NEED EVERYONE HELP HELP

[Bren]

Hi MBrevard
my children's brains are already programmed to love Meat Loaf !
Of course i'm still excited the cd has been playing continuously since it arrived at 8 this morning.I just LOVE it.

[heat]

Hiya MB,

Well...have been in contact with my local radio station, swansea sound...and was mortifiewd to learn they didnt have a copy of CHSIBM...they said that they would be getting one on saturday..so...i went down to the radio station and gave them one of the 8 i'd bought yesterday...and they played it this afternoon!!!!!!!!!!

In answer to your question about how many listeners, there is about 800,000 listeners in the swansea sound area - we cover all of south wales and into devon too. We have been voted one of the most popular local radio stations in britain, so hopefully loads of people will have heard CHSIBM today!!!!!!

i'm off into town tomorrow wo buy a few more copies....just hope hubby doesnt go mad whwen the credit card bill comes in..if he does...tough!!!!!

Heat
xxx

[MBrevard]

Ah, Bren! That's great!! How old are your kids, that they are already Meat fans?? :)

I got excited seeing your other posts this morning. I'm still waiting for mine to show up and I know that because of where I live, it's going to be a few more days before I get it.

So, hearing about everybody else's experiences and joys is what's keeping me going!!

What's your favorite song so far? I wonder which song your children will like best??

[MBrevard]

Heat!! I'm SO glad to hear from you this morning!!

And what incredible news you've brought!! Did I talk a minute ago about being excited??!!! All right! Way to go, gal!!!!

I love the bit about you driving down there and giving them a copy!!! I laughed outloud when I read that!

800,000!! A good-sized audience!! Give yourself a pat on the back, Heat. You did good today!!

Keep on 'em, PLEASE! Get them to play the song as OFTEN as they are able! The more people who hear it, the more who will want to buy it!!!

Terrific news! Thanks for being here and sharing it with everyone! Keep us informed on how it's going there.

ps. I understand entirely about the credit part!!

Love ya, Heat! Thanks!

[CarylB]

Heat
Brilliant!! Do you have an email addy we can use to keep requesting this now they have a copy?

Here's the addy for a message thread I've started on a BBC site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/h2/h2....e=view&sort=Te

That's something else we can do .. go on message boards and start threads .. particulalry ones like this about playlists!!

Caryl

[Bren]

Originally Posted by MBrevard

Ah, Bren! That's great!! How old are your kids, that they are already Meat fans?? :)

What's your favorite song so far? I wonder which song your children will like best??

My "kids"are 15 and 17. as in meshurp werfifer and Keab42.They introduced me to Meat Loaf! a few years back when i was 38ish and they were 10 and12.
as to favourite song,that's a hard one......i think Why isn't that enough.

[MBrevard]

I can't believe we're FINALLY back!!! That was a LONG time for the site to be down!!

I was just writing a response to Bren when everything was gone and I said to myself, "OMG, Bren, I think we broke the place!!"

You know, I've been here so much these past 10 days or so, it honestly felt as though I'd been locked out of my home!!!! Didn't you, guys?

I had this image, if it went on much longer, of banging fists on the monitor screen, while yelling, "LET ME IN!! LET ME IN!!!"

Thank heavens, it didn't get to that!

Nice to see you all again. Let's hope that doesn't happen again for a while!!

Bren, it's been so long, I can't remember what I was going to say to you?!

Only kidding. I love Why Isn't that Enough? too. I love the sheer power of Meat's voice on it. Wonderful song! Hope he does it during the tour!

I love that story about your kids sharing Meat with YOU!! You know, I thought I saw a 'meshurp werfifer' make a comment somewhere earlier today. And if memory serves me well, they had a really beautiful avatar. Is that one of yours? :)

Well, I hope everyone who's been locked out of our home here for the past 2 hours or more has put the time to good use. I've been sending emails, since that's really all I can do from here. No good responses as yet to report. But we all keep trying.

Hope you all come back now and tell us what you've been up to. Can't wait to hear from you.

Back to work...Nice to be able to work here now, too.

[cerysmeatloaf]

hi all so ive been out and i got 6 copys of couldnt have said it better single to day um one thing does any one have a problem playing the video on the cd i carnt seem to get that working if some one can help that would be grate


from cerysmeatloaf

[MBrevard]

Thanks, cerysmeatloaf! Great news! SIX more copies of CHSIB sold!!! Did you have any problems finding them in Cardiff?

I've heard a number of complaints about the copy protection on the video and people not being able to play it. The one thing I've heard, since I haven't been able to work through the problem, myself, yet, is that you need to have the latest version of Media Player. But I know someone will come along here later today (as soon as everyone realizes we're back online) and help you further.

Hey, great news about the singles!! Wish we could sell out every store in the country. I guess that's what we're doing--just one store, more person at a time. Eventually, we'll get there!!

Good news to start the afternoon--(well, afternoon in California!).

Let's hear from some more of you!! What have you been up to today, since you couldn't come here?

[meshurp]

Hi MBrevard!

I had just clicked submit when every thing started going funny and mum has spent all her time since then blaming me for breaking it(well when she wasn't festing on CHSIB!)

I am proud to say I have been a meatloaf fan since the age of ten, although it does have its draw backs as i haven't had as long to enjoy his singing as you old people!

buying more than one copy of the CHSIB single and album has its advantages as it stops our family squabbling over them as we all get one each!

mum was going to go outside for some daylight but it appears she only got as far as the cd player! i can feel the floor boards vibrating!

[MBrevard]

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, I'm glad you wrote in! You know, that's a really unusual name. I have to ask you where did it come from? And I absolutely LOVE that avatar. It's gorgeous!!

I'm sorry you got blamed for the website going down!! It IS an odd feeling, isn't it, when everything just goes??

Well, even though you haven't listened to Meat as long as the rest of us--look at it this way--you'll be listening to these albums and singles a LOT longer than we will!!!! There are positive ways of looking at everything!!

Do all your friends like Meat, too??

And you're right about the singles. If you have more than one Meat fan in the family, there's bound to be squabbles with only one.

I'm afraid when I get the album over here, MY parents, who are 89 years old and love Meat, too, are going to take it from me. I think I'd better get a second, just to be sure!!

Say hi to your mom and tell her to enjoy the CD. She's waited a long time for it!

[Bren]

Hi MBrevard,
went into a decline while the website was down...then cheered self up by playing CHSIB constantly..what else would you do?All i've done today is browse the forums, drink tea and listen to Meat Loaf.

[original sin]

Hi Had to go back to work today but the kids are on school holidays and have been phoning and emailing

I am dreading the phone bill............

[meshurp]

Hi MBrevard!

right THE NAME.... this is going to make me sound loopy but you stick a hair brush in your mouth and try to say "Meat Loaf Worshipper" and you see what it comes out like!!!!!!

A few of my freinds are in to meatloaf those who aren't tend to keep their mouths shut on the subject of music as i tend to go about how marvellous meaty is and how rubbish modern groups are until they give in or walk away in disgust!

my avatar is juast one provided by the site but im glad you like it.(does mums avatar work? we can see it but we are not sure if you can)

[MBrevard]

Doesn't sound like too bad a day to me! Anytime you can spend the day listening to Meat and be with friends online is my definition of a great day!

Give your kids a big hug from me, and let us know if you hear the song played on the radio in your area.

And if you get The Box on TV, let us know how he's doing there.

Love to everyone.

[Jen]

Hay all

Got my copy of the album today, Love You Out Loud is great, there was only 3 copies left on the shelf, so that's good right?

Don't know if this is new or me just being slow but the Box are advertising the album and CHSIB is still at #3 in their little chart thing.

The single back up at #457 in Amazon UK's sales ranking and the album is at #5.

Jen

[MBrevard]

Wow! So much to respond to. Let me take you one at a time!

meshurp werfifer. I nearly fell on the floor when I heard your description of your name here!! It's been a while since I've laughed that hard!! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, we do NOT see your mom's avatar. At least, I don't on my computer. Sorry.

Keep talking Meat up to your friends and play them this new CD. The more people who hear it....Well, you know the routine by now. Right?

Sin!! Welcome back. Sorry you had to leave us and go to work today, but at least you left your own little army at home fighting the good fight, so to speak. Hey, calling radio stations, etc. is better than having them calling up the Home shopping shows, right?? :P Sorry, couldn't resist that one!!

Jen!! THANK YOU! I've been trying to find out how Meat was doing on the Box! Number 3 still--terrific!! Hope people keep calling it in!!

And only 3 copies left on your store's shelf. I think that's great news!!! Is this a big store in your area?? You know, keep calling them to see if they have it in stock! That way, they'll order a LOT more next time, thinking that there's a large demand for it. And of course, we know there IS, once people realize it's out there!!

Dropped a little at Amazon, but still not too shabby!! The numbers have GOT to be better this week!! But let's all keep working to make them so!!

Thanks, everyone for checking back in with us. It really helps to keep the morale up, if you know what I mean!!

[MBrevard]

Before I forget, Cerysmeatloaf had a question about the video that isn't playing for her. Can anyone help her with it?

If not, I'll keep bringing it up every now and then, in case someone new is here and can answer it.

Thanks, guys!!

[original sin]

MB - Don't even tempt fate by mentioning home shopping channels

OK have managed to get a few local shopkeepers to put a poster in their windows/counters. dunno if this will help. but it wont hurt

will check back tomorrow make sure they've not taken 'em down

trusting little soul i am

[MBrevard]

I think that getting posters into local shops is a BIG thing!! Most shops around here wouldn't even consider doing something like that!!

Congratulations!!

But then, I guess I'm like you and I'd probably go peeking around the next day to see if they did it just to 'get you off their back'. Hope the posters are still there!!

Keep us informed! You're doing great!! Thank your kids for all of us, too. Okay?

[Jen]

Originally Posted by MBrevard

And only 3 copies left on your store's shelf. Is this a big store in your area??

Yeah it was the biggest HMV store in Edinburgh, the shelf in question was the new releases bit, didn't have time to see if they had it anywhere else in the store.

[meshurp]

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Hi again!

Get cerysmeatloaf to try looking at the "problem with single" theard on page 2 its something to do with "ISOBUSTERS" or something it tells you on their because thats how we got our video to work.

oh yeah thanks for replying to us most of the time we appear to be invisible and people just ignore us.

[original sin]

When I went out yesterday the shelves already only had a few left and it looked like there had been plenty of shelf space, i mean shops dont leave empty space on purpose do they - Both Woolies and HMV said it had been selling well.

[MBrevard]

All right!! Let's especially sell out the big stores!!! That's a good goal to take on!! Right?

Great news, Jen!! Keep on 'em. More stock in, more stock out!!! Name of the game, huh?!

Check back with us when you can. Okay?!

Take good care.

[CarylB]

I have a list of BBC local radio programme editors. Email me for them caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com So far 3 have written back to express interest, including Radio Merseyside library who asked for the CD for their files.

Mercury doesn't seem to have sent out any info re the single to local radio stations (presumably hence Meat's comments about "they didn't think I could sell a single" .. I've started up two threads on Mercury message boards:

http://www.soundgenerator.com/messag...TOKEN=98766083

http://www.soundgenerator.com/messag...m?threadid=599

Please go and give them hell!!

Also remember the thread on the BBC Playlist message board .. on previous page here

Caryl