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Ive always been a dreamer
I think you bring up an excellent point, MC. I don't know the real answer, but I've always believed the success of the resumption and the fact that band managed to stay together, tour, and release another album, as well as, several successful DVDs (and the HoTE documentary) definitely helped elevate them to the legendary band that they are now. To turn it around another way, if they had failed and/or disbanded after 1994 resumption, would they be receiving this honor? I'm kinda thinking not.
With regard to the final lineup being honored, I do believe the final decision rests with the Kennedy Center. The award is too prestigious for them to allow others to dictate who will be honored. As far as the former members attending, how do we know that Don and Glenn didn't reach out to them last year and encourage them to attend? At the time of Glenn's death, both Randy and Felder stated that they had planned on attending. So, it's hard to know what goes on behind the scenes. It reminds me of how outraged some folks were about how Randy was so mistreated by Don and Glenn after the HoTE documentary - only then to find out from Randy himself that the Eagles had paid for his recent medical bills around that time. Just saying that while we can speculate here, maybe it's wise to withhold very harsh judgments when we don't know all the facts.