Rodney on the Walk

If Ryan Seacrest can get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his "contribution to radio," than legendary KROQ dj Rodney Bingenheimer is more than deserving.

A group of "Rodney on the Roq" fans have launched Rodney on the Walk, a campaign to get the eccentric music trendmeister some recognition on the walk of fame.

Rodney, of course, recently earned a little bit more notariety thanks to the documentary "Mayor of Sunset Strip," which chronicled his bizarre spot in rock 'n roll history. In the 70s, he helped run Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco, an L.A. club where Bowie, Iggy Pop, T.Rex, Suzi Quatro, Led Zeppelin, and Sweet were all regulars. And on his KROQ show, which he has hosted since 1976 (and which now subsides in a graveyard Sunday night slot), he helped popularize Blondie, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Go-Go's, Nina Hagen, The Cramps, The Clash, The Cure, The Smiths and plenty others.

The "Rodney on the Walk" site is trying to raise $15,000, the sponsorship fee for landing a star. From the site:

As most of you know, his contribution goes much further than simply being a DJ at KROQ. For the last 25 years, he has quietly and unpretentiously helped set the musical and cultural tone not only for Los Angeles, but for the rest of the world.

That said, with Rodney's blessing, we're reaching out to those musicians, artists, writers, entertainers, fans and friends who have directly or indirectly benefited, or been affected or influenced by him, in the hopes of garnering collective support for his induction.

We're starting a campaign to collect money and support for this effort. The deadline for submission of applications for this year is May 31, 2005 but if we don't meet our goals or succeed with our nomination application for this year, then we'll roll all donations over to the 2006 application period. The sponsorship fee is $15,000 and is subject to change.