No, I'm not writing or posting an R.I.P. for Michael Lee Aday, aka "Meat Loaf." I can see he was loved by many, but I don't know that I ever saw or heard him perform. That might have nothing to do with his success and everything to do with my sometimes-narrow tastes. So I have no insights, no observations, no anecdotes. This is true of most famous folks whose passing goes unmentioned on this blog.
The one thing I remember about Meat Loaf is from one of the times Tom Snyder had him on the Tomorrow Show and kept addressing him as "Meat Ball." Mr. Aday looked annoyed but didn't seem inclined to say anything about it. And I think if I'd asked everyone to call me "Meat Loaf," I wouldn't get that upset if they called me "Meat Ball."