Save Our Sign! ('Cause We're Not Going To!)

Got this note in the ole' mail bag today. A reader is pretty pissed about the hypocrisy and tight purses of the Hollywood crowd. I'll paraphrase for him...

There's a new campaign to save the iconic Hollywood sign in LA. Now how disposable is the culture in LaLa land that the Hollywood sign --

Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are among Hollywood heavyweights to contribute hard cash to save the famous Hollywood
sign.

A conservation group had so far collected $9.5 million - $4 million from public funds, and the remaining $5.5 million from private donors - such as the celeb pair, according to Los Angeles councilman Tom LaBonge.

But the 87-year-old sign faces razing in just three weeks unless $3 million more can be raised to save it from being razed by investors wanting to build luxury houses.

So the most tangible landmark of the entire industry -- might be imminently torn down to build some more luxury hillside homes. Homes, undoubtedly that will be threatened with either mudslide or wildfire in the next decade, I am sure. And using public money too. According to this article, they only need $12 million or so to buy the land and put it in public trust. Now, how much stupid money do the Hollywood types make from the industry? The successful ones make a hell of a lot. Charlie Sheen was reportedly asking for $1 million per episode to phone in a performance for 2.5 men? If these people can't be moved to save a symbol of their own industry -- almost the ONLY unifying symbol of their industry.

Only you can prevent our icon from falling down.