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Eddie and the Cruisers
Jun 14, 2014
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2021 Inductees
Here is a great nominee. With the music of John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Eddie and the Cruisers may have been Bruce Springsteen light, but it was part of a cult film that was really about the music. Considering this Hall of Fame is about the music, why not induct a fictitious band that wanted the music to matter! That makes it more of a legit nominee than 99 percent of the others on the ballot. We will also argue that Michael Pare lip-synched better than anyone else we have ever seen!
The Bullet Points:
Movies Appeared:
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives (1989)
Actors:
Michael Pare (Eddie Wilson)
Tom Berenger (Frank Ridgeway)
Matthew Lawrence (Sal Amato)
Helen Schneider (Joanne Carlino)
David Wilson (Kenny Hopkins)
Michael Antunes (Wendell Newton)
Bernie Coulson (Rick Diesel)
Anthony Sherwood (Hilton Overstreet)
Songs you might remember:
On The Darkside
Why you should vote for them:
Seriously, there is something special about this band.
Why you should not vote for them:
Their music would not have fit in the time frame.
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Echo Echo
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
In the IFC show, Portlandia, the Indy Superstar band, Echo Echo tries to check into the Deuce Hotel, but the usual clichés that you might have expected to occur were not present. What was of note to us was the incredible lineup in the Alternative Rock world that made up Echo Echo, of Corin Tucker (bandmate of Portlandia co-creator, Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney), James Mercer (The Shins) and Colin Meloy (The Decemberists). Now how can a band made up of these people have trouble checking into a hotel?
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Portlandia (2011)
Actors:
Corin Tucker
James Mercer
Colin Meloy
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for them:
In theory, this is an All Star group.
Why you should not vote for them:
Yes…an All Star group that didn’t play anything.
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Dylan
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
Dylan was the dimwitted boyfriend of Hayley Dunphy who also happened to be an aspiring singer. We were treated to a song he wrote for Haley that he inappropriately sang in front of the entire family. Why was it inappropriate, well when he sings the (Do Me) part; that is your answer right there!
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Modern Family (2009-)
Actor:
Reid Ewing
Songs you might remember:
In the Moonlight (Do Me)
Why you should vote for him:
His original song was certainly a memorable one.
Why you should not vote for him:
He sold out by singing at Disneyland!
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Duncan Ely
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
We can say this with one hundred percent confidence. Duncan Ely was the best satanic piano virtuoso on the ballot. That probably does not equate to an induction for the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, especially since this entry comes from a little seen 1971 horror film.