soda machine

A broken soda machine creates a near-apocalyptic flood.

Guano’s reaction to an order to shoot up a soda machine for a handful of change to make an emergency pay call to the White House — “You’ll have to answer to the Coca-Cola Co.” — is traditionally attributed to Kubrick’s co-writer, Terry Southern.

Carissa Perez, a recreation services supervisor, said that in February she’d been locking up at Sunshine Park in La Puente around 9 p.m. when a man followed her into the park building and hid beside a soda machine.

Bosco, with six months’ experience on the job, entered the garage and keyed in on the soda machine.

Prima Devera, 53, worked the soda machine that Wednesday evening, a job she said she’s happy to take on to help keep the theater — and Kim — going.