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Rock Hall Travesty:Where’s CRAZY HORSE?
KONK REACTOR column
[Published in the KONK Life newspaper on November 8, 2012.]
Rock Hall Travesty: Where’s CRAZY HORSE?
Now that the election heavy-lifting is over with, let’s turn our attention to another selection process with a festering sore: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since the first “class” (Elvis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, etc) was inducted in 1986, there have been 279 individuals and groups given the honor. These days another 6 or 7 are added each year. But over almost 20 years of eligibility there has not even been a nomination for those icons of rock, Crazy Horse. (more…)
Hair Yesterday, Gone Today
KONK REACTOR column
[Published in the KONK Life newspaper on March 15, 2012.]
Hair Yesterday, Gone Today
My recent columns have been pretty serious, so let’s get trivial for a change….
For over 40 years David Crosby’s been singing about “letting my freak flag fly” in his CSNY anthem Almost Cut My Hair. And other than my Army years and my early days at IBM, I’ve pretty much followed that philosophy (to varying extremes). I’ve always proudly identified with the Freaks – and the Geeks, the Nerds, the Hippies and even (curiously enough) the Jocks -– all of which reflect my characteristics. I can honestly say that these associations have never held me back to any noticeable extent.
Now the LADIES may disagree with that – it seems that most of them aren’t fans of long hair on the guys. I first met Maria during my early IBM days (more…)