Piss On It

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame just opened a satellite museum in New York City. Joel Peresman, CEO of the Hall of Fame Foundation said, "the idea comes from wanting to draw more awareness to the Cleveland museum...In Cleveland we tell the whole history of rock & roll. Here we are showing a snapshot."

Am I the only one not buying into this story? Look out, Cleveland. NYC just took the first step toward stealing the Hall of Fame from you. Mark my words, watch over the next few years as the NYC museum gets bigger and bigger and the tourism numbers climb. Once the tourism numbers eclipse those that can be attained in Cleveland, turn out the lights.

Although, if the initial NYC exhibits are any indication, I'd say that for now, Cleveland is safe. I mean, the urinal from CBGB's on display? For those of us who have been to CBGB's, that's just gross. And probably hazardous to your health. Out of all the filthy rock & roll bathrooms that I've had the misfortune of using over the years, CBGB's definitely ranked (no pun intended) in the top 5 in the most disgusting category. In fact, off the top of my head, I can't think of a more disgusting bathroom than CBGB's, and I've been in disgusting rock & roll bathrooms from coast to coast. But I guess if enough rock stars pissed in it then people will pay to look at it.

Sorry for the urinary digression. This was meant to be a simple warning to all the good folks of Cleveland (and the rest of the people in Cleveland too) that your beloved museum is going to be stolen right out from under you unless you stop it right now. Kind of like when Baltimore stole your Browns. Ouch! I bet that still hurts. Sorry I brought it up. Although maybe that's the motivation you'll need to keep NYC from claiming your R&R museum.