Scanning the headlines today, I saw in my peripheral vision one announcing the latest list of inductees into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame. I've heard stories about the selection process, but haven't paid much attention because I guess it's most like the Wallaces' (and Wallechinsky's) Book(s) of Lists - based on opinion, not quantifiable metrics. Just who is Darlene Love anyway? No matter. I don't really care, but on a whim,I checked to see if my favorite group Rush is in. Nope. Conspicuous in their absence were also Kiss (I'd heard about that before). I consider Rush to be the most talented trio in the history of rock music. Rumor has it that Jann Wenner doesn't. Still, as opinionated and usually hermitlike as I am on music, I know I am not alone in my assessment (of Rush), plus I have multiple musicians in the family that agree with me. I'm not a fan of Kiss, but how are they any less influential than some of the others? Ah...Jann Wenner. True or not, both their absences make the Hall a joke because look at the list of past inductees. In: Steely Dan ????? (Oh, the words I could not use in public to describe what I think of that!); David Bowie?; James Taylor? Come on! Not in: Boston(??!); Yes (???!!); B-52's - Hello? Not Boston? Not Yes? In: John Paul and George (no Ringo) are in it as individuals and as the Beatles; Metallica; Aerosmith; AC/DC - all no brainers Not in: Kansas; Journey; Styx; Emerson, Lake and Palmer In: Stevie Wonder - are you serious?; John Mellencamp ??; Buffalo Springfield ?; ABBA ???; Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel; The director of the Rush documentary "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" commented to Entertainment Weekly

“It’s unfortunate,” says Scot McFadyen, ...“We were hoping a lot more people in the [nominating] room had seen our documentary, and maybe that would have given them a different perspective on the band. But there are just some people that are holding out.” As disappointing as Rush’s latest snub was, McFadyen wasn’t necessarily surprised. “They’ve never been a critics’ band. The industry people that are involved with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rush has never been cool enough for them.”

I think Wenner and the Hall should adopt the slogan of another media entity that also isn't: "Fair and balanced" Last year, one list of snubs included Alice Cooper, who made the cut this time around. So who is missing in the Hall from your list?