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rock n' roll hall of fame class of 2010 = weak sauce

c'monnnnnn
ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, the Hollies and the Stooges are headed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

If you're surprised to see ABBA among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's next crop of inductees, join the club. Besides ABBA, the Rock Hall's internationally flavored Class of 2010 includes the proto-punk Stooges from Ann Arbor, Mich., Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff and a pair of British exports, the pop-rocking Hollies and prog-rocking Genesis.

The New York City-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, which oversees the inductions, announced the honorees today. They'll be enshrined during the Rock Hall's 25th annual induction ceremony Monday, March 15, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.

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this should end well

sorry, but i think schilling's kinda a douche
Schilling Expresses Interest In Kennedy Seat

BOSTON -- Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling may throw his cap into the race for Sen. Edward Kennedy's Senate seat, according to New England Cable News.Schilling told NECN in an interview Wednesday that he was eyeing the seat left vacant by Kennedy, 77, who succumbed to brain cancer last week, WCVB-TV reported.
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worst. idea. ever.

don't get me wrong, i very much enjoy the man's music. but prepare to be lost for the rest of your life:

Dylan could be new GPS voice

Music legend Bob Dylan is "talking to a couple of car companies" about becoming the voice of their GPS system.

The singer-songwriter discussed the possibility on his BBC Radio 6 Music Sunday show which was on the theme of street maps. Renowned for his raspy, nasally tones, the 68-year-old American gave his listeners a taster of what his directions might sound like.

"Left at the next street. No, right. You know what? Just go straight."

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