i noticed the 3 surviving members of led zeppelin got presidential medals. at the ceremony; while that rendition of 'stairway' by heart - with the backing choir and everything - was great, i couldn't help but think that the band who really should have gotten the medals was Kiss. another great candidate would have been Motely Crue.
as much as i have loved led zeppelin over the years, it might be even cooler if they gave those medals out to usa-born musicians/bands.