Reality is such a cackling bitch.
Eventually, he surfaced to take his new bride to hang with two of his friends who had remained constant through the upheaval and their wives - Billy Joel and John Belushi. One was a great influence. One, well, one had very tragic ending. When the challenge of "who can do the most coke" was issued and accepted, there wasn't much further to fall. Yes, yes, Meat Loaf won that sad challenge.
So, what does a multi-platinum recording artist do when he can't sing? He fell back to his other great talent. ACTING.
Bands Make It Rock. Roadies Make it Roll.
Roadie
The Story of a Boy and His Equipment
Meat had the lead as Travis, a MacGyver of roadies. The comedy was filled with cameos of music stars - Debby Harry (aka Blondie), Alice Cooper, Roy Orbinson, Hank Jr., etc. It was a farce, mockery, a comedy that could have done well. It opened the same day as the Blues Brothers. Kind of explains what happened there.
Huh. I never heard of this movie. I'm a Blues Brothers girl all the way. One of my favorite movies of all time. I suppose a lot of people felt that way if this movie didn't get as much attention. Such a shame. Now I'll have to see if I can find it to rent.
ReplyDeleteLast time I checked Amazon, they were selling it for less than $4.
ReplyDeleteThe release timing was ironic in a way, since Belushi and Meat were highly competitive friends. A case of "anything you can do, I can do bigger / better / faster."