Hollywood Walk Of Fame

["B.W. Radley" <bwradley@earthlink.net>]

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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:32:35 -0500
From: "Rich Bogovich" <bogie@itis.com>
Subject: Hollywood Walk Of Fame

I heard that among the various new honorees who'll receive a star on the
Hollywood Walk Of Fame are Kiss and Aerosmith.  Blech.  Does anyone know if
The Who have already been honored?  I mean, as offbeat as the "Tommy" movie
is, it's far better than the one Kiss made years ago.  Plus, every
intelligent movie critic knows that the "Quadrophenia" movie is an
underrated classic.

And other than "acting" in videos, why is Hollywood honoring
Aerosmith--because actress Liv Tyler's dad is the lead singer?

Rich

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The short answer is that The Who was scheduled to receive the honor in 1996,
in conjunction with the Quadrophenia tour.  The ceremony was canceled about
two weeks before the ceremony was to occur.

My recollection of why the ceremony was canceled is that the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce, who administers the Walk of Fame, as part of the
criteria for awarding the star, requires the guarantee that the celebrity
will attend the dedication ceremony if selected (presuming, of course, they
are not dead).   No honoree, no ceremony.

The Who is not the only potential honoree that "blew" their chance because
of this requirement.  The most notable example are The Beatles.  In fact,
sitting in the Chamber's offices is The Beatles star, which was supposed to
have been installed outside the Capital Records headquarters.

I believe at this point, if one was really interested in doing this, the
entire nomination process would have to be repeated.  There is also, if
memory serves, a fee to the Chamber that needed to be paid, in order for the
star to be made.  The figure I was told by an honoree once was $5000!
Whether MCA/The Who would want to pay that is an open question.

Also, Rich, one does not have to be a movie star, in order to get a star on
the Walk of Fame.  Personages in the fields of motion pictures, television,
radio, recording, or live theater can be honored.  In the middle of the
star, along with the honoree's name, is a symbol for the field they are
being honored.  For example, the radio star has a depiction of a microphone.

B.W. Radley
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PS:	Wasn't Blowing In The Wind used in an ad for a stock brokerage firm a
couple of years ago?