XPost: alt.gothic.music, alt.gothic.culture, alt.music.nirvana   
   XPost: alt.music.hardcore   
   From: Bob@stoned_immaculate.com   
      
   bflat600@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > The Sex Pistols snubbed the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and called it a   
   > piss stain in a public statement;   
   >   
   > 'Next to the Sex Pistols rock and roll and that hall of fame is a piss   
   > stain. Your museum, urine in wine. We're not coming, we're not your   
   > monkey and so what? Fame at $25,000 if we paid for a table or $15,000   
   > to squeek up in the gallery, goes to a non-profit organisation selling   
   > us a load of old famous. Congratulations. If you voted for us hope you   
   > noted your reasons. You're anonymous as judges but you're still music   
   > industry people. We're not coming, you're not paying attention, outside   
   > the shit stem is a real sex pistol.'   
   >   
   > A scan of the original handwriiten letter can be read on the Filth and   
   > the Fury website. http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/   
   >   
   > http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1.jpg   
   >   
   > At £25,000 a table and $15,000 to sit in the gallery, the Rock n Roll   
   > Hall of Fame awards appear to be nothing but a money making scam.   
   >   
      
   Hmm....Pistols were a great band and kicked off a cool movement in   
   music,kinda surprised to see them voted in all the same. I bet Nirvana   
   makes it their first year of eligibility.   
      
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   -Bob   
      
      
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   those who don't have it."   
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