I am saddened today by the news that the Taco Bell Chihuahua, Gidget, died at age 15 of a stroke on Tuesday. He was famous for his saying "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" which means I want Taco Bell.
Taco Bell was my favorite food growing up...I mean obsessed. I would bring it to restaurants with my family. I always ordered a bean burrito and a pinto a cheese w/lots of mild sauce of course.
My friends favorite Taco Bell story of mine:
I was about 8 yrs old and living in Surrey, a suburb about an hour outside London. It was my birthday and all I wanted to do was take the train into the city and go to the only Taco Bell in England. We make the long trip out there. When we arrive, I turn the corner about to pee in my pants from excitement...all I see is an empty building where you could still barely read the washed out letters T A C O B E L L on the facade of the building. I just stood there, looking up at the letters bauling.
Years later I asked my parents if they were cracking up at me crying over Taco Bell. They said they have never felt so bad for me and started calling information to see if there was ANY other Taco Bells in the country...unfortunatly there wasn't. Probably because no other place eats as much crap like fast food as Americans do.
So, here is a video tribute to Gidget, to Taco Bell, and to childhood memories.
Yours foodly,
Toasy Buns
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As the Dad who organized and witness this event, the look on Lauren's face was one of the most pathetic and sad I have ever witnessed. Even with all her worldly food experience now, Toasty Buns continues to have difficulty passing a Taco Bell. I did a Google search to see if Taco Bell is in London today and fourd this as a response to the question... Is there a Taco Bell in the UK (specifically London}? - Response: "They opened in the early 90s and then went the same way as Wendy's did in the UK, they disappeared overnight." Bummer!
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