tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post1283969202116961282..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: What, Meat Loaf Again?bluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-10024513717340953842011-03-26T12:47:05.040-04:002011-03-26T12:47:05.040-04:00Mundane,
In my prior department at work, my boss&#...Mundane,<br />In my prior department at work, my boss's boss's boss said she used to watch The (non-Celebrity) Apprentice for management tips. I said, "What, you want to learn how to manage a bunch of clowns that are trying to screw each other and kiss your ass at the same time?"<br /><br />OK, I may not have said that out loud...<br /><br />Nicki was entirely too nice for that show. I've never seen anyone just fall on the sword like that, rather than blame their team. Perhaps she just wanted to get out of the nuthouse.<br /><br />Meat is all heart, that's what I think. Like I said, he's shown amazing consideration and compassion to that whackaloon Busey, considering we know he's going to threaten to put him in the hospital in a later episode.<br /><br />I, for one, would NOT want to be in the path of Meat Bomb, when he finally explodes.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-33303491543367227962011-03-26T12:21:53.823-04:002011-03-26T12:21:53.823-04:00"Celebrity Apprentice" is all unbearable..."Celebrity Apprentice" is all unbearable bickering and making sure each of them has made it clear to the project manager that they don't agree with what he or she is doing. So obviously I really look forward to it, and I think this season's crop of celebrities is the best, because I actually know who all of them are. Well, except for that one model.<br /><br />Anyway, I want Meat Loaf to win. The fact that he cried multiple times over his charity as project manager is enough for me. And I really feel like he's the most level-headed person there. (I looooooooved Niki, too, but, well, you know.) Plus, I just love hearing people call him "Meat" like a real first name.Unapologetically Mundanehttp://www.unapologeticallymundane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-24063249335086637492011-03-25T20:59:43.064-04:002011-03-25T20:59:43.064-04:00Miley's just making a guest appearance lol. I ...Miley's just making a guest appearance lol. I promise that I will try to stop by more often.Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-57545139756965293812011-03-25T18:07:11.496-04:002011-03-25T18:07:11.496-04:00Mrs. Bachelor Girl,
I so much wanted to tell Mr. L...<b>Mrs. Bachelor Girl,</b><br />I so much wanted to tell Mr. Loaf about how his tape was my bad weather lucky charm, but at that time and place, with so many people waiting to meet him, I didn’t want to take up his time with some long involved story.<br /><br />I know; I was an idiot. Totally should have done it.<br /><br /><b>Miley,</b><br />Yay! Miley’s back!<br />You probably have Marlee in recent memory because she was on Dancing With the Stars a few seasons back. She’s never been on Celebrity Apprentice. Busey had his own reality show for a brief time on (I think) MTV. (I think it was called something like “Surviving Busey.”)<br /><br />Since I never listen to the radio, I don’t get a sense of when they overplay. And I hate repetition, which is one of the reasons I rarely listened to Top 40, even as a kid. (Well maybe for a brief period in the mid 70s.) But I quickly found the merits of making tapes and playing my own music. That way I could control the repetition.<br /><br /><b>Judie,</b><br />Riiiight… the one with Spiderman’s editor in it… Juno’s father. That guy always cracks me up.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-87084705495082864982011-03-25T14:29:20.490-04:002011-03-25T14:29:20.490-04:00I love that insurance company ad with a picture of...I love that insurance company ad with a picture of Meatloaf in it!!Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-87078220066516348602011-03-25T13:08:30.659-04:002011-03-25T13:08:30.659-04:00Wait... Busey again? Is trump going green and recy...Wait... Busey again? Is trump going green and recycling celebs? I thought Marlee Matlin was on it several years back too? Maybe I am just confused. Sigh.<br /><br />I could never really get into Meat Loaf. I mean, I respect the voice and his talent but I think the radio stations ruined it all for me when they wouldn't stop playing "I'd do Anything For Love" in the early 90s. After that, I wanted nothing to do with him. <br /><br />Miss you too, darlin'. I am so bogged down I barely read anyone unless they hunt me down and tell me to read :(Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-7866193041423892262011-03-24T22:44:41.381-04:002011-03-24T22:44:41.381-04:00I ADORE Marlee Matlin, and I've always wanted ...I ADORE Marlee Matlin, and I've always wanted to meet Meat Loaf so I can have the privilege of saying, "I'm your biggest fan, Mr. Loaf."Mrs. Bachelor Girlhttp://www.bachelorgirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-70056627563572446952011-03-24T20:18:19.278-04:002011-03-24T20:18:19.278-04:00'We were doubleh Blessed...'
MEAT Rules.'We were doubleh Blessed...'<br />MEAT Rules.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436313849372588111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-76959827764600830352011-03-24T18:06:25.439-04:002011-03-24T18:06:25.439-04:00Mary Ann,
I remember that you were there that firs...<b>Mary Ann,</b><br />I remember that you were there that first time I played that album in the living room. I didn’t think you were listening, then at the end of Paradise, you said to me, “Prayin’ for the end of time, huh?” And you didn’t even have the lyric sheet…<br /><br />OK, everyone hands up; anyone whose parents have been to a Meat Loaf concert… without <i>you.</i><br /><br />Anyone? Anyone? Whoo, I win.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-62949675598908306202011-03-24T18:06:13.809-04:002011-03-24T18:06:13.809-04:00Trash,
I just love the Comedy Central roasts. It ...<b>Trash,</b><br />I just love the Comedy Central roasts. It doesn’t even matter who they’re roasting, I spend an hour and a half laughing myself silly. I laughed so hard at the Trump roast I think I pulled an abdominal muscle.<br /><br />I sure miss Greg Giraldo though… he was always killer.<br /><br />Yes, she was great on West Wing, which remains one of my all time favorite TV series. And it was perfect for the 2000s, because I got to pretend that I had respect for the President.<br /><br /><b>Paige,</b><br />I’m going to make a prediction right now, that Marlee wins Celebrity Apprentice. Not only is she doing well so far, the fact that she appeared on the Trump roast tells me her time on Apprentice was significant. They might have tipped their hand by putting her on the roast.<br /><br />And I was glad to see that The Loaf isn’t acting like a raging asshole, like they were intimating on that promo. I can tell you that when I met him during a meet-n-greet after one of his concerts, he was so nice to everyone he met. He took time to talk with you and looked you in the eye while doing it. With some artists, you can tell that they hate that shit and would rather be anywhere else but mixing with the “commoners.” Meat looked like he was having a ball.<br /><br />So he’s either a real people-person, or a much better actor than he lets on.<br /><br /><b>Jessica,</b><br />In a round-about way, that’s where today’s title came from. In Rocky Horror Picture Show, Meat’s character, “Eddie” is killed off, and served for dinner. When the dish cover is lifted to make the big reveal, the audience traditionally cries out, “What, Meat Loaf again?”<br /><br />The car-makeout song is Paradise by the Dashboard Lights, which was acted out with much gusto by me and various lady-friends out at college bars, with great regularity back in the early 80s.<br /><br /><b>DG,</b><br />Her interpreter was pretty funny, so unless he was winging it, I give her the credit.<br /><br />She also had a funny ad-lib bit in the boardroom w/ Trump, when he was “tsk-ing her about how she didn’t know who Dionne Warwick was.<br /><br />Trump: How do you not know this living legend?<br />Matlin: (with a look that says, “duh,”) I’m <i>deaf</i>… <br /><br />The Loaf made an unfortunate sweater choice that evening, I agree. Made him look like an old couch.<br /><br />I’m probably one of the few that has all the non-Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf albums, so I’m a bit of a savant when it comes to his stuff. Even with mediocre material, the guy still brings it… <br /><br /><b>Raven,</b><br />A lot of women never got into Meat Loaf, because he was never one of those pinup glamour guys. He was very big and very weird, what with always wearing a tuxedo in concert (in the early days.) I’ll certainly allow that he is an “acquired taste.”<br /><br />And yes, the title is from a traditional audience response to Rocky Horror. Congrats for nailing it.<br /><br /><b>Bagger,</b><br />Welcome back to civilization Mr. Bagger! Glad to have you back. (I’m just finishing up your new post, as I write this.)<br /><br />I remember the roles from Leap of Faith, Wayne’s World and a couple others but I haven’t seen any of the ones where he had much bigger roles.<br /><br />I’ve seen him 3 times in concert. Consulting the Concert Spreadsheet: <br />June 1989, at an outdoor place in downtown Cleveland called “Nautica.” (at least it was, then.) He didn’t have a record label at that moment, so that was one of two shows during my time in Cleveland that I had to pay to see a show. It was totally worth it.<br /><br />November 1993, the Boston show. That one wasn’t even his actual tour, just a “warm-up” date, where he played for about 3 hours, nothing but hits.<br /><br />Lastly, June of 1994 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Big outdoor pavilion w/ lots of lawn seating). This was his actual Bat Out of Hell 2 Tour. The Boston show was better. But he still worked the crowd like a master showman.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-69837768116029260152011-03-24T14:01:27.974-04:002011-03-24T14:01:27.974-04:00Meat is one of my favorite singers of all time, up...Meat is one of my favorite singers of all time, up with Otis Redding and Richie Havens. They give me chills, make me laugh,cry, sing, and rejoice in listening.<br />Saw the Loaf at a summer tent show in Green Bay. He was/is larger than life with a presence that electrified both place and people.<br />He seemed pleased when the audience swayed as one and sang, 'I want you/I need you...two outta three ain't bad.'<br />Thanks again for the memories.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436313849372588111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-26071426181466564402011-03-24T13:18:15.064-04:002011-03-24T13:18:15.064-04:00Many good memories from the late 70s on this one, ...Many good memories from the late 70s on this one, Bluz. Never saw him live, though. And don't forget his acting chops on <i>Wayne's World</i>, <i>Leaf of Faith</i>, and <i>Fight Club</i>. Actually, his IMDB page is quite extensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-46049776921601487412011-03-24T12:49:48.357-04:002011-03-24T12:49:48.357-04:00I love Marlee Matlin. She is just so adorable. I n...I love Marlee Matlin. She is just so adorable. I never could get into Meat Loaf though. One of my ex's loved him, especially 'Paradise By the Dashboard Lights' but I was just kinda, meh. I did, however, love him in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' Is that where the title is from?Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290572009221670011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-75077329773081041672011-03-24T11:46:48.180-04:002011-03-24T11:46:48.180-04:00If she rarely speaks, how do you know she is funny...If she rarely speaks, how do you know she is funny? Also - Holy Huxtable Sweater, Batman. Wow. <br /><br />I love Meat Loaf and have for ever, which Mr. DG cannot understand. I am not nearly as conversant as you in his songs (obviously) but he is great to rock out to.DGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-44402328193484064862011-03-24T09:21:37.858-04:002011-03-24T09:21:37.858-04:00When I think of Meat Loaf, I think of Rocky Horror...When I think of Meat Loaf, I think of Rocky Horror. Oh and that song where he's trying to get it on in the car with the girl and it goes on forever.Jessica R.http://www.leelafish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-9384261384283269472011-03-24T00:48:44.741-04:002011-03-24T00:48:44.741-04:00Im impressed with how since her is on the Apprenti...Im impressed with how since her is on the Apprentice. I did not know he was that likable. And I cannot wait until he kicks Busey's crazy assPaigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552625379617724485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-58144472145089049652011-03-23T23:26:24.184-04:002011-03-23T23:26:24.184-04:00I loved her when she was on The West Wing. Hot. Ho...I loved her when she was on The West Wing. Hot. Hot. Hot. <br /><br />And she was hilarious on the roast.Oilfield Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527580828815598952noreply@blogger.com