NO ... HE'S NOT QUITE HALFWAY THERE .... (NO-OH! SHOULDN'T HAVE A PRAYER!): While voting remains open, the trends have been pretty consistent. Based on 63 voters, and with the RRHOF generally requiring 50% support to induct the top 5-7 names, the ALOTT5MA readership would only induct the Beastie Boys (57), Tom Waits (49) and Neil Diamond (42). Bon Jovi (31) falls just shy of 50% with LL Cool J (22) and Alice Cooper (20) respectably thereafter, and no other artist has more than 20% support.
We'll be doing some more Keltner pieces over the next few weeks -- I'll take on Jewish Elvis, and there's been a request for the not-short-listed Hall and Oates. But if you voted for Donna Summer (11), Darlene Love (10), Dr. John (8), Chic (5), Donovan (5), The J. Geils Band (5), Laura Nyro (5), Joe Tex (3) or Chuck Willis (1), you've got a perfect opportunity now to convince us why you're right and we're philistines.
