Michael Aday (Metloaf) has passed away.

RIP. Thanks.

Ellen Foley still with us and making fine new music.

RIP

I always liked the cover art on Bat Out of Hell by Richard Corben.  I used to read a lot of the Heavy Metal magazine in those days, he was a regular.

I saw him live at the Roxy in West Hollywood. He was one of the featured players in the original L.A. production of the Rocky Horror Show...yes, the live version that preceded the movie release. Loud, hammy and full of fun. He owned that stage. And oh yeah, he showed up at one of my sister's parties. He grabbed a microphone, ordered the band to play one of his numbers and kept us in laughter for a good five-to-ten minutes. Rest in Peace!

Here is a bit of trivia that I didn't know about Meatloaf:

He was born Marvin Aday, but legally changed his first name to Michael because of a local radio ad when he was a kid that caused him to be teased because of his weight.

"Before becoming famous, the singer changed his name to Michael because of a hurtful commercial. Meat Loaf explained to CNN that he was “so big” that he “couldn’t fit into blue jeans” when he was young.

When a Levi’s commercial came on the air that said, “Poor fat Marvin can’t wear Levi’s,” Meat Loaf was mortified. He was only about seven years old. So, after that, no one called him Marvin."

...remembering the line from Rocky Horror....

"No matter how you slice it, it always comes up Meatloaf!"

..and won't forget heaven by the dashboard lights, either....*S*

RIP