HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIM!!!
Posted by BEANIE on October 02, 19100 at 06:32:27:
HELLO, JIM,
I JUST WANTED TO BE ONE OF THE FIRSTS TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOV.1st.
MAYBE IF DISPATCH SENDS ME OUT WEST, I CAN COME AND KIDNAP YOU AND TAKE YOU OUT TO THE MOUNTAINS AND SHOW YOU THE WAY THE MOUNTAINS WERE MEANT TO BE SEEN FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. HOW ABOUT THAT? IT'S NOT EVERYDAY YOU GET INVITED TO GO TO THE MOUNTAINS FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.
ANYHOW, I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY!!
KEEP ROCKIN'
LOVE,
BEANIE
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Happy Birthday!

Posted by Tifa on October 02, 19100 at 09:02:02:
God, I can't believe it's been so long since I was a weird little girl who decided to lay flat on my back in the middle of the floor and listen to my dad's Bat Out of Hell LP because I liked Meat Laof in The Rocky Horror Picture Show... LOL! Anyway, just the fact that I posted a "happy birthday" message last year too forces me to think about everything that's happened to me since then, and everything that your music has carried me through. I haven't been a fan as long as a lot of people... but it already seems likea lifetime to me, because I am a different and better person for letting the music into my life. It took me from adolescence into adulthood (although I still refuse to grow up), into love and back out again... and now back in again! (and we wonder why I havent been posting much?) Across thousands of miles (I drove from Virginia to California, listening to Bat Out of Hell and Bad For Good the whole way), soon to be across the ocean... your music has always carried me. Here's to another year of life, love, excess, and of course the music. Have a happy birthday Jim, and thanks for everything.
Tifa
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jim´s birthday

Posted by PABLO on October 02, 19100 at 17:43:49:
Please team up with meat to do bat 3...
every body wants that.
it doesn´t matter if you use old song...just
make the album ....is gonna be a hit.....
oh..
happy birthday...
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Not everybody..

Posted by Karl John Krumrey IV on October 02, 19100 at 20:55:21:

I sure as hell really don't want to see a Jim-Meat Bat III. Jim can do better now. But should it happen, I still would buy it.
Karl IV
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Only you

Posted by Laci on October 03, 19100 at 00:59:57:

Karl, please
Everybody know you opinion about Bat 3 with Meat. So, please, don´t begin discusion about meats voice and jims future plans.
Thanx
Laci
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Re: Not everybody..

Posted by Smeghead on October 02, 19100 at 21:49:31:

Jim can do better? HAHA~! Jim has never done anything better than Bat 1 and 2.
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Bithday Wishes :)

Posted by Ralph :) on October 03, 19100 at 19:27:07:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIM!
YOU HAVE MADE MY "ROCK N' ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH" FOR 20+ YEARS & I'M HOPING FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS OF THE FINEST MUSIC AND LYRICS EVER PRODUCED!
MAY GOOD HEALTH, INCREDIBLE DREAMS, AND INSPIRED WORK BE YOURS... YOU ARE TRULY THE BEST!!!!
Ralph :)
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Birthday Wishes and Sheet Music

Posted by Logan on October 06, 19100 at 16:27:49:
First of all, I hope that you have a raelly great birthday, Jim. You certainly deserve one for having brought so much great music into the world. I have a feeling that 2001 will be a red letter year for you and your music, what with Karine Hannah and your three musicals. I can hardly wait. Anyway have a good one.
Now onto tne subject of sheet music. I have the two bat albums and I am looking for Dead Ringer and Bad For Good. Does abyone know if they are available? I'm not even going to ask about PB because I know it's not out there, but I've heard rumors of DR and BFG. Thanks for your help.
-Logan
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It's that time of year again, Jim

Posted by Carlos Romas on October 09, 19100 at 19:09:55:
Well, hello Jim. I don't know if you remember me from the few fan mails and postings I've made or not.I just like to take these minutes every year to really wish you happy birthday.Your music never bores me, I never get sick of it, I play it every day and it just takes me thru all of my life.Good times and sad ones. Everything.It's is true that I am never alone with the headphones on. That's your magic I feel. A magic to be by the side of people who need you with your songs.
Okay, enough.Happy birthday and I'll see you again at this spot next year.
Devoted to your magic,
C.Romas
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!!!
Posted by AcidQueen on October 10, 19100 at 19:58:03:
I adore you and your writing style!! I wish you the very best of everything!! Keep on rockin!!!
AcidQueen
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Happy Birthday Jim!

Posted by Danielle Dalina on October 11, 19100 at 10:14:12:
Happy Birthday Jim! Hope you have a good one!!!
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I wish you happiness
Posted by Peter K. on October 11, 19100 at 19:19:27:
Jim,
Happy, happy birthday. It seems to be a very wonderful time you're heading into career-wise and I hope that's matched with happiness and fullness in your personal life. I could go on and on about what you do for me daily, or your music, at least. Somehow, I think the best tribute might just be to go turn up the stereo, plug in my head-phones, drink a few beers and join you in Neverland.
See you there. And, thanks man. Really.
Lost boy,
Pete
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Happy Birthday, Jim!

Posted by Woodie on October 13, 19100 at 06:30:43:

Better late than never....hope you'll have a blast!
Just one more thing before I go....marry SteinGirl
and put us all out of our misery.... LOL!
//Woodie
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Happy Birthday

Posted by Elizabeth on October 16, 19100 at 14:23:15:
I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday.
P.O.D. Catrina
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HAPPY BRITHDAY PETER PAN
Posted by Jason Paul Hebert on October 17, 19100 at 10:09:02:
HAPPY BRITHDAY JIMMY SINCE YOU THINK YOUR PETER PAN I THOUGHT I'D SAY THAT IN THIS GREETING MANY HAPPY RETURNS JIMBO MAY YOU HAVE MANY MORE
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Happy Birthday Jim

Posted by Ian B on October 17, 19100 at 13:11:04:
Just wanted to wish you a very Happy Birthday, and to take this chance to say thankyou for all of the fantastic music you've given us.
Very Best Wishes,
Ian B.
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Jim,Has It Been Another Year??

Posted by Todd on October 17, 19100 at 16:02:45:
Jim:
Once again the birthday we share has rolled around. I want to take this opportunity to say have a wonderful birthday, and to also say thanks for all of the joy your songs have provided over the years. Like you, they are timeless!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!!
Posted by LYNS on October 17, 19100 at 16:08:31:
Happy Birthday Jim!! Your words and music have touched my life in ways you will never know!
THANK YOU!!!!
GOD BLESS:)
LYNS!! <><
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To quote someone: what's another year??

Posted by William on October 18, 19100 at 00:40:48:
Just a meager 365 days (or 366, depending on the year), 8760 hours (or 8784), 525600 minutes (or 527040) and 31536000 seconds (or 31622400).
All I'm trying to say? Just add a whole lot more to your current number!
Happy birthday and... eh... cheers!
William
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LOTS O' LUV AND.....

Posted by LUV on October 18, 19100 at 09:15:27:
.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!

Posted by NP2000 on October 21, 19100 at 09:28:38:

THE MIRROR ROOM is one fan's perspective of the music of Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman, Rocky Horror, and other various assorted artists. I really hope that you enjoy your stay and be careful in this "SHADY SHADY WORLD."
I have always wanted to create a world where my thoughts can flow free like the wind and thus MirrorOfTheSoul.com was born. This is my ongoing tribute to the things that truly inspire my every breath in this life. Without music I do not think that I would be able to carry out at times. There is something about the "right power chords and the precise angle from which to strike" that can really get me going. I would like to humbly thank you for all of the laughter, tears, joy, and sorrow you have brought into my life.
I was asked recently if I could ask you ONE question, what would that be. This made me think for a good long time, until I finally came up with what I would ask and that is, "Mr. Steinman, how is it that you are able to read my mind and the minds of all of the people in the entire universe all at once and how is it that you are able to comprehend all of the different messages that our brains are transmitting and turn them into your songs, which truly are the soundtrack of my, of our inner most souls?"
Never in the history of popular music has anyone worked with such a diverse group of people as you. You have worked with Meat Loaf, Michael Ball, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bonnie Tyler, Sisters of Mercy, Tina Arena, Cher, Def Leopard, and Barbara Streisand, among others. What an honor it is to be able to be able to write a few words to one of the most influential men in popular music. From the time that Bat Out Of Hell first hit the airwaves and record stores, music was forever changed. Thank you Mr. Steinman for the emotional rape of my mind that has been going on for years.
Here is a toast to you, with fond wishes that this year be the biggest and brightest yet! God speed BAT OUT OF HELL III!!!
Love,
David Michael Driskell
AKA Keeper of TheMirrorRoom
AKA NP2000
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Ugh

Posted by Rogue on October 21, 19100 at 09:50:55:

>Thank you Mr. Steinman for the emotional rape of my mind that has been going on for years.
Liked the rest of your post, but this is without a doubt one of the most repulsive metaphors I've ever come across. WHERE did some men get the idea that rape is somehow a good thing?!

Sigh,
Rogue
(Who wonders if NP would also enjoy getting beaten or stabbed, since he insists on romanticing violence.)
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Re: Ugh

Posted by NP2000 on October 22, 19100 at 09:29:41:
Where did I say the "emotional rape of my mind" wa a good thing? Jim's music has caused me much grief in my life, but that is part of its basic appeal to me. It makes me think, unlike the drivel that Mtv serves up on TRL that spoon-feeds emotion without any regard for the betterment of expanding thought processes.
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A very happy birthday to you

Posted by Niklas C on October 24, 19100 at 07:26:58:
So what can I say?
A very, very happy birthday to you Jim, no, to mundane,
let me take a song;
Happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear Jim
from my heart goes that wish to you!
To hear the songs you´ve written... now that´s really something.
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Birthday
Posted by Kerri Fummerton on October 29, 19100 at 20:06:47:
Happy Birthday Jim I think you are a song writting genius and I hope that every soon you get recongized for your talent. Happy Birthday, Kerri
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Happy Birthday Jim!

Posted by thepopa on October 29, 19100 at 21:06:13:
I was going to try and say something profound but realized no matter how hard I tried it wouldn't be enough.
So, thanks Jim and Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday

Posted by Dreamwalker on October 30, 19100 at 10:34:55:
Happy Birthday Jim. Wish you all the best.
Dreamwalker
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Happy Birthday, Jim!

Posted by Ed on October 30, 19100 at 23:10:14:
Hey Jim,
I just want to wish you a GREAT birthday, and also take a quick moment to thank you for all the music you have written. It would take too long to try to say what your songs have meant to my life, but I will say that there is not a day that goes by that I don't listen to your music. Your songs have been there for me when I've needed them the most, and helped me in ways that I never could have imagined. So, again, thanks for everything you've given; and most of all:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Ed Gately
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIM :-)

Posted by Daniel Meistrup on October 31, 19100 at 00:38:28:
First of all the I would like to wish Jim Steinman a very very very happy birthday tomorrow!
To celebrate Jim's birthday the Jim Steinman Temple website has been given a major facelift. I have great news to all Netscape users. Inline frames have been dropped, so Netscape users are now able to enjoy the site. All our pages have been updated. New articles, adverts and pictures have been added to the 'article' section. The new 'musical' section and 'gallery' section are not finished yet. Hopefully we will the new sections up running sometime really soon.
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Dawn is near ... it's November 1st already

Posted by Steven on October 31, 19100 at 21:04:28:
Happy Birthday dearest Jim! I whish you dreams which don't fade, inspiration which strikes you, emotions strong enough to let you feel life, and the innermost certainty that you are being loved. You definitely ARE.
Thank you for letting me feel your music.

Steven Nitsch
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HAPPY JIMDAY EVERYONE!!!

Posted by Angie on November 01, 19100 at 02:24:46:
Ah, it's that time of year again, to celebrate the start of an era.
(And it's a good era, if you happen to live in Neverland).
The birth of Jim Steinman is one of the world's most wonderous events, proving that good things *do* still happen. Or at least, they did about 52 years ago. :)
My offering this year can be seen at:
http://www.steinsearch.webfusion.co.uk/jimday/
Click on a picture, and it'll open into a really huge version, made entirely out of lyrics. :) :) :)
Because these are large html documents, they may crash your browser. It's not that likely, but it *is* possible. So before you view them, save any important work you're doing first. And don't try selecting large portions of text.
I also recommend viewing these ones in Netscape; the pictures get a little distorted in Internet Explorer. Plus if your browser *does* crash Netscpe will just shut down, whereas IE will take out your whole computer because it's effectively part of Windows (95 or above).
And it probably won't work at all in web tv 'cos web tv sucks.
The first two portraits have turned out best, IMHO. I'll take requests if anyone suggests a picture I like, and if anyone can print these out right... can I have a copy? Please?
Have a very merry Steinmas, everybody!!
Angie
who got the day off work... religious holiday...
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Jim's birthday

Posted by Barbara on November 01, 19100 at 06:17:41:
Jim: I want to wish you a very happy birthday. It's your day - enjoy it!! Sincerely, Barbara
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The Day is upon us
Posted by Dr. Rock on November 01, 19100 at 06:42:09:
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish Happy Birthday to one of music's legends.
All The Best Jim!
Take it easy and thanks for the inspiration.
The beat is yours forever
The Doc
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Happy Birthday and Thanks

Posted by Josy on November 01, 19100 at 11:25:51:
Jim, have a very happy birthday. I am a new fan compared to many that write on this board, but I am a true believer in your words and music. Over the last few months my collection of your material has grown and grown. To be honest, it's been like finding a new religion almost and from your songs I take advice and comfort. If there exists a way to thank you properly for this influence, I wish I knew it. Happy birthday, I'm glad you were born.
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Happy Birthday, James!

Posted by Michael Dube on November 01, 19100 at 18:50:31:
I offer Leonard's poem, because it describes so much about your work. Happy birthday!
God is alive, magic is afoot
by Leonard Cohen
God is alive, magic is afoot
God is alive, magic is afoot
God is afoot, magic is alive
Alive is afoot, magic never died
God never sickened
Many poor men lied
Many sick men lied
Magic never weakened
Magic never hid
Magic always ruled
God is afoot, God never died
God was ruler
Though his funeral lengthened
Though his mourners thickened
Magic never fled
Though his shrouds were hoisted
The naked God did live
Though his words were twisted
The naked magic thrived
Though his death was published
Round and round the world
The heart did not believe
Many hurt men wondered
Many struck men bled
Magic never faltered
Magic always lead
Many stones were rolled
But God would not lie down
Many wild men lied
Many fat men listened
Though they offered stones
Magic still was fed
Though they locked their coffers
God was always served
Magic is afoot, God is alive
Alive is afoot
Alive is in command
Many weak men hungered
Many strong men thrived
Though they boast of solitude
God was at their side
Nor the dreamer in his cell
Nor the captain on the hill
Magic is alive
Though his death was pardoned
Round and round the world
The heart would not believe
Though laws were carved in marble
They could not shelter men
Though altars built in parliaments
They could not order men
Police arrested magic and magic went with them
Mmmmm.... for magic loves the hungry
But magic would not tarry
It moves from arm to arm
It would not stay with them
Magic is afoot
It cannot come to harm
It rests in an empty palm
It spawns in an empty mind
But magic is no instrument
Magic is the end
Many men drove magic
But magic stayed behind
Many strong men lied
They only passed through magic
And out the other side
Many weak men lied
They came to God in secret
And though they left Him nourished
They would not tell who healed
Though mountains danced before them
They said that God was dead
Though his shrouds were hoisted
The naked God did live
This I mean to whisper to my mind
This I mean to laugh within my mind
This I mean my mind to serve
Til' service is but magic
Moving through the world
And mind itself is magic
Coursing through the flesh
And flesh itself is magic
Dancing on a clock
And time itself
The magic length of God
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Okay, here goes...

Posted by Rogue on November 01, 19100 at 19:46:27:
Jim,
I've already told you in other places (like the Yearbook) how wonderful you are, so I'll keep this message short and just say happy birthday and many, many happy returns of the day. Please don't ever stop doing what you do best- writing magnificent music and shaking people out of their complacency, because there's no one else who can do either one quite like you do.

Lots of love and best of luck to you,
Rogue
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Birthday Wishes

Posted by Leesa Johnson on November 01, 19100 at 20:46:17:
Jim, I've not been on the board as frequently as I have been in the past as I have a very busy life--please take comfort in realising that alot of us here do, but find your contributions so important to ours that we make the time to commit ourselves in ways to show you that we will always regard you as the revered source and wonderful person that you are. I sincerely hope that you enjoy the Yearbook--after 26 years entraptured with rock, I must say I've never encountered such die-hard fans as the ones you find twine its pages. Although perhaps not as widespread as you had fantisied, I truly think no fans could adore you more deeply--your "worship" and devoteds are truly unique in ways I think you'd want them to be. Many of us have been there for you since 1977--and we'll always have a debt to you to carry, even if (heaven forbid!!) you never compose another note.
All of my love and very best wishes for an awesome birthday--you are so loved....
Leesa Johnson
and her mongrels at Gallytrot
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For he's a joly good fellow

Posted by Jason Paul Hebert on November 01, 19100 at 21:03:00:
Three cheers for jimmy hip hip houray hip hip houray
hip hip houray Many happy returns jimmy
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JIMMMMMY, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY #1 BOY
Posted by Stacy on November 01, 19100 at 21:53:45:

Hi Jim, so much has been changing in my life from year to year. I'm even married now and moved from the east to the west coast. You're about the only thing I count on day to day to stay the same and perfect and beautiful. You are always there with the power to keep me young in mind and spirt and for that, I thank you.
1 billion big, sloppy kisses!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy birthday and I hope you'll have many many more!!!!!!!!!
The beat is yours forever,
Stacy
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Anniversary of Birth!
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Posted by Vin on November 02, 19100 at 08:22:15:
Jim,
I hope your day is whatever you want it to be.
"Happy," at the very least, but I think you can do better than that. Gorge yourself on Nocturnal Pleasures, if you can get'em wholesale. Try BJ's.
Looking very much forward to Karinne Hannah, and Tanz in NYC. I suppose we'll have to call it "Dance" once it gets here.
Thanks for it all.
-Vin