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David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, And Led Zeppelin To Receive Kennedy Center Honors
Maybe David Letterman will talk about it when President Obama appears on The Late Show September 18th. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the recipients this morning. Letterman joins actor Dustin Hoffman, the rock band Led Zeppelin, blues great Buddy Guy, and ballerina Natalia Marakova as the 2012 Annual Kennedy Center Honorees. While Led Zeppelin is being honored as a band, keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page, and singer Robert Plant will each receive a medallion. The night before the gala, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will host a State Department dinner for the seven individuals who then sit with President Obama and First Lady Michelle during the December 4th ceremony. The President and Mrs Obama will receive the Honorees and members of the Artists Committee who nominate them, along with the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, at the White House prior to the gala.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)LynneSin
(95,337 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)And I STILL haven't gotten my next drug pen!!! I called again today. No word back.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Damn I want to go.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Oh, and don't forget to yell "FREEBIRD!" (yes, I know that's Skynard), but it's still fun to yell.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)ArnoldLayne
(2,068 posts)I remember hearing that many times in clubs that had live acts in the late 70's.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)He got part way through and stopped because he forgot the chord changes, but at least he tried.
Along similar lines, this won't mean anything if you aren't familiar with Genesis, the tribute band Musical Box did "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" tour with full costumes and all 1200 slides from the 1974 performance. When they asked what we wanted for an encore, someone yelled "SUPPER'S READY!" The entire theater exploded in laughter. That's the Genesis equivalent of Freebird, except that "Supper's Ready" is about 25 minutes long.
flamingdem
(39,319 posts)the smart one was pushed out for a while or something
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)fbguy_144
(47 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)I didn't know Brits were eligible for the honors, I thought it was for us 'Muricans only.