[Shane]

I was listening to an `adult-comtemporary' radio station some time in early 1996 (or it might have been in 1995), when they played Two Out Of Three Aint Bad. I thought that was a pretty good song. Later on they played You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, Anything For Love, and Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through. Because my only income was pocket money (and occasionally some money as a paper carrier temp), I was only able to record songs onto old cassette tapes lying around the house.

For my 19th birthday, a friend made a tape with me with a couple of Meaty songs included.

I decided that I MUST buy a Meat Loaf album. So in early 1997, I bought the BOOH album for about $14.95NZ. My only income at this time was pocket money. Six months later I bought BOOH 2, and then the other albums when I could.

Then in April of 1998 (or was it 99) when I got access to the internet for the first time, I went hunting for Meaty websites. I found a Graham McNally website, and then the OIFC site, and later this one. I joined the OIFC list in March 1999, but lurked until New Years Day, 2000. Earlier this year I joined the Loafdom list after lurking for a short time. Because of all the `new millenium' (which began 1 January 2001) hype, I put on my Meaty music on New Years Eve (in New Zealand) of Dec 31 1999 and Dec 31 2000, so as to be the first person in the world to listen to Meat Loaf in the new millenium.

I have yet to join a fan club. I'm not sure which one (if not both) I'll join. I'm waiting for the exchange rate to improve. As Meat doesn't often come to New Zealand often, a membership isn't vital for Meet and Greet purposes, but when he does come I'll have to hurry up with it. And of course, I hear the latest news through the lists and the net.