----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rob@splitsville.com>
> Isn't a good gimmick (i.e. a look or shtick), timing and the luck of 
> growing up in a certain place crucial to EVERY band?

Exactly!  So why are the Pistols sell-outs who are ruining their 
credibility and their place in history if they're in the RRHOF, when 
Elvis, the Beatles and the Ramones aren't?

S