What’s your Hollywood Boulevard
Some may argue, but it was a privilege to walk down Hollywood boulevard one summer night several years ago with my wife and kids, taking in the unusual sights. I did not count them, but I am told that over 2,600 brass stars make up the Walk of Fame. Most reflect the name of Hollywood actors, while the rest are occupied by celebrities in Television, Music, and Radio Oddly, missing from the walk of fame is an English band from the British invasion era, the Kinks. Known for their storytelling abilities and crowd-pleasing live concerts (many I attended), the Kinks wrote the lyrics in Celluloid Heroes, a story about the Hollywood boulevard. The song speaks to the costs and consequences of the celebrity’s pursuits, with the words, “ For those who are successful , be always on your guard , because s uccess walks hand in hand with failure , a long the Hollywood Boulevard”. True to the words in the song, the boulevard is a fifteen-block walking sto...