Walk of Fame

Next week I'll be in Hollywood and was thinking about the Walk of Fame. A couple of interesting things about it:

• There are about 2,250 stars. A lot of sidewalk, but not many people, when you think about it. Hollywood's a very small place.
  
• Roger Ebert got his star on June 23rd.
  
• The Beatles are there as a group, and John Lennon is there, but the other individual Beatles are not. This is probably due to the rule that you must show up at the ceremony (see rules under "Nominations" heading on the "Walk of Fame" menu). Sir Paul couldn't be bothered, apparently.
• Some weaker entries: Lindsay Wagner (though tv was so bad in the 70s she actually won an Emmy), Vanna White, and Leeza Gibbons. Carole Lombard spins in her grave. My theory: a brief look at his bio suggests that the committee chairman has a weakness for the blondes.
  
• Omitted so far: Robert Redford, Mel Gibson, Jane Fonda, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola.
  
• Kevin Costner had a good three years there, but...

At the end there are statues of four actresses: Mae West, Dorothy Dandridge, Dolores del Rio, and Anna May Wong. Why their heads support a gazebo, I don't know.