It's the future, the present and the past. In the general population maybe 1 in 10 can carry a tune and it's very probable that considerably less than 1 in 50 can perform. It's just that when you put on a show of that nature you encourage the egomaniacs, and I'm sure that a lot of those who proclaim that they're the next American Idol are put up to it by the producers just to annoy folks like you and I.

Speaking of egos - what about that Gene Simmons guy? Seems to me his greatest claim to any kind of talent was that someone came up with a nifty (for the time) face-painting job. As a singer, I doubt he'd have got as far as an on-camera tryout. I Just Wanna Rock an' Roll All Night . . what a musical gem that was. Give me a break.