I am so sad to hear Mike Smith passed away. Peter Noone has been working diligently on helping Mike Smith in his troubles, including helping gather support for getting him an expensive specially equipped van. I hope that knowing he had all those friends and fans (like the Noonatics at peternoone.com) around the world gave Mike some sort of comfort.
I honestly can’t figure out why anyone would think the Dave Clark 5 belong in the Hall of Fame - they were kind of a second tier, and didn’t really add anything or create anything new.
However,
It apears to be true that Wenner over-rode their vote last year and kept them out, that’s wrong, whether I think they belong there or not. And knowing Mike’s circumstances, it was incredibly cruel.