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Patti's HOF Intro person



Well, since Jim Morrison and John Lennon are otherwise occupied, who  could 
it be, who should it be?
 
First of all, no body who is true English since they can't speak very well  
and always sound like their joking around anyway, so Mick & Keith are out  but 
Townshend could work out pretty good for my generation . . . 
 
 
Second of all, there's countless other woman musical artists who owe  their 
careers to the path Patti blazed for them but they should just pay her  back by 
making some hits out of her great songs so she could have at least 2  hits . 
. . 

 
Then there's a little known person named Bob Dylan who could bring his dog  
and come to think of it, you could understand his dog better . . . 
 
Also, there's Bono, who's often talked about how inspiring Patti was  to him 
when U2 started out and has played with her recently and quoted lyrics  from R 
'n R Nigger in his raps . . .
 
A big favorite would be Michael Stipe, which goes without saying, must be  
the leading candidate since it would bring Instant Karma 'cause  he'll already 
be there . . . 
 
My personal choice would be Bruce since he absolutely gives the  best HOF 
intro speeches (Dylan, Fogerty and U2) and their ties that bind go  back to 
Patti's "one hit", Because The Night. A big reason for Bruce to do  it is so we 
could have the Vote For Change jam session that didn't happen in  2004 with 
Bruce, Stipe and Patti doing Because The Night and People Have The  Power. The 
biggest reason for Bruce to do it is that they'll need to practice  and what 
better place to do that then at The Stone Pony on 2/24 since I already  have my 
tickets!
 
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_li_lightfoot_ (mailto:li_lightfoot)  wrote: The  only 
possible logical choice would be Jerry Garcia....

after

James Davidson <jbarrdavidson> wrote:  Could also  be Clive Davis 
or Ralph Nader