A very good question to ask any taxi driver is Have you ever driven a celebrity?
The previous weekend your driver drove the band Journey to their concert at the Staples Center.
They were very nice, very fun guys.
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This is a pretty typical celebrity encounter.
This is the case with the lightly unhinged Uber driver I encountered in New Orleans.
His most famous celebrity client was Nicolas Cage who famously lived in the quarter in Delphine LaLauries mansion.
Nic Cage is just kind of a funny person to talk about in general.
LaLaurie was a brutal socialite and slave owner who built the mansion with her husband.
In 2007 Nic Cage bought the mansion and lived there before it went into foreclosure.
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While sleeping in the master bedroom Nic would have sexual dreams that wandered between a dream state and awareness.
The ghostly visits were frequent, messy, and they made his girlfriend jealous.
In 2009 the LaLaurie mansion officially went into foreclosure and was auctioned to a bank.
Theres been no work done on the house and tourists are not allowed inside.
It stands empty at 1140 Royal Street waiting for a new dapper owner to entertain its eternal inhabitants.
Ask your Uber drivers!
Youll never know what insane celeb gossip you may uncover.
