In 1992, Pablo was searching WNYO's walls for interesting new music to play when he found a scratched volume of College Music Journal. This particular volume contained a track by the Young Fresh Fellows, entitled "Tacowagon". Pablo had already become familiar with the Fellows from the song "Twisting" from They Might Be Giants' 1990 release, "Flood". The TMBG reference led him to the Fellows' "Electric Bird Digest" album, which includes such classics as "Sittin' on a Pitchfork" and "Hillbilly Drummer Girl". One spin in the CD player later, Pablo had found his signature song.

Enter Jismo. Meeting Pablo as a freshman in 1992 in an Oswego residence hall, Jismo, a.k.a. "Little Matt" Willis, immediately clicked with Pablo with their mutual love of R.E.M., Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Camper Van Beethoven, and Dr. Pepper. They began a friendship which eventually spanned the width of the country, spawned some petty larceny, and still stands strong today.

After much prodding, the non-FCC licensed Jismo became a regular accompanying Pablo on his radio show, now entitled Taco Wagon, in early 1993. Their off-beat, radical, tell-it-like-it-is, what-the-hell-it's-safe-harbor-hours, style of radio announcing and kvetching endeared them to few listeners, but did gain them a reputation.