Hall of Shame Update 2013

.....Before the year ends I should note that the recent list of inductees (pared down from an earlier list of nominees) released by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, as well as last year's, contains names from my 2011 list of deserving candidates who have been undeservedly passed over. My "Checklist of Shame" occupied ten posts over three weeks plus one the following January. The shame, it should be noted, was on the Hall, not the artists. I named over 150 acts in the Checklist itself and more in the ranty paragraphs that began and ended each posts. In the rants preceding the second post (Sept. 29, 2011) I included Lou Adler among the non-performers "inexplicably missing"; he was later inducted in 2013. Next year Kiss and Peter Gabriel are due to be inducted. Also, as I correctly predicted (Sept. 28, 2011), Public Enemy was inducted last year in its first year of eligibility.

.....Hopefully I'll be able to record more of my thoughts in the coming year (perhaps update that list), even if it's only a random "what I'm listening to at the moment" approach; anything to prime the pump and stimulate further productivity.

.....We'll see what the New Year brings. You're always welcome to leave questions and suggestions in the comments. Even when I leave gaps between posts, the comments are forwarded.

Thanks,
pblfsda