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We love star perks, but it's nice to know there are some hot spots stars can't muscle their way into. Case in point, the New York Post says Lance Armstrong and Kate Hudson dropped in for a bite at über-exclusive Rao's. The darling duo were turned away, perhaps unaware that people angle for a spot at one of the eight tables at this East Harlem eatery for longer than Lance used to train for the Tour de France.

And apparently the road from Almost Famous to almost seated is even more arduous.