Laurie at the Grammies

Laurie Anderson presenting the classical Grammies at the 53rd annual Pre-Grammy Awards Gala - introduction by Esperanza Spaulding - recorded from YouTube live video stream - all acceptance speeches got heartlessly cut off, sorry:

Oh well.

No Grammy for 'Flow' - too bad / so what / their loss (pick your favourite).

However, the awesomeness factor of the Pre-Grammy telecast (via YouTube) ran up high the moment the fourth presenter graced the stage

Laurie Anderson presenting classical Grammies

February 2011

wearing a pair of red socks and high-heeled killer red slippers - how cool is that!

Laurie Anderson

low profile, kicking a$$

- and gracefully doing her slightly awkward job of accepting all those classical music Grammies on behalf of the podium.

on behalf of the podium

Grammy Flashback from 1984

While browsing the Grammy website for any mention of Laurie Anderson's nomination for Grammy 2011 (no success yet, by the way), I bumped into the following eye candy from 1984: along with Ray Davies, Laurie was the announcer for Best New Artist - the winner was Cyndi Lauper.

Grammy Nomination 2011

Nominees for Grammy 2011, Best Pop Instrumental Performance:

• "Flow" by Laurie Anderson ('Homeland', 2010)
• "Nessun Dorma" by Jeff Beck
• "No Mystery" by Stanley Clarke
• "Orchestral Intro" by Gorillaz
• "Sleepwalk" by The Brian Setzer Orchestra

!!!