They're joined by distinctly non-native green parrots: one legend claims they're descended from renegade extras escaped from the nearby set of 1951 Bogart movie The African Queen.

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The Soviet legend, now with a sheen of green copper oxidizing his plain suit, has a flower in his hand, as though he is offering it to his wife.

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" Legend slowed the night's upbeat mood, crooning on songs like "Green Light, " "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" and "Ordinary People.

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