Funny you mention WH and the Mule.....
I wwas watching a concert last night right before I started this thread, been following that band since its infancy, prolly seen Mule, both the original, and the permutations since, about 20 times, at least a dozen times in Cleveland, and always at small hall venues, announced like 3 days prior to a show... everytime it was standing room only..
As far as why so long for Rush to make HOF?
Well, its a very odd crowd, and voting procedure, and could be construed as biased... because radio stations and rock commentators push for certain bands.. and stuff the ballot box so to speak.
I watch this, and have, since HOF was annouced as ""viable"....
A good example is, why are the induction ceremonies held in NYC?
Makes no sense to me... except for the $$$$$$
When you look back, annd see who was inducted when, you'll really question "why so long?
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http://www.futurerocklegends.com/past.phpYes, it is shocking to see in print...
Real shocker... read this page....
http://www.futurerocklegends.com/eligibles.phpI find it kinda funny that the most often coined phrase, when some band comes out to play, is...... ""HELLO CLEVELAND......." even when they aren't playing in Cleveland....
Check out all the options on the left sidebar, about who got snubbed, the vvoting, the nominating, etc...
And you will see how and why stuff is smelly when it comes to getting in...
I totally missed out on buying a piece of the stage, I was at the Blackfoot concert in the morning, and actually they played again that same night... awesome show, the place smelled of smoke, but they laid plywood on it for the night, because the show was a sellout... Duke and the Drvers opened for BF, the Drivers were soooooo outclassed by BF, they got boo'd off the stage on their 4th song... got the iron ons for both of the concerts that day...
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/08/cleveland_agora_stage_that_hos.htmlI can't find any of those iron on concert bills anywheres online... may have to donate some to HOF in trade for free admissions... not.