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re: Plea from a newbie

Posted by:
Belmont 12:31 am UTC 10/23/07
In reply to: Plea from a newbie - Shallah 09:15 pm UTC 10/22/07


Welcome to the the board!! Hope you like.


> Hi everyone, yes Im new, but I have taken the time to read
> through some of the old posts and the history of whats
> right and whats wrong.I just wanted to say that anyone
> thats on here or reading this board is either a closet
> Steinman fan or loves the guys work openly. I am in the
> latter catagory. His music and lyrics are brilliant. But
> just as they are brilliant, so was the man that bought
> that brilliance to life by his powerful voice, and huge
> presence on the stage.Steinman and Meatloaf created the
> magic that is B.O.H together. Take either away from the
> equation and a piece of the magic is gone.
> I imagine that it is hard to have a message board going
> for so long just talking about Jim Steinman, and bless the
> man, it would be bloody boring too. So I for one can see
> no harm in talking about anything remotely to do with the
> man, be it other people covering his songs good or bad,
> Meatloaf or the multiple Tributes out there that cover
> Jims Music and Meatloafs Look/Voice.
> In my readings I noticed some pretty harsh things thrown
> at some of the posters, and I admit that some of the posts
> are a little weird. But come on everyone, have you not
> thought that for some people this may be the only thing
> they have to communicate through. I just feel that
> everyone has a right to express there views, and as long
> as they are doing no harm, let them be. Likewise the
> critics of Meats voice these last couple of years, come on
> and give the man a break. Can Lynford Christie still run
> as fast now? No, the man is older just as Meat is, those
> vocal chords have served him well, but are not in there
> prime anymore.Heis not Dorian Grey, so what does everyone
> expect. So my plea to all of you, is have some tolerance
> with each other and for the people who gave you the reason
> for being on this board.Get some interesting threads going
> again and enjoy the exchanges.


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