Why was Barlow snubbed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction?
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I think he was the only "member" to not get inducted in 1994. Granted he was a notch below Hunter in songwriting (and he readily admitted it) but I'm still not sure why he got left out.
I doubt he gave a shit. The rest of the band probably didn't give a flying fuck about getting inducted anyway. But he wrote a lot of legendary songs and should've gotten the honor, imo.
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Robert Hunter was a voting
Robert Hunter was a voting member in the GD democracy (maybe still is?). Barlow was not.
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Gerrit Graham also snubbed.
Gerrit Graham also snubbed.
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Money, money, money, money,
Money, money, money, money, money.
They threw Bobby Petersen under the bus too.
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Cardboard Jerry sez....
Cardboard Jerry sez....
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Was Harry Popick included?
Was Harry Popick included? Dude ran their monitors forever
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Not sure I'd call it a "snub"
Not sure I'd call it a "snub" ... MJ only briefly mentioning Phil (Jackson) in his HOF speech felt more like a snub.
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who is bobby peterson?
who is bobby peterson?
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Bobby Petersen, lyricist, was
Bobby Petersen, lyricist, was a friend of Phil's and then the GD community. He was very special, a poet, loved by all, from what I hear from friends who knew him.
Good dead.net article, Documenting the Dead, the Robert M. Petersen papers:
Petersen wrote a number of lyrics for the Dead, four of which the band worked up into songs. Those songs encompass almost the entirety of the band’s career: “New Potato Caboose,” written and recorded for Anthem of the Sun, captures the ambitious experimentalism of their work in the 1960s; “Pride of Cucamonga,” written in 1972 and recorded for Mars Hotel, fits with their turn to Americana of the early 1970s; and “Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues,” performed only once in 1986, traces the world-weary mood of an old Wobbly adrift in the Reagan Eighties. “Unbroken Chain,” also recorded for Mars Hotel, is the one that stands apart, timeless and universal, one of their signature songs that captures the heart of their approach to music. It is a deep and haunting meditation that for many Deadheads represents one of the band’s seminal expressions, poetically and philosophically. No wonder it inspired some of Lesh’s best music.
https://www.dead.net/features/blog/documenting-dead-robert-m-petersen-pa...
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>>>Not sure I'd call it a
>>>Not sure I'd call it a "snub" ... MJ only briefly mentioning Phil (Jackson) in his HOF speech felt more like a snub.
Jordan spent his entire speech shitting on people and calling them out IIRC. Was pretty epic.
Did anyone read Barlow's book? I need to pick it up. That guy lived a hell of a live.
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Turtle.
Turtle.
Google before you ask newb questions. New Potato Caboose. I think he was in and out of jail for being a thief.