Comments on: Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame

msacheson — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:08:25 -0800

The Hollywood Walk of Fame gives Suzanne Somers (of "Three's Company" and ThighMaster fame) her own star. Did you know that there's a fee to get a star? $15,000 is the going price of ~~being~~ having a star, evidently.

By: Vidiot

Vidiot — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:32:57 -0800

You can also e-mail a fan letter to the Hollywood sign on the site. (I know of no other sign with its own e-mail address.) I treasure my photo of myself with Roger Corman's star. That is all.

By: ricecrazy

ricecrazy — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:39:23 -0800

I believe there are yearly maintenance fees as well, something to the effect of $5,000 per year. If you walk down Hollywood Boulevard, you can pretty clearly see who is behind on their payments. :)

By: Stan Chin

Stan Chin — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 19:34:04 -0800

This is shameless advertising for the Thighmaster. Aren't we bombarded by enough ads? Get this off Metafilter now.

By: GaelFC

GaelFC — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 19:39:16 -0800

Their star directory lists astronaut Buzz Aldrin in the TV category. Perhaps he was honored with a star not for that moon thing, but rather his role in "Boy in the Plastic Bubble."

By: grum@work

grum@work — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 19:40:28 -0800

I really felt she didn't get the credit she deserved for "She's the Sheriff". *snicker*

By: filmgoerjuan

filmgoerjuan — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 20:27:28 -0800

This just cheapens and demeans the the whole process of stars buying themselves meaningless awards...I mean, isn't that what her agent is for? Me, I'm waiting for Thighmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time.

By: RunsWithBandageScissors

RunsWithBandageScissors — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 20:54:57 -0800

I think people can sign up to "care" for the star on the walk, takes upkeep.

By: Slithy_Tove

Slithy_Tove — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 21:08:13 -0800

Q: Can someone who is deceased be nominated? A: Yes. One posthumous award is given each year.

It must be grisly when they exhume the corpse, so they can press its skeletal fingers or moldering lips into the wet cement.

By: Slithy_Tove

Slithy_Tove — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 21:36:27 -0800

Wait, that's not the Walk of Fame, that's Grauman's Chinese Theater Forecourt. Oopsie.

By: jonson

jonson — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 01:28:07 -0800

I live in L.A., and very rarely I end up walking Hollywood Blvd, (usually when I'm dragging a tourist/guest around town), and what's stunning is how many of these stars are COMPLETE unknowns. Absolutely nobodies. Imagine Suzanne Summers, but then dial it down by 7 or 8 notches, and you'd be about right. And the vast qty is innundating. It's not just one or two whodats, but a good percentage of the whole, star after star of names like "Slippy McGee" or "Frances O'Houlihan" (okay, I made those last two up, but still, it's names JUST like that, I swear). I guess what I'm saying is that having a lame ass star ain't the immortality it's cracked up to be.

By: 2sheets

2sheets — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 10:01:33 -0800

The other thing that you can't get a feel for unless you actually go there is the overwhelming stench of urine and vomit as you search for your favorite celebrity star. Hollywood is naaasty.

By: jonson

jonson — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:37:01 -0800

And kind to its residents - tonight they're shutting down several city blocks around the intersection of Hollywood & Highland so that Coldplay can do a concert promoting Jimmy Kimmel's new show. I mean, we expect this kind of thing in Manhattan/Times Sq, but Los Angeles just isn't equipped to lose major arteries, our traffic sucks badly enough as it is.

By: strangeleftydoublethink

strangeleftydoublethink — Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:16:50 -0800

I had a small speaking part in Gleaming the Cube. Maybe I'll buy myself a star next time I have $15,000 to spare.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:36:16 -0800

I had a small speaking part in Gleaming the Cube. Maybe I'll buy myself a star next time I have $15,000 to spare. Somehow reminded me of this Simpson's quote. Troy: One day, my lady Selma's gonna have a star right next to mine, so watch out... Laszlo Panaflex.