The only joy to be had with the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame is speculating which members of bands will be allowed on stage in bands where members hate each other and/or have been fired by fellow band members; speculating who will induct the eventual nominees and trying to guess what songs the inductees will play and how badly they'll play them. If you stick to these topics, you can enjoy the HOF without addressing any of the many reasons why it's terrible.
When Van Halen was announced, I was very caught up in the possibilities of who they'd let on stage and which one of them might say something insane(Dave) or terrible (Dave/Eddie/Alex) or stupid (everyone ever involved in the band) or about tobasco sauce (Michael Anthony) or incomprehinsible(Dave/Eddie/Sammy) or if someone was finished with their meal yet (Gary, presumably attending as a waiter). GNR has the potential to be even more interesting, and KISS is the ultimate train wreck in waiting.
I want Donovan to go in this year because I think he'd try to get Paul McCartney to induct him, but would have to settle for either Mike Love (who continues to hold the top spot for the most insane Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame appearance) or maybe David Lynch, who I'd like to see induct Donovan in character as Gordon Cole.
And there's always the recurring situation where they can't find anybody suitable to do an induction speech for someone, so they either hit 1 (Bono) or 2 (Kid Rock) on the induction speech speed dial.
