2015.06.16 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum

Spent the day at the Rock and Roll Hall if Fame and Museum along Lake Erie. It was a day well spent! Here are some pics from the day. 

Science center next door:

Get your money out of a jukebox ATM. 

LOVE!

Janice Joplin's Porche:

Fender guitars for police and fire Eric Clapton had made after 911. 

Guitars of Early Influencers John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters:

More Muddy Waters:

And banjo head of Pete Seeger:  "this machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender" followed by a peace sign. Saw a couple of these heads in the exhibit. 

 

Bob Marley shirt. There were lots of his lyrics posted, too. 

 Censorship exhibit with Frank Zappa testimony before Congress: "Rock music was never written for or performed for conservative tastes."  1985

Ice~T to Rolling Stone on censorship : "Cop Killer" was a protest record man.  It was a record of anger and some people did not understand it... I have a right to protest because the cops are killing my people." c 1992 

Elvis Presley toured with 200 meditative books. I liked a quote from here reminded me of Dr. Spit:  "To everything in the world say thank you. And when you're thankful to all things and all men and even all ailments then the true peace visit your heart."

Rick noticed that Elvis didn't use any of his class six stickers which were for booze on the base but he did use the ones for tobacco:

Janice Joplin's scarves, beads, glasses, Big Brother and Holding Company bass guitar and shirt. 

Close up of Funeral program for JJ "Drinks will be on Pearl":

Love the bright and colorful 70s. Clothes from Jimmy Hendrix:

Last outfit he performed in- the pants had flares and pleates below the knees:

Jimi's guitar. He also drew as a kid and had several drawings- this one about train safety the year I was born:

Purple Haze lyrics. Exhibit had lots of notebooks with lyrics. 

This was a bumper sticker inside a traveling trunk which explains a lot of the rock era:

Little Richard outfit:

Can't tell it but the gold thing on left is the Michael Jackson sequenced glove. There was a nice exhibit of his jackets but hard to get good shot in dark. 

Supremes dresses:

ZZ Top special guitars from rough boy video. Rick was singing the lyrics to the tube steak boogie which was a different video:

 

Omaha's own Conner Oberst had a guitar and lyrics in exhibit in the Midwestern Rock Exhibit and lyrics from Lincoln's Matthew Sweet. 

Exhibit went progressively higher and higher. 

The most unusual dress was this Lady Ga Ga metallic creation. Shoulder straps, bra, and hip parts in the middle. The circles surround her. Would be impossible to get up if you fell down!

View from level with cafe and outside patio:

A couple theaters had inductee highlights playing. 

Pink Floyd's The Wall was on 4. Rick loves Pink Floyd. 

 

Looking down from level 5 to wall. The last 2 levels were dedicated to Herb Ritts rock star photographs. 

Gift store! $1500 book about guitars. Lots of music, too. 

 

 

My purchases: rubber bracelet ....

  

Button:

Postcard of Wilson Pickett and Jimi Hendrix to send to work:

Next stop was Parkview Nite Club off of Detroit for a Diners Drive-ins and Dives supper or rib and potato soup, country fried asparagus, pulled pork tacos and salmon blt. 

 

Ended the day driving back to hotel on Broadway stopping at the Bedford neighborhood to check out train and hobby shop hours for tomorrow. We parked in front of this gem. 

 

Then watched Cavs play Golden State in NBA finals.  We drove by the Q Center earlier on our way back.  Cavs are losing big time after LaBron James said he was the best player in the world....