It possibly appears that the Kennedy Center honorees won't have to boycott (not attend the event) now that the administration and the current White House occupant has decided to not attend the event.
Link to old NY Times article for full read, but it does have an advertisement page appearing first before user has to click to go to actual article for reading.
Norman Lear created one of the great characters of American television on “All in the Family”: a blowhard from Queens who was practically unable to open his mouth without insulting women, minorities or some other group besides his own.
So it’s both a perfect tribute and a bittersweet irony that he is finally receiving a Kennedy Center Honor during the administration of President Donald J. Trump. It was a prescient creation and a volatile one. Mr. Lear identified what would be a political theme for decades, the splintering of blue-collar white men from the New Deal coalition.
Now Mr. Trump sits at the Oval Office Resolute Desk like Archie in his favorite chair. But Mr. Lear will not come to his house. He plans to boycott the December reception at the White House, a rare snub.Mr. Lear’s opinion of the president isn’t surprising or new. He told The Daily Beast last year that “Archie Bunker was far wiser of heart” than Mr. Trump. “Sure, the thoughts he held were antediluvian,” Mr. Lear said. “But Donald Trump is a thorough fool.” Traditionally, however, the Kennedy Center Honors have been a political cease-fire. Presidents, Democrat and Republican, have hosted artists at White House receptions before the gala ceremony, where the honorees have sat in the Presidential Box. This is one more way that things are different with Mr. Trump, whose campaign was as much a cultural battle as a political one. -
This musical piece name from Mark Egan's Mosaic album from mid 1980s comes to mind. As a drummer/percusionist view, it is very well done. Manolo Badrena percussion work with Third World Wave is outstanding which is not surprising since he and fellow latin percussionist Alex Acuna have always done great work over the past 4 decades. I believe this Third World Wave version is an edited version because I vaguely recall Manolo Badrena doing some vocal effects while playing percussion instruments. That is what I recall from the Windham Hill produced Mosaic cd that I had back in mid 1980s. This version on Youtube doesn't have any of Manolo Badrena's vocals. So it probably got scrubbed out if it was remixed.
And if anyone is curious about Mark Egan's bass work, it is also outstanding itself with his double bass work. He makes it look simple with how he plays. The production videopiece is awful, just listen instead of focusing on the cheezzey video production. The video producers should have thought things out to make it more presentable imo.
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Creator of Archie Bunker character to boycott Kennedy Center Honors reception *one more edit*
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