Word: karle
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Eventually, The Doctor returned to his stool to begin eating his food while I left with Karl. It was then that I realized two things. The first is that to philosophize would be a mistake because the different people in the Tasty are much more interesting than I am; and second that a coffee regular has cream and sugar, (not just cream, which is the way I drink it.) In those two ways my perspective on life had been widened...
...that doesn't mean Karl Stevens doesn't philosophize. "I'm thinking about writing a book about this place," says Karl, "I would call it, 'I could help them if I would.''' Karl's title refers to the huddled masses of homeless and unemployed who are the regular denizens of this eating establishment late at night...
...wasn't in the mood to talk. She ordered a coffee regular, glared at me until I brought it and then asked for the music to be turned down. I relayed the message to Karl, but he refused. I relayed his response, and she threatened to report him to a superior. Karl said let her. I gave her this message, she looked me over carefully, said, "I am sick and tired...
...manic depressive insomniac who was in love with the guy who worked these hours before me," Karl said and he quickly turned back to he work at the grill. Just then the song "I've Got the Music in Me" blasted from the radio and Karl began to pound greasy hamburger patties on the skillet with the rhythm. "I love this song," he shouted...
...Karl loves a lot of songs, and music dominates the atmosphere of Tasty late at night. The rhythm sets the working pace and the decibel level controls the frenzy of the crowd. Karl, being a student of music, admits to changing noise levels in order to adjust the crowd. He likes' em frenzied...