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All sorts of people have been showing up at the Hotel Chelsea, or writing in, to express their thoughts on "new management". It was only a matter of time before Ethan Hawke stopped by (and we're glad he did)!
His famous ex-wife famously dated Andre Balazs, who will now be "helping" to "rejuvenate" the hotel. From the front lines, the Hotel Chelsea blog reports (and even snapped that photo of his visit):
Earlier today Ethan Hawke stopped by to meet the new guy, David Elder. Ethan asked Elder if he was going to be a 'good steward' and when Elder replied 'that's the plan!' Ethan jumped on him. "That's not a YES or a NO!" Ethan told him twice. "This place is very special to so many people that it's scary."
Another resident chimes in via comment, saying:
HA we were there and saw the whole thing. Ethan was very very happy to see Stanley from the moment he hit the lobby. He was singing Stanley's praises and putting down the idea of new management before realizing that Elder was standing right there ogling him. Elder shriveled when Ethan put some questions to him--then he asked Stanley to introduce him!! How awkward...
Why does Hawke care? He was a resident of the hotel for two years (living in the former home of Dylan Thomas, Arthur Miller and Sid Vicious) and even directed a film about it called Chelsea Walls in 2001. So he probably doesn't want to lose another muse to Balazs. His visit begs the quesiton, will the famous guests and residents end up checking out of the hotel for good?
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Why don't the wealthy Hollywood types ever get together and save something with their own money? Usually they try to organize other people to give or pressure business or the government. The cynic in me assumes these types are told by their financial advisors to stick to higher return projects. And giving to Africa is higher profile.
I bet famous people will still go there, but it'll be young Hollywood types who like the Chateau Marmont (another Balazs hotel).
hawke is a douche galore, andre has only done positive things for nyc - can't blame him for trying to make a buck at it!
you misspelled "rejuvenate," which would've been caught if you had prepared the entry in a word processor that looks out for such mistakes. even this text box draws a red line under misspelled words.
also, you spelled andre balazs' name two different ways in the article.
sorry for the bitchy comment above; it's just frustrating sometimes to read an interesting article that is disrupted by small errors.