Arnold Schwarzenegger’s been plastered all over the media for the past few days. It always amazes me how celebrities are held to such standards, when we mortal folks often fail in the same way. Joe Blow could have an affair on his wife, but hey, it’s not news, no way, no how. But Arnold?
His love-child cover is blown, the truth is known, and Arnold is now almost fit to be tied, tried and judged with the gleeful media ready to capture every nuance. Our thirst for the demise of the rich and famous never ceases to amaze me.
It’s common knowledge that Arnold’s been a groper. Many have come forward to share their stories of cramped elevators, arranged trysts, and other sordid tales.
I’m not surprised at this, for I used to be a waitress in Los Angeles, at an egg place that Arnold favored. In fact, he was such a fixture there; they even named an omelet after him.
Back then, his body bulk was a common site in the mornings. The muscled refrigerator would come in to inhale his rash of high-protein fixings, with a bevy of blondes at his disposal there to wait on him.
I was one of them, taken in to a degree by his famed status, but there were lots of other celebs that came in for their daily rations. The literary types and film folks were much more interesting to me than Mr. Steroid.
But like many celebrities, there was a sense of entitlement about Arnold. Without going into too many details, or naming names, those that circulated Arnold at the time are neatly filed in the memories of those who endured such antics.
I was never approached. I’m sure my tomboy ways were not to his liking, but there were those who either accepted, rebuffed or scorned his advances. I guess when you’re an athlete it’s all about the law of averages. The more times you’re at bat, the higher your chances are of scoring a run.
As a waitress in a restaurant, somehow you’re supposed to accept this behavior and brush it off. Should you throw a scene, chances are your shifts will be diminished, for many others will gladly don your apron for a chance to make decent tips and wait on someone who wants more on his plate than eggs over easy.
Arnold, I wish you the best of luck. The road ahead for you should be quite interesting...
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