racing to the red light

every Costco has the same entrance

LAist is reporting that TMZ caught Joan Rivers at the Costco in Burbank on Tuesday evening – bullhorn in hand – protesting that Costco had banned her new book due to “several racy jokes on the back cover.”

she told the store manager 'I know you're trying to throw me out of your store - this is bigger than both of us.'

She soon handcuffed herself to a shopper’s cart:

'What's your name? Cynthia? You're going to be famous.'

At least the Burbank PD had a sense of humor about it:

service with a smile