| Meeting famous people is often a surreal
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| | out of their nearby apartment buildings
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| experience for both parties. In 1956
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| | in their undergarments and run away, with
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| when Elvis Presley arrived in Hollywood
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| | Stan and Ollie doing double takes. Before
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| he and his entourage stayed at the
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| | shooting the scene Laurel gathered the
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| Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. One day he
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| | extras around," Listen fellas, it's
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| got into the elevator. "What floor?"
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| | costing us a fortune to rent out these
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| asked the operator. "Tenth please." The
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| | apartments so I want to get it right the
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| operator looked at him with disdain.
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| | first time. Now when you hear the shots
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| "You can't go up to the tenth floor.
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| | and run out into the alley, don't linger.
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| Elvis is staying there. No one is
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| | We only want you in the scene for about
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| allowed there." A bemused Presley said,"
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| | ten seconds." After the director shouted
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| I know. I'm Elvis." The hotel employee
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| | "ACTION!" the boys ran down the alley,
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| stared at him for a long moment then
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| | their wives fired their guns, the men in
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| said," Well I don't care who you are, you
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| | their undergarments ran out and
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| can't go to the tenth floor." The
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| | disappeared quickly following Stan's
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| amiable singer agreed to go to the
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| | instructions to the letter. All except
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| eleventh floor and walked down the stairs
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| | one guy who was about thirty seconds
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| to the tenth.Some entertainment
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| | late, ran the wrong way, and bumped into
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| organizations are so vast that employees
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| | Laurel, ruining his close-up."You bloody
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| don't always recognize the people at the
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| | fool. You ruined the shot!" shouted
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| top. Walt Disney who often was harsh
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| | Laurel. "I'm not in the movie," replied
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| with those who worked for him, had no
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| | the runner."Sometimes legends don't
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| patience for anyone at Disneyland who was
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| | recognize each other. After twenty years
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| rude to the customers or as he put it,
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| | in Hollywood Alfred Hitchcock finally
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| the guests. One time when an unfriendly
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| | became super rich after producing the low
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| security guard prevented he and his wife
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| | budget Psycho (1960). His agent Lew
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| Lillian from getting on a ride, Walt
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| | Wasserman convinced him to trade the
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| fired him reasoning the man would be
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| | movie rights for shares of stock in
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| unpleasant with others. But if someone
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| | Universal, making the director the third
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| was doing their job they had nothing to
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| | biggest owner of the studio. From then
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| fear from the boss. Once, when Walt was
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| | on Hitchcock loved picking up the Wall
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| on hand for a demonstration of a new ride
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| | Street Journal to see if he was
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| a young girl working there chided him for
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| | wealthier. While directing his last film
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| lighting up a cigarette, it wasn't
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| | Family Plot (1975) Hitchcock would arrive
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| allowed. Disney, who eventually died of
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| | at Universal early, sit in his chair and
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| lung cancer, asked, "Whose idea was
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| | joyfully read about Jaws (1975) which was
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| that?" "Walt Disney's." Walt stubbed
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| | adding millions to his stock's value.
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| out the cigarette. "That's good enough
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| | One day his morning routine was upset by
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| for me."Sometimes the famous have a
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| | an uninvited young man hovering around
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| difficult time not being the center of
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| | the movie set. Hitchcock, who seemed to
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| attention. Once at a party at Louis B.
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| | have eyes in the back of his head called
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| Mayer's house, the mogul was expressing
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| | a crew member to have the intruder
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| his admiration for a female," The red
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| | removed. It turned out to be Jaws
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| hair, the legs, I have never seen such
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| | Director Steven Spielberg who wanted to
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| beauty. She walks so regally like a
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| | meet his idol.Just because you're
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| queen". Greer Garson the new queen of
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| | recognized once doesn't mean you will
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| the MGM lot was standing nearby. She
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| | continue to be. After losing his driving
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| walked up to Mayer's circle and said,"
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| | privileges because of drunkenness Sean
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| Why thank you Mr. Mayer." It turned out
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| | Penn was forced to ride the city bus.
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| LB was talking about his new horse.It's
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| | One day another passenger came up to him.
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| hard sometimes for stars to remember that
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| | "Hey you look like Sean Penn. But I
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| not everyone cares about who they are or
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| | know he wouldn't be riding a bus." Penn
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| what they are doing. One time Laurel and
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| | replied," How do you know? Do you know
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| Hardy were filming a strange scene in
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| | Sean Penn?" "Yeah I worked on a film he
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| Venice Beach that required the boys to
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| | starred in." "Oh yeah? Well, what do
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| run down a narrow alleyway with their
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| | you think of him?". "Oh God, he was a
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| wives chasing them. The women would
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| | total $%#%!
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| shoot at them causing innocent men to run
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