On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:23:03 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Andy wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark said...
>>
>>>
>>> He gave us so much to think about and to laugh about.
>>>
>>> I am sad tonight.
>>
>>
>> I just heard!!!
>>
>> He just got awarded at the Kennedy Center the other day.
>
>I wasn't sure if that had already taken place or if it was coming up. I
>hope you're right.
>

According to the AP news item, he was being awarded the 11th annual
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor which will be presented Nov. 10 in
Washington and broadcast on PBS.

It will be presented at the Kennedy Center but I do not think it is
the same as the Kennedy Center Honors. I looked at some of the names
that won the Mark Twain award and they are not included in the list of
past honorees.