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This was the first radio station where Ned worked. I haven't seen a magnet from The Arrow, the station where he works now. Mondegreens More word fun I am a theatre critic OK...so it's a new "career", but if you're interested in reading my reviews, go here WHAT I'M READING Lynn left this book for me; I'd just seen a discussion on Oprah about it and was anxious to read it. That's it for today!
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PRODUCT LOYALTY 7 February 2001 SecraTerri has written an eloquent piece about the products we buy and our loyalty to them. She blatantly confesses that the whole reason for the petition was to get people to sign a petition to save Fast Lane Tea (see, Terri--I’ll help ya). But in her piece, she talks about her fiance’s slavish devotion to Pert Plus shampoo. (She calls him her fiance because they’re engaged, you know. He even gave her a ring.) She says, "I don't know any woman who uses the same brand of shampoo, day in and day out, for years and years on end." Well, Terri, here’s one. I went into withdrawal when Prell disappeared from the shelves. I didn’t realize it had actually stopped production. I substituted... something else... something green (not Pert Plus--I have to agree that I'd almost rather not wash my hair than use Pert Plus)... for awhile. Then one day walking through a Wal Mart there it was: Prell. I thought I had discovered the last supplier in the country, so stocked up. Of course then it was back at the local supermarket again, but I’m set for a few years anyway. I have used other shampoos. And they’re nice once in awhile. But I keep coming back to that familiar green bottle. Maybe it’s hanging on to the stability of home. A kind of green gooey security blanket. I am fiercely loyal to some brands. Terri sighs and hopes that once in awhile her fiance decides to change toothpaste. Change toothpaste? Are you insane, woman?? I go into withdrawal without Colgate. I prefer gel, but will compromise on paste...but only with great reluctance. (ASIDE: Why does the dentist use chocolate flavored toothpaste? I might consider switching to that if they sold it over the counter.) I don’t use a lot of "toiletries" -- no creams or powders or other battle gear, so there aren’t any other brands to which I am wedded, but I did have about 10 years of devotion to Irish Spring soap and my life was somehow off if another brand appeared in the soap dish because Walt had found something on sale somewhere. Thre are even stronger product loyalties to be found in the kitchen. Starting with the all important coffee. There is no other coffee but Peet’s French Roast. I have heard rumors that others exist, but not in this house. We began buying Peet’s from the coffee store when it first opened up in Berkeley, before it became a chain. When we moved here, we would drive 80 miles to buy Peet’s coffee. Now there is a Peet’s within walking distance of my house and I r a happy camper! I have had other French roasts, but none compare with the flavor of Peet’s. Don’t even mention Starbucks in my presence. Mayonnaise is another product loyalty. Get thee behind me, anything but Best Foods (or Hellman’s east of the Rockies). Other mayos don’t taste right...and the thought of Miracle Whip sends chills down my spine. Bisquick, of course, is the only baking mix that has ever been on my shelf. And Log Cabin syrup. I miss the little tin log cabin that it used to come in, but I’ll accept the plastic bottle. Just something about the taste of the others that doesn’t sit well with me. It’s unsettling to move away from the familiar, to test out new things. We get into a rut and it’s easier to be boring, doing the same thing with the same products day in and day out than to shake up our world by changing. Maybe some day I’ll throw caution to the wind. I’ll wake up in the morning and shower with Ivory soap, wash my hair with Suave. I’ll buy Aunt Jemima pancake mix, pour on Mrs. Butterworth syrup, sit back with a cup of Folgers and think about how daring I’ve been to make such huge changes in my life. If I can change shampoo brand...who knows what else I can change...I might open up a whole new world for myself. Kinda scary. Yesterday, I wrote about all the theatre scenery and props we have around here. I said I didn’t remember what the presidential seal was from, but that I was sure Jeri would write and let me know. As requested: The Presidential seal is from a Lawsuit President's Day show at the Palms [Playhouse]. ...It was in 1996; I know this because the decorations were the presidential seal, traditional Paul Sykes black 'n white paintings of Washington and Lincoln, and a million Clinton/Gore signs that we got from the Democratic headquarters. For some reason the local drama department had a large circle of particle board that just cried out to be made into a presidential seal. I asked a friend if I could borrow it just for the weekend, and swore I would give it back to him the following Monday. I don't think he wants it back anymore. |
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