An account of the scene at the site of Michael Jackson’s Walk of Fame star on Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Commentary includes area crime and commerce, the American Dream, Jackson vs. the media, meerkat vomit and Hardcastle & McCormick.

Tags: 9/11, BeDazzler, Ben Bernake, Billy Mays, celebrity, Chadra Levy, David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Elvis Presley '69 Comeback Special, Farah Fawcett, Freddie Mercury, Gary Condit, GM bankruptcy, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hardcastle & McCormick, Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kings of Leon, meerkats, michael jackson, O2 arena, Phoenix, Rock With You, Rocky, Star Wars, Stormtroopers, Walk of Fame Star

A review of Depeche Mode’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance on Hollywood Boulevard on April 23, 2009.

Tags: 8 Mile, Argyle, Bloodsport, Cincinnati 1979, Cinderella Man, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Diggstown, Enjoy the Silence, Eric Garcetti, Fighting, Girlfight, Hollywood and Vine, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, KROQ, live review, Los Angeles, Martin Gore, Megan Fox, Million Dollar Baby, Morrissey, Mozz, Never Let Me Down Again, Personal Jesus, Private Parts, Rocky, Seabiscuit, Sounds Of The Universe, synt rock, The Karate Kid, The Who, Thom Yorke, W, W Hollywood Residencies, Walking In My Shoes, wearing the trousers, Wrong