My mom is 70 years old... if some smug bitch did this to her, I swear to god I would beat her senseless.

Whatever, dude. He’s over 75. He has the right to not want to travel if he doesn’t want to. It’s an award, not a command appearance.

I like “Zero Fucks” Zimmerman. Isnt rebellion against institutions what he’s been singing about for50+ years? Why is this considered weird for him?

Bob is over 80 years old. As an old man, he has the right not to fly halfway around the world at the drop of a hat.