1995.04.10 - Los Angeles Times - The Fame Game [Excerpt] (Axl)

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The Fame Game

By LIZ BRODY
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Have you noticed a trend toward hairless chests? I recently visited a Beverly Hills salon to find Axl Rose getting his pecs waxed.

Wait! Wrong article. How in God’s name did I get on the topic of body waxing?

Hmmm, guess it’s that name-dropping thing again.

At least I’m in good company—starting with Rose's facialist, who monograms every conversation she can with a famous moniker. (Ironically, she’d never heard of Axl. When I walked into the treatment room, she was asking the rock star what he did for a living. He was telling her, musician. And she was saying, “That’s nice, honey, but what’s your day job?”)

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Short but funny.