There were some valiant guesses, but nobody nailed the Mexican rock band behind the song lyrics in SOL 51. The year was 1975, the song was 'Chavo de Onda' and the group was Three Souls in My Mind. The rest, chavos , is rocanrol history. It's a fact that there's no way to conduct our national headcount with absolute precision. For librarians, this means that the 2000 Census figures, like those of 1990, should be approached with caution.
Many Spanish speakers are among the estimated three million people left out of the tally.
President Bush is enjoying a successful visit to Guanajuato, not slowed by his language limitations. Bush felt no need to exaggerate. He screwed up his face, dragging one eyebrow down and hiking up the other. Then he grinned and was gone through the door.