Tom Hanks was denied beer at Stagecoach Music Pageant
Tom Hanks having fun with 15 Dr. Peppers as a substitute
Hollywood celebrities are sometimes handled to main perks wherever they go — be it visitor checklist spots for sold-out live shows, precedence entry to unique occasions, and boatloads of free goodies. One would suppose such privileges would prolong to the Tom Hanks, Academy Award-winner and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Not fairly.
Whereas showing on the most recent episode of Ellen, Hanks relayed a current incident wherein he was truly denied beer at a pageant.
Hanks attended the Stagecoach Music Pageant in Indio final month to assist his spouse, Rita Wilson, who was performing. Previous to her set, he roamed the grounds seeking a “good bucket of suds,” however finally got here up empty-handed as he was turned away by distributors.
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In keeping with Hanks, 4 distributors claimed “we will’t [serve you beer] as a result of your ID has not been verified.” “It’s good to go someplace over there… ,” he stated they instructed him, “to a stand the place you give them your ID and confirm that you simply’re sufficiently old to have a beer.”
Although shocked by the refusal — Hanks is 62 years outdated — the actor took the entire thing in stride and recommended them for sticking to the consuming coverage. He additionally stated he jokingly tried to bribe them. “You’ll come to the Toy Story premiere with me!”
We’re assuming Hanks as a substitute loved one or 15 bottles of Dr. Pepper.
Watch the humorous phase under (scroll to the three:00 mark).
Right here’s Hanks at Stagecoach with spouse Rita, wanting very a lot over the age of 21:
Tom Hanks helps spouse/performer Rita Wilson on the Stagecoach pageant – the place in addition they bumped into Lynyrd Skynyrd pic.twitter.com/EB0xbgNOa8
— A. Motion pictures (@AssholeMovies) April 30, 2019