As anybody who has ever remained awake during a Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame induction proceedings would tell you, one ceremony
is enough. But the Songwriters Hall of Fame is slowly but surely
trying to turn its own induction dinner into an event, complete
with real musicians, real journalists, and a real long jam. Now,
according to Hal David, the SHOF also has a home.  David, the
lyricist who wrote songs such as "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" with Burt Bacharach, said
that the Songwriters' Hall of Fame would be moving into a 14th
Street dormitory provided by New York University. From the
historic locale of Tin Pan Alley, the Hall of Fame would be able
to use the 60,000 square feet of real estate to present its
"historic, honorific archives."  After all, as David told a
dozing press pack, songs are "probably the most important export
we have in America."  Aside from this bombshell, the big thrill
was waiting for Brian Wilson to enter the tented enclosure at
New York's Sheraton h