NEED EVERYONE HELP HELP - Page 23

sherrie87 · 23 Apr 2003, 04:54

Things certainly seem to be heading in the right direction. I know that in one of his messages Meat mentioned that he was hoping that his taped appearance would qualify to be on Top of the Pops, rather than just TOTP2, and it seems that goal has been met! If it was important enough for him to mention, it must be a big step in moving the single and CD.

I'm continuing to email, am I right that that is our main course of action at the moment, considering the stack of singles and the CD that should arrive here anyday I fear I can't purchase any more soon.

I'll be in a horrid meeting for work all day Wednesday, so I probably won't get back here 'til Thursday- ack, what will I do without my daily dose?

Sherrie

MBrevard · 23 Apr 2003, 05:12

Sherrie!! Hi! Don't get too many nighttime visitors here (well, night time in California!

) How are you? How's your 6-year-old doing?

YES, this is one of the things Meat wanted for this week. I am so happy for him! Getting National exposure should do wonders for sales of both the single and the album, I would imagine!

But we're still trying to move him up the charts this week, Sherrie. So, yes, keep on emailing and requesting that radio and TV stations play the song! Airplay is everything!!

We'll miss you tomorrow, but have a good meeting and let us know if you get any good responses back from all those emails you've been sending! Okay?

Love to you and yours! See you Thursday!!

CarylB · 23 Apr 2003, 05:15

I think Sherrie buying several singles was just asked of those who could find them as a temporary measure when the CD was difficult for people to get hold of generally. And yes, now it has come into the shops what we are trying to do is get airtime for the single so that more people will buy it, because when they hear it they will! :)

Caryl

CarylB · 23 Apr 2003, 05:19

Btw TOTP2 is a retrospective from the archives, so it was always TOTP that Meat needed to be on to get the new CD played. But perhaps in 5 years they'll be showing CHSIB as the Number 1 from April/May 2003

)

Caryl

Shane · 23 Apr 2003, 05:38

Has anyone had replies to their emails to the radio stations? What have they said?

I see Caryl offered to send in one or two cds, but I'm not in the financial position to do that, so I can't reply to any requests by radio stations to do so.

MBrevard · 23 Apr 2003, 05:48

Hi, Shane!

I've mostly been getting form type letters back, which make me fear they aren't reading my emails. I hate standard form letters. Don't you?

Don't worry about not being able to ship singles elsewhere. Others, who can afford to do that, should pick up the slack and take care of it. If you receive any requests like that, then post them here, so someone else will send the copy on. Okay?

The important thing is to keep requesting the song! Some stations will listen. Others will give you an excuse. But there will be times when the song actually gets played because of it--hopefully, more and more as the week goes on.

We all are doing what we can do to help. Meat would never ask us to do more! And I think for a lot of us here, WE would never do anything less!

Thanks, Shane. Let us know if you get any interesting responses. Okay?
And keep fighting to get those singles into N.Z.!!!!

You take care!

CarylB · 23 Apr 2003, 05:51

I've sent off 3 to radio stations, and one wil be going off to the internet company who've promised to review it. They're from my stock of last week :)

Have you had requests Shane? If they're from the UK email me. They might as well go to a useful cause.

Shane · 23 Apr 2003, 06:55

I've not had any requests yet, but if I do, I will email you Caryl or post them here.

Are we concentrating on the UK at the moment? I thought about trying newspapers/radio in NZ too, but I don't know yet if the single will be available here (the album will though).

cerysmeatloaf · 23 Apr 2003, 10:03

thanks for all u help with the couldnt have said it better cd thanks meshurp werfifer for ur help it didnt come back on last night i went and had an early night sleep but im back now

speak to u all soon
cerysmeatloaf

cerysmeatloaf · 23 Apr 2003, 10:44

good news if u can remeber yesterday i e mailed all the dj well i emiled some in glasgow too and a dj e mailed me back to day saying he didnt have a copy of it and he would be grate full if i sent him a copy so im going to do it today if any 1 want to know its for real radio in glasgow from cerysmeatloaf

original sin · 23 Apr 2003, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarylB

I'm glad I went looking for Mercury because I wrote to the organisation which listed them, Soundgenerator.com, who have said they will review the single on their site if they can have a copy :)

Caryl you a blood hound

thats fantastic news. was this fromthe forum posts or did you email them seperately?

Mouse Thanks for your post regarding you views on the M&G situation, I think ( personal opinion) that any info should have a seperate thread like the one for Holland. So its quick and visable...this thread is...getting like War and Peace

or at least part way through The Two Towers

BTW is there a limit to the number of replies to a thread? are we gonna get cut off in our prime

jcmoorehead · 23 Apr 2003, 11:54

Nah. The reason I havnt replied much MB Is because i couldnt keep up. In 1 week this has went from 5 to 25 pages! I Cant keep up :P

CarylB · 23 Apr 2003, 13:06

Great Cerys re Glasgow DJ .. way to go! :)

Sin, (sniff sniff :) )I sent an email to the company whose banner was at the top of the page which isted Mercury .. there's a "Contact us" button .. and the head honcho got back to me with the offer :)

And the Bridgwater radio station who promised a feature on ROL and the CD? They've promised to send me a recording of what goes out :)

Caryl

MBrevard · 23 Apr 2003, 13:17

Good Wednesday morning, everyone! Hope you all are well and ready to do some good work today.

Well....almost, that is. Think I need an extra large cup of coffee to get me going...

It's about 3 a.m. in California, 11 in the UK. I'm getting a slow start here. But I'm sure I'll make up for it as the time goes on...

Yeah, JM and Sin, when I created the 'call to arms' on Page 3 or 4 of this thread, I suggested at that time starting a new thread, but everyone just kept talking here, and so, here we are...

That wouldn't have really made a difference, though, considering what's happened since then. I thought we'd just be going for the first week or so, from Meat's first messages. Now, we're going for two...But the good news is that with Meat on the TOTP this coming Friday, and the National exposure he'll get there, our 'job' here will probably be completed after the Chart show on Sunday. Unless, of course, Meat asks us for more help. But in all likelihood, that's not going to happen--at least, not for this.

My only suggestion is that we might ask R. if there was a way to split this thread into two, which would make it more manageable for everyone. But I'm not sure if R is around today or if he's at the Amsterdam concert.

If you are around, R, and you see this, is it possible to do? Let us know.

Good to see you, Cerysmeatloaf. I was hoping you'd come by again to see the message left to you about the video. I hope that works for you!

Good news about the radio DJ. As the day goes on, if you're able to get the CD to him, please keep us up on what's happening there. You're doing a great job. I know you're new to all this.

Thanks for giving my day a bright start...

Well, guys, I'm going to go get that coffee and get to work emailing. But I'll be around, as always, if anyone wants to talk or share the news of what they've been doing...

Just a few more days, friends. I just keep thinking of all those lucky folks in Amsterdam today!! Wish we all could be there, enjoying Meat and the band.

Well, instead, we'll keep up the good fight here on his behalf!!

Take care. Talk with ya later....

cerysmeatloaf · 23 Apr 2003, 13:26

morning MBrevard i had another reply off another dj but he didnt answer my question so im going to send him the cd anyway im going to send then today. im all so a bit mad cos i pre ordered a copy of couldn't have said it better album and it has not come yet so i asked them y and they said it awayting shippping
from cerysmeatloaf

MBrevard · 23 Apr 2003, 13:28

Hi! Did you preorder it locally or from a place like Amazon UK? I don't blame you for being upset. It's hard, from here, too, to wait any longer for the CHSIB album. Did they give you a timeframe of when it WOULD be shipped??

cerysmeatloaf · 23 Apr 2003, 13:31

i got it from wow cd off the net i went to trak my order and it just said awayting shipping damm ppl

MBrevard · 23 Apr 2003, 13:33

Haven't been to that website, so I'm not familiar with it.

Is there any way you can write to someone there? Is there a 'Contact us' link or something like that?

Or you could always cancel that order, if it hasn't been shipped and buy the CD locally, now that it's been released... Just a thought.

cerysmeatloaf · 23 Apr 2003, 13:47

ive just e mailed them they better get back to me. what eles can i do to help meat with the single

MBrevard · 23 Apr 2003, 13:50

Our concentration this week is on airplay and getting the word out about CHSIB. So, start emailing and/or phoning radio and TV stations, in your area and around your country and start requesting that they play it.

And if they won't, find out why and see if that can't be resolved..

That's my best suggestion for now. Lots of links around to help you with contacts....

cerysmeatloaf · 23 Apr 2003, 13:58

ok will do

MBrevard · 23 Apr 2003, 13:59

Keep us informed about how it's going, kiddo! Good to talk with you!!

mellis107 · 23 Apr 2003, 14:50

CarylB

You're in Sheffield, right? Have you contacted anyone at Hallam FM yet regarding airplay? What was the response? I'm in Rotherham, and we have that station on all day at work, but I haven't heard the song as yet.

Anyone got any ideas on sending the producer of TOTP a thank you letter as Meat suggested? Would it be an individual thing, a signed "petition" or aone letter on behlaf of everyone here?

Just something to think about...?

see ya' later

mike

CarylB · 23 Apr 2003, 15:17

Hi Mike

Yes I'm in Sheffield and keep requesting it .. but haven;'t heard it yet .. despite having to listen to all the dross they keep pumping out

(

Re the idea of a thank you card, I like it

We could get a card up on ROL tonight which people could sign if enough agree it's a good idea to go that way .. what do people think?

caryl

original sin · 23 Apr 2003, 15:36

Caryl you are full of ideas

i can't keep up with you

I think A card idea is lovely, however I also think individual thank yous will have more emphasis and it will be something they bear in mind for the future

what ya all think

Gonna check TOPT web site for a contact link or address

23 Apr 2003, 05:38	#555
Shane Super Loafer Join Date: 30.04.2002 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand (GMT+12) Posts: 608	Answers from radio stations Has anyone had replies to their emails to the radio stations? What have they said? I see Caryl offered to send in one or two cds, but I'm not in the financial position to do that, so I can't reply to any requests by radio stations to do so.

23 Apr 2003, 06:55	#558
Shane Super Loafer Join Date: 30.04.2002 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand (GMT+12) Posts: 608	No I've not had any requests yet, but if I do, I will email you Caryl or post them here. Are we concentrating on the UK at the moment? I thought about trying newspapers/radio in NZ too, but I don't know yet if the single will be available here (the album will though).

23 Apr 2003, 10:03	#559
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	couldnt have said it better thanks for all u help with the couldnt have said it better cd thanks meshurp werfifer for ur help it didnt come back on last night i went and had an early night sleep but im back now speak to u all soon cerysmeatloaf

23 Apr 2003, 10:44	#560
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	couldnt have said it better good news if u can remeber yesterday i e mailed all the dj well i emiled some in glasgow too and a dj e mailed me back to day saying he didnt have a copy of it and he would be grate full if i sent him a copy so im going to do it today if any 1 want to know its for real radio in glasgow from cerysmeatloaf

23 Apr 2003, 13:26	#565
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	couldnt have said it better morning MBrevard i had another reply off another dj but he didnt answer my question so im going to send him the cd anyway im going to send then today. im all so a bit mad cos i pre ordered a copy of couldn't have said it better album and it has not come yet so i asked them y and they said it awayting shippping from cerysmeatloaf

23 Apr 2003, 04:54	#551
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	Things certainly seem to be heading in the right direction. I know that in one of his messages Meat mentioned that he was hoping that his taped appearance would qualify to be on Top of the Pops, rather than just TOTP2, and it seems that goal has been met! If it was important enough for him to mention, it must be a big step in moving the single and CD. I'm continuing to email, am I right that that is our main course of action at the moment, considering the stack of singles and the CD that should arrive here anyday I fear I can't purchase any more soon. I'll be in a horrid meeting for work all day Wednesday, so I probably won't get back here 'til Thursday- ack, what will I do without my daily dose? Sherrie

23 Apr 2003, 05:12	#552
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Sherrie!! Hi! Don't get too many nighttime visitors here (well, night time in California! ) How are you? How's your 6-year-old doing? YES, this is one of the things Meat wanted for this week. I am so happy for him! Getting National exposure should do wonders for sales of both the single and the album, I would imagine! But we're still trying to move him up the charts this week, Sherrie. So, yes, keep on emailing and requesting that radio and TV stations play the song! Airplay is everything!! We'll miss you tomorrow, but have a good meeting and let us know if you get any good responses back from all those emails you've been sending! Okay? Love to you and yours! See you Thursday!!

23 Apr 2003, 05:15	#553
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	I think Sherrie buying several singles was just asked of those who could find them as a temporary measure when the CD was difficult for people to get hold of generally. And yes, now it has come into the shops what we are trying to do is get airtime for the single so that more people will buy it, because when they hear it they will! :) Caryl

23 Apr 2003, 05:19	#554
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	Btw TOTP2 is a retrospective from the archives, so it was always TOTP that Meat needed to be on to get the new CD played. But perhaps in 5 years they'll be showing CHSIB as the Number 1 from April/May 2003 ) Caryl

23 Apr 2003, 05:48	#556
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Hi, Shane! I've mostly been getting form type letters back, which make me fear they aren't reading my emails. I hate standard form letters. Don't you? Don't worry about not being able to ship singles elsewhere. Others, who can afford to do that, should pick up the slack and take care of it. If you receive any requests like that, then post them here, so someone else will send the copy on. Okay? The important thing is to keep requesting the song! Some stations will listen. Others will give you an excuse. But there will be times when the song actually gets played because of it--hopefully, more and more as the week goes on. We all are doing what we can do to help. Meat would never ask us to do more! And I think for a lot of us here, WE would never do anything less! Thanks, Shane. Let us know if you get any interesting responses. Okay? And keep fighting to get those singles into N.Z.!!!! You take care!

23 Apr 2003, 05:51	#557
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	I've sent off 3 to radio stations, and one wil be going off to the internet company who've promised to review it. They're from my stock of last week :) Have you had requests Shane? If they're from the UK email me. They might as well go to a useful cause.

23 Apr 2003, 11:54	#562
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 672	Nah. The reason I havnt replied much MB Is because i couldnt keep up. In 1 week this has went from 5 to 25 pages! I Cant keep up :P

23 Apr 2003, 13:06	#563
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	Great Cerys re Glasgow DJ .. way to go! :) Sin, (sniff sniff :) )I sent an email to the company whose banner was at the top of the page which isted Mercury .. there's a "Contact us" button .. and the head honcho got back to me with the offer :) And the Bridgwater radio station who promised a feature on ROL and the CD? They've promised to send me a recording of what goes out :) Caryl

23 Apr 2003, 13:17	#564
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Good Wednesday morning, everyone! Hope you all are well and ready to do some good work today. Well....almost, that is. Think I need an extra large cup of coffee to get me going... It's about 3 a.m. in California, 11 in the UK. I'm getting a slow start here. But I'm sure I'll make up for it as the time goes on... Yeah, JM and Sin, when I created the 'call to arms' on Page 3 or 4 of this thread, I suggested at that time starting a new thread, but everyone just kept talking here, and so, here we are... That wouldn't have really made a difference, though, considering what's happened since then. I thought we'd just be going for the first week or so, from Meat's first messages. Now, we're going for two...But the good news is that with Meat on the TOTP this coming Friday, and the National exposure he'll get there, our 'job' here will probably be completed after the Chart show on Sunday. Unless, of course, Meat asks us for more help. But in all likelihood, that's not going to happen--at least, not for this. My only suggestion is that we might ask R. if there was a way to split this thread into two, which would make it more manageable for everyone. But I'm not sure if R is around today or if he's at the Amsterdam concert. If you are around, R, and you see this, is it possible to do? Let us know. Good to see you, Cerysmeatloaf. I was hoping you'd come by again to see the message left to you about the video. I hope that works for you! Good news about the radio DJ. As the day goes on, if you're able to get the CD to him, please keep us up on what's happening there. You're doing a great job. I know you're new to all this. Thanks for giving my day a bright start... Well, guys, I'm going to go get that coffee and get to work emailing. But I'll be around, as always, if anyone wants to talk or share the news of what they've been doing... Just a few more days, friends. I just keep thinking of all those lucky folks in Amsterdam today!! Wish we all could be there, enjoying Meat and the band. Well, instead, we'll keep up the good fight here on his behalf!! Take care. Talk with ya later....

23 Apr 2003, 13:28	#566
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Hi! Did you preorder it locally or from a place like Amazon UK? I don't blame you for being upset. It's hard, from here, too, to wait any longer for the CHSIB album. Did they give you a timeframe of when it WOULD be shipped??

23 Apr 2003, 13:31	#567
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	couldnt have said it better i got it from wow cd off the net i went to trak my order and it just said awayting shipping damm ppl

23 Apr 2003, 13:33	#568
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Haven't been to that website, so I'm not familiar with it. Is there any way you can write to someone there? Is there a 'Contact us' link or something like that? Or you could always cancel that order, if it hasn't been shipped and buy the CD locally, now that it's been released... Just a thought.

23 Apr 2003, 13:47	#569
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	couldnt have said it better ive just e mailed them they better get back to me. what eles can i do to help meat with the single

23 Apr 2003, 13:50	#570
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Our concentration this week is on airplay and getting the word out about CHSIB. So, start emailing and/or phoning radio and TV stations, in your area and around your country and start requesting that they play it. And if they won't, find out why and see if that can't be resolved.. That's my best suggestion for now. Lots of links around to help you with contacts....

23 Apr 2003, 13:58	#571
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	couldnt have said it better ok will do

23 Apr 2003, 13:59	#572
MBrevard Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Deceased Posts: 761	Keep us informed about how it's going, kiddo! Good to talk with you!!

23 Apr 2003, 14:50	#573
mellis107 Senior Loafer Join Date: 05.02.2003 Location: Rotherham, England Posts: 127	CarylB You're in Sheffield, right? Have you contacted anyone at Hallam FM yet regarding airplay? What was the response? I'm in Rotherham, and we have that station on all day at work, but I haven't heard the song as yet. Anyone got any ideas on sending the producer of TOTP a thank you letter as Meat suggested? Would it be an individual thing, a signed "petition" or aone letter on behlaf of everyone here? Just something to think about...? see ya' later mike

23 Apr 2003, 15:17	#574
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	Hi Mike Yes I'm in Sheffield and keep requesting it .. but haven;'t heard it yet .. despite having to listen to all the dross they keep pumping out ( Re the idea of a thank you card, I like it We could get a card up on ROL tonight which people could sign if enough agree it's a good idea to go that way .. what do people think? caryl

23 Apr 2003, 15:36	#575
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	Caryl you are full of ideas i can't keep up with you I think A card idea is lovely, however I also think individual thank yous will have more emphasis and it will be something they bear in mind for the future what ya all think Gonna check TOPT web site for a contact link or address