Thus I urge the boycott of all DelTacos
Posted December 8th, 2005 by bwindhorst
The other night at 1:36 a.m. PST, I was dodging broken bottles off a gravel road in a dark corner of 
Sacramento looking over my shoulder for dark shadowy somethings and perhaps red glowing eyes and/or fangs. In my pocket was a credit card receipt for $145 with my signature on it and the underbelly of my rental car had fresh scrapes and dents*.
How in the world, do you ask, does someone with my integrity and intelligence end up in this sort of spot? The answer is a meddling power hungry security guard, a wayward poker club, and a dirty, racist and retiring tow truck driver named Beau.**
The evening started off well enough. I covered the Cavs win over the Kings to close their West Coast trip. I wrote my follow story, recorded a quite insightful podcast with Michael Reghi and was on my way to this bar for a postgame Sprite. That’s right, I don’t drink. It might’ve been a Sierra Mist or a 7-Up, whatever. I was instructed to park at the DelTaco restaurant next door, where most of the spot’s patrons park without worry, I was assured.
About 45 minutes later, I emerged to find my rental car with my briefcase containing my company-issued laptop, removed from where I left it.*** Thus my encounter with Beau, who told me he was: a) making too much money at this job; b) retiring in the morning, yet when I pointed out it was morning it inspired no compassion; c) hated all (insert racist epithet here); d) couldn’t read.****
If you came here to read about the Cavs, I’m sorry. Long time blog readers understand that from time to time, I find relaying my on road misgivings therapeutic.
*-By reading this, you (the reader) hereby swear not to contact National Rental Car with these details.
**-Some of this is Sam Amick’s fault, but since his fine was $248, I think he’s swallowed enough medicine. However, the fact he still decided to purchase food from DelTaco after he learned of his towing battered my sympathy for him.
***-The reader also is barred from taking any action to inform Beacon Journal editors of this fact. I would worry about this being written on their own website, but to my knowledge they don’t know I exist.
****-OK, this I made up, but he couldn’t relay my credit card number or my driver’s license number to his dispatcher and I had to do it for him…talk about adding insult to injury.
December 8th, 2005 at 9:35 pm
Our Lord, appearing in the human form of angry black man “Beau,” dealt you a proper punishment for doing another Podcast with Reghi. The fact “Beau” also singled you out for being a pale white cracker was merely incidental. Stick with Terry Pluto. The Lord would never punish you for that. The Lord likes Terry. And so do I.
Although, I must admit I got a major chuckle imagining what might have been silently happening inside your head when he blathered out yet another nugget harvested from the Reghi private dictionary. This while fawning over the ever-so-wonderful Larry Hughes:
Reghi: “I can’t be any more effusive about it.”
Brian’s Brain to Brian: “Huh? What? Dude, I think he just called you an effeminate fusehead.”
December 9th, 2005 at 12:07 am
Oh, forgot to mention…I’d expect the silly hyperbole coming from Reghi, but why were you making a sorta deal over beating Sacramento at Arco Arena? Maybe it’s been difficult in the past, but this year? They just ain’t good. They’re now 6-7 at home. I’d be surprised if Adelman makes it through the end of December. It’s not like the Cavs beat the 1971-72 Lakers in Los Angeles, for Pete’s sakes. In fact, the Kings weren’t even favored. The Cavs were favored by three points. Even Vegas knew this road game was supposed to be a win.
And good luck with your McInnis reunion. Based upon your blog comments from last season, I’m sure you and Jeff will have your own little Larry Brown sentimental private moment. Hugs will be had and tears will be shed. But keep the kissing confined to the locker room, O.K.?
December 9th, 2005 at 9:31 am
No, actually Beau is white, his comments were offensive to me as a human. I plan to stay clear of Mr. McInnis today and I wish him all the best for the rest of his career/life.
December 9th, 2005 at 11:55 am
I don’t get it…How can one white guy make purported “racist” comments to another white guy? It doesn’t make any sense. Exact same race. You weren’t wearing one of your Rastafarian dreadlock wigs and getting melted Snickers bars all over your face again, were you, Brian? Man, I’ve warned you about that. Hey, I know you think Marley is ‘da bomb, but please, next time use better judgment. You were smokin’, chillin’ and drinking your Shirley Temple in Sacramento, not in Jamaica.
December 9th, 2005 at 1:46 pm
Brian - we call it the SLIMELIGHT in Sac for good reason - what was Amick doing steering you to that dive? Yes the Kings are nosediving and Peja is going to be dealt soon to some lucky team that needs a shooter - one of those “change of scenery” type situations - you know its a mess when Bonzi Wells comes in and proclaims himself a “leader” and the local press buys off on it.
December 9th, 2005 at 2:42 pm
Let me ask you this… was there a sign in front of DelTaco that said DelTaco Parking ONLY… all others would be towed????
Was your car in overdrive when you left it parked???
December 9th, 2005 at 2:43 pm
Hey, maybe the Cavs can trade Gooden and Newble for Peja. I’ll bet I can easily sell the Sacramento media that ‘ol Ira is a rugged “defensive specialist.” (Read: Newble can’t play a lick either offensively or defensively, but so what. I’m a born salesman. I could easily sell both a truckload of snow and a vat of liposuctioned fat to Santa Claus. So if Geoff Petrie needs me to manipulate a few dumbbell columnists and/or beat writers, I’m available for a very nominal fee.)
December 11th, 2005 at 9:44 am
Hey, Brian. Who are the Beacon Journal’s online content guys? Although the person responsible was obviously asleep at the wheel at the late hour, I still need to thank him for the free laugh…He gave me a chortle with his “Ooooops, that’s really not what I meant to type” headline:
“James scores 52 points, helps Bucks win.”
December 12th, 2005 at 9:38 am
It’s nice to see that Mr. Tucker can’t imagine a white person being insulted by the blatant racism of a fellow caucasian. Thank you, Mr. Tucker, for your inspired view of right/wrong.
Is there nothing we can do to make this nuisance* go away?
* I’m not talking about Beau.
December 16th, 2005 at 1:47 am
What happened to the subsequent BW blog entry regarding Artest? It’s disappeared. Does DelTaco, or whatever its name is, wield that much influence and power? First they towed his automobile, and now they’re towing his blog. Bastards.
October 19th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
great blog and very attractif