Sir Paul McCartney to be honoured by Barack Obama at White House

Telegraph(UK) ^ | May 24, 2010

[Steelfish]

Sir Paul McCartney to be honoured by Barack Obama at White House Sir Paul McCartney is to perform at the White House as he receives an award from President Barack Obama.

24 May 2010

Sir Paul McCartney performs during a stop on his Up and Coming Tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Photo: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello The ex-Beatle will appear next week, with the show being broadcast in the US over the summer.

The president and first lady are hosting the show in the East Room on June 2 for an event at which Sir Paul will receive the third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.

Sir Paul hinted at the appearance when he took part in a live webcast last week in which he mentioned the White House. He told fans: ''If there is an announcement, remember where you heard it first.''

[Carling]

How much will this party cost us?

[anniegetyourgun]

Good to see Obama is so focused on the oil spill, border security, Afghanistan, and jobs.

[kbennkc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZtiJN6yiik

[digger48]

Did anyone tell the Kenyan that Paul is British?

[Col Frank Slade]

In a sane world, every news channel would have a live feed of the gushing oil well in the bottom corner of the screen everytime this guy appears on TV.

Pressers, State Dinners, diplomatic visits, foreign trips, commencement speeches. Everything.

I know, dream on////

[softwarecreator]

Sir Paul will receive the third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress

Congrats to you Paul!

[Roscoe Karns]

The girl with kaleidoscope eyes will attend.

[onehipdad]

..while three American hikers are in their tenth month of confinement in Iran.

[sonic109]

oooooooo faaaahhhhh that pic ruined my sandwich here

[Psycho_Bunny]

Why? There’s no reason for this other than to throw a celebrity party and get his mug in PEOPLE.

[One Name]

Here’s a game; Beatles or McCartney songs adapted for the occasion.

Michelle, Barbell

You are the Walrus

Waxman

Back in the USSA

I’ll have to think some more.

[tumblindice]

Global economic meltdown, war in the far east, a national/regional disaster that Katrina pales beside, and “What, Me Worry?” Obama wants to hear `Band On the Run.’

[Berlin_Freeper]

A young heron sits dying amidst oil splattering underneath mangrove on an island impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Barataria Bay,just inside the the coast of Louisiana, Sunday, May 23, 2010. The is home to hundreds of herons, brown pelicans, terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills.

[melancholy]

Another Beetles’ song for you:

Yellow Ceee-IN-Ceee...Yellow Ceee-IN-Ceee....

[One Name]

While my ocean floor gently seeps

[GOP_Lady]

All I have to say is that I never was a Beatles fan — too much either “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” or “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” George Harrison was my style.

[One Name]

He’s got a ticket to lie

What you’re screw_n

Devolver

Abyss Road

The Non-White Album

[GOP_Lady]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ITrQXES8kU

[tumblindice]

We all live in a greasy submarine, a greasy ....