| Apology For Markus | |
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steven_stuart 10:56 pm UTC 03/22/10 |
| In reply to: | Sorry,.... can you shorten it a bit for me? - Markus 09:28 am UTC 03/20/10 |
| Yes. Tomorrow I will post a condensed version, just for you. I'm sure that Dave and Evil One will want to read it too. I believe that only Bright Eyes and Susan left posts that were longer than this one. Sorry for not being more concise. > > > > > Just when you thought Egg had supplied all the stupid > > > questions he could think of, we get ... > > > > That's Mr. Egg to you, young man. > > > > Of course the supply of stupid questions in the world will > > never be exhausted. You just have to think hard (like when > > you are straining during constipation) and one will pop > > into your head. > > > > > > Dave, do you know why the televison channel called "Dave" > > > > is called "Dave"? > > > > It's not a stupid question. Jim has a British television > > setup in America and he asked Elva the question before I > > asked you (its okay to say this because it has nothing to > > do with "BOOH The Musical"). I told Elva that I would ask > > Dave. Who better than Dave to answer a question about > > Dave? > > > > Oops. Sorry. Is that another stupid question? > > > > > It's tagged as "the home of witty banter", so it should be > > > obvious ... LOL > > > > Gosh. Dave the channel is not always full of witty banter, > > unlike our Dave, who is. > > > > > Apparently it was chosen because"Everybody knows a bloke > > > called Dave". > > > > I know several chaps called David, like David Sonenberg, > > for example, but our Dave is the only Dave I know. Since I > > have declared him to be a genius (especially when it comes > > to Dr. Guff), I hesitate to refer to him as a mere "bloke" > > but I suppose that Jesus was once a "bloke", so it is > > true, "everybody knows a bloke called Dave", even me. > > > > BTW, why are you so sensitive to "banal" or "stupid" > > questions? You claimed that Rockman had hit rock bottom > > when I asked our Conas what his favourite fizzy drink and > > flavour of crisps is. However, Conas answered the question > > (as you also did) and now we know more about our Dave and > > our Conas. Not only did the so-called "banal" questions > > achieve that wonderful thing but our Evil One was inspired > > to start a new and very successful thread about Walker's > > Cheese and Onion crisps. What looked like banality to your > > professor-like eyes actually led to some much needed > > intercourse. > > > > > p.s. you could have googled it you lazy git > > > > There is no need to call me a "lazy git". I have covered > > this subject in an earlier post with the thread line: "To > > Google Or Not To Google: That Is The Question". > > > > I wrote: "Is this the same Steve Barton who was Michael > > Crawford's understudy for the original London production > > of ALW's "Phantom"? > > > > Of course Dave will tell me to Google but I prefer to ask > > a question on the board because it helps to create a > > conversation (well, hopefully, sometimes there is no > > response, but that's okay, its worth trying). > > > > If I Google instead of asking the question on the board, > > then someone visiting the board might not learn an > > interesting Steve Barton fact." > > > > And now that we have talked about Dave The TV Channel, I > > hope that at least some members of the board are more > > enlightened. > > > > Also, our Markus asked if I had been on vacation and you > > replied: "His mind is pretty vacant." > > > > It's not true (neither is the silly conjecture you made on > > batmuiscal saying that 70% of what I say is bull - sorry > > to bring it up here but you won't allow me to bring > > anything up there). > > > > However, I do like Johnny Rotten singing that "we're > > pretty, pretty vacant" and that "we don't care." Therefore > > I will not regard your remark as an insult. > > > > Now that I am in a responding mood, I might as well > > respond to our Evil One. I wrote: "The Melbourne Symphony > > recording of "Bat Out Of Hell" was bad enough (when Meat > > sneaked in a song by another writer). Evil replied: "What > > are you on about? The album was released with just the > > seven Bat songs in the US. Anything For Love and CHSIB > > were bonus tracks for the UK. Meat wasn't sneaking > > anything in this case." > > > > I'm sorry but I purchased the album in the UK and one song > > (as you say) was not written by Jim. So Meat was sneaking > > things in to what was supposed to be a "Bat" album. > > > > Dave will be pleased that I Googled this one just to make > > sure that I am right. The extra track (as you say) is > > called: "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (James Michael / > > Nikki Sixx). It is only available on the limited edition - > > that must have been the one I purchased. > > > > Also, the bonus DVD contains an audio only version of "I'd > > Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (Diane Warren). > > > > The regular DVD contains: "Mercury Blues" (K. C. Douglas / > > Robert L. Geddins) and "Testify" — (Kevin Griffin). > > > > I wouldn't mind if this was billed as simply being a Meat > > Loaf concert but it is called: "Bat out of Hell: Live with > > the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra." > > > > Meat has admitted that he made a solemn pact with Jim > > never to work on a Bat project that did not include both > > of them. Meat did this with the Melbourne concert and with > > TMIL, clearing the way for Jim not to include Meat in > > "BOOH The Musical". > > > > This is my response to AndrewG, who wrote: "Interesting > > then to you see you do exactly the same as "most" Jim > > fans, how original. Moaning about 1 extra song on a 80 > > minute album. What a load of bollox dude. How can you > > solely blame Meat Loaf for not having recorded properly > > with Steinman since 1993. Unlike some, people move on. In > > this place it is as if the last decade hasn't happened." > > > > Our Evil One made me laugh when he replied to our Dave. > > > > Our Dave said: "No idea. My memory is a sieve. The mp3 > > says '"The Cutting Room Floor" Misplaced Classics', if > > that helps." Our Evil One replied: "I'll ask Mr Egg to > > Google it." Ha ha. LOL. > > | |
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