Live chat: Meat Loaf, bad podcasts and more

Our long vacation from Sunday chats is officially over. I missed you, '80s nation. I'm now online and plan to stick around til about 11 pm Eastern time.

Some of things we can chat about:

• I'd love to talk about the audio commentary we did for Halloween, and maybe give you some insider scoop on that night's frivolity.
• If everything goes according to plan, I'll be interviewing Meat Loaf in the next couple of days. So I'd love to get your questions to ask him. Plus, let's talk about his influence on the '80s.
• Ideas for upcoming podcasts, including the idea of a CD-listening party

Sean's back from Cleveland, so maybe he'll drop in and say hello too.

Comments

[elen]

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never stop

[Karen]

In the late '80's, I went to a concert at the Sun Dome and saw The Pretenders. Chrissie Hynde said she knew it was tacky but she used the chrome plate on her guitar as a mirror to put on some make-up. Does anyone else remember this show? It was amazing. Trying to remember the exact DATE. ?? Please help if you can! Thanks, Karen in O-town

[Michelle]

I totally back the idea of "Bachelor Party" for another audio/video commentary show.

[Bassnote]

Sorry I missed all the fun last night, but I was too sick to participate. Hopefully the sinus surgery I am having on Friday will clear up all this garbage that has been making me so sick for the past year or so.

[Cathy]

Oh, and what's the CD Listening Party all about?

[Cathy]

Chad-

Thanks for giving me props for the Halloween commentary idea. Sean always stole my ideas and made them his own...

Sorry I missed the chat, but I was at work. :(

[Marissa]

This was totally groovilicious. Sweet dreams, y'all.

[Jeff in Cuba]

I actually get a day off tomorrow. Ya gotta love Columbus, oh I'm sorry, "Discovers", Day.

[Spears]

Hey gang. Thanks for coming out tonight. I'm going to call it a night too.

We'll try to do these more often again!

[CHAD]

ok, had fun tonite, bout to head for bed.

[Sherrie]

If you are looking for slightly- non 80's topics to ask Meat Loaf about-

He spent much of the 80's taking care of his two daughters (both on the road and at home), both of whom are aspiring entertainers now. His daughter Amanda Aday starred in the Showtime series"Carnivale" and several movies. His older daughter Pearl Aday has an album out and it engaged to Scott Ian of Anthrax. She recently opened several UK shows for him, though I don't know if she'll open the Clearwater show

He's working on several movies between now and January 2009

He is working on a new album, due to come out in 2010

[CHAD]

i think i've seen most of the behind the music episodes. even on subjects, that i dont particular care for, are all pretty interesting. maybe its because i like documentaries. some of the best ones for me were the motley crue, rick springfield, aerosmith, reo speedwagon, styx, journey, and various others.

[Lori]

Night all. Have to go care for the teen invalid.

[Sherrie]

Chad, that is a great episode of Behind the Music. Lots of drama, great comeback, etc.

[Spears]

I'm going to record the Meatloaf interview, run part of it in print and put the whole audio version online with music added. It just won't be a Stuck in the 80s podcast. I guess i could use it for that though.

[CHAD]

sherrie, i guess you've seen meatloafs behind the music? its a pretty good episode.

[Sherrie]

So, is the Meat Loaf interview going to be print only, or are you saying that it will be recorded and available on the website? Either way, he's usually a good interview. He did just get out of the hospital a few days ago, but should be back on track by the time you speak to him. When he's well, he's like an out of control train in interviews, in a good way.

[CHAD]

well i used to have that soundtrack. the reason i know this is, i looked it up to see if the songs were from other records or made especially for the film. i think i came out with 7 of the 10 tunes on visionquest were on the bands records first.

[Jeff in Cuba]

Steve,

I should have my "movie music" commentary to you no later than Wednesday. It sounds like there's little chance you'll be recording the 'cast before then.

[Spears]

Nah, I never got into trouble with that room. I preferred trouble away from home.

[CHAD]

i hope he has understanding neighbors, because with all the parties at the lair, im willing to bet they cn get pretty loud. especially, with sean moving back and forth.

[Spears]

To be a truly great movie song, it has to invoke the memory of the movie every time you hear it played.

When I hear "Hot Blooded," I don't make any connection to Vision Quest. But I do with "Crazy For You," "Only the Young" and "Lunatic Fringe"

[Lori]

I'm still trying to comprehend the dichotomy of a teenager with his own apt, yet Mom still has veto power on going to a concert with a certain girl. The apt sounds like trouble simply begging to happen.

[CHAD]

ok, got it. are they only 80s tunes? for example, hot blooded is in visionquest, but its a 70s tune.

[Spears]

They can be either, Chad.

[CHAD]

ok, thats cool. what where the qualifications for these movie songs? are they songs written for movies, or songs that appear in movies?

[Spears]

Meatloaf won't be a podcast. Though I will record the podcast and put it online for tampabay.com. I'll probably link to it from the blog.

This week's podcast will probably be the "top movie music songs" show, featuring the interview with Frankie Sullivan from Survivor.

It's another epically busy week at work so I hope we find time to do the show.

[CHAD]

whatever happened to the franke sullivan podcast?

[Jeff in Cuba]

So is Meatloaf on the menu for next week's 'cast, or will it sit in the fridge until a later date?

Do I know how to extend a metaphor or what?

[CHAD]

well she is crying to be made fun of.

[Spears]

Mom only gave me grief one time about the blog, and that's when I made some crack about Sarah Palin.

We won't get in trouble. I'm sneaky. I know how to fool her!

[CHAD]

well i dont think ive ever said anything partiularily obscene or bad.

[Jeff in Cuba]

You know what's more scary than an "elderly woman peeing in an elevator"?

The fact that someone, somewhere would probably buy porn with that very title.

[Spears]

In high school, I actually lived in our garage. My parents enclosed it and turned it into a few different rooms, including one for me to live in. I actually had my own door that lead straight outside with its own doorbell.

[Jeff in Cuba]

I always try to forget that Steve's Mom is reading what I'm writing.

It makes me feel like we're hanging out in his basement, always on the verge of getting tossed out.

[Sherrie]

That would clear an elevator mighty quick...but not as quickly as the time that I entered an elevator when I worked for the state Medicaid department. I walked in, pushed the botton, and turned to see an elderly woman urinating in the corner of the elevator, pants around her ankles. I FLEW out of that elevator at the next floor! Though Sean discussing naked dead people would be a very close second.

[Marissa]

OK, now I'm having a vision of Sean saying "I see naked dead people" in the elevator.

[CHAD]

that would be on cathy

[CHAD]

ok he just spit of cathy, and totally loses it, turning purple as you call it.

[Spears]

Sean brings up "dead nudity" all the time. It's really creepy when he does in a full elevator of people.

[CHAD]

funnily, you, sean, and cathy talk about some of the same things you talk about in the commentary. there is mention of dead nudity, the music, how halloween influenced all the horror movies of the 80s, etc

[chase]

Good Housekeeping reminds me a little of the Cocteau Twins, who were not twins, but were excellent

[Marissa]

I'm pretty sure she's accustomed to my brand of comments by now. I wear my seat belt, but I run with scissors and play with matches.

[chase]

I'm freaking, Chad. I caught four local bands for $5 (two of them were actually good) and $4 PBR 24-ouncers last night at a club just a short walk from the house ... check out Good Housekeeping while you chat, www.myspace.com/waifgarden ...

.... But like I said, I can understand why AC/DC charges the c-note for a ticket if I compare it in my mind to a Broadway show .. it's kind of like that

[Spears]

Sean had the franchise on the Crown. I was sipping Diet Coke most of the show.

[Spears]

Mom's cool. She reads the blog comments, so behave everyone or we'll all be grounded!

[CHAD]

maybe it was the crown, steve.

[CHAD]

off topic, but i did score tickets to ac/dc. im sure chase will freak, but ive never seen the band. i had tickets on the back in black tour, but it got cancelled because brian lost his voice. it messed me up for years. i would call the venue the day of the show, and see if it was cancelled.

[Spears]

I didn't hit anyone during this week's scary scenes. So I'm growing.

[chase]

Jeepers, Steve, your mom sounded cool on the podcast, but now it's all, "wear your seatbelt," "lock your car doors," "don't drive on the railroad tracks...."

.... too early for flapjacks?