Features Jun 15, 2011 at 4:00 am

Bellhop Confidential

My Brushes with Fame as a Hotel Valet

Ben Bishop
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1
Is this for real??
biju on June 15, 2011 at 9:08 AM Report this
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Sent from Chuck Palahiuk's iPad™.
on June 15, 2011 at 9:42 AM Report this
3
"Tom Cruise? Definitely the back."

/scene
Frank Rizzo on June 15, 2011 at 10:31 AM Report this
4
Well, Betty leaves me to run this entire hotel by myself. And first thing, right off the bat, I get fucked by a coven of witches!
JonnoN on June 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM Report this
5
who cares?
devon rocketship on June 15, 2011 at 11:59 AM Report this
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I do.
on June 15, 2011 at 3:15 PM Report this
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this is a cool story
on June 15, 2011 at 8:42 PM Report this
8
LOL...I was one of those lame people on the sidewalk when Britney Spears walked out...=)
on June 16, 2011 at 11:33 AM Report this
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@4 I see what you did there.
tehjakers on June 16, 2011 at 1:09 PM Report this
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k
Unregistered User on June 16, 2011 at 6:36 PM Report this
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Kings of Leon and Vampire Weekend are not celebs no matter how much they act like assholes. Otherwise, cool story bro.
buttons mcbuttons on June 17, 2011 at 1:40 AM Report this
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I have no reason to doubt the story @1. Anybody who's worked in the hospitality industry, particularly in higher-end establishments, usually has a few of these kinds of anecdotes in their back pocket. I've even got a reverse-version of this: that is, an encounter with a bellhop who later became a very well-known Hollywood actor. Come to a SLOG Happy sometime, and I'll regale you with it.
COMTE on June 19, 2011 at 10:46 AM Report this
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@11 You know who they are so... yes they are.
bijhan on June 19, 2011 at 11:38 PM Report this
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i may be off base about this, but we bartenders and baristas don't kiss and tell, because we're like shrinks. so our tips over hours worked ratio is probably higher on the average because of the trust factor. i could make some pretty high ticket celebrities (hollywood, sports, music, politics, etc.) deeply ashamed about how they treated their coffee person at the tip jar, though.
on June 21, 2011 at 4:17 PM Report this
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Spot on, my man, spot on. From the graveyard room service coordinator of the Four Seasons Hotel on Doheny Drive in 1988, spot fricking on!
JFinger on June 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM Report this

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