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Post subject: Another wacky Hollywood question to ponder
 Posted: May 10, 2008 - 11:21 AM
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As you all may know by now, I took my first trip to California a couple of weeks ago. In a way, I felt right at home because a lot of things I had seen on TV or in the movies.
I noticed some tour busses in the touristy area of Hollywood. I didn't notice what kind of tours because we were having a good time wandering the streets and heading for the Kodak theater. I have heard that some tours take folks around to look at the homes of the stars.
Here's my wacky question.
How do the stars really feel about people coming around and gawking at their private residences? Do the tour folks have permission to roam the streets carrying look-dee-lous around? Isn't that dangerous since most of the residents have children to protect and raise? Or, if anything, their home should be a place where they can relax, run buck nakid and cuss like a banchee if they want to without having to worry about reading about it in some rag sheet the next day.
I would think that a person's home is just that... their home, and should be off limits to the general public parading past the homes like they were on some sort of Disney ride.
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Posted: May 12, 2008 - 08:41 PM
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I dunno... I guess they feel the same as anyone would having folks gawk at their house...
However, in my case, they are usually admiring my front gardens and I'm flattered... otherwise, I'd think they were casing the joint and I'd be letting Eddie out for a good snarl. |
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 07:45 AM
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As a resident on one of those streets that those insipid tour buses cater to (though I think I'm on the extended tour as I see many more tour buses over in Beverly Hills) it's annoying as hell. They stop ANYWHERE - even in the middle of traffic so their patrons can get a photo of a house that a celebrity lives/used to live/died in or is somehow connected to that celebrity.
I would imagine that in most good areas that someone famous probably did live in or visit your house at one point or another.
My house, for example, two Soap stars used to live here years ago and every year they stop in around November to say hello and look around with their child. It was bizarre to answer the door to them the first time as I didn't recognize who they were at first but the guy looked somewhat familiar from from somewhere- turns out he was on General Hospital. (And NO, I'm not going to tell you who.) They asked if they can walk around the house and relive some old memories and each year they come back and ask again. I think it's sweet but let a Soap Star Tour Company start up and then my life is probably going to go to hell! 
So I think the tours are hogwash; if you want to see stars then plan a trip around one of the award shows and gawk from the crowds; it's better than getting a photo of someone's gate or guard dog (and safer too!) |
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 08:07 AM
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| Paul wrote: | | It was bizarre to answer the door to them the first time as I didn't recognize who they were |
Ha! I can just see it now...
Paul in his tweety-bird yellow bath robe, sporting a two day old
unshaven Riker shadow, holding that "your keystrokes will be
assimilated" coffee mug screaming Get off my Lawn |
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 08:21 AM
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| Gornman wrote: | | Paul wrote: | | It was bizarre to answer the door to them the first time as I didn't recognize who they were |
Ha! I can just see it now...
Paul in his tweety-bird yellow bath robe, sporting a two day old
unshaven Riker shadow, holding that "your keystrokes will be
assimilated" coffee mug screaming Get off my Lawn |
So you WERE the one!!!! You're lucky I didn't have my star trek slingshot handy! |
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 09:16 AM
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| Paul wrote: | | Gornman wrote: | | Paul wrote: | | It was bizarre to answer the door to them the first time as I didn't recognize who they were |
Ha! I can just see it now...
Paul in his tweety-bird yellow bath robe, sporting a two day old
unshaven Riker shadow, holding that "your keystrokes will be
assimilated" coffee mug screaming Get off my Lawn |
So you WERE the one!!!! You're lucky I didn't have my star trek slingshot handy! |
Well, at least he wasn't buck nakid and cussin like a banchee.   |
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