Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too?
Best marketing gamble ever.
Earlier this year, soda manufacturer Dr Pepper promised to give one of its soft drinks to everyone in America if Guns N’ Roses managed to release its long-awaited Chinese Democracy album before the end of 2008. Anyone in the country was said to be eligible for the offer excluding former GNR members Slash and Buckethead.
Now that Axl and company have set a release date of November 23, Dr Pepper says it will make good on the offer. Those who wish to claim their free soda can go to the Dr. Pepper website on November 23 and enter some of their personal information in return for a coupon for one 20-ounce drink that should arrive within the following 4-6 weeks. They’ll expire in February 2009.
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Polar Classic Sodas
At some point during todays 508 podcast I mentioned a line of Polar Classics ‘premium sodas’ I’ve been buying at Russo’s in Watertown. Does anyone know where I can pick these up in Worcester? The sodas are delicious, made with cane sugar instead of HFCS and the screened bottles are nice to look at. But I’ve never seen them around here, although I admit I haven’t looked very hard.
(pics ripped from this site)
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The street vendor war continues
The continued discussion of how to regulate Worcester street vendors Tuesday may have been the most exciting City Council meeting Worcester has had in some time, but not in a good way. It was a ridiculous exercise in just how juvenile, provincial and poorly informed some of our elected and appointed officials are. In particular, Mayor Lukes and Councilor Palmieri went out of their way to embarrass themselves and the City of Worcester. The eye rolling, face making and insults hurled at colleagues and constituents, you have to wonder if these two even realize people actually watch the meetings at home. Foolishness aside, the opposing armies in this debate have defined themselves and in effect, speak for themselves. It’s actually quite interesting when you look at the lists, as they break out into rather obvious personality types.
Representing Team Bat Shit Insane:
Mayor Konnie Lukes
At-Large Councilor Joseph Petty
District 2 Councilor […]
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A stupid week of stupid
Wow. This was a hell of a week for those of us who enjoy a good laugh at the expense of local elected officials and other public figures. At last count Worcester took exactly 32 baby steps backward this week, leaving us approximately in 1957. Good work Worcester!
Here’s the highlight reel:
Billy and Babs Up in Smoke
The Wheeler & Woolsey of the Worcester Temperance Movement, Billy Breault and Barbara Haller saw by far the most action this week. Not ones to settle with forcing a private business to pay police to patrol public ways the pair found the time to draft a letter to a whole bunch of local officials regarding the use of Narcan to keep people alive. The letter is ultimately an exercise in patience. If you could imagine an early alchemist attempting to debate a modern day theoretical physicist in the basic […]
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Struck Café down for the count
Not so quiet whispers of the Strucks shuttering have been circulating since around the New Year. Yesterdays T&G finally confirmed that the restaurant, long viewed as one of Worcesters most exclusive dining experiences, is no more. Seems that back taxes will go down as the death blow, with one of the owners Jeffrey Cotter […]
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Blanchards 101
Diner food. Pretty good diner food served in an immaculately restored diner car on 322 Cambridge St. My son is an expert on diner car pancakes and gave the place a solid two thumbs up. They’re small thumbs but highly regarded in the Worcester diner car pancake community. Worcester needs more […]
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Gracie’s in Providence RI
I’m not actually going to ‘review’ Gracie’s in Providence, there is just no way I could do the restaurant justice. You’re just going to have to take my word that very aspect of the four hour, 7 course experience was perfect and if you’re within a days travel of the place you’re doing yourself […]
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Of ice cream and assholes
Who doesn’t love ice cream? Well, besides vegans, the lactose intolerant and cranky people. Nobody, that’s who. So why is it, so many of the people at Worcesters annual ice cream festival on the common Saturday, were not easily recognizable as people at all? This is the sort of event business should […]
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