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Markus 08:02 pm UTC 12/19/18 |
| In reply to: | Part 1: A Steinfan is born and grows to middle-age! - MasterMoose 02:20 am UTC 12/19/18 |
| Love it! Still checking this place neaarly every day. Markus > - Also Posted to Facebook - Part 2 coming soon > > So there I am, a 14 year old Auckland boy who, having > bought his first CD player has just discovered Meatloaf > through Bat II. I read “Songs by Jim Steinman” and see > the name a few times in the linear notes but am sure it is > most likely Meat’s real name. The seeds of Steinfandom > are heavily planted. > > An impressionable child in a tumultuous world (who uses a > dictionary to learn what ‘tumultuous’ means). > > Loving the sequel, Bat 1 and Dead-Ringer are soon added to > my collection. An unknowing Steinmania grows. > > Bulletin Boards. A 2400 baud modem and an Amiga 500. I > sign off all my messages with a lyric – usually > “..gone when the morning comes” A chat starts I learn > that many of the Bat 2 songs existed before hand and > confirmation that Jim and Meat are two different people. > > I make it a mission to track down Bad for Good and > Pandora’s Box. The latter of which will take another 3 > years but was more than worth the wait. > > Welcome to the Neighbourhood follows. The first album I > ever buy on release day. Noticing now that Steinman is not > named on all of the songs, and the ones that he isn’t > named on just aren’t as good. > > It’s now the early 2000’s I’m in my early 20’s. > jimsteinman.com becomes a regular haunt. Bootleg MP3s. > Tanz, Batman, Karine Hannah, Dream Engine, Neverland, How > many versions of the same song can one guy need? Too much > is never enough! > > My 30s hit, I propose to my wife in the form of a job > application (I work in HR solutions) one of the questions > “Are you happy to hear about Pro-Wrestling and Steinman > forever?” My two favourite forms of entertainment. I > believe I love everything over the top. > > I have my wife, children, faith and Stein-music that > occupy spaces in mind every day. > > Then Bat the Musical is announced. Jaded, I think this is > a project that likely will never happen – and then it > does! > What can I do to get to Manchester? Toronto? London? They > are all so far away, so expensive. Life has a way of > getting in the way of our passions. > > This year, I turned 40, around the same time I learn Bat > is ending in London. Andrew Leaves the U.K. production. A > U.S tour though? No, that dies. > > January 5 is the deadline! My wife is having trouble with > the passport office, work is getting busy. I surrender to > the fact that I won’t see this 5 Star show. > > A break! My schedule clears, and my family agrees. This > Blonde-haired Blue-Eyed Black hearted boy is going to fly > to the other side of the world, solo, to watch a musical > – The musical! | |
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