Betty White's death was announced on New Year's Eve, Sidney Poitier died January 6th, and the Bob Saget died on January 9th at only 65 years old.
Icons all, and losses to be sure. But when it was announced that Meatloaf died on January 20th, 2022, my heart broke.
Because he was MY icon.
My Facebook comment was:
Meat Loaf's two biggest albums, 1977's "Bat Out of Hell" and the 1993's "Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell" gave us "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", Heaven Can Wait", and "I'd Do Anything for Love, But I Won't Do That". "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" gave us his role as Eddie (What's for dinner? Meatloaf, Eddie, Same thing!) My friends and I knew all the words of every song and sang along- still do, if I am honest. We danced to "Paradise" at my sister's wedding. I even got to see him live in concert. Meatloaf- thank you for the magic. Rest in Peace.
That night, I talked to a friend I met when I worked at the Hayden Planetarium- my favorite High School job, and we shared our mutual sadness. Because his music was the soundtrack of our childhood. And the loss is profound.
