{"id":856,"date":"2012-03-27T19:55:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=856"},"modified":"2012-03-27T19:55:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:55:47","slug":"taxi-driver-confessions-philip-howard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/taxi-driver-confessions-philip-howard\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxi Driver Confessions: Philip Howard"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Name:<\/span> Philip Howard<\/h2>\n

Taxi company you work for and your shifts?<\/strong><\/span> Hotty Toddy Taxi \u2013 Mon., Wed., Thu. and Fri.<\/p>\n

Where are you from, and how long have you been in Oxford?<\/strong><\/span> What brought you here? Olive Branch, 12 years, originally an education… bills have kept me here.<\/p>\n

\"\"What\u2019s your favorite type of fare?<\/strong><\/span> Anyone not complaining about the price or making me wait for them to come outside.<\/p>\n

Have you ever picked up a celebrity, or do you have a favorite customer?<\/strong><\/span> Carried around the crew for Playboy when they did the shoot.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the funniest thing that\u2019s happened while you were on duty lately?<\/strong><\/span> Ha! A story worth telling in person\u2026 ask next time ya ride.<\/p>\n

What taxi law do you think Oxford should change?<\/strong><\/span> Not so much a law but yelling at us to get out of the street when the drunken zombie-like masses are swarming our vehicles would be nice.<\/p>\n

\"\"Do you have a favorite movie?<\/strong><\/span> The Big Lebowski<\/em><\/p>\n

Read any good books lately?<\/strong><\/span> Art of Seduction<\/em><\/p>\n

How do you feel about the Black Bear?<\/strong><\/span> Makes about as much sense as having something besides Ronald McDonald as the mascot for McDonald\u2019s… not many black bears “rebel”ing a cause.<\/p>\n

What do you like best about living in Oxford?<\/strong><\/span> Noticing the velvet more days than the ditch.<\/p>\n

(from TLV #152)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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