Palm Springs Walk of Stars

     We had to gawk out the window of our Al Brooks tour bus to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  We were in for a treat in Palm Springs.  They have their own celebrity walk, and we had all the time in the world to examine the stars.
     Though the general idea is the same, there are differences between the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.  Hollywood's walk is reserved for notable people in the entertainment industry - radio, TV, motion pictures, recording, and acting.  You qualify for star status in Palm Springs if you have been at least a part time resident of the town and if you have contributed to the reputation of the Palm Springs area.  Palm Springs stars honor Medal of Honor recipients, U.S Presidents, pioneers and civic leaders, literary figures, and people in show business.  There are over 2,500 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Palm Springs installed its 388th star in October 2015.  There is a big difference between the price of a star in Hollywood and the price in Palm Springs.  Whoever nominates someone for a Hollywood star (usually the person's publicist) must pay $30,000 to fund the future upkeep of the walk, so the burden doesn't fall on tax payers.  The fee in Palm Springs is $10,000.

Robert Stack's Palm Springs Star
He also has a star in Hollywood at 7001 Hollywood Boulevard.

      My favorite stars belong to Mike Allen, the "official" Palm Springs Santa, and to Cheeta. Over the years, there have been seven attempts to get a star for Cheeta on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Every petition was unsuccessful.  Don't feel bad Cheeta.  They won't let Kim Kardashian have a star either.