That is a shame John.
You pour your heart and soul into such an endeavor and that's what you get in return? The DMHOF was an
EXCELLENT idea! This is totally me guessing on this (only met you a month ago)....but I bet you've envisioned a former club in Brooklyn to be the "museum" with plaques of the inductees, exhibits on artists, DJ's, etc and at night, the musem could have transformed into a club where worldwide DJ would come and spin.
Stuff like this angers me because of the apathy within. And it's no wonder why we are stuck where we are. We (industry, artists, fans, DJ's, etc.) could go SOOOOOOO far if we decide to push ourselves, cut out whatever "drama" is behind the scenes and focus on making our "brand" stronger.
Admittedly, I get in ruts regarding the coalition....thinking that I'm the only one that wants to "fight". And if it's only me, so be it, but this is still worth the energy and effort to "fight" the good battle and progress things.
I know all of you posting here just don't love the music.....you believe in it! It's just a matter of killing the apathy somehow. As it is, I have to apologize to a manager because I had this idea of a pairing of a classic artist with someone current. The classic artist was open to it; talks were beginning to happen, but haven't heard SQUAT from the current. I didn't want anything out of this except to see something like this actually happen. But for me, I don't want to "operate" with just "talk"....I want action to happen for the betterment of everyone.
So I do see it...and it is sad. But hell...the day this stops with me will be the day I die and we'll just have to push other avenues and willing to work with ANYONE on this somehow.
Great meeting you again at Beatstock!
