Hall of Shame

I don’t know if you heard it, but a great sacrilege has occurred. An important pillar of our culture has been brought low and its virtue called into question. Am I speaking of yet another mark in the seemingly endless parade of political scandals that dot our social landscape? No. I refer to the fact that Madonna was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Now, I am no big fan of Madonna, but that’s not what has me irked. It’s not that she isn’t deserving of some recognition. What ticks me off is that someone must have forgotten the name of the institution to which they suggest she belong; ROCK AND ROLL! If she was to be admitted into the Pop Diva’s Hall of Distinction, OK, or even the Modern Musical Heritage Temple of Celebrity, I’d hardly strangle an electron over it, but admitting Madonna into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame is like Harvard awarding Emmett Kelly tenure.

There are certain things that are just not meant to go together, like peanut butter and sauerkraut. When I think of this insult, I hear the Sesame Street song, “Which One of These Things is Not Like the Other?” No wonder Ozzie keeps pulling his name from consideration to be inducted.

In one fell swoop, I have lost all respect for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, not that I had much to begin with. In my mind Rock and Roll is about rebelling against the establishment; an establishment which can be exemplified by this so called Hall of Fame. Thus, I say, turn the music up and tear that shit down! It ain’t Rock and Roll anymore! Long Live Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!