Post #591735 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jun 1, 2011 12:47 PM

So HOW did someone like this obscure performer get a star on the walk? For me, the obscurer the better, but: Who knew who to get this one in? :D

Here is one more better known Hollywood star with a star and his one time connection to Poly pop:

This is actually an oddity in the South Seas genre, as it was shot entirely on location (a rarity in the early 50s still) and is considered fairly authentic in its portrayal of the place and people

But no one has brought up the fact that the WHOLE CONCEPT of the Walk of Fame is not only connected to an important figure of Polynesian pop:

...but according to Los Angeles Magazine, it is partially BASED on a classic Pre-Tiki Temple cocktail menu!:

I own the menu mentioned (never seen one with "gold stars", though):

A close up excerpt illustrating the "Stars" concept, and some great cocktail names:

Here is Harry Sugarman, years after he suggested the Walk, at the first stars being laid down: