An odd coincidence, for sure, but the Waldo Twitchell character in Loco is certainly meant to be a play on Walter Winchell, the gossip columnist, who would be in a position to make or break the new nightclub. An added benefit would be that if the real Walter Winchell got huffy about the use of his name and threatened to sue, Columbia's legal department could say "what are you talking about? Waldo Twitchell is an employee here at Columbia." Far-fetched, but possible.