I'm not much of a "Hall of fame" (except for baseball because, man, it's hard to get into that) kind of guy nor am I much for awards ceremony. Oscars, Grammy's etc. Never watched an episode. Art shouldn't be about that shit anyway. Besides, nothing beats reruns of The Littlest Hobo on Vision TV around 2am. Damn that dog.
That being said, I scarce believe my eyes when I looked over who's in the Rock'n roll Hall of Fame. Madonna? Abba? Earth, Wind & (fricken) fire? Aside from those three, I guess the list is fair but for two glaring omissions: Warren Zevon and Randy Newman?
The same bizarre oversight happens at Canada's Walk of Fame as they continue to snub Andy Kim for some reason.
Zevon: "Who wanted Werewolves of Lima?" Classic.
Logically, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should mean nothing, but the media keeps playing it up. Ever try to find out who votes for the inductees into the HoF? It's not like Grammys, Oscars or the like where voters are members of a certain professional group or the like. It's random, and very secret. It could be your grandmother, for all you know -- and Jann Wenner, who apparently runs it as a kingdom. And it would seem he just doesn't like Warren Zevon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that insight, Charlene. Didn't know that. Not surprised though.
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