President and Mrs. Obama Welcome 2012 Kennedy Center
Honorees to the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/12/03/president-and-mrs-obama-welcome-2012-kennedy-center-honorees-white-house?utm_source=120812&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily
President and Mrs. Obama last night welcomed a late night
television host, an actor, a ballerina, a blues guitarist, and a rock band to
the White House for the annual reception saluting the Kennedy Center Honorees.
As he introduced David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, Natalia
Makarova, Buddy Guy, and the surviving members of Led Zeppelin to a crowd
gathered in the East Room, the President described the honorees as "some
extraordinary people who have no business being on the same stage
together."
Each year the John
F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing
Arts celebrates individuals who have made a lifetime contributions to American
culture through the performing arts—whether in dance, music, theater, opera,
motion pictures, or television -- and the primary criterion in the selection
process is excellence.
Prior to the event celebrating their achievement held at the
Kennedy Center
in Washington,
the President took a moment to highlight their contributions to American
culture, and the important role the arts play in our national identity:
So we've got Buddy Guy. We've got Dustin Hoffman. We've got
David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, Led Zeppelin each of us can remember a
moment when the people on this stage touched our lives. Maybe they didn’t lead
us to become performers ourselves. But maybe they inspired us to see things in
a new way, to hear things differently, to discover something within us or to
appreciate how much beauty there is in the world.
It’s that unique power that makes the arts so important. We
may not always think about the importance of music or dance or laughter to the
life of this nation, but who would want to imagine America without it? That’s why we
celebrate artists like the ones here tonight. And that’s why, in this season of
joy and thanksgiving, they have earned our deepest appreciation.
President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the Kennedy
Center Honors Reception in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 2, 2012.
Honorees seated onstage from left: three members of the British rock group Led
Zeppelin: singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and keyboardist and
bassist John Paul Jones; ballerina Natalia Makarova, television comedian David
Letterman; actor Dustin Hoffman; and Chicago
bluesman Buddy Guy.
President's full remarks at the White House reception
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/12/02/president-obama-speaks-2012-kennedy-center-honors-reception
Natalia Makarova
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Makarova
fotosi,štiva
http://google.isearchinfo.com/search?q=natalia+makarova&hl=en&tbo=u&noj=1&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_nfDUOarK_Cq0AWtwIDACA&ved=0CDwQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=651
Natalia Makarova
http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCKTh_O3S_Q_8
‘Being spontaneous, it’s what saved me’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/ballerina-natalia-makarova-being-spontaneous-its-what-saved-me/2012/11/29/68f72692-32da-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html
Dustin Hoffman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman
Mini Biography
Graduated from Los
Angeles High School
in 1954. Went to Santa Monica
City College
where he dropped out after a year due to bad grades. But before he did, he took
an acting course because he was told that "nobody flunks acting."
Also received some training at Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. Decided to go
into acting because he did not want to work or go into the service. Trained at
The Pasadena Playhouse for two years.
Buddy Guy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy
Welcome To Buddy Guy's Legends
True Blues fans know - There is only one place in Chicago to experience the
finest Blues seven nights a week, enjoy southern Cajun soul food, and behold a
major archive of Blues memorabilia. That place is Buddy Guy's Legends at 700 S.
Wabash! Voted "Best Blues Club" several times over by Living Blues
Magazine, Citysearch, and AOL, Legends continues to be a mecca for the Blues.
If you've never been to Legends before, please see our
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS page. There is no dress code. We do not take reservations.
Patrons must be over 21 years of age after 8:00PM. Parking is available by
means of hotel and city lots, all located within a block of the club. For more
info, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Buddy Guy - Sweet Home Chicago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuRhaDrnlWo
David Letterman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Letterman
2012 Kennedy
Center Honors: Obama
Joins David Letterman, Led Zeppelin, Buddy Guy And Other Honorees
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/02/kennedy-center-honors-obama-david-letterman_n_2229129.html
Led Zeppelin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog - Celebration Day
http://www.youtube.com/user/ledzeppelin