The Meat Loaf saga began on the day when LiveNation’s web site adamantly refused to sell me last-minute tickets to see Kris Allen with Barenaked Ladies. Just as smoke from the money burning a hole in my wallet was curling up toward the ceiling detector, a pal appeared on my doorstep, demanding to know if I was a Meat Loaf fan.

“Why, yes, kind sir,” said I.

Lo! Mr. Loaf was coming to town. I quickly talked pal — whom we’ll call Dr. Bill because we can — down off the ledge of $365 meet-and-greet tickets, determined that the $125 seats had sold out, and put myself on the hook for an $80 seat that I would occupy beside Dr. Bill and his wife, whom we’ll call Betty for no good reason at all. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 1 of a week of Normal American Cooking starts with meatloaf, suggested by kccadtr and gatr_girl. I have made meatloaf before, but always by the “what have we in the fridge?” method. Tonight, I’m going to follow a recipe for meatloaf muffins, which allow a live-alone gal to freeze the overflow.

The only possible accompaniment to meatloaf is Meat Loaf, and thanks to The Covers Project, I’m going with Meat Loaf covers. Read the rest of this entry »