Now a year old, Spike Lee's Joint, the director's Brooklyn-based shop, has been such a hit Lee says he has plans to franchise it. Given that success, other celebrities might want to try their hand at the retail business. Here are a few establishments, as well as some suggested trinkets, that we think would pack in the customers:
C'est Scorsese
Last Temptation nativity set. Rock'em Sock'em Jake
& Mrs. La Motta Robots. GoodFella-in-Cement aquarium aerators. Your
picture taken with cardboard cutout of Rupert Pupkin.
Eddie Murphy's Neighborhood
The Beverly Hills cap. The Trading
Places home game. ''Another $48 and All I Got Was This Stupid
T-Shirt.''
The Pete Rose Emporium
Novelty ''Your Name Here'' Hall of Fame
plaques. ''Honk if You Like 'Affirmed' in the Fifth'' bumper sticker.
Ladies enter nightly drawing to win dinner with the owner.
Chez Cher
Tattoo artist on call 24 hours. Select serious dramatic
scenes from Moonstruck, Mask, Silkwood.
Simply Schwarzkopf
Baghdad Hilton soap, towels. ''We Did It
Before, We'll Do It Again'' Desert Storm pins. ''Don't Blame Me for the
Weather — I Only Look Like Willard!'' barbecue aprons. ''Remember
Eisenhower'' campaign memorabilia.
Willie Nelson World
Reopening soon under new management.
