Rock & Roll HOF Nominees

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

The list of nominees for this year's Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
Inductions have leaked out:

01. Albert King
02. The Meters
03. The Marvelettes
04. Procol Harum
05. Randy Newman
06. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
07. Donna Summer
08. Rush
09. Heart
10. Deep Purple
11. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
12. Kraftwerk
13. Chic
14. Public Enemy
15. N.W.A.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

Vote for the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
The top five artists chosen by you will comprise a fan's ballot

By Rolling Stone
October 4, 2012 12:15 AM ET

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vote-for-the-2013-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-20121004


The nominees for the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are in, and, for
the first time, fans get to vote alongside the artists, historians and
music industry insiders of the Rock Hall voting body. From now until
December 5th, you can vote right here for the nominees you'd like to
see inducted. Pick up to five acts – the top five vote-getters will
comprise a "fan's ballot" that will count as one of the more than 600
ballots that determine the Class of 2013. The results will be
announced in mid-December.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

I just voted for these 5.

02. The Meters
07. Donna Summer
10. Deep Purple

14. Public Enemy
15. N.W.A.

So far Rush is winning the fan voting easily.

[BobbyM]

Randy Newman gets in for sure & probably Heart. From your list Deep
Purple for sure, Donna Summer with the sympathy vote (provided they let
2 female acts in) & Public Enemy (one token rap group per year).

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

My prediction is....

The Meters
Donna Summer
Deep Purple
Public Enemy
Randy Newman

[BobbyM]

Public Enemy should get in provided that clock dude didn't take away too
much of their cred with those silly ass reality shows.

> Randy Newman

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

You mean the one who looks like a turd with teeth?

[M. Rick]

Where's Spinal Tap?

[Dean F.]

On Oct 4, 2:07 am, BobbyM <masseybNOS...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Public Enemy should get in provided that clock dude didn't take away too
> much of their cred with those silly ass reality shows.

I wonder if NWA will ever be so much as nominated? After all, ex-
member Ice-T has spent the last 12 years co-starring in "Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit" as not only a cop, but a right-wing cop.

[M. Rick]

> I wonder if NWA will ever be so much as nominated? After all, ex-member Ice-T has spent the last 12 years co-starring in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as not only a cop, but a right-wing cop.

I think you're confusing T with Cube.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

On Oct 4, 2:57 am, "Dean F." <soulexpr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 2:07 am, BobbyM <masseybNOS...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Public Enemy should get in provided that clock dude didn't take away too
> > much of their cred with those silly ass reality shows.
>
> I wonder if NWA will ever be so much as nominated?

They're nominated this year.

[Eric Ramon]

On Oct 3, 10:16 pm, The Bloomfield Buddy <savo...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Vote for the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
> The top five artists chosen by you will comprise a fan's ballot
>
> By Rolling Stone
> October 4, 2012 12:15 AM ET
>

>

>Pick up to five acts – the top five vote-getters will
> comprise a "fan's ballot" that will count as one of the more than 600
> ballots that determine the Class of 2013.

so if I'm reading this correctly, 50,000 fans (my estimate) will vote
for a top 5 and that list, that top 5, will comprise approximately
0.17% of the tally. Well thanks for involving us, Rolling Stone!

[BobbyM]

That's the one, Flavor Flav, I believe.

[The Bloomfield Bloviator]

It'll be a lot more than 50,000. I predict it will be over a million
easy.

[Eric Ramon]

On Oct 4, 7:21 am, The Bloomfield Bloviator <savo...@verizon.net>
wrote:

and the results from that million will be as important to the final
decision as a single ballot from some Joe Schmo rock critic that met
Jann Wenner at a dinner party.

[Taliesyn]

The Bloomfield Buddy <sav...@verizon.net> wrote in news:0d3cc6cf-7194-
43fd-bdcf-e...@i14g2000yqe.googlegroups.com:

Where's Tom Northcott?

Heck, I'm just kidding. Outside of a handful of songs from a couple of
these artists, I really couldn't care less about their HOH. I think each of
us have our own HOH, and that's what really matters.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

On Oct 4, 2:11 pm, Taliesyn <talies...@netscape.net> wrote:
> The Bloomfield Buddy <savo...@verizon.net> wrote in news:0d3cc6cf-7194-
> 43fd-bdcf-e622f0b63...@i14g2000yqe.googlegroups.com:

>
>
>
>
>
> > The list of nominees for this year's Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
> > Inductions have leaked out:
>
> > 01. Albert King
> > 02. The Meters
> > 03. The Marvelettes
> > 04. Procol Harum
> > 05. Randy Newman
> > 06. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
> > 07. Donna Summer
> > 08. Rush
> > 09. Heart
> > 10. Deep Purple
> > 11. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
> > 12. Kraftwerk
> > 13. Chic
> > 14. Public Enemy
> > 15. N.W.A.
>
> Where's Tom Northcott?
>
> Heck, I'm just kidding. Outside of a handful of songs from a couple of
> these artists, I really couldn't care less about their HOH. I think each of
> us have our own HOH, and that's what really matters.

I'm sure Northcott is thrilled to be in your hall of fame....JACKASS.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

Here's the fan voting so far:

Rush 27.51%
Deep Purple 16.04%
Heart 13.17%
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 7.92%
Albert King 5.73%
Public Enemy 4.83%
Donna Summer 4.43%
N.W.A 3.37%
Procol Harum 3.33%
Randy Newman 3.23%
Kraftwerk 3.08%
The Meters 2.32%
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 2.27%
The Marvelettes 1.65%
Chic 1.11%

[Taliesyn]

The Bloomfield Buddy <sav...@verizon.net> wrote in

news:a877e3e5-45ef-4f08...@h4g2000yqo.googlegroups.com:

About as thrilled as sitting between Kraftwaerk and Chic on list.

[Taliesyn]

The Bloomfield Buddy <sav...@verizon.net> wrote in news:222d3b1a-e34f-
4261-8e06-d...@x14g2000yqh.googlegroups.com:

I love a good horse race -- at the other end! Can't wait for a daily update
of the least popular artist.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

On Oct 4, 3:46 pm, Taliesyn <talies...@netscape.net> wrote:
> The Bloomfield Buddy <savo...@verizon.net> wrote in news:222d3b1a-e34f-
> 4261-8e06-d28f324d1...@x14g2000yqh.googlegroups.com:

>
>
>
>
>
> > Here's the fan voting so far:
>
> > Rush  27.51%
> > Deep Purple  16.04%
> > Heart  13.17%
> > Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  7.92%
> > Albert King  5.73%
> > Public Enemy  4.83%
> > Donna Summer  4.43%
> > N.W.A  3.37%
> > Procol Harum  3.33%
> > Randy Newman  3.23%
> > Kraftwerk  3.08%
> > The Meters  2.32%
> > The Paul Butterfield Blues Band  2.27%
> > The Marvelettes  1.65%
> > Chic  1.11%
>
> I love a good horse race -- at the other end! Can't wait for a daily update
> of the least popular artist.

No need to wait, just look at your list of favorites.

[Taliesyn]

The Bloomfield Buddy <sav...@verizon.net> wrote in

news:87a128b7-d4a4-4956...@o7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:

And the HOH nominates an artist (Chic) currently rejected by 99% of the
fan vote. That means Chic got only 1% more votes than Northcott --- and
he's not even there!!!!! ROFL!!!

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

On Oct 4, 4:11 pm, Taliesyn <talies...@netscape.net> wrote:
>
> And the HOH nominates an artist (Chic) currently rejected by 99% of the
> fan vote. That means Chic got only 1% more votes than Northcott --- and
> he's not even there!!!!! ROFL!!!

Tom Northcott would give his right nut to be as popular and as
historically significant as Chic.......and despite the fan vote, which
counts as a whopping 1/600 of the overall vote, Chic could very well
be inducted this year.

[Taliesyn]

The Bloomfield Buddy <sav...@verizon.net> wrote in news:7a96ee51-78e3-
46fe-a886-5...@a11g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:

Le Freak!

[BobbyM]

Northcott may not be there but a Canadian group is leading the pack
right now. I hope Rush doesn't get in; the best song Geddy Lee ever did
was not with Rush, but with Bob & Doug McKenzie.

[hislop]

On 4/10/2012 2:52 PM, The Bloomfield Buddy wrote:
> The list of nominees for this year's Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
> Inductions have leaked out:
>
> 01. Albert King
> 02. The Meters
> 03. The Marvelettes
> 04. Procol Harum
> 05. Randy Newman
> 06. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
> 07. Donna Summer
> 08. Rush
> 09. Heart
> 10. Deep Purple
> 11. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
> 12. Kraftwerk
> 13. Chic
> 14. Public Enemy
> 15. N.W.A.
>

For Americans by Americans

[BobbyM]

4 of the nominees are non-US; 3 of those are non-North American. Accept
it or not, but not a lot of Australian r&r made it off that continent,
except to neighboring New Zealand.

[hislop]

So?
No, of course not many made it. But the discussions on this are largely
foreign.
N.W.A. and Public Enemy? You had to be there.
Who are Rush?

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

Yes, that's where rock and roll started.

There's 4 non-USA acts on that list anyhow.

[BobbyM]

N.W.A. & Public Enemy are both highly influential rap groups.

Rush is a Canadian band that I can best describe as a mix of heavy metal
& prog; basically an albums band with some minor Billboard singles chart
success but only that even got close to top 20. I don't care for them
at all & I find the lead singer's voice annoying. If you've ever heard
the song, "Take Off", a novelty song by Bob & Doug McKenzie (a top 20
hit in the early 80's), the lead singer of Rush (Geddy Lee) handles the
vocal in between the talking of the 2 lead characters - I do like that song.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

On Oct 4, 10:25 pm, BobbyM <masseybNOS...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Rush is a Canadian band that I can best describe as a mix of heavy metal
> & prog; basically an albums band with some minor Billboard singles chart
> success but only that even got close to top 20.  I don't care for them
> at all & I find the lead singer's voice annoying.  If you've ever heard
> the song, "Take Off", a novelty song by Bob & Doug McKenzie (a top 20
> hit in the early 80's), the lead singer of Rush (Geddy Lee) handles the
> vocal in between the talking of the 2 lead characters - I do like that song.

I don't like Rush either, but through 1993 they already had 20 chart
albums in the USA. all of which were at least gold, with most of them
being platinum. Eight of them were top ten on the USA charts.

[Dean F.]

On Oct 4, 3:08 am, The Bloomfield Buddy <savo...@verizon.net> wrote:

> > I wonder if NWA will ever be so much as nominated?
>
> They're nominated this year.

Glad to hear it!

[Michael Pendragon]

Never heard of either one of 'em.

[hislop]

You can be interested in this because it's important about rock or
you can believe that it's important because it's American. I can give
or take the second.
You can say all you like but the definitive importance of this is
limited. Internationally it just isn't that singularly important.
non-USA acts that are very well known in the US, why point that out.

In Australia we have had people like Billy Thorpe, a massive part of
rock history, it just isn't possible to care about the less well known
acts Americans know about. Billy Thorpe help to develop pub rock at the
start of the 70s, amongst other things, that AC/DC came out of.

Are AC/DC in the RRHF or INXS? Surely better known than some of these.

[BobbyM]

AC/DC has been in for a long time. I wouldn't hold my breath on INXS;
the sympathy vote has long since passed. Billy Thorpe was big down
under but he didn't raise a blip on anybody's radar north of the equator.

How many records does one have to sell to have a gold record or its
equivalent in Australia?

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

On Oct 5, 1:15 am, BobbyM <masseybNOS...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> AC/DC has been in for a long time.

As have the Bee Gees.

[BobbyM]

I would guess the Bee Gees consider themselves a Brit band rather than
Aussie. Although they had their first taste of success in Australia,
they were born in the UK and were there when they hit it big
internationally.

[M. Rick]

Poisoned Rose always comes up smelling like Charlie The Tuna -- such
good taste!

[M. Rick]

> You can be interested in this because it's important about rock or you can believe that it's important because it's American.  I can give or take the second.

The only importance is that is makes the inductees and their most
loyal fans feel good, and perhaps gives a temporary boost in sales. I
don't think anyone is going to give Kiss or Rush more attention
whether they are in or out of the hall.

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

Sampson's Annual Hall Of Fame Analysis:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_hall-of-fame-nom-2013.html

[The Bloomfield Bloviator]

On Oct 4, 7:22 pm, poisoned rose <pros...@poissonedrose.com> wrote:
>
> Out of all the eligible artists I collect myself, I thought Randy Newman
> was the #1 most deserving of induction.

Sampson's analysis has him as the least desering of the candidtaes:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_hall-of-fame-nom-2013.html

Randy Newman
A second nomination for the enigmatic singer/songwriter whose most
lasting contribution to music as a whole comes from his decidedly non-
rock film scores over the years many of which were brilliant and even
won him an Oscar. His forays into commercial releases as an artist
however occupy a very tiny niche, largely unsuccessful despite their
lyrical wit and melodic inventiveness. Undoubtedly his supporters
among the nominating committee looking to justify his candidacy would
point to his songwriting reputation, as they also did with the even
more undeserving Leonard Cohen and Laura Nyro, along with the equally
idiosyncratic Tom Waits, but in all four cases if outside
contributions as a writer are his most lasting legacy to rock it's
clearly not enough to warrant repeated looks by the Hall. These types
of quirky outsiders seem clearly designed to offset the committee's
reputed lack of enthusiasm for the more recent dominant candidates
from styles outside their comfort zone. Would it be a stretch to
suggest that they are even offered up to draw votes away from those
more polarizing figures from the rap realm by the aging voting body
members who share their discomfort with the directions rock 'n' roll
has taken? Is that too drastic a conspiracy theory for your gentle
minds to handle? Hmmm, well consider that Nyro's dubious election
denied the far more deserving Eric B. & Rakim last year, while Waits
presence bumped L.L. Cool J in 2010, and Cohen was deemed a suitable
alternative for the decaying fossils on with a ballot so they did not
have to have to vote for somebody named Afrika Bambaataa back in '08,
who undoubtedly would’ve frightened them half to death. Will Newman do
the same to the next candidate listed here this year?

N.W.A

[The Bloomfield Bloviator]

On Oct 5, 11:07 am, The Bloomfield Bloviator <savo...@verizon.net>
wrote:

Forgot this part.

QUALIFICATIONS - 2

[Eric Ramon]

On Oct 3, 9:52 pm, The Bloomfield Buddy <savo...@verizon.net> wrote:
> The list of nominees for this year's Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
> Inductions have leaked out:
>
> 01. Albert King
> 02. The Meters
> 03. The Marvelettes
> 04. Procol Harum
> 05. Randy Newman
> 06. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
> 07. Donna Summer
> 08. Rush
> 09. Heart
> 10. Deep Purple
> 11. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
> 12. Kraftwerk
> 13. Chic
> 14. Public Enemy
> 15. N.W.A.

I would have liked to have seen the Zombies on the list but it doesn't
matter. I stopped thinking this was important somewhere in the late
90s.

[Taliesyn]

Eric Ramon <ramon...@gmail.com> wrote in news:9f306636-bc59-4bd4-b8f9-
f3297e...@q5g2000pbk.googlegroups.com:

Bingo!

[hislop]

It shows you how much I know about the RRHF.
My point was that Billy Thorpe was important to Australia, and hence the
RRHF isn't that important to Australia. You can have The Beatles, The
Young Rascals and The Mamas and Papas in there and we care, but if you
keep looking for more and more acts it matters less.

We have the Aria awards, but I don't know much about them.
The Seekers are still around now with the original members for example.
Recent high selling acts have little interest to me. I never actually
ultimately judge on record sales which is why I don't talk about them
much. History is too broad to care about that.

I looked on wikipedia:
Gold 35,000 'thresholds per award'
Platinum 40,000 'thresholds per award'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications

I tried to find the sales figures for Hot August Night for example, but
couldn't find any. It was at number one for 29 weeks, and would
certainly exceed platinum figures.

[hislop]

In a recent 60 Minutes interview with Barry Gibb, who is coming to
perform here soon, with a retrospective show with his family, they asked
him why they left Australia at that time.
He just said it was opportunity. They seemed to become ex-Australian
very quickly while other Australian acts overseas seemed to have a lot
of trouble.
They said the motivating factor to go overseas was the success of their
single Spicks and Specks in Australia in 1966.
I seem to remember that Andy Gibb stayed in Brisbane well into the 70s.

[hislop]

On 5/10/2012 3:53 PM, BobbyM wrote:

Found this interesting info on wikpedia:
'At the urging of his brother Barry, Andy returned to Australia in 1974.
Barry believed that as Australia had been a good training ground for the
Bee Gees it would also help his youngest brother. The Gibb brothers'
sister Lesley, had remained in Australia where she had raised a family
with her husband. Both Alderson and Stringer followed Andy to Australia
with the hope of forming a band there. With Col Joye producing, Andy,
Alderson and Stringer recorded a number of Andy's compositions. What may
have detracted from the "training ground" aspect of Australia for Andy
compared to his brothers was that Andy was relatively independent
financially, mainly because of his brothers' support and their largesse,
hence the group's sporadic work rate. Andy would disappear for periods
of time, leaving Alderson and Stringer out of work with no income.
Despondent, Alderson and Stringer returned to the UK.'

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

ARTISTS WHO HAVE MADE THE FINAL NOMINEES LISTS ON THE ROCK AND ROLL
HALL OF FAME BALLOTS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN INDUCTED YET (1986-Present)

Ben E. King, Chuck Willis, Esther Phillips, Johnny Ace, Mary Wells,
Carole King, The Dominoes, The Meters, Joe Tex, Lou Reed, New York
Dolls, The "5" Royales, The Chantels, Gram Parsons, Chic, Kraftwerk,
MC5, Steve Winwood, Conway Twitty, The J. Geils Band, Randy Newman,
Cat Stevens, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Sir Douglas Quintet,
Afrika Bambaataa, Donna Summer, War, KISS, LL Cool J, Bon Jovi, The
Spinners, Heart, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,
The Cure, Eric B. & Rakim

[marcus]

I didn't realize that Carole King wasn't in the HOF. She certainly
seems quite deserving of that "honor" to me.

[Bob Roman]

On Oct 7, 9:23 pm, marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I didn't realize that Carole King wasn't in the HOF.  She certainly
> seems quite deserving of that "honor" to me.

She is as a songwriter but not as a performer.

--
BR

[M. Rick]

> She is as a songwriter but not as a performer.

Unless I'm mistaken someone named Carole King performed on Tapestry.
I'm looking for the criteria that excludes Carole King from the
pantheon.

[BobbyM]

So you think everyone with one big album should get in?

Peter Frampton?
The Knack?

[DCartrow]

So you think everyone with one big album should get in?

Alright!!!!!

I wonder who Aldo Nova will thank during his HOF acceptance speech?


Dennis C from Tennessee

[crazytimes]

King Carol Records should get in... They had multi-gold and platinum
albums...

[marcus]

WTF?

[Bob Roman]

> WTF?

Same status as Eddie Holland & Allen Toussant

--
BR

[The Bloomfield Buddy]

One voter's ballot, whoever the fuck he is.

http://twitpic.com/b2wyfx

[Taliesyn]

The Bloomfield Buddy <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in news:dca9ff17-e2fd-4de7-
b87c-ef8...@n16g2000yqi.googlegroups.com:

> http://twitpic.com/b2wyfx

More amusing is the comment below his vote by someone called 'daryllhurst':
"You're aim with a blue marker is seriously flawed."

[DianeE]

"The Bloomfield Buddy" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:dca9ff17-e2fd-4de7...@n16g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...

> One voter's ballot, whoever the fuck he is.
>
> http://twitpic.com/b2wyfx

---------------
His vote for The Meters is much appreciated over here.

DianeE

[Jim Colegrove]

And over here as well.


Jim Colegrove
www.thecoolgroove.com

[Evil Rev Returns]

Heart 10. Deep Purple 11. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

These are the only truly "rock & roll" inductees


Raiders, Hermits, Monkees & Johnny Rivers all belong in the R & R HOF before ANY of these acts


ER
Bubblegum Blast From The Past, USA

[Taliesyn]

poisoned rose <pro...@poissonedrose.com> wrote in
news:prose99-EA0C77...@news.eternal-september.org:

> Evil Rev Returns <evilre...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> These are the only truly "rock & roll" inductees
>>
>> Raiders, Hermits, Monkees & Johnny Rivers all belong in the R & R HOF
>> before ANY of these acts
>

> I wouldn't be surprised if Herman's Hermits never get in. And I can't
> say this bothers me.
>

I noticed there was a kind of hush all over the world when you said that.

Sorry, couldn't resist! :)

[The Bloomfield Bloviator]

On Oct 20, 8:50 pm, Taliesyn <talies...@netscape.net> wrote:
> poisoned rose <pros...@poissonedrose.com> wrote innews:prose99-EA0C77...@news.eternal-september.org:

>
> > Evil Rev Returns <evilrevisb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> These are the only truly "rock & roll" inductees
>
> >> Raiders, Hermits, Monkees & Johnny Rivers all belong in the R & R HOF
> >> before ANY of these acts
>
> > I wouldn't be surprised if Herman's Hermits never get in. And I can't
> > say this bothers me.
>
> I noticed there was a kind of hush all over the world when you said that.

Do you know who did the original version of "There's A Kind of Hush?"

It's on this album.....

http://www.originalsproject.us/graphics/thumbnails/TheresAKindHush.jpg

[Taliesyn]

The Bloomfield Bloviator <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in
news:e76743ad-74b7-412a...@s12g2000vbw.googlegroups.com:

> On Oct 20, 8:50 pm, Taliesyn <talies...@netscape.net> wrote:
>> poisoned rose <pros...@poissonedrose.com> wrote

>> innews:prose99-EA0C77.165
> 54220...@news.eternal-september.org:

>>
>> > Evil Rev Returns <evilrevisb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> These are the only truly "rock & roll" inductees
>>
>> >> Raiders, Hermits, Monkees & Johnny Rivers all belong in the R & R
>> >> HOF before ANY of these acts
>>
>> > I wouldn't be surprised if Herman's Hermits never get in. And I
>> > can't say this bothers me.
>>
>> I noticed there was a kind of hush all over the world when you said
>> that.
>
> Do you know who did the original version of "There's A Kind of Hush?"
>
> It's on this album.....
>
> http://www.originalsproject.us/graphics/thumbnails/TheresAKindHush.jpg
>
>

Interesting. No, I didn't know that.

Apparently, Gary & The Hornets, a US pre-teen (!) band, had the first
single release. I once had the single, bought it back in the nineties as a
curiosity. I didn't know they were pre-teens!

Anyway, I checked out the New Vaudeville Band's original on YouTube. It's
not too bad; but IMO Herman clearly has the definitive version.

[xpen...@gmail.com]

On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:55:42 -0700, poisoned rose
<pro...@poissonedrose.com> wrote:

>Evil Rev Returns <evilre...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>

>> These are the only truly "rock & roll" inductees
>>
>> Raiders, Hermits, Monkees & Johnny Rivers all belong in the R & R HOF before
>> ANY of these acts
>

>I wouldn't be surprised if Herman's Hermits never get in. And I can't
>say this bothers me.

Good Lord why would anyone with at least a partial functioning brain
cell believe that HH are even deserving of consideration?