Dream Theater made a rock and roll hall of fame.

[lucky7]

Thanks for posting the video, that was great!

All you guys who were lucky enough to be there, and even got to talk to John I am so jealous right now. 

He looks happy, even JM smilled a bit. His speech was really nice. 

[ytserush]

NICE!!!!


Thanks for the report guys.


That was a very special event to have witnessed.


I don't think who was or wasn't there should take anything away from it either.

[Ħ]

That was really cool.  Both of them are so professional.  When people tell me that Dream Theater have no soul because they are a bunch of nice prog nerds, I acknowledge that with pride.

[Samsara]

Here is an event recap of Dream Theater's portion of the Hall of Fame induction:

https://www.breakdownroom.net/dt-hof-11-16-10.html

Written by our own mebert78, for The Breakdown Room.

Thanks Mike! Great coverage.

[nikostheater]

Thanks.Great coverage indeed.

[Jarlaxle]

I love how John Myung is introduced as "the quiet guy"

[TAC]

What do you guys think about JP not mentioning MP? Would it have been appropriate? I mean he didn't mention the current members, never mind the former ones..and JR's from LI??
Thoughts?

[jdprsaga]

What do you guys think about JP not mentioning MP? Would it have been appropriate? I mean he didn't mention the current members, never mind the former ones..and JR's from LI??
Thoughts?

Well he didn't mention anyone (current or former member) to not get in trouble!
now that i think about it, i would have done the same.

[ZeppelinDT]

What do you guys think about JP not mentioning MP? Would it have been appropriate? I mean he didn't mention the current members, never mind the former ones..and JR's from LI??
Thoughts?

I thought his speech was fine the way it was.  I don't think it would have been inappropriate for him to mention Mike, but I also don't think there's anything wrong with the fact that he didn't.  What would he have said anyway?

And yeah, JR wasn't born on LI, but he lived in Great Neck from the ages of 7 - 18, so he was essentially raised here.

[Mebert78]

Hey, guys.  I asked the Long Island Music Hall of Fame if they had any pics of Petrucci and Myung from the event.  They had posted pics of every other inductee, it seemed.  They responded and added some to their Facebook page.  Here are the two best ones:

[Jarlaxle]

Sweet pics. Thanks Mebert.

[Perpetual Change]

Nice article, Mebert! 

[Jarlaxle]

It really would have been awesome if Myung just would have stepped to the mic and said thank-you.

[OsMosis2259]

Awesome videos, stories, and pictures! Thanks guys

[Mladen]

I didn't know JMX cut his side hair. He looks badass. 

[Zydar]

It really would have been awesome if Myung just would have stepped to the mic and said thank-you.

Or just stepped to the mic and back again. Without a word. Just a suspicious look in his eyes.

[Ħ]

lol

Speaking of JMX, do you guys think he is indimidated and shy, or just reserved?

[pogoowner]

lol

Speaking of JMX, do you guys think he is indimidated and shy, or just reserved?

I think he's just reserved and doesn't feel the need to say anything most of the time. I mean, he still does the occasional interview, and he's done instructional videos and such. He obviously enjoys playing up the fact that he's the quiet one, though.

[Mebert78]

I was watching him kind of closely at the event.  He really doesn't react to anything.  It's fascinating.

[PetFish]

Why is he JMX anyway?  There's no X anywhere in his name so what's the point?  I've wondered this for quite some time now.  I can accept CJS but even that's a stretch.  Why can't he just be JM?  Why are the other guys not JRX or JPX or MPX?

[Plasmastrike]

Because X's are bad ass, and John Myung is bad ass




Duh

[tri.ad]

I've always used "JM" and I don't plan on changing that. *shrugs*

[Mladen]

Yeah, JMX just sounds badass. The other guys in the band are calling him that, so why not. 

[blackngold29]

If I remember right the band calls him "JMX" and they put that on his dressing room door if you look on some of the DVDs. They haven't told anybody the origin of it though.

[Samsara]

Perhaps the "x" means "no speak," ala:

:-x

[emindead]

I didn't know JMX cut his side hair. He looks badass. 

I noticed that too. The only other guy in the industry that I saw pulling it off was Jason Newsted. And both of them look(ed) as tacky as you can get. Why do they do that?

[PetFish]

I'm with tri.ad.  Until I get a justification from a reliable source as to the reason for the X I'm sticking with JM.

[bosk1]

You've already been told the reason, and if you personally want to refer to him as "JM" I don't think anybody really cares.

[Mebert78]

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Long Island Music Hall of Fame has secured a building that will eventually be open to the public.  So there will likely be some mention of Dream Theater there, since they were inducted in the fall.  No word on when it will officially open just yet.  Here is the story.

Link: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/li-music-hall-of-fame-moves-to-port-jeff-1.3090380

LI Music Hall of Fame moves to Port Jeff
Originally published: August 11, 2011 12:16 PM
By CARL MACGOWAN  carl.macgowan@newsday.com

After searching five years for a home, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame has a hall.

In a ceremony Thursday morning in Port Jefferson, Brookhaven Town officials turned over a town building at the corner of Main and East Main streets to Hall of Fame chairman James Faith.

"The great musicians of Long Island and the rich musical history of Long Island will finally have a home," said Faith, pumping his fist as he addressed a crowd that included inductees and local officials. "It's about time, Long Island. This is it."

The museum, whose inducted members include Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Twisted Sister and Zebra, has been looking for a building since naming its first members in 2006.

Faith said after the ceremony he didn't know when the museum will open.

Earlier this year, the museum arranged to lease the building from the town. The vacant building, the former First National Bank of Port Jefferson, needs extensive renovations. The oldest portions of the building date to 1900.

The ceremony was attended by several inductees, including Peppi Marchello and his brother, Mickey Marchello, of The Good Rats, Vincent Martell of Vanilla Fudge, and Carole Demas and Paula Janis, the stars of the 1970s children's TV show "The Magic Garden."

Demas and Janis sang their tune, "The Hello Song," to help christen the hall.

Janis, 71, noted that their show, which debuted on WPIX/Channel 11 in 1972 and aired for about 13 years, had premiered "a long, long time ago."

"You know how long ago it was when you're in a museum," Janis said.

[Mebert78]

Looks like the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, which Dream Theater was inducted into in 2010, is one step closer to having a physical home again.  Let's hope it happens this time.  Previous plans for a physical home in Port Jefferson, Long Island, fell apart a year or two ago. 

Long Island Music Hall of Fame to put museum in Wyandanch, sources say

Link: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/long-island-music-hall-of-fame-to-put-museum-in-wyandanch-sources-say-1.9535402

Updated October 22, 2014 9:40 PM
By DENISE M. BONILLA  denise.bonilla@newsday.com

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame plans to set up its first permanent museum in Wyandanch as part of the Babylon Town hamlet's revitalization efforts, according to sources close to the hall and town.

The hall of fame and Suffolk County officials are to announce the development at Thursday's induction ceremony at the Paramount in Huntington, the sources said. Founded in 2004, the hall has been based in Port Jefferson but had not been able to find a permanent home for its archived collection of music memorabilia.

Jim Faith, the hall of fame's vice chairman, confirmed the group had decided on a location but declined to name it.

"We have a very exciting announcement about our new home planned for the gala," he said. A source close to the hall said plans and renderings for the new building are to be unveiled at the induction ceremony. The source noted that plans to change the name of the Wyandanch Long Island Rail Road stop to Wyandanch -- Long Island Music Hall of Fame also are underway. A sign for the new station name is expected to be unveiled Thursday.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has long sought the hall for Wyandanch Rising, the massive public-private redevelopment that he spearheaded while town supervisor. County spokeswoman Vanessa Baird-Streeter declined to comment.

Babylon Town Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez said there have been "really strong efforts from the town to bring the Long Island Music Hall of Fame to Wyandanch." He said a proposal had been made to house the hall in "Building C," which would be located near two mixed-use buildings under construction close to the LIRR station.

"Bellone has always had it in his mind to have a high-caliber organization anchoring" the building, Martinez said.

The two buildings' 177 apartments and 35,000 square feet of retail space are being constructed by Albanese Organization Inc., of Garden City. The company did not respond to requests for comment.

Tonight's ceremony will take place at 8:30 with Debbie Gibson, Clive Davis and Kurtis Blow among the inductees.