“One is rather fond of a whole lot of love”
One thing the Yanks do better than the Brits is to celebrate stars of stage and screen in style.
The tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Awards was a case in point. It helps of course to have Obama in the White House. Any other US President would have sounded like he was simply reading a prepared speech – he gave the impression that he was a fan who knew what he was talking about.
Compare this to Robert Plant’s visit to Buckingham Palace in 2009 to collect a CBE where all he got was a formal handshake from stuffed shirt Prince Charles. Continue reading
