Britney Spears

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Wheels of dead people ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>Too bad Bimbo Spears got it first,

No.  Not really.  It's not a race.  I think it's more important as a 
long term thing.  It's great to know that the Walk Of Fame will always 
be a part of Hollywood in years to come and that Alice is part of it.  I 
would agree with you that it would be ludicrous if someone like Kiss got 
into the RnR Hall Of Fame before Alice (which I don't see 
happening)...but I honestly don't think that applies here.  Alice could 
have/should have gotten his star back in 1978 when he saved the 
Hollywood sign.  I'm not sure why it didn't happen at that time.

>kinda lowers the bar a bit when
>it comes to prestige, 


Not at all. If anything, it RAISES the bar.  Britney is not a star.  She 
is a SUPERSTAR.  She's sold more tickets and albums at the age of TWENTY 
ONE than most artists do their whole career.  The Walk of *Fame* is for 
*stars*.  She has *fame* and she's a *star*.  To think otherwise is 
silly.  She is a MUCH bigger star than some others that have gotten 
stars.  So I'll say it again, she raises the bar.

>The Coop should have gotten it "Years Ago".

True.  But it doesn't really matter now, does it?  Nice that he's 
getting it.  And if anything, might be kind of nice that he's getting it 
at a point where a lot of people's awareness of Alice is low and they 
don't realize how active in rock n roll he still is.  Right?

>At
>least he earned it. Why did she get it anyway???


Have you been living under a rock?  Do you think the stars should only 
go to people that you like or just to people that are over the age of 
50???   She's got a star because she MORE meets the qualifications.  She 
has made a significant mark and contribution to the world of 
entertainment and has participated in community and charity events.  The 
idea of the Walk of Fame is not just to acknowledge the accomplishments 
of various people in the industry (including behind the scenes people) 
but it is to promote Hollywood itself and to boost tourism.  Someone 
like Britney is exactly what they want for all of that.   Very simple, 
actually.

>The years most
>commersialized product ??

That's a really naive comment.  You could say the same thing about 
someone like Tom Cruise.  Are you going to say that Tom Cruise shouldn't 
be on the Walk Of Fame?  Funny thing is...that's the exact same phrase 
that a lot of people and critics used about Alice Cooper in 1973 and 
"Billion Dollar Babies" being a "commercialized product".  Ironic, ain't 
it???  A lot of people would have said giving Alice a star back in 1973 
would have lowered the bar when it comes to prestige.  It's all a matter 
of logic.  Not personal prejudices and knee-jerk reactions without 
thought.