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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a grimy tourist trap. The stars themselves are covered with chewed-up, shoe-flattened wads of bubblegum and spilled drinks and walked over daily by many who likely have no idea who John Barry is. I'm not saying he shouldn't be honored, but I kind of don't think Barry would particularly care if he had a star there or not.
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a grimy tourist trap. The stars themselves are covered with chewed-up, shoe-flattened wads of bubblegum and spilled drinks and walked over daily by many who likely have no idea who John Barry is.
Agreed. When I moved to LA in the 90s and visited the "famed" Hollywood Boulevard, I was surprised to find how filthy and dingy it was. And yeah, most of the people there were tourists (or hookers).
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Man, I don't know. Did he win any Oscars? Did he compose music for a standing franchise in four different decades? Has he written any memorable music?
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Probably nobody but us knows or cares about John Barry, and I agree that when you visit Los Angeles the star walk is a total crock of grimy tourist-trappy trash. I'd even say in all of Los Angeles, nothing exists that is authentically Hollywood. The studios themselves are the closest you'd come and probably the Universal tour that goes through the Clocktower Backlot is the most authentic.
John Barry deserves much better than a dirty piece of sidewalk.
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Well said, Mr. Park
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I think a record story named after him in Oyster Bay, New York, where he lived in his later years, would be great.
Not too far from Oyster Bay myself, I'd enjoy that.
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Jan 14, 2022 - 2:29 PM
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Morricone
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Despite all of the above, whenever I am in the neighborhood I find myself stopping by Elmer, Ennio and Jerry's star to take a moment and remember. These stars now are mostly filled with names that are fading in the mists of time. Away from the constant hubbub of stars like Michael Jackson I have always been amazed at finding people stopped and talking about the likes of Thomas Ince, Rod Serling, Haskel Wexler and Jean Renoir because you do not see that every day. For myself the Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Henry Mancini, Ernest Gold, John Green, Lalo Schifrin ones, and a dozen others are meaningful. So yes I think Barry should have one. And if someone wants to start a campaign I will contribute to it.
Incidentally there aren't many hookers on Hollywood Blvd. so I suggest walking a couple blocks south to Sunset Blvd. and a few blocks west for the good stuff.
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There is a Walk of Fame in the St. Louis suburb of University City. For several blacks there are dozens of stars from the St. Louis area. It was started decades ago and every year they add a couple of more names, though there are some serious omissions. One of jazz's great guitarists, Grant Green, is weirdly absent. Nevertheless, the area is cool to walk through and when looking down you might see a star for Tennessee Williams, or Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, or, gulp, Phylliss Diller. Overall, I enjoy it, lots of writers, musicians, scientists, baseball players, actors--Virginia Mayo, Shelly Winters--and so on.
So, I would think that the Hollywood stars would be a great thing to peruse, especially if John Barry got a star.
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I wouldn't say nobody knows or cares about John Barry. During his career he had much better name recognition both in the film circuit and in the public eye than most film composers.
I would say yes, but I would also say it doesn't really matter. It's just vanity. It's the music that counts.
Cheers
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I've seen the stars on Hollywood Boulevard and frankly, to me they were pretty underwhelming. Composers, actors directors etc will be remembered by their work rather than stars on the sidewalk.
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Anybody could nominate him, but the application costs $40,000. And only one star every year is given to a deceased person.
Blimey, didn't realise it costs that much!
Didn't Morricone get one a couple of years ago now I think of it?
Morricone did get one. Also a certain number of signatures are needed for approval.
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