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Never Mind the Hall of Fame
"The king is gone but he's not forgotten/This is the story of Johnny Rotten" -- Neil Young
The Hypothesis: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a meaningless act of supreme egoism by an arrogant rich guy.
The Facts: Jan Wenner has been the editor of Rolling Stone Magazine since its inception in 1967. RS was at one time the journal of the revolution and is now a vehicle by which faceless twenty-something one hit wonders can appear half-dressed on the cover of a formerly major magazine (that makes me sound like an old coot myself, huh?). You'd think this would satisfy Jan, but oh no. Because old Jan is a megalomaniac who truly believes that HIS tastes are YOUR tastes in music.
But is there anyone who has the nerve to stand up to Jan's rewriting of rock history? Apparently. Sort of...