Is there any rock sibling more disappointing than 38 Special's Donnie Van Zandt? Has any rock sibling brought more shame to his or her family - not to mention an entire region of the United States - than the brother of Southern Rock's leading light, Ronnie Van Zandt? Think about the pride and identity Ronnie brought to his people, and then think about Donnie's role as leader of a band that the members of REO Speedwagon thought were wimpy. I doubt Donnie got to sit anywhere near Papa Van Zandt at family gatherings.

All these years I thought Donnie was the same younger Van Zandt who's filled in on tours by the surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but he's not! I just learned that that's another kid brother, Johnny. So Donnie doesn't even have that redeeming quality.

This one's for BigSteve!

I am proposing possibly the shortest Last Man Standing competition in the history of Rock Town Hall...but how many times have you heard that before?

I was listening to a song today that mentioned the animal the buffalo. My mind quickly raced to two other rock songs that involve the animal the buffalo. Just now, a few hours later, a fourth song came to mind, maybe the most obvious. Can you name the four songs that I have in mind? Can you name any more than four rock songs involving the animal the buffalo?

Rock songs involving the city of Buffalo do not count. Sorry "Buffalo Rocks," or whatever.

Because pickings are so slim, I will sit this contest out. Hopefully I will still remember the four songs I presently have in mind. Go to it!

E. Pluribus, don't make me call Joan Sheedy on your behalf!

Snowed-in Townspeople, let's give Gergs the pep talk he needs to get out there and shovel. Thanks.

If I heard right, while listening to Black Flag's "Slip It In" on the drive into work, Henry Rollins introduces Greg Ginn's freakout solo and generally orgasmic fade out with the command to "Mount up!" You can hear it for yourself at the 5:15 mark of this video.

If there is a better vocal intro to a guitar solo than Henry Rollins' command to "Mount up!" then this is the place to prove it!

Which vocal intro to an instrumental solo dares step inside the squared circle?

This frequently derided live album marks the end of the road for the The Velvet Underground. It's a cassette-recorded, nearly bootleg affair, in which the band plays to what sounds like a dozen Max's regulars who are audibly more interested in scoring than checking out Lou's last show with the band. Although the band's better-known and cherished 1969: Velvet Underground Live is objectively "better," Max's has always gotten more spins on my turntable.

The Baseball Hall of Fame recently determined that Andre "The Hawk" Dawson will enter the Hall and be memorialized on his plaque as a member of the Montreal Expos. Years ago players elected to the Hall of Fame could determine which team they would represent. I believe the Hall decided to take more control in this decision after George Steinbrenner began offering millions of dollars to Dave Winfield and other well-traveled inductees to enter the Hall wearing a Yankees cap, even if they played just a few years with the Yankees compared with longer, more accomplished stays in other cities. Dawson, who starred for the defunt Expos for the first 10 years of his career wanted to go in as a member of the Cubs, for whom he won an MVP award during his 6 years and actually played in front of enthusiastic, English-speaking crowds. He said he's going to figure out some classy way to pay homage to his Cubs fans while respecting the Hall's decision to cast his likeness in bronze wearing an Expos hat.

What's all this have to do with jeans - I mean rock 'n roll? I was thinking about some well-traveled musicians who've been inducted in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and, if that Hall had such rules, making it necessary to determine one band lineup or instrument to cast in bronze. As it is, the R 'n R HoF allows for artists to be inducted as both a member of one band and a solo artist. I don't think they make a Pete Townshend, for instance, choose a single guitar to represent his display. But what if they did?

What single guitar would the R 'n R HoF choose to represent Pete Townshend, the Rickenbacker of his Maximum Rock 'n Roll days or the Gibson SG of the band's breakthrough festival years?

Some of you noobs may not have caught this classic Jam. Rise to the occasion and give it a shot. Once you're finished and your mind is clear tell us what's on your mind.