If you don't want attention don't ask for it

[Saturday, mid-afternoon, pan to a fabulously cute couple in a very stylish '98 civic....]

M: "Wow, that's the most obnoxious Lotus I've ever seen."
T: "Every time I'm in L.A., I see one."
M: "Yeah, but that's a really obnoxious one."
T: "Yeah."

[Pulls up to the red light next to the obnoxious Lotus.]

T: "Ya know, that looks like the guy in 'My Name is Earl.'"
M: "What's the rule in L.A.?"
T: "That if it looks like the celebrity, it probably is."

[M looks over; the driver has his left hand covering his face and his right hand holding a cel phone. A few seconds pass and he puts down his hand and reveals that he is indeed that guy.]

M: "Yeah, that's him."

Ok, public service announcement to celebrities...if you don't want attention don't drive tricked out cars with fins and stuff, don't hang out at the Grove, don't eat at the Ivy, and don't shop on Robertson. That's all you have to do. You can go to Fred Segal, shop at Marc Jacobs, whatever you want. But, you just have to avoid a few key places. But, that's just it. They want the attention. There are plenty of good cars, food and shopping without falling into those paparazzi traps. Seriously. I don't feel sorry for you.

No self-respecting Beverly Hills mom takes her kids to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. And its not because they're snobs or its not good enough...not that at all. Its just that if you're a mom with two small kids, you're not going to go to a restaurant where you have to wait in que for a table. And, if you're Posh, with more money than doG, you're really not going to Cheesecake at the Grove unless you want your picture taken. Seriously. I have no sympathy for that woman on any level. She hits EVERY spot in L.A. where the photogs just sit and wait and then complains that she has no privacy with her kids. Hell, she could have gone to the Brentwood Cheesecake and been left alone. But she didn't.

Same thing Jason. Your car SCREAMS for attention. The Grove is crawling with tourists and such what not. If that's what you're after, that's cool. I don't know you so I can't say either way. But yeah, the fins just cry out. Just so you know.