POUNDING THE PAVEMENT

It’s been a scant two months since rocker Tom Petty and other fans joined the Everly Bros. on Hollywood Boulevard for the official unveiling of the harmonic duo’s Walk of Fame star. But yikes--there’s already a thick, dirt-laden crack under their name.

“Already?” asked a surprised Edward Lewis, v.p. of marketing and sales for the Hollywood C of C, in charge of the stars. “We’ll have to take a look, but it sounds like a manufacturing flaw to me.”

Lewis said that damage usually occurs to stars in driveways along the boulevard and Vine Street, which accommodate heavy vehicles. “To my knowledge, the stars just don’t crack any other way.” Consolidated Terrazzo Inc., which furnishes the $2,000 stars, would “most likely correct the problem.”