Six years goes by fast. Dublin Dr Pepper, formerly one of our favorite beverages on this earth, fell out of production at Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company on this day in 2012.
The hubris and greed of Snapple Corporation led to the downfall of the beloved family soda pop bottler.
And Dr Pepper has not crossed our lips since.
Here is the obituary we penned on this day January 11th 2012.
On This Day In 1953
Where is Gram Parsons buried?
Csülök Csárda or Pork Knuckle Inn
Walking east along Rakoczi Utca away from Urania Train Station it takes a few minutes but you finally reach a small stretch of Budapest that’s still a mite rough and tumble. more
The Pickle Queen of Budapest Hungary
On this day in 2009 we visited the famed pickle queen of Budapest Hungary.
Hubig’s Pies In New Orleans
Hubig’s Pies In New Orleans
I wrote this obituary when we lost Hubig’s to fire.
The Pearl Oyster Bar In New Orleans
“I wish they’d kill them all”
Marie Parque makes a dramatic gesture slashing her thumb across her throat.
I’m at The Pearl, the ancient restaurant on St. Charles Avenue; it’s the final day of service for the old concern that Parque has run since 1982.
Sound Cafe In New Orleans
Sound Cafe was one of our favorite coffee shops in New Orleans. Inside, you could buy a Cometbus’zine, and hang out for hours drinking coffee and chatting with the baristas while listening to Sonic Youth or Lee Dorsey.
Rest in peace Sound Cafe.
Jessie Williams, the legendary madam of the Chicken Ranch brothel in La Grange Texas
Dreamland Barbecue in Jerusalem Heights