| Author/Narrator Stephen Schochet researched | | | | customers ask you today about OJ's house." "Well |
| Hollywood and Disney stories and lore for 10 years | | | | today my people are from Romania. They are here |
| while giving tours of Hollywood. He had the unique idea | | | | for the World Cup. I don't think they care about OJ." |
| the stories could be told anywhere and that's what led | | | | "Well will you be adding OJ's house to the tour?" |
| him to create the critically acclaimed audiobooks | | | | "Probably not because he lives west of the 405. We |
| "Fascinating Walt Disney" and "Tales Of Hollywood". | | | | go east of the 405 and we are so pressed for time. I |
| Here he shares some stories that happened while he | | | | wouldn't be surprised if we have some guys who point |
| was actually giving tours:On one tour I pointed out the | | | | at any old house and claim that it's OJ's!" I was kidding |
| Fox Plaza, the building that was blown up in the movie | | | | but the reporter took me quite seriously. "So tour |
| Die Hard. A tourist asked me "How did they put that | | | | guides do that do they? What tour company do you |
| building back together so fast?"* On the tour we stop | | | | work for?" I thought, who does this guy think he is, |
| at Rodeo Drive. The people were returning to the bus | | | | Mike Wallace? I pointed at one of the buses owned |
| after their visit and Steve Garvey came walking by. A | | | | by a rival tour company.* When I first started training |
| life long Dodger fan I said," Hi Steve." Happy for the | | | | as a tour bus driver I rode with other guides to see |
| recognition, he came over to meet the people on the | | | | how they did it. One guy, unfortunately did not endear |
| bus. Unfortunately, the entire group was from England | | | | himself to the customers with a patter of stale and |
| and Germany and not a single person knew who he | | | | sometimes sexist jokes. At one point he showed the |
| was.* The day after OJ Simpson was arrested, I was | | | | Hollywood Sign, and told the tragic story of actress |
| doing a tour where we stopped in front of the Chinese | | | | Peg Entwistle, who unable to succeed in the transition |
| Theater. My customers were looking at the handprints | | | | from stage to screen, jumped fifty feet to her death |
| and footprints, while I stretched my legs near a row of | | | | from the top of the letter H. He finished the tale with |
| parked tour buses. Two men, one with a filming | | | | the tagline,"Of course the last person to jump was a |
| camera approached me. "Hi We're from CNN. Are | | | | tour guide who didn't get tipped." There was a pause |
| you a tour guide? We would like to interview you | | | | and then an Australian customer from the back of the |
| about OJ." "Sure." "Great. Roll the camera. We're | | | | bus shouted out," Oh yeah? Well there'll be another |
| talking to a Hollywood tour guide. So did your | | | | one tomorrow! |