Judge Milian! Yes, from The Peoples Court. I LOVE her. She attended the New York show and was kind enough to climb all over me for a picture. She's my new Legal Council. 

New York / Toronto

Whew ...
I'm tired.
It's been non stop since August. The hardest part is over. The three most important shows are done. London, New York and Toronto. All in preparation for the release of Meat's most important record in 13 years. Now, I'd be less than honest if I said anything other than these were the best shows we've played in years.
The amount of planning and preparation that went into making these dates special was daunting to say the least. Everyone, band, crew and management came together to put all the individual pieces in place but, I'm especially proud of my boss. Remember, he's literally been around the world doing promotion for Bat III since August. I've done that in the past with him. It is not fun. A day in one country, arrive early in the morning, drive to a hotel, spend the morning with the press, do a TV show in the afternoon, more interviews in the evening, go to bed and do it all over again in a different country the next day. A week of that would be enough to drive the most dedicated artist up a wall. Yes, Meat was tired through out the rehearsals but also, excited to put a new show together. One that would have to involve all three Bat records. The idea of doing the show in two parts was brilliant. It allowed for setting up the newer material with the more familiar songs. Every concert I've ever played with Meat Loaf has ended with Paradise By The Dashboard Light. It's a staple in the Bat lexicon. In starting with Paradise, we're basically welcoming the entire audience into our home. I'm fascinated by Meat Loafs' ability to gauge his audience. What to do and when to do it. Sure, he's gone overboard in the past ... Witness the Storytellers Tour a few years back, he would get so into answering questions from the audience that I took to bringing a stool on stage with me because there was so much time between songs. But isn't 'overboard' synonymous with Meat Loaf?
In anycase, I digress...
The shows were great. As perfect as anyone could hope for in a live situation. We're not scheduled to start touring until March of next year but this is one show you can't miss. I know I can't wait until we're doing this on a regular basis.