LED ZEPPELIN Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Campaign Will Continue Despite PAGE's Non-Endorsement

The Northern California man who started the petition drive to get LED ZEPPELIN a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has vowed to continue his efforts to "honor" the band despite the fact that the group's guitarist, Jimmy Page, has refused to endorse the campaign.

Rocky Dickerson from Chico requested written approval from LED ZEPPELIN members and management to proceed with the Hollywood nomination. He has since received a response from the offices of Jimmy Page's accountant, Joan Hudson & Co, stating that Jimmy "has asked me to thank you for this interest but he does not feel that this is something that he can endorse."

In response, Rocky Dickerson has issued the following statement via his web site at www.ledzeppelinstar.com:

"Thanks to all of you for your support on this effort. I must admit I was taken aback by Jimmy's non-endorsement of the campaign drive. I'm sure he has his reasons, many of which I have discussed with some of you, and all of them possibly valid. But I am so committed to doing this I cannot simply roll over and play dead. I hope those of you who love LED ZEPPELIN as much as I do understand. And to those who don't, I respect your opinion. Please respect ours.

"Since I heard from Jimmy's representative, a lot of things have gone through my mind. Yes, I did think of giving up for a moment, and if I had wanted to take the easy way out, I would have. But I feel so passionately that the fans need to do this to honor LED ZEPPELIN. It is and probably will be the only thing we can do on such a major scale. So once again, join with me and sign the petition, do whatever you can to convince Jimmy, Robert and Jonesy to hear us and appreciate what we are trying to do. Contact them, if you can, contact anyone who has a sympathetic ear. There is nothing LED ZEPPELIN needs to do other than approve of the effort. The rest is up to us. If approved, the outcome could be so magnificent that we would all be in awe of the accomplishment."

Dickerson told the Chico Enterprise Record that he launched the star campaign after attending the LED ZEPPELIN reunion performance for the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert in London last year and returning to California, only to find the VH1's No. 1 ranked "100 Greatest Artist's of Hard Rock" had no Hollywood star.

"I'm trying to make this a totally fan-driven thing," he said. "I don't want anything from any corporate entity, or anything from LED ZEPPELIN. I want this to be a small thing that we, the fans, can give back to LED ZEPPELIN after 40 years of great music."

A two-minute video report from NBC 24 Action News on Rocky Dickerson's LED ZEPPELIN star campaign can be viewed below.