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Post by evp5O on Nov 20, 2008 10:42:00 GMT -5
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Post by doorkicker on Nov 20, 2008 12:57:18 GMT -5
I just went to eat there not too long ago. It's Peter Luger's West.
The owner was the head waiter at PL's for 40 plus yrs.
What a steak!
Boy did I pay though.
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Post by 19pct on Nov 20, 2008 13:20:07 GMT -5
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Post by evp5O on Nov 20, 2008 13:29:09 GMT -5
Close enough!
HIT IT!
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Post by gadget105 on Nov 21, 2008 16:49:54 GMT -5
Nice Shooting Medal...all we ever got was a bar, and we had to buy it, because the ACLU thought it was wrong to commend an officer's ability to kill someone.
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Post by evp5O on Nov 21, 2008 16:54:14 GMT -5
" I don't kill people.... I enforce the law. "
Great quote from Appaloosa
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Post by evp5O on Nov 21, 2008 18:28:31 GMT -5
By Art Marroquin, Staff Writer
Posted: 11/18/2008 10:54:29 PM PST
Red carpet celebrities catching red-eye flights at Los Angeles International Airport may soon be given greater protections from tabloid photographers.
Rather than impose tighter controls on the growing legions of paparazzi prowling LAX, the focus should be on shielding famous people from the glare of flashing cameras, says Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl.
"This is the capital of the entertainment industry and celebrities are a treasure that we need to protect," said Rosendahl, whose district includes LAX.
"The paparazzi are completely out of control," he said. "First Amendment rights are one thing, but it's a complete intrusion when they're in someone's face, taking pictures and asking questions after a long flight. It's totally inappropriate."
The Los Angeles City Council's Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee today is scheduled to discuss measures aimed at protecting celebrities traveling through LAX in the wake of recent disturbances reported at the airport.
Rosendahl has suggested extending a police escort service that's already offered to political dignitaries, while also establishing a sort of "safety zone" to keep photographers at bay.
The recommendation piggybacks on an earlier proposal by Councilman Dennis Zine to curb paparazzi activity by providing a "protection zone" around celebrities targeted by the cameras.
On Tuesday, Zine introduced a follow-up plan aimed at restricting photographers from snapping pictures of celebrities taking their children to school or a medical facility.
"Unscrupulous paparazzi frequently stake out these locations in order to capture the perfect photograph," Zine wrote.
However, airport officials warned that Rosendahl's proposal could be impractical. The Airport Police Dignitary Protection Unit, composed of six officers, helps domestic and foreign politicians navigate LAX. Extending the same level of protection to celebrities would be costly and cumbersome, according to LAX spokeswoman Nancy Castles.
"We have enough political dignitaries coming through LAX without having to deal with celebrities," Castles said. "That is not their role and I don't think it will ever happen."
Veteran paparazzo Frank Griffin said he agreed with Castles, noting that laws are already in place to protect celebrities from over-reaching photographers.
An "anti-stalkerazzi" law went into effect in California two years ago, increasing penalties against photographers who block celebrities or were responsible for car accidents. Photographers are liable for three times the damages they inflict, and can lose any payments their published photos might earn.
"I'm sure the last thing celebrities want to see after a long flight is a photographer, but some of them arrange a media circus before they land at la-la land's main airport," said Griffin, head of the Bauer-Griffin Agency, which bills itself as the "Hollywood Hunt Club."
"Why should celebrities be protected from photographers who don't pose a threat?" he said. "The city should be looking for ways to protect the airport from terrorists, not from photographers."
Part of the challenge stems from the fact that the term "celebrity" would be difficult to define. Would Academy Award-winning actresses Halle Berry and Julia Roberts be given greater priority over reality television series performers such as Kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton?
And what about sports stars who are also stalked by the paparazzi? Do Dodgers catcher Russell Martin or Lakers center Kobe Bryant really need - or warrant - that kind of protection?
"There's been a question about what constitutes a celebrity, and that becomes problematic," Castles said, noting that 60 to 70 celebrities of varying degrees pass through LAX daily.
"There are plenty of recognizable entertainment industry celebrities who come through the airport every day," she said. "They are treated like any other passenger getting on a plane."
Rosendahl's call for greater celebrity protection at LAX comes after a recent spate of minor clashes. Airport police have logged only four "significant incidents" involving celebrities over the past 15 months.
Kanye West was arrested on allegations of felony vandalism on Sept. 11 after he smashed cameras during a confrontation with a paparazzo and a videographer from gossip Web site TMZ. West allegedly struggled with the still photographer while his manager tried to grab the TMZ video camera.
One day earlier, paparazzi surrounded who they thought was Jamie Lynn Spears as she held her newborn child through LAX amid a bevy of airport police officers. But it was a Spears look-alike who led the photographers astray as the real Spears escaped through a restricted area of the airport.
In June, about 180 fans and 50 photographers pushed each other as they swarmed Britney Spears following a flight from Atlanta to LAX. A bodyguard for Spears got into a scuffle with a photographer, but no charges were filed.
Most recently, Victoria Beckham was surrounded by a large group of fans and photographers on Nov. 8 after a flight from London to LAX. One of her security guards got into a shoving match with a photographer, but no charges were filed.
But not all celebrity encounters erupt in violence, Castles said. In some cases, celebrities call the airport to ask for police assistance.
"It's very rare when things like this happen and we do not believe we have a problem with paparazzi here," Castles said. "This is not an issue about protecting dignitaries, it's an issue about crowd control."
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Post by 19pct on Nov 21, 2008 18:37:18 GMT -5
EA
What ever happened with that one any final disposition yet?
what were the charges originally ?
pm if you want
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Post by doorkicker on Nov 21, 2008 21:05:38 GMT -5
19,
I believe they took him to the pct, ran him for warrants and then cut him loose with a jaywalking summons.
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Post by Blue Trumpet on Nov 22, 2008 13:13:48 GMT -5
The paparazzi are leaches and deserve whatever beatdown they get from anyone. The celebs should organize and create a squad of their own people to go around harassing the paparazzi and their families in the same manner. This should include investigating their affairs, photographing them in compromising situations (the nuder the better), posting their information on a paparazzi exposure website, etc. I'm sure they could hire some retired cops that would be more than happy to make life miserable for these scumbags.
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Post by CivvieRanter on Nov 22, 2008 23:07:18 GMT -5
EA's a freakin' movie star now!! WTG, bro! Lookin' good out there in la-la-land! I couldn't help but notice the roof numbers on the RMP were "12," as in 1-Adam-12.  Why is it everyone who gets arrested is never the problem and has a list of other people you should've arrested? |
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