From a phone call at work.

Jamie: "Bongiorno. Thank you for calling Olive Garden, this is Jamie, how may I help you?"

Mr. Banks speaking quickly and authoritively: "Yes ma'am, my name is Mr. Banks and I am calling in regards to Bruce Willis eating in your restaurant tonight. We're going to need to go over some security measures and discuss what will take place when Mr. Willis enters Olive Garden."

Jamie: "....................Seriously?"

Mr. Banks: "Yes ma'am I am being very serious. I need to speak to someone in charge immediately."

Jamie: "Okay please hold for just one moment."

 

 

At this point, I'm scampering around imagining the excitement of a celebrity eating at this fine establishment while looking for my manager. I find him and gently approach the subject.

Jamie: "Um, Gerry? There's a guy on the phone who says his name is Mr. Banks and that Bruce Willis is coming in to eat tonight and he needs to discuss security procedures with a manager."

Gerry: ".....................Seriously?"
Jamie: "Yeah I guess. I'm not sure. I mean, it could be a prank, but he sounded pretty serious and offended when I asked him seriously? Anyway he's on line 2."

So Gerry finds the general manager, Steve, and they briefly discuss. In the mean time, I'm still giddy inside at the thought of a celebrity coming in to eat on a busy Friday night and that I'm one of 3 people that knows this little secret. I don't even really like Bruce Willis, or care too much about him, and the distance between his nose and upper lip bothers me...

Everybody could tell that I was acting funny and started asking me what was up. I couldn't contain myself and had to share the news that Bruce Willis might be coming in to eat! Obviously this news spread like wildfire and before I knew it, my coworkers had sharpies and paper in hand ready for signatures.

Steve goes to the office and sits on the phone with this guy for approximately ten minutes. I guess they were talking security procedures and apparently it's pretty serious business. Once discussion about Bruce Willis' gun wielding security guards came up, the conversation was halted. Steve said that weapons are not allowed inside the restaurant. Mr. Banks said that Bruce Willis refuses to go inside a public place such as Olive Garden without his gun wielding security guards and started to argue. Once the argument began to get heated, Mr. Banks couldn't contain his laughter any longer.

Good prank, Mr. Banks, good prank. Steve came out of the office red in the face and threatened to call the cops on the guy. Unfortunately, Mr. Banks did his research and blocked the call before he placed it. I had to break the news to my Bruce Willis loving co-workers that it was just a prank and then I was pretty red in the face too. I mean, come on, WHO would really believe that?!

That prank call was the best to date. Second best was the guy speaking in an Arabian accent asking me if we have parking space for camels in the lot. Yes, actually, we do.