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Subject: Re: Hollywood Underage? Is it really that lax there?
From: Spellbinder
Posted: Fri Jun 1. 2007, 01:55 UTC
Followup to: "Hollywood Underage? Is it really that lax there?"  by Bippo  (Thu May 31. 2007, 23:46 UTC)
> Was reading this article
> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/entertainment/the-partys-over/2007/05/31/1180205463526.html
> 
> And couldnt believe they seem to be getting away with it. How do they 
> get away with it?
> 
> Is celebrity status that big a risk in Hollywood?

Which part shocks you, the celebs getting away with it, or the clubs getting 
away with it (or that they do it in the first place)?

As for the celebs, they can get away with almost anything?  That's easy to 
explain, celebs in this country are sorta like the royal family in England 
(except better looking and more genetically diverse).  The reason this stuff 
happens is because many people want to be close to the celebs, know what's 
happening with them, and copy them.

These clubs elevate their status by having celebs party there.  For the clubs 
that rely on this type of popularity, if they don't have a celeb of legal age, 
it would actually be worth it to risk letting in a minor or two.  The clubs 
also get away with it, in all honesty, because it's really easy to grease the 
palms of liquor agents who, employed by the state, make barely enough to 
support themselves (especially living in that area).  I laughed when I read 
they only had 4 for the entire area :)

For those outside of the US, a little note, since it jumped out to me in the 
article and some people might not know this.  They mention that ID's are easy 
to fake, a big part of that is that the primary form of identification in this 
country is the state-issued driver's license, which is different from one 
state to the next in all 50 states.  Some states have updated the style of 
driver's license as much as 3 times in 10 years (Oregon is my example for 
that).  A lot of door people are good at picking out a regular fake from their 
own state, but when it's from another state, it's more difficult to catch.

-- 
Cody


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