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Originally Posted by LisaT

Well, this whole thing has left me feeling confused! I first became a fan of Meat when I was 17 years old (27 years ago). He has been a big part of my life ever since. I have always loved the man, as well as the music. My Facebook page is more about Meat than it is about anything else. I get a lot of stick from friends and family, who accuse me of being 'obsessed' with the man (which, I hasten to add, I am not!) If anyone ever has a bad word to say about him, I am right back at them in his defense. I am always singing his praises, telling people what a great guy he is. I have bought every CD and DVD. I have been to at least one show on every tour and I have queued for hours at a CD signing.

One thing that I have never done is have a M&G, because I have never been able to justify spending that kind of money for the privilege. Since Meat has informed us that next year will be the last UK tour, I was hoping to finally have my M&G, as it will be the last chance I get (although I still can't really afford it!).

Now I don't know what to do because, like so many others here, I am feeling somewhat disillusioned. After some of the things that Meat has said on here, I find myself questioning if the man who I have adored for the last 27 years is the person who I thought he was.

Of course I understand that he is human, just like everyone else. We are all guilty of losing our temper at times and saying things in the heat of the moment, which we later regret. But it's the fact that Meat has not come back here and apologised that I just cannot understand.

I also appreciate that this has probably been brewing for quite some time. I read most of the posts on here and I see a handful of people who (to me) seem intent on stirring things up and who's posts always seem to highlight the negative. I understand why Meat gets hurt by this. But, these people are in the minority. The majority of the people here are in Meat's corner. His last comments pretty much tarred us all with the same brush and, to me, that was unfair and uncalled for.

I will probably catch stick for this, but really do not care. Years ago pre-internet, I had communication via letters (snail mail) with someone who worked for Meat. Their name appears in the credits of one of his videos. When they lost their job they wrote me a pretty long letter telling me what they termed as the truth. I chalked it up to someone who had lost their job and was upset, although they were very calm and matter-of-fact about it. Telling me this pre-internet was not going to hurt Meat in any way. I say all this to get back to the topic everything said in that letter has a lot more credence based off of many of Meat's posts.