I created the Pink Taco restaurant & bar concept and opened the original in May 1998 — a year before the Mortons opened theirs.
The controversy and community response to their version is tame compared to what I faced in ultra-conservative Manhattan, Kansas. We had aggressive picketers, petitioners, hate letters, anonymous threats, an onslaught of negative letters-to-the-editor, and police
discrimination.
There were many stories in the local papers. The ABC affiliate out of Topeka came to Manhattan and did an on-site story that ran state-wide on the evening news, and the CBS affiliate invited us to join them in-studio for their half-hour morning show (which we declined since things were spiraling out of control).
I would do Internet searches at the time that would call up page after page of hits about me and my store. My Pink Taco dominated the regional news and spread nationwide through online postings and reprinted stories in towns across the country.
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is she still around?!
Why you hatin on Eva?!
I love her
I…don’t love her. I think she’s a shitty actress.
Rach’s just jealous.
ya got me!
Unfortunately, it looks as if she’s still around on the prowl.
sadly , yes…….
she’s overrated
very much so
unfortunately
::nodding action::
Her pink taco trip? That reminds me of something that would happen on mushrooms.
stop overcommenting on EVERYthing
come on
desperate much
i love my joshy poo
:)
lol wtf
Whatever…it’s a CONTEST. Desperate much when your little destinee is still the number on commentator?
don’t be jealous of her
if you were nicer maybe you would’ve been my little rachel
but no
pink taco reminds me of a vagina…
hahahahahahahaha
ME TOOOOOOOOO
hahaha
hmm, prob reminds u of that b/c it’s a pretty common “nick name” for the ol’ vag…hmmm..
don’t worry rachel, I like you! You keep on commenting like there was no tomorrow!!
Oh damn do i hate her…….
I don’t exactly HATE her…but I’m not fond of her or her acting one bit
this woman can’t act! i don’t know why kids like her……
Hi there,
I created the Pink Taco restaurant & bar concept and opened the original in May 1998 — a year before the Mortons opened theirs.
The controversy and community response to their version is tame compared to what I faced in ultra-conservative Manhattan, Kansas. We had aggressive picketers, petitioners, hate letters, anonymous threats, an onslaught of negative letters-to-the-editor, and police
discrimination.
There were many stories in the local papers. The ABC affiliate out of Topeka came to Manhattan and did an on-site story that ran state-wide on the evening news, and the CBS affiliate invited us to join them in-studio for their half-hour morning show (which we declined since things were spiraling out of control).
I would do Internet searches at the time that would call up page after page of hits about me and my store. My Pink Taco dominated the regional news and spread nationwide through online postings and reprinted stories in towns across the country.
Anyway, I have written an article recounting the history of the original Pink Taco and the intense controversy it caused (complete with pictures and links to about a dozen of the news stories). You can read it on my blog if you’re interested:
http://helpmestartauniversity.com/2008/04/17/the-amazing-true-story-of-the-original-pink-taco-restaurant-bar/
James W. Sperman
Just wanted to say that I moved the story of the original Pink Taco to my personal blog at http://jameswsperman.blogspot.com/2008/04/pink-taco-part-1-amazing-true-story-of.html