Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[lms2]

I keep reading about when Van Halen gets inducted into the Hall of Fame. Isn't that more of an if?

http://www.rockhall.com/hof/process.asp

Here is a link to the page addressing the induction process.

The address to write any questions you may have regarding the matter is:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104

(Dave is in New York, the Foundation is in New York.)

A show of support may not help, but certainly wouldn't hurt, would it? Who here as any REAL knowledge of how this shit works?

[Panamark]

Dave obviously thinks its going to happen, he refers to it quite a lot.

[Warham]

It'll happen. After Van Hagar breaks up.

[DavidLeeNatra]

"if eddie can find the building...anything can happen"...DLR 2002

[lms2]

Of course Dave referes to it alot, and I believe he is working towards that end. Just wondering if we could be of any assistance.

[Warham]

Not unless you contacted the hundreds and hundreds of voters.

[lms2]

And would you happen to have that list. Are they spread out across the US or are they a panel there in New York? Same Judges each year or are they randomly selected each year. How many people get nominated each year? If they are not inducted, are they automatically a nominee the following year?

[Warham]

I have no idea who votes, but it's not a small panel. I don't have the list.

[Figs]

If they do get in, surely they should be a lock, that's one induction ceremony I must see.


Just an unrelated side note: I was just there and was looking all over for the Kiss outfits I was sure were there. I finally asked someone and they told me that Stanley and Simmons wanted the Hall to rent the outfits! The Hall doesn't rent anything from what the guy told me. Seems par for the course for Kiss.

[EmpyreLounge44]

i really dont see this happening for a while. I really don't think VH is looked upon that highly by it's peers or by rock writers. we love them but they never really had that critical appeal or anything.

[Figs]

There were a lot of so-so to bad reviews when their stuff first came out, which prompted Dave's "Elvis Costello" remark. I still have a couple of them. I guess we'll see in about a year.

[twonabomber]

Originally posted by lms2
Who here as any REAL knowledge of how this shit works?

all they want you to know is in that link you posted.

[EmpyreLounge44]

yeah im not saying critics opinions mean anything...i just think that is who votes on the stuff. the various rock writers and all and I think you get to vote if you are in the hall. maybe thats just pro sports, who the hell knows. Id be kind of surprised if they are inducted in the next 5 years

[Matt White]

I hope they DON'T get inducted BEFORE they can reconcile their differences. OTHERWISE, it'll be just like whenn CCR got in and Fogerty played with OTHER people.
I mean DAVE would get up their and smoke Van Hagar........
WAIT ONE HOT MINUTE.......
THAT WOULD RULE!!!!!!!!!!!

[EmpyreLounge44]

when VH is inducted, I am pretty sure Sammy goes in as well