Watch Allen Iverson’s Emotional Basketball Hall Of Fame Induction Speech Instagram Allen Iverson made history in Springfield, Ma last night: he wore a suit for the first time since he was drafted into the NBA. You can take the boy out of his hood clothes, but you can’t take the hood out of the boy though! In an emotional speech during which Allen Iverson thanked his God, his Georgetown University coach John Thompson, and his “Hall of Famer” wife Tawanna, A.I. still made time to thank Hip-Hop. “I want to thank Biggie Smalls, Redman, Jadakiss, Tupac and Michael Jackson for being my theme music throughout my career.” Only right, since he was the one to bring the culture to the hood. Hit the flip to watch A.I.’s full acceptance speech.
I don’t know why people are always so surprised when Lady GaGa shows up places looking like a total nutjob. Dressing like a down-and-out porn star has been her act for a while now. But still, here she is at the 46th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala in New York looking like she wandered in from 42nd Street in the ’80s. Anyway, I’m too lazy to look up what award GaGa received, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Best-Dressed. I just hope they steam cleaned her seat after. Photos: WENN.com Continue reading →
Rush’s fans rule the night and Oprah Winfrey make a surprise appearance. By Gil Kaufman Public Enemy’s Chuck D performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Gynecologist Under Fire For Venting About Patient On Facebook A Missouri doctor who took to his Facebook page to air out frustrations over a consistently late patient is facing outrage after her post went viral. via Fox News A St. Louis OB-GYN is sparking controversy after she posted negative comments about one of her patients on Facebook, according to various reports. According to TheBump.com, a popular website for moms-to-be, Dr. Amy Dunbar of Mercy Medical Center posted the following on Facebook: “So I have a patient who has chosen to either no-show or be late (sometimes hours) for all of her prenatal visits, ultrasounds, and NSTs. She is now three hours late for her induction. May I show up late for her delivery?” Critics around the blogosphere are saying Dunbar violated the patient’s privacy – even though she never mentions the patient by name. While this doctor definitely should have known better than post anything at all about a patient on a public social network page and especially not anything about the birth of a child, no names were mentioned so we doubt there will be any legal consequences. Would you want legal action taken if you found out that one of your doctors was venting on Facebook?
Black Sabbath, Kiss and the Sex Pistols have also blasted the institution. By Gil Kaufman Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose Photo: Getty Images Suffice it to say that in his lengthy, lawyerly letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week refusing his induction as part of the classic line-up of Guns N’ Roses , singer Axl Rose had a bone (or two, or six or 20) to pick with the process. It’s hard to say who the enigmatic hard-rock icon was most mad at, but his steadfast refusal to attend the induction, or even acknowledge the honor, put him in a long tradition of rock legends who’ve either bashed the RRHOF for not including them (only to change their tune once their number came up) or refused to show up , not to mention the fans who’ve raised holy hell when their favorite bands couldn’t make the cut. MTV News’ James Montgomery penned his own open letter to Axl and the group’s fans. Among the other hell-raisers: Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath : Before the group got the call in 2005 , the Blizzard of Ozz had been very vocal about how little he wanted to do with the Hall. In a 1999 letter to the Hall of Fame, Ozzy famously told the institution, “Just take our name off the list. Save the ink. Forget about us. The nomination is meaningless, because it’s not voted on by the fans. It’s voted on by the supposed elite for the industry and the media, who’ve never bought an album or concert ticket in their lives, so their vote is irrelevant to me.” He added, “Let’s face it, Black Sabbath has never been media darlings. We’re a people’s band and that suits us just fine.” John Lydon/Sex Pistols : Lydon (aka “Johnny Rotten”) was his typical snotty self when his pioneering punk band made the short list in 2006. In a cheeky letter, the perennially put out Lydon wrote, “Next to the Sex Pistols rock and roll and that hall of fame is a piss stain. Your museum. Urine in wine. We’re not coming. We’re not your monkey and so what?” Needless to say, the band did not show up for the ceremony. Gene Simmons/Kiss : The kabuki theater bass player is never at a loss for words. And nothing makes him angrier than the fact that the “greatest band in the world” has never been invited to the party. He’s lashed out at the Rock Hall repeatedly in the 12 years since his group became eligible. “There are disco bands, rap bands, Yiddish folk song bands, but not Kiss,” he said in 2008. David Lee Roth/Eddie Van Halen/Van Halen : The longest-running soap opera in rock was kicked up a notch in 2007 when VH was slated for induction. Original singer Roth had been rehearsing for the event and speculation swirled for months about who would show up and if replacement singer Sammy Hagar would be on hand as well. Then, in classic VH fashion, Eddie and Dave both bailed and it was left to Hagar and now-former bassist Michael Anthony to accept on the band’s behalf. And then there are the fans. In addition to the unending volley of complaints from the Kiss Army, followers of Canadian prog rockers Rush have been bellyaching for the past decade of the band’s eligibility that the wizardly trio deserve their spot in the Hall. They’ve picketed, launched petitions and all but drawn their broadswords and threatened to storm the I.M. Pei-designed glass pyramid in Cleveland to rectify this grave injustice. All to no avail. Are you disappointed that Axl Rose won’t be at this weekend’s Hall of Fame ceremony? Let us know in comments below. Related Artists Guns N’ Roses Black Sabbath
