Rock N Roll Hall of Shame

Axel Rose doesn't want to be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame along side his former band mates of Guns & Roses. Really, that is his right to not want to accept the honor. Do I think he is an idiot for turning it down? Hell yes. There is the saying that any publicity is good publicity and by the looks of it he is in need of any publicity he can get. Although, one might make the argument that by rejecting the honor (in a very wordy letter) he is actually milking his Hall of Fame moment even better than if he would of just peacefully accepted the award and moved on. We might just look back on this moment and think his move was pure genius. It's a long shot, but just maybe.

What I do have an issue with is that while reading the first blurb on this subject a writer actually stated that the lack of Guns & Roses was a major disappointment for the ceremony. They would have been the headliners. WTF? Other inductees include the Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers. While I don't want to disrespect GNR I hate to say that for me they were just doing what other hair bands of the time were doing. They did it well, but I was never surprised by their musical offerings and they were not unique.

On the other hand, the Beastie Boys reinvented what we thought about rap. They broke stereotypes, broke the mold and challenged what we thought was the norm. My kids still sing "Girls" and have no idea that the song is decades old. Thankfully, they also don't get what most of the words mean and I hope to keep them in the dark a little while longer. The Chili Peppers changed my world when I was in middle school. I often watched a little rinky dink public access cable show out of Boulder CO and one night there was Anthony and Flea telling me that "Real Men Don't Kill Coyotes". Holly crap! I wasn't sure what I was watching but even in 8th grade I knew that this was something beyond cool. It turns out, it was the stuff of legends!

I went back to try to find the article that stated the disappointment in GNR not playing, but I can't find it for the life of me. Maybe the author realized their error and withdrew it from the main stream news releases. Regardless, the damage for me was already done and my poor husband was subject to my rants last night about the entire subject. Thankfully for both of us he completely agreed with me. People have divorced over much more trivial stuff than musical compatibility...just ask Kim Kardashian.

So to all the 2012 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Congratulations. To the Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers, thank you for all the wonderful memories, milestones and music. You are truly legends in our home and I am sure in many homes across the world!