Word: taco
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Bobby S. Fred also uses an alias to run an independent record label -- which he refuses to name -- and to edit a post-punk zine called Bobby Is Fred. He makes his living stuffing burritos at a Del Taco in Los Angeles. Unlike wannabes who prowl Sunset Plaza looking to get noticed, Bobby craves obscurity. He enjoys saying his favorite activity is eating at such trendy restaurants as Spago -- by serving himself from the Dumpster out back. "Look, this is a nation of disenfranchised kids," says Bobby. "The reason we don't talk to the mainstream media is because...
...spring and summer travel are up 30% from a year ago. But Dick Holmes, a retired autoworker living in St. Petersburg, and his wife Glady find their earnings on CDs and savings accounts barely keeping up with inflation. Says Holmes: "We've kind of fallen in love with Taco Bell. We go there instead of the Olive Garden or Steak and Ale, which have all raised their prices...
...robbery are; "If you wanna know something that he won't tell you, cut off one of his fingers. The little one. Then you tell 'im his thumb's next. After that he'll tell ya if he wears ladies' underwear. I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." But don't let these words deceive you; Keitel portrays the struggle between Mr. White's hardened exterior and soft-hearted conscience brilliantly...
...when treating a woman well sometimes means taking her to Taco Bell instead of McDonald's, such finesse is refreshing...
Spicy Mexican foods normally stimulate the taste buds, seldom controversy. But a television advertisement for Taco Bell's saucy new Wild Burrito caused more excitement in the African-American community than the company intended. The spot featured dark-skinned island "natives" with painted faces, dancing in loincloths, flames belching from their mouths. African Americans immediately attacked Taco Bell's attempt at multicultural advertising. Oakland city council official Fred Ferguson described it as "plain and simple racist." The ad was withdrawn...