Reply #13: There are so many others

[Tangerine LaBamba]

who have done so much more.

Pete Townshend has been on a campaign to clear his name after he got busted downloading child porn. He claimed he was doing "research," since he'd been an abused child. This Kennedy Center award, which is - I'm sure you're aware of this in spite of your need to cut and copy common information - intensely political, probably cost him a great deal of money. Now, though, he can feel somewhat absolved. Having lived my professional life in Washington, I'm always entertained by the outlanders who think these "awards" are simply a matter of merit.

Do you believe everything you read?

George Jones?

Roger Daltrey? Well, since the others are dead, I guess it was nice that they had each other at the ceremony.

Consider some American blues artists - still living - who were the inspiration for groups like The Who, the Stones, the Beatles, and wonder how come they're not being honored.

And, oh, yes, for her immense contributions to the humor industry, Paris Hilton.