Elected!

DRIVE-IN OF THE DEAD sends out congratulations to ALICE COOPER for his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

AP– Tue Mar 15, 1:29 am ET

NEW YORK – Alice Cooper came into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a friend — a boa constrictor. The theatrical rock band with a lead singer who takes the same name was inducted Monday into the Hall of Fame. His class includes New Orleans piano maestro Dr. John, Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Darlene Love and Leon Russell.

Cooper wore a blood-splattered shirt and also brought schoolkids along to sing "School's Out." It all seemed appropriate for a band that inductor Rob Zombie said invented the rock show. Says Cooper: "We've always been a hard rock band. We just wanted to decorate it a little differently."

The work by the inducted artists will be celebrated in perpetuity at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.

The Great Drive-In in the Sky...

Drive-in movie sign
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Direct from the great drive-in in the sky, we pay tribute to the man who started it all: Richard Hollingshead - the inventor of the drive-in movie! Stop by our Snack Bar and visit our Hall of Fame to view his newly enshrined portrait!

I Wanna Be Elected!

It's about time!

And amazing that it took this long to be put on the ballot - but such is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I can tell you this - when the Drive-In of the Dead finally opens its gates on Halloween, you'll see Alice Cooper already enshrined in our HOF!

Alice says: "Five guys starting a band, just hoping to meet girls and drink free beer, rehearsing and playing local bars five hours a night for the first few years - that was us," he said. "We came up with the theatrics and made every effort not to sacrifice the music one bit; we thought it was like our job to bring theatrics to rock 'n' roll."

Read more: http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/09/alice-cooper-honored-by-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nomination-touts-fellow-nominee-and-good-friends-.html?rss=rss-kabc-snippet-7694263