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Let the HOT, LIVE BLOGGING ACTION Commence!

03/12/07 | by Mr. Moderator

What: HOT, LIVE BLOGGING ACTION during the 2007 Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies
When: Monday, March 12, 2007, beginning at 8:30 pm EST
Where: VH1 Classic and your computer

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Don't just sit there. Sit there with a laptop!

218 comments

Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Pre-show ZEP! Double-neck-12 string-6string-Plant's pubic snail trail-4 way mirror shot.... WOOOOOOOOOO!

Not sure. But I think Jimmy might be high.

OH. Bonham's solo. Time to take a piss.
03/12/07 @ 18:47
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
2000 hits, baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03/12/07 @ 19:24
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
03/12/07 @ 19:29
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
03/12/07 @ 19:29
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
WOOOOOO. JAY-Z! OWWWWWW.
03/12/07 @ 19:31
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Jann Wenner is boldly letting the grey show, at least in the beard. You go, boy! Too bad many of the people watching right now don't have any idea who he's talking about.
03/12/07 @ 19:35
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Say, when is Jandek being inducted? ;)
03/12/07 @ 19:36
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Who was Joel Shumaker?
03/12/07 @ 19:37
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
They honor a Grateful Dead ROADIE?! Big ups for the awesome Bruce Gary, though.
03/12/07 @ 19:39
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
The graphic guy shit a brick when he read about Brad Delp.
03/12/07 @ 19:39
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
WOOOOOOOOOOO! TURKISH DIPLOMAT!!!!!!
WOOOOOO!
03/12/07 @ 19:40
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
We can LOVE Stills out of it!

Actually, this is definitely the kinder, gentler Stills.
03/12/07 @ 19:47
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
WOOOOOOOOOO! STILLS! WOOOOOoooo....
OK, I'll stop now.
03/12/07 @ 19:48
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
How come when they cut to the audience it looks like film instead of live video?
03/12/07 @ 19:48
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Steve Stills -- aka "the turtle" -- went to my high school in Costa Rica. And -- to bring this to a weird RTH anecdotal close -- that guy who sold Mike Mills the acid? I met his aunt recently, and it turns out she *dated* Steve Stills in high school!

Strange but true!
03/12/07 @ 19:49
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Listen to that drummer play that shuffle! Fuckin' A! Who is that guy?
03/12/07 @ 19:51
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
How come when they cut to the audience it looks like film instead of live video?


It's a pretty standard feature now on digital cameras- you can turn on the film look anytime. They probably do it on the audience as the lighting would not be so great, so the film look can mask it some.
03/12/07 @ 19:52
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Clive Davis ass-kiss! Excellent!
03/12/07 @ 19:54
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
I can't see the drummer very well. Luckily it's tough to see Paul Schaeffer.

OK, Aretha, enough testifyin'...back to the music.
03/12/07 @ 19:55
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Clive Davis ass-kiss! Excellent!
Good thing he doesn't have to return the favor. We'd be here all night.
03/12/07 @ 19:56
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Who's talking in the background: "Hello, can you hear me?" Did you hear that?
03/12/07 @ 19:57
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
That first Aretha number kind of blew, but this one is hot!

WTF?! Mystery voice from the heavens?

What's the frequency, Kenneth? Was that a nation-wide flub?
03/12/07 @ 19:57
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Nice Clive Davis exchange, you two!
03/12/07 @ 19:58
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Sammy, you are one funny dude! Hilarious!
03/12/07 @ 19:58
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
She should work the cough into her vamp.
03/12/07 @ 19:58
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
That piano player rocks too. I wish I could turn down the tasty licks on the guitar though.
03/12/07 @ 19:59
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
The house guitarist is a schlub.
03/12/07 @ 20:00
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Man, this is getting aweome! I loved that "I'm a little husky tonight..." thing. Let it ALL hang out, Aretha!
03/12/07 @ 20:01
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
This is just so fucking NOT rock and roll. I realize I'm stating the obvious, but shit, it's a travesty.
03/12/07 @ 20:01
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
I don't mean Aretha, I mean the event, the black ties, the chardonnay, and so forth. Like I say, not an original thought.
03/12/07 @ 20:02
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Somewhere, Brian Wilson is laying a turd in his Depends.
03/12/07 @ 20:03
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
For a second I feared that Dick Clark had just died.

Here comes our first disputed nominee. Let's see if we change our minds?

That dance in the green sparkly dress was convincing; this version of "I'm All Shook Up" is NOT.
03/12/07 @ 20:03
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
I think it's funny they have this 'event' on a Monday night. I guess everybody's busy on the weekend.
03/12/07 @ 20:03
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
BigSteve's a tastylicksphobe!
03/12/07 @ 20:04
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
I dunno Fritz, nothing necessarily un-rock about a tux. A wise man once said that every girl's crazy about a sharp dressed man.
03/12/07 @ 20:04
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
I hate to say it, but Aretha kinda sucked. It's sad really. She's lost a step or ten.
03/12/07 @ 20:06
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Do the other Ronettes even exist, or are they constantly replicating, like Menudo? Let's see...

Oh, here comes Keef. Look at that cigarette! How fuckin' cool! Skull ring: Check! Kind of dreads: Check! I'm layin' $10 he refers to The Ronettes as "spades."
03/12/07 @ 20:06
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Keith! That 'stache is AWESOME! Fucking A!
03/12/07 @ 20:06
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Hey, there are...the other two.

STIPE sighting!!!
03/12/07 @ 20:09
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Hey What Happened?! Those aren't the Ronnettes. These ladies aren't remotely hot.
03/12/07 @ 20:09
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Phil Spector wrote her speech.
03/12/07 @ 20:10
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
He does have a 'stache, doesn't he? My picture sucks ass. If he doesn't, he should.
03/12/07 @ 20:11
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Fritz, your picture sucks ass? What happened to the fancy new hi-def?
03/12/07 @ 20:12
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
EDDIE MONEY shout-out! What were the odds on that? (Notice the piano note, too?) Man, this is heading toward Sly & the Family Stone Reunion territory, and don't you think she should learn to pronounce her idol's name?

Retract the induction!!!
03/12/07 @ 20:14
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
zzzzz
03/12/07 @ 20:14
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Keef's definitely working on a 'stache. Your picture's fine, Fritz.
03/12/07 @ 20:14
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Standard-def looks crap on it. But never mind that! Does Keef have a 'stache or not???
03/12/07 @ 20:15
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Who'd have thought anyone could appear more loaded than Keith?
03/12/07 @ 20:15
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Clearly, Phil and Ronnie were a match made in hell.
03/12/07 @ 20:16
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Thank god the other 2 Ronettes kept their shit together over the years. This third woman is a welcome shot of dignity.
03/12/07 @ 20:17
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Sheesh! Now I know what a favor they are doing everybody when they play people off at the Oscars after 30 seconds!
03/12/07 @ 20:18
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
whew
03/12/07 @ 20:20
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
I have a fgeeling this part will be edited severely for the re-broadcast.
03/12/07 @ 20:20
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
I guess one of the Ronettes can't sing no mo
03/12/07 @ 20:21
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member] Email
Just got home and found out we don't get VH1!!! I wish I could see the 'stache in all it's rock glory. I wish I could see the production! *&@#!!!
03/12/07 @ 20:21
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Where's andyr's fave percussion guy when you need him?

Also, the Ronette in the gold dress still knows how to shake it! Sorry for these thoughts I'm havin', Jesus!
03/12/07 @ 20:22
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
I forgive Nedra for the speech. She looks so cool now that she's singing!
03/12/07 @ 20:23
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
why did the missing Ronette have to go AWOL, given the fact that there are four or five backup singers belting away in the back? Just turn her damn mic off!
03/12/07 @ 20:25
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
She seems scared shitless. Nedra is having a blast though.
03/12/07 @ 20:27
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
So are we getting the trainwreck out of the way early or does anybody see a group rendition of "The Message" later in the night?
03/12/07 @ 20:32
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
No commercials? Wow.
03/12/07 @ 20:32
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Wow -- that Spector reaction was pretty interesting.
03/12/07 @ 20:32
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member] Email
What was the reaction?!?
03/12/07 @ 20:33
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member] Email
Someone's going to recap this, right?!
03/12/07 @ 20:34
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Yeah,everybody seemed pretty excited to hear that a guy who recently killed his girlfriend and used to beat up the girlfriend/wife who just left the stage had sent warm wishes on an index card.
03/12/07 @ 20:35
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member] Email
!!!!! crazy!!!! thanks cj!!
03/12/07 @ 20:36
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Shut up MAN.
03/12/07 @ 20:42
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Zack de le Rocha?! That's a stretch. Does anyone care about this guy anymore?
03/12/07 @ 20:50
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Who is this pud? Did anyone ever care about him. Did he have an incident at a tanning salon or what? He looks like something you could make at Build-A-Bear.
03/12/07 @ 20:51
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
If you're going to quote this famous line, dude, maybe you should get it right. And dissing Van Morrison? Fuck you. Your speech sounds like a book report.
03/12/07 @ 20:53
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Rage against your lameness.
03/12/07 @ 20:54
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Michael Anthony is wondering who she is.
03/12/07 @ 20:55
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
That speech was awesome, but the Michael Anthony moment was transcendant!
03/12/07 @ 20:55
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
And if he'd ever been with her.
03/12/07 @ 20:56
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Porkpie with a smoke behind the ear! I've got bingo!
03/12/07 @ 21:05
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Not a huge Patti Smith fan but she does a nice job with this song. Apparently it's from a new covers album she's releasing. You can download this song as a free MP3 on the Pitchfork homepage today.
03/12/07 @ 21:05
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Does anyone here feel that what Patti stand for is far greater than her actual music?
03/12/07 @ 21:06
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
I like this drummer.
03/12/07 @ 21:09
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
I like the IDEA of Patti Smith a lot more than I actually dig the tunes.
03/12/07 @ 21:09
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
This may be the only time I've ever actually seen Lenny Kaye, and I know him way more from having curated the 'Nuggets' sets than I do from him having been Patti's guitarist.
03/12/07 @ 21:12
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Rock 'n Roll... finally.
03/12/07 @ 21:15
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Alright, this is officially smokin'! I need to re-evaluate this chick. Seriously!
03/12/07 @ 21:16
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Plant, in the holster!
03/12/07 @ 21:20
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
This Zep/Young thing is "classic"? or did they say "flacid"?
03/12/07 @ 21:21
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Haven't you always wanted to hear Plant solo on this song? This is what I remember -- Page looking like he thinks Neil is some kind of joke.
03/12/07 @ 21:24
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
PLEASE stop dancing, Plant!
03/12/07 @ 21:25
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
That Plant shuffle was inappropriate.
03/12/07 @ 21:26
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Press conference as footnote ... and damage control.
03/12/07 @ 21:28
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Fuckin' A! Al Sharpton. Please, please let him sing...
03/12/07 @ 21:28
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Press conference as footnote ... and damage control.
Especially before the Rev. came out!
03/12/07 @ 21:29
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
That Patti Smith segment was beautiful. What a great dose of humanity and humility. What a sincere embodiment of The Power & Glory of Rock! As much as I love Townshend's love for The People, Patti Smith outdoes his 10 times over. I felt like I was being inducted in the HoF. Awesome!!!

The Plant holstering reenactment was particularly lame.
03/12/07 @ 21:30
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Listen up, BigSteve: BigAl's gonna explain why Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are being inducted!
03/12/07 @ 21:31
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
I want to hear Al Sharpton pronounce 'genre' again.
03/12/07 @ 21:31
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
The more I thought about it today, there;s lots of people in the HoF that are not technically rock & roll, Jamees Brown among them.
03/12/07 @ 21:33
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Who woulda guessed that Al Sharpton would crib his James Brown tribute speech from 'Grapes of Wrath'? Wild!
03/12/07 @ 21:34
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Good luck to whoever follows JB.
03/12/07 @ 21:38
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Has anybody seen Eddie? I heard he is in rehab with Britney. No joke!
03/12/07 @ 21:40
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
And WHERE is Gary Cherone?
03/12/07 @ 21:41
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
What does Sammy Hagar get to be involved with this? Seriously. I'm confused.
03/12/07 @ 21:41
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Velvet Revolver?!?!
03/12/07 @ 21:43
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Trading fours on a speech, what a concept.
03/12/07 @ 21:43
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Are you happy, Fritz?

Are you telling me that only Hagar and Anthony are coming out? Not even a Van Halen? No DLR? CROCK!!!
03/12/07 @ 21:44
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Never mind that! Where's the fucking band?! Unbelievable!
03/12/07 @ 21:44
Comment from: cjdawson [Member] Email
Dude, Van Hagar BLOWS!
03/12/07 @ 21:45
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Fuck. Not even Wolfie? Valerie?
03/12/07 @ 21:45
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Shneider? No one?
03/12/07 @ 21:45
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Daughters or dates?
03/12/07 @ 21:46
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
This is the lamest HoF induction ever.
03/12/07 @ 21:46
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Props for Gary Cherone.

Where's Alex???
03/12/07 @ 21:48
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
DLR much be home washing his hair. Singular.
03/12/07 @ 21:49
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Sammy Hagar, a class act. Who knew?
03/12/07 @ 21:49
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
You should be humbled you slack shit son of bitch.
03/12/07 @ 21:49
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Man, I can't watch this Scott guy dance.
03/12/07 @ 21:50
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Oh, how I wish the Accuser was watching, so we could get his take on this singer!
03/12/07 @ 21:51
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Is Weiland always this much of a spaz? His 'dancing' looks like a parody.
03/12/07 @ 21:52
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
BigSteve, a question: who's better, Van Halen or these guys?
03/12/07 @ 21:55
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
Does Weiland's horizontal stripe shirt count as one of those French mime/new wave shirts? I keep having to avert my eyes.
03/12/07 @ 21:55
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
What a pathetic chapter in the VH legacy.
03/12/07 @ 21:56
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
That was fucking awful.

Oh, dude! Did you just hear that guy in the audience shouting: "That wasn't Van Halen!" Priceless!

03/12/07 @ 21:56
Comment from: BigSteve [Member] Email
I don't know Fritz, it's like choosing between being shot and being strangled. It's not fair to judge the Velveteen Popgun playing someone else's material.
03/12/07 @ 21:58
Comment from: hrrundivbakshi [Member] Email
Hagar wearing a Van Hagar T-shirt. bad rock form! Major rock fashion faux pas!

Oh, and the song sucks ass, too.
03/12/07 @ 21:59
Comment from: BigSteve [Member]