23rd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame press room in New York
Joan Jett makes an appearance in the press room at the 23rd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on March 10, 2008. (UPI Photo/Joy Scheller)
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