# Meat Loaf is in the Rear View Mirror Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, music\ **Created:** [January 21, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162 "2022-01-21T08:53:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/61 "2022-01-21T21:36:33Z")
Whatever it was he wouldn’t do for love, he must have discussed it with Hall & Oates. Daryl Hall has stated innumerable times that he can’t go for that. No can do. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/62 "2022-01-21T23:51:58Z")
I ran into him several times in the late 80s, early 90s when I worked in Westport CT. I can’t say I ever really met Meat Loaf but Marvin Aday was a nice, quiet man. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/63 "2022-01-21T23:53:09Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Christopher Lee introducing him on SNL. It’s charming. I had absolutely no idea that Chris Lee had hosted SNL. I mean, it kind of makes sense that he did, but I have never seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/64 "2022-01-21T23:53:55Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > And now it’s being said in the tabloids that he was a vaccine refuser who died of Covid. I’m hearing the same thing, but I hope it isn’t true. I hate to see anyone die and I won’t celebrate the deaths of those that refuse vaccines, but I really hope he wasn’t this foolish. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/65 "2022-01-22T00:26:38Z")
The “fucking maskholes and vaxholes” thread, posts 1367 and 1368 (or so). > [@Fucking maskholes and vaxholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-maskholes-and-vaxholes/915339/1385): > > It’s just a goddamn tragedy. Again, covid is the moral crisis of our age and so many people are failing it. If people acted with the basic morality and reason provided to us by Western Civilization, Meat Loaf would be alive. Or at least dead of something else. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/66 "2022-01-22T01:06:45Z")
Apparently there is a newsletter that comes in an email for recipe of the week. It is delivered on Friday and yes, you guessed it, today’s recipe was for Meatloaf. They sent out an apology later. RIP Mister Loaf, I was a big fan. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/67 "2022-01-22T02:46:45Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > > > And now it’s being said in the tabloids that he was a vaccine refuser who died of Covid. > > I’m hearing the same thing, but I hope it isn’t true. I hate to see anyone die and I won’t celebrate the deaths of those that refuse vaccines, but I really hope he wasn’t this foolish. AFAIK, it’s still unclear whether or not he was vaccinated but, [as linked upthread,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/27) he was a bit of a maskhole “mah freedumbs” guy back in August. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/68 "2022-01-22T03:55:37Z")
I had meatloaf for lunch in tribute. I think he would have appreciated it. I saw him once in concert (or rather heard him since we couldn’t get close enough to see) and he rocked the place but he also told about how people kept coming up to him and telling him they used his song for the first dance at their wedding and it was usually “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and he was always thinking "have you actually _listened_ to that song?’ ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/69 "2022-01-22T06:53:33Z")
The first time I noticed him was when they locked all the dorms at noon, instead of 8pm, because he was going to be playing at the college sports center. Evidentally they were worried about the concert attendees wandering around and going places where they shouldn’t be. Sorry I didn’t have a clue at the time, because I probably missed out on a good concert. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/70 "2022-01-22T07:06:18Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > And now it’s being said in the tabloids that he was a vaccine refuser who died of Covid. > > If true, it wasn’t his first poor life choice. But I’ll still remember him fondly. I will remember him fondly also, but geez, why wouldn’t he wear a fucking mask. He had bad asthma, was obese for most of his life and was almost seventy. I think he would have been in the high risk category. Right now I’m just pissed at his stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/71 "2022-01-22T07:14:20Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > I will remember him fondly also, but geez, why wouldn’t he wear a fucking mask. He had bad asthma, was obese for most of his life and was almost seventy. Well, he was born in Texas in the '40s. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/72 "2022-01-22T07:17:17Z")
I guess there are some things you just can’t escape from, no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/73 "2022-01-22T07:50:09Z")
Meat Loaf was a big part of my teen years. From the _Rocky Horror Picture Show_ to _Bat out of Hell_, he was an influence. I’d later copy his voice and his techniques in voice acting work, karaoke, and as the ring announcer for the local pro wrestling promotion. In choir, I couldn’t hit some of the notes that he did, but I could put a lot of power behind what I could hit. I’ve done a lot of public speaking since then, and his “always speak or sing clearly” example has served me well. Rest well, Meat Loaf. Know that you gave this shy high schooler the confidence to use his voice, and to use it professionally for over forty years. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/74 "2022-01-22T07:54:28Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Apparently there is a newsletter that comes in an email for recipe of the week. It is delivered on Friday and yes, you guessed it, today’s recipe was for Meatloaf. > > They sent out an apology later. As seen here: [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51834509912_8530ca0256_c.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51834509912_8530ca0256_c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/75 "2022-01-22T08:19:44Z")
My very first concert I attended as an adult was Meat Loaf in 1989. He did the entire Bat out of Hell album minus 2 songs. He did mention that he and Jim Steinman had gotten back together and were going to record another album. Part way through the show the power went out. It was summer and sweltering. I was able to go out into the alley to get some fresh air and guess who was there? Meat Loaf. I shook his hand, got his autograph and told him I was enjoying the show. Power eventually came back up and finished the show. I was deaf for the next day from being next to the speaker most of the show but quite memorable for my first concert. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/76 "2022-01-22T13:02:39Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > A long time ago I lived in Tallahassee, Florida. I was the only working, full-time freelance stagehand in the entire city so I worked at a lot of different places. One of those places was The Moon (formerly The Musical Moon (formerly a Winn-Dixie grocery store)), where I did the lighting. As a life-long Tally resident and frequent attendee at The Moon I would like to thank you for this story (and note that it was an old A&P, not a Winn-Dixie 🤣 ). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/77 "2022-01-22T17:19:10Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > had bad asthma, was obese for most of his life and was almost seventy. He was 74. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/78 "2022-01-22T17:22:33Z")
Oops, confused him with Louis Anderson, who was 68 I think. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/79 "2022-01-22T18:22:58Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > I’ve heard about 4 different stories about the name. One was he stepped on his football coaches foot who told him “Get off my foot, ya meat loaf!”. The Casey Casem intro to “Paradise …” detailed his bright future as a high school track star until he took a shot put to the noggin, after which he had to settle for a life as a rock star. May have been a football coach he stepped on, but I recall it as a track coach. Of course, that’s from an 11 year old’s memory from something heard on a transistor radio in 1978, so grains of salt are perhaps in order. Asthma, COVID, and antivax anyway. Guy lived and died rock n roll I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/80 "2022-01-22T20:17:54Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > He was king of the epic sound, including other famous mega-hits for other artists like Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”, and Celine Dion’s “All Coming Back To Me Now”. Man, those are two of my most favorite cheesy songs ever. RIP, Mr. Loaf and Mr. Steinman. > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Absolutely an arena-sized performance in a small 2,000 person theatre I saw him at the Fabulous Forum, and he knocked the roof off _there_ too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162.md?page=5)