OPERATION VOTE MEAT!

Dave · 03 Sep 2001, 15:51

Okay, we all know the Big Guy has a birthday coming up and what better way to celebrate this event than causing a little national exposure for Meat Loaf? We, the fans, have the power to actually make the entire music industry notice how loyal of a fanbase Meat Loaf has. If the "powers that be" see that Meat Loaf is still a draw, it will be easier for him when his album is released. What I am proposing is OPERATION VOTE MEAT. American Mtv has this silly little call-in video show called Total Request Live (TRL) that has become a tool by which the "marketability" of an artist is measured. Whether or not an artist is "hot" is measured by whether or not he/she/they are on TRL. Now, here is where we (the fanbase come in). TRL is a popularity race. The video does not need to be new, just be among the top 10 videos voted for that day. We need to push our influence and VOTE MEAT to get him on the TRL countdown on September 27th to celebrate his birthday. To assist in voting uniformity, I would suggest the video for I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT), the Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman masterpiece, as the video to vote for. The reason I suggest this one is that to date it has been his biggest "hit" on the charts. What do you all think? Can we make Meat proud and get him on the show? If NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK can show up on the show out of the clear blue, why not a rock and roll legend like Meat? I will post more details of how to vote (you do not need to be in America to vote) as the day gets closer!!

With all the love there ever was...........
David M. Driskell
http://www.MirrorOfTheSoul.com

Timewarp.nl · 06 Sep 2001, 12:41

Good idea!
But such a program is not only on mtv america, but also on mtv europe, at least it used to be. So if this program still exist in Europe we also push Meat on the european charts.
So Meat can rock both Europe and America on his birthday.
Nice idea, isn't it?
Greetings Timewarp.nl

Shane · 06 Sep 2001, 13:12

You can count me in! I live in New Zealand though, and would not be able to do any phone-voting, but I can certainly vote via the internet.

If we vote for Meat in anything (not just MTV), it will (as you say) help the new album. As loyal fans, we should do our part to make Meat more known!

Rob The Badger · 08 Oct 2001, 21:46

Well, I missed it [img]./icons/icon8.gif[/img] did Mr. Loaf get on?

Dave · 10 Oct 2001, 01:53

Sorry guys, I fumbled the ball big time on this one. I just kind of got down with the whole NYC thing, maybe we shall try again next year. This year was just kind of rough.

With all the love there ever was....
David M. Driskell
http://www.mirrorofthesoul.com

03 Sep 2001, 15:51	#1
Dave Mega Loafer Join Date: 12.04.2002 Location: Southern Ohio - United States of America Posts: 2,564	OPERATION VOTE MEAT! Okay, we all know the Big Guy has a birthday coming up and what better way to celebrate this event than causing a little national exposure for Meat Loaf? We, the fans, have the power to actually make the entire music industry notice how loyal of a fanbase Meat Loaf has. If the "powers that be" see that Meat Loaf is still a draw, it will be easier for him when his album is released. What I am proposing is OPERATION VOTE MEAT. American Mtv has this silly little call-in video show called Total Request Live (TRL) that has become a tool by which the "marketability" of an artist is measured. Whether or not an artist is "hot" is measured by whether or not he/she/they are on TRL. Now, here is where we (the fanbase come in). TRL is a popularity race. The video does not need to be new, just be among the top 10 videos voted for that day. We need to push our influence and VOTE MEAT to get him on the TRL countdown on September 27th to celebrate his birthday. To assist in voting uniformity, I would suggest the video for I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT), the Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman masterpiece, as the video to vote for. The reason I suggest this one is that to date it has been his biggest "hit" on the charts. What do you all think? Can we make Meat proud and get him on the show? If NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK can show up on the show out of the clear blue, why not a rock and roll legend like Meat? I will post more details of how to vote (you do not need to be in America to vote) as the day gets closer!! With all the love there ever was........... David M. Driskell http://www.MirrorOfTheSoul.com

06 Sep 2001, 12:41	#2
Timewarp.nl Senior Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania Or Middle Earth Posts: 133	Re: OPERATION VOTE MEAT! Good idea! But such a program is not only on mtv america, but also on mtv europe, at least it used to be. So if this program still exist in Europe we also push Meat on the european charts. So Meat can rock both Europe and America on his birthday. Nice idea, isn't it? Greetings Timewarp.nl

06 Sep 2001, 13:12	#3
Shane Super Loafer Join Date: 30.04.2002 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand (GMT+12) Posts: 608	Re: OPERATION VOTE MEAT! You can count me in! I live in New Zealand though, and would not be able to do any phone-voting, but I can certainly vote via the internet. If we vote for Meat in anything (not just MTV), it will (as you say) help the new album. As loyal fans, we should do our part to make Meat more known!

08 Oct 2001, 21:46	#4
Rob The Badger Too sexy for this post Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,895	Re: OPERATION VOTE MEAT! Well, I missed it [img]./icons/icon8.gif[/img] did Mr. Loaf get on?

10 Oct 2001, 01:53	#5
Dave Mega Loafer Join Date: 12.04.2002 Location: Southern Ohio - United States of America Posts: 2,564	Re: OPERATION VOTE MEAT! Sorry guys, I fumbled the ball big time on this one. I just kind of got down with the whole NYC thing, maybe we shall try again next year. This year was just kind of rough. With all the love there ever was.... David M. Driskell http://www.mirrorofthesoul.com