Committee Chairman
RRHOF Nominations are out!
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their nominees for the next Class, and as always, we expect that it will raise many eyebrows and cause countless debate across musical landscape. We are taking a look at the sixteen nominees in order of the rank on our Notinhalloffame.com rankings.
Nirvana: NIHOF Rank #1
For those wondering if they were in fact eligible (and the Chairman was openly one of those people) this was answered. The Grunge superstars should be considered a lock for the Hall on their first ballot.
Deep Purple: NIHOF Rank #2
Look who is back for their second year in a row. One of the biggest Hall of Fame oversights has a serious chance to get in, as the band on the ballot that resembles them the most, KISS, is despised by many of the voters.
KISS: NIHOF Rank #5
See above. Kiss received a token nomination before, and despite the KISS Army who will be out in full effect, we wouldn’t hold our breath for this one. With that said, we will be cheering for this induction hard, should it happen.
Peter Gabriel: NIHOF Rank #15
Already in with Genesis, Gabriel had a stellar solo career and indirectly is a representative of the global music scene. We are very interested to see if he can get in as a solo act.
N.W.A.: NIHOF Rank #17
N.W.A. was nominated last year but as they were on the same ballot as other first time nominee, Public Enemy, their wait was extended a year. This will be all they will have to wait.
Yes: NIHOF Rank #24
Progressive Rock has their shot here with this talented group of musicians. As this is a genre that has not received the due it should have from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is one that should receive a lot of support from rock fans.
Link Wray: NIHOF Rank #34
It has been proven that one strong album can get you into the Hall; here will be the test whether one song can.....oh wait, Percy Sledge already proved that.
Cat Stevens: NIHOF Rank #36
The Singer/Songwriter nominee is one that many have forgotten about. Cat Stevens has not done much musically since his conversion to Islam, but in his day, he was a major player. We would not be surprised to see him sneak in.
The Replacements: NIHOF Rank #52
What a wonderful surprise this is! This is not something we thought we would see, but we wonder aloud if Big Star should enter first?
Hall & Oates: NIHOF Rank #63
Many of us here would have preferred the Spinners in this slot, but this underappreciated band is getting some love here. There is nothing wrong with some Blue Eyed Soul in Cleveland.
The Zombies: NIHOF Rank #74
You had to know that a British band would be nominated, and the Zombies fit the bill. History has been kind to them, but somehow we think their window is closing. This may be now or never.
Chic: NIHOF Rank #85
Sigh......This is getting a little embarrassing. Here is an open letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; put them in, or stop nominating them! Basically, we are saying “Shit, or get off the pot!”
L.L. Cool J: NIHOF Rank #88
Returning again, we suspect that he will be passed over again in favour of N.W.A., who will take the urban slot. After “Are we there yet?”, America isn’t afraid of Ice Cube anymore.
Linda Ronstadt: NIHOF Rank #93
This could be her year. She is the lone female candidate on the ballot, and she just announced that she has Parkinson’s. Actually, we might bet the farm on this one.....even though we don’t own one.
The Meters: NIHOF Rank #162
Back again on the ballot, this could be a real good shot as this collection of great musicians fills a lot of genres that are not really reflected on this list. This could be their best shot.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: NIHOF Rank #272
Another band on the ballot for a return performance, we have a feeling that they will remain on the outside looking in.
Between five and seven acts will be inducted in April of next year.
In conclusion, for those of you read our Hall of Fame predictions, the Chairman’s brief run at the top is over. Congratulations to Spheniscus who correctly predicted seven in comparison to our lowly five. DDT and I owe you a night of beer!
Changes for the World Golf HOF
About six months ago, we asked someone close to us if they would be interested in doing a Notinhalloffame.com section in regards to the World Golf Hall of Fame. His answer was that it would not be very interesting as the Hall inducts “everybody”. Apparently, they have agreed.
The Florida based institution has announced that they are cancelling the 2014 Hall of Fame process and have announced that they will look at overhauling the process. Currently, there are five categories in which you can be inducted; The PGA Tour/Champions Tour, LPGA Tour, International, Lifetime Achievement and Veterans.
On the PGA Tour the requirements are as follows:
Minimum of 40 Years Old, PGA Tour Member for at least 10 Years and 10 PGA Tour wins or two Majors or Players Championships.
For the Champions Tour, the golfer has to be a member for at least five years and have 20 wins between the Champions Tour and PGA Tour. Alternately, five Majors (combined) would also qualify.
Prior to the impending overhaul, a candidate has to receive 65% of the vote. Failing that, as long as the top vote getter gets at least 50%, he will be inducted.
The current process has resulted in players being inducted into the World Golf Hall who were still active and viable players. The best example is Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els who won Majors, after, they were inducted. This does not happen in the four major North American team sports.
Potential changes could involve pushing the age limit back to 60, which should limit players from achieving a major win after induction. Baseball has shown that it is not necessary to induct a player every year. At present, they are not scheduled to renew the process until 2015.
Songwriters HOF announces 2014 Nominees
The Songwriters Hall of Fame may not have a section here at Notinhalloffame.com, but it is an institution that we have respected for a long time. The nominees for their next class have been announced, and we are sure that it may raise a few eyebrows.
The biggest name of the group is Madonna. The “Material Girl” (can we still call her that now that she is well North of 50) might be the most successful of the nominees, but rarely has she been praised for song writing. This is not to say her writing is subpar, but can you remember the last time you saw an article praising it? Neither do we.
Madonna may be the biggest name of the nominees, but there are some other serious heavyweight names listed on the ballot. Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page and John Mellencamp were also named. All three are currently inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as performers.
Last year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Heart (ie: The Wilson Sisters) look to cap off a historic run as they too were nominated as was another Rock and Roll Hall inductee, Ray Davies of the Kinks. Cyndi Lauper was another notable name selected, though her most enduring song (True Colors) was not penned by her. Another somewhat curious nominee was 4 Non Blondes singer, Linda Perry, who though did write hits for Pink, Gwen Stefani and other women, probably should be discredited just for writing that awful “What’s Up” song.
Other notables include Donovan, Cat Stevens (now wouldn’t that be something!), Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards, Vince Gill (seriously?) and Harry Wayne Casey. The ballot is filled out by non-performing song writers William “Mickey Stevenson, Jim Weatherly, Bobby Braddock and Bill Anderson.
The induction ceremony will take place on June 12, 2014.
Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is coming
We here at Notinhalloffame.com are very excited to announce that we are a few weeks away from unveiling a brand new section that we feel will combine our love of Sports and Pop Culture perfectly. Our goal here at our website, has always been to shed a bit of insight on some of the omissions in the most important Halls of Fame in North America, and as the only website that combines a look at post career institutions of Rock of Roll, Baseball, Football, Hockey, Basketball, NASCAR and the WWE. Receiving this tribute is considered to be a stamp of approval, and proof that you were among the elite at what you accomplished.
Thus far, we feel we have only scratched the surface. There has been some healthy debate, but of course we always want to see more of the same. Now, it is one thing to talk about existing Halls of Fame; it is quite another to create one of your own. Ladies and Gentleman, brace yourselves for the next section on our website; The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame.
What is the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame (or as we will start calling it, the FAHOF)? It is a Hall where we will celebrate and induct the greatest sports characters in Television and Movies. This will be a perpetual process, where annually all of you will vote on these characters and decide which ones deserve to be in this Hall of Fame. With the exception of our inaugural inductee (and we are confident that this will not be a selection that will create controversy) this is a vote controlled only by the people who visit our site to vote; and who better than the people to determine this?
The FAHOF (get used to this acronym) will not just be for athletes. We have been inspired by the other Halls of Fame we cover here, as we have created also a “Contributors” section, for those who were not performers in the sport but assisted in sports film and television in different ways.
We look forward to this launch, which will come very soon!