The mood's been getting way too heavy around here lately, so I figured it was time to do something to lighten up. I'm pretty certain you'll all agree with me. Educationally for MY sake, the process has begun again. As I have mentioned before, this whole bit is gonna take a LONG time, but ultimately, I think it's all gonna be worth it. I have ideas at present, more than anything, but I'm pretty certain they'll all be fleshed out in due time.
THE FOLLOWING WAS EXCERPTED FROM AOL.COM
Heston, Grant Yanked From Walk of Fame
AP
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 9) - It's another story of stoned celebrities in rehab. Only these are real stars. Sixty-one stars from the Hollywood Walk of Fame - including those of Charlton Heston, Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Frank Sinatra - have been removed and stored while a $500-million hotel-shopping-housing project is built on Vine Street near Hollywood Boulevard.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame had 61 stars removed to make way for a real estate development project. Eight of the squares crumbled upon removal. Tim Maxwell of Webcor Builders promises, "We saved the brass. They'll be rebuilt."
Eight of the terrazzo star squares crumbled as they were removed from the walkway."We saved the brass. They'll be rebuilt," said Tim Maxwell, project manager for Webcor Builders, which is involved in the construction project.The stars were placed in a secure warehouse, where they'll remain until the project is completed in 2009.The removal of the stars and the closure of a half-block near the famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine has angered some people."This was done for a private developer. This was not done for the public's interest, like when the stars were removed back in the '90s for the Metro Red Line (subway) construction," said John Walsh, a longtime Hollywood activist. "Closing down sidewalks for years at a time like they do here would never happen in New York City."
The sidewalk needed reconstruction because it was improperly sloped and didn't meet federal requirements for providing access for wheelchairs, said Ken Summers, project director for Webcor Builders. The new sidewalk will be flatter, he said.