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03-28-2008, 03:09 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maine/Vermont | | | DrPepper Will Give Everyone in America a Free Soda If Axl Rose Releases record in '08
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*Guitarists Slash and Buckethead Will Not Be Eligible For Free Soda
March 26, 2008: 09:00 AM EST
PLANO, Texas, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Tired of a world in which Americans idolize wannabe singers and musicals about high schoolers pass as rock 'n roll music, Dr Pepper is encouraging (ok, begging) Axl Rose to finally release his 17-year-in-the-making belabored masterpiece, Chinese Democracy, in 2008.
In an unprecedented show of solidarity with Axl, everyone in America, except estranged GNR guitarists Slash and Buckethead, will receive a free can of Dr Pepper if the album ships some time -- anytime! -- in 2008. Dr Pepper supports Axl, and fully understands that sometimes you have to make it through the jungle before you get it right.
"It took a little patience to perfect Dr Pepper's special mix of 23 ingredients, which our fans have come to know and love," said Jaxie Alt, director of marketing for Dr Pepper. "So we completely understand and empathize with Axl's quest for perfection -- for something more than the average album. We know once it's released, people will refer to it as "Dr Pepper for the ears" because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds -- an instant classic."
Courtesy of CNN: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...26032008-1.htm |
03-28-2008, 03:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden. | | | LOL! I liked Dr Pepper before, and like it even more now!
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03-28-2008, 01:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Torrance, CA | | | Early April Fools joke? |
03-28-2008, 01:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Infernal Affair  Early April Fools joke? | +1. BTW, it's pop, not soda.  Michigan kid here, sorry! 
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03-28-2008, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bassist4dalord +1. BTW, it's pop, not soda. Michigan kid here, sorry! | Michigan? That's awesome! I'm in Kansas and we call it pop as well, but I thought we were the only ones 
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03-28-2008, 01:19 PM
|  | America's Favorite Hot Dog! | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CHI/NWI | | **** Axl Rose, **** Chinese Democracy, and **** Dr. Pepper!
OK just kidding about Dr. Pepper, I love that stuff!
Ever notice how "Chinese Democracy" is code for "Never going to happen"? |
03-28-2008, 01:19 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | If it wasn't an april fools, I'd still say it was a safe publicity stunt for Dr. Pepper. Chinese Democracy ain't coming out any time soon... |
03-28-2008, 01:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by manutabora Michigan? That's awesome! I'm in Kansas and we call it pop as well, but I thought we were the only ones |
Nope. Pittsburgh PA here, and I think we started it!  |
03-28-2008, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by manutabora Michigan? That's awesome! I'm in Kansas and we call it pop as well, but I thought we were the only ones | All of Canada too. |
03-28-2008, 01:38 PM
|  | My favorite songs were never heard on the radio | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK | | Will they give out free ear plugs as well?  |
03-28-2008, 01:42 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | I'd drink a quart of bidet sludge if Axl would promise not to release another album. 
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03-28-2008, 01:55 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MonetBass Will they give out free ear plugs as well? | If G&R's past records are anything to go by, I would hope so! |
03-28-2008, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Temporarily, TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassist4dalord +1. BTW, it's pop, not soda. Michigan kid here, sorry! | Consider yourselves lucky. In Mississippi and Alabama, all carbonated beverages are referred to as Coke, whether they be Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Fanta, Pepsi, or Coca-Cola. |
03-29-2008, 05:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | | | I think it was just an ad for their delicious and refreshing beverage, containing 23 special ingredients....damn it! |
03-29-2008, 01:13 PM
|  | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | Well, I never got my free taco from Taco Bell when Jacoby Ellsbury stole the first stolen base in last year's World Series, so I guess I've got something to look forward to this time around!
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03-29-2008, 01:27 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Southern Massachusetts | | | Seeing as Dr. Pepper is a gift of eternal refreshment from the Gods themselves, I cannot condone this obviously deluded junction...tho I applaud their generousity...but please, good Dr...or Mr Pibb, or whatever you like to refer yourself to regionally, do NOT align yourself with has been Axl No-EyebRose. Align yourself with my belly. Get in there. |
03-29-2008, 04:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago, IL | | | Most people in Chicago call it pop too damnit!!!
Safe marketing ploy by that insidious Dr.Pepper and his evil cohorts. |
03-29-2008, 04:49 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | I'll give everyone a Dr Pepper if Jaco makes a new record this year! |
03-29-2008, 10:47 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal,Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MonetBass Will they give out free ear plugs as well? | No but us GNR fans will complimentary blast it whenever you are around Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris2112 If G&R's past records are anything to go by, I would hope so! | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris2112 I'll give everyone a Dr Pepper if Jaco makes a new record this year! | hellborg sounds like chicken ****ing music. That video he has on Youtube makes me laugh, what the hell is that random fat guy doing there.
Must be noted that I don't think this is real GNR, far from it. Axl is simply using the name as a similiar reference for marketing. I DO think that this album will probably and hopefully be good since it took so long to make. It will be a REAL album that is needed in todays mainstream music. |
03-29-2008, 10:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: self banned from talkbass.... | | | I am allergic to corn syrup and I think Axl Rose is one of the worst singers to ever have existed. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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