Walk of Fame or Walk of Sort of Fame

According to the AP, the following people will be among the celebrities receiving their footprint/handprint/star (I forget which) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: Ricky Martin, Brooks and Dunn, Tim Robbins, Cate Blanchett, Angela Bassett, Howie Mandel and George Harrison.

Except for Harrison and maybe Robbins, do any of those people deserve it? I mean, Ricky Freaking Martin???

Who's next? David Caruso?

 

Anybody who wants to pay the price ($20,000 I think) can get a star.

 

Does Star Jones know that?

 

You can get that Star for a lot less, I think.

 

All you have to do to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is to have someone nominate you, make a case, pay something, and have the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce select you.

There are a lot of people who are involved in the entertainment industry as executives who have a star, and a lot of old time actors who you never heard of.

There are some of the biggest names who don't have a star (Paul Newman might be one, or he didn't have one for a long time) because they never wanted to be bothered. Usually this involves some sort of promotion for a new project or somebody who wants someone to be honored - Gary Owens made an effort to get The Three Stooges a star.

As for Ricky Martin, his career didn't end with Menudo. He went to Broadway and starred in Les Miserables - I know this because my wife made me spend eight dollars for those cheap opera glasses so she could get a better look at him. Ricky Martin also sang the World Cup theme song for 1998, and is a worldwide star in the Spanish-language world.

Hondo, you and I have had our disagreements, but if my wife and her sisters find out you have insulted Ricky Martin, they will hunt you down and barbeque you. Consider yourself warned...

 

Dave Thomas has a star for his commercials for Wendy's. I thought it was the Dave Thomas on SCTV, but I found out it was the guy from Wendy's.

 

Vince McMahon is also scheduled to get one and that should be worth a few photographs if you believe what you've seen on WWE TV of late.

 

I just got back from California a week ago today. The wife and I did a sight-seeing tour and a stop was the walk of the fame. Indeed, all a person needs to get a star is A) A tie to music, film, television B) Someone to nominate them C) The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to approve it and C) $25,000 US to pay for it.

That's it.

 

Rick Dees and Mary Hart have stars, this thing is a joke.

 

If you believe what you see on WWE TV, you have bigger problems than who gets a star on the walk of fame...

 

Don't forget, Jim Gray has a star too.