Eaten this Week: Astronaut Ice Cream Eick May 8, 2008 Bizarre 2 Comments Last week, I happened to be near NASA, so I popped into the gift shop and bought some astronaut ice cream, which I ate on Tuesday. For those of you unfamiliar with the product, it's neapolitan (chocolate,...
Absolut Vodka Gets Weird Eick May 8, 2008 Advertising, Booze, Comedy, YouTube 4 Comments Absolut Vodka recently commissioned comedian Zach Galifianakis and Tim and Eric, from the Tim and Eric Awesome Show on Cartoon Network, to make a film for the Absolut website. Absolut told the comedians they...
So Good Blog/News Round-Up 5/7/08 Eick May 7, 2008 Competitive Eating, Cooking, News 1 Comment Time Out NY says chefs are the new rock stars. The world's ten most disgusting beers. Competitive eating: Nature or Nurture? Burger King profits are rising. A rant about limited edition...
This Guy Loooooves PBR Eick May 7, 2008 Beer, Bizarre USA Today has a story from a couple days ago about a man who loves PBR. No I mean REALLY loves PBR. In fact, he loves PBR so much that he had a coffin pre-made for himself that is designed to look like a...
“Crybaby” Shirts Hitting ebay, craigslist Eick May 6, 2008 Marketing, News, Pizza, Sports 1 Comment It looks like the fervor over the Papa John's "Crybaby" t-shirts has reached both Craigs List and ebay. There appear to be at least 3 postings on the Washington, DC craigslist site requesting one of the...
Examiner Covers So Good’s Role in “Crybaby” Story Eick May 6, 2008 Marketing, News, Pizza, Sports 4 Comments The Washington Examiner has an article today called "A King's Feast" talking about the role So Good played in breaking the "Crybaby" t-shirt story. Below are a few excerpts from the original...
So Good Featured on Cleveland News Eick May 5, 2008 Marketing, News, Pizza, Sports, Television, YouTube 17 Comments The segment from WJW Fox 8 about the "Crybaby" t-shirt incident has been posted online. It provides a good overview of the whole story. It features some coverage of So Good breaking the story, and they used...
Papa John’s Apologizes for “Crybaby” T-Shirts Eick May 4, 2008 Marketing, Pizza, Sports 36 Comments Behind the Lens is reporting that the Fox 8 segment I was interviewed for just aired. As part of the segment, they announced that Papa John's has issued a formal apology for the "Crybaby" T-shirt...
Is a Papa John’s Mea Culpa Imminent? Eick May 4, 2008 Marketing, Pizza, Sports 6 Comments The following comment was left on my original post about the Papa John's "Crybaby" t-shirt incident. It came from a Papa John's corporate e-mail address and may be an early indication of how the corporate...
Papa John’s “Crybaby” Sunday Afternoon Update Eick May 4, 2008 Marketing, Pizza, Sports 9 Comments For those of you just starting to follow this story, to get some background you can read my original post and follow-up coverage about the "Crybaby" t-shirts that were at the Wizards-Cavs Game 6 and featured a...