Rock and Roll Hall of SHAME!

Greetings and Salutations to all.

Jeez, write 1 sentence about the Yankees and I still get grief. Ok, so we’ll talk about the Mets. “How about those Mets?” – The popular phrase always used to change subjects.

Example: You’re talking about the Fuzzy Green Rash on Grandpa’s ass and all of sudden someone blurts out -- “How about those Mets?”

Well, all I can say about the Mets is they are 5-10 in Spring Training. My point here is this – check out the video on my friend Rob’s blog (Exit 55). It’s the March 12th entry. You can go to the links page on the upper right side of this page or click the link below:

http://steelyankee.blogspot.com/

Like Rob says, hits the nail on the head!


Moving on….

“The Outlaws” came and went and basically all I did was play hostess and clean up after them. Oh Yeah – they slept in my bed and I had to sleep on our crappy sofa bed. Ok, not crappy but let’s say uncomfortable for 2 people. The loved “Spamlot” and recommended it. When I have some scratch, I might venture into the concrete jungle to check it out. We never made it to the German restaurant. We tossed all sorts of cuisines around, from German, Irish, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Cajun and American. We ended up at “Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse” in Garden City. Nothing like a 9oz Filet Mignon with melted blue-cheese on top…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….yum.

Here is this week’s financial tidbit:

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401032/index.htm?postversion=2007030106

This is a real good website to get a gauge on what your worth in the marketplace. A lot better than Salary.com – which I thought sucked. By no means is to offend those who are not working or are working below what their designated value is.

Ok, did anyone watch the live broadcast of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction? I did and plain and simple – Van Halen – lame!!! Yes, you read it correctly. Don’t get me wrong, I dig Van Halen and have almost all of the albums but when singer #2 shows up and the bassist (who from recent reports is no longer the bassist) are the only 2 people to represent – it’s sad. Where was Alex? I cut Eddie some slack for whatever ailment/treatment of the month is. He couldn’t pull a Britney and check out and then check back in? Do I even dare ask about Wolfgang? And last but no least “Diamond Dave” – he boycotted. Boycott the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? That’s like not showing up for a Purple Heart from the President. His reasoning – he wasn’t allowed to pick a song of his choosing to jam with Velvet Revolver. Cry Baby! Pathetic!

Hey – at least Gary Cherone saved face and didn’t bother to show. Did he even get an invitation?

As for the rest of the show – REM – great to see Bill Berry behind the skins again. He did by my estimate look sickly. Is it me or are Mike Mills & Peter Buck getting younger while Michael Stipe & Bill Berry are getting old and sickly. Just a weird perception. Hey – the highlight was Keith Richards inducting the Ronettes while still in costume for “Pirates of the Caribbean 3”. I was waiting for the talking parrot and a swashbuckling Johnny Depp to appear. Watching the Ronettes – all I kept doing was flashing back to 1986 to the Eddie Money video “Take Me Home Tonight” with Ronnie Spector and her reprising her vocal from her earlier hit.

Ok – so here is my rant. WHY THE FUCK HAS RUSH NOT BEEN INDUCTED??

Can someone at the R&R H of F tell me why? They can’t because it’s full of idiots who don’t the first thing about Rock and Roll.

Here is a list of notables sitting on the sidelines waiting for induction:
The Zombies, John Mellancamp, Chubby Checker, Mary Wells, King Curtis & The Clovers, Junior Parker, Junior Wells, Jeff Beck, Dick Dale, Linda Ronstadt, Heart, Leonard Cohen, Moody Blues, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Chicago, The Searchers, The Hollies, The Monkees – ok maybe they don’t deserve to be in.

Just Very, Very Sad that all of the above are not in yet. The problems facing them are the acts that are up for 1st time nominations in the following years:

2008:
Madonna, Beastie Boys, Sting, Metallica, Tears for Fears, The Bangles

2009:
Run-DMC, The Smiths, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Slayer

2010:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cyndi Lauper, Nick Cave, Pogues, The Cult

2011:
LL Cool J, Flaming Lips, Enya, Simply Red, My Bloody Valentine

2012:
Guns n’ Roses (maybe they’ll do a Van Halen!)

Sign the Petition – due note it was writing several years ago before he infamous New Year’s Eve debacle with Alex.
http://www.petitiononline.com/xanstar/petition.html


In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day this Saturday. Pòg Mo Thòin
If you don’t know what it means – go ask an Irishman!
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Something I always wanted to do ----
http://emuse.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/16474

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Nuff said!!