just noise.

15 Sep 2003, 16:42	#2
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	At 53 years young I will never, ever stop appreciating music, especially Meat Loaf. Music is always there for you, through the bad, and the good times in your life. Some of my Year 8's love to chat to me about Meat Loaf, and are always asking where's your jacket miss with the Meat Loaf badges on/ they think I'm cool Thats certainly a very good point to raise though KittyKat, be interesting what anyone else has to say.

15 Sep 2003, 16:44	#3
Guppie www.meat-loaf.nl Join Date: 28.12.2002 Location: Brabant, The Netherlands Posts: 1,300	Sure you can. You GO, girl I have the same thing at traffic lights, especially in spring/summertime, when my windows are open. I'm 42 and like to play Meat music LOUD.

15 Sep 2003, 19:12	#5
Marianne Super Loafer Join Date: 27.04.2002 Posts: 789	When I drive into the parking place at work people don't have to look who is coming there .......they can hear me coming !!!! But that does'nt affect me at all. I'm always the one that make people smile when I'm going to work. Just because Meat is playing so loud.

15 Sep 2003, 21:01	#6
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	44 and my boys love him as well hubby is a Stones fan though Rosie

15 Sep 2003, 22:03	#8
Crystal Eyes Super Loafer Join Date: 09.07.2003 Location: In the clouds Posts: 649	I think it's great that so many ... err .. trying to stay away from the word 'oldies' here. How about longer-living persons? Yeah that'll do. Anyway I think it's great that you love Meat. I don't really know how many shorter-living persons there are who share that love. I know there are a few on this site and there may well be more than I think but none of my friends share my love of his music, I don't think they know anything about him, which is a shame. Though I remember once one of my friends started dancing when it was playing in the car. I think it's wonderful to hear people as old as 75 are rockin' to Meat. No one's ever to old to rock and no one's ever too old to appreciate good music. Crystal

15 Sep 2003, 22:33	#9
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	Age doesn't matter, it's just how young at heart you are Maria

15 Sep 2003, 23:07	#10
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	I am always surprised when i play Meat in the shop as to how many of my old dears say, "Ooo, I like Meatloaf", A few weeks ago we were giving away free CD's with the Daily Mail and one of the tracks on it was Bat. A lady of advancing years (about 75ish) was looking adn said, don't think that is the sort of thing I would like. Her friend Sue who is older than her looked and said "Look, Its got Meat on it. I'll take two!!!!"

16 Sep 2003, 00:41	#11
Bigmomma Super Loafer Join Date: 07.07.2003 Location: Somewhere in time in my mind......... Posts: 655	i remember how my mum and grandparents got into meatloaf, was when he was on "its a knockout"( im sure you remember it...) and they were commenting how nice he was! there after on car rides it would be a mixture of slim whitman, perry como, and meatloaf! kezzina

16 Sep 2003, 01:33	#13
Bigmomma Super Loafer Join Date: 07.07.2003 Location: Somewhere in time in my mind......... Posts: 655	I would agree shane, when pixie dust told her friends she was going to a meat concert they thought it was amusing, and asked her why she couldnt go to a real concert!!! others didnt even know who he was ! kezzina

16 Sep 2003, 16:57	#14
Steven Steinman Super Loafer Join Date: 28.07.2003 Location: uk Posts: 359	Hi Guys if you check out the Meat Loaf story web site you will see pics of the audiance from the stage out. I take them at every show just to get the faces of the people. I am amazed every time how the ages go from little kids to grand dads and mums, it rely ROCKS. www.themeatloafstory.com Cheers Steve

16 Sep 2003, 20:04	#16
bambi Super Loafer Join Date: 04.07.2003 Location: if sum1 knows plz tell me!! Posts: 312	yea all my m8s r like "what do u want 2 go c him 4" but i just laugh n tell them 2 start liking sum real music!

16 Sep 2003, 21:29	#18
Pixiedust Rookie Join Date: 14.09.2003 Location: Bottom of the Garden Posts: 20	yeah, know what you mean the same at my school. dont care though,I know he is great. when they get older they will know what they missed. pixie

17 Sep 2003, 18:20	#19
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	again an age topic??? offtopic, there is also an age topic, use search in right upper corner.

19 Sep 2003, 09:56	#20
tbuck Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: USA Posts: 355	Looks like it Tim, but this old fart is in Cleveland, ready to ROCK tomorrow night. Age is really irrelavent when it comes to appreciating good music like ML. I think on the last thread I totaled the ages and teens and twenties were most prevelant here. Go figure, some older folks are finally admitting their age. Don't care , I'll admit I'll be 48 in a few weeks. I will be there tomorrow night and enjoying it as much as anyone else could possibly. Will let you know how it went. Regards, T

26 Sep 2003, 05:03	#21
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	I'm 34, and I was rather surprised to see a 7th grade student (about 12 years old) walk into the library with a Bat 2 era concert shirt. Between that and my 6 year old son's intense love of CHSIB, I am convinced that age is no factor in being a Meat Loaf fan Sherrie