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DON'T FOLD 'EM YET MEAT YOU'RE STILL HOLDING ACES


The last wonderful notes at Christchurch have died away, the fans who applauded you until their hands bled have left the stadium, and you are on your way home for a well deserved rest. The next time you check in to your OIFC forum you will see scores of messages of support and love from your fans. In case you check in here, this thread is a place for people to leave their messages gathered together in one place.


I'm going to start, and make no apology for repeating some of what I've said to you already.


Meat, you've always performed for your audience  .. to entertain them, to transport them. Backed by probably the best band you and Kasim have ever assembled, you have put on a show this tour that is truly spectacular. This "last World Tour" has been fantastic .. and apart from when you were ill there has only been one problem imo  .. not that you couldn't hear the board tapes .. but that you let your ears and eyes be too distracted by a few "professional" critics (the type of people who don't even stay for a full performance! and who get their jollies by being negative about everybody) and a few self-appointed critics who seem to enjoy the same.


Your audiences have stood, cheered, shouted, sung their hearts out, wept some tears, and been thrilled and transported by every show they've attended. They are the ones you do this for .. and they have risen to their feet and applauded you in their hundreds of thousands. Each night you've seen them do this, and in your heart you know this is the truth that counts. Meat, you could open a vein, hang by your fireballs from the chandelier and sing like Pavarotti and you wouldn't please the people who enjoy sniping at someone whose success they can only envy.


Now take some time for you. Rest, relax, have some fun  .. but remember the applause. You must have sung to over half a million of us on this tour .. set that against the couple of handfuls of people who've criticised and complained .. we are legion .. we who have loved everything you've gifted us this tour  .. and we are here and will continue to be here .. waiting  .. waiting to see and hear one of the greatest performers of our time again. Because that's what you are.


We don't expect to see the young man whose performance jammed the BBC switchboard the first time he appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test, we don't expect you to sound like him. We come to hear a wonderful, resonant voice that has matured, and to enjoy the theatre, the humour and the improvisation in which you excell .. no-one does it better, more creatively, fresher each show. You have delivered that every show, and we have revelled in it, travelled hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles to enjoy it, sung and cheered ourselves hoarse at it.


Every show in the UK sold out within days of going on sale .. and if you were to come back next month the same thing would happen again ..  in a heartbeat. I know it, and you know it. That's the essence of what happened on this tour. People bought tickets in their hundeds of thousands, thrilled in their thousands at every show, stood in their thousands to pay tribute to you, to the quaility of your performance, to the sheer guts and staying power of someone we honour, respect and love. Let no-one ever make you doubt that this was a triumph, and a testament to your enduring success.


Please remember us .. hear us .. we are the ones you do this for .. we have loved this tour. You have lifted our hearts and souls and left us with a thousand wonderful memories. For some of us it has been the first time .. for many it has been the 26th glorious year. When you said you'd return in October to do more shows in the USA, thousands of us rejoiced and started planning our journeys ..


Remember us .. for we, our hearts and our souls, will be waiting  ....



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IMO - Meat has always been holding a Royal Flush -


He's an Ace artist, a King of Rock, makes me feel like a Queen, is the Jack of Spades as he most certainly runs off with all the prizes and definately scores 10 outta 10 on everything he turns his hand to so - Meat there ya have it



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Well said Caryl !!!


I think I'll try my hand at laying down the spread for you Sin, OK?


http://www.rainbowthreads.com/images/royal_flush.jpg


Wezzie



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 No Meat.. don't fold 'em yet! Listen to Caryl, she speaks for all your fans, we all LOVE YOU... Know this, for it is true.


When I wished you a happy St. Patricks day, I wrote this Irish Blessing.. "May the hand of a friend, always be near", well my friend.. we hold out our hands.. to you. I have as many of your fans, never met you in person, yet.. you are a friend..who has always been there for me and your thousands of other fans.. your beautiful voice has soothed and comforted us as well as any and maybe even more.. at times, then our flesh and blood friends could do. So you see.. you have many many friends and a man with friends.. is a lucky and fortunate man indeed.


          Love Always and Forever, Jeanie



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Caryl said everything I could possibly think of saying to you Meat.


You give your all in your performances, I saw you in Christchurch, there's no way anyone can say you dont give your fans everything you have.


And you acknowledge that, you acknowledged it by thanking everyone in that stadium.  I wanted to yell out to you and thank you back, but there would have been no way you would have heard me over the cheers the crowd were giving you.


Ever since my parents bought me a copy of Bat Out Of Hell on CD, I've been spellbound by your music, any CD I see of yours I buy, for the sheer fact it has your music...YOUR music, no one else can ever come close to the music and the magic you make, you should be proud of every song you have ever released...although I know you would be already.


I remember your Bat Out Of Hell 2 Rockumentary, you said to the effect of "I make it look really hard" regarding your on stage performances.  You put your everything into your acts, and that's why you have endured for over 25 years.


To quote the sleeve on Bat Out Of Hell,


"Bat Out Of Hell spent 471 weeks on the national chart, Need we say more?"



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I agree.  I saw your performance in August in NH, USA and was just blown away by it.  Such a wonderful show and so much heart.  Your music contains your feelings when you sing and we all respond to that.  I know it has helped me through some really bad times.  Like you did, I am splitting with my husband of almost 24 years and it is not easy.  You and your music are helping me through it.


Thank you again for just being you.  It is wonderful and so are you.


Michelle   



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ironically enuf i sit here listening to NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE.. on my little boomer cd player...


and with not much to add ... but....


love ya.. bless ya...thank you from the bottomest of my heart... and stay well...


boring aint i??... lol...


loyally yours... as all the rest that go before me are as well...


your tink....XO


 


 



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Totally agree with Caryl - go and have a great rest, do some of the things you haven't been able to do over the last 2 years - and - we'll see what happens then!!

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"Totally agree with Caryl - go and have a great rest, do some of the things you haven't been able to do over the last 2 years - and - we'll see what happens then!!"


Absolutely ... and we'll be waiting here with open arms to welcome you back when you're ready


Vicki



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Couldnīt have said it better, Caryl!



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To right Meat you the best we all love you so Keep on rockin' cos everyone loves you!


Love Me X



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well... good news isssss... altho i haven't seen it yet.. on the dvd.. Meat does talk about touring again ... ... i look forward to that... as i'm sure we all do...


tink....XO


 



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Hi,


Well i gotta stay theres still plenty left in Meat yet as proved with the D.V.D live with the mso. It was truly amazing and once again saw you put 110% into your concert. I have to say i particually enjoyed paradise and the opening too with the drum, but the most amazing part was for crying out loud, one word........... WOW. It was truly amazing, i love the song and was so pleased to hear you sing it live. Also i gotta say that the 2 and a half hour commentry was ace too, well........ how could it not be with your sence of humour.


Meat your brill and always will be we all love ya,


Chloe xx 



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