Re: Patti's In (Finally)!

[Jeff Riedle <stretch>]

I'm real happy for Patti and the Patti Smith Group. She deserves the 
recognition, and maybe this will give her more monetary benefits in the 
future.

But...because of all the political crap surrounding the R'N'R Hall 
organization, maybe she shouldn't really care whether she's in or not.
Us fans will ALWAYS care and continue to support her and give her 
recognition!

just my opinion,
Jeff "Stretch" Riedle
(32 year fan and counting)



On Jan 8, 2007, at 8:26 AM, Jucha, Gary wrote:

>> From the NY Times on-line:
>
> Van Halen made a ''jump'' into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday
> along with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, R.E.M., the Ronettes
> and Patti Smith.
>
> A panel of 600 industry experts selected the five artists to be 
> inducted
> at the annual ceremony, to be held March 12 in New York.
>
> Van Halen was the 1980s hard rock quartet led by guitarist Eddie Van
> Halen, outrageous lead vocalist David Lee Roth, and later rocker Sammy
> Hagar, that put out hits such as ''Jump'' and ''Dreams.''
>
> R.E.M. was the quintessential indie rock band until breaking through to
> mass success in the early 1990s with songs like ''Losing My Religion.''
>
> Grandmaster Flash led the most innovative act in early hip-hop, and the
> song ''The Message'' was like a letter from urban America.
>
> Punk rock poet Patti Smith and Phil Spector favorites the Ronettes 
> round
> out the 2007 class.
>
> To be eligible, artists must have issued a first single or album at
> least 25 years before nomination.
>
>
>
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