No Rock And Roll Fun

TREADING ON JOURNEY STARTS WITH A SINGLE STEP: The feeling that the Walk of Fame in Hollywood is starting to run low on people to grant the special star-shaped paving slabs to can only gorw with Journey unveiling their square foot of pavement.

"Who could have imagined, so many years later, a star on the Walk of Fame"

The Associated Press report is a bit vague on who actually said that - it's written in a way that impplies is Steve Augeri who expressed the sense of wonder, but surely someone who joined the band in the mid-90s wouldn't be quite so amazed, would they?

Rather sweetly, Steve Perry - the original singer - turned up, even though he hadn't been invited ("wasn't scheduled to appear" as the event organisers described the snub), and snorted over the whole thing:

"No one ever mentions the unsung heroes, the road crew who ... made us look good."

Wouldn't worry, Steve: the way they're starting to cast around to find new people to add to the walk, they'll be adding roadies and sound engineers by the end of next year.



There's a couple of interesting things about the event photo - Augeri is dressed all in white, while Perry is dressed all in black (the Brothers Grimm couldn't have orchestrated that one better) and, although they weren't expecting him, they still had a framed star thing to give to Perry. Do you suppose they produce them for all the ex-members of bands just in case they turn up? We'd like to see the lorry lugging framed certificates if The Fall ever gets one.