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COUNCIL FILE NO. LL~- ~~ /9 COUNCIL DISTRICT N0./3

APPROVAL FOR ACCELERATED PROCESSING DIRECT TO CITY COUNCIL

The attached Council File may be processed directly to Council pursuant to the procedure approved June 26, 1990, (CF 83-1075-S1) without being referred to the Public Works Committee because the action on the file checked below is deemed to be routine and/or administrative in nature:

_} A. Future Street Acceptance. _ _} B. Quitclaim of Easement(s). __ ; C. Dedication of Easement(s). _) D. Release of Restriction(s). y} E. Request for Star in Walk of Fame. _} F. Brass Plaque(s) in San Pedro Sport Walk. _} G. Resolution to Vacate or Ordinance submitted in response to Council action. _} H. Approval of plans/specifications submitted by County Flood Control District.

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Office of the City Engineer

Los Angeles

To the Honorable Council

Ofthe City of Los Angeles JUl 2 B 2011

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Tenazzo Sidewalk­ The Go-Go's

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate Location No. 5g as shown on Sheet 16 ofPlan D-13788 for the for the installation of the name ofThe Go-Go's at 6652 Hollywood Boulevard.

B. Inform the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce of the Council's action on this matter.

C. That this report be adopted prior to the date of the ceremony on August 11, 2011.

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRANSMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated June 30, 2011, from the Hollywood Historic Trust of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical infmmation and excerpts from the minutes of the Chamber's meeting with recommendations. City Council - 2- C. D. No. 13

DISCUSSION:

The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of The Go-Go's. The ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, August, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.

The communicant's request is in accordance with City Council action of October 18, 1978, under Council File No. 78-3949. Following the Council's action of approval, and upon proper application and payment of the required fee, an installation permit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23".

Respectfully submitted,

lAJnO~ Lemu~.~,-P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering

ar:wof.Ol (213) 482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23" Bureau of Street Services Administration ~OLLVWOOD WALK 0!= !=AM~

June 30, 2011

ML Gary Lee Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa St. 3rd Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 900 L2 Fax 213 482-7007

Dear Mr. Moore:

The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has approved the below listed name for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame:

THE GO-GO'S (Category-RECORDING)- Requested star location to be 6652 Hollywood Blvd. south side of the street, in front of The Store. The star for THE GO-GO'S will be situated between the stars of BARRIE BARRISCALE (4G), to the east and ERROL FLYNN which is numbered {sG) to the west. According to sheet # 16 plan 13788, THE GO-GO'S star is number sg. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.

Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon. If you have questions call me at (323) 468-1376.

The fol owing materials are enclosed: THE GO-GO'S's bio and Board of Director's Minutes. Since y,

rtinez Vice President, Media Relations/ Producer Hollywood Walk of Fame cc: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Councilman Eric Garcetti Ralph Pipes Sally Castro Leron Gubler Sgt. Lamont J errett Top End Constructors Carmine Goglia Inspector Andrews Darin Cohen Leah Reid HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES June 16, 2010

Board Members Attending: Sam Smith, Chair; Barton; Baumgart; Chong; Cooper; Druyen; Falzone; Fan·ar; Folb; Goldman; Gorelick; Jones; Kalantari; Kuo; Mann; Massie; McNulty; Morris-Irvin; O'Rourke; Panatier; Shelton; Sundher;

Board Member Absent: Abou-Daoud; Ainsworth; Anthony; Baumberger; Cochran; Cohen; Hart; Moe; Mushin; Ouri; Rheinstein; Stephen; Taylor;Trynin

· Honorary Board Members Present: Arslanian; Diehl; Silsbee

Staff Present: Gubler, Shahenian

Guests Present: Neelura Bell, CRA/LA; Captain Beatrice Ginnata, LAPD

I) Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 4:04pm.

IV) Walk of Fame Recommendations

Wall\: of Fame: Chairman John Pavlik recommended the following stars for inclusion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

MOTION PICTURES: Penelope Cruz, Bruce Dern, Lama Dern, Diane Ladd, Ed Harris, The Muppets, Kenny Ortega, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ridley Scott, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon.

TELEVISION: Danny DeVito, Tina Fey, Simon Fuller, Neil Patrick Harris, John Langley, Ed O'Neill, John Wells, and Oprah Winfrey.

RECORDING: Melissa Etheridge, Los Tigres Del Norte, Rascal Flatts, Go-Go's, , Willi. Am, and Bebe & Cece Winans. Posthumous: Buddy Holly and Louis Prima

LIVE PERFORMANCE/THEATRE: Joe Mantegna

Motion by Goldman and seconded by Diehl to approve the tecommendation. Motion Carried.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Nicole Shahenian From their halcyon days as America's sweethearts to their current status as superstars who pioneered a genre, The Go-Go's preside over an amazing three~ decade reign as high pop priestesses. The internationally-loved pop hitmakers helped cement the foundation of the early SO's pop-rock sound without the aid of outside composers, session players or, most importantly, creative compromise. From their very first show, The Go-Go's sang and played their own songs, offering five feisty role models for a generation of ready-to-rock girls and good, hooky fun for pop-loving guys.

Their story truly is a punk version of the American Dream. They came, they saw and they conquered the charts, the airwaves and, with their kicky kitsch appeal, pop culture in general. For a while, the band was virtually inescapable: TV guest shots, magazine covers, high-profile tours and movie offers turned , , , and into certified rock stars. Their sparking California pop appealed to an astonishingly wide cross-section of music fans.

Because of-- or maybe in spite of-- all this attention, they soared to become a pop phenomenon while having a Jot of fun and blazing a brand-new trail-- for the DIY ethic in general, and in particular. Their self-contained battle cry was a string of irresistibly catchy, self-penned pop singles featuring Carlisle's infectious vocals, with Caffey and Wiedlin's loud, guitars and sweet backing vocals, all slammed home with Valentine's throbbing bass and Schock's big 60s beat

Sure, before the Go~Go's debuted in May of '78, there were other all-female bands, but to a man (ahem, or in this case, woman) there was usually a seedy, cigar­ chompin' guy lurking just behind the curtain, puHing strings, writing songs and shaping the image as his gals danced on his string. But The Go-Go's didn't need a doctor in their house. No Phil Spector, Kim Fawley or Sonny Bono plotted their moves. It was their baby right from the start and they nursed the bouncing infant on a diet of non-stop nocturnal nourishment in dank clubs all across the city.

They danced to their own joyous beat from the very beginning. The Go-Go's banded together in the truest of punk ethics: there was no master plan to get signed or in any way conquer the world. In fact, when Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin (then known by her adorably tough nome-de-punk Jane Drano) met, they weren't even musicians. But since nearly everyone else in their vicious circle of friends was forming bands, they said why not? and jumped right in that darn fountain, fully clothed. The band was conceived in the very same gritty glitter of the rough Los Angeles scene that also birthed X, The Germs, and The Weirdos.

By all accounts, their first show was short, sweet-- and very, very raw. They didn't care, they were just having fun. But, just as lust can turn to love, their newfound hobby turned to dedication. Two months later, real musician Charlotte Caffey joined and their sound quickly improved. The unique mix of snotty punk discord blended with sweet pop melodies was presented with a freewheeling let's have a party thrift-store chic attitude. The ensemble quickly cultivated a dedicated clique of fans and collected glowing notices in the notoriously fickle LA press.

By '79, with the addition of Gina Schock on drums, the Go-Go's were beating their path to stardom on their own terms. They played every cool club and party in L.A. and, naturally, record companies were starting to sniff around. Still, the band remained true to their punk leanings, releasing an early version of "" through the quirky Stiff Records in the UK

As '80 turned into '81, Kathy Valentine joined and by April, the band was signed to upstart new wave haven IRS records. As summer arrived, so did Beauty And The Beat hot on the heels of their debut U.S. single "." Summer turned to fall, and the world fell in love with the cute, bubbly and effervescent (and yes, they hate that description) Go~Go's.

But really, how could anyone who loves real music not love The Go-Go's? They melded the timeless songcraft of , a defiant punk attitude, the blitzkrieg bombast of The , the deceptively dangerous allure of Blondie, the distinct personalities of , 60s garage-band grit, good-girl wall-of~sound schmaltz, and a touch of 70s glam, all while creating a canon of work that deftly defined the spirited 80s sound. Even more astonishing is the fact that they merged all of those grand influences into streamlined MTV stardom --without sounding overtly dated. Quite a feat, but then The Go-Go's are quite a band.

The double-platinum-awarded Beauty And The Beat reached number one and begat Vacation in '82 and Talk Show in '84 during the ladies' charming reign of chart and radio smashes. And, like any truly classic rock band, their enduring hits including "Vacation," "Head Over Heels" and "" live on in countless compilations, movie sound tracks, remakes and, yes, even a string of very successful television commercials.

Having accomplished more in just a few years than most bands could ever imagine, The Go-Go's were inactive for the last half of the 80's, splintered in various directions with each member busy with solo projects and real life. The groups legacy was rekindled in 90 when The Go-Go's reunited for a charity show.

In '94 the rejuvenated musicians contributed three new songs and extensive liner notes for the career-retrospective .Return To The Valley of The Go-Go's. The band had also returned to sporadic touring by that time, occasionally revisiting the frivolity of the early 80's on stage while depressing grunge continued to rule rock radio. In 2000, their raucous and rocky off-stage history, often re-told and colorfully embellished, was unflinchingly presented in a very popular episode ofVH-1s Behind The Music series with an accompanying greatest hits collection. Behind The Music: The Go-Go's Collection continues to be a strong-selling catalog item,

At this point, most bands would have happily settled into obscurity or would have desperately flung themselves into futile and embarrassing updates of their sound. But not The Go·-Go's. On the strength ofthe VH-1 special, God Bless The Go-Go's, an all-new collection of songs was released in 2001. A stack of glowing reviews soon followed backed by a triumphant tour, later immortalized in the exciting DVD, Live In Central Park

Today, with the original hitmaking lineup intact, The Go-Go's live shows continue to deliver every bit of the raw energy of their now-legendary punk beginnings, tempered with the wisdom of three decades of pop perfection, They have no need to change their sound to try to be modern or current or wander off on some trendy tangent. Why should they change a thing? Now, as in '81, no one sounds like The Go­ Go's but The Go-Go's.

The whole world may have lost its head, but in a world gone crazy, The Go-Go's still have the beat And now, three decades after the release of their first , go-go music still makes us dance!