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My Acceptance Speech (I Never Got To Give Ha!)
SD Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
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Introduce Everyone - Geoff, Dave, Jeff, Danny, Mike, Howie, Mark, Ma
Introduce Everyone - Geoff, Dave, Jeff, Danny, Mike, Howie, Mark, Ma•Thank You’s – Rollie, Chris Buren, Family, Friends & Fans, Bands That Came Before Us (Felix & Starchild), Competition Bands That Made Us Better (Aaron Baron, Southwind, Rox, Z-Brick), Existing Bandmates (Guilty Pleasures), R&RHOF
Thank You’s – Rollie, Chris Buren, Family, Friends & Fans, Bands That Came Before Us (Felix & Starchild), Competition Bands That Made Us Better (Aaron Baron, Southwind, Rox, Z-Brick), Existing Bandmates (Guilty Pleasures), R&RHOF•What measurement determines a successful SD band? Is it….
What measurement determines a successful SD band? Is it….oThe number of years they were together?
The number of years they were together?oThe number of gigs they played?
The number of gigs they played?oThe amount of money they made?
The amount of money they made?oThe miles they traveled?
The miles they traveled?oThe music they created?
The music they created?oHow often their music was played on the radio?
How often their music was played on the radio?oThe fun they had?
The fun they had? oThe fun their fans had?
The fun their fans had?oThe attendance records they broke?
The attendance records they broke?oThe infrequency of member changes?
The infrequency of member changes?oThe influence they had on other musicians?
The influence they had on other musicians?oTheir technical skill and musicianship?
Their technical skill and musicianship?oThe loyalty of fans decades later?
The loyalty of fans decades later?•All these are good measurements, and by any of them, Wakefield was a successful SD band
All these are good measurements, and by any of them, Wakefield was a successful SD band•But if you played Rock music in the 80’s the most important measurement was…. How cool your hair looked!
But if you played Rock music in the 80’s the most important measurement was…. How cool your hair looked!•Check it out! (Have Album Back On Video Screen)
Check it out! (Have Album Back On Video Screen)•After the band, when I cut my hair short, I really couldn’t believe how long my neck was!
After the band, when I cut my hair short, I really couldn’t believe how long my neck was!•When I got the call that we were going to be inducted… some 5 or 6 months ago…. I stopped cutting my hair
When I got the call that we were going to be inducted… some 5 or 6 months ago…. I stopped cutting my hair•This is as long as it got … and with a little coloring to hide the emerging gray … and being above everyone to hide my bald spot …. It still really just doesn’t compare!
This is as long as it got … and with a little coloring to hide the emerging gray … and being above everyone to hide my bald spot …. It still really just doesn’t compare!•Thank the band guys …. They are my brothers …. If I could go back, and do it all over again …. I would …. The only thing I would change is…. I would add the becoming rich and famous part!
Thank the band guys …. They are my brothers …. If I could go back, and do it all over again …. I would …. The only thing I would change is…. I would add the becoming rich and famous part!