This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

On March 21st, a small crowd gathered in front of the Muso and Frank Grill on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

They weren't there for the restaurant. Instead, dozens of photographers, reporters, and Godfather fans packed in together to catch a

glimpse of the ground.

We now declare today Francis Ford Coppola Day in Hollywood. It was right there on one of the most famous stretches of sidewalk in the country that

acclaimed film director Francis Ford Coppler received the 2,715th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Even if you haven't made the pilgrimage to Southern California, you can probably already

picture what the Walk of Fame looks like.

It's a 1.3 mile walkway lined with Toronto and brass squares. Each slab

spotlights a salmon pink star and the name of a different famous celebrity

deemed worthy enough to become a permanent part of Hollywood's urban fabric.

Your 99PI producer this week is actor, director, and Hollywood insider, Gillian Jacobs.

If her voice doesn't sound familiar, you might recognize her face from shows like Community or HBO's Winning Time.

The Walk is located on Hollywood Boulevard from Gower to La Brea and continues on Vine Street from

sunset to Yucca.

Back in 1960, the street's main features were grand old movie palaces like Grownman's Chinese

theatre and the El Capitan. Those theaters are still there, but these days they're surrounded

by crowds of Elvis impersonators, snake

wranglers, and people in Elmo costumes hoping tourists will pay to take a picture with

them.

Upwards of 10 million people a year brave the traffic and crowds and fight over

LA's scarce resource parking all just to snap a photo of a star with the

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