Author Topic: Chewbacca Is a Sav (Read 242 times)

mrtonguetwista · « **on:** February 03, 2007, 03:08:55 PM »

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man dressed as Chewbacca was arrested after police said the street performer head-butted a tour guide operator in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Frederick Evan Young, 44, of Los Angeles was booked Thursday for investigation of misdemeanor battery, police Lt. Paul Vernon said.
Police said the 6-foot-4 street performer was seen arguing Thursday afternoon with a tour guide who had expressed concern the Star Wars wookie impersonator was "harassing and touching tourists" in violation of city law.
The city passed ordinances last year seeking to crack down on the colorful assortment of actors who perform outside the landmark theater. The move was prompted by complaints from tourists who said the actors were aggressive and abusive if they refused to pay for pictures.
Security guards escorted Young off theater property, but he decided to strike back and head-butted the tour guide, Vernon said.
"The lesson here is you can have the force with you," Vernon said. "You just can't use illegal force."
Young could not be reached for comment. His telephone number was unlisted.
The tour guide, Brian Sapir, told the Los Angeles Times that he asked the Chewbacca impersonator to stop harassing two young Japanese tourists when the actor exploded in anger.
"He said, 'Nobody tells this wookie what to do,'" Sapir said

Sikotic™ · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2007, 05:13:18 PM »

LOL! I saw the Chewbacca impersonator 2 weeks ago. He was actually harrassing people next to the Al Pacino "Scarface" impersonator.

ecrazy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2007, 05:26:20 PM »

NO FUCKIN WAY!! I think i know the tour guide who he pissed off too, the tour guide post is in front of Ripley's Believe it or not. they argued once about all this shit, because him and most of his friends always are bothering the people taking the tour (they have headphones on so they can hear the tourguide and are always making the tour last a little longer than usual by taking the tourist out of the way of the tour) ...anyway, some dudes from school know him, they call him Freddy though, LMAO!!! i think he lives in their apartment complex too, they make bank off of tourists too.

Sikotic™ · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2007, 05:30:34 PM »

That shit makes me wanna go down there right now for some good laughs. Then I'll go from Hollywood & Highland to Santa Monica Blvd for even more laughs. Then hit up Pink's and call it a night.

WestCoasta · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2007, 05:39:01 PM »

Quote from: Sikotic: Have Kufi — Will Smack on February 03, 2007, 05:30:34 PM

That shit makes me wanna go down there right now for some good laughs. Then I'll go from Hollywood & Highland to Santa Monica Blvd for even more laughs. Then hit up Pink's and call it a night.

I heard that...