Tires of the Vanities in Hollywood

I want to talk for a minute about vanity license plates out here in Hollywood.  Everyone’s got them, they’ve become as much a status symbol in as the BMW’s and Mercedes that people lease to look successful.  I’ve noticed a trend recently though among my fellow production people:  vanity plates related to their jobs on set.  In the last 2 months I have seen the following around town:

LA  EDTR
MOOVSTR
FLMMKR
HT   EXEC
FLMDRTR
SCRNWRTR

And my favorite:  IMDB ME.  You would think after spending the money on the plate, they would think about maybe displaying their name somewhere on the vehicle.  Nope.  I can only hope the guy driving was one of those crazy movie extras that comes to set with handwritten rambling scripts for the Lead Actors to read… which I am then given to dispose of…  and when I say dispose of, I mean I take them home to amuse myself when I’m feeling down on my own writing…  at least I can spell, and don’t do final drafts in crayon.

Whatever though, as long as IMDB ME isn’t someone I end up working for someday…  it can be hard enough to feign respect for someone who’s an egomaniac, but it’s near impossible for someone whose a stupid egomaniac.

I personally would love to go get a vanity plate done for MY Hollywood occupation.  What would it say?

PROD ASS

I’d be a hit in West Hollywood.