octaneN

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Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Hannover/Germany to visit the CeBIT fair. While on the way to the fairground, he noticed that he was out of cigars. So he told the whole motorcade (about 15 cars, including police and motorcycles) to stop by some tobacco store. The leading car was a bit confused with the order which lead the pack into the central pedestrian area. So we there were about 15 cars, lights flashing, standing in front of a tobacco store in the middle of downtown with hundreds of people watching while the Terminator was getting some cigars.

• I once picked up some famous rapper (yes, you know him but i will not tell his name) from his airplane, parking right in front of the plane-stairway. About 30 seconds after entering the car he and his mate pulled out a HUGE bag of weed and started to roll a joint. So I just asked them to wait for me to pass the security gates at the airport, which they thankfully did. Also there is a lot of cocaine involved when hanging around with the rich and famous. The contents of the vacuum cleaner in the limo-garage must have been worth a LOT of money. Prostitution isn't illegal everywhere, so i don't know if that's what you wanna know.

• Like i said before, it doesn't get much worse than being ignored, so there aren't many really "bad" customers. Most "celebrities" are actually quite boring while in the car. Most of the time they hang around on the phone, chat with their managers or just sleep. Is it names you want to hear? Keanu Reeves is a nice guy.

• Being on standby for a whole week is really annoying. I was in switzerland with an Indian billionaire and his wife (yep, those with the 5000CHF tip) and all they said after leaving the car was "we'll call you when we need you". So i had no idea when to sleep, eat or even go to the restroom, because i had to stay ready and suited up for the whole day.

Do not confuse stretch-limos with normal limos. In Europe, celebrities do NOT ride in stretch limos.

Mostly, the people asked me for some privacy in the back and if it was possible to close the screen. I knew what they were on about and let them do their thing. The fact that the car was bouncing in the back as soon as i stopped for a red light made me smile every time.

5000CHF (swiss francs -> about 5500USD)