tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4933650978745742908..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Kennedy Center Disgraces (2010 edition)Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-13495030024518385862010-09-10T11:58:31.949-05:002010-09-10T11:58:31.949-05:00Little Richard may be more deserving than Tina Tur...Little Richard may be more deserving than Tina Turner, but he doesn't have a stronger claim than Ike Turner, who arguably authored the first rock and roll song of all time. Ike became an unsavory character of course, and it is much more acceptable to praise Tina. If you think of honoring her as a proxy for honoring him though, I think putting her ahead just about anyone other than Elvis is perfectly fine.<br /><br />Ike's story is sort of funny in a way. Chuck Berry is not someone you would want around your family and Jerry Lee Lewis is not someone you would want around your teenage girls, but somehow their exploits never tarnished their brands as much as Ike's did. To draw a political analogy, Newt Gringrich has benefited from not being associated with a Saint Elizabeth character even though he is just as scummy as John Edwards. If Ike had battered someone who was not famous and beloved, his status in the rock firmament would be assured.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-41030586959836184692010-09-08T14:49:24.494-05:002010-09-08T14:49:24.494-05:00Little Richard well deserves this honor. A faceboo...Little Richard well deserves this honor. A facebook page has been created to strike up awareness. Please give him this honor. What is more sad is that they are giving the honor to Oprah.Larry Fergusonhttp://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Little-Richard-should-be-a-Kennedy-Center-Honoree/130804713611155?ref=tsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-12832755588156143962010-09-08T12:22:42.226-05:002010-09-08T12:22:42.226-05:00Little Richard made a cameo appearance in "Ca...Little Richard made a cameo appearance in "Catalina Caper" -- automatic disqualifier. <br /><br />My fave MST3K episode, EVAH, but still . . .<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-58011762382612302202010-09-08T10:18:56.240-05:002010-09-08T10:18:56.240-05:00And, although it's not really relevant now, Ca...And, although it's not really relevant now, Carl Perkins lived until 1998...where were the KCH for him? (At least they managed to get to Johnny Cash in 1996...)Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-53603418992061351652010-09-08T10:10:06.065-05:002010-09-08T10:10:06.065-05:00I'd be a little more worked up about this slig...I'd be a little more worked up about this slight had it been a shutout thrown by the Rock 'n' Roll HoF, but it's not. Just the KCH, which does a fair job of trying to include all the major arts, which is quite a bit of ground to cover, and inevitably there will be oversights, as with LR.<br /><br />That said, I'm not sure the world would be a poorer place for not having "I Saw Her Standing There" or even "Oh Darling", but it definitely would be without the rollicking ditty "I'm Down", an underrated masterpiece that the Beatles performed energetically on the baseball diamond, John playing organ à la LR with elbow, at Shea Stadium 1965.Brodienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-61660841219028172912010-09-08T08:38:42.871-05:002010-09-08T08:38:42.871-05:00Jonathan -
You're old!Jonathan -<br /><br />You're old!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com