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pidunk 09:19 pm UTC 07/30/07 |
| In reply to: | from knelleyknits.blogspot.com - Jsteinfan 04:54 pm UTC 07/30/07 |
> 13 Minutes > > That's how long my parents lasted with Meatloaf. Thirteen > minutes. I had anticipated that it would be loud - too > loud for my mother to enjoy, but I was way off. My father > called it "absolute noise" - and he's not one of those > fathers who complains that all that crap the kids listen > to these days is noise. He really meant it. > > Apparently, Mr. Loaf's preference for performing is to > crank up the volume to a decibel level that can inflict > pain. (Did you know that a sound measuring 120 decibels is > 10 times louder that a sound at 110 decibels? The decibel > scale increases in a logarithmic formula . . . . oh, give > it up. I don't remember the details, but let's just say my > dad knows stuff.) He said it was so loud, you could have > started up a jet engine in the arena and no one would have > heard it. Both of my parents wore earplugs (such good > planners!), but they didn't help at all. My dad said his > teeth hurt. > > After what seemed to be Mr. Loaf's second song (it was > hard to tell if they were actual songs because it was > really just noise and Meatloaf screaming), they left the > arena, joined by many, many others. One woman said she had > to take her heart medication because the noise made her > heart start to pound. > > I talked to my mother after the conversation with my > father. She said that Meatloaf looked like he was "drunk > or on something" (Disclaimer: Mr. Loaf, please understand > that is simply her opinion based on her observation of you > - and from a distance, I might add. Although there were > close-ups of you on the two large screens that flanked the > stage. And you looked pretty sloppy.) Meatloaf had a red > bandana tied to his microphone on the mike stand and my > mother asked my aunt why she thought he had it there. My > aunt's reply was, "so he can find it." > > My parents, my aunt, and my uncle were able to salvage the > night at Mohegan Sun by having drinks and a good dinner. > My uncle really salvaged the night by winning $600. Not > too shabby. At least they didn't pay for the tickets. > | |
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