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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.70

     Surrendered to SBS Trust Deed Network with request for reconveyance.

                                 STRAIGHT NOTE

$300,000.00                   Orange, California               October 28, 1999

Upon demand after Due date, for value received, I, the undersigned, promise to
pay to TIME OUT, L.L.C., or order, at such place as designated by beneficiary
the sum of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 Dollars, with interest from January
12, 2000 until paid, at the rate of 8% per cent per annum, payable INTEREST
ONLY, or more, in monthly installments of $2,000.00, or more, commencing
February 12, 2000, and continuing monthly thereafter until on or before January
12, 2001, at which time the entire unpaid principal balance plus accrued
interest, if any, shall become immediately due and payable.

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Should interest not be so paid, it shall thereafter bear like interest as the
principal, but such unpaid interest so compounded shall not exceed an amount
equal to simple interest on the unpaid principal at the maximum rate permitted
by law.  Should default be made in the payment of any installment of interest
when due, then the whole sum of principal and interest shall become immediately
due and payable at the option of the holder of this note.  Should suit be
commenced to collect this note or any portion thereof, such sum as the Court may
deem reasonable shall be added hereto as attorney's fees.  Principal and
interest payable in lawful money of the United States of America.  This note is
secured by a certain DEED OF TRUST to SBS TRUST DEED NETWORK, a California
corporation, as TRUSTEE.

LLO-Gas, Inc., a Delaware corp.

By:  /s/ John Castellucci
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     John Castellucci, CEO/Chairman

                               S.B.S. TRUST DEED
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                                 N E T W O R K<PAGE>

                                                                   Exhibit 10.71

     Surrendered to SBS Trust Deed Network with request for reconveyance.

                                 STRAIGHT NOTE
                 (This Note contains an acceleration clause.)

$200,000.00                     Orange, California             November 23, 1999

Upon demand after date, for value received, I/We, the undersigned, jointly and
severally, promise to pay to TIME OUT, LLC, or order, at such place as
designated by beneficiary the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100
_____________ Dollars, with interest from _________ until paid, at the rate of
8.00% per cent, per annum, payable monthly installments of $10,000.00, plus
interest, or more, commencing on the _____ day of December, 1999 and continuing
monthly thereafter until on or before the _____ day of May, 2000, at which time
the entire unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest, if any, shall become
immediately due and payable.

If the trustor shall sell, convey or alienate said property, or any part
thereof, or any interest therein, or shall be divested of his title or any
interest therein any manner or way, whether voluntarily or involuntarily,
without the written consent of the beneficiary being first had and obtained,
beneficiary shall have the right, at its option, except as prohibited by law, to
declare any indebtedness or obligations secured hereby, irrespective of the
maturity date specified in any note evidencing the same, immediately due and
payable.

Should interest not be so paid, it shall thereafter bear like interest as the
principal, but such unpaid interest so compounded shall not exceed an amount
equal to simple interest on the unpaid principal at the maximum rate permitted
by law.  Should default be made in the payment of any installment of interest
when due, then the whole sum of principal and interest shall become immediately
due and payable at the option of the holder of this note.  Should suit be
commenced to collect this note or any portion thereof, such sum as the Court may
deem reasonable shall be added hereto as attorney's fees.  Principal and
interest payable in lawful money of the United States of America.  This note is
secured by a certain DEED OF TRUST to SBS TRUST DEED NETWORK, a California
corporation, as TRUSTEE and a Letter of Credit from Capstone Capital, LLC, to
guarantee monthly installments and balloon payment.

LLO-Gas, Inc.

By: /s/ John Castellucci                     By: /s/ John Castellucci
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    John Castellucci, CEO/Chairman               John Castellucci, Personally

                               S.B.S. TRUST DEED
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.72

                                PROMISSORY NOTE
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December 16, 1999                                                    $150,000.00

          For value received, LLO-GAS, INC., a Delaware corporation, and JOHN D.
CASTELLUCCI, hereinafter collectively referred to as "Makers," promise to pay to
Mehdi Mastaedi or his successors and assigns, herein referred to as "Holder" the
sum of $150,000.00 together with interest at the rate Nine percent (9%), with
the entire sum due and payable, including principal and accrued but unpaid
interest, on February 16, 2000.

          In the event of default, the entire amount of principal and unpaid
interest shall be become immediately due and payable.  Default shall include,
but not be limited to, the failure of Makers to pay interest or principal when
due, the occurrence of an event which causes a material adverse change in the
Makers' financial conditions, or the filing by or against the Makers of a
petition under the provisions of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.

          If this Note is not paid when due, or upon demand in the event of
default, the Makers promise to pay all costs and expenses of collection
including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Holder hereof on account of
such collection, whether or not suit is filed.

Dated: December 16, 1999           LLO-FAS, INC., a Delaware corporation

                                   By: /s/ John D. Castellucci
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                                         John D. Castellucci, President

                                   By: /s/ John D. Castellucci
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                                         John D. Castellucci, individually<PAGE>

                                                                   Exhibit 10.74

                          MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

          This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is intended to document the
agreements reached between LLO-Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("LLO-Gas"),
and Atlantic Richfield Company, a Delaware corporation ("ARCO"), with respect to
the subject matter hereof.

          1.  LLO-Gas owes money to ARCO arising from ARCO's sale and delivery
of gasoline to LLO-Gas for which LLO-Gas has not yet paid.  The present balance
owed by LLO-Gas to ARCO for gasoline purchases is $398,310.86 (the "Delinquent
Amount").

          2.  Payment by LLO-Gas to ARCO of the Delinquent Amount was and is
secured by that certain Irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by Sterling National
Bank, dated October 22,1999, in the original, principal amount of Four Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000.00) and bearing No. SLC100002 (the "Letter of
Credit").  The remaining principal balance which ARCO is entitled to draw on the
Letter of Credit is Three Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand, One Hundred Fifteen
Dollars and Eighty-One Cents ($322,115.81).

          3.  Although ARCO is fully and immediately entitled to do so, LLO-Gas
has requested that ARCO not draw down all or any portion of the Letter of Credit
to collect the Delinquent Amount.  LLO-Gas has advised ARCO that such a draw
down of the Letter of Credit would cause LLO-Gas to default on other
obligations, including obligations to Capstone Capital LLC, which threaten the
continued operation of LLO-Gas.

          4.  As a material inducement to cause ARCO to forbear from immediately
drawing down the Letter of Credit in the full amount of the Delinquent Amount,
LLO-Gas agrees to take all of the following steps:

              (a)   On or before March 23rd, 2000 at 12:00 p.m., Pacific
Standard Time, LLO-Gas will execute a separate Promissory Note (the "Note") in
the original, principal
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amount of the Delinquent Amount. Under the terms of the Note, LLO-Gas shall make
weekly payments of principal and interest of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00)
to ARCO until May 8, 2002, on which date the entire remaining principal balance
of the Note, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any and all other sums
owed to ARCO thereunder shall be all due and payable.

               (b)  The Letter of Credit shall be maintained in full force and
effect for the benefit of ARCO with a face amount at no time less than
$322,115.81, and on or before March 29, 2000 at 12:00 p.m., Pacific Standard
Time, the Letter of Credit shall be amended to (i) extend its term to July 31,
2002, and (ii) provide that the Letter of Credit shall not expire, be canceled
or otherwise terminated without thirty (60) days prior written notice to ARCO
and ARCO's consent. The Letter of Credit shall be amended to include assurance
that ARCO may draw down the Letter of Credit in the event bankruptcy could
potentially impact repayment of the Promissory Note, consistent with paragraph 5
of this MOU. Documentation confirming this shall be provided to ARCO on or
before March 31, 2000 at 12:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

               (c)  Until otherwise determined by ARCO, in the sole and absolute
discretion of ARCO, all purchases and payments made by LLO-Gas from ARCO,
including but not limited to royalty payments, gasoline and other product
purchases, loan payments and other payments and purchases of every kind
whatsoever, shall be made on a wire transfer basis.

          5.   In reliance upon the foregoing agreements and representations of
LLO-Gas, and as an accommodation to LLO-Gas, ARCO agrees not immediately to draw
down all or any portion of the Letter of Credit; provided, however, that if LLO-
Gas fails for any reason whatsoever to make any payment when due under the terms
of the Note or otherwise commits an Event of Default under the Note, or if LLO-
Gas breaches or defaults for any reason whatsoever with respect to any term,
covenant, condition, agreement or provision of this MOU,

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then ARCO shall immediately and without notice to LLO-Gas draw down the Letter
of Credit in an amount equal to the entire outstanding balance of the Delinquent
Amount, including but not limited to all principal, interest and other charges
due, owing and unpaid to ARCO under the Note. In the event that at any time
prior to repayment in full of the entire Delinquent Amount, LLO-Gas has filed a
petition for relief or an involuntary petition has been filed against LLO-Gas
pursuant to the Unites States Bankruptcy Code or similar law or an assignment
for the benefit of creditors has been filed by LLO-Gas or has been filed against
LLO-Gas, then ARCO shall have the immediate right (but not the obligation)
without notice to or consent by LLO-Gas of any kind whatsoever, to draw down the
Letter of Credit in the full amount of all payments which were made by LLO-Gas
to ARCO or otherwise due and owing to ARCO, under the Promissory Note during the
90 days prior to the filing of such bankruptcy or assignment for the benefit of
creditors ("preference payments"). Upon ARCO's receipt of payment under the
Letter of Credit, ARCO will remit the preference payments to the estate of LLO-
Gas.

          6.  Given LLO-Gas's representations that it will be unable to continue
operations without additional credit from ARCO, ARCO will extend to LLO-Gas a
line of credit in the maximum principal amount of $300,000.00 (the "Line of
Credit").  The Line of Credit will be available to LLO-Gas for the purchase of
gasoline only and will be immediately secured, in part, by a $150,000.00 letter
of credit ("New Letter of Credit") naming ARCO as the beneficiary.  The New
Letter of Credit shall be issued by a financial institution entirely acceptable
to ARCO on terms and conditions entirely acceptable to ARCO, in its sole
discretion.  The Line of Credit will be evidenced by a promissory note and will
mature on September 22, 2000, at which time LLO-Gas will pay in full all sums
outstanding with respect to the Line of Credit.  The New Letter of Credit shall
remain in effect until December 29, 2000, and will secure in all respects the
obligations of LLO-Gas to ARCO under the promissory note evidencing

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the Line of Credit. In the event LLO-Gas has filed a petition for relief or an
involuntary petition has been filed against LLO-Gas pursuant to the United
States Bankruptcy Code or similar law or an assignment for the benefit of
creditors has been filed by LLO-Gas or has been filed against LLO-Gas, ARCO may
draw down the New Letter of Credit in the full amount of any payments made to
ARCO in repayment of the Line of Credit which are, or could be deemed,
preference payments subject to return to the bankrupt estate. Upon payment under
the New Letter of Credit, ARCO will remit the preference payments to the estate
of LLO-Gas.

          This Memorandum of Understanding, and the contemporaneously executed
$398,310.86 Promissory Note, supersede both the prior Memorandum of
Understanding and the Promissory Note executed on March 10, 2000 by LLO-Gas,
neither of which are in effect.

          AGREED on the date set forth below.

DATED:  March 23, 2000.            ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY

                                   By /s/ Mark E. Daggett
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                                      Mark Daggett
                                      Manager, Credit & Accounts Receivable
                                      ARCO Products Company

DATED:  March 23, 2000.            LLO-GAS, INC.

                                   By /s/ John Castellucci
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                                     John Castellucci
                                     Authorized Signatory
                                     LLO-Gas, Inc.

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