Greetings all, I�m writing to have a bit of a moan � my family and I were on one of our infamous family outings yesterday, and dropped by London�s Rock Circus to have a look round the waxworks and memorabilia. Considering how much Madness contributed to the music industry in the 80s (and now the 90s), I was naturally expecting some sort of recognition of their career on the museum�s behalf. Now, I know the Nutty Boys can�t exactly be categorised as �Rock� but since they paid homage to the short-lived careers of Louise, the Backstreet Boys, 911 (911 or crying out loud!) and the Spice Girls (retch) I thought there might have been room for a mere mention to the boys who once ruled and dominated the English charts � but did I find waxworks? No, but that didn�t surprise me. Did I find their handprints among the hundreds there? No. Was there even a 2mm plaque quoting �Mike Barson is the world�s number one keyboard player�? Not even that. I was extremely disappointed, to say the least. So, approaching a guide in one of the shows, (who must have been about early twenties) I asked if there was absolutely any mention of the group Madness in the whole of the museum, to which she stared at me blankly. �Yeah, maybe you�re a bit young,� I replied (which I thought would be a bit patronising coming from someone half her age!) and walked off. I was ecstatic to find Sting�s hand and waxwork (I stared at him for quite a while) and thought the bit done for the Eurythmics was really cool � it had Sweet Dreams playing, with a waxwork of Dave�s head, splitting down the middle to reveal Annie�s. I was also particularly impressed with Jools Holland�s efforts � he presented the rock show and I thought he was brilliant. So why wasn�t there anything to celebrate Madness� career? Anybody got any ideas? In the meantime, I�m writing to Madame Tussauds to ask why not. Polling day tomorrow peeps! Don�t forget (like you would?!) Anybody got any chart predictions for Sunday? I�m wagering a rather pessimistic (but realistic) Number 17. CJ �There�s a method to my�� ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - ______________________________________________________________ Visit the Total Madness Mailing List website for: latest news, madmeet info, list charter, games, and more ... http://members.xoom.com/totalmadmail/ Contact the TMML Moderators at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the message body put: unsubscribe total-madness
