Rappers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five has become the first hip-hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The announcement was made by the Rock and Roll Foundation ahead of the induction ceremony scheduled to take place on March 12 in New York City.
The band, headed by Joseph Saddler - had hits with White Lines and The Message.
Grandmaster Flash is widely quoted by modern artists as being their inspiration.
He completed a UK tour at the end of 2006.
Other inductees will include R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen.
Acts are only eligible to join the Hall of Fame after 25 years has passed since their first release.
A blonde's Year in Review
January - Took new scarf back to store because it was too tight.
February - Fired from pharmacy job for failing to printlabels.....Helllloooo!!!.....bottles won't fit in typewriter!!!
March - Got really excited.....finished jigsaw puzzle in 6months.....box said "2-4 years!"
April - Trapped on escalator for hours.....power went out!!!
May - Tried to make Jelly.....wrong instructions....8 cups of waterwon't fit into those little packets!!!
June - Tried to go water skiing.....couldn't find a lake with a slope.
July - Lost breast stroke swimming competition.....learned later, theother swimmers cheated, they used their arms!!!
August - Got locked out of my car in rain storm.....car swampedbecause soft-top was open..
September - The capital of California is "C".....isn't it???
October - Hate M & M's.....they are so hard to peel.
November - Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days.....instructions said 1 hour per pound and I weigh 108 !!!
December - Couldn't call 911....."duh".....there's no "eleven" buttonon the stupid phone!!!
APOLOGIES TO BLONDES EVERYWHERE...........
Hey have you heard of MOSES BARRINGTON yet?
No well you will, as from now!!
He is a Borat lookalike who has done a travel spoof about Torquay and in just one week has had 6000 views on You Tube, been on local radio and in the papers. This below is from Metro.
A little bit of Devon... Borat style
BY ANNE CAMPBELL - Wednesday, January 3, 2007
A Borat-style web guide to one of Britain's top holiday destinations has shot its creator to global fame... of a sort.
The character Moses Barrington, a fictional TV presenter, takes to the streets of Torquay in Devon to highlight its 'finer' points in a ten-minute spoof promo.
His presenting style has been compared with Borat, the fictional Kazakh journalist portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen, who was a huge box office hit last year.
'Highlights' include Moses almost getting run over by a bus on a 'pedestrianised' street, Grease at the Princess Theatre starring Bobby Davro, and dinosaurs which once lived nearby.
He also extols the virtues of a bust of crime writer Agatha Christie (which is covered in bird droppings), the seaweed on Torre Abbey Sands and the various characters he encounters on a night out at the harbourside.
Moses – who is played by performance artist Michael Hutcherson – said: 'Destination Torquay was filmed in December and the town still looks beautiful. We want to tell people around the world about the place.
'I'm living off the royalties I made from doing the “buy one get one free” voiceover and other work.
'I'm originally from Torquay but moved to Surrey, then came back to make the documentary. 'I would like to make a TV comeback but it isn't the destination that matters, it's the journey. I'm going to write to the BBC and ask them for my own show because Wogan is getting on a bit.'
Hutcherson, as himself, added: 'I've been overwhelmed by the way people in Torquay have embraced Moses.'
No I haven't gone entirely mad, yet! The reason for mentioning Moses is that our very own IMPULSE KING knows him very well, used to work with him in fact and has a real insight in to the guys madness! Not only that though, his next project featuring Father Christmas, yes I did say Father Christmas in Paignton will have the music written by....yes you've guessed.....IMPULSE KING. How about that then?
Just remember when Moses makes it on to TV you read about it first at Wilko News!
If you haven't seen it yet, follow the link below or just google Moses Barrington you will be amazed!!
Destination Torquay can be found on You Tube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ1NWtLK8aI
For an earlier look at Moses check out Moses Barrington's Photoshoot
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