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Not "worthy"
 Posted 3/13/2010 12:01:00 PM
On Monday at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the 25th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place, seeing Genesis, The Stooges, The Hollies, Jimmy Cliff and ABBA (really?? ABBA??) join the ranks of some of the greatest musicians of all time.
It's a big deal. These musicians will now be held in a place of honour in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, among the likes of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, The Doors, Jimi Hendix, Metallica, the Beach Boys, Les Paul, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, the Kinks, Aerosmith, Queen, Black Sabbath, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Presley and many, many more.
If you've ever wondered how a band or artist become eligible to find their picture in the Hall of Fame, it's pretty easy. Here's how it's described on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame web site:
"Artists become eligible ...
Multitasking gone awry
Posted 3/11/2010 10:05:00 AM
Certain things are OK in the car.
Driving, obviously. Listening to music? Absolutely. Chatting with friends & family in the car? If you really have to, sure.
Then there's the questionable stuff. Talking on the phone in the car? Illegal now. Fixing the hair and make-up? Not a good idea. Giving or receiving in an intimate way? Makes for great bragging rights, but isn't good for giving the road its due.
Then there's the deeply stupid. Like shaving one's privates on the way to a date.
Such was the case for a 37 year-old Florida woman, charged after crashing her car while giving herself a bikini trim, according to the Toronto Sun.
Stranger still (and setting a record for the most amicable separation ever), her ex-husband was in the passenger seat and took the wheel so she could finish shaping her lower foliage.
At which point came the crash.
What ...
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