Re: [CR]was Asphalt Magazine/ now some serious joking

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From: "Dennis Ryan" <angroch@insightbb.com>
To: <rocklube@adnc.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]was Asphalt Magazine/ now some serious joking
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 17:25:19 -0500


Cream headtube, lug windows, and filling? (We shouldn't encourage him...)

Dennis Ryan
Having Fun In
Louisville, KY,
waiting for rain!


----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Baylis
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:29 PM
Subject: [CR]was Asphalt Magazine/ now some serious joking



> Dale wrote:
>
> Be patient, cricket.........
>
> This isn't a "Gidget Goes to Malibu" movie, Dale. (Or is it?)
> I think maybe "Be patient Grasshopper" is the line you are seeking.
>
> And as long as I'm on the Blower; I have to confirm a rumor I heard
> yesterday at the ride. Someone mentioned, I believe it was Chuck, that
> there is NO LONGER a Krispy Kreme donut outlet next door to Dales' shop
> in Greensboro. Is this a fact?? Confirm or deny, oh Master. It used to
> be that you couldn't swing a dead cat near Dales' shop and not hit a KK
> donut shop. OK, THAT does it! My love affair with KK donuts is
> officially over. Since its intoduction as the "official donut" of the CR
> list I have been just slightly uncomfortable with all of the HOOPLA over
> how good they are. Having conversed privately with numerous listmembers
> over the past two years on this topic it is evident that every town in
> the USA has a donut shop, or 3 or 5, that make more distinctive looking
> and tastier sugary disks than KK does AND for less money.
>
> I took note when the local outlet opened in El Cajon, CA, where I
> purchase all of my KK's, began with a price of $.70 each for these bad
> boys for the privlidge of watching them being produced en mass without
> any human hands touching them. Price for one doz. regular was $5.49
> while the price for an assorted doz was $5.99. Fair enough. I always
> bought the assorted so the $6 is what I spent. A while ago the regular
> doz price was increased to $5.99 where the assorted remained. I thought
> to myself I'm glad I don't buy the regular ones. SUCKERS! Next thing I
> know the assorted price has been raised to $6.49. Well I just bought the
> last KK I'll ever eat. I'm still not over being DISSED bigtime by the
> company when they did NOT comme to me begging for the rights to produce
> the "Twizzler Donut" I invented. What's wrong with them, anyway?
>
> Chuck told me yesterday that he was looking forward to NOT having to
> spend 1 1/2 hrs. each morning of Velo Rendezvous to fetch the souless
> KK's when superior cakes can be had locally. I feel we should support
> the small local custom donutmaker during our events henceforth. Agreed?
>
> The world famous "Chrome Donut" art series will feature local donuts
> only; purely for their character and charm as compared to mass produced
> production donuts. Can you imagine trying to order a custom donut from
> KK? Why, yesterday when I drove thru, they didn't even have a "monthly
> feature" donut available!
>
> To put the icing on the cake, so to speak, I can top that. In recent
> conversations with DALE himself; maybe even as I was skillfully guideing
> him in circles as we attempted to reach Pergolizzi for dinner last week,
> we discussed our mutual dissatisfaction with the KK dounts' ability to
> stand up to local donut standards of aesthetics, value, and taste
> performance. Therefore, we have no choice other than to seek and consume
> the more afforadable and tastier local variety of donut. I can only hope
> this event does not effect KK stock prices too severely for those who
> are invested in same. Good Bye, Krispy Kreme! C-YA! Wouldn't want'a be
> YA!
>
> Ladies and Gentleman, thanks for your ears! I guess that's your eyes,
> actually; but what the hell am I supposed to do with all of them??
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
> Best quote ever heard at a Krispy Kreme donut shop:
>
> "Now honey, I really don't know what would happen if you got your hand
> caught in the machine and what flavor icing you would have on you when
> you came out; but I wish you wouldn't ask things like that, dear. You're
> making Mommy nervous!"
> >
> > In a message dated 2/3/2003 2:59:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > rmrose@toast.net writes:
> >
> > <<
> > How many on the CR list have subscribed to "Asphalt" magazine? I have
> > sent three e-mails to them plus a Pay-Pal for my subscription but I've
> > yet to hear back from them. I think all of those involved at "Asphalt"
> > have "real jobs" to look after & perhaps they don't get to read their
> > e-mail every day. I was just wondering if anyone else is having a
> > similar experience? >>
> >
> > I can tell you that it is pretty much Patrick Brady and an art guy doing it
> > all. Patrick was to be out of the office writing a story at some training
> > camp from last weekend into this week so he probably has no idea of his
> > e-mail. Mega Rodale Press this ain't...
> > Be patient, cricket...
> >
> > Dale Brown
> > Greensboro, NC