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bankholdup
07-18-2004, 10:42 PM
Ok, now, I work with this waiter, and he's a really funny/cool cat. He used to work in NY in some seafood restaurant, something that starts with "B", but I forget. He was telling me this amusing story about one night he was working...


Him and his friend were chatting about the infamous article where Spike Lee called Tarantino a racist for excessive use of the "n" word in Jackie Brown. So, they're lounging around waiting for their customers to order. Then, another worker comes up and says "You've got a table...Spike Lee". Naturally, the waiter didn't believe it, so he shrugged it off. A few minutes later, the guy comes back and says "Seriously, you have a customer," and the waiter says "Yeah, I know, Spike Lee." So he makes his way to the table, and there sits Spike Lee with a white man. The waiter gets up the balls to say to Lee, "Where do you get the nerve to say that someone else is a racist?". Spike replies "You read the article, huh? Let me ask you something. Do you feel it's okay, since Jewish people are mostly running the industry to have the word "kike" used in movies?" The waiter replied with "As long as you are using it in the right context and it fits properly." Spike Lee says "Well obviously you know nothing about Hollywood." The waiter backfired with "Well I just saw Girl 6, and apparently neither do you."

The white guy with Lee turns to the waiter and asks "Did you see 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'?". The waiter says "Yeah.", and the man asks "What did you think of it?" The waiter replies "It was pretty good." Then, the man (who turned out to be Jim Gillespie) turns to Lee, and jokingly says "Well, he's not spitting in my food!"



He also said of Leslie Neilson coming in, and putting a part of a lobster on his head and saying "I've heard lobster is brain food, but this is ridiculous!"

And apparently Timothy Dalton was a real jerk to a fan, and refused to sign an autograph.



Anywho, I thought I would share that amusing story with you folks. I don't expect a whole lot of people to believe it, but as far as I know, this guy doesn't lie.

MadsenOMC
07-18-2004, 10:47 PM
I'm not saying it isn't true, but why in the hell was Spike Lee having dinner with Jim Gillespie, of all people? I have a harder time believing that than the story itself.

Sigur509
07-18-2004, 11:18 PM
Good, I dont like Spike Lee.

NuclearMisfit
07-19-2004, 12:16 AM
Shelton Lee is a real jerk. Im glad your friend shot him down over that girl 6 crap.

SkyNet
07-19-2004, 12:22 AM
Bravo to that waiter.

Did he really just walk up and say that to him... did he at least get beverages first??

It just seems like there is a lil sumptin sumptin missing! Cuz it just seems like they jumped RIGHT into a convo there!

Tweek
07-19-2004, 12:57 AM
He also said of Leslie Neilson coming in, and putting a part of a lobster on his head and saying "I've heard lobster is brain food, but this is ridiculous!"



Um...

Gregorious8
07-19-2004, 01:05 AM
There's something I just realized when reading the story. In the story he calls out Lee for insulting Tarantino and the waiter mentioned Girl6 later.

Now obviously Lee and Tarantino aren't the best of friends, but Tarantino is in Girl6.

Why would he do Girl6?

bankholdup
07-19-2004, 02:38 AM
Originally posted by SkyNet
Bravo to that waiter.

Did he really just walk up and say that to him... did he at least get beverages first??

It just seems like there is a lil sumptin sumptin missing! Cuz it just seems like they jumped RIGHT into a convo there!


I'm not sure if he just jumped into the conversation like that...but the guy is a little "daring", shall we say.

MadsenOMC
07-19-2004, 11:10 AM
So everyone buys this? No one thinks it's a little odd that Spike Lee is having dinner with the director of I Know What You Did Last Summer? I'm not saying it's impossible, just seems unlikely.

Scarface98.9
07-19-2004, 11:51 AM
Originally posted by MadsenOMC
So everyone buys this? No one thinks it's a little odd that Spike Lee is having dinner with the director of I Know What You Did Last Summer? I'm not saying it's impossible, just seems unlikely.
I don't buy it either. Just seems a bit out there for me

Ted Pikul
07-26-2004, 05:26 PM
Maybe they were collaborating on I Know What You Did Last Summer Of Sam.

someguy
07-29-2004, 10:33 PM
Originally posted by MadsenOMC
So everyone buys this? No one thinks it's a little odd that Spike Lee is having dinner with the director of I Know What You Did Last Summer? I'm not saying it's impossible, just seems unlikely.

Nick Carter and Tommy Lee are friends, so who knows.

Korny
07-30-2004, 11:17 AM
Originally posted by Sigur509
Good, I dont like Spike Lee.

same. I don't need racial ethics shoved everytime he's around