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powersms71 (mary@tvgeektalk.com) 03:27 pm UTC 04/29/21 |
| In reply to: | re: Cause? - Evan 07:02 am UTC 04/29/21 |
| Yes, I do think Jim has a very beautiful home in Connecticut. Back in late 2016, I seem to remember Jim inviting a journalist in his home to do a piece for the 40th anniversary of Bat Out of Hell (in fact, I think this may have been the last time Jim was publicly photographed). Several pictures were taken of Jim in his "bat cave", and Jim also commented that he built the house from the money he made from Bat II. If you look at the photos on this website of Jim alone, some of the ones at the bottom are of Jim in his Bat Cave. The furniture and woodwork are very distinct, as well as the blue/teal walls in the hallways, all accented with gold figurines. I also remember all of this from some of the home videos Jim made and posted on FB several years ago. If I were a millionaire, I would buy the house if it went up for sale and just leave everything as it is, in honor of Jim and his work. But, I'm fairly certain that won't happen no matter who gets the house. That's why I'm worried they'll just clear the house of what they consider just "junk", for the sole purpose of getting the house ready to sell. Sigh. Mary > You know, it’s sad but my mind did go to, “what will they > do with Jim’s house?” I felt bad for thinking it but of > course it did cross my mind. I don’t know if it really was > just Jim and his nurse the last few years but we’ve only > heard that Jim has an older brother. I do wonder who he > left his home too and what will become of it. I believe he > had a beautiful home in Connecticut. > > When you mentioned Jim’s bat cave and those strange > crystal things I knew exactly what you meant. They looked > like something he stole from Superman’s Fortress of > Solitude. I could also totally see Jim as a Superman > villain, always trying to one up him. > > Yeah it’s definitely sad knowing Jim’s written his final > song. I haven’t tried to listen to any of his music > whatsoever yet. It will make me too emotional. > > Thank you for posting and welcome! Please contribute as > much as you’d like. This place use to be the place to be > for all things Jim Steinman but unfortunately took a bit > of a backseat to social media. Myself and other longtime > posters are trying to bring some energy back to this > place! > > > Evan, I agree with you 100%. I used to be pretty active as > > an amateur TV reviewer, and one of my entertainment > > journalist FB friends posted an article pretty quickly > > with the news. But, I was completely stunned. Like you, I > > had no idea Jim was so sick the past few years. > > > > Also, like you, I'm so sad just thinking about Jim being > > alone with just his nurse. I knew Jim didn't have much > > family, but doesn't he have a brother? Were they close? > > > > Finally, does anybody have any idea what may happen to > > Jim's things? I remember reading an article and seeing > > photos of his "Bat Cave" with all the artwork, custom > > skulls, crystal sculptures, etc. and I wonder what will > > become of all of that. I'm sure the people closest to Jim > > will get a few of the items (like his Yamaha piano, Grammy > > award, etc.), but I hope they just don't have a big yard > > sale to ditch the rest so that they can sell the house. > > That would be a tragedy. > > > > BTW, I'm Mary. I've been a huge fan of Jim's work for > > several decades, but was only an observer of the website > > ...until now. It's been over a week, but I still can't > > wrap my head around the fact that I'll never hear another, > > new Jim Steinman song. > > > > > > > I had no idea how sick Jim was the last few years. It > > > makes me very sad to imagine him alone with just his > > > nurse. I hope his last few years were joyous. I remember > > > Meat had an interview years ago where he mentioned Jim was > > > incapable of writing songs anymore but I guess I just > > > didn’t want to believe it. Very sad. > > > > > > > > > > > I read in an article it was kidney failure. Same thing > > > > that happened to a family member of mine, I believe. > > > > > > > > > Is the cause of passing public? I hope he was on a > > > > > motorcycle... | |
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