![]() Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account (YUM), which also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. It also installed Plexiglas counter-top shields between employees and customers, required workers to wear masks and implemented health screenings before shifts.Īfter a couple months of absolutely horrendous foot traffic at restaurant, sales at KFC have bounced back sharply in recent months as people crave indulgences during a particularly stressful time in history. (Health experts, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have been urging people to wear masks, wash their hands thoroughly and avoid touching their faces as way to prevent Covid-19 from spreading.)Īlso similar to other fast food restaurants, KFC temporarily closed down its dining rooms in March and encouraged customers to order via its drive-thrus or delivery. In the past, KFC has poked fun at itself by hawking chicken-scented clogs, chicken-scented yule logs, and, best of all, “finger lickin’ good” chicken-flavored edible nail polish (that one’s probably not coming back anytime soon. Fast food is a low-growth, zero-loyalty business with razor-thin margins, so any bump in customers is a major win for quick-serve restaurant chains. For photo galleries from the fest, see /photos.KFC, like most fast food places, uses bizarre, self-effacing and at times hokey marketing ploys to bring customers into their stores. The set also included a joyful version of “May the Circle Be Unbroken,” a welcome antidote to those of us who grew up singing the joyless dirge variant in the churches of our Texan youths, followed by a hilarious reflection on class and consumption with “Poor People’s Store.” The Austin fourpiece then wrapped up the set with the swampy, naughty “Let Me Buy You a Drink” and “East Texas Rust,” a long, closing jam that launched this set into the top tier of the weekend’s performances.įor more ACL Fest coverage, see /acl. The song itself is populated with a sweet-talking Romeo, with a cameo from Hurricane Rita, and the narrative assist of some wiggles from Russell. He believes he’s going to get rich in those casinos over in Louisiana.” “He’s always losing his driver’s license, always looking for his keys, doesn’t always wear a shirt. “My friend from Sour Lake, Texas, is always looking for a ride,” he began. Russell and company kicked off their Sunday evening ACL Fest set with “Bolshevik Sugarcane,” off this year’s Gulf Coast Museum, then launched into “Take Me to Lake Charles,” which Russell prefaced with a not-so-tall tale. Rather, his keen knack for storytelling through his Shinyribs persona, with the crack musicianship of his deeply talented band, allows for an ebullient exploration of the characters populating the landscape of lower-middle class South Texas and its surroundings. That’s not to imply that Russell is a buffoon. ![]() It’s probably not much of a stretch to imagine Shinyribs frontman Kevin Russell as the guy at the party with the lampshade on his head. Linger fickin’ good: (l-r) Shinyribs’ Kevin Russell, Keith Langford, and Winfield Cheek (by Jana Birchum)
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