Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Jerry Garcia, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix are all honoured at Aspen mountain.
"We all honour our movement's traditions, but this is one tradition overdue for a change.
Politicians, benefactors, relatives, African migrants lost at sea, even a waste-disposal company are all honoured in this way.
The first wave of rock'n'roll stars (Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis) were all honoured in such a way decades ago.
Bukowski, Thompson, Burroughs and more are all honoured with a twist to their signature cocktail choices served up for $5 a pop.
This was the war after which there were meant to be no more; each subsequent war, therefore, was a betrayal of those who had died in it, a sign that the world had not, after all, honoured their sacrifice.
As Serota said, bestowing his lifetime award, they all "honour him for his energy and imagination, for his loyalty to artists rather than fashion and for his commitment to transparent, fair and ethical practice.
Former skipper Richie Richardson, 52, and pace bowlers Curtly Ambrose, 50, and Andy Roberts, 63, were all honoured by their native Antigua.
Eid Mubarak to all those honouring the end of the holy month of Ramadan and celebrating Eid this weekend.
And we Lib Dems would all be honoured to be friends of Vince.
