I can only hope that Jon - and the rest of the band - will console themselves by laughing all the way to the bank.

Personally, I hate the way this band is treated but in the long run it really doesn't matter much - it's the music that counts. I'm just glad that they are still making music and apparently enjoying it. I'm sure they would like the validation of their peer group but I doubt that it's really necessary anymore.

I just followed some of the links and read a little more about the 61% chance. At this point I would put it lower than that. Dave Marsh is on the nominating comittee. He is a fanatical Bruce Springsteen lover and he hates Jon - personally. Sometimes that is all it takes

Kathleen