Def Leppard To The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame?
Well many readers over the years have asked me, "How can you be such a serious young man?" Well I have the impression that many people think I only read, watch, and listen to Libertarian philosophy and economic money supply issues. This past month I was skimming through the usual collection of music industry magazines and a feeling of disgust came over me, a feeling of such utter contempt that I almost threw my NAD receiver out the window of my home. I'm a simple man who enjoys Single Malt Scotch, cigars, and pin stripe suits to be honest. My beautiful family really keeps me happy, and of course a massive music collection exists. Something in the order of 1000 albums on the vinyl format and 1000 albums on the CD format.
It began in 1977 when a couple of high school students decided to form a band, after all if the Sex Pistols, The Ramones, and the Clash could get record deals and become stars without knowing how to play instruments, then anyone could be a star right?
Sheffield England (known as the heart of the black country because of the steel mines) gives its youth 3 choices: