Greetings from Beverly Hills

For guys in my generation, "Beverly Hills Cop" serves as one of the seminal movies of young adulthood.

While the 1984 Eddie Murphy action/comedy vehicle isn't necessarily what you'd call a classic, it does have some lines and scenes that stick with me all these years later.

While I haven't had much opportunity "to fall for the banana in the tailpipe" yet, I'm amused every time I open up the closet in my hotel room and see the two Beverly Hilton robes hanging there.

There's also a helpful placard that says if I'd like one to take home a robe, they'll kindly post an additional $135 to my bill.

Murphy's Axel Foley got around that rule by stuffing three robes into his duffel bag, but I don't have any spare room in my duffel.

Not for the robe. Not for the $10.50 liter of bottled water. Not for the $5 mini-can of Pringles. Not even for the $40 box of Sonya Dakar Red Grapefruit Wash.

I assumed the last thing was a mixed drink. Turns out it's a facial cleanser. How's a lifelong Illinois boy supposed to know that?

-- Lindsey