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Fatburger sings.


Not happy with the melodies on the jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing.  in your usual eatery? Santa Monica-based Fatburger Corp. might be playing your song.

The burger joint is installing Internet jukeboxes that can download songs through a network run by San Francisco-based Ecast Inc.

"We wanted to update it so that there were more music genres This list is split into four separate pages:
Music can be divided into genres in many different ways. These classifications are often arbitrary and controversial, and closely related styles often overlap.
 available," said Elaine Patel, director of marketing for Fatburger.

Each jukebox will be able to download 150,000 songs, allowing a jukebox

to be customized for just about every customer.

The machines have been installed in the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Irvine and Clearwater, Fla., stores and Fatburger is in the process of installing them everywhere else.

"They are definitely a brand customers attribute to us," said Patel.

Now if Fatburger would tell its servers to stop yelling yell  
v. yelled, yell·ing, yells

v.intr.
To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm.

v.tr.
To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout.

n.
 out every customer's order so you could enjoy the tunes.
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Title Annotation:The LABJ's L.A. Stories
Author:Simons, Andrew
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 7, 2004
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